Well THIS will get interesting…
and yes we do seem to have been snake-bit with our big men the past few years. Lawson is now officially the man, Grimes and Vick and Dotson being our only viable scorers. Mitch and McCormack please step up.
Look at it this way… if somehow we DO win the conference, it will be flat out stupendous… !
(I’m trying hard to stay upbeat here … what else can I do?)
Its a Nice campus… My eldest daughter is a senior there studying chem and bio-engineering. Very affordable. High academic quality, Very friendly overall atmosphere from the staff to the student body, but of course a definite hate of Jayhawk basketball which is understandable. They tried VERY hard to remain cordial when I wore my Jayhawks t shirt to orientation 3 years ago. I couldn’t help it 😁
We are trying to steer our 11th grader to KU though 
Garret the problem ?? Yikes Not even close. He’s keeping us in games with all the other things he does. The main problem is 1) grimes apparently can’t figure out D1 ball. 2) most of the team had yet to learn how to play consistent D and communicate on switches and learn to box out. One of the most inconsistent defenders is Vick. D Lawson also is slow on defense. Good thing they can score. Team needs to get better on fast breaks and D
A Shoe post on buckets? Where’s Jaybate???
No, seriously… where’s jaybate ?
Agreed. Absolute clinic defensively in the last few games, and I’ve been bitching for years on how when we often get out-rebounded simply because our guys cannot or will not box out. Garrett put on yet another clinic on boxing out Saturday… he even pushed one guy almost into the under-basket seats.
From KU sports dot com :
“Like Lawson, Self marveled at Garrett’s four steals after the victory, saying, “Everybody will talk about those three (Dotson, Lawson and Vick), but we (also) have Marcus Garrett. The way our guys competed defensively all day was tremendous.”
And: “Inserted into the starting lineup because of the ankle injury to starting center Udoka Azubuike, Garrett’s ability to play four positions and be this team’s lock-down defender has endeared him to his head coach, who places extreme value on versatility and toughness.
“He’s a good player,” Self said of Garrett. “If he had a consistent (shooting) stroke, he would be our best player; I mean, all-around player. He can play and he’s got fast hands and he’s tough and does all the right things.”
Like all of us, Self would absolutely love for Garrett to get better at being a consistent scorer. But the key line here is “HE DOES ALL THE RIGHT THINGS”. Which means defense, good switching on d, boxing out, rebounding, court positioning, passing, running set plays, and trying to be aggressive offensively when the opportunity presents itself. Which is why he will continue to get playing time to the consternation of some people here who feel that our “higher ceiling” freshmen are not getting enough court time at this point.
On the plus side, Grimes must be getting the message because he is really putting effort into his defense, and looks to be not worrying so much about trying to force shots.
And, As some here have noted, he does remind one a bit of Selden, who stuck around for three years
Speaking of re-watching the game, Garrett put on an absolute CLINIC defensively, and his boxing out should be shown to any team or player on how it’s done… spectacular.
How about free state brewery… good food
Let’s hope we get Dotson for 3 seasons at least… we have been spoiled lately with frank and Devonte