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And 1!

go virginia

KA BOOOOOM, see ya rathead

Huge shot

probably call a foul on a vapor here

How long they gonna go?

The Dukie. 04 time given card

Giving k as much time as possible to draw up a play plus giving him extra time on the clock to make sure a shot is possible.

hate to see that in K's last year

Hahaha he's pissed

Worth the wait.

@approxinfinity said in Tejas Game Thread:

Worth the wait.

🔥

RCJH

Bugs me Snacks went down to Texas. His career was on the edge of a crater until Self saved his ass

JWill

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

Bugs me Snacks went down to Texas. His career was on the edge of a crater until Self saved his ass

I'd call him a traitor but that would be nice

They slandered Texas Tech by calling Texas the best defensive team in the league.

Oh those fouls huh

If Bishop wants to shoot all those then I’m good

whoa I like that from Harris to Wilson

Lol 4 steps Jalen

Haha not a foul

Wooooow. Late whistles all night

almost broke his arm with that air foul

Wow. Just wow

Not a good start for getting a fair whistle

Make up call?

Has coach beard taken a shower this year? he looks greasier each game

Let's speed this game up

Lol oh man gave him the bucket too 😂😂

Looked like a charge. No complaints from me.

Lolololol

Let KJ shine in front of his hometown!!!

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Let's speed this game up

Not sure we can - doubt this game gets out of the 60s, maybe 50s....

awkward jump stop = travel

Waaalk

give our guys some credit, this is a clusterf*k and they're staying composed

The patented brick a 3 Dave board Juan assist

Keeping the crowd out of it👍

Weird start. A ton of fouls. Most ticky tack

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

give our guys some credit, this is a clusterf*k and they're staying composed

Inconsistent officiating for sure. At least one went our way.

Mitchell can shoot as many threes as he wants.

@benshawks08 and we don't have to hear about from youknowwho

What team will be next?

Yes good to go?

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

@benshawks08 and we don't have to hear about from youknowwho

I do mostly like bilas.

@approxinfinity said in Tejas Game Thread:

Yes good to go?

Yesir

@BeddieKU23 unleash the Hell, Yes!

I thought I saw Zach warming up

Beard's game plan is to jack threes just play 6th grade D where everyone just swarms to the ball?

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

I thought I saw Zach warming up

Someone pregame said he’s out again.

Yes time

1 on 4 Dave o wtf

Yes can inbound the ball, that's a +

@approxinfinity said in Tejas Game Thread:

1 on 4 Dave o wtf

Not his worst shot selection honestly.

@BShark pretty much just a top of the key guy I think. He wants to launch wing 3s all day I’m here for it

@benshawks08 still missed it point blank

Dave looking confident

Ok. I take it back

Just what we all wanted to see tonight, the refs.

Yes getting frisky.

Joe!

Good pressure D by Joe there...

Great foul Braun

My lord Askew is trash

Braun with the hammer. Love it

Wow. Nice Och.

Coast to coast

4 of 5 starters with a foul already

Deep bench warning tonight.

Agbaji thats a great take

@FarmerJayhawk said in Tejas Game Thread:

My lord Askew is trash

Bump

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

Deep bench warning tonight.

With yes and JCL I feel good about our bench.

9 fouls in 6 minutes and change

Would be nice to have Bishop tbh

Och seems locked in tonight

Yes with a blow by and dish.

YES WE CAN

Mitching

44

Out old man game the old men Mitch

Yesufu is a dude man

You been Mitched

Harris with the snuff!

Great pass

Lol in the bonus at the 12

Better keep your hands up and ready when Harris is around. That was a crazy dish

Keeping the crowd out of it🙌

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Yesufu is a dude man

If he starts getting comfortable and decent minutes look out.

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

Better keep your hands up and ready when Harris is around. That was a crazy dish

Our most creative passer while at the same time rarely flashy when he doesn’t need to be.

Like our effort so far

@benshawks08 why hasn't he put up one on his drive? Next time he can fake them out🤭

UT is really playing good D, and I'm impressed with the way the guys are sort of ignoring it and attacking on offense

@DanR +1

We are looking composed and confident

Snacks probably get the blame if they lose

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

Snacks probably get the blame if they lose

as he should

@BeddieKU23 D looks very active still.

Looks like Mark Adams was the brains of the operation just as Tech fans said...

Yes giving Och and Braun a blow is huge

I'm an idiot, went out to shovel snow then started working. Finally clued in I was missing something more important. Sounds like we're doing ok?

didn't big dave have position there?

@DanR push from the front lol

Flop

Unbelievable

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

didn't big dave have position there?

Probably should have been on Harris.

Harris is that shot away from being an All American

no call travel

Dajuans form woof

Lot of bricks on both ends...

@approxinfinity said in Tejas Game Thread:

Dajuans form woof

Not a shooter lol

Get Yes out

Joe no conscience

Wilson too.

Joe isn’t a PG (yet)

That was quite the 15 seconds

What happened to the flop warning…

Good grief

Flop wow

Flop warning means nothing. Garbage

gotta make that Braun

Flop city

Horns DOWN

These guys are goofy

Christian Bitchup amirite

Wow that's a bad stretch if you ever see one

I’m blaming Wilson not going to the ball then giving the easy dunk with no hustle.

Och give up?

Haven't scored in 3 minutes

So, we've seen this movie before - long stretches without scoring - TOs and quick shots by the wrong guys...

Maybe I should go back out into the snow. Bad karma.

Just missed too many shots in a row... should settle down

Guy should find greggggg marshall

Atta boy Och

Need that under 8.

Get some composure get the lead back.

Not a playable game for mitch

Short trip to foul trouble.

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Not a playable game for mitch

You think Adam’s can hold his own in the boat with these guys?

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Not a playable game for mitch

Can't make free throws in year 6...

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Not a playable game for mitch

You think Adam’s can hold his own in the boat with these guys?

Gonna have to find out

6 years and Mitch still can't make a free throw

Adams from the area. He should be motivated

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Adams from the area. He should be motivated

We should give him a go here, Mitch has been putrid.

1-6 from 3. Just gotta make some of those

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

1-6 from 3. Just gotta make some of those

At least better than their 0-8....

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

1-6 from 3. Just gotta make some of those

Need the better shooters shooting em.

10-2 run by TX and down 1, that's OK

Defense fell apart there on misses. Gotta swing it

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Defense fell apart there on misses. Gotta swing it

Defense bad with Mitch in. HMMM

KJ

real simple- drive the ball to the rim.

Told ya

Travel

Adam’s fouled several times there.

KJ got away with more on that D than any other player in this game

16 fouls called in 12 minutes. Laughable

Quit showing that fat traitor

This is a brawl.

@Jethro said in Tejas Game Thread:

This is a brawl.

Beard always makes it ugly.

Get the ball to Och guys

Going to let another big just go for 25 against us with no help?

Harris

17 fouls called. It's just really bad

Earful for Wilson there.

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Going to let another big just go for 25 against us with no help?

Guy dribbles ten times. Drop a guard down and strip that

They aren’t even running offense anymore. Just throwing it into Mitchell to abuse undersized bigs

More whistles than a Flo Rida song

@DanR this UT team lays bricks too

Foul trouble - gonna have to get production from the bench...

We're not running offense either

Jalen…

That was not great.

LOL

Gotta do better then that both jalens

18-7 run 😑. So much for energy

TX seems weirdly pumped up getting their shots snuffed

Lol 18 fouls

F that guy

This is like watching TTU feed Bryson Williams all over again

Mitchell is trash

19 fouls

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Lol 18 fouls

Be interesting to see how rough things get in the second half.

Nice try, jinxing him, Bilas

Need Dave to keep playing without fouling. The only guy that can hang down there right now.

WTF

@benshawks08 dominating really… missed a few shots he should make, but clearly better with him

Woooooow

Hey, we get 10 calls going our way every game you know

Flop city for 20 fouls

Walk.

Makeup call

These refs are on pace to be the worst we’ve seen this year .

Just hacks on every attempt.

I kind of feel like texas thinks this is a foul contest not a scoring contest

21 fouls

JOE

Flop warning? That happened right?

