Posts made by BeddieKU23

@Zabudda

Yeah Carr has insane bounce to him, sometimes it doesn’t even look real

@bskeet

Yikes, the defense is supposed to carry them… ha

@rockchalkjayhawk

We can hope Flory would try and keep himself on the floor but it’s been an issue in every game pretty much so far. The key is the first half with him

@nuleafjhawk

Not tonight he was already ruled out as expected. I tried lol

@Jhawk69

Yeah Boozer so far is looking like an exceptional leader for a freshman. Not missing a beat from last years freshman leader.

@rockchalkjayhawk

Based on his recent usage it would seem Mbiya is an emergency use only. I expect foul trouble and his size to matchup as potentially using him for his 5 fouls. It is what it is there.

They are young just like we are. They have 5 stars as young’s though and a few returning 5 star guys that are now much improved.

Size wise they don’t have anyone under 6’4.

I can’t lie this is probably the least excited I’ve been for a Duke Matchup in my life.

No Darryn (unless some hamstring miracle happens). That means we are short our best player and best offensive weapon. Why does it matter? Well, for one, the supporting cast looks offensively challenged without him. Currently Kenpom/Torvik have this as somewhere near #50th best offense. If that trend continues this will mark the 3rd consecutive season finishing outside the Top 50 on offense which is very alarming. Scoring the ball has been the main issue in my eyes the past few seasons and so far it doesn’t look like we’ll break that trend with or without Peterson.

Duke is rated #2 on both sites mentioned above and Top 10 in both Offense/Defense. Vegas has Duke as a 10pt favorite (maybe more by tip) and that kind of feels low considering KU is down a 20+ pt scorer and its most important player. This a bad matchup for KU in just about every way possible. Boozer & Ngongba will really test the front court in similar ways UNC did, maybe more. We have undersized Tre White and a freshman Tiller to guard Boozer and that shouldn’t excite anyone.

It is an opportunity for the team to step up on a neutral court with all the eyes on them and being the underdog. KU has a 5-game win streak in this classic (9-5 overall record) so Self tends to have a prepared bunch so we’ll see if they can hang tonight. It seems unlikely but all we can do is hope for the team to come together and prove a point.

He’s close to the worst guard that’s played here. Stats would agree too. Needs to go down a level

Bidunga really stepped up and saved this game on both ends. Great energy and confidence finishing plays

Council and Elmarko are complete non shooters. Hard to believe

Tre White with a good game

Nice one from Dawson. Need that from him

Council sure likes to hear the ball pound. Very disappointing from him today

Freshman playing like Freshman

Vintage KU

He has been impressive on defense as well. He can guard all 5 positions

Jeesh Flory

Wow that was nice

Flory with a few good baskets

Look like a bubble team at best

Same Princeton team that was blown out by Akron

Maybe that will wake them up

Defenses already playing us the same as always. Dont have to guard the point guard cause he cant shoot and doesn’t have vision

Council is awful

We all should be concerned that the “star player” of the team making millions has only played 1 full game out of 5 (soon to be 6).

There’s a lot more to say but frankly it’s not worth my time. I’ll root for the players that actually play. Hopefully he will be back soon.

@kjayhawks

All we can do is hope for improvement and for the best. An opportunity for them to rise to the occasion against a good team. I will be pleasantly surprised if it’s a close game given what I’ve seen of both. If DP Doesn’t play or is limited once again it’s going to be rough for us fans…

@Kcmatt7

Accurate recap

@kjayhawks

If he doesn’t play, it likely won’t be a competitive game.

Self said after the game Peterson’s hamstring was tight after practice yesterday morning and they decided not to chance it for whatever that’s worth!

Tiller is exciting

Nice plays by Council. He has to play aggressive all the time. Good things happen

@BShark

That is true, forgot about that

@wissox

I mean they are playing the 260th ranked team at home so they should win with or without

@Gorilla72

Doubt we will know until tip with how they choosing to disclose injury info with him.

What a mess

@approxinfinity

Mbiya is so big. Good touch at the free throw line which is surprising. He needs to play. That size is worth giving opportunity

Gee is better then Elmarko so why not play him

The drive to the hoop is open all night with how they are hedging screens. Pound it

Good thing self put the kid in foul trouble back out there to foul again

@FarmerJayhawk

Dont think it matters Tiller is gonna play more minutes then Flory anyway because he cannot stop fouling

@patoh3

After a really poor pass. Saved his own

Lol

Didnt take long for flory to take himself out of the game. Kid has very low bbiq

Ridiculous. Kids getting paid millions to sit the freaking bench. Done

@drgnslayr

I took a look at the last few seasons for some top teams on the road.

Here’s a quick scan of some top teams for the all with + win/loss records on the road in last two seasons.

Uconn/Duke/UNC/Kentucky/Bama/Tennessee/Mich St/Purdue/Houston/Iowa St/Arizona/Texas Tech.

Might be more but that’s enough to paint a good picture of what’s going on.

@approxinfinity

He’s perfect for Duke.

Sampson is operating at a different level then most, very much like Self used to

Saw a stat about KU on the road. They have lost 15 of their last 20 road games and 17 of their last 20 to ranked opponents on the road. Didn’t realize it was that bad lately on the road but makes sense going back through the last 2 years. Hopefully this was an eye opener for the group. Self used the proverbial word to describe how the team played. That usually gets a response

Dropped 10 spots on Kenpom to #29. Says a lot

@drgnslayr

Previous teams folded when punched in the mouth so it’s something we are becoming accustomed to

Self doesn’t do run and gun. Hes running the same offense every year and doing the same crap on defense that doesn’t work. Nothing new really, just the same.

It’s going to be a rough year but I’ll remain hopeful for improvement. Hopefully some of the pieces around Peterson step up.

Peterson out with cramps again