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Hopefully an easy game going into next week. Let's Go

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Hopefully an easy game going into next week. Let's Go

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Hopefully an easy game going into next week. Let's Go

If the Big 12 Tourney started today , anyone know what our seeding would be ?

@jayballer67 said in KU tune up game thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Hopefully an easy game going into next week. Let's Go

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Hopefully an easy game going into next week. Let's Go

If the Big 12 Tourney started today , anyone know what our seeding would be ?

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Last home game. Always sad

Hot damn. Jayhawk basketball.

It's our announcers tonight too, nice!

Alright Marcus. Build on the last one. Lets kill em

Would love a nice easy win tonight

Marcus jacking 3 and Braun driving into a double. Yikes.

Can't rebound

yoink. Quick guard

We're making them look like a ranked team.

Lol wtf is this game so far. Just got it on.

Well. This is how a round of 64 upset watch team plays.

Anybody else getting motion sickness from the guy moving the camera so much? I've never seen it move so much

Mitch is unplayable against UTEP

Mitch you can dunk

@BShark to be fair that was closer to a bucket than our other possessions

Wow this is pathetic

Shoulda been back court

UTEP is more athletic than this KU team...

@approxinfinity said in KU tune up game thread:

Shoulda been back

Bad reffing part 50,000 this yr

We're on pace to finish the game with 16 points.

Got em right where we want em. Spot a 12 point at the 10 minute mark.

Oof

We started the season slow coming out of the gate....and we're finishing that way too. Fool me once, shame on yoy. Fool me twice....shame on me. Fool me 26 times...well I'm an effing idiot.

Y I K E S

Never even had a shot of going in

Definitely looking past UTEP

Wow we scored

Braun you gotta jump that passing lane

Wow dave

bad mojo now

Outrebounded 12-6

Heard the slap by mitch

lotta skin on that block, LOL

@tundrahok said in KU tune up game thread:

Outrebounded 12-6

10 of them from one guy it seems

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Heard the slap by mitch

Sounded like his block against Baylor where he got all hand and no ball, lol!

Baylor hangover is brutal. Still a lot to play for.

Need to start this month off right. Pull it together guys.

Liking these commercials for a change

@BeddieKU23 Williams has 5, but yeah, we're not boxing out, letting him get the boards. We're just getting outhustled overall.

Baylor, West Virginia and Tech all winning

Shooting 16.7%.

@bmensch1 said in KU tune up game thread:

Shooting 16.7%.

Scorching

That shot is never going in

Garrett shooting threes drink

down to about 11%

We have more field goals than fouls....thats pretty cool

Why are we working for a corner 3 for marcus. Just settling for garbage

This is just completely pathetic basketball

How many times have we been happy only being down 10-15 in the first 10 minutes? Eight times?

The high from the Baylor game is over.

This team isn't seeing the second weekend period.

Only have 2 more timeouts this half.

All right, here we go.

This is @BShark 's fault. Good job, idiot.

wilson did a couple good things in a row!

If Wilson could shoot he wouldn't need another yr

How does someone be so shitty at shooting free throws....when you're classified as a shooting gaurd

wrestling match by the big guys. good no call though

Agbaji

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

If Wilson could shoot he wouldn't need another yr

Yep. Double edged sword but I'd rather have him back next year than be better this year.

I have no March expectations for this team. If we make a run in the tournament, great. If not, well let's just say I won't be as disappointed as I was in 1997.

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in KU tune up game thread:

I have no March expectations for this team. If we make a run in the tournament, great. If not, well let's just say I won't be as disappointed as I was in 1997.

I fully expect a national championship. I'm pretty optimistic we got 6 great games in us. Haven't seen 1 yet....so were saving them all up.

I wish I would have waited to upvote @bmensch1 instead of @KirkIsMyHinrich

Just tuning in now. 12 points in 12-1/2 minutes? At AFH, against a .500 team from the CUSA? 4-17???

