I want to see inside plays and smart shots.

LFG

RockChalk

Lets get a road win

@RockChalkinTexas

Leet's do this, do something different today. Win on the road -ROCK CHALK

The curse of dook game before ours strikes again

Furph3

Good start

I got the Spanish feed on 😀

Juando

Weak foul

A decent start here

Why the hell are you fouling when your down nine with twenty seven seconds to go Fla St ?

Fran = Mute

welp wiped out goal tend

Why did they take away our point

They changed the goal tend to a block

Is this common core math? Somehow 7-4 became 5-10.

Well that wasn’t good

Their guards/wings are getting into the paint WAY to easily...

calling it tight on our end

Some bad passing, but Hunt slides it in

Look at it?

not even close to the cylinder

You can almost count on Juan missing multiple layups a game at this point

Whistle sucks

4-0 in foul calls and 2 of those call ridiculously late

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Whistle sucks

Weird for sure. Foul count 4-0 with two blown goal tend calls and no way to fix the second one.

Hunter didn't even tip it in. He's the offensive player. Terrible call.

this lineup ought to be interesting

It is amazing how clean Oklahoma is playing.

Smh on the fouls

I have jury duty Tuesday for 2 former deputy sheriffs who are charged with MANSLAUGHTER after the guy they tased over and over died with a knee on his back by a 3rd deputy.

OMG I hope I don't get picked. It's 50 miles from my house one way.
Say a🙏 for me.

Finally we get a call

Nick ain't it

Everyone always kills us from 3 lol

3 point defense is stellar like usual.

Kj wasn't any better

That wasn’t close to a 3 there, they better look at that

you know our 3 point defense sucks , and sucks bad -- every time out teams just flay going off on us with this. - yet ANOTHER poor three point shooting team on the year 34 % - just flat going off shooting 57 % against good ol KU

Oh great

Kevin has been 2023 Kevin on the road

Since Houston, our offense has been terrible

Boy we just struggle to score

2-9 from three. Good grief. Not even trying to rebound

this team just looks ugly , this is not Kansas Basketball

JEEZ

I mean we got 18 points with 5 minutes to go in the half

Barely got to 50 last game - 40 may be the high water mark in this one...

I don't see how you can miss 14 shots and get zero offensive boards

I wish this was Harris’ real senior year. I’d like to see some urgency in both Harris’ play and Self’s pg recruiting.

Definitely have not been in such a rut as I can remember for our guys

Crazy we don’t have any players that can hit a 3 consistently. Every other team in CBB does, sure glad Kevin is back. Brick, brick, brick and get taken on the dribble

Somebody said it earlier today - I now expect DJs shots to not go in.

Something is just off with this team

@dylans said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

I wish this was Harris’ real senior year. I’d like to see some urgency in both Harris’ play and Self’s pg recruiting.

I wish Dickinson would quit shooting three fricken three point attempts-- now like 1-24-- plant your ass in the block

Ball was long gone Fran. KU has missed totally wide open three attempts all day

Since Furphy made the last 3 we have seen seemingly everyone else shoot a 3 other than him

@StLJhawk said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Somebody said it earlier today - I now expect DJs shots to not go in.

Something is just off with this team

just a bad team this year-- -Oklahoma again 3 point sshooting 34% on the year shooting 60 % this game

Getting beat in every phase of the game....

Is KJ sick or something. Looks like he's wearing concrete shoes

Elmarko can’t even give DeJuan a breather. Ugg

@DCHawker said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Getting beat in every phase of the game....

EVERY PHASE

Wow

Hunter sucks

Typical 2023-24 KU road game so far.

Need another combo guard next year.

I don't think I've eve seen a KU team that plays this bad on the road

Say what you want of Juan but he ain’t starting on any other team in the top half of this conference

@BeddieKU23 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Hunter sucks

yes he does and yet people want him back. I've said he IS NOT a good fit with this team. he is big- he is slow and he is a really bad defender

This team is just slowwwww... Get beat down court, off the dribble, to loose balls, and don't close out quickly on 3PAs...

