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Let's rough em up.

Sandstorm? When did we get to Mancrappin?

If ya fry those legs up be sure & get em done. 🦎 are notorious for carrying salmonella

Ugh, Lando post up

Shooting away from AFH has been an issue....

Great start tonight (sarcasm)

Woof

Approaching ymca shooting so far

This is a good learning experience. Sometimes shots don't fall and things don't go your way. Not to mention being on the road. Gut check time.

Absolutely no effort so far, and where is the foul on the Graham play?

@KansasComet good thing this isn't West Virginia

@HawkChamp Agreed!

TCU is 11-1 with an excellent coach. Should be a tough one.

Josh is perfecting the brick so far. Wake up dude

Same team from the UNLV game - sluggish D and can't make shots

@HawkChamp

I was hoping they'd be fired up after that bad performance but it seems like winning by so much despite poor play was a negative.

I won't be happy til selfs face is red. That's when they will turn it around

Jj has to learn the comp is tougher in the B12 can't drive into 3 guys and get a good look

@kjayhawks

He's also missed 2 easy shots

@BeddieKU23 Everything is not going to be peaches and cream. TCU came to ball. Hopefully, we get it together.

@kjayhawks yep - jump shot, shot fake and pass it out

Turned a turnover into a turnover and then a foul

Maybe the best thing for KU is to let Josh foul himself out
Kid is killing us

Slopppppppy

Few things make me as upset as the weave.

@joeloveshawks

Amen brother

Bragg is just not that good

Bragg has got to finish those.

Good grief Carlton that was gift wrapped

The letter: Y

@BeddieKU23 said:

Bragg is just not that good

I don't see how he goes pro.

Dunk it Bragg!!! Wtf

Circus layup

Mason was hammered but no call, I see how it's gonna be

Do they call fouls in texas?

Bragg doing a good job of rebounding

Bragg is huslting in there. Can't put the ball in the hole but he's working.

@BShark Refs not calling fouls at all.

Go Mason.

Another circus layup but it's going in!

What is wrong with devonte

If they are gonna play catch and shoot all night we know how this goes

@BeddieKU23 Devonte? Whats wrong with the refs?

Over helping in the lane again and TCU getting wide open threes

Frank may have to take this over himself.

@BeddieKU23 they better cover the 3 pt shooters

@KansasComet

U sure about that he just gave up a layup not even trying

Maybe the lid is coming off...but was never on for them.

Lol these 3s are just so typical

Might need to guard the shooter in the corner. Once in awhile anyway.

Frustrating to watch our guys leaving their man open by overhelping. Why in the world does Bill not do something about this? Those are warm up jumpers.

@BeddieKU23

http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas-christian/2017.html#all_team_stats ↗

They are getting good looks tonight though.

@BeddieKU23 get out lane and cover the 3s

@BeddieKU23 He is trying not to pick up a 2nd foul.

We have 1 more RB than them! For all that's doing for us.

12 points in 9 minutes isn't beating anyone to be fair.

That was nice.

Got some folks in the crowd?

Guess we got more than. 13 at the half unlike 2013

22-18 looking better

Very happy the team settled

@BShark said:

12 points in 9 minutes isn't beating anyone to be fair.

8 points in 2 minutes is decent though, lol

Lazy foul there by JJ.

@Bwag 2?

Frank is the man.

@RockChalkinTexas

Bit of a bail out call but I love Frank too.

Fisher has a face only a mother could love

Enh, upon further review, it was correct.

@RockChalkinTexas best pt in the big 12!

ESPnot keeps cutting me off.

@BeddieKU23 said:

Fisher has a face only a mother could love

Yepppppppp

@Crimsonorblue22 Think so...put his hands on the guy as he went through the lane

Big time move VICK

VICK

Here we go!!

You guys are ahead of me

Thank god Shepherd didn't come here. He has been our best player tonight.

Vick is pissed he didn't get the start

@wissox must be out recruiting! Only he doesn't know it!😂

@globaljaybird maybe that is the motivation (kick in the pants) he needs.

Loving how Mason uses his strength to his advantage. Drives, DRAWS contact, and shoots through it.

Please Self, don't press on the road

Svi tries to throw thru arms all the time!😡

Great bds

Fouls really are optional in this game

Lucas and Bragg in there. Game gets tight, Self goes back to his roots, he just can't help it.

@Crimsonorblue22 But LL wit da windex

TCU been solid inside

@Bwag Yep 👍 same spot LL just made da flush...

Svi

We're better against the zone with JJ in there. Which, since he's sitting on the bench, they are staying in it.

Good thing we've started hitting from outside.

Yeahh boys

A Svi younger than Josh comment. For those participating in the drinking game, that's two shots.

@autohawk

Shot is so pretty

Does Coleby or Mitch come in first?

Was that on ll or Bragg?

@globaljaybird against the zone that was a great play!

Bragg doing. Great. On the boards

Biggest improvement mason midrange

Bragg needs to finish!

