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.
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…
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!
Nice plays by Council. He has to play aggressive all the time. Good things happen
I mean they are playing the 260th ranked team at home so they should win with or without
Doubt we will know until tip with how they choosing to disclose injury info with him.
What a mess
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
Dont think it matters Tiller is gonna play more minutes then Flory anyway because he cannot stop fouling
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
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.
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
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.
Rough game. Exposed defensively in the 2nd half and limited offensively
Wilson has outplayed Peterson by a bunch
Concerning how badly this half has gone
Tiller showing his lack of experience.
Yes we are getting severely outplayed this half.
We have no answer for Wilson and Veesaar. Look very limited on both ends right now
Outscored 23-9 in 6 minutes. Not gonna survive at this rate
Bidunga cannot get his 3rd foul in the first 4 minutes. That’s really a key to watch here.
After that timeout they played aggressive and gained momentum off making shots. Need to have a stretch where we do the same again to win this one
Big time shots from Tiller and Council on defense has been stellar of late
Tiller being able to hit that 3 from the corner is big time
Playing relatively ok besides the rebounds
An obvious foul not called and that’s an ugly possession
Nice, that’s why I see Trimble guarding Peterson on Friday but they are open to try the Evans experience if they want. DP is going to have a size advantage against just about every PG we play but this matchup specifically is advantageous for him if that were to happen.
Evans had 15 in their opener. He’s one I’m watching to see what improvement he made from Soph to Jr year based on how KU was on him in the portal for a bit. He wasn’t a great fit here and I’m glad we got Council.
Agreed. I think its a winnable game as I think UNC has a weird mix of guys but their length in the post is going to be a challenge. Caleb Wilson has been terrific so far, was the #5 recruit in the last class. There’s a ton of impact freshman this year and he’s absolutely in that top tier along with Peterson and is a matchup issue for us. Hopefully the difference is that we have Peterson and nobody else does. It’s going to be a team effort to win but I have this feeling DP will be out to prove a point early in the season. Kid has a poise and maturity to him that I haven’t seen in a KU jersey in my lifetime.