Mari

Have we shot a free throw tody ?

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Have we shot a free throw tody ?

negatory

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Have we shot a free throw tody ?

negatory

hmmm imagine that

well, not like juanito and elmarko are out there trying to take it to the basket to draw fouls or anything like that

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Have we shot a free throw tody ?

negatory

But OU has 8 FTAs. Good thing our FT defense is actually pretty good today - they've made only 3...

At this point Johhny is our team

Hunt have 7 points and 6 rebounds, he would be fine if we had shooter round him. Teams pack the paint and make him score over 2-3 every time because we have no consistent threat from deep.

so much for the two for one, you ball handlers

Lucky to be down only 5

Held em

Self will make adjustments

Got it down though

Momentum switched. Will they ride it?

Good fit or not, we wouldn’t score many points without Hunter and we already struggle to hit 50 on the road

Can you imagine playing as poor as w did and we got it to five

We are prefect fine here guys

Extremely fortunate to just be down 5. But, unfortunately, I have little confidence that they can turn it up a couple of notches in the 2d half...

Pretty good shape if they don't play like pure crap in the second half

DEFCON 2
7 turnovers
25% from 3.

KSUcks and Texas lost

@BeddieKU23 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Momentum switched. Will they ride it?

these firt four minutes is the 2nd half is going to be huge

Kev just getting warmed up

I think we need to play a little LESS through Hunter. Too obvious at this point. Use him as a decoy and drive the paint more.

The problem is that we're slow and don't shoot the ball very well.

I just get frustrated at the lack of basketball not only knowledge but common sense on here at times. Hunter does get trigger happy at times but finished this half with 10 points and 8 rebounds while shooting over 50%. Juan missed 3 wide open 3s and a layup. Kevin missed multiple wide open 3s and 2 layups. Both guys shooting below 30% from the floor as they have much of conference season. Then we get the Hunter sucks he’s why we are losing. It absolutely asinine and laughable.

@kjayhawks luckily you're here to enlighten us!

Offense would be much worse without Hunter. Defense might be a little better without him. He's a net positive

Let’s go!!! We are going to win this! Good finish to the half

@DanR I’d love to be enlightened how a guy with more output than 3 other starters combined (KJ, Juan and Kevin) is the issue here today.

@kjayhawks well, no one said he was the issue. Just that he sucks. Dude did go 2-20 prior to this game, but he's doing fine so far today, IMO.

@DanR 🤣 that gave me a good laugh buddy thanks

Hunter, Kevin, and DeJuan are all slow players. It is what it is.

KJ, Juan, McC are 4/15. Hunter is 5/9. The 1st 3 with 6 rebounds, Hunter 8. He is the better player today, so far.

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

I just get frustrated at the lack of basketball not only knowledge but common sense on here at times. Hunter does get trigger happy at times but finished this half with 10 points and 8 rebounds while shooting over 50%. Juan missed 3 wide open 3s and a layup. Kevin missed multiple wide open 3s and 2 layups. Both guys shooting below 30% from the floor as they have much of conference season. Then we get the Hunter sucks he’s why we are losing. It absolutely asinine and laughable.

You sure the hell do not need a guy that is 7'1 continue to shoot 3 point shots when he is 1-24 in his laast attempts instead of posting up down low with a player his size should be and out of those 8 rebounds he has got tell me how many of those are offensive rebounds ?

@patoh3 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

KJ, Juan, McC are 4/15. Hunter is 5/9. The 1st 3 with 6 rebounds, Hunter 8. He is the better player today, so far.

Furphy is the best player for Ku at this point

Hunter got his first O board on that last possession that he slapped out to the top. Saved the possession

@dylans ya I talked to a head high school coach this morning, also a KU grad. He goes up to Selfs coaching clinic and gets to watch some of KUs drills. He told me Juan is the slowest and least athletic player he has seen since he’s been going (over 15 years). Doesn’t mean he can’t be effective just very little room for error.

Furphy actually has the worst +/- in today’s game so far at -8.

We get the ball first.

