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Wilson back in the starting lineup.

Let's go

Students in the crowd for the first time since November. Maybe that helps with crowd noise tonight..

Let's see if espn + paid guys to announce or found them off the street again

Good shot and movement

Quick 4 for dave

6-0

Nice to not be down by 9 to start a game

Agbaji with a quick 5

Okay KSU is complete ass

Intensity at least is present

Offense looks like it is a bit different. More motion vs weave?

Like to see Wilson finish those crazy shots at the rim!

The attempt to press looked ackward

@Kcmatt7 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Offense looks like it is a bit different. More motion vs weave?

Think KSU just doesn't have any real dudes

What's lances background? Basketball wise?

Braun!

How is CB not better at finishing when he can get up like that?

Braun needs to show Jalen how to dunk

We got this.

Dave really could have passed that..

Sweet pass

Wow. Nifty.

CB has done more this game already than he did Saturday.

@approxinfinity than the last month

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

CB has done more this game already than he did Saturday.

Braun goes into kill mode when he sees purple.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

What's lances background? Basketball wise?

The broadcaster? He played on UT's 1990 Elite 8 team and played for a short stint in the NBA in the early 90's and was GM of Suns for few years about a decade ago. He's got a legit basketball pedigree.

A defense will never respect Garrett if he can't make that shot

Love the intensity from Braun

@Texas-Hawk-10 thx

Okay now its time to step on their Throats

@BShark said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

CB has done more this game already than he did Saturday.

Braun goes into kill mode when he sees purple.

Those Kansas boys certainly respond pretty strongly to this game each year.

I was late getting to the game, but man, this early score sure looks nice compared to the past few games.

@Texas-Hawk-10 this is Lance Blanks? If so I just looked him up. You're right impressive bball resume.

Lance Blanks (born September 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player and executive who works as an analyst for ESPN. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves. Blanks worked as the general manager of the Phoenix Suns from 2010 to 2013.

Braun you gotta make those

Good start.

Earlier today I watched Manchester United win 9-zip. I'm expecting a similar result tonight (minus the shutout of course).

Also hoping for no extra-curricular antics this year. Don't let 'em bait you, guys.

Have to turn my tv volume down. Weber's screeching is bugging my dog.

Make open shots

At least CB and Wilson can get some in game practice. Both are so off.

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Make open shots

Yeah...getting great looks gotta make em.

@approxinfinity Yep, that's the same that's calling the game tonight.

Sure would be nice to see Braun nail 4 or 5 three's tonight.

Ochai good tho

Agbaji needs this game

Ochai looks great so far

@BShark We gotta get a third guy heated up for the next two games.

Stop picking on mitch

Come on. Mitch is getting screwed

Does stepping on a cat count as two steps? Looked OK to me.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@BShark We gotta get a third guy heated up for the next two games.

Yeah. If one of CB/Jalen is firing to go with Dave and Ochai we can be decent.

Nigel Pack is garbage. Dribbled for 25 seconds and then airballed a floater. So bruce like

Hi Im bill self do you like my designer ku sweatshirt? It can be yours for 60 bucks in
the KU bookstore. Don't do drugs mkay?

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Nigel Pack is garbage. Dribbled for 25 seconds and then airballed a floater. So bruce like

I can't really say much because KU's offense hasn't been much different the past month.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Nigel Pack is garbage. Dribbled for 25 seconds and then airballed a floater. So bruce like

I can't really say much because KU's offense hasn't been much different the past month.

Yeah we need some guards. Really a shame Bryce got hurt.

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Hi Im bill self do you like my designer ku sweatshirt. It can be yours for 60 bucks in
the KU bookstore. Don't do drugs mkay?

Dual purpose advertising

@BeddieKU23 :hundred_points:

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Hi Im bill self do you like my designer ku sweatshirt. It can be yours for 60 bucks in
the KU bookstore. Don't do drugs mkay?

That's not a $60 sweater, probably $100 sweater in the KU Bookstore.

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Hi Im bill self do you like my designer ku sweatshirt. It can be yours for 60 bucks in
the KU bookstore. Don't do drugs mkay?

Watching our last few games I could've used some "pain medication"

Most of the KU-KSU memories are of Kstate getting their butts kicked. LOL

@nwhawkfan said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Hi Im bill self do you like my designer ku sweatshirt. It can be yours for 60 bucks in
the KU bookstore. Don't do drugs mkay?

Watching our last few games I could've used some "pain medication"

Today's my first day out of Covid quarantine, the meds I was prescribed didn't help much.

@Texas-Hawk-10 No fancy imuno therapy?