Good job, Yes. Should've take the two open threes though

Count it!!

Flop flooped

Yes!

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Flop warning? That happened right?

Maybe the flop warning is the friends we made along the way

Serious question, what happens after a flop warning? A Tech?

Joe challenged the layup on the other side. Nice stretch

@benshawks08 no, they get rewarded with a charge call the next time.

@benshawks08 it has to be the same player both times I think. Not a team warning. Could be wrong.

But I know it is 1 free throw

22 fouls called in 16 minutes. Please stop making this about you

@BeddieKU23 must be Higgins' tutoring

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

22 fouls called in 16 minutes. Please stop making this about you

I don’t know. Feels like a lot of them have been fouls. Players need to adjust. Texas just muddying it up in the lane and Kansas getting bullied on the paint.

Luckily we have 5 guys that should be starting just withering away on the bench

@approxinfinity imagine where he’d be if he had the Harris leash all year

Tex type of game.

what was that?

@DanR so I’m not an idiot anymore for pointing it out?

@benshawks08 I tend to agree. The early fouls were a bit touchy, but many have been.

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@DanR so I’m not an idiot anymore for pointing it out?

Think it was a joke at your expense..

Any time we break 30 in the first half I feel pretty good

Flaaaaaaaaahhhp

@benshawks08 doubtful he was on me for challenging lineups right away

Glad he’s on board

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@DanR so I’m not an idiot anymore for pointing it out?

Think it was a joke at your expense..

If you’re going to play the contrarian you have to have thick skin lol

@kuballin10 we got here thankfully. KJ and Yes getting big minutes

Just glad he didn't break a leg, sheesh

He pointed to his mouth

@approxinfinity glad desk job Danny could see what self couldn’t!

Imagine how quick id changed things if I saw practice

Not a foul

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Not a foul

You could call that basically every play. Hate that call

Come on KJ

Harris sucking against athletes go figure

They aren’t guarding him and he’s been awful just like against uk

We have seen the enemy and he is us!

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Not a foul

You could call that basically every play. Hate that call

They are giving Och significantly more contact on the other end.

Glad I'm not there🤔

Damn that's a bad minute there

Bad minute good minute …

How does Andrew Jones still look 14

Bad Dajuan so far tonight...which doesn't bode well

Helpful

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

Bad Dajuan so far tonight...which doesn't bode well

Nice timing.

two day turnaround, so no time for the subs to learn the offensive plan

@BShark Oops

Yes!

In your face

Juan with the PRAYER!

Two hand shoved Dave away from that ball.

Pray on prayer

Braun step the eff up

Big Dave battling

More yes

Get och some plays bill for 3

Got make that cb

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Braun step the eff up

Seems like this should be his type of game. Maybe he turns it up at half.

Shoot more threes challenge

At least they called some soft ish on both ends

We will win this one by 10.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Tejas Game Thread:

At least they called some soft ish on both ends

Ref show tonight all the way

@benshawks08 nah he’s like Harris most athletes expose him

No

and we're playing terrible...and we're tied...lol.

God no

WILSON!

LOL

Bobby coming in.

Dajuan good looking out for the ball lol

Oops

Wilson good anticipation lol

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Dajuan good looking out for the ball lol

That was on Wilson. Dude waited til he turned his head to throw the pass

Wow Jalen had a great rebound. That sucks

Don’t bring the ball up if you’re going to make zombie passes

9 first half turnovers has kept Texas in this

Positive things going into half:

• Och is good tonight
• Dave is good tonight.
• We have 9 TOs and it’s tied.

If the refs swallow their whistles in the 2nd half and we can play Dave 12-15 minutes we win imo

Good job Bobby

Pettigrew?

Fuc
..
..

Brutal end

That's a bad turnover bobby

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

That's a bad turnover bobby

Like really bad.

Well about that going into half tied…

We had like 3 separate instances where we gave up 5-7 points in under 30 seconds

Well, texas thinks they won, so I think we can recover from this.

Jesus. Are they having icecapades here after the game?

@BeddieKU23 why even play him right now? He has been AWFUL since coming back. Like a walking turnover

@approxinfinity No kidding

Harris burned right down the lane on the 2 before the three

-7 on TO’s. Fix that and we’ll be fine

@FarmerJayhawk said in Tejas Game Thread:

-7 on TO’s. Fix that and we’ll be fine

Maybe make some #KUBuckets!

Did well avoiding stupid mistakes for the first 10 minutes or so, then sort of fell apart. It doesn't look like the 2nd string had much time to practice since saturday, IMO.

Bruce Pearl is such a slimy dude. Auburn deserves him.

They were +4 on free throw makes and got to take an extra 7 shots, with at least 25% of their makes coming from DUMB live ball turnovers.

Things had to go their way just to be up 5. I’m feeling okay

@approxinfinity said in Tejas Game Thread:

Bruce Pearl is such a slimy dude. Auburn deserves him.

Have to be really proud alum with the coaching situation going on there…

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Well about that going into half tied…

We had like 3 separate instances where we gave up 5-7 points in under 30 seconds

Most of their point came that way.

Remember we are a better 2nd half team!

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

Remember we are a better 2nd half team!

No lead is safe with this team. And that goes either way.

From Creighton Conover:

1st half stats for #KUbball vs Texas: Wilson 10 pts 6 rebs 2 TOs Agbaji 7 pts 3 rebs 2 TOs McCormack 6 pts 5 rebs Braun 4 pts Harris 3 pts 2 asts 1 blk Yesufu 3 pts Adams 2 pts Lightfoot 0/2 FTs 1 reb Coleman-Lands 1 TO Pettiford 1 TO #Jayhawks

Those bench players "who could be starting" elsewhere (excludes Mitch) have 3 TOs, 3 fouls, 5 pts, 0 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 blocks, and 0 steals. Not gonna break through like that!

We are joking that that’s a virtual background behind Bruce pearl and a strip club boob is about to emerge from the wall.

Yes
Och
Braun
Wilson
Dave

Bill would never

@approxinfinity Someone recognize it?!

Is Och virus impaired?

Wrong stripper!

Damn Bruce put your shirt on. That’s trash!

That 6-pack is a keg.

@Zabudda no hes Bill impaired

Texas is focusing everything to shut him down

Wilson, Braun, Yes, Dave gotta step up

Harris hit a 3 need him as well

that was a pretty sad 1st half. -Sad officating from these so called refs - -sad because we have horrible ball handling. Will we have any players left eligible in the 2nd half the way they calling fouls

Bill is phenomenal on his plays
Run the elevator for Och
Run the screen the screener
Get the man some open looks without the defender in his shirt

Some of the TO problems came from playing weird lineups from foul trouble. Really worked over our flow

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They are on a not so far fetched pace to call 50 fouls

I'd even consider some zone to steal some minutes from this kind of foul trouble

Harris, Joe, Och, Wilson, and Dave.

Texas got 25 Beach points there.

Joe and KJ should be the first two off the bench and Mitch is the only other reserve that might be ok for a minute or 2. I would be ok with JCL if he’d had more recent run.

That last 3 was the only one, right?

@BeddieKU23 texting Case now so he can tell Self
Best idea on this board tonight

Texas isn’t a huge outside threat and helps keep Dave in the game

Run it every other possession 3-4 times

I'm pissed at Pettigrew and JCL. Only ones without a foul.

@FarmerJayhawk Thank you, I was really trying to figure out that lineup at the end of the half: Harris, Pettiford, JCL, Ochai & KJ? But everybody else had 2 fouls, so that's what we ended up with.

@tundrahok yeah, getting 3 on anyone would’ve been very very bad

I looked up the flop rule. A player who fakes being fouled is assessed a Class B technical foul, so the opposing team would get one free throw attempt and the player would not be assessed a personal foul.

Pretty reasonable, if they'd actually call it.

Gahhh

Good d

Good job JWill

Great defensive work Wilson

Dave was going up no matter what on that possession

Big Dave get it!

