Arizona beat Houston on the road. Looks like Arizona is in a good position to win the conference outright

Now our game against Houston is meaningless

Rebounding has been a glaring issue all season despite having the size and athleticism to be an elite rebounding team. We refused to address it and it ended up costing us our season.

Well. That's the season. We are out of the Big 12 title hunt and we have started a downhill trajectory that will likely result in going 0-2 against UH and Zona and will almost certainly result in a first-weekend tournament exit.

Down 2 with DP. Now comes the half without him.

As of right now I would trade DP for any of the other elite freshmen in the country. But he's what we've got so we just have to hope for the best

If Houston wins they still might share the crown with Arizona if we beat UH and lose to Zona. If Zona wins I don't think they share the crown with anyone unless we beat them on the road

@kjayhawks2.0 I think it is very unlikely that the winner of the UH vs Arizona game doesn't win the conference outright. For us to get a share either way we would have to win out (beating both UH at home and Arizona in Tucson) or some shocking upsets would have to happen.

I won't rave but I won't complain either. Got the job done. Nice work Elmarko and Bryson.

I could not find the game on YouTube or any of my usual perfectly legal websites

Toppin and Peterson, the two preseason frontrunners for conference POY are now both out of the running. Saunders, who had made a case for himself is out too. Should be Dybansta's award to lose, with Momcilovic and Flemmings also having cases.

In the postseason I want a 2 or 3 seed. I don't want to drop to 4. And I am fine being in anyone's region except Michigan's. Michigan is so good they look borderline unbeatable. Any other one seed and I think we have a chance at a final four if we bring our A-game.

@kjayhawks2.0 It depends on what our goals are. I think a loss at Arizona might be the nail in our coffin to a Big 12 championship. If we are fine with not winning the conference and just want to have a good resume and momentum heading into the postseason a loss in Tucson is fine

This is a game we cannot lose. A loss here derails our whole season.

The problem is Darryn doesn't know how to pass out of double-teams or break them. He should locate the open man and skip the ball forward to him. This would result in an advantage for the rest of our offense which would either force defenders to stop double-teaming Darryn or allow our offense to thrive without Darryn scoring a single point. However, he either turns the ball over, or panics until Melvin or Elmarko retreats back to nearly half-court as a safety valve allowing Darryn to give up the ball, but forcing us to handle the ball so far from the basket that the defense can easily get into position.

The thing with Flemings isn't just that he scores a lot, but that he scores whenever Houston needs him to. It seems like every time their opponent makes a run, Flemings ends it by hitting a tough shot.

Iowa State won just as I predicted

I don't think Iowa State is going to win but they are keeping it close

@DanR I play for fun sometimes. I love belting out a bluegrass or flamenco tune when I have the time but I always have to simplify them or slow them down (a lot!) because I can't keep up with Doc Watson or Pedro Javier Gonzales. Norwegian Wood is a great song but I've never tried playing it before.

Surprising given all the snow-capped mountains in Kansas where aspiring winter olympians can hone their craft.