Championship game, Rock Chalk day! ❤️🏀💙
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We should definitely give Hunter some more minutes. I really like his ability to block and alter shots in the lane. Lucas needs some rest…
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@drgnslayr so… If you are a coach of the #1 and 3 nba draft pics, you don’t ride those studs? Kinda like Self is riding our stud oubre, when he’s on. And, has oubre always given us his best, from game one? But yet, you would take oubre over wigs? Rubio said wigs, w/all his talent is so humble and unselfish. Seems the wolves appreciate our KU star and exemplary kid!
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@Crimsonorblue22 Today will known as the day of the Red Fury, where Hunter plays a large role in our championship.
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@BeddieKU23 And he sripped that ball away from Rico.
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I think he’s done plenty to solidify playing time from now on. I can’t believe it took injuries to give him a real chance, Hunter seems to have a confidence in himselves
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@BeddieKU23 he just handles himself so much better in the post. He blocks shots, he makes steals, he defends, when he gets a rebound, it’s with an authority we don’t get with Landen. Love the kid. He has somewhat of a pissed off look when he hits the court that I absolutely love.
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So who starts today? Ellis usually takes Niang, who is on the floppy hair dude? Who can keep up w/him?
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@wissoxfan83
**Karma is a beotch…**OU scored in an improbable play to avoid OT and beat KU and missed an easy play to avoid OT and lose to ISU. What goes around, comes around. Hopefully KU has had its share of misfortunes for the season and it is good luck from here on.
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Don’t you think the clowns have played 2 harder games than us, having to come back in both? I tend to think we haven’t had to exert as much energy as they have and fatigue could be a problem for them. Whoever has to guard Monte needs to stay on him like flies on sh#@.
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@Crimsonorblue22 Get him in foul trouble right off the bat.
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KU’s defense is working on all cylinder now and if they can hold ISU 3 point shooting to a low level, the key will be containing McKay. He might not be the best player or the star of the team but, much like Mason at KU, he is the team’s MVP…he is the Conference Defensive Player of the Year for a reason. If McKay is neutralized, the inside advantage shifts to KU. I would say drive inside and get him in foul trouble early.
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@RockChalkinTexas agree!
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@JayHawkFanToo who do you put on him? I don’t think he likes being pushed around, don’t think Lucas can keep up. Do you? Hope I’m wrong!
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@JayHawkFanToo espn said not to switch channels on our game, 'cause of ISU coming back their last 4 games, same thing could be said of us.
that doesn’t happen though!!!
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Are you talking about McKay? I would start with Traylor who has the speed to keep up with him, but neutralize him by drawing fouls on him. Oubre definitely has the athleticism to go against him and either score or draw the foul…or both.
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@Crimsonorblue22 If they play small to counter ISU, I wonder how Oubre would do on floppy hair…
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@JayHawkFanToo Great minds.
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I love your sign? Is this just a picture or something you have at home? I will see if I can Photoshop just the sign, print it and hang it on the front door for my game time guest to see.
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@ajvan so who is your starting 5? Ellis, oubre(on McKay) Selden, frank and ?
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We do need to watch fouls on oubre, need a lot of minutes from him!
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@JayHawkFanToo Speaking of luck, MR. POM POM has had a sudden epiphany about KU’s defense. Mr. bookcooker has now changed his tune…
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MR. POM POM…I like that. Of course he still ranks KU and other conference teams lower than most.
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@JayHawkFanToo Don’t get the trashing of Pomeroy. He doesn’t “rank” teams - he just plugs data after every game into an algorithm. You may not like his formula, but I would encourage anyone to look at the tempo “rankings” over the past decade. It strikes me that offensive and defensive efficiency as calculated by him have been remarkably well correlated with the best teams during that period - both season long and tournament results. A couple of exceptions, but for the most part, defensive efficiency - and KU has been in the top ten almost every year (NOT last year, and just sneaked in this year due to the Baylor results) - have been highly indicative of the best teams, more so than offensive efficiency.
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I loved Wigs… even though Self didn’t properly utilize him. He should have been instructed WHEN to take it to the rack and WHEN to pull up for the easy mid range J.
I just like Kelly and the impact he has on the rest of the guys. He’s not counted on as our closer, so everyone else has to continue to hustle.
The problem we had last year was not Wigs… it was everyone else! They played super soft (and usually became spectators) because they expected Wigs to carry the load.
Very different chemistry with Kelly. He flows right in with the rest of our guys.
