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You've got to be freakin kidding me. Please, no double ot!!!

Every time apparently.

Woohoo!

Solid start on the road against a bad team.

Jackson at the line for 2

Our favourite ref tonight

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Graham and mason with quick starts but also taken some bad shots this early

Lol at this announcers assuming Graham will be back next year.

@BShark

Yupp

Bragg with butter fingers yet again

@BeddieKU23

Brutal

UNLV is sloppy. Easy to see why they are not good.

Sloppy play

Wow Josh that is sick

@BeddieKU23 said:

Wow Josh that is sick

Incredible play

Graham make better decisions. Good thing it was a foul

sound like playground rims

Good defense so far. Switching all screens with the small lineup

Jackson for 3333333

Bill already line-up trollin

Unlv is useless on offense. Every basket has been a prayer so far

They score more then 50 we should be upset

@BeddieKU23

They are worse than UMKC. At least UMKC can score. Yikes.

@BeddieKU23 their D isn't too great either

Man I love seeing a OAD going to the floor. JJ you the man.

Vick with a nice contested 3. Good guys 18- 7

@BeddieKU23

I think they get there with advanced TYLER TIME.

@BShark said:

Tough season for them after a gutted roster

@BeddieKU23

They definitely have a valid excuse.

Nice try on dokes name lol

@BeddieKU23

Dying

Score? I'm traveling and rather ask u folks

Glad Bragg got out of jail. Imagine not having him and Doke both.

@wissox 18 - 7 KU 11:30

@wissox 21-7 Svi for three

@DanR said:

Glad Bragg got out of jail. Imagine not having him and Doke both.

I'd rather not.

@wissox 21-7

Thanks just passed coach calls hometown of moon, pa

Josh has his lunch pail.

I think josh could take these guys 1 on 5

JJ baseline drive and dunk. Think Pierce.

Jackson is just something else. What is there to say

@wissox 25-9

This team lost to ASU by 24. Nuff said.

@wissox time out. 25-9 JJ's bringin it big time

Lightfoot fouled 3 times 3 seconds into the game

Mitch is in.

BAH GAWD KING, THAT's MITCH LIGHTFOOT'S MUSIC

JJ is a man everybody else are boys.

@BeddieKU23 said:

Lightfoot fouled 3 times 3 seconds into the game

Yeah pretty much

Lil preview of what we are gonna do to Baylor's zone

Does UNLV even have a coach?

@DanR said:

Does UNLV even have a coach?

Can't confirm

@DanR We actually played their coach's team in the NCAAs several years back. New Mexico St.

I mean even Bill isn't taking this game seriously anymore. Unreal.

@DanR

Damn you. I spit my beer up and damn near dropped it on the cement floor. LOL

@DoubleDD

I switched to carpet and plastic tiles awhile back. Nothing breaks now, recommend it. XD

@BShark :thumbsup:

There is another thread that has been going. Not sure why it's so hard to say "KU/UNLV" game thread....

Man that was beautiful to watch. More zone please

Not even playing that well and it's 30-14.

This team is crazy on offense sometimes. The drive and pass to Svi who drove it in for a lay-up. Beautiful.

JJ sits with 2nd pf and 14 pts.

Vick overthinks a three and then the HIGGINSSHOW takes over and calls Frank for a charge.

Come on frank u trying to get killed tonight

Bulldog has to give that up when it's 3 on 2.

@BeddieKU23

Yeah, we don't need that at all tonight honestly.

@brooksmd said:

Bulldog has to give that up when it's 3 on 2.

2 straight possessions he just said f it I'm not passing

@BeddieKU23

Frank is a tank. He can't help himself.

Mason hurt

@BeddieKU23 said:

Mason hurt

.........

Frank with a I was just yelled at pass to svi

FEED ME YOUR TOWSON APP STATE TAKES

@wissox 37-16 3 minutes

@BShark said:

FEED ME YOUR TOWSON APP STATE TAKES

The most played out lines every game

This color guy is insufferable..lol.

@BeddieKU23

I can't blame the guys when it's their first and possibly only time doing a KU game this year. Buuuut when it's Frannie for the 5th time or w/e ugh

Jeesshh lucas

@KUSTEVE said:

This color guy is insufferable..lol.

The Z team

Ugly KU Christmas sweaters.