Harris get to the bench ain’t no one respecting u on either side of the court

That ball would have never bounced off Yes

@DanR in all fairness to Dave, UT doesn’t have anyone who can guard him

It’s amazing harris can be so disinterested in scoring. Testament to his creativity in setting up others. It isn’t hurting us atm

@DanR you’re right he’d out jumped and boxed out bishop backside

Imagine how good we could be with him playing 30 mpg all year

Come on Dan dream with me here

Laughable

Harris nails both of his wide open threes

Juaaaaaan

Harris - Dan your man come on chirp back!

Apparently every time one of us says Dajuan sucks at offense he drains a 3

Lol foul

This game and intensity is ncaa like.....this is fun

Just mauling Och.

@approxinfinity dude sucks put him on the bench

Sure refs

@FarmerJayhawk best rebounding lineup in and can’t get one.

And now fouls not going to get called this half 😑

Braun show up

YAY HARRIS

Interesting foul

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Sure refs

Pre called that foul.

Didn't even touch him

Lol wut

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wasn't even touched...

What foul. Air I get it

frannie foul

Disturbed the air in the area of the shooter

@BeddieKU23 that’s the nba draft

Embarrassing ref show

This is a terrible Texas rebounding team KU averages 5 more rebounds per and yet we continue to give up shot - - after shot - - after shot

Vegas gotta want the horns based on this

Texas playing their asses off. We get tied and boom.

28 fouls called

@FarmerJayhawk UT Athletics Department $$$$$$ to the rescue

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

28 fouls called

Just what we all came here to see

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

@FarmerJayhawk UT Athletics Department $$$$$$ to the rescue

Mangino quote applies

Texas 9 shots to KU's 4 in the 2nd half do to rbounding

Texas needs to put the lumberjack hipster guy in

Self points there.

If anything KU is losing this game due to turnovers.

Dumb foul

This kind of BB is why Beard never ever sees a chance at coaching at KU. Just big wimpy ball. I hate it.

Atta boy

Long arms

Harris weak side rebound dude

@kuballin10 there you go. Dajuan sucks. Yep.

Why the hell is Mitchell allowed to dribble 10 times. Drop a guy down and strip that stuff.

Assist lol

Good pass

Dajuan awful man

loool

I don't get you fans rooting against our guys

Crap

Ochai take it all the way

@DanR assholes

@DanR we are just joking. Juan makes a bucket every time we diss his offensive game

Not you @approxinfinity

@approxinfinity thank you

Pretty

Would be a good time to have gotten Dave a rest

YES

Nice! Yes!

JOE

@DanR what a shitty dunk huh?

Juan can’t shoot
Juan can’t dribble

Juan proceeds to hit 3 and have assist

Hey look Yes that’s the real man leading us to a title get him starting Bill best defender we got

Huge play by Joe. - - Joe says - -I'LL - -TAKE THAT dunk you very much

My middle name is Joseph. And even though I’m older than he is, I’m going to pretend I was named after Yes

@kuballin10 are you 10?

When I grow up, I want to be just like Joe...

Scrappy defense has a mojo on them. Turned the defense on them💪

@DanR since u need clarification no one hates Harris

Never hate any ku guy unless they embarrass the university

I don’t like self’s lineups but that isn’t Harris’ fault that’s on self

While Harris is in we’ve talked crap (me) and instantaneously hes made plays so I’ve kept saying he sucks

U all caught up now?

let Texas play from behind for a little bit

@Crimsonorblue22 12 bro

@kuballin10 that didn't happen till about half, you've always talked crap on him

Joe has been ready when he got number called. Hard for Self not to love that.

Trolls gotta troll

The giving of second chances has to stop.

I want to hear the chant in that cavern

+6 with Joe tonight.

-11 with KJ

-7 JCL

All starters in the positive.

+11 with Dave btw

@Crimsonorblue22 he was absolutely getting abused

They let him drive the pain and still sagged off him there knowing he’d pass

They backed him down and took him one on one

He was missing shots

He’s made shots so he’s looked better now

U watch he’s tired out there not the same athlete he’s coasting on D when balls away from him

I hate to say it, but I think the texas KU fans might be able to whip up a better chant than we've had in Lawrence lately

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

+6 with Joe tonight.

-11 with KJ

-7 JCL

All starters in the positive.

This tracks.

Anyone see Wilson take that elbow to the chest after that make?

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

I hate to say it, but I think the texas KU fans might be able to whip up a better chant than we've had in Lawrence lately

I’m not there tonight to lead it so I don’t know.

That was the third obvious elbow thrown at JWill.

@DanR

Trolls on scouting Joe 1
Self - 0

Desk job Danny killing it and he’s only 12 dudes a genius baby with a capital G

This is old Huggy thug ball...

@benshawks08 get down there, man!

@Zabudda Texas dirty as hell

Bishop, Mitchell all there guys caring more than they ever have....bishop cause I’m sure we spurned him the rest just just u know what’s (I’m 12 but my mom won’t let me say cuss words yet)

15,000 unmasked idiots going to keep me at home.

We could do it on Zoom. But setting it up might be like herding cats...

@benshawks08. AND the boil water notice for 2 goin on 3 days!!

A quarter plus to go. I'm hoping to enjoy this.

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

@benshawks08. AND the boil water notice for 2 goin on 3 days!!

And that…

@benshawks08 Better stay out of Denmark.

No way Dave should've made that

I’ve got a Buddy in the crowd. I’ll send all our collective chant wnergy

The ESPN " Baylor is injured" meme...

Shake it off Dave, you big lug

Omg

So dumb.

How are refs so inconsistent from half to half?

Pancaked and kicked in the head

Someone guard Allen

refs drunk holy shit

Timmy Allen is the one guy we don’t want with the ball late

Boom, yes

No conscience

2nd best player on the team

Huge

Draped all over him you gotta call something there holy shit

Wow joe

CB💪

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

Boom, yes

He was the #1 catch and shoot 3pt guy in all of CBB a year ago

I was just about to write Braun off as nonexistent

CB SAYS GO TO HELL

@DanR u see Joe there boxing bishop out and guarding him

That’s how he gets that rebound and Harris didn’t FYI

CB dunks make me so happy

Heard the slap on Mitch’s arm there.

@Kcmatt7 somebody let Self know dude has no idea

Wish he would have just done an easy layup. Plays like that are why he’s mocking in the first round 😂

Crowd cheers Ochai getting hacked!!!!

Lol

Boo birds

refs gtfo

pretty clean to be honest

Wake up Mitch.

@Kcmatt7 whsts Mitch’s + -

Lol Juan

Harris with a creative assist.

Finally dave's concrete hands pay dividends!

Great KU fast break combos: Hinrich to Collison, Mason/Graham to Doke.

Harris to Mitch, not so much...

@approxinfinity +7 but it’s been a wild ride to get there

Harris abused on ball

Get him out Bill put Wilson in trust Yes

Harris they aren’t even guarding clogging up the offensive end

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And we go up 5 and then give up a cheapie after i had screamed don't give up one. How rude,

@Zabudda said in Tejas Game Thread:

And we go up 5 and then give up a cheapie after i had screamed don't give up one. How rude,

Very rude.

@RockChalkinTexas love it! Bold move living down there.

Still in disbelief on that missed foul on Mitch’s shot. Just a straight hack.

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@Zabudda said in Tejas Game Thread:

And we go up 5 and then give up a cheapie after i had screamed don't give up one. How rude,

Very rude.

Personal foul on @benshawks08

Ha, Bishop scored that and Dave gave him a pat. LOL

This looks like a Shaka-hack team tbh

Crash the boards guards

that was such a sweet no look from Daju to Mitch and surprise.

@DanR cough cough who

We have LESS fouls!

I was thinking, shoot it dave, but then...

Dave is limping. Trying to grit it out but tough scene on that last lay-up for UT.

💪

CB 😎

AIR BALL

Dave is definitely lumbering worse than usual

Yes to bench and Harris about turns it over

Bill he ain’t the answer

ddeeeeeep

Dave working his ass off tho. :heart_suit:

Wilson what are you doing.

