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Watching UK-UF. A lot of athleticism. Multiple players on each team who can create and attack the rim. And 3pts shooters everywhere…

I really like KJ and glad he is a Jayhawk - just not as a 30 mpg starter. Against P5 level competition this year - WVU, NC State, Mizzou, Creighton, Duke, MSU, and UNC, he has reached double figures just twice - 11 and 14 pts. More than 5 RBs just once. He doesn’t rebound, he doesn’t block out, he can’t shoot, can’t create his own shot, can’t shoot over length, and he doesn’t use his strength to attack the rim and draw fouls. He can guard the perimeter, knows the offense, and the ball doesn’t stick with him. Would be a really good 10-15 minutes bench player who can bring energy and enthusiasm. Expecting more, especially against P5 frontcourt athletes, is simply inexplicable…

Yet once again KJ with a weak ass effort going to the rim…

Small has completely controlled the game…

Yesufu has more points than KJ, AJ and Rylan combined…

@SlimShaddy54 said in West Virginia- a game finally:

Flory with nine rebounds - -now ten rebounds

And, KJ, playing the same position has - sorry - one…

As bad as the offense has been, the defense has arguably been worse. They are continually getting shots at the rim…

KJ and AJ - 2pts combined with zero rebounds or assists…

WVU has 8 made buckets - 7 of them dunks or at the rim…

We’re on pace for 28 pts…

Good things happen when you attack the rim…

@wissox said in West Virginia- a game finally:

I do remember some epic comebacks against WVU.

There shouldn’t have to be one at home, esp. with WVU short-handed…

WVU multiple shots near the rim - zero for the Hawks…

The B12 has been the top conference top to bottom the past few years, but not this one:

"The SEC is 42–2 as a conference over the past 13 days with wins over Kansas, Gonzaga, Purdue, Illinois, North Carolina, Clemson, Ohio State, Louisville, Creighton, Arizona State and Michigan (twice). I know some of you might be tired of hearing it, but we really are watching arguably the most impressive non-league performance by a conference in the history of college basketball.

Current SEC record: 157-20.

Every other power conference has at least twice as many losses. No other power conference is within 11 victories. The SEC’s top-ranked KenPom.com rating is up to +20.01, which is 3.20 points higher than the second-best league (Big 12). As longtime researcher Jared Berson noted, the SEC is now an incredible 19-8 in nonconference games against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll."

Unprecedented dominance…

CBSSports Mock Draft - noteworthy than Liam McNeely and Labaron Phillips were in the top 16 - a miss and a ? No Jayhawks in the 1st round…

Well, we won the North Carolina state championship, but I’m not sure that is worth much. The SEC was 27-3 against the ACC coming into today. Other than Duke, the ACC is wholly bereft of any quality wins and many, many non-conf losses…

Okay, now I’m comfortable we have it in hand…

Zeke entry passes are terrible…

I would like to feel that we have the game comfortably in hand, but…

Only 3 pts from our bench. Griffen and Storr combined 1-7 for 2pts…

We are getting out coached. They continue to drop the ball inside and drawing fouls if they don’t make the bucket…

Really bad stretch - which we seem to have several of every game…

Middlebrooks is killing us. Guy was even a starter until a few games ago.

@stoptheflop said in North Carolina Champion to be crowned today.:

8 fouls KU; 2 NCSt. Refs keeping NCst in this game

It’s not on the refs. They are working the ball inside and getting to the rim. We are not…

@AsadZ Came in, took one quick bad shot, and then back out…

@FarmerJayhawk We’re not doing anything to draw a foul…

NC State with 10 FTAs to our zero. Lucky they can’t make them.

No FTAs yet. We simply are allergic to drawing contact and getting to the line…

@BeddieKU23 So, just posing the question - why wouldn’t it take even much more time to gel at UK, with both portal additions and a new coach???

Stunning that Coit - almost a portal afterthought - starts, get 26 minutes and 14 points. Our two marquee portal pickups - 2-9 combined for 5 points; toss in 3 TOs, 6 fouls and zero assists…

This is matching the infamous YMCA game…

Apart from the weak-ass TOs, they are constantly attacking the rim. We are allergic to doing so…

We have to be the softest team in D-1…

16 - 5 in FTA. That’s the biggest difference right now…

Their spacing is so much better than ours…

14 TOs and 6 made buckets…

Tigers gave up 93 points to Cal last game…

The one thing we have been doing well all season, even in the Creighton loss, it taking care of the ball - until now…

@DanR But that wasn’t one…

@kjayhawks other than lazily around the perimeter…

@patoh3 We haven’t been able to do that much the first 8 games…

Continuing pattern - not drawing any fouls and getting to the FT line…

@patoh3 They didn’t go back up strong - esp. KJ. Leaned back and just threw one up…

Everyone must be watching the Hero World Golf Challenge…

@Texas-Hawk-10 So, BYU tied for the conference title and didn’t get into the title game because of a complicated tiebreaker. Clemson was in its conference title game. Regardless, if quality of losses is more important than actually beating anyone of consequence (?), then how do you justify Alabama, with losses to Vandy and OU (a spank down by the latter).

No consistency in applying a “standard”…

What escapes me is why Penn State is definitely in and SMU may be left out. They have the same overall record. Both played in the conference championship and lost relatively close games. Only other loss for both was a close game to a ranked team (both SMU losses by 3 points). Questions about SMU’s strength of schedule, but who has Penn State actually beaten. Penn State’s only good win was 21-7 over a 9-3 Illinois team. Only other wins against teams with winning records are 7-5 Bowling Green and 7-5 Minnesota. Just two against a P-5 school. SMU has wins over a 9-3 team, two with 8-4 records, and two with 7-5 records. All P-5 wins. And, don’t get me started on Indiana. They benefited from not qualifying for the conference championship. Patsy non-conference and conference schedule. Didn’t play Oregon, PSU, Illinois or Iowa. Only win over a team with a winning record was 7-5 Michigan…

@Kcmatt7 said in Cretins From Craytin Game Thread:

They sagged off on the pick and roll and dared our guards to shoot tough floaters/contested layups over length.

They basically took Hunt out of the game with this too.

Bill will get that fixed. This is also where Rylan and Storr will learn these are their games to shine. They are basically giving you a free driving lane right at the big man, and if they just go up strong it’s and easy bucket/foul.

This was a game you pencil in as a loss to start the season. Not concerned at all yet

The issue with our guys is “just going up strong” to get a bucket or at least draw a foul. For reasons that escape me, our guys seem to be unwilling or incapable of doing that - a recurrent theme and not just this year. Juan had a dozen drives toward the rim - ZERO FT attempts. He always leans away from contact. Given the length of Kalkenbrenner, not suprising that he was the 3-12 on 2pt attempts. More frustrating is that KJ does the same. Go back and watch his drives - he does not drive into the body of the defender to draw contact. Also leans away from contact and throws up the ball. 2-6 on 2pt attempts and also ZERO FT attempts.

Eight FT attempts on 70 shot attempts - hard to comprehend. And, that is not simply bad officiating or getting jobbed on the road… We had half the FTAs as Furman at home, about half as many as UNC at home, significantly fewer than UNCW at home…

It’s one thing to lose to a good team on the road, but they basically dominated. 10pts combined from Hunt and KJ. Like that Juan has been looking to score more, but 21 shot attempts!?

Their top 3 scorers have outscored our entire team…

Respectable 40% from 3. But, 14-42 from 2 is not…