4-17 hjeeeeesus

@DanR said in KU tune up game thread:

I wish I would have waited to upvote @bmensch1 instead of @KirkIsMyHinrich

You can take it back. I can handle it.

I have no idea what Dave and jalen are doing but its got to stop

Well, at least no one is in foul trouble and forced to sit on the bench. All hands on deck for the come back. RC

Big Dave has no fouls....this is amazing

@bmensch1 said in KU tune up game thread:

Big Dave has no fouls....this is amazing

Hes not even trying

For the record, UTEP is 2-8 on the road - last win away was against Southern Miss...

4 starters 2-14 from the field

When does Garrett start crying that this is his last game in AFH and try to get these guys to give a rats ass and give them some motivation.

UTEP seems to have received the good speech.

@bmensch1 does Garrett give a rats ass?

I still think we'll win by 8-10 instead of 25 but good grief this is ridiculous.

UTEP obviously prepped for this game.

@approxinfinity said in KU tune up game thread:

@bmensch1 does Garrett give a rats ass?

Good point.

They are 6-24 from the field. Can't win if you can't score

We need some 3 pt shooters that are kansasins.com

We need to make some shots and get ourselves back into this glue-eating contest

next year you guys are going to want 6 guards. when will it end?

It should be tristan time...but we have let mitch get beat on d

Our offense is the real turd we are laying

And now these sob are arguing with each other. Make your damn free throws Jalen before you start yelling at folks

was the team playing beer pong all afternoon with the rest of the KU student body? Really nice day here in Lawrence, and everyone was out and about

Bryce Thompson cares

Ochai cares

And most importantly....I care

Broke 20 barrier - we're rolling now.... ;)

who is this pathetic group

Oh boy.

Hahahahaha

braun got hacked and Dave can't dunk

that was just...

@DCHawker said in KU tune up game thread:

Broke 20 barrier - we're rolling now.... ;)

no we hit the 20 barrier

Literally can't make this crap up

Dave man seriously

Big Dave missing a dunk is the perfect cap to this season

Clock should have stopped while we werefumbling ball out of bounds right?

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Dave sucks

come on now we were just talking a few nights ago about how Dave is the man

@BeddieKU23 it is an easy game. For UTEP

@jayballer67 said in KU tune up game thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Dave sucks

come on now we were just talking a few nights ago about how Dave is the man

Not tonight he isn't.

We've had a several awful 1st half showings this year, but this is probably the lowest of the low...

@DCHawker said in KU tune up game thread:

We've had a several awful 1st half showings this year, but this is probably the lowest of the low...

Agree

@jayballer67 Dave who? McCantdunk?

this is FAR FAR FAR from just MCormack , maybe statement should be the tams sucks tonight just to fricking inconsistent

hard to single any one player out in that train wreck of a half

@nuleafjhawk said in KU tune up game thread:

@jayballer67 Dave who? McCantdunk?

TEAM WHO? this Team couldn't shoot the fuckin ball if the rim was 8 ft wide pathetic - -NOT just Dave

Topeka YMCA

Espn + stop this isn't time for a hype Dave moment

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

@jayballer67 said in KU tune up game thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Dave sucks

come on now we were just talking a few nights ago about how Dave is the man

Not tonight he isn't.

who is ?

Ochai is the only player with more than 2 points lmao

@jayballer67

Nobody. Worst half I've seen in my life

I wonder if ku has already moved on to the next game.

This game reminds me of when my son takes off his diaper and then is adamant about dumping his poop in the toilet and then it falls out onto the rim. Poop in unexpected places due to deliberately poor decisions.

28% shooting, almost as many turnovers as made baskets

Other than Ochai, energy and effort just isn't there tonight. Self's already tried lighting a fire under their asses so now it's up to the players to decide how they want the second half to go.

