Posts made by BeddieKU23

No Peterson next week.

@kjayhawks

I think it’s way early for that position but the trio of Haggerty/Johnson/Bashir will not be easy to matchup against. Without Peterson, sure just about everyone in the Big-12 will be better.

They don’t play a ranked team until January so hard to put much stock into these early games. They can score but they can’t defend anyone either.

Diggy did the right thing IMO. Good for him

@BShark

They have proven they are the #2 and #3 options, they just need their batman back

@benshawks08

Agreed, his footwork and handling has improved a ton.

@MR11

Yeah, there’s a lot of uncertainty with the Peterson situation until we see him out there again. Self has created that with the lack of transparency & honesty. We get vague updates that lead to all the speculation.

The scouting report on him is he is extremely competitive, so I agree he wants to be out there but it’s a delicate situation due to many factors having nothing to do with KU. He’s got a brand and career ahead of him and this kind of injury could derail the path they are on. In a stacked draft class he certainly has incentive to get back out there. I’m not sure how much his stock would truly be hurt by sitting the rest of the season. He’s been heavily scouted already but certainly there would be questions. Certainly the only real thing that he can lose is $ in the short term. Hypothetically if he sat the season to get healthy and prepared for the draft I still believe he’d be in the Top 6 picks.

Hopefully he’s out there again soon. There isn’t much to say until there’s a definitive timeline for his return.

This is a bubble team at best without him for an extended period of time and even that might be pushing it. We are not going to see KU play like they did against Duke most nights. People can cling to moral victory all they want, it was still a 12-point defeat and for the final 25 minutes of the game KU was not in a real serious position to win the game. They kept it close as much as they could but Duke was always in control (as were the refs).

We all hope the biggest benefit right now without Peterson is forcing guys to step up. White certainly has, Bidunga has when he’s actually on the court. Tiller and Council show flashes. The rest have a ways to go. We have clearly seen who’s ready and who’s not. I really hope this adversity helps them become the team they want to be, but we need Peterson in order to get there.

Got a chance to rewatch the game and the 2nd half finally.

I’m not as optimistic as others are which is okay. I hope that changes but so far I’m seeing a lot of overall similarities to the past few years.

Foul trouble really forced Self’s hand with subs late in that first half and seemed to completely disrupt the momentum they had going. Some individuals are going to have to figure out how to defend without fouling. We saw first hand we very little depth once again. Not having a 3rd big that is trusted is definitely a big one. Elmarko and Mari do not seem capable of playing any kind of extended minutes.

We very well could have won this one with Peterson. He changes everything and without him right now we are seeing a lot of weaknesses. Until he returns we have a clear cap on our ceiling.

Defensively I thought they competed hard when defending regularly but the double teams on Boozer were exploited and they made us pay just about every time. A lot of the double teams just seemed unnecessary, and they weren’t working and there weren’t adjustments. Felt like we made plays easier for Boozer and others by constantly being in chase mode on the rotations.

It’s clear this bunch is not an efficient shooting group outside the paint. Way too many missed opportunities from the perimeter from guys we expect to produce. Council’s shooting has to to improve as every team we’ve played has already identified him as the weak point on the perimeter. You can see the lack of confidence when he shoots as well.

Hopefully this game was beneficial for next weeks continued ACC tour.

@drgnslayr

Mbiya already is jacked city. He’s just supremely raw with skill at this point. Certainly, seems like a good mold of clay. Not sure we’ll ever see the fruits of the labor from him. Doesn’t sound like he plans on staying around for years.

Tiller is 20 years old and yes he enrolled early last year to get ahead on rehab. Certainly seemed like KU lucked out there with how talented he is and how high his ceiling is. Can you get him back for a 2nd year is the big question already. I would not assume anyone on this current roster is coming back because that’s the reality we are dealing with now.

Kudos to those that watched til the end. Sounds like they gave what they got but couldn’t execute in the last 5 minutes. Foul Trouble in the front court is a major issue. The refs sucked but this is not a disciplined team when it comes to fouls.

Tiller has fouled out in both games against P4 competition. Flory has 3 or more fouls in all but 1 game so far and makes a lot of careless fouls that take him out of the game.

It sure looks like we only have 7 players if we ever get Peterson back. Elmarko and Mari are unplayable imo. Neither has developed a lick here.

@wissox

We might never know. All he does is foul

When you play that lineup that’s what you get

Mbiya looks 18 feet tall

Nice job white

Commendable 15 minutes. Now we see if they have fight or quit in them

Fouls racking up they are getting tired

Yikes Council. Not good

Like clock work flory in foul trouble

Love that. Heck of a play by dawson

Criminal that elmarko stops driving for a bad mid range every time.

Tre White has stepped up so far

So far so good

@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!