I like the dunk at the end. Love that these guys have some fight and toughness on the road. KU has had such road struggles some running it in on little brother really feels good.

@wissox83 said in K State Give Me a Break … Game Chat 7 PM CT:

I've been watching basketball since the day I was born and I've never seen a ref call a foul on a guy who gets elbowed in the face after they originally called it on the elbow swinger.

I could see not adding the flagrant. But foul on council is diabolical.

@BeddieKU23 said in K State Give Me a Break … Game Chat 7 PM CT:

Great d out that timeout. Riveting

Would love to at least try something different on the guy who has scored all of their points in the last 10 minutes.

Are you kidding?!!!

Jamari is taking open shots and trying to attack. Just not making anything

Has a k state fan ever agreed with a foul called on their player?

@crimsonblu22 said in K State Give Me a Break … Game Chat 7 PM CT:

Didn't the coach use to have to sit after they got a T?

Think that’s just high school.

Feels like Kansas has two hands on their backs anytime there’s a lose ball or rebound. Literally getting shoved all over and then getting called for fouls out of no where.

Late game in the altitude seems almost like a set up tbh.

@JoJoAndMe said in YAWWNNN KU-Buffs 10 PM:

IMO This team plays well below its potential.

On the road for sure.

I’m actually mildly appreciative that it wasn’t an immediate here we go again from Fran. Even though here we go again…

@ARbosshawk looked like he was struggling with a knee. Was leaning all over Dawson.

Felt like a low effort half. Lucky to be ahead. Need more juice in the second half.

Started switching all five spots again and then helping too much down low for easy threes. Such a bad scheme.

@drgnslayr said in Kansas Jayhawks vs Baylor Bears Game Chat Fri. 1/16 7:00 CT:

I kept mentioning how we haven't seen the complete DP. He looked at 100% in this game!

I agree he was closer. His on ball defense is pretty good. He has good hands and length and timing. His off ball defense could continue to improve and if we have any real aspirations this year it will need to. He’s pretty clearly the best offensive player self has ever had at Kansas and he may not yet be at 100% health. If he can continue to draw all the eyes and bodies, we have enough weapons offensively to be a pretty good team on that end. I imagine council and white will come back down to earth shooting the ball at some point. But even then they are still real threats to score whenever they touch it. As are flory and tiller. I’d love for Dawson to get some more run but not sure that quick lay up at the end of the game was selfs favorite play. I just finally watched the game and boy did he get the stare down on that one. Thought I saw him yell “time and score!!” Very angrily after that as pulling it out and taking a full possession was the clear right play for the situation.

@BShark I'll have to go listen to the postgame. It might be some more deflection because the reality is that this is Melvin's team and DP is just playing on it, but that can't be the narrative from the staff on that.

I think it was farmer or maybe someone else in the live game chat that brought up the difference it makes having Melvin as the primary ball handler. I think that is right on. I think Melvin is our most consistent in terms of effort and just the act of him being the ball up the court sets a different tone.

Yeah that’s pretty much gotta be our ceiling. Strong half on both ends. But with this team no lead is safe no matter who has it.

@drgnslayr There's clearly something lacking in connection on defense when he's out there despite being a fine individual defender. I also wonder about the impact of our style of offense while he is playing on the overall stress it puts on defenses. Are we easier to guard physically when he is out there because there is so much less ball and player movement? Does the moving the ball from side to side and whipping it around and in and out actually tax the opposing team more than some two man game over and over until DP makes an incredible play? Not all DPs fault to be clear.

@BShark TCU was really trying to blow up any PnR opportunities with Darryn. They blitzed those screens every time and ended up double or even triple teaming him as he tried to initiate that action. He split it the one time and got the nice and one from it, but I don't think we can expect teams to just let him run a simple Pick n Roll for easy lobs to Flory as much as we might have hoped. He's good enough and by all accounts smart enough to develop a counter to that kind of D. And he still got 30... But much of his scoring early was from free throws because of TCUs attempt to simply take him out of the game by throwing bodies at him. He was bumped and fouled EVERY time he tried to get around the hedging big when flory or tiller would set the pick and the refs just won't call ALL of them.