@approxinfinity said in Tejas Game Thread:

Dave working his ass off tho. :heart_suit:

YEP

JWill is a bust

Jalen bro that was just dumb

Wilson will come through when you need him

faaack

But that’s a foul? Gmafb

Travel

block, I don't think so

Blame the guy who sub’d him for Yes when we were controlling the game

Wow. Then wow again on these calls.

Self can’t in game adjust lineups only those he trusts

Literally two different ref crews from half to half

This is why it’s always funny to be like “players need to adjust”

big boy time

Yeah let’s force feed Dave
Texas has read the scouting report
Just stop Bill ur screwing us

NO Juan

Bilas get your head in the fkn game

Great D

4th fricking time 🤦‍♀️

Wilson’s face is having a rough game.

Juan that’s not the time

I'm surprised our guys have faces left

Such bullshit. Glad we draw the line at punches to the face

Lol Askew is just so bad I can’t believe Beard plays him.

Like imaging KU fans if he played 20 mpg here 😂

crunch time. We could use a regroup timeout

Push offs.

Put Yes in
The guy playing point literally 5 guys for Texas are ignoring

Hall of fame

@benshawks08 jalen didn’t flop thought wow and they didn’t call that

Big pair Wilson

Jalen is this close to being a very very good player

If we would rebound the first miss the rest of the way, that would be ideal

@FarmerJayhawk said in Tejas Game Thread:

Jalen is this close to being a very very good player

Would be real neat if he decided to come back.

TEXAS......Hold 'em

See what I did there?🤭

@Kcmatt7 rebounding 4 on 5.....

Did anyone ever hear the myth about Basketball being a non contact sport ? - - Roflmao - - Bullshit

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

TEXAS......Hold 'em

See what I did there?🤭

Let’s hope they keep drawing the old deuce seven

Just win that's all

@Kcmatt7

We touch it and the ball looks like a kernel in a popcorn machine.

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

If we would rebound the first miss the rest of the way, that would be ideal

there's an idea - -would be nice

@BeddieKU23 put us WAAAAAY ahead

Pretty sure jaybate would call this full cheap shot blitz from Texas tonight.

We need to finish this game in regulation. We’re in worse foul trouble I think

We need Christan to hit these BIG THROWS

@Zabudda said in Tejas Game Thread:

@Kcmatt7

We touch it and the ball looks like a kernel in a popcorn machine.

That’s just Dave being Dave.

@benshawks08 Miss him

@RockChalkinTexas said in Tejas Game Thread:

TEXAS......Hold 'em

See what I did there?🤭

Makes a flop warning really significant....

Cowboy hats off to the guy in the the ugly KU baby jumper

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

We need to finish this game in regulation. We’re in worse foul trouble I think

Also Dave might not have anything extra in the tank for OT

Defense, rebounding and speed gonna win this game William

Wilson has 4. Cb and harris with 3

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

We need to finish this game in regulation. We’re in worse foul trouble I think

strong agree

Would be nice for Och to hit a big one.

I hate the way the big12 officials are officiating games this year.

Come on Braun, you're killing Bill

They call that foul now?!?!?!

Crap

Brutal.

Omg

Lol how is that a foul

Bill is losing… his… shit

Hit em Dave

At least no points

they call a touch foul on dave after we have been getting mugged...

GIVE HIM CONTINUATION

Yikes CB

Basketball needs the soccer continuation rule. Would make the game so much better

Tired legs

TX legs might be more tired

Can't make throws

How

Wow Dave . You’re back! Awesome

Big man dave

Force Timmy left dude has NO left hand

No weave in this game has kind of freaked me out

BIG DAVE (and one)

Would be nice if we could rebound

That IS a foul.

Texas is fouling themselves at this point

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

Would be nice if we could rebound

13 ORB given up. The only reason this game is close rn

Shit

Good board even though he got tied up

Dave’s arm is part of the ball…

Seriously

I guess we repealed the cylinder rule the last 48 hours

Even when we get a rebound we can’t get one lol

we're not calling a timeout

🙌🙌🙌

Have you ever seen a guy miss so many 3s so badly in one game? Lol

OCH

killer screen there by Dave, taking one to the face again

Dave absolutely smashed six times that possession.

Winning play

Great job Och

He likes it though.

Shut them UP

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Dave absolutely smashed six times that possession.

Unrealz

Play through och
How does he not get a touch mother effin William

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Have you ever seen a guy miss so many 3s so badly in one game? Lol

I'm loving it

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

Would be nice if we could rebound

13 ORB given up. The only reason this game is close rn

And Texas is 2-19 from 3, 11%

Can we get the ice bucket for Dave on the plane?

@tundrahok said in Tejas Game Thread:

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

Would be nice if we could rebound

13 ORB given up. The only reason this game is close rn

And Texas is 2-19 from 3, 11%

Thank god for that

Dave earning mad respect this game. We would be getting punked badly without him

4 with double points

@FarmerJayhawk don’t forget Wilson’s face.

Bill draw up a play right now in offense for Och to get a touch

Bucket? He needs a bath

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

@tundrahok said in Tejas Game Thread:

@Kcmatt7 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

Would be nice if we could rebound

13 ORB given up. The only reason this game is close rn

And Texas is 2-19 from 3, 11%

Thank god for that

Feels like about their average just from watching other games though

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@FarmerJayhawk don’t forget Wilson’s face.

Need to make a trip to the old HyVee for some frozen peas

They’ll call it tight the last minute. Watch.

Do not give up a cheapie please, lol

Dude finally missed one so badly he made it

@benshawks08 of course

You are shitting me.

lol of course

Gotta be kidding me

@BShark said in Tejas Game Thread:

@benshawks08 of course

It almost looks like he’s been trying to bank all of them with how many have been 3 feet over the rim lol

I just don't want Jwill running this at the end

Geez might not be our night

Come on hall of fame get ur top 10 draft pick the ball

@DanR said in Tejas Game Thread:

I just don't want Jwill running this at the end

He’s been both great and terrible minute to minute.

Bad shooter's rule: try straight on and hope for banks

here we go

Crap

would have preferred no timeout

Och should have scored

The play call was perfect…

Unreal

tough loss damn

good play, but don't run it again

harris on a drive for the win?

We’re winning this game

So, this is just like the end of the first half.

@BShark have faith

Dave can’t even stand up. Gritting it out.

braun from 3?

I’m thinking Dave

Don’t expect a foul.

Crap juan

Wow

plenty of time

Bad play simple as that

Bad Juan strikes again damn :(

not a fan of that time out at 20 seconds left

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Bad play simple as that

Loch couldn’t get free so it was blown up.

Balls slipped out of hands 3 or 4 times. Slipped on court twice.

We are the worst last second shot team in the country. Bar none.

Get what u asked for hall of fame

Works against isu

Not athletes

Just like the end of the first half. Wheels flying off the wagon.

Lol Ramey had hands on Och the whole time

Seriously have to think Joe is the better option for 1 play where you have to beat your man off the dribble. Will never happen, but it’s my thought

@bskeet we had control when two guards were in that was the most we got up all game

yes sub’d out what 5-6 minute mark and downhill from there

@Kcmatt7 9-5 Matt has it figured out

That was the Nova NC play

See ya Saturday

This will take the Kenpom D right back to 45 lol

let one slip away RCJH

Had em and melted down.

@DanR Bill did with lineups for sure

Wow. 7-0 in :49 to win the game. Choked.

F the longhorns. Next.

We lost a game shooting 58% from the field, while holding them to 42%. Almost improbable

Bill Self’s 2nd loss on Big Monday.

Joe comes in steal and dunk
Back to the bench don’t need you sir we got Juan he’s got the greatest steal I’ve ever seen (let’s ignore he turned it over leading to that opportunity)

No magic dang it.

@kuballin10 yeah. That was bad. Why even have Juan in the game last possession. We need a handler that can score there.

-5 from the line, -8 on TO’s. Hard to win that way

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Joe comes in steal and dunk
Back to the bench don’t need you sir we got Juan he’s got the greatest steal I’ve ever seen (let’s ignore he turned it over leading to that opportunity)

So frustrating!