Wow charge crap ref

@DanR said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 No fancy imuno therapy?

An inhaler and cough meds.

@Texas-Hawk-10 Good to hear.

Yeah Mitch

@Texas-Hawk-10 u had it?

Yikes Marcus. Gotta make those.

Feels like we should be up by 20

Amateur hour for these refs

Mitch looked good on O there

Jalen, bro

Wilson man you gotta make layups and stop making them look hard

@DanR said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Feels like we should be up by 20

Bill is trolling already. Guess he can afford it against KSU.

My girl should've transferred

Gotta finish those

I think squeaky's mask is made out of rubber. I'm not complaining. At least one coach isn't wearing a chinstrap. Don't pass out man.

Full on yips. Wilson is unplayable rn

Wilson man. Stop doing this to yourself

Should've shot the 3

I mean in fairness Garrett didn't give a passing angle. Should have drifted to the corner.

Oh boy

Sloppy

David has been passing decently today.

This is that lull that against a good team we’d let up a 12-0 run

@BShark

Still can't rebound

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 u had it?

I had the flu over MLK weekend, got better that week, but probably caught Covid from a student that week while recovering from the flu. I woke up with a fever, cough, and chest tightness the following Saturday, saw a doctor Monday, got tested Tuesday, results came back positive on Wednesday and doctor told me to do a 10 quarantine retroactive to when the cough started and yesterday was day 10. Medically, I'm cleared to go places, but my school district still follows the 14 day quarantine so I basically got 4 days of freedom from work.

@Kcmatt7 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

This is that lull that against a good team we’d let up a 12-0 run

Very true

Lance, the announcer, has Wilson and this entire team pegged spot on

@Texas-Hawk-10 glad you're ok.

Yeah self don't sit agbaji.

Wilson has basically three turnovers in a row and Enaruna is the one who comes out 🤔

Gotta leave Jalen in until he hits rock bottom, I guess

Been awhile since I’ve seen a player get such a long leash

@Kcmatt7

Grimes like

@DanR looking to give him confidence?

@Kcmatt7 KSU is bad enough you can try and get Wilson going without much risk of losing tonight.

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@BShark

Still can't rebound

Don't think this will ever change. It is who he is at this point. If he's at least scoring and playing smart I can live with it.

Scored only 4 points in that last 4 minute segment. Gotta put their foot down and start making shots

@DanR He's gptta look up to see rock bottom

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Scored only 4 points in that last 4 minute segment. Gotta put their foot down and start making shots

Some disjointed line-ups. Bill still trying to figure things out.

@Texas-Hawk-10 I have had a bad cough/wheezing for awhile. My usual couple times a year asthma problem. I woke up with a 100+ fever wed so I had to get tested, neg! I thought it was my usual, fever threw me off. Had to test though. My second test, both neg! Really want the vaccine.

Where can I get an EMAW mask like Weber's

Nice D

@DanR

For an extra 9.99 it comes with a sqeak protector

@DanR buy a pair of panties at a k state hole in the wall, hole puncher, and some string...

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@DanR buy a pair of panties at a k state hole in the wall, hole puncher, and some string...

So they sell panties with EMAW on them. Makes sense

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woof

Mitch just stood there

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 I have had a bad cough/wheezing for awhile. My usual couple times a year asthma problem. I woke up with a 100+ fever wed so I had to get tested, neg! I thought it was my usual, fever threw me off. Had to test though. My second test, both neg! Really want the vaccine.

I'm signed up to get mine thru my provider...gotta wait a month though, due to the backup. Still better than waiting overnight in a line of cars, only to find out they ran out of vaccine. Happening a lot out here.

That sucked

I really like our passing today.

Juan's fault?

@Crimsonorblue22. Most def. Caught watching.

@Crimsonorblue22 Texas screwed over teachers on vaccine by not putting us in the second tier beneath health care workers. I signed up back in December and still haven't been able to get a vaccine yet.

Mitch in there against Bradford is an issue.

@Texas-Hawk-10 wow that's bs

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 wow that's bs

Pretty much, only teachers that can get a vaccine right now are ones in the high risk categories.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 wow that's bs

Pretty much, only teachers that can get a vaccine right now are ones in the high risk categories.

Out here a couple of the hospitals got busted for letting donors "jump the line" for vaccine.

Dave dunked. Frame that image not happening often

Notice we put Dave back in. We should match Bradford with Dave always.

Sort of like Dot to Dok last year. Sort of.

