We good.

I love games like this because we can watch the returning players and the new guys start to establish familiarity on the court. Hunter's outlet passes to Zeke and Diggy. Juan's lobs to Flory. Etc. So much fun.

@stoptheflop said in UNCW Game Thread:

I love games like this because we can watch the returning players and the new guys start to establish familiarity on the court. Hunter's outlet passes to Zeke and Diggy. Juan's lobs to Flory. Etc. So much fun.

Should be pretty high scoring. Unlike Oakland this team plays fast.

What, UNCW is averaging 108 pts and 45 rbs per game. Look out now. But, also gave up upper 80's pts a game to Mt Olive, GA Southern and SC Upstate. This is going to be a super high scoring contest.

LFG

RockChalk

Jayhawks

Shak Moore breakout gane

Hunt took a low blow

Rylo

Love pushing it up the floor...Don't love getting beat off the dribble and giving up shots near the rim or FTs...

A couple missed wide open threes from being up ten

Refs are really letting the other guards push off our guys

Keep shooting layups instead of jacking threes, guys

Nice hi lo

1 of 7 from three. Shooting about 90 percent otherwise

Hunt is fully engaged...

1-8 on WIDE open 3s...

This lineup is bad

You guys ready for my rant about how awful this team is? So they'll actually start playing ball

Mayo our only slasher?

Not the prettiest start

Do we only have one person on the court who can rebound?

@DanR said in UNCW Game Thread:

Mayo our only slasher?

Storr should be as well. We simply don't have guys who can take their man off the dribble and attack the rim - get layups or draw fouls. Pattern over the last couple of years of opponents getting more FT attempts, even at AFH...

Offense needs to step up. Too many missed open looks

We're fortunate they are shooting FTs as poorly as we do...

@DCHawker

Ft defense has been great this yr outside UNC🤣

ifispeak

Man

Hunt misses a lot of those

Defense is laughable at best.

@BeddieKU23 :rabbit: :rabbit:

@kjayhawks said in UNCW Game Thread:

Defense is laughable at best.

I ain't laughing.... :(

Side conversation:

I'm looking for 1 ticket to the Furman game if anyone has one.

That's not good

Getting some Bobby pettiford vibes from Moore ball handling dribbling 3 inches off the floor

Decent team tbh

Just gotta make more shots. They are definitely a decent team but we are making them look great by not taking care of business on offense. No rhythm it seems tonight

Well, we have balanced scoring - 9 players have scored, none with more than 6 pts...

Shooting 50% but no doubt we are missing a lot of shots they are capable of hitting.

This team WISHES it was as good as the Topeka YMCA team.

Can't shoot. Can't rebound. Can't defend. Doesn't want to win.

The cheerleaders can't cheer.

Self should give back all 799 wins - he doesn't deserve even one.

That ought to do it.

Had enough of KJ

@rcjhdraft yep. Not his night. Zero hustle

Looks like our usual 83 points.

Big early rebound advantage has disappeared...

@rcjhdraft had enough of him standing with his hands on his ass while UNCW out hustles him to a rebound. Pull his ass out, ain’t gonna play no harder than sit your ass down.

Yikes rebounding

Should be a spirited discussion at halftime. "Rebound" may be a point of emphasis.

So, that was a classic example of KJ not getting position for a defensive rebound...

@DanR Lately it's never been his night. Destroys spacing and is abysmal on the boards. Major issue is he is also KILLING the team with horrible shot selection and bad defense

Hopefully Flory is ok

@DCHawker

And not really going hard at it.

RE KJ: probably injured but afraid to say he can't go

At least darryn Peterson is cooking the boozers right now

Is consistency an issue?

Bill changing line ups hasn't changed who Hunt Juan or KJ are.

It's that the bench hasn't contributed like last couple of games

They gonna beat us like a rented mule

Kj played 18 minutes. Most on the team. I get that he knows the offensive sets and helps the O flow, but ffs. I think bill is afraid to try a lineup without him out there

At least we’re not KSU, who’s barely beating the worst team in the country

McGriff is averaging 13 pts a game this year on a team averaging 108, so he's playing well tonight. Already has 14 at half. He only averaged 3.8 pts a game last year in 17 min.