Time for some breathing room while froggie hunts for more adrenaline ...

Lucas finding himself

Ll! Omgosh!😳

Was that LL?

Bragg's shot

That was LL from last yr

Bean pole whitey having his career night

We will see if the o suffers bringing back in Graham. That 5 we had was working

@Crimsonorblue22 Mid-range is definitely where Bragg is more comfortable. We need him to be able to finish around the rim.

The only reason this is a contest is hot 3 point shooting and us fouling too much.

@Bwag Finding the glass & rack too... notice Bragg & LL on the floor together ... Bill ain't about to forever the Hi 👋 all.

Looking for JJ to come out with a vengeance 2nd half

Lol that's a foul

@globaljaybird I think partly cause JJ sitting on bench with 2 fouls

@chriz let's hope so. He needs to play more.

Bragg drives me nuts

Come on refs they just canceled Vicks shot smh

@Crimsonorblue22 hang on to the ball!

Vick wide open by a mile

We've recovered quite abit from our 1/13 shooting start

Lucas and vick hugggeee

Wow quick whistle much tougher refs

@BeddieKU23

Lucas is a man tonight, mostly.

@Crimsonorblue22 he'll pull it together.

Can't get that foul back

How about LL tonight

Bogus calls

We definitely played optional defense so far

From 1-13 to almost 50 in a half.

So pleased how we played without Jackson. Guy better get his head on for the 2nd half

Meanwhile the KSU UT game is almost over and has a similar score.

Bragg and Landen playing tough tonight

We came back, and started playing composed. They won't shoot 3s like that the 2nd half.

Fun half. Boy, our offense got going in the last 10 minutes. I hope our defense improves.

@HawkChamp Lucas has 10 rebounds in the first half. Bragg has 6. Pretty studly.

@BShark said:

Meanwhile the KSU UT game is almost over and has a similar score.

Lol Texas is so badd

@BeddieKU23

Turrible and KSU isn't much better.

@tundrahok definitely

lucas looks great. We've been waiting for this all year.

@KUSTEVE said:

lucas looks great. We've been waiting for this all year.

He actually made some bunnies. The rebounds were huge, 2nd chance points kept us in it

@BeddieKU23 It's their game of the year...first sellout in their history??? So, we can't cakewalk it- we have to play tough...

TCU shot 5/8 from 3; 63.5%. That's got to change.

@BeddieKU23 2nd chance points didn't start coming until about the last 10 minutes. And we needed them.

@KUSTEVE said:

@BeddieKU23 It's their game of the year...first sellout in their history??? So, we can't cakewalk it- we have to play tough...

If it wasn't for 6 or 7 3s off catch and shoot situations tcu didn't do jack.

@stoptheflop said:

TCU shot 5/8 from 3; 63.5%. That's got to change.

36% on the year.

@stoptheflop Defense Defense Defense

FT %

87.5%

@stoptheflop Svi and Lagerald have got to stay out on the shooters and stop leaving them open

@HawkChamp said:

@stoptheflop Svi and Lagerald have got to stay out on the shooters and stop leaving them open

Alot of the problem is Robinson or fisher getting the lane and throwing the pass out from under the hoop putting the guards in a tough situation

We are not guarding the pick and roll well and that's where almost every basket tcu has got is off some type of action with a pick that is setting up a shot in rhythm

Out rebounded the frogs, 21 to 14. Lucaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas with 10 boards.

Some numbers here, Frank with 12 as well as Vick. We are leading on the glass 21 to 14 while shooting 50% from the field which is impressive considering starting 1 for 13. Giving up 48% shooting which has to improve as well as giving up 13 foul shots for us to win.

@Bwag our offense and rebounding has been solid. Defense - not so much

The rest of the league looks tough. Would never have guessed at the beginning of the season. Before the season I would've taken KU over the field. Now I think I'd take the field.

Officiating has been pretty inconsistent so far. Calling everything for TCU early, then KU, then inconsistent both ways.

Also nice to see KU finish 17 of 27 from the field after that 1/9 start. Pick up the defense like they did from about the 1o minute to 5 minute mark and KU wins this one comfortably.

@BeddieKU23 but when they drive there is already one or two defenders on him. No need for more help - make them shoot a tough shot over the top

@HawkChamp I noticed you didn't add Bragg in that list...his guy hit 4 (?) from outside. But what do you do in that scenario when you don't have much heigth inside....

@Texas-Hawk-10

Oh yes they brought their own zebras tonight

@BShark 🤙 Shakas team layin an egg 🍳 in da little (road) 🍎 tonight. I love ❤️ it!

I hate the color of that floor.

@HawkChamp

Your right it's breakdowns at multiple levels but neither mason or Graham is stopping penetration and our bigs are not hedging so far to disrupt the flow of the play

@Bwag the man guarding the driver has to play great D by himself ala Chalmers and Robinson. So far, our guys have given up ground quickly while the driver goes by them - have to be quicker and cut him off

@globaljaybird Shaka has run them into the