@FarmerJayhawk also gave up 14 ORB… trifecta

@FarmerJayhawk

Missed 5 down the stretch.

@approxinfinity He was hero against isu yet self has said he can’t beat his man off the dribble to the media lol

Then trots him out there to play pg and most minutes for ku

Bill gets what he deserves this game and all the others that he’s completely put a ceiling on this team

If Harris can play point Joe sure as hell can at KU

The biggest choke is the officials that must be choking on their whistles.

Didn’t take care of the ball. Missed FT. Miracle garbage banked in three. Ballgame.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Tejas Game Thread:

-5 from the line, -8 on TO’s. Hard to win that way

Shot 62%.....you should win that when they shoot 42%

Need TO splits with two guards vs not

@tis4tim when he made that scroll up I said it isn’t our night

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@tis4tim when he made that scroll up I said it isn’t our night

Dude at this rate you’re gonna tear your rotator cuff patting yourself on the back

Ochai lob pass off the rim and FT's down the stretch were a bigger issue than Dejuan's play. The Ochai lob puts that game away if it's a good pass.

Also, Courtney Ramey did a helluva job defending Ochai all night.

Really not that frustrating of a loss. Almost a predictable road letdown after Saturday. Feels like we beat that UT team 8/10 times on a neutral court.

@bskeet said in Tejas Game Thread:

The biggest choke is the officials that must be choking on their whistles.

Don't try and blame the refs. They were letting both teams play tonight

If that game is called like a normal basketball game we win by 15-20 because they foul out 3 with 7 minutes left in the game and we shoot about 10 more free throws.

From 12:35 second half to 6:38 looking at play by play we controlled second half

Wilson comes in for you know who and check those possessions

They over helped on Och said he won’t beat us

Man handled Dave (thanks refs)

Let Harris dribble for days

Ball stuck with him but I’m sure he was the player of the game

Bla bla bla bla

@FarmerJayhawk did that once in the minors.....it sucked

@kuballin10 just looking out for u

I’m a little disturbed we couldn’t execute for about 6 straight possessions. But it was the 12th round.

Yes they let both teams assault about equally.

I don’t like that kind of basketball.

Reminds me of a really shitty regional final I saw I think it was Pitt vs Memphis. That game was in the 50s. These teams deserve better.

@Texas-Hawk-10 highlighting a 2-3 play stretch and ignoring the last 5-6 minutes is like saying

The chiefs lost to the bills initially because the offense turned it over ignoring the fact dirty dan was atrocious leading to the other teams points

Harris hit two 3’s.....that was it. Was completely dominated on both ends from tip to double 00’s

@bskeet said in Tejas Game Thread:

Yes they let both teams assault about equally.

I don’t like that kind of basketball.

Reminds me of a really shitty regional final I saw I think it was Pitt vs Memphis. That game was in the 50s. These teams deserve better.

You may not like that style of basketball, but don't try and blame the refs when they call it the same for both teams. The refs did not cost KU this game. Maybe if Braun or Wilson had made a free throw down the stretch, KU wins.

@FarmerJayhawk nah u being divisive but it’s okay true story though it sucked

I know I wasn’t the only one because I got two texts saying the same thing

Whenever a shot like that happens last 2-3 minutes that team wins 90% of the time

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 highlighting a 2-3 play stretch and ignoring the last 5-6 minutes is like saying

The chiefs lost to the bills initially because the offense turned it over ignoring the fact dirty dan was atrocious leading to the other teams points

Harris hit two 3’s.....that was it. Was completely dominated on both ends from tip to double 00’s

We get it, you hate Harris as a player and have a hard on for Yesufu, but he's not the one who cost KU the game.

@kuballin10 Also, Harris is not who let Texas get 15 offensive rebounds tonight or take 19 more FG attempts than KU.

Also, this game is not an isolated event. This seems to be the way the B12 crews are calling things. The tech game that we lost was similar. The KState game we won was similar. And non KU games are being called this way too.

It is not the way the other conferences are officiated.

@kuballin10 nah I’m good. Same thing I said to a buddy. Just don’t want you to hurt yourself!

@Texas-Hawk-10 nah it’s Self’s blindness that is asinine

You’re a coach if you can defend 5 on 4 and then on offense tell your players “go right at 3”.....what does that tell you about said player?

Flip minutes with Joe we win

He had 1 steal the same 8 pts on 3-4 shooting wish he’d shot Harris 7 times and then multiple defensive plays causing misses

Shot 58% but missed too many freebies 15/23 especially down the stretch. Och with only 11 points

Oh well. Goodnight guys. :victory_hand:

Texas plays tough D. Much tougher under this coach than their last couple. With this coach and this school's resources, they are going to be tough for years to come.

@Texas-Hawk-10 he sure didn’t box bishop out the way Joe did (Harris didn’t get the board as u know) in his minutes as i in game pointed out to DanR

Yes, farmer feel free to pat me on the back for that one

It’s easy to see what I don’t get is William and his staff are so committed to a nice kid who has massive limitations and changes the way good athletic teams guard us yet we continue.

I’m tired of the we were so close a few plays go our way (yeah let’s be the Alex smith chiefs everything needs to go right agains the 20th ranked team for us to win). U got a D1 athlete on the bench who’s impacting games but is being limited it’s a massive mistake

We have to figure out how to stop athletes in the mid range.

Timmy went for 24 without taking a 3. Brooks for UK did the same.

You also have to find a secondary scorer if Och is going to get face guarded. There has to at least be a counter punch to that.

We have to find a way to stop big men with a double team that Mitch and KJ can’t guard. Williams and now Mitchell abused us.

Honestly as long as we learn from these things, this will be good in the long run.

@approxinfinity I’m not we go through spurts but especially against teams that don’t guard our handles the ball the most pg. they dared him to shoot snd drive

It was like us against unc in elite 8 St. Louis

People drunk posting?

@Kcmatt7

That’s on Wilson And Braun defensively not good and Allen better athlete

Dave isn’t a legit ku standard big so he’s gonna get dominated on D but that guy was a beast tonight scoring and rebounding and on 1 leg... tip of the cap

If u don’t have the horses athletically in those spots it shows gotta play them elsewhere

@kuballin10 not ready to take this to a physical place yet sorry. Gotta at least buy me a lobster dinner for that

@kuballin10 Keep blaming Harris for KU being -2 in rebounds, -9 in in offensive rebounds, -5 in FT's made, and -8 in turnovers.

And no, I'm not convinced Yesufu was the difference in the game, but since you're clearly the smartest guy here, of course you couldn't possibly be wrong about anything because you've clearly never been wrong about anything in your life so of course KU would've won by 30 had Yesufu played the whole game instead of Harris.

@tundrahok … someone else’s problem :)

@FarmerJayhawk lol filet and lobster....you me and Self who can buy as i school him on how to play the best players, raise the ceiling of the team, give proper leashes from the start and leverage the talent you have versus choosing to attach your horse to guys who will never win a title playing big minutes

You set that up any time or place I’ll be there. Heck I’ll even bring a current nba player if you legit set it up...we can take a picture for proof

@Texas-Hawk-10 nah 29 at best

He’d been 7-10 with 4 threes.....6-7 assists....4 steals and 18 points had he started all year

Nah I’ve been wrong ask @benshawks08 i admitted it on our big 12 finish I had us 3-5th based on early review of play and other teams

Just this you’re right I’m not wrong on and would pay a decent amount to have an honest conversation with William on what he sees, how and why. I’d walk away convinced Harris is the guy because Bill’s smart but still want to see how he doesn’t give the same opportunity

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 nah 29 at best

He’d been 7-10 with 4 threes.....6-7 assists....4 steals and 18 points had he started all year

Nah I’ve been wrong ask @benshawks08 i admitted it on our big 12 finish I had us 3-5th based on early review of play and other teams

Just this you’re right I’m not wrong on and would pay a decent amount to have an honest conversation with William on what he sees, how and why. I’d walk away convinced Harris is the guy because Bill’s smart but still want to see how he doesn’t give the same opportunity

I'll give you the answer right now. Go look at some advanced metrics because Yesufu has not been good on offense this year at all. Harris has been quite a bit better in advanced numbers than Yesufu. A PER that's sub 5 is flat out terrible and that's where Yesufu is at in conference play.

