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Jahvon Quinnerly (probably totally butchered that spelling) is transferring from Nova. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t KU one of his final options? If so, do you think Self goes after him, ala M. Newman?

@DanR I’ve been saying this same thing. Unless he becomes a freak about nutrition, I don’t see how he does plump up majorly

@Statmachine Embiid has never been a 1 dimensional player. At least not since he was at KU. Dude has been dripping with talent in multiple phases of the game since his Frosh year.

It just seemed, to me, that Jay Wright and company, had a plan and worked that plan. On the other hand, we looked like our plan was to hope they missed shots. Self even said after the game that they knew V was going to have to miss shots in order for us to win. OOOPS! We have 6 days to prepare and that’s the strategy we come up with? Could we have at least put some pressure on the shooters? Practically all of their looks were WIDE open.

All frustration aside, we did overachieve this year, and we have a ton to be proud of/ thankful for. Making the FF is a huge accomplishment. It just looked like we ( Bill Self’s staff primarily) were content with being there, while Jay Wright and company were there to do work. Props to them.

If any of you haven’t seen them yet, J. Newell has 2 great reads on Malik and Svi, recently. I’m not tech-savvy enough to link them here, but if you Google, they should be pretty easy to find.

RCJH!

This thread was epic. Thank you!

@kjayhawks No one said you didn’t have a right to your opinion. You most certainly do. It’s just a pessimism vs. optimism thing. The chances that KU plays EXACTLY like they did yesterday, are slim. But if they do, they’ll probably get beat. Oh well. I choose to believe that they’ll rise to the challenge and play like the better team that they are. That’s not to say I won’t need a roll of TUMS next to me during the game though!

This site has become a pessimistic pit. Good Lord. It’s the NCAA tournament, the games are supposed to be tough. But they’re an 8 and we’re a 1 for a reason. Have a little faith. Jeez!

KUSTEVE said:

@Crimsonorblue22 Marsha’s incessant whining is causing him to get bad bracket positions as well. BTW, we might end up playing New Mexico St, who is coached by former WSU drunken, ass grabbing asst. Chris Jans. My question to you is…if Jans went out with Marsha, and Mrs Marsha, which drunken lush would grab ass the first…Jans or Mrs. Marsha?

This is so good. LOL… I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to grab Mrs. Marsha’s ass, btw. She might turn the tables on you real quick and start grabbing back!

@BShark Can you confirm that the Watch ESPN app isn’t working? I’m hopeful that it isn’t just particular to my house…

BTW, I waited to watch game until my wife got home from shopping. Just found out the DVR didn’t record for some reason. Shoulda just watched it when she was gone

Does anyone know how to watch a replay of the game? The Watch ESPN APP doesn’t seem to be working

Can someone please explain to me why TT didn’t foul for the last 25-30 secs? They just gave up! Bill Self could have strung that out for 10 mins.

@HighEliteMajor Hopefully, Mitch’s coming out party is a sign he’s turned a corner. Rather than an aberration. I fear the latter…

It was nice to see a semblance of a pulse this game, and the emergence of Mitch, would go miles for this team to be able to breathe a bit. As it stands, if DG, SVI or Doke aren’t near flawless, this team is above average, only. Firing on all cylinders, this team could fell any team in the nation; and could be a real threat, if hot, to run through the tournament. But as for conference play, they’ll only finish in the top third at best.

@approxinfinity Nice work!

I signed up for a Slack acct., but didn’t understand how to get to a specific chat. @approxinfinity

Any idea what channel the game is on Tuesday nite? I have DirectTV in Wichita

@Kcmatt7

Great point. They wouldn’t have thought twice about canceling on a player, but when it happened to them, it has to be a story? Lighten up Ainge, it’s a business remember?

I think the trade between the Celtics and 76ers, all but solidifies the top 3. Fultz to the 76ers, Ball to the Lakers, and Josh to Celtics.

@HighEliteMajor Seriously keen observation. That is a wasteland for NBA talent and has been for Jayhawks as of late. Anywhere but there.

@Big-Clyde52 I don’t mean to call you out Big Clyde, but your facts are off. Sean May was a Matt Dougherty recruit (2 coaches after Dean retired), and T. Hansborough was from Missouri.

@wrwlumpy Awesome. Thanks for sharing

Love a lot about this kid, especially his length. I’m a little worried about his low release point on his jumper though. Fast closing, athletic defenders will block that. He does have a quick release, and his height will negate that to some degree. Either way, this kid has me excited. Senior year Tyshawn made me fall in love with tall guards who can drive the ball!!!