Hunter and Kevin are the best players. Furphy has the most upside.

Kevin when he's knocking down shots is the best player.

@patoh3 where do you guys see the +/-

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Hunter got his first O board on that last possession that he slapped out to the top. Saved the possession

Woo - Hoo

@kjayhawks Bleacher Report stats.

Kevin Sucks

(/s kidding of course)

Great job kev

KJ scoreless and 1 RB. Just can't have that from a 4 who plays 35 MPG...

Yeah kj. Great finish

22 minutes in before 1st FTA... And then miss both...

Another awesome finish

Another awesome ft attempt

2 great awesome attempts

Just go up KJ

Refs decided to go the opposite way in the fouls the 2nd half - -now we have to make them

14-2 on free throw attempts. Need to be more aggressive. OU is dictating pace

Nice FTs guys

Another awesome ft shot

KJ

I was just thinking even I could steal the ball from mr high dribbler

Bout time somebody tried

Amazing what effort can do

I cringe when kev has the ball

Alright hustle

Nice dunk johnny

took 4 minutes to cut it to three!

Defense starting to show-- -as bad as it's been we are 100 % in this only down 3

Nice block

Jesus Christ Kevin couldn’t hit the water on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean right now.

Jump bear is lame. Stop it Fran.

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

took 4 minutes to cut it to three!

We should win by 5 at this rate then so it's fine

Juando looked around hoping someone other than Kev was running the break. Good job Furph!

If we start making some shoots we are in good shape, like the defensive intensity thus far

@kjayhawks Juan and KJ making some plays. No doubt they have their limitations but I love watching when they start impacting a game.

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

If we start making some shoots we are in good shape, like the defensive intensity thus far

Defense has turned it up, and have been able to gt out and run

@kjayhawks making shots is what this team struggles with in long stretches. Defense is good to excellent, but the o is horrendous to amazing. Jenkel and Hyde

We just need them to keep up the intensity.

One point game, much better then 11

Nice play and good finish, Kev

Late foul call in our favor?

lame call. things even out

Hanni just said KJ fighting a head cold all this week

Kev pushed him

Here w go Kevin gonna get called for a flagarant 1

Get rid of kev. What a mental brat

Nothing

Flop

Kevin needs to stop talking to refs and begging for calls. He just needs to shut up and play!

Hunter bricks coming

Nothing lol

Not really sure what Kev was even doing crashing the boards like that on a Hunter dunk, but good hustle, I suppose.

Never fails

Well, we're shooting the same % from the floor and FT line...

Great job kj. Good grief

We need to take advantage of FTs

Sloppy

Kev trying to lose the game on his own

get Furphy a look

Doors open but they don't really want it

We need something

Glad we get the entire week off after today

@BeddieKU23

6 3pt attempts. No justification for that...

Closed it by 2 more points. On schedule for the 5 point win if we keep on at this rate.

Billy Tubbs looked old when he was coaching. I'm surprised he's still around

Should Kevin stop shooting or maybe we get lucky and he hits one. Promise you he ain’t getting drafted first round

@BeddieKU23 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Doors open but they don't really want it

your right, it's all about want to right now , the opportunity is staring us right in the face

Where has our killer strength gone?

3-15 from 3 - 20%. Only guy I want shooting 3s at this point is Furphy, and only if wide open...

Why?????

Kevin smh why, why

OU giving us a chance but we might just barely make 60 pts.

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Billy Tubbs looked old when he was coaching. I'm surprised he's still around

Update: He's not around... Died in 2020

Hopefully kev gets his 4th soon

NOBODY TOUCHED HIM

Juan!!

Hell yeah!

Yeah KEVIN

@DCHawker said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

3-15 from 3 - 20%. Only guy I want shooting 3s at this point is Furphy, and only if wide open...

Well, never mind - for now.... ;)

Juan Finally - - - Kevin FINALLY

Ha

Kevin made a wide open 3, lord I’m ready for you to take me now 🤣

Nice job juan

@BeddieKU23 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

NOBODY TOUCHED HIM

Was this referring to Furphy holding the back of the jersey after he gave up position?