None of this was Wigs fault. Most of it was the media hype. It started with the SI cover. Put the spot light on HIM and not Kansas! The spot light should have been on Kansas having both Wigs and Embiid.
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“Are you talking about McKay? I would start with Traylor who has the speed to keep up with him, but neutralize him by drawing fouls on him. Oubre definitely has the athleticism to go against him and either score or draw the foul…or both”
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!
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@Crimsonorblue22 Hmm…I didn’t get to watch the game closely last night but I know Greene wasn’t
️ threes, so…Graham gets the nod! Who you got?
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@ajvan I’m thinking Dg too. He had some bad TO’s, but who didn’t?
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He and the algorithm he uses are one and the same. His algorithm does indeed “rank” teams and it is out of whack with most other computer rankings out there, so I am not the only one that feels his algorithm is flawed. I am on record as saying that some of his data, i.e. tempo is good and helpful, but the ranking portion is seriously flawed. Do a search for posts of mine where I have compared and documented his rankings against other computer and human rankings and you will see that he is consistent at odds with the great majority of other rankings.
Kenneth Massey has a table comparing 40 computer rankings and it is very easy to see where he is off the norm.
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@JayHawkFanToo I’ve seen the Massey composite - don’t recall his being out of whack this year - has KU about the same as the composite last time I had seen it. I don’t follow most others - the reason I follow Pomeroy is because, as I mentioned, his efficiency rankings, esp. defensive, have been HIGHLY correlated to season long success and tournament success each year over the past decade. That may well be true for others, as well - don’t know that.
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Just some exciting Jayhawk news, Jarod Haase’s team is winning conference USA championship.
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Again, look at my posts on the subject and you will see extensive documentation, including screen shots, of the disconnect. I am not making this up, it is recorded and readily available in the forum archives.
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Great news. Hasse is one of the toughest players to ever wear the KU uniform. Floor Burns is an apt description for the title of his book.
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I was hoping everyone would give their opinions on starters for today.
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@JayHawkFanToo Um - I’m not suggesting you are making anything up - and I’m not in a position to compare and contrast. The only thing I know is that his efficiency ratings have been, and apologies for the repetition, HIGHLY correlated to actual season and tournament performance since 2002. That’s it. If there is someone else out there that has demonstrated even better correlated or predictive results over a long time period, I’m just not aware of them - but, would welcome your pointing me in his or her direction. I’m not married to Pomeroy.
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Starters are the same as last night
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@Crimsonorblue22 No one’s assist/TO ratio is untouchable when Bad Ball is in effect…except Mason’s?
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@Crimsonorblue22 C’mon Bill, mix it up a little to keep us happy, would ya?
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Here’s a look at the past Big 12 title games.
1997: Kansas beat Missouri
1998: Kansas beat Oklahoma
1999: Kansas beat Oklahoma State
2000: Iowa State beat Oklahoma
2001: Oklahoma beat Texas
2002: Oklahoma beat Kansas
2003: Oklahoma beat Missouri
2004: Oklahoma State beat Texas
2005: Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech
2006: Kansas beat Texas
2007: Kansas beat Texas, 88-84 (OT)
2008: Kansa beat Texas
2009: Missouri beat Baylor
2010: Kansas beat K-State
2011: Kansas beat Texas
2012: Missouri beat Baylor
2013: Kansas beat K-State
2014: Iowa State beat Baylor
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Maryland behind, that’s good for us? Not for turg!
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Also heard the crowd at p and l was 80-20 ISU
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Your kids do my favorite art work about KU of all time. Send them to a good art institute.
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The media is cruel. That kid will have his tears documented throughout his entire life. Just part of us being demonized by the media. “Those nasty Jayhawks made this poor kid cry! And that EJ player rubbed it in with his emphatic slam dunk!”
What they failed to report was the numerous times ISU fans called EJ the “N-word” and other tasteless abusive language.
ISU got what they deserved. I’d replay all that hate stuff to our current team to build the enthusiasm.
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@Crimsonorblue22 Here I go again, all Manic Depressive n shizz. 2015 : ISU beats KU
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@Lulufulu are we sure that’s not you crying on mrs mayors lap?
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@DCHawker Who devised the algorithm? I don’t really give 2 figs about Kenpom but Nate Silver he ain’t.
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@Crimsonorblue22 HA! It might be me, I look a lil young in that photo though and its not my best side.
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@sfbahawk Well, his name is attached - if he didn’t, he probably has other (legal) problems as he has a subscription model