Trademark Bill Self play call out of the TO.

sigh

Nice move bd

Dave literally can't rebound

Good thing they fouled he was oc

This time with Marcus out is valuable

Isn't it correct that Coach Weber's voice is caused by surgery when he was a child? Its not something he's trying to do. Almost like a handicap.

@Crimsonorblue22

Bad throw shooter too

@stoptheflop said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Isn't it correct that Coach Weber's voice is caused by surgery when he was a child? Its not something he's trying to do. Almost like a handicap.

Did he have his testicles removed?

Man

Pack is the one guy you gotta saran wrap

@BShark

Guy dribbles more then he does anything

Wtf agbaji seriously

Dumb play

ffs

What the heck, Och

I'm playing against my wife in fantasy bball this week. She has van fleet and he has 11 3s in 3 quarters of play tonight.

We’ve missed threes dudes at the Y would hit better than 30% today... should be a 15 point lead

Baylor opened their game up , up by 15 now

Luckily we started fairly hot, otherwise this is basically the same old story.

WVU only beating ISU by 1 with about 2 minutes left.

thought Jalen might be coming out of his slump - - - guess not

We have up 80 points to this team 🙃

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@Kcmatt7 we need athletes BADLY

KU women getting their asses kicked again.

UNC going down again

Can we get Lance Blanks every game? Does Texas get him a lot?

@approxinfinity said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Can we get Lance Blanks every game? Does Texas get him a lot?

I think he does a lot of Big 12+ games.

Didn't think Jalen was going to get past Dave for that layup for a second

Sigh. Three consecutive steals. 2 points

We don't have a Batman.

Ochai just tweeked his ankle. Great

Could be up 20. Instead we beat ourselves

@DanR

Definitely hobbled

Vols lose at Ole Miss

why are we generating threes for Garrett?

Somebody tell Marcus to get his head out his ass

More of that, Dave!

Who the hell was that and what did they do with Dave?

Dave with more dunks tonight then all season

Glad Braun is seeing the ball go in

Basketball timeouts are stupid

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Dave with more dunks tonight then all season

Helps to play against Bradford.

Tennessee lost

Wvu?

Down 7

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Wvu?

Bailed out by the refs on a block/charge call.

You have to make that shot Tristan

WOW CB

Braun from his spot

Okay Braun

Further out the better

Finding his groove now

Nice curl

Ochai's ankle seems OK

Agbaji yes!!!

@DanR magic

All right, Braun and Och seem like their back. Let's get Jalen rolling too

Tristan is very active tonight.

Tristan good activity

@BShark I like him

Loving the second effort tonight.

Length

Good four-minute stretch. Keep it up.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Tennessee lost

It's not just that Tenn lost, it's that they scored just 50 points, which is more reflective of their offense for a few games before they played the KU defensive brick wall...

@DCHawker Our defense is very bad. Don't have the dudes.

Kind of a weird visual...Wilt sitting on anyone's shoulders...

Pure wilson

Long pause. I don't have the game.. Did something happen?

Hope this gets us our mojo back

Marcus with his third pass out of bounds

Garrett loves throwing thr ball out of bounds

Glad the commentary most of the game has been only tangentially related to the game

Weber theatrics on the sideline is made for tv

Marcus just sucks. I'm sorry

good grief

@FarmerJayhawk said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Glad the commentary most of the game has been only tangentially related to the game

talking about their book club now

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:skull:

I love when former players say stuff like that 😂

@BShark

Bill to Marcus on 3 possessions. Did you see a teammate there? Oh yeah thats air man

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Marcus just sucks. I'm sorry

Ah, that's not really fair. He was great last year. He just isn't a PG, and it's not his fault that he's been thrust into a role he's not suited for. I think he's a really good complementary role player who can play the 2-4, even 5 positions well depending on matchups - just not the 1....

@BeddieKU23 “Marcus, what’s the name of your imaginary friend?”

@Kcmatt7 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

@BeddieKU23 “Marcus, what’s the name of your imaginary friend?”

We call that “pulling a Tyshawn”

@Kcmatt7 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

I love when former players say stuff like that 😂

Russ Rob is such a legend.

Lance just needs to do a podcast lol. Like get it all out before you announce a game dude

I'm low key kinda worried about Marcus since his concussion.

Seen any good movies lately, Lance?

@Kcmatt7 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Lance just needs to do a podcast lol. Like get it all out before you announce a game dude

It's a 20 point game, what else are they gonna do at this point?

@Kcmatt7 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Lance just needs to do a podcast lol. Like get it all out before you announce a game dude

Gotta fill time in a blowout to keep the neutrals tuned in, I guess.