@Texas-Hawk-10 Furphy definitely fouled him, that’s a freshman play if I ever saw one.

Can we keep the momentum? We shall see

Could use a solid final 10 minutes

Seeing Nebraska's score roll by on the score ticker and we are essentially Nebraska right now. Unbeaten at home in conference, but can't win a road game in conference.

This whole half has been OU insisting that we take the lead and we finally did reluctantly

Hunter currently leading the team is points, rebounds, assists and blocks. Not bad for a guy that sucks.

Bye Kev

I'm going to miss the old 10 team big 12. Nothing better than home and away with everyone.

No surprise kev

Here is Nick.

Gonna be a free throw contest here now

Might as well go where he's been lately

Oh, boy. Come on Nick.

Our ball

Furph3

jOHNNY We have found the three

Johnny

Johnny> Kevin

Big shot furphy

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Hunter currently leading the team is points, rebounds, assists and blocks. Not bad for a guy that sucks.

LOL I like you, you got a sense of humor

Furphy does not appear to sweat.

That was not a foul on nick but refs will do whatev

How long did it take fran to come up with

Thunder from down under

Thunder from Down Under. It is just a Furphy.

Fran actually hasn’t been too bad today as shocking as that is.

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Fran actually hasn’t been too bad today as shocking as that is.

Probably ill

Can Johnny teach Kevin and everyone else on the team besides Jankovich how to shoot?

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Johnny> Kevin

Eventually, but not at this point. Kevin is a much more complete player right now than Furphy, but Furphy does have the higher long term ceiling.

Hopefully this is our get right game

We're in the double bonus now - need to make some damned FTs....

Surprised we’re up by 8, getting some rebounds helps

Here we go (Dak voice)

We just made free throws, we may actually know how to play basketball, who knew?

Now we cooking

Bleacher Report's latest mock draft has both Johnny and Kevin going late 1st round (21 and 23).

Juando time

Furphy has a shot at DD.

@kjayhawks tell that hs coach to FO

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Bleacher Report's latest mock draft has both Johnny and Kevin going late 1st round (21 and 23).

This is late enough in the round that it's not a lock that Furphy leaves this year.

man we need this win--

@Texas-Hawk-10 both have been dropping and after tonight’s game from Kevin, he’ll sink lower. If you can make free throws and wide open shots. The nba ain’t gonna want to deal with you.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Bleacher Report's latest mock draft has both Johnny and Kevin going late 1st round (21 and 23).

This is late enough in the round that it's not a lock that Furphy leaves this year.

It would be a surprise if he left. As far as I know he fully intends to come back

Refs were calling a foul just because

Furphy ought to be able to make a hell of an NIL deal to stay at KU

We have looked much better honestly since Kevin and his hero ball went out.

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Furphy ought to be able to make a hell of an NIL deal to stay at KU

He can't make NIL as an international player

@DanR not really. Can’t make any money as long as he’s in the US

@BeddieKU23 Get that citizenship, young man. I did not know that.

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@BeddieKU23 Get that citizenship, young man. I did not know that.

In the NBA he will

Hunter always bricks at least 1

That was a bail out call...

lol he was falling backwards

Wow bad call

@FarmerJayhawk said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

lol he was falling backwards

Was heroic

Flop city there

OU has made their last 11 FTs...

Kev’s going to get back into form soon. He’s pretty rusty

HEY HEY HEY some offensive rebounds-- we have 8

Way to get up

OU +9 at the FT line...

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 both have been dropping and after tonight’s game from Kevin, he’ll sink lower. If you can make free throws and wide open shots. The nba ain’t gonna want to deal with you.

Kevin also hasn't playing at 100% and still isn't 100% today. When it's a knee injury, that does affect shooting so, no I don't think the last few games where Kevin has clearly been playing injured have had a major impact on his draft stock because he's still projected in the same general range he's been for the last couple of months.

McCollum needs to stop dribbling up to his own chin, next game.

