Other Games 2025-2026
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In this years tourney Duke blew a 19 point lead, UNC blew a 19 lead and also lost.
I was thinking about those two teams. Since I came to KU, we played Duke in 86 semis, (ref induced loss), beat Duke in 88 semis, beat UNC and lost to Duke in 91 finals, lost to UNC in 93 semis, played neither in 02, 03 tourney FF, beat UNC in epic beatdown in 08 FF semis, played neither in 12 or 18 but did beat Duke to get to FF in 18, and of course beat UNC epically in 22 champ game! That's 3 FF games against Duke and UNC 4 times. Interestingly we've not played other frequent FF team Kentucky in the FF except once in 12.
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KU Women lost earlier to BYU in WBIT semifinals.
It was a pathetic coaching job.
I do not like to hold grudges, but I have come to a conclusion that our coach is just not good enough.
We need a new coach.
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As much as I hate Dan Hurley he will be playing for his 3rd national title in 4 years Monday and I wouldn’t bet against him. He’s easy to dislike but man you can’t question his greatness in the NIL.
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U-Conn vs Michigan (?)
I'm going to puke 🤮🤮🤮
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I went to Michigan for law school but never really cared. Didn't go to even 1 basketball game. I thought it was very interesting to have both my alma maters win titles in successive years (88, 89) but UM winning wasn't exciting like Danny & The Miracles was... Spoiled by AFH, I guess!
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Can Michigan bring the natty back to big 10 country for the first time in 26 years?
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@kjayhawks2.0 I sure hope so cuz U-Crap is right up there with Kensucky and Puke for me.
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@kjayhawks2.0 said in Other Games 2025-2026:
As much as I hate Dan Hurley he will be playing for his 3rd national title in 4 years Monday and I wouldn’t bet against him. He’s easy to dislike but man you can’t question his greatness in the NIL.
He is punch-in-the-face dislikable, but agree that he has mastered the NIL era. Article about UConn/Hurley in the weekend WSJ. Notes that in recruiting they are laser focused on two traits - fitting into specific roles and character (principally willingness to buy in and put up with his s**t).
What I struggle to understand in comparing KU over the past 4 years to UConn/Hurley, FL/Golden, and May is their consistent ability to land real P5 talent starters in the portal every year and to get veteran players to run it back - not all jump to the NBA/G-league/overseas or transfer.
Karaban has stayed at UConn 4 years. FL got Condon and Hauch to come back. May was able to get 3 bigs, each arguably better than Flory and certainly better than Tiller (not to mention Mbiya), to come to MI and actually play them together.
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Appears Arizona got served a big, heaping portion of comeuppance on the big stage after Lloyd's contract signing.
Happy Easter Bucketeers!
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@mayjay I was amazed at that UM run with GLen Rice. Interestingly Illinois was in that final 4 also.
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@DCHawker You have to question our ability to evaluate talent. Pre-NIL, it wasn't THAT important because Bill's success was developing players over the course of up to five seasons. Now, player success or failure (and therefore team success or failure) is immediate.
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How in the heck did we (wearing my Wisconsin hat now) beat Michigan once and nearly beat them again but couldn't beat High Point?