Lightfoot is a foul out in 3 minute type

Bill rollin the classic Lucas Lightfoot combo out there

@BeddieKU23 LL has been awful so far...

@BeddieKU23 So were the Mori and TRob and look how they turned out.

@DCHawker

Defensively he has been mostly fine. He caught a case of the LOLS on offense that last trip though.

@DCHawker said:

@BeddieKU23 LL has been awful so far.

Agreed he's rebounding well though

Mason brickin ft's like it's his job

Boy this game really went stale when JJ got those fouls

@BeddieKU23 That's mostly a function of the fact that they can't make shots and aren't very big...

@BeddieKU23 said:

Boy this game really went stale when JJ got those fouls

Bill tinkering like crazy.

@BeddieKU23 Thought we might get 50 in the half and have really bogged down the last 5 minutes+...

@BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 said:

Boy this game really went stale when JJ got those fouls

Bill tinkering like crazy.

Yupp good game for it

@DCHawker

Hard to score as much when Self puts Lightfoot in there and plays with two posts. In crucial situations I doubt we will be playing two posts.

Which is crazy considering how spoiled we have been with bigs in the past.

Fooled around, didn't really play the last 6+ minutes, up 22. Yikes.

@BeddieKU23

Yeah this is a good game to not heavily tax our best players.

@wissox 42-20 half

Lol Bill

I mean he is right the team played poorly but he knows as well as anyone else the line-up futzing helped cause that.

Ease up on Lightfoot. We need this kid. Besides his second foul was questionable at best.

@BShark That was funny when the guy asked Bill how he was going to "keep up the intensity"...his look was like...what intensity????

@DoubleDD

Anytime u go over the back its gonna get called. All he did was foul when in, he needs to slow down. We don't need fouls

@DoubleDD

I love Mitch and players like him but he just isn't ready and under normal circumstances is probably taking a RS.

@KUSTEVE

Yeah announcers/sideline reporters can be clueless sometimes. KU flipped er on over to cruise control pretty quickly.

@BShark

That's it my friend. He has to be ready we are short in front court. Whether we like it or not we need this kid. Has to be ready. Us fans don't have the luxury of breaking down this kid. We need to build him up.

@BeddieKU23

I thought the foul was questionable at best. Yet I do see your point.

@BeddieKU23

Jmo but it seems like he is about as excited as you or I would to be out there playing for KU. Adrenaline flowing like a fire hydrant.

@BShark

I totally agree with you. He needs to control that energy. Damn we need him too.

@DoubleDD

It was tacky, it's how the game is called these days but we saw a lot of whistle silence on other plays that were an emphasis earlier. Frank was hit in the face a few times and there was nothing.

Lightfoot helps us if he can play minutes without fouling. I think his potential to guard the pick and roll looks promising he's quick.

@BeddieKU23

I think if you can get his energy level under control as @BShark pointed out. He can be a minutes eater for us. And who knows maybe put in a few baskets.

@BeddieKU23

Plus we have Higgins tonight who is the literal worst.

@BShark

No doubt he's a typical freshie thathasn't had the game slow down for him yet. He's sped up in the moment

Free throw, Free throw, Free throws, mercy. free points being taken off the board. -Our Bigs Rebounding 8 Rebs at halftime that's do able points not so much lol. - -Not able to watch yippee no broadcast but UNLV sounds really bad. Duke beat these guys 94-45 now I can see why. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Haywood knows what's up.

These guys aren't including Tripper in the POY group.

@jayballer54

I count 10. 7 for Landen, 2 for Bragg and one for Coleby. Josh rebounds are basically post rebounds as well which kinda makes it 15.

Mason and Graham have been bad tonight honestly. Is this the pre-Christmas bad game and UNLV is just THIS bad? lol

JJ KABOOM!!!

Looked like "Feel the Bern" sitting on UNLV bench.

Little defense this half. Mason hobbles off again

Frank is really struggling tonight jeez

@BShark said:

Frank is really struggling tonight jeez

Getting banged up every passing minute. We may want to sit him at this rate

@BeddieKU23

Pretty close to zero defense. Could be winning by a lot more. Alternatively UNLV could be making fts and it would be a lot closer.

Frank doesn't need to be getting hurt in a game like this.