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

28% shooting, almost as many turnovers as made baskets

We only missed 2 free throws

@bmensch1 said in KU tune up game thread:

I wonder if ku has already moved on to the next game.

this KU team for sure can't afford to look forward to the next game. - -they can't afford to look past ANY GAME

@approxinfinity said in KU tune up game thread:

This game reminds me of when my son takes off his diaper and then is adamant about dumping his poop in the toilet and then it falls out onto the rim. Poop in unexpected places due to deliberately poor decisions.

how old is your son?

@DanR 17

Well played @approxinfinity

@DanR haha no seriously he's 2.

I can't watch this video anymore

NOBODY other the Oachi with more then 2 points. - - If you watch looks like everyone is hesitant to even take the Shot. - -Braun has multiple opportunities for the 3 and hardly looked at the rim, Wilson no more then a pile of warm Dog doo tonight

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complete lack of aggression from KU

@bmensch1 he's probably looking for a trashcan to hurl in.

Whoaa , looks like Cade Cunningham got hurt in the final minute of the game, don't think it's to bad hopefully looks like a ankle

KU's sole purpose in life is to embarrass and anger me.

I love the masters....for about 20 seconds there...I forgot about this dumpster fire. Now, I'm back to reality

Dave traveled there

But he travels every time

Just a sad loss

no more wild layup attempts Wilson

Bill Self needs to throw a chair or something. This is bs

Only down 15...

LOL this team getting getting their butt whooped on the boards b this 12-10 team MINUS 11

Maybe we'll start doubling that kid....or let Dave keep getting worked over. Either way....were coming back and winning.

I'm sensing @Crimsonorblue22 is here to change the momentum

KU has 12 defensive rebounds UTEP has 11 offensive rebounds. That's just lack of effort on KU's end.

All of UTEPs good players are transfers, literally all of them. Wonder what the story is there.

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

Just a sad loss

Will Give some People around the nation a good chuckle , getting beat by this 12-10 bunch - -not beaten SCHOOLED

I was a "miner" in college. Not a utep miner though

Another brick

@bmensch1 said in KU tune up game thread:

I was a "miner" in college. Not a used miner though

Rolla?

@DanR said in KU tune up game thread:

@bmensch1 said in KU tune up game thread:

I was a "miner" in college. Not a used miner though

Rolla?

Big time

And another sad brick

My espn+ isn't working are we really playing as bad as it sounds tonight? If so who is to blame

@hawk4life Yes. Everybody.

@hawk4life said in KU tune up game thread:

My espn+ isn't working are we really playing as bad as it sounds tonight? If so who is to blame

Everyone but ochai

Foul that clown out, big dave

@DanR said in KU tune up game thread:

Foul that clown out, big dave

That's only 2 on that kid I think...right?

My wife thinks Dave must have watched his own video at halftime

@bmensch1 Right.

Even 23% three point shooters can make them when they have all day Bill.

@tundrahok said in KU tune up game thread:

@hawk4life Yes. Everybody.

Except Ochai

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

Even 23% three point shooters can make them when they have all day Bill.

Jalen completely lost there

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@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

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Ya I was looking at that too. But I mean if we leave people wide open

Well didn't see this coming, sorry if being annoying but does it seem any chance of pulling a win out

@hawk4life said in KU tune up game thread:

Well didn't see this coming, sorry if being annoying but does it seem any chance of pulling a win out

Only if utep decides to forfeit

@bmensch1 thanks

That was a brutal 5 point swing.

Is it too late to cancel this game?

Marcus and Harris. Recipe for L

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

That was a brutal 5 point swing.

Games been over

I mean maaaybe you can entertain a comeback if they got it to 10 there.

@hawk4life said in KU tune up game thread:

@bmensch1 thanks

Can't rebound, play d, shoot, pass, or dribble. Other than that, we're good.

still a lot of time, but we have to get pretty hot at this point

@bmensch1 I'll consider myself lucky i can't watch this one

Dave is absolutely terrible tonight

not getting even close on most layups tonight either

Defensive juggernaut UTEP

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

Dave is absolutely terrible tonight

So is everyone else not named Agbaji.