I guess espn has told its jockeys to talk about the ncaa crap. Like a script

No neutrals watching this game

I was going to say, at least they haven't brought up the NCAA stuff yet.

Big dave big

Jaun has to find a way to like the basket

Vegas should do an over-under on how soon in every game the announcers bring up the NCAA probe.

Big dave dive

Hahaha

What happened?

I'm just glad we haven't had fran, much!

I had to call my dad for birthday. Almost forgot. Looks like we've got this in hand and have gotten to the garbage portion of the evening.

Looks like Weber changed facemasks.

Nice score

Right on cue

Mmm Dave

Should be time for the end of bench guys now.

@Texas-Hawk-10 Looks like he has trouble breathing through that thing

@tundrahok what was that?

can weber breath through his nose?

Enaruna has been good

@Crimsonorblue22 His mask, fabric sucking in and blowing out

@tundrahok was that breathing though?

Walk on time!

Bill had to call a timeout to get them in

YESSS

@tundrahok really looked weird! I thought, gum?

Baby step I guess.

GINGER POWER

Roooooockchaaaalk Jaaaaayhaaaaawk K Uuuuuuuuu

bang

@Crimsonorblue22 I dunno, he gave up and just pulled down to yell

It's tea time, chaps!

Teahan!!

Always nice to see teehan get a shot. His 3 ball is pure

"And the groundhog says K-State can look forward to another six weeks of losing basketball..."

Aint no shame staring at yourself splashing a trey on the jumbotron!

Those are some nice "sweats"!

@Crimsonorblue22 designer!

Where's Muscadin at?

Solid dub. Onto Morgantown

Is KSU the worst B12 team ever? Real talk.

Bryce looks good, see what he was doing?

@Crimsonorblue22 missed it

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Bryce looks good, see what he was doing?

No more cast at least.

Saw him almost get tackled by Ochai after Tehan's shot. Made me nervous

Gave somebody a fist bump and was rubbing his hands together like when you r cold

Real talk questions for Bill here

@BShark said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Is KSU the worst B12 team ever? Real talk.

No, ISU still hasn't won a B12 game yet and only 2 games all season so far.

Needed a confidence builder going into WVU.

Gotta win Saturday to stay ranked

@BeddieKU23 said in Rock Chalk game thread:

Always nice to see teehan get a shot. His 3 ball is pure

just like his brother

WVU looked better without Tschiebwe when I watched. First matchup we owned them

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Pic of Bryce

Check his hand apparatus

@Crimsonorblue22 Is that claw a hard cast?

Didn't look like it. Watching Bruce in post game. He talks a lil then he sucks air in. You can hear it. Strange.

Not sure, would his hand be bent? Nothing on the end of finger.

@tundrahok ku sports says soft cast

Some stuff to mention

Since Jan 1st...

Dave- is averaging 14.8 points per game. It's clear Self is rolling with him as option 1/1A at this point. We did see him passing the ball pretty well last night off the catch. The not so good- only 5 boards a game. He's had 4 games since January where he's had 2 or less rebounds in a game. Seems impossible to happen for someone that big. Last night was his 4th double double of the season. He's lead the team in scoring in 6 of the last 9 games (since Jan 1st)

Braun- had 18 points and played with improved effort last night on offense and rebounding. Made 4 3's which is more then his previous 3 games combined. When he sees the ball go in it tends to improve his confidence. Last night was only the 6th time Braun has hit double digits in scoring. KU is 5-1 in those games. Need him scoring more and hope the K-St game fuels him.

Wilson- Back to back games with 10 points and getting rebounds again, 7.5 over last two. The not so good- 5 of 20 from the field, including 1-9 inside the arc. He made layups seem really hard last night. He's trying to get out of the funk you can see. For someone that has as good looking of a shot as he does his numbers don't reflect. I think the staff has some work to do on correcting balance and preparation on his 3 ball. You can tell when he's going to miss, much like Agbaji last season. The next evolution for him as a shooter is to get that form right. He is someone that can be a 40%+ 3 ball shooter and upper 70's guy from the line but just inconsistent.

Enaruna- Great activity last night. Still not giving us much offensively but loved the effort from him. Had a really nice block on a jumper that was something new.

@BeddieKU23 Player PER's support that Dave should be the top option for KU. His PER for the year is 25.3 and it's been even better in B12 games at 30.7 which is in Doke territory from last year. His FG% is north of 50% in Big 12 games. Ochai is the current top option based on FGA and scoring, but it really needs to be Dave. Dave should be taking at least 15 shots per game at this point and I wouldn't mind him taking 20 shots per game right now. He needs to be scoring 20 a game for KU at this point.