Layups r hard

@Texas-Hawk-10 all conference season he has had to shoot it 25 plus time to get to 19 points. Thats not efficient

The year bill practiced ft's we will know

Oklahoma only 3 fgs in the 2nd half-- - 0-9 three pointers in the 2nd half

Refs must have a flight to catch. They aren't calling anything.

Needed that

@kjayhawks well as long as you subtract 11 then you’re right

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 all conference season he has had to shoot it 25 plus time to get to 19 points. Thats not efficient

Now you're talking out of your ass because 18 is the most shots he's taken in a game this season.

OH DAM - -HUNTER DUNKED

Didn't know Hunter could jam

That dunk should do it today. Sure played a lot better in the second half

I find myself being hopeful.

Good 2nd half. They needed this one badly

How high can Hunter jump?

He was off the floor by a good 8 inches on that dunk too. I had no idea he had those hops.

Will give the guys credit - really dominated on the glass after the 1st 10 minutes...

@Texas-Hawk-10 either way taking 18 shots to get 19 points isn’t efficient. His averages for shooting are garbage in conference

Hunter remembered he can dunk, it’s a good day folks

@kjayhawks well good thing he’s shooting 14 to get to 18 in league play

@BeddieKU23 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Good 2nd half. They needed this one badlY

Yes we did and now we get to rest /heal for an entire week. who do we play next ?

Hard to imagine that the bench could produce less than it has in other games, but 2 pts and 2 RBs...

Furph needs couple boards to get a DD

@FarmerJayhawk anything is better than Kevin’s hero ball so far in conference season. Hunter actually shoots better than 55% from the floor with his ill advised 3s.

@kjayhawks buddy he’s 6th in the league in effective FG%

KU with 18 free throw attempts in the 2nd half- - if we could just hit some

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 either way taking 18 shots to get 19 points isn’t efficient. His averages for shooting are garbage in conference

Well then, good thing his season average is 13.6 FGA per game to get those 19 ppg. Even if he did average 18 shots per game, that's still over a point per FGA which isn't elite, but is still above average.

Johnny needs a little more arc on his FTs

@FarmerJayhawk not after today he ain’t

In basketball and football. Very cool

@kjayhawks just keep moving those goalposts. It’s a good workout!

Oklahoma you now have our permission to leave

Little McC is a pretty good player

WE WON A ROAD GAME!!!!!

I love the KU chant. RC

Woooo!! Get right game?? Maybe??

Goodbye, OU.

@kjayhawks You do realize that Kevin's recent shooting woes have coincided with his knee injury right?

Rock Chalk hymn in Norman kicks ass

Sure hope that was the get right game. Good guys win again

@FarmerJayhawk we can’t afford anymore losses to have another get another right game lol

YIPPEE , YIPPE WE WON A ROAD GAME - - -WOO-HOO

Good luck in the SEC! 🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

Good comeback.

Good riddance OU 🖕

Good week to rest.

HORNS DOWN.

RockChalk

Jayhawks

Swept the Oklahoma road trip. Now let’s win in another state!

@FarmerJayhawk said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Woooo!! Get right game?? Maybe??

Hope so showed a little grit today , Kevin still far from 100 % health wise-- - knee wise. Hopefully this week off will help

@Texas-Hawk-10 he as looked terrible ungodly terrible since the Cincinnati game. Has shot 33% or less from the floor 4 of the last 5 games he has played. Maybe that’s when he hit his knee idk. What I do know is that isn’t above average in any light.

Second half was really solid on both ends, not a ton to complain about there.

@DanR said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

He was off the floor by a good 8 inches on that dunk too. I had no idea he had those hops.

probably scared himself

Oklahoma was 4-22 in the 2nd half

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@kjayhawks You do realize that Kevin's recent shooting woes have coincided with his knee injury right?

I was disappointed with KJ in the second half, then I read he's been sick all week. A week's rest will really help.

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 he as looked terrible ungodly terrible since the Cincinnati game. Has shot 33% or less from the floor 4 of the last 5 games he has played. Maybe that’s when he hit his knee idk. What I do know is that isn’t above average in any light.