@Texas-Hawk-10 that’s worthless he didn’t even play

Pull from ISU forward and feel free to share the screenshots

Also you are a coach and watch it’s not difficult to see.

Selfs one mistake and you’re out to bench players only hurts their play. He doesn’t let them early on learn through mistakes in game which is the best way to learn light years better than practice. Of course Juan looked better he’s smart had 1 year in the system knew what to expect for Joe it was all new. Coaches job is to get the most out of your talent not cripple it.

In 15 minutes Joe equaled his scoring, kept the proper spacing because they actually guarded him and we both know wouldn’t have been beaten off the dribble 8 times like Harris was tonight.

From yours truly the phog - We don’t have a PG and we constantly turn it over yet you don’t want to admit the number of turnovers are because players have to create their own shots since our PG can’t distribute or create. In Self’s tenure he’s only better than Tharpe. That’s bad

Let me know Joe’s strengths again. Volume shooter oh you don’t think Self can’t reign that in? Check Remy’s numbers asu vs KU and get back to me.....

Joe can do everything Harris can do but better and it ain’t even mother effin close

Wow. Flying in late here as usual, but very pissed off at that totally irresponsible loss.
No question that should have been a win. not an easy win, but a win.
Value the ball and possession a few more times and we fly home happy.
The end of the first half was an absolute joke.
Unforced errors and boneheaded play. incredible.

Texas was amazing the way they guarded and minimized Och. Well played to blanket him and pretty much blanket the 3 pt line. smart D.
And boy are we good at making guys All Americans for a night...eff.

An internet reminder: The ignore button is your friend.

All down to execution. Missed free throws, fumbling the ball without a shot, an off target lob play. All those plays are plays KU can make. They didn't and that was the difference

@mayjay We have an ignore button?

@Jethro Go to the user profile, and click on the 3 dots. Actually "Block user". Blocks the user from DM-ing you and keeps their posts from showing up. Does not stop you from seeing posts quoted by others.

Very nice stress saver. You can undo it, too, and read the blocked stuff later if you are feeling masochistic.

@mayjay Ok....very good! Thank you very much.

Wow, the ignore feature really cleans up the room. It's like taking out the trash!

Conclusion: 0 star rating, would not recommend

Can someone explain the end of game through Self’s eyes?

Dave is on one leg, been great but the physicality and whistle swallowing on our end was evident.

Self thinks get a shot closest to the basket and that’s Dave even though he’d gotten clobbered missed and we’d all been mad why it wasn’t pick and roll with Ochai bringing it up and Braun popping.

Other option: elevator screen action
All eyes were on Och all game I’d run the play for him let Wilson fake the screen and roll to the rim....layup.

Texas would be focusing on Ochai the defender following him all over than having to stop, pass him off and go oh crap I need to switch in which he’d freeze for a second. Works every time

In the biggest minutes guys are over aggressive on D....backdoor plays and little slips will win 90% of the time.

William calls these during the game but where coaches make their impact is those late game situations when your players can’t manufacture a play on their own.

Prioritizing though the closest to the basket yet guarded Dave shot versus top 10-20 pick having the ball in his hands is 100% why we’d deserve to lose.

@BeddieKU23 said in Tejas Game Thread:

All down to execution. Missed free throws, fumbling the ball without a shot, an off target lob play. All those plays are plays KU can make. They didn't and that was the difference

Those things you mentioned and then getting our ass beat on the boards like on 3-4 consecutive rips at cruical point of the ball game where we were either up 2 or tied and Texas which is a poor rebounding team got like 3hots per possession and would end up getting the score they needs - -Hanni ?- -& Gurley kept mentioning at the time and were right -grab the dm ball holy crap you can't get a rebound.- But these points were the reasons - -Well that and then when you have a guy throw up a prayer with 1:06 left in the game and just a prayer that banks off the backboard almost breaks the back board rolls around and goes in . - -Even he knew his prayer had been answered turning around couldn't keep from laughing.

That was the same guy that when McCormack went out they went to him like 4-5 straight times down the floor and he just schooled Light foot and Adams foulded EVERYTIME & went 8-8 from the stripe at the time - - just sad

@jayballer67 can’t ignore Texas shooting 3-20 from deep. They can easily say from their viewpoint had we made just our average of 32-33% we win going away and beat a team who shot 58% on us but the goal of slowing down 30 and 2 worked and forcing role players to try to carry the load to beat us

@jayballer67

CB missing 2 free throws as a 80% shooter, hard to excuse. Dave missed front end of 1 and 1, not really close. Och's pass and Dejaun's fumble just highlighted a night full of issues.

My first foray into chatting about KU sports was on a CBS sports message board where fans of all teams would go and basically talk some trash many years ago. One of the most interesting characters was a guy who was a Villanova fan. He would argue with a guy that was a Louisville fan all the time, and I began to notice other Villanova fans would jump in and attack the Louie guy together. It was weird because you'd never see these other "Nova" fans on the board unless the dude was in a rumble. So I started to watch these other fans and the Nova guy, and noticed they seemed to be the same person saying the same things. Then I noticed other fans coming onto the board coming for the BIG East conference ( 1 Creighton fan, one Seton Hall fan, and another college- don't remember which) and all of them would have long chats about the BIG East. Long story short- this psychopath had about 10 accounts, and would literally have conversations with himself about the Big East. If he got sideways with somebody, his whole fake team would descend on them. I honestly suspected it, but didn't know for sure until CBS Sports started having moderators in the room (a new thing at that time), and they busted him. He had accounts for several different BIG East schools, a Gonzaga account, and like 6 or 7 different Villanova accounts.

So, when you see supposed "fans" that do nothing but insult the coach and the team 24/7, maybe they aren't really fans...maybe they're trolls looking to get us to overreact. Thank God we have a way with the ignore button to silence them. RCJHGKU!

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Can someone explain the end of game through Self’s eyes?

Dave is on one leg, been great but the physicality and whistle swallowing on our end was evident.

Self thinks get a shot closest to the basket and that’s Dave even though he’d gotten clobbered missed and we’d all been mad why it wasn’t pick and roll with Ochai bringing it up and Braun popping.

Other option: elevator screen action
All eyes were on Och all game I’d run the play for him let Wilson fake the screen and roll to the rim....layup.

Texas would be focusing on Ochai the defender following him all over than having to stop, pass him off and go oh crap I need to switch in which he’d freeze for a second. Works every time

In the biggest minutes guys are over aggressive on D....backdoor plays and little slips will win 90% of the time.

William calls these during the game but where coaches make their impact is those late game situations when your players can’t manufacture a play on their own.

Prioritizing though the closest to the basket yet guarded Dave shot versus top 10-20 pick having the ball in his hands is 100% why we’d deserve to lose.

1. I agree there probably had to be something better to end the game but having Och bring the ball up is NOT it. He's shown over and over again that is not his game.

2. If the elevator screen decoy idea worked every time why would any team run anything else ever?

3. The initial play call to get the ball in och's hands worked perfectly and a tad more loft on och's pass and dave is dunking.

4. I got really confused reading you call self William because I thought you were referring to Williams (the former coach) and could not figure out what point you were trying to make there!

5. In one thread you are criticizing Self's play calling to end the game because "where coaches make their impact is those late game situations" while in another you say, "Plays dont score the players do Guards win in March." Curious...

I'm actually glad we lost another close one coming down the stretch because it can refocus the team on the importance of execution. We'd had a nice little stretch of playing well to end the game and some of that can come down to luck if everyone is honest. The luck of that bank 3.
The luck of that Harris pass being tipped in. A rebound bouncing over a guy who had the better position. Missed calls this way, a charge/block that way. Etc.

I'm also glad we lost this one rather than the baylor game on saturday (though winning them both would obviously be ideal).

@Jethro

Check the iSU game thread plenty complimentary of Missouri St recruit Harris there

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Can someone explain the end of game through Self’s eyes?

Dave is on one leg, been great but the physicality and whistle swallowing on our end was evident.