Time for coach to put him on the bench.

@BShark Everybody but JJ struggling.

@brooksmd

Svi is playing well, that last missed long 2 aside.

What is frank doing???

Good lord get him out

FT 6-14

This game is about to take a bad turn

Rough rim for us this game in many ways.

@BeddieKU23 said:

This game is about to take a bad turn

Good grief this is brutal

Unlv has almost as many points in 5 minutes as they did in 20. Smh

@BeddieKU23 No defensive intensity this half. We were making it difficult for them to run their offense early, but not now. Seems like everyone on the team has 2 fouls, so they're not as aggressive.

We're on Xmas break...

HCBS not happy with the quick 3s...

JJ is a monster!!!!! Love what i'm seeing from this kid tonight

JJ is carrying us. Svi playing pretty well. No one else showing up.

This is an unacceptable half.

UNLV already at their first half total 2/5 into the 2nd half says about all you need to know about this half.

is it just me or do every time we play on CBS before the break we play a crap game?

@BeddieKU23

Not even trying until recently. Can't get away with that against good teams.

@HawkInMizery

There is always a pre-Christmas bad game.

@BeddieKU23

come one it's right before Christmas. They've just lost Doka. They're playing a true road game and are up 20. Ease up

Besides Coach will get'em LOL

@BShark I was thinking the same thing. Good thing this isn't West Virginia

@BShark I feel like every time it happens it's on CBS for whatever reason. Temple. SDSU

Graham and Mason can't shoot tonight

Bragg looks like he's wearing cement shoes.

That miss at the rim by Bragg....yeah you knew he was getting yanked.

Effort level is returning to good levels

At least they've turned up the intensity.

"Hasn't scored in 3 mins" boom drills a contested 3 ugh

Has Coleby played?

@DanR Yes

2nd half offense has been pretty putrid. Let's just get out of here and get to break.

UNLV coach looks like Norm Roberts' chubby little brother.

We're 6-19 on 3s and 8-17 on FTs - but both of those are better than the Rebs....

Man you guys are a tough bunch. These kids are about to fly to see their families after the last tick on the clock goes by.

I'm pretty happy with the effort.

@DoubleDD Just spoiled!

@DCHawker

These numbers are about what I would have guessed. Really bad on both.

UNLV putrid at the line

@DanR AMIRITE?

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Good grief

most impressive missed dunk

Really bad game. This type of effort won't win double digit games in conference

@BShark Not much positive to say about this half. They've out-shot and out-rebounded us by healthy margins. And, out-hustled us. We're the boys hitting the Strip last night???

I'm at a loss of words for the effort in the 2nd half. Plenty of film for self to yell at them for

We're playing with our food tonight....

Devonte Graham being a joke show for 35 minutes doesn't help

This half is definitely in the territory of last year's Temple game

@DanR agreed.

@BeddieKU23 said:

Devonte Graham being a joke show for 35 minutes doesn't help

Didn't feel like playing tonight I guess

Landen keeps getting lost out on the hedge.

@BeddieKU23 Maybe he does want to come back next year and doesn't want to unduly elevate his draft position?

Save us Svi

You know, people talking about building an NBA team around Embiid on other thread. Give me Josh Jackson to build around!

What in the hell was that by frank? I don't think he knew if he actually wanted to go up or not.

Bulldog not thinking tonite.

Svisus

Wow Landen

Run it out Josh.

69-52. Just woke up after such an exhausting day. Sounds like Svi has played well and Josh did well earlier. Who else had a monster game to put us so far ahead before the run here at the end?

My husband didn't make it and I am heartbroken.

MITCH LIGHTFOOT JUMPER

Well, it is an 18 point win in a true road game, so there is that. And, it's a much better outcome than a couple of our pre-Xmas road games in past years, so there's that too...

So, Merry Christmas!

@RockChalkinTexas

:'(

@RockChalkinTexas so sorry for your loss. Prayers

Really sorry @RockChalkinTexas.

@RockChalkinTexas

I could say I know what you feel and tell you everything will be alright, but I can't. To lose someone dear to you. only you know the true pain and the strength that is within you. I will pray for you though.

@RockChalkinTexas I'm so sorry. God that sucks. You okay? You got any family locally?