"Maybe that’s when he hit his knee idk."

That's the point that has been made to you repeatedly! His recent bad shooting has been a direct result of his knee injury and playing on a less than 100% knee. As his knee continues to heal and get better, you will see his shooting numbers get back to where they were earlier this season.

@stoptheflop said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@kjayhawks You do realize that Kevin's recent shooting woes have coincided with his knee injury right?

I was disappointed with KJ in the second half, then I read he's been sick all week. A week's rest will really help.

Mari had the flu and it's a wonder more guys aren't sick too.

@Texas-Hawk-10 I just want him to stop forcing shots as much as anything else. Had some quick triggers today for sure.

@stoptheflop said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@kjayhawks You do realize that Kevin's recent shooting woes have coincided with his knee injury right?

I was disappointed with KJ in the second half, then I read he's been sick all week. A week's rest will really help.

KJ been fighting a bad head cold all week, played better in the 2nd half

KJ fine in the second half IMO had 9 points, 3 boards and 2 assists.

Got our new

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP tshirts 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

I see that Andrea Hudy is now with UConn. I sure hope Johnny stays for another year and takes advantage of our strength program.

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@Texas-Hawk-10 I just want him to stop forcing shots as much as anything else. Had some quick triggers today for sure.

I will agree with that as he had 0 assists and offensive rebounds today and does seem like he's overcompensating his knee injury and trying to force his shots too much. This was also the biggest reason why KU lost in Manhattan as well.

Well was told earlier, that Johhny was the worst of KU players on this dm thing plus/minus whatever the hell you wanna call it.--Well he ends up 15 points----- 9 rebounds, I'll take that any day

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Well was told earlier, that Johhny was the worst of KU players on this dm thing plus/minus whatever the hell you wanna call it.--Well he ends up 15 points----- 9 rebounds, I'll take that any day

And Johnny scored early in the game when no one else was scoring.

@Texas-Hawk-10 that’s what I’m more so trying get at with his “hero ball” as I call it. Too much dribbling and forced shots.

Catching the game now, listening to the world’s dumbest leprechaun

@stoptheflop said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Well was told earlier, that Johhny was the worst of KU players on this dm thing plus/minus whatever the hell you wanna call it.--Well he ends up 15 points----- 9 rebounds, I'll take that any day

And Johnny scored early in the game when no one else was scoring.

Exactly, 15 points----- 9 rebounds and just found out 3 steals---and how many times was he on the floor scrapping for the loose balls

I know not good enough for our guy that loves to bash Juan so 11 points---7 assists - - & ZERO turnovers--not getting it done Juan I mean come on you wouldn't be startin on any other Big 12 team right ? - - - ya right roflmao--- -your fine Juan you do what you do- -Haters gonna hate

And now with the weird schedule we don’t play away from AFH until March

@FarmerJayhawk said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

And now with the weird schedule we don’t play away from AFH until March

Is weird but I'll take it right about now

I'm actually not glad they're going to the $EC, but since they are, good riddance. KU showed you to the door nicely. No football win, no hoops wins.

Nice to see the result today. I'm with family so wasn't contributing to the negativity and then the positivity during the game. First half threatened to turn into another TTech. But a little toughening at the end and some enjoyable Jayhawk basketball for a change.

And so, for the last time, and I really wish I was profane right now because I want to use some words for OU and Texas and their contributing to the craziness that we now have in conference realignment.

I was glad to be reminded of Danny during the ceremony for Billy Tubbs. I'm sure OU fans were galled that they'd mar the ceremony by showing DM, but I'm pretty convinced that Danny would have been an almost miracle with his teammates if Billy Tubbs had used his bench. They were gassed at the end because he only used 1 guy for 5 minutes, kind of like what Bill Self has been forced to do recently.

@jayballer67 Juan was great second half

The good news is Kevin should be able to make a recovery soon especially with next week being open. You can’t really make a bone bruise worse, it just takes time to heal up.