@hawk4life said in KU tune up game thread:

@bmensch1 I'll consider myself lucky i can't watch this one

Down 14 and should be down 30. If it was a good team, this would be a 40 point blowout

shockingly obvious travel

6-11 from the line. Usual

Time for a run (by us)

We are winning the 2nd half, 18-16.

Any chance of winning this game means playing well coming out of the media timeout.

4-13 on lay-ups

6-11 on FT's

4-14 from three

14-42 overall

Here's the crazy thing about this team....were down 12 and I have zero confidence they'll come back. If they were up 12 right now, I'm 95% sure i would think they would muck things up and blow it for allowing this team to stay so close.

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

4-13 on lay-ups

6-11 on FT's

4-14 from three

14-42 overall

better from three than layups. YIKES

BRICK CITY

BOY THESE GUYS ARE HARD TO WATCH

6-13 on free-throws. Do we practice free-throws? wth

finally, a layup, Braun. Play big, dude

Only down 10

@DanR said in KU tune up game thread:

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

4-13 on lay-ups

6-11 on FT's

4-14 from three

14-42 overall

better from three than layups. YIKES

HOLY BAT SHIT BATMAN - those are biddy ball stats

Well, they finally started getting to the line. UTEP fouls a lot, should have done this all game.

fricken lightfoot

Garrett starting to feel it

boooooo

Yes, intensity picking up.

Omg

@jayballer67 said in KU tune up game thread:

fricken lightfoot

That was on Garrett

@tundrahok said in KU tune up game thread:

Yes, intensity picking up.

Took long enough lol

Back in it

Down to 6

Mg guarding the big

problem is we dig ourself such a huge hole have to just get murderous on D wear theirselves out catching up - -have to substain effort and really almost hit every shot

Their 22% 3-point shooter is going to knock down a couple and we're going to do stupid things on offense probably. This is why you can't play around like this in the 1st half.

Williams have anything but that one free throw this half?

@DanR

Nope

Phog s gonna help now💨💨💨

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Lets keep this going...

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in KU tune up game thread:

Their 22% 3-point shooter is going to knock down a couple and we're going to do stupid things on offense probably. This is why you can't play around like this in the 1st half.

Yep. First half effort was so poor.

Can't finish a fast break oof

BOOOO

Walk

Travel 6 times

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

Can't finish a fast break oof

Par for

make the freebies, Dave

Just not our night

Good D

these guys can be sooooo damm frustrating

3 guys making under 30% from 3 have made 6 for them. Yep sure

We're gonna have the same arguments about Harris for the next 3-4 years that we've had about Garrett the past 4 years. Harris is going to end up being an elite defender whose ability to keep opponents from scoring will make up for his own lack of offensive ability.

I'm old enough to remember back when Braun would just drain that fro the top of the key

Wow

Let's GO!

Dave "Larry Bird" McCormack

@Texas-Hawk-10 agree, if we sign some scoring/shooter types to surround him with that would be ideal.

guys are getting a little amped up

David is in fact cooking.

Fouling the crap out of him too

We back in it

Dave got back for the rebound, wow

They call that foul but never call traveling lol okay

4!

I'd feel bad for Williams but he's been hacking all night

That was a ticky tac foul based on how the refs have called this one, lol!

HARRIS NOOOOOOOOOOO

air foul

Not a Foul omg

Not a foul

Make up?

Jalen should be fresh if we need him

DAJUAN YES!

stop saying boom, dude. You're our guy

Huge

HOLY REFS

Bill had a good look at that

Are you kidding me

Slow down, Dave

That did not look like it was off Harris.

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

HOLY REFS

Suck moment infinity

Wow no eyes in the bsck of that refs head. Wtf call

Anybody got an extra bottle of lube cause we got screwed on that call

@approxinfinity

Made it up of course

UTEP guy had his foot on the line earlier as well. Game should be tied with KU having the ball.

Refs taking over

TIED

Sure

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in KU tune up game thread:

Refs taking over

Just who we all came to see, the refs.