@BShark

Afraid to ask

We just don’t have any energy tonight and I get it we just played MSU, UNC and got Dook in a week just one of those go thru the motions type of games. We have a few of these every year were everyone has a date after the game lol

Any updates on Flory?

A good opportunity for someone to make a name for themselves.

Ok. soooo I think I have a pretty east two part question. Looking for two easy answer -- -can someone please tell me IT IS , WHY CAN not GET any FRICKEN OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ? - -someone please , and no don't please don't come back and say well it's KJ- - ummm no - -it's the entire fricken team. We got a 7'2 slow white boy who has I think a 6 1/2 inch vertical you gte your dunk blocked by the rim , not this game but before I mean come .- This team as Bill would say is soft like Charmin- -go to the dam boards

The other little question- - WHY in the hell can we not make a free throw ? - -that's why they are called free- - no one guarding you

Good hustle

That was fast

15-20 on 2pt shot attempts...

Stretch the lead now. Put it away.

Alright that's better

@RockChalkinTexas

Did not come back from halftime warmups. Praying it's just a tweak or sprain

It's my 🎂 tomorrow and I want a 'blow out' game 🎉🌟📿🛍🎁🏀🙌

@RockChalkinTexas

Happy Birthday RCT!

a little zone to start the half payed off

The 69 count is how old I will be.
Karma

Well it looked bad but I guess

KJ-less lineup

Go Dejuan

Those are fun

Love me some Juan layups

Juando that was awesome

Remarkable 18-23 on 2pt attempts...

Juan turned that guy clear around.

@Zabudda Yeah.. put him in a blender. I like this lineup.

KU 24 - 21 on rebounds now

So i missed the flory injury. What did he do?

@approxinfinity stepped on the foot of uncw player and twisted his ankle.

@approxinfinity came down on a guy's foot and turned his ankle. Didn't roll it sideways really so looked odd

@RockChalkinTexas we will give you your present! 💯 pts! Have a great birthday!🏀🌻💍🫅🌾💙❤️🌾

@approxinfinity

Stepped on a foot. Didn't look terrible.

Late whistle

Griffen doesn't look like a good rebounder either. Sigh.

@DanR said in UNCW Game Thread:

Griffen doesn't look like a good rebounder either. Sigh.

Has exactly ZERO boards this game...

Sweet team work

That's why KJ plays, folks

Over the back

Can't have our primary ballhandler shooting 33% from the stripe...

I feel so bad they are 0 - 8

Storr is 6'7"?

And Mayo is 6'4"?

Play zone w/this group, no help

5-20 from 3...

Here we go playing their FT game.

@Zabudda said in UNCW Game Thread:

Here we go playing their FT game.

I sure think the refs are helping them out; calling every touch on us

They have an 8 pt advantage at the FT line...

Just because he currently sucks we need Zach.

Dajuan is lethal around the rim.

Our two biggest portal gets have a been a big disappointment so far. Griffen and Storr combined have 8 pts on 3-9 shooting and 1 RB and 1 assist...

Griffen.

Passmore is going to be good

@DCHawker im not unhappy seeing Passmore and Shak get more minutes.

Open 3s good lord

Seahawks look like the juice has worn off.

@RockChalkinTexas I had a new gdaughter born today. My son went to tell his other 2 kids the news when the 1 1/2 yr girl crawled out of a tunnel he told her and she crawled back in there. Not to excited!

Keep going after those boards passmore

wow. Clemence looked competent on that.

11 Hawks have scored and we're not yet in garbage time. Since when has that happened???

Halftime message received

Fresh legs

I love this team. Lets never not have a bench full of ballers again.

Really need Flory for Duke. Hope it's not bad.

@Crimsonorblue22 Congratulations!
Spoil the heck out of her

@Crimsonorblue22 congratulations! Hope you got her a bunch of little KU onesies.

Baby gotta pay her dues with big sis.

@Crimsonorblue22 tunnel?

@DanR plastic

@Crimsonorblue22 lol theyll be best frienemies for life. My older 2 are 18 months apart. Congrats!