The Furph is definitely showing he is capable of taking his game on the road. Talk about filing a stat sheet!

15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals.

@drgnslayr Furphy has the highest ceiling of anyone on this team likely by a wide margin. Hes a top 5 pick in next seasons draft.

@kjayhawks 100% agree!

Shhhhhhhh!!!! 🤫

Am I the only one routinely disappointed with KU's FT shooting? Year after year. KU was 9/18 yesterday; OU hit 17/23, 74%. Come on now, a top ten team must make FTs, especially on the road where Big 12 refs always make sure the home team shoots 5-10 more FTs.

Looks like someone needs even more practice shooting free throws!! "Wow Virginia beats WF in 1980s big East style of game while shooting 9% from the FT line 😳"

@kjayhawks said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

KJ fine in the second half IMO had 9 points, 3 boards and 2 assists.

That stat line shocks me. He was grabbing his shorts most of the second half, completely gassed.

@stoptheflop said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Am I the only one routinely disappointed with KU's FT shooting? Year after year. KU was 9/18 yesterday; OU hit 17/23, 74%. Come on now, a top ten team must make FTs, especially on the road where Big 12 refs always make sure the home team shoots 5-10 more FTs.

That really hasn't been the case nearly s much this year. - -KU as a team going into yesterday was shooting at 74 %- -pretty solid average - -right there with all other tems in the Big 12 -- just not yesterday

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@stoptheflop said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Am I the only one routinely disappointed with KU's FT shooting? Year after year. KU was 9/18 yesterday; OU hit 17/23, 74%. Come on now, a top ten team must make FTs, especially on the road where Big 12 refs always make sure the home team shoots 5-10 more FTs.

That really hasn't been the case nearly s much this year. - -KU as a team going into yesterday was shooting at 74 %- -pretty solid average - -right there with all other tems in the Big 12 -- just not yesterday

KU is 125th in FT% nationally and 7th in the Big 12. That's not great, but probably to be expected when this isn't a great shooting team.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@jayballer67 said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

@stoptheflop said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Am I the only one routinely disappointed with KU's FT shooting? Year after year. KU was 9/18 yesterday; OU hit 17/23, 74%. Come on now, a top ten team must make FTs, especially on the road where Big 12 refs always make sure the home team shoots 5-10 more FTs.

That really hasn't been the case nearly s much this year. - -KU as a team going into yesterday was shooting at 74 %- -pretty solid average - -right there with all other tems in the Big 12 -- just not yesterday

KU is 125th in FT% nationally and 7th in the Big 12. That's not great, but probably to be expected when this isn't a great shooting team.

they was like 2nd in the big 12 a couple of games ago - - -it's ok

Feels like situational free throw shooting has been below par all year. When we have needed the front end of a 1 and 1 in close games or holding onto leads late in games, these situations have been problematic

Probably reflects the high mins/game played by the starters. Lack of bench gets reflected in poor shooting percentages, less energy to get rebounds and steals, more turnovers,.... basically anything exhaustion affects.

If we were talking about an occasional game, it wouldn't be so important because, yes, these guys should be conditioned well enough to go the distance sometimes. But there is a reason deep teams don't always play their starters 85%-100% of available minutes.

McCullar can’t hit a free throw in the second half of a game due to no legs between fatigue and injury. KJ is KU's most aggressive player and while his free throw shot has improved, it’s still not good. Hunter doesn’t bang to get freebies. Dejuan avoids contact, because he’s too short/not athletic enough to finish thru it. Furphy is a spot shooter - not many opportunities there. No one else plays enough minutes to swing the narrative.

Speaking of KJ, does it seem like other teams have shut down KJ’s short roll and dunk?

@rockchalkjayhawk said in The Boys Are Back vs OU:

Speaking of KJ, does it seem like other teams have shut down KJ’s short roll and dunk?

Well scouted in conference play for sure. I think KU has to be selective when to run it too so you keep some surprise at times to make it an effective play. I think in the tournament we have a chance to catch a team that hasn't had time to scout it/practice against it (especially a 2nd game of weekend type)