Thats a 2

A couple non-called obvious travels that led to points by UTEP too... not an excuse for the way we've played, but the refs sucked too

Blind?

SOFT

A mark vital flop

Bounced off Dave

DA-VID

And 1

Where in the hell has this McCormack been all night

A tale of two Daves

it was the best of Daves it was the worst of Daves

how the hell did Williams miss that

UTEP has been on their heels since about the 8 minute mark

Walk

Braun wtf man

Braun what the hell you doing>

SHOOT IT, BRAUN

Back to back bad decisions by Braun

Braun does some dumb stuff at the end of games

sigh Garrett

Wow

Did they throw it in?

Marcus

Dajuan F-ing Harris!!!

Oh boy

THAT WAS A GREAT DEFENSIVE POKE BY DAJUAN

I just realized he's saying Boum, not BOOM! on those threes

Dajuan at the line, clench.

@DanR didn't get it either

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

Dajuan at the line, clench.

Clutch. Fixed it

Nothing dumb

The little guy Harris has had a good half

whew

I can't take anymore of these Jekyll & Hyde games

Wow we can breathe

Shut Williams down in the second half

That was unnecessarily stressful

Hate these uni's

@Crimsonorblue22 said in KU tune up game thread:

Hate these uni's

confederate grays YUCK

Looks like orange too

@DanR Sort of. He still had 10 pts and 5 rebounds in 2nd half.

What an ending to Allen Fieldhouse once again

I mean we play like absolute slop for almost 3/4 of the game and THEN the last 8 minutes of the game - -the defensive effort we put out went through the roof - - Dave decided to show himself after all - -Harris was Rock Solid - -just don't gt it

Just got home to catch the last few minutes. How the hell were we down that much at the half? Glad we won, but jeez...

Coaches take mask off to say good job. 🤬

Game never happened, ESPN+ does not exist, and we will never speak of this again.

Seriously though, I hope Bill makes them watch that 1st half on re-run until the B12 tournament.

@DanR said in KU tune up game thread:

Shut Williams down in the second half

Finally started getting aggressive and drawing fouls as well.

@nwhawkfan said in KU tune up game thread:

Just got home to catch the last few minutes. How the hell were we down that much at the half? Glad we won, but jeez...

KU no-showed the first 30 minutes tonight.

Post game on here?

Dave scored 16 second half. Team scored 20 first half.

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in KU tune up game thread:

Game never happened, ESPN+ does not exist, and we will never speak of this again.

Seriously though, I hope Bill makes them watch that 1st half on re-run until the B12 tournament.

Have split screens. One this game and the second Baylor game.

@Crimsonorblue22 Yes, I was looking for the pregame show before the game, but they did it on the same ESPN+ link too. Guess same thing for post game show.

I get my second shot mon. Kinda nervous. Oh and my youngest had his baby last Monday! Jake.

@Crimsonorblue22 Congrats!

Maybe this is the wakeup call to prep for the B12 tournament. Gets the bad ball out of their system. Let somebody else get upset in the tourney for a change.

@tundrahok thx! She was a week late

@Crimsonorblue22 A real COVID baby!

@tundrahok I had to qt 2 weeks, plus another since they were late! He likes me though!

Dam , Dave ended up with 18 points & 10 rebounds - -wow

The best part for Bill? KU made that comeback on one three point attempt in the last 14 minutes..

@BShark Dave jumpers are kind of like 3-point attempts except they're only worth 2 points.

I am to old for this - - make my pacemaker tickle

Anybody hear if the novas gillespe's out?

@Crimsonorblue22 said in KU tune up game thread:

Anybody hear if the novas gillespe's out?

ya he is done tore MCL

if we can get one more win our streak for 20 win Seasons stays in tact

20 points in the 1st half - - - 47 points in the 2nd half

Cunningham hurt his ankle at the end of game. He did walk off on his own.

No games till next Thursday now - -rest tomorrow

@jayballer67 I just noticed that. 47 points in a half is a ton for this team. 20 points in a half is piss poor for any team!