Self thinks get a shot closest to the basket and that’s Dave even though he’d gotten clobbered missed and we’d all been mad why it wasn’t pick and roll with Ochai bringing it up and Braun popping.

Other option: elevator screen action
All eyes were on Och all game I’d run the play for him let Wilson fake the screen and roll to the rim....layup.

Texas would be focusing on Ochai the defender following him all over than having to stop, pass him off and go oh crap I need to switch in which he’d freeze for a second. Works every time

In the biggest minutes guys are over aggressive on D....backdoor plays and little slips will win 90% of the time.

William calls these during the game but where coaches make their impact is those late game situations when your players can’t manufacture a play on their own.

Prioritizing though the closest to the basket yet guarded Dave shot versus top 10-20 pick having the ball in his hands is 100% why we’d deserve to lose.

1. I agree there probably had to be something better to end the game but having Och bring the ball up is NOT it. He's shown over and over again that is not his game.

2. If the elevator screen decoy idea worked every time why would any team run anything else ever?

3. The initial play call to get the ball in och's hands worked perfectly and a tad more loft on och's pass and dave is dunking.

4. I got really confused reading you call self William because I thought you were referring to Williams (the former coach) and could not figure out what point you were trying to make there!

5. In one thread you are criticizing Self's play calling to end the game because "where coaches make their impact is those late game situations" while in another you say, "Plays dont score the players do Guards win in March." Curious...

I'm actually glad we lost another close one coming down the stretch because it can refocus the team on the importance of execution. We'd had a nice little stretch of playing well to end the game and some of that can come down to luck if everyone is honest. The luck of that bank 3.
The luck of that Harris pass being tipped in. A rebound bouncing over a guy who had the better position. Missed calls this way, a charge/block that way. Etc.

I'm also glad we lost this one rather than the baylor game on saturday (though winning them both would obviously be ideal).

1) och scored 3 times driving hard right beating his guy off the dribble and the help coming

2) och isn’t a good lob thrower but William knew he is the only guy who could beat his man off the dribble

3) William must draw up a winning play when his players can’t make one. Players must execute said play. That’s what William banks on. It’s why mid major Harris plays over Joe because he’d claim he doesn’t know the entire offense.

4) the oh $h$t tight end blocks then leaks out backside works every time at the goal line. Same for any double screen and have one guy fake and roll. Cant run it every time but you save it for certain situations. When it’s ran it works but if you run it every play down then no off course it’s not gonna work. You hardly ever run it or run it once/twice a game element of surprise wins.

5) Goal is a title, little 10 is a nice stepping stone but this team will lose the way it did last night against a good athletic team in sweet 16. We constantly turned it over except when Joe was in the game. Because our pg doesn’t attack (what I praised him for at isu) and it puts the ball in playmakers hands in poor positions. Combine that with the other team literally not guarding you and then draw up the playbook so they run ball screen action, post ups and drives right at you....yeah it’s a problem.

What’s truly frustrating and my entire gripe on this is William is going to start him from now until he graduates which is insane. It’s a long term stunting of this teams growth. He’s worse than Tharpe, Tharpe’s last year here statistically. And due to stubbornness and being “liked” (I mean our coach literally has a teachers pet it’s comical) he will always start.

@Jethro said in Tejas Game Thread:

My first foray into chatting about KU sports was on a CBS sports message board where fans of all teams would go and basically talk some trash many years ago. One of the most interesting characters was a guy who was a Villanova fan. He would argue with a guy that was a Louisville fan all the time, and I began to notice other Villanova fans would jump in and attack the Louie guy together. It was weird because you'd never see these other "Nova" fans on the board unless the dude was in a rumble. So I started to watch these other fans and the Nova guy, and noticed they seemed to be the same person saying the same things. Then I noticed other fans coming onto the board coming for the BIG East conference ( 1 Creighton fan, one Seton Hall fan, and another college- don't remember which) and all of them would have long chats about the BIG East. Long story short- this psychopath had about 10 accounts, and would literally have conversations with himself about the Big East. If he got sideways with somebody, his whole fake team would descend on them. I honestly suspected it, but didn't know for sure until CBS Sports started having moderators in the room (a new thing at that time), and they busted him. He had accounts for several different BIG East schools, a Gonzaga account, and like 6 or 7 different Villanova accounts.

So, when you see supposed "fans" that do nothing but insult the coach and the team 24/7, maybe they aren't really fans...maybe they're trolls looking to get us to overreact. Thank God we have a way with the ignore button to silence them. RCJHGKU!

wish I could find that button and exercise it

@jayballer67 Click on the person's name you want to block. Their profile page comes up. On the upper right, there will be 3 small dots...click on them. It will say "block user". Click on that.

Got this from another site I belong to and a fan brought this up and think he makes a very valid point. - - WE shoot 58/56 % from the field- -Texas shoots 41 % - - Texas goes 3-20 from the three.

Why in the hell Didn't Coach go to a Zone isn't a goal to expose the other teams weakness , things that will help you win. - -Like he said we know Coach wants the team to show toughness , and hates playing a zone - -but sometimes a new look especially when you see that the other team is really struggling from that area - -take it - -use it to your advantage, also keeps them from rebounding even further - -Dam come on now, sometimes you got to do what you need to do.

There is no excuse when you shoot that much better from the field to get beat. - - Texas is not that much of an offensive team, they average 68.2 per game, goes to show also how bad our defense is - -they score right at 80 on us. - -how long had it been since they had done that. - -two glaring mistakes --Rebounds and defense

@Jethro said in Tejas Game Thread:

@jayballer67 Click on the person's name you want to block. Their profile page comes up. On the upper right, there will be 3 small dots...click on them. It will say "block user". Click on that.

Awesome , thanks buddy

@jayballer67 said in Tejas Game Thread:

Got this from another site I belong to and a fan brought this up and think he makes a very valid point. - - WE shoot 58/56 % from the field- -Texas shoots 41 % - - Texas goes 3-20 from the three.

Why in the hell Didn't Coach go to a Zone isn't a goal to expose the other teams weakness , things that will help you win. - -Like he said we know Coach wants the team to show toughness , and hates playing a zone - -but sometimes a new look especially when you see that the other team is really struggling from that area - -take it - -use it to your advantage, also keeps them from rebounding even further - -Dam come on now, sometimes you got to do what you need to do.

There is no excuse when you shoot that much better from the field to get beat. - - Texas is not that much of an offensive team, they average 68.2 per game, goes to show also how bad our defense is - -they score right at 80 on us. - -how long had it been since they had done that. - -two glaring mistakes --Rebounds and defense

I think because in theory it's even harder to defensive rebound in a zone because in man2man it's each individual's responsibility to but a body on your man. In zone, you have to look first to see who is in your area. The first shot d was not a problem. The scout must have said let that one big shoot all the threes he wants and it worked. Problem was as you stated, we got beat to the long rebounds when they mattered most. Don't think zone would have stopped that.

I'd add to the "glaring mistakes" unforced turnovers. Texas wasn't really filling the passing lanes or stripping guys clean. It was mostly us fumbling drives, passing to people who aren't looking, forcing passes into guarded areas. Texas did a good job clogging things up but Ku didn't have to chuck it in the mud with them.

@kuballin10 "We constantly turned it over except when Joe was in the game."

This is a joke, right? Joe was in for all of 2 minutes without Harris and I'm fairly confident that was a 2 minute span where we got absolutely destroyed in the first half because of turnovers.

I'm in agreement with you that Yes is a weapon and needs to be utilized, but he still isn't ready to run the team. It's great that he can give Braun and Och a breather without the house falling down, but the house collapsed when he was taking over for Harris.

So looking at the bigger picture with less angry eyes today ...
There were really no major complaints about last night. texas played excellent defense.
Rarely can i recall saying this about a KU team, but it was a zillion individual things that did us in last night.
Just about each and everybody had their own "oh shit!" moment. a turnover, dumbly dribbling into a crowd with no way out (a trend for Wilson), a bad lob pass, dribbling it of your knee and out of bounds (JCL. who didn't see that coming a mile away?), a great rebound (dave) followed by a WTF how did that happen tie up, Wilson chucking it into Harris' back, and the list goes on and on.
That's it. sums it up.
Not poorly played otherwise IMO.
Ok, we could have done better to get Och open, but i digress.

