To all my fellow KU Jayhawk fans: Let’s all enjoy the game tomorrow night without getting a stroke or breaking any T.V.s.

I am excited about the possibility of signing Romeo Langford. Langford will make it 4 McD’s AA in our recruiting class next year (possible 5 if we count de Sousa who came a semster early.) Is this a record for KU?

@jayballer73 I think most pundits think we are a good team and they think we have a legit chance to win. They just think Nova is a better team. If they think there is a 48% chance for KU (vs. Nova’s 52%), they think KU has a very legit chance to win, but Nova has a even greater probability to win.

@truehawk93 Great father-n-son memory. I bet your son will be a long time Jayhawk fan rest of his life.

@Lulufulu A senior Vick is better than a freshman Langford. We also need some upperclassman experience and leadership.

KUSTEVE said:

@Lulufulu He is going to have to change it up, imo. maybe he pulls a triangle in two, maybe a zone…who knows??? But, almost nobody beats Bill after beating him two times in a row.

This is why I think KU is going to win: Self will have a counter for Nova.

@kjayhawks scoring 29 pts from FT is in a way dominating. It means that the team us driving the lasnes shredding the defense at will.

@HighEliteMajor

Doke is a lot more of a scoring threat than LL. Also, Self has perhaps turned the corner on shooting 3s: going from “fool’s gold” to “let it fly.” My concern for Saturday is that if we are looking to capitalize on Doke’s inside dominance, Jay Wright and Villanova may have a defensive counter and waiting for it. If a skinny Svi can effectively front-butt Bagley, how hard is it for a 245-pound Spellman to do the same thing? Also, If the pass is not at the rim for Doke to alley-oop, Doke needs a long time to gather himself for the 2nd leap during which he is prone to 2nd teaming and quick stripping hands of the guards.
Inside game becomes more open if we can shoot it from outside.
I believe Nova is looking for our guards to catch-and-look-for-a-passing-angle-to-feed-the-big-man-inside. Perhaps we can turn the table on them by adopting the catch-and-shoot mentality. We can out shoot them. 4 shooters with 1 beast down low is actaully harder (more multifacets) to guard than 5 shooters. Outside shooting success will force the defenders to commit on the perimeter from hedging inside. Lanes will be more open toward the rim. Currently, both Malike and Devonte are willing to catch-n-shoot, but Svi tends to hesitate, and Vick is still catch-and-look-to-pass especially if the game is tight. Those two are the key: trust your shooting touch, don’t think too much, let your muscle memory to take over, shoot in rythem, relax and “let if fly.”

@DoubleDD all that bulletin board material would just fuel KU players’ defensive intensity during the game. I am fired up just reading it. RCJHGKU!!!

wrwlumpy said:

Just take one of these back and we were in the Final Four.

https://twitter.com/ChasenScott/status/979880024118571008

Argh, what could have been.

@dylans Wright will be going to Duke as soon as Coach K retires. At least, Duke will go after Wright. Nightmare.

@BShark I think you have nailed it. KU went from a 4 guard offense to an inside-out low post oriented offense the first 10 or so minutes in the game.

@AsadZ Nice read. Thanks. Growing up watching Larry Brown and Roy Williams, I used to like Bill Self’s “Eddie Sutton” style of play. Now, I feel blessed to having him as our coach and a great representative for KU. He truly is a great coach and person.

wrwlumpy said:

Just take one of these back and we were in the Final Four.

https://twitter.com/ChasenScott/status/979880024118571008

Argh, what could have been.

Nova drives into the paint relentlessly to eitber collapse the defense, open 3 pt shooter for kick outs, or put pressure on the ref to call fouls. They made 40% of their points on TT shooting free throws. Shutting down the driving lanes without getting into foul trouble will be critical for KU tonight.

To all my fellow KU Jayhawk fans: Let’s all enjoy the game tomorrow night without getting a stroke or breaking any T.V.s.

@DoubleDD all that bulletin board material would just fuel KU players’ defensive intensity during the game. I am fired up just reading it. RCJHGKU!!!

@truehawk93 Great father-n-son memory. I bet your son will be a long time Jayhawk fan rest of his life.

If Billy were playing for KU, then we wouldn’t have developed the current 4 guard offense. Billy and Doke would do the Self Hi-Lo scheme…

@Gorilla72 Awesome read.