Just shows we need intensity. We totally suck without it. We're ok when we're amped up.

@BShark why isn't likele playing? Osu guard

Enjoying listening to Dave postgame. He has really good focus and positive energy.

@approxinfinity smart guy

I think Dave is going to be a monster next year.

I loved DG, svi and Malik! They'd all start giggling.

Then poor Perry, his 4th yr, he finally could look at the camera. It was good for him though.

All right, we get to see Harris in the interview!

Not as talkative as Dave

This kid has a story too. Sad one

Harris is goofy :) he doesnt finish his sentences and nervous

@approxinfinity but great for a young one

@Crimsonorblue22 not sure I know his story other than he's from Columbia MO and was on the MOKAN team

Always felt bad for Vick in the post game interviews. Terrified

@Crimsonorblue22 sure. You cant be more goofy than Jeff Withey, and he turned out alright

Jalen only played 17 minutes tonight. Just wasn't his night. But that's the difference in rebounds. If he'd just gotten his average in boards, we wouldn't have been outrebounded.

@DanR I think it was a year ago last winter, his brother was killed when he was w/a friend playing with a gun. Maybe jr hi? Not sure exactly all the facts, but that's what happened. I think the Braun family has been pretty good to him. I'm pretty sure he was at KU when it happened. Not positive.

@Crimsonorblue22 hand injury

@BShark how long is he out? Serious?

@Crimsonorblue22 Damn. Didn’t know that story. Kind of explains some things. You just never know that these kids are dealing.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in KU tune up game thread:

@BShark how long is he out? Serious?

He's been out for weeks now. Last two were "game time decisions" iirc.

@BShark he was jumping around on the bench, couldn't figure it out, thx!

@rockchalk82 I think it's a pretty crappy life for a lot of kids and we should count our blessings. Now we know why they love KU! Family!

@rockchalk82 said in KU tune up game thread:

@Crimsonorblue22 Damn. Didn’t know that story. Kind of explains some things. You just never know that these kids are dealing.

Yeah Harris had a tough upbringing, who knows where he would be without the Brauns?

This is their other friend: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/isiaih-mosley-1.html ↗

We don't really need another wing but man, he's really good. Lol.

Bill talking about how the D sucked in the first half. Crickets about the O sucking.

https://www.htmayfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dajion-Harris/#!/Obituary ↗

Found this article about Dajion Harris too...
13 years old. Argh.
https://krcgtv.com/news/local/grandmother-of-13-year-old-boy-killed-in-columbia-speaks-out ↗

Sad.

@DanR just found that too. Dad died too.

I read somewhere he lived with Braun's since jr. hi.

@Crimsonorblue22 more or less

@approxinfinity said in KU tune up game thread:

Bill talking about how the D sucked in the first half. Crickets about the O sucking.

Lol, classic Bill.

@BShark tell me more

Bill said that Tristan had some nagging stuff, won't go away, just doesn't feel right. Sounds like that could be Bill-speak for long COVID....?

@approxinfinity can't play-itis, severe case.

@BShark said in KU tune up game thread:

@approxinfinity said in KU tune up game thread:

Bill talking about how the D sucked in the first half. Crickets about the O sucking.

Lol, classic Bill.

To be fair good defense sets up good offense. Look at the first OSU game’s transition points.

@approxinfinity have any of them had it?

Wow - stopped watching at the half.... now just watched the second half. UTEP flat out had us, out played us until KU went Full D effort. This fellas is nothing but a good thing. It’s how you respond and how you finish. We already know this team ain’t about offense. It’s now about circling the wagons and self belief. Speaking of self, How much of the game credit goes to coach Self? He has got this not-so-talented team into a nice fighting weight over the last few months.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in KU tune up game thread:

I read somewhere he lived with Braun's since jr. hi.

Damn his senior speech will be something else in 4 years

I think he mentioned norm or KT suggested putting MG on the big guy 2nd half. Being pesky worked. Love a smaller guy on a post guy.