I think this game was more frustrating then others because it wasn't as much as what Texas did to us as what we did to ourselves.- - Texas got 24 points - - -TWENT FOUR off crazy live ball turnovers. - -Silly ones oh I dunno say like a player trying to dribble the ball between your legs or going behind the back ( HELLO JALEN COLEMAN ) just making passes to GOD knows where - -Commentators on my Local sports daily says - -David McCormack is just weak at hanging on to the ball - -there was multiple times Dave get the ball and then before he could even think what he wanted to do - - got stripped - - GRAB THE DAM BALL GRIP THE DAM THING - -dam dude you 6'10 and what like 265/270 ? - -Muscle up dude act like THAT is YOUR BALL and no one takin it

Having said all this, the Schedule is still in our favor now. - -We have already played @ - Texas - - -Oklahoma - - K/State - - Iowa State - - -Texas Tech - -w got what Baylor (really tough ) - -TCU -- & West Virginia. - -even though WV is solid defensively - -they still have LOTS of problems scoring the ball - -We take care of business at home win say at both TCU very doable & WV I think were still good. -as long as we just don't wet all over ourselves and dammit clean up these turnovers. - -If Christan would of just hit his two ft's - -he was at 81 % and misses both really ? - come on -hang on to the dam ball clean your passes unforced to's holy crap

We played a pretty good ranked team on the road, and let it get away from us. We weren't physically overwhelmed, and almost won. Obvious we need work in the last minutes of games, but the team is progressing nicely. We still haven't peaked yet. We'll get the thugs in Lawrence, and we'll throttle them. I'm hoping we win the next 4 games, and are 12-2 in conference when we play at Baylor.

@benshawks08

Did you or any other homers on this board watch the game without thinking Harris as the second coming of Frank???

It’s when JOE AND Harris share the floor was my point but we can analyze it all below.

Harris is a SOLID and i means SOLID backup pg (this isn’t sarcasm I am being 100% serious here). He plays starter minutes that’s the issue. Not his but the man who controls minutes.

https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1990141.pdf ↗

We turned it over 15 times in the game to their 6 and Texas wasn’t playing any pressure defense. Same issue has been mentioned with our rebounding problems..... Braun looking at you with 0.

Dave an absolute beast on 1 leg. He isn’t a legit KU big but he earned respect busting his tail while injured in the most physical game of the year.

Back to the web link:
Joe in at 14:59 for the first time and ran offense fine with no turnovers until Harris back in at 13:40

Harris and Joe played until 9:45 with no turnovers bedsides 1 on Joe

Joe in at 6:07
Braun turnover 4:53
Och turnover 2:49
Joe our 2:25

Harris turnover 2:06 and we know how the next 2 minutes before half played out

Joe in 12:21
6:49 Joe out no turnovers the entire almost 6 minutes the time we built the lead the most and looked the best both offensively and defensively

Three turnovers while Joe played one being his own. 12 when he was out.

Switch minutes and I guarantee we’d win the game. Does it mean other guys couldn’t have performed better sure but 38 minutes to the guy who coach has said should play 25 shows coach is full of crap on his speech to the media.

Defensively because Joe can stop ball and puts pressure on guys. Offensively because even with 4 on 5 he attacks.

@benshawks08 as proven in my post we turned it over less with Joe on the floor.

The narratives that Harris is a great defender (he’s not teams go right at him) and he handles the ball well (he doesn’t he has the weakest handles of all guards if you watch him dribble and handle pressure it’s awkward and he’s not strong) don’t hold up when looking at the toughest games.

Sure he is good against bad little 10 teams and non con.....against tier 1 d1 athletes he’s exposed.

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@benshawks08

Did you or any other homers on this board watch the game without thinking Harris as the second coming of Frank???

It’s when JOE AND Harris share the floor was my point but we can analyze it all below.

Harris is a SOLID and i means SOLID backup pg (this isn’t sarcasm I am being 100% serious here). He plays starter minutes that’s the issue. Not his but the man who controls minutes.

https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1990141.pdf ↗

We turned it over 15 times in the game to their 6 and Texas wasn’t playing any pressure defense. Same issue has been mentioned with our rebounding problems..... Braun looking at you with 0.

Dave an absolute beast on 1 leg. He isn’t a legit KU big but he earned respect busting his tail while injured in the most physical game of the year.

Back to the web link:
Joe in at 14:59 for the first time and ran offense fine with no turnovers until Harris back in at 13:40

Harris and Joe played until 9:45 with no turnovers bedsides 1 on Joe

Joe in at 6:07
Braun turnover 4:53
Och turnover 2:49
Joe our 2:25

Harris turnover 2:06 and we know how the next 2 minutes before half played out

Joe in 12:21
6:49 Joe out no turnovers the entire almost 6 minutes the time we built the lead the most and looked the best both offensively and defensively

Three turnovers while Joe played one being his own. 12 when he was out.

Switch minutes and I guarantee we’d win the game. Does it mean other guys couldn’t have performed better sure but 38 minutes to the guy who coach has said should play 25 shows coach is full of crap on his speech to the media.

Defensively because Joe can stop ball and puts pressure on guys. Offensively because even with 4 on 5 he attacks.

I'm not arguing Harris is the second Frank, but I am arguing Yes isn't either. Flipping minutes would not solve all our problems. In fact what is most likely is that new and exciting problems would present themselves.

Do think you found something calling out Braun on the boards. Needed him in there.

@benshawks08 they said shut down och and Braun. Braun had some big moments and runs his mouth like always instead of finishing.

He’s normally great at rebounding but that goose egg is bad. Also he was atrocious defensively on Allen who had a career night. He and Wilson couldn’t stop them at the elbow it was brutal to see no in game adjustments by William on that action.

We won’t agree; if you switch Joe and Harris this team is definitely improved. Confident Joe and long leash Joe is everything we need in a lead guard. William needs to check his ego and worry about winning a title. It’s been 10 years since a final four W.

Funny we started to “hit our stride” as other posters have said yet that “can’t quite figure out” what changed these last 3 games.

@benshawks08 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@kuballin10 said in Tejas Game Thread:

@benshawks08

Did you or any other homers on this board watch the game without thinking Harris as the second coming of Frank???

It’s when JOE AND Harris share the floor was my point but we can analyze it all below.

Harris is a SOLID and i means SOLID backup pg (this isn’t sarcasm I am being 100% serious here). He plays starter minutes that’s the issue. Not his but the man who controls minutes.

https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1990141.pdf ↗

We turned it over 15 times in the game to their 6 and Texas wasn’t playing any pressure defense. Same issue has been mentioned with our rebounding problems..... Braun looking at you with 0.

Dave an absolute beast on 1 leg. He isn’t a legit KU big but he earned respect busting his tail while injured in the most physical game of the year.

Back to the web link:
Joe in at 14:59 for the first time and ran offense fine with no turnovers until Harris back in at 13:40

Harris and Joe played until 9:45 with no turnovers bedsides 1 on Joe

Joe in at 6:07
Braun turnover 4:53
Och turnover 2:49
Joe our 2:25

Harris turnover 2:06 and we know how the next 2 minutes before half played out

Joe in 12:21
6:49 Joe out no turnovers the entire almost 6 minutes the time we built the lead the most and looked the best both offensively and defensively

Three turnovers while Joe played one being his own. 12 when he was out.

Switch minutes and I guarantee we’d win the game. Does it mean other guys couldn’t have performed better sure but 38 minutes to the guy who coach has said should play 25 shows coach is full of crap on his speech to the media.

Defensively because Joe can stop ball and puts pressure on guys. Offensively because even with 4 on 5 he attacks.

I'm not arguing Harris is the second Frank, but I am arguing Yes isn't either. Flipping minutes would not solve all our problems. In fact what is most likely is that new and exciting problems would present themselves.

Do think you found something calling out Braun on the boards. Needed him in there.