@stoptheflop said in Furman Game Thread:
I thought Hunter would have come out with much more energy after getting bounced last game. Not so much; I’m disappointed with his play
And, more disappointing is AJ. Getting the start, but only 2 pts and no RBs…
@stoptheflop said in Furman Game Thread:
I thought Hunter would have come out with much more energy after getting bounced last game. Not so much; I’m disappointed with his play
But the difference from a year ago is that we don’t have to rely on him scoring…
Mixed bag. We’re fortunate they missed a lot of wide open 3s - just don’t understand why we struggle to guard the arc against a team that relies on taking a lot of 3 pt shots. Perhaps they are fortunate that we couldn’t any shots from the arc - 0-6. Another recurring issue - not getting to the FT line, esp. at home. Do love KJ energy on both ends.
Reaching the end of Feast Week, the SEC has clearly established itself at the strongest conference at this point. B12 at best 2nd, maybe 3rd behind the B10. B12 has a losing record against ranked teams. SEC is 11-5. 7 undefeated teams. Have won almost of the matchups with B12. Hawks will stay #1 after beating Duke, but Auburn has been the most dominant team thus far, with an even more impressive slate of wins - UNC, Iowa St., Houston and Memphis.
@stoptheflop said in Other games 2024-2025:
WVirg hanging with the Zags. 3 min left on ESPN
WVU knocks off Gonzaga in OT…
@DCHawker said in Other games 2024-2025:
@wissox said in Other games 2024-2025:
BIG 12 looking strong early. League teams only have two losses and both losses are to ranked teams. Of course Baylor got whooped, but then beat Arkansas. Got quite a few wins against ranked teams already.
B12 has a gaudy record with only the 2 losses, but only 4 teams have played a decent foe - virtually no Power 5 opponents. Basically, the B12 is 3-2 against ranked teams - wins against UNC, Arkansas and TA&M - losses to Gonzaga and Auburn…
So, the B12 is NOT looking so strong a week or so later. 5 undefeated teams, but only the Hawks have played a P5 team. 11 non-conferences losses, only a couple of bad ones, but only KU, Baylor and UCF have wins against a P5 opponent.
They have 12 more points from the FT line - at home. This a recurring issue and is going to be a big problem against better competition. Also not being able to extend leads and put away games. 20 pt lead down to 12…
11 Hawks have scored and we’re not yet in garbage time. Since when has that happened???
Our two biggest portal gets have a been a big disappointment so far. Griffen and Storr combined have 8 pts on 3-9 shooting and 1 RB and 1 assist…
Can’t have our primary ballhandler shooting 33% from the stripe…
@DanR said in UNCW Game Thread:
Griffen doesn’t look like a good rebounder either. Sigh.
Has exactly ZERO boards this game…
So, that was a classic example of KJ not getting position for a defensive rebound…
Well, we have balanced scoring - 9 players have scored, none with more than 6 pts…
We’re fortunate they are shooting FTs as poorly as we do…
@DanR said in UNCW Game Thread:
Mayo our only slasher?
Storr should be as well. We simply don’t have guys who can take their man off the dribble and attack the rim - get layups or draw fouls. Pattern over the last couple of years of opponents getting more FT attempts, even at AFH…
Love pushing it up the floor…Don’t love getting beat off the dribble and giving up shots near the rim or FTs…
@wissox said in Other games 2024-2025:
BIG 12 looking strong early. League teams only have two losses and both losses are to ranked teams. Of course Baylor got whooped, but then beat Arkansas. Got quite a few wins against ranked teams already.
B12 has a gaudy record with only the 2 losses, but only 4 teams have played a decent foe - virtually no Power 5 opponents. Basically, the B12 is 3-2 against ranked teams - wins against UNC, Arkansas and TA&M - losses to Gonzaga and Auburn…
@wissox said in Other games 2024-2025:
Did anyone know SMU is in the ACC now? Dallas, Atlantic Coast, makes perfect sense. At least Stanford and Cali are on a coast.
SMU is only 250 miles from a coast… 
@benshawks08 said in UNC Game Thread:
Anyone catch that KJ had 37 minutes?! I thought his minutes would go down this year? I was told his minutes would go down? I’ll be honest, I’m rarely upset watching KJ play.
The issue is 37 minutes and 2 RBs at the 4 spot…
Good win - but…give up a 15 pts half time lead…huge negative differential at the FT line at home…second straight game in which we dominated in the first half, but defense disappeared in the second half…
@kjayhawks said in Basketball Season:
UCF with a big win at home vs # 13 Texas A&M
Gonzaga crushed Baylor 101-63…
Outscored the Bison 46-19 in 1st half. Just 26-19 in 2nd…
@rockchalkjayhawk said in Jayhawks in the pros:
How’s this for synchronicity:
Ochai and Gradey each had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Gradey has been lighting it up for the Raptors. Two 30 pt games before that…
JD 11-28 for 135 yards. Bad throws and bad decisions…
A throw with zero chance of getting a first down…
We’ll see if 10-25 JD can complete a pass on this drive…
In all four losses, defense has been incapable of getting stops in the 4th quarter…
TCU gave up 66 points to SMU last week. This not a defensive powerhouse…
Wide open receivers - multiple long gains - many missed tackles. Unless we get a TO defense seems incapable of stopping anyone…
@kjayhawks said in KU taking on TCU a must win - -must , must win:
@wissox I honestly feel like we are okay at this point, need to get back to running the ball on first and second down. Defensively we just need to heat his ass up all half and force some more INTs.
Seriously? Give up almost 300 yards in a half. Their QB is 21-26 for 227 yards. Chewing us up. Unless we can more consistently put pressure on him, Hoover is going to continue to light it up…
Daniels continues to make bad decisions - throwing into coverage. What Kotelnicki was able to do was to scheme to get receivers wide open. Not happening with Grimes…
@kjayhawks said in Must win tomorrow!:
If Jeff Grimes has a job Monday I’m out
Less Grimes today than countless defensive breakdowns…
We simply have no clue how to deal with a QB who can scramble…