Yeah we just didn't have a post player capable of checking him. Good decision by the staff.

2nd half Dave showed up again.

@Marco said in KU tune up game thread:

2nd half Dave showed up again.

1st half Dave not so much. When he plays well in both half's KU has a pretty good chance of winning

@Marco said in KU tune up game thread:

2nd half Dave showed up again.

there has been times lately if it wern't for him we wouldn't need him in the 2nd half cause we be buried him being all we had in the 1st

@BeddieKU23 said in KU tune up game thread:

@Marco said in KU tune up game thread:

2nd half Dave showed up again.

1st half Dave not so much. When he plays well in both half's KU has a pretty good chance of winning

Agree. I'm not knocking the guy, just bringing up a valid point. It sometimes just seems that it takes him the entire first half to know and get into the flow of the game. The guy is vital to our team, but it is something that he needs to work on.

@jayballer67 said in KU tune up game thread:

@Marco said in KU tune up game thread:

2nd half Dave showed up again.

there has been times lately if it wern't for him we wouldn't need him in the 2nd half cause we be buried him being all we had in the 1st

Granted, that is true. But that does not mean that it is not an issue that he needs to improve upon for the rest of this season and next. The guy can absolutely dominate when he focuses.

@Marco said in KU tune up game thread:

@jayballer67 said in KU tune up game thread:

@Marco said in KU tune up game thread:

2nd half Dave showed up again.

there has been times lately if it wern't for him we wouldn't need him in the 2nd half cause we be buried him being all we had in the 1st

Granted, that is true. But that does not mean that it is an issue that he needs to focus on for the rest of this season and next. The guy can dominate when he focuses.

believe me I'm sure it's not in his chemistry to go out and think ehhhh I'm not going play a full game maybe just the 2nd half - - 1st half. There are alot of times he is getting doubled down low catching deep and outside small dropping down to double. Dave gets hyped sped up I just think and not saying neccessarily you but there are some in here as things start going South they target Dave. I'm guilty of that some myself. Big Man - - Big target to place blame , easy target. Then I get to thinking you know it's not like he isn't trying just as hard in the 1st half - - the 2nd half as the other half. he just has that tendenancy to get sped up easy. - You can't fault the effort - The way I try to look at it after I start to think rationally is - - -Takes 5 to win a game - - takes 5 to lose a game , cuase under normal conditions at some time - - some point EVERY one of these kids have screwed up enough in the game that they can and should share equal blame for crap play.

Usually it's just that someone finds the Target DAVE and starts in and then others hop on the bandwagon and take shots - - make them feel better I guess . Lot of arm chair Coach's - -dam Dave WHY is Bill playing you - -why you doing this - -why AREN'Tyou doing that - -yet bottom line is after all is said and done DAVE has saved our ass - - A - -LOT - -easy to 2nd guess someone when you sittin at home kicked back sucking suds and stuffing the face, makes me wonder how many of the critics play P-5 Major College basket ball? - -if they did - - how well did they do in those types of situations?

@Marco

He wasn't the only one having a bad first half. When he plays as good as he did in the 2nd half you get to see how vital and good he can be for this team. When he's not playing well the level of play for this team seems to tank right along with him

Clearly we need Biggus Davus badly at this point. He is getting better and better, he apparently is coachable and will be back next year. Don’t know what his ceiling is, but I think he has room to grow some more. (PLEASE make him work with a pump fake tutor this summer!!) if he can learn to expend less wasted energy and figure out how to draw fouls, his 80 percent free throws is as good a way to score as any for him.

Was interesting hearing Self talk about Embiid being better this year bc he stopped trying to shoot 3s and embraced fully being back to the basket. "Hes a load".

@BeddieKU23 I agree one hundred percent, think he be the most important component on our team, with Ochai and Braun being a close 2nd and third respectively. Both Ochai and Dave seem to receive quite a few of their what I call bucket dimes from Braun.