I've had my parents here debating politics and stuff and couldn't pay the game as much mind as I'd have liked. Will have to rewatch if I can find a rebroadcast.

@RockChalkinTexas Such a turnaround from the fun and excitement you were looking forward to! My wife and I will keep you in our hearts and thoughts as we hope you get through these times with fond memories and the joy in your heart from all the love you and your husband have shared.

Graham and Mason 6-20, 1-9
Svi and Josh 17-30, 5-8

Weeeeeird game.

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@RockChalkinTexas

I cannot begin to express my sympathies for you.

I actually cried on my wife's shoulder this morning about your situation.

And now this.

I am so, so, so sorry.

You will be in my prayers for as long as it takes to find your way forward through this.

A muted rock chalk.

@RockChalkinTexas yeah from what I did see Frank had a decent game but tried to do too much individually. Got himself banged up on some drives.

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These games before Christmas are always hard. The boys are always working hard with school work, practice and playing basketball at a school like KU. It wears them down I have no doubt. Sometimes us fans forget that these men children are just that children playing a man's game.

Throw Christmas, a break to be with my family I'm not sure I could stay very focused.

Just remember my Jayhawk fans at the end of the day conference championships, national championships or a road game against UNLV means' nothing compared to family. Especially around the holidays. Lets not forget there still kids and not paid pros.

Merry Christmas.

If anyone finds a link to the game where I can watch it tomorrow, please post it. I can't believe we were up 42-20 at the half.

WTF was Devonte's problem?

@RockChalkinTexas Just some information to explain the failure of KU to pull away. UNLV at one point had missed I think 6 to 9 3 ptrs in a row, then started making them. Their best scorer started playing up to his ability. Also, they had something like 10 turnovers in the 1st half, but only 3 in the second.

In addition, we had some shooters go cold, but in general I think UNLV just improved and figured out ways to adjust.

Devonte seemed out of rythym, but it may also have been that he was okay with doing a lot to spread it around to the hotter guys and getting the ball to the post. Landen looked better than his stats. The starting 5 had, I think, 34 rebs, which was fun to watch.

Svi and JJ were human highlight films!

Hope the diversion helps a little....

@mayjay Thanks for the quick summary. I can go back to bed now with a solid understanding of how the game played out.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

2nd half was ugly- -Thank you SVI. If we don't get these free throws straightened out, it is going to end up costing us at the worst time possible. Must of been thinking ahead to going home for break, ya that's it. Just a bad 2nd half. BUT we won - -now get ready for Conference. Landen did well on the boards, pretty much wraps it up - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

And the NY Football Giants got beat by Philly which helps out the Cowboys. Way to go Eagles!

@RockChalkinTexas Eli had a shot at Beckham in the end zone to win the game and missed him.

Good.

@RockChalkinTexas wow i'm so sorry for your loss. Definitely in my thoughts and prayers.

@RockChalkinTexas We're here for ya! Sorry doesn't even begin to cover it, but it's what I've got. Much love

@RockChalkinTexas I am so sorry for your loss. It makes me cry tears of sadness for you, but also tears of joy for the braveness you've shown. May God wrap you in his arms. May we help you through this difficult time.

@RockChalkinTexas

So sorry about your loss.

I would call this our showoff game. We could do anything we wanted in this game, so there was lots of showoff ball. Frank played badly in lots of ways, drives to no where, not passing the ball..etc.Pass the ball, Frank. Don't go 1 on 3 when you have open teammates right there. Devonte airmailed it in after a nice opening 4 minutes. Josh was brilliant, but tried to make the spectacular play instead of the easiest play at times. Highlight reel stuff, though. Svi was really, really good. Lando was almost worthless on the offensive end- it's like we're playing 4 on 5 in our offensive sets. Bragg was nothing to brag about, either. Vick came in and played really well in spurts - he made a spectacular block off a UNLV run out at the goal that was the defensive play of the game, imo. Lightfoot commits 2 fouls in about 5 seconds.

We cakewalked the game. I get it..it's Christmas. We could've beat them by 50 if we were more focused, and played like a team. Still, an 18 point road win will work just fine.

@RockChalkinTexas I usually just read and don't post, but I feel a special affinity for another woman on the site. I am so sorry for your loss. My Dad died just before Christmas a few years ago--doubly tough. I will remember you in my thoughts and prayers.