TS is certainly saying all the right things about Self and the KU program. I think he sounds relieved that the waiting is over even though he made it himself.

Stokes is a difference maker just by being more aggressive than DP. But as it stands now we haven't cracked the top 30 yet in the polls I have seen. I'm thinking Stokes will go elsewhere and by now has made it clear he thinks it's just business first. If a team cannot average 85 points and win the rebound battle you are down in the 5/6 seed scrum. The coaching is just too good anymore and evidently we are not rich enough to do much more than this. Maybe Taylen Kinney has just enough pull on TS. I hope that I am completely wrong. Tiller will have one really good game next season and Flory will not be the savior for Louisville but I wish all of our big men had stayed.

So Paul is ours again and are we getting Elmarko too?

We beat STJ in almost every stat in the game except points off of turnovers which was -11.

That's that and we got a call on the over and back and the flip back in to Tre..Mbiya should have come in as the first backup all year and Kohl started in the first games and we probably gave up on him too early. Hindsight and an almost great finish.

Did Fran just call in on a remote?

IOf this game was a blind date it would have a nice personality.

St John's looking like crud.

Melvin is absent killing us.

Sorry to hear about Samis losing his father. Sad.

@bskeet

If DP gets 24 shots again and foul shots then 30/5/2 and we need him on the boards along with Tre. Keeping St Johns off their offensive boards will be a challenge but we have the size and athleticism to do it.

It's up to the boys now their will vs St Johns' will.

@rockchalkjayhawk

They get after your a** and play a fast pace or at least they did against Hurley. We work our butts off on defense and get woeful on offense and I think it gets to us after a while. Win the first five/ten minutes and play Paul when Bryson and Flory get in foul trouble or need spelled and avoid the mismatch when Mari is playing the four. Put the ball in the effing hole and this includes DP at the start of the game. The dude from Cal Baptist was unconscious and showed how you should be wary of a team that has a better record than you. If they press it's not just a victory to get it to half court but it should lead to open at the hoop tries. Don't be afraid to play Elmarko or Mari to keep us fresh. DP for 30 with ten of those at the line. You can tell if the guys are ready to play in the first ten minutes. Bryson Bryson Bryson. I've got a get out of the first weekend Jones. Our true studs Flory, DP and Tre need to pull this one out for us. Mari and Elmarko need to make threes in rhythm like the Funky Funky Broadway song. Nothing to be afraid of.

@Kcmatt7 If we are ready for it and come to play the first 10 minutes I'll feel better about it.

Mbiya showed us something going forward, great job. We have DP as our go to guy and he pulled it off.

Survive and advance.

@wissox83
I've mentally removed it and I might suggest others do the same.

Our team played against more of the best defenses and more of the best offenses than any other team. At this time of year teams are worn out mentally as much as physically and top teams stumbled at the end of the regular season. We've seen what happens when Flory gets offended and he'll get offended against SJU. I'm not going to even try to guess how Tiller will play on Friday and hopefully Sunday. He needs to shoot the three without fear. Chuck it up Bryson, Chuck it up Mari, Chuck it up Tre, Chuck it up Elmarko, Chuck it up DP and Up Chuck Rick Pitino. You know Pitino is an admirer of Self. Says there are no holes in his in-game coaching. We admire Rick for humping a lady in a restaurant and it was consensual by the way. I think Coach Self, Coach Cal and Coach Pitino are not in favored nation status with the NCAA.

I kept thinking all year Dawson would start hitting but he was not even online with his shots.

Beat Cal Baptist and whatever version of St Johns we will face. St Johns lost to UConn by 30 three weeks ago and last week beat UConn by 20. And then we get Duke it looks like. Will DP be a beast and will Flory get it going.