My favorite part of the game is watching the %@#%@+÷** dumbass "commercial breaks"

Repeating my previous note--- I am going to be in town for the Furman game and looking for a single ticket if anyone has one or knows someone who wants to sell one.

Another double-double for Hunt...

Nice screen from hunt

Love Diggy

@FarmerJayhawk Glad he drove it instead of clanking one

@DanR like a tunnel under the house?🤣 jk?

Wouldn’t mind seeing juando get pissed off once in a while lol

@Crimsonorblue22 said in UNCW Game Thread:

@DanR like a tunnel under the house?🤣 jk?

Well, you just casually dropped that in there like everyone has a tunnel

I’d like to have a tunnel

They have 12 more points from the FT line - at home. This a recurring issue and is going to be a big problem against better competition. Also not being able to extend leads and put away games. 20 pt lead down to 12...

Gradey Dick was the most improved shooter last year to this year.
CB was 4th improved.
Jalen Wilson was 5th improved.

Gradey by 10+ points!

@DanR after November 5th it might be a good idea if everyone had one

We have three or four stale scoring lapses,

@DanR put it on your wish list!

Juando has 17 and is top scorer

Nice

And 1

Why doesn’t Hunt dunk the ball?

@kjayhawks white man can't jump!

@Crimsonorblue22 what you say girl?!?!

Storr has springs!

Holding these free throw shooters under 70 ain’t bad

Welp. Y'all are welcome. I said I'd rip into them and they would respond.

I'm happy to rip into them any time

@nuleafjhawk a video

🙌🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

Second half was much better all around, I put $2 on the over of 17.5 spread at half doubled my $2 lol

@Crimsonorblue22 :astonished_face: :astonished_face: :astonished_face:

Nice win in a tough game.

Juando with his head on straight.

800

HCBS ❤

Hope free throws improves

@RockChalkinTexas heard CB had a cool dunk tonight. Everybody remember @bskeet is looking for a ticket to the Furman game.

Juando has 700 career assists

Juan had a nice floor game today

Flory is okay

After we beat Duke next week and NCS in a few can we claim state champions of North Carolina?

Tough opponent tonight I thought. Good size. That big guy was making it tough for Hunter to get good position.

Self hasn’t quite figured out how to use Griffen and Storr. In particular we can’t seem to set a good screen for Griffen to get open for a quality 3 pt attempt sometimes. And Storr really has no clue about good shot selection.

Harris did an amazing job keeping their leading scorer at bay.

@BShark

Yup self said he will rest a few days and then get back to it

Self said Flory Bidunga will be off of his injured ankle for a day or two and hopefully practicing by Friday. Said he could've got back out there tonight if needed but was good he didn't have to.
Per Matt Tait

@RockChalkinTexas said in UNCW Game Thread:

It's my 🎂 tomorrow and I want a 'blow out' game 🎉🌟📿🛍🎁🏀🙌

@wissox I'll allow it

Something I had heard yesterday and now see additional this morning kinda curious. - - I guess there have been at least slight rumblings/talk/rumor, whatever that KU might be adding a player at Semester, then I saw Swain Headlines this morning about the possibility, the first name that has came up is our commit Bryson Tiller.

IF and again just saying IF he would be or is possibly , I don't quite understand that # one reason is there is no room, someone would have to go as we are full right ? Plus secondly it rally just doesn't make that much sense for THIS YEAR , Bryson want-s to give up a year of eligibility for a Semester this yr ? --that just doesn't make a whole lot of sense, he is not a OAD , yet still I just don't understand why h would come in this year IF this is true and IF it is Bryson

@rockchalkjayhawk

Quality 3 pt is right. Two of Storr's were well challenged and Griffen didn't seem squared up or were rushed. It'll work out and although 6/25 is bad 9/25 is a winning difference if applicable. Have to keep shooting them or else.

@RockChalkinTexas 🎂💐

@jayballer67

Assume they are working the logistics of this possibility.

@BeddieKU23 said in UNCW Game Thread:

@jayballer67

Assume they are working the logistics of this possibility.

Tiller wants to come, I think at this point it's mostly about trying to make it work within the NCAA's rules.