@approxinfinity I just sent you some $ via PayPal. I missed most of the discussion and am too lazy to read thru posts, when should we expect the upgrade and is it accessible thru this same site?

Thanks again! What an awesome gesture.

@lincase Wow! You’re family has quite the university resume. Congrats!

@BeddieKU23 They got the toughest 2 in Duke. Just like us last year. Overall 1 gets toughest 2

@autohawk Stoolwater… I have to admit, I had a chuckle at that

@JayHawkFanToo I was thinking the same thing. What a db question. ESPN is east coast they can’t see straight

@brooksmd Thanks brooks!

Hey all, I need help. I recently switched from Cox to direct tv. I can no longer watch the post game news conference. Does anyone have an audio or visual link? Many thanks!

@jayballer54 Good point. But he needs to sustain that level of play, consistently, in order to maximize his draft potential. I think he’s disappeared at times this season… But tonight, who cares?! He was the man when we needed him most!..
and I’m sorry to do this, but I’m so hyped right now. I’m going to steal your tag line… ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY!!! Apologies if I messed it up or offended you

@hawkmoon2020 He sure did! And I was cursing him all game wondering where the hell he had disappeared to this season. But he re-emerged at just the right time! Hopefully this gets him going, because w/out him, our team is basically Frank, Josh and Lucas.

@Texas-Hawk-10 *9 down. I agree, that comeback was greater, because of the stakes.

I’m not going to lie, I had my finger on the “off” button of the remote. But I heard Dukie V ragging on the KU fans who were leaving. I thought he was right, I’m going to watch the end of this train wreck if it gives me an ulcer or not. You cannot explain that ending. That is some serious juju/ mystique going on there. The Phog is real! Plus, we have Bill Self. That man is a genius is in late game situations. He is an expert at extending the game. Not taking anything away from the players, though. They made the plays at the end. All the credit to them.

@jayballer54 I’m guessing a Kentucky board is the birthplace of this factually wrong drivel.

Kevin Durant and Texas lost to KU in 07 ( I believe) at AFH (I know bc I was there), His only regular season meeting w the Jayhawks. They met again in the Big12 championship, which they lost again. Both epic games. That team had Julian Wright on it so it was the year before the 08 championship team.

@HawkChamp Give us a break. He was stating the obvious and making a joke. Let’s not act like we’re all high and mighty. An occasional low brow joke never hurt anyone. Or is kubuckets.com a designated “safe space”? No offense intended, by the way, just a friendly reminder to lighten up.

@jaybate-1.0 “KU’s big men together gave KU exactly what it needed, if what it needed was insignificant scoring, some rebounding, turnovers, and no steals.”

PHOF

@HawkChamp I know it’s very early, but Bragg does not look ready for the next level at all. I know it’s been a popular notion to throw his name out there for departure after this year, and he supposedly was tossing the idea around last year (more media hype than anything I think), but he needs to get much tougher and doesn’t do anything one thing, great. Perry was an average rebounder, but his offensive skill set was stellar. I know the NBA is trending towards smaller players, but Bragg is even small by their standards. He needs to get better across the board, IMO. Sorry for the rambling, but that is my basic point. Carlton needs to work on many facets of his game to improve from good to great at something before he can toy w the idea of jumping to the next level. Is there anything, now, that he does extremely well? Pass maybe?

Why did you leave out our Big12/ SEC road game? If you included it for UNC, why no t KU and Duke? I realize it’s not till late Jan, but still a non-con road game.

Are these idiots really going to rush the floor again?

Quick question, when was the last time West Virginia beat the number one ranked team ?

Perry and Diallo are the only 2 who made the trip. The rest should have stayed home

Remind me why Lucas is in there? Williams has owned him all night

@wrwlumpy PHOF!

Coach K

@brooksmd Exactly. That call was purely to piss Self off, who was in his ear.

@kansas-oats The Yellow Sub is no longer there

@Lulufulu Lulu, his wife, Molly, is a KU grad. Incidentally she was there the same time I was (96-00). She was a Kappa Alpha Theta and I was a waiter there for 3 years while she was in the house. A very pleasant gal who had a hell of a sense of humor. She’s from Chicago, I believe… Btw, being a waiter in a sorority house is the best job on campus. Free food and getting to spend 2 meals/ day, 5 days/ week with a bunch of good looking sorority girls. If any of you have any sons who will be attending KU in the future, I highly recommend it.

That is the creepiest photo of Obama and Sebelius. It looks like he’s going in for the kill!

@Crimsonorblue22 Yep