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  When I walked away from the game I needed a way to pay for school so I started bartending in a little dive bar with lots of regulars and just the random crowd. I was fresh faced looked young and innocent. So every time one of the regulars would swear they’d all look at me to see if I was offended. I look at them and say “don’t worry my mom said worse”. That usually broke the ice. I saw friends argue in a bar over stupid things and strangers get bent out of shape because they overheard something that didn’t concern them. I broke up a few here and there, but I never let a guy get kicked why he was down. Everyone needs someone to back them in certain situations. Maybe it’s why I don’t like on and I speak my mind when I see it. But as for me, if you can offend me you’d be the first since I was in JR High.
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  Matt Tait article on KU ball
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  @Texas-Hawk-10 For what it’s worth, I would suggest that rebounds per minute is a flawed stat only if the sample size is limited. The sample sizes we have used encompass an entire season and thus the concerns you have would be more diffuse with each game. Relatively speaking, it gives us a very good indicator of a player’s contribution in that regard. The number of missed shots is relatively static over a full season, given your own team, and your competition, and when you compare to prior seasons. One reason we know the stat isn’t flawed on Traylor is because it is generally consistent with other numbers, such as rebound percentage., as pointed out in @Jesse-Newell’s article last season. If we get inconsistent outcomes, I’d suggest we should reconsider. But we don’t. This is the same with the +/-. When you assess this progressively over the season, it has increasing value. Same with the PER. And if you dismiss these stats over an entire season, you have to dismiss all stats – what’s to say a player won’t shoot much better in the next 35 games? Now, you could simply say “too many variables” and dismiss these important pieces of evidence as @Crimsonorblue22 does, or you expand your universe of information. There aren’t “too many variables” to any of this. You just have to take the stats for what they indicate, nothing more, nothing less. Regarding FT%, all @Texas-Hawk-10 is saying is that the more free throws shot, the more the % is an important indicator. That almost seems indisputable – am I wrong there? By the way … Traylor had 2 rebounds in 16 minutes last night. That’s .125 per minute. Way low. Is it important to consider? Yes, but only because of his history. But this season, it’s a blip. As games accrue, it will mean more for this season. But it is consistent with the pattern. And remember, rebounding rate is an incredibly important stat because of the position Traylor plays – power forward. Rebounding is a lead job description. No argument there, I hope. That is, as a PF, we wouldn’t get all worked up about Traylor’s three point shooting, most likely. He could be 1/8 for the year. So what. Same with Frank Mason’s rebounding … he’s a point guard. Not a main job description.
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  BOB DAVIS COMMENTS BEFORE THE GAME.
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  OK here is winners, & Losers & EH
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  Maybe Landon was ref meat last night: Self knew there were going to be mucho fouls called, so he sent Landon out there to take the first few quick ones. Not a bad tactic really. Just looking at the box score, Hunter hunts: 10/6/4 in 13 minutes! Play 33 minutes and that’s 25/15/10.
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  Pittsburg State vs Kansas Jayhawks
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  @rustindodd: Bragg also said it took some arguing and lobbying to get Self to OK the headband. He did not want to disclose his argument. “No comment.”
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  Herard Announces on Nov 4.
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  FWIW KU has gained a lot of ground in the Bolden Crystal Ball in the last 6 hours…went from 29% to 41%. Duke had been at 80% forever…down to 53% now.
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  It's GAMEDAY-eve!!! 11-3-15
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  @drgnslayr About $180 with shipping and tax.
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  You got to know when hold em
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  @nuleafjhawk and apparently, know when to hold em. I used to love Kenny but that was a looooong time ago. I even saw his movie Six Pack, in the theater.
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  Ok, so Herard is gone no suprise BUT
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  Herard to Mississippi State
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  Review of the new rules
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  @JRyman It will be interesting to see the changes. I agree with most of the rule changes. Just weary about the contact rules… it is a big contrast with the other rule changes trying to speed up the game. Meanwhile… if they call 50 or 60 fouls in a game, how slow will that go? What they should consider is one of the old International rules… where the ref doesn’t need to touch the ball and set the game on inbounds for many situations. Especially if there will be a lot of foul calls… this will speed up the game considerably on the inbounds and also create plenty of quick offense and penalize the teams that aren’t ready. This keeps the game moving much like soccer does and gets us away from having play reset every play like American football does. It definitely creates exciting basketball plays!
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  Self Quote
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  @SoftballDad2011 One of these days he’ll be saying “Hey, as a freshman, you’re learning. As a sophomore, you’re stubborn. If you’re a junior or a senior you should be on another team because all of the kids that age have already left Lawrence for the NBA”.
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  OK. what's the deal
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  @ralster Do enjoy women’s basketball? I have tough time with it WCBB, knowing that the local boy’s varsity team would wipe the floor with them. I definitely enjoyed coaching girls basketball. The girls were tremendous. It’s just a different game.
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  Diallo
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  @HighEliteMajor At least in Texas, Algebra is considered a freshmen level course and Algebra II a junior level class that is the highest level of math required for non-advanced students. I was a grade level above in math (about 1/3 of people in my class were) so I took Algebra in 8th grad and Algebra II my sophomore year. Also meant we had to take Pre-Cal in HS as well as everybody had to take 3 math classes between their 9th and 12th grade years.
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  OK, so a little confused, ok maybe- - -ALOT confused
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  @HighEliteMajor What I have hear in the past is that Coach Self offers prospects an opportunity to earn playinmg time but does not guarantee it. The two that are rumored to be given assurances were Wiggins, who did not ask, but it was a no brainer that he would get substantial minutes, and Oubre that apparently was promised he would inherit Wiggins minutes like you mentioned and hence my “usually” caveat. If Herard is demanding minutes, he might as well go elsewhere, since as we both noted, a #67 ranked player is in no position to demand playing time at an elite program such as KU.
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  Difference Maker
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  @Bosthawk Wouldn’t that be wild?! We soon find that BG has never been at full strength while at KU, and suddenly he is a different player, especially on the defensive end? So he comes out and starts blazing from trey. Shoots a whopping 54% from trey over time, while snagging 7 rebounds a game and becoming a lock down defender? When Self signed BG, that was his hopes. I remember him saying that BG would score a lot of points as a Jayhawk and end up in the NBA. He was thinking about THIS Brannen Greene!
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  Back to Basket Scoring/Bragg & Diallo
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  @ralster post more often. I enjoy your insight that doesn’t include stats! See royals.
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  PITTSBURG STATE GORILLAS
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  My mom and all of her siblings are Pitt St. alums. I used to go games there when my mom would go up to visit her family since they live 30 minutes away from Pittsburg. This is also the only basketball game my mom will actively cheer against KU in basketball. @wrwlumpy You forgot a PSU alum a lot of people here would be familiar with. Current Texas St. and former Texas A&M, Alabama, and TCU coach Dennis Franchione.
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  KUIJA: New KU Basketball Board Game
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  Steel Nets and the Vampire LeBate.
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  @drgnslayr Webb and the five got caught in the web of the numbers out at the car factories. It was too bad, but in Detroit its water off a duck’s back. Bankruptcy of GM? It was a planned bankruptcy for 20 years. Flush bennies for all collars. Bankruptcy of city of D? Planned for 30 years. Depopulate. Starve the city machine Washington was using on the car companies. Carry on. The people in the hoods are hard. But the money behind the car companies is harder. I love Tesla. But Musk better watch out. GM built tanks for Hitler during the war. Ford built trucks. Detroit…where the weak are killed and eaten. Next President will be buying lots of munitions for bang bang. Detroit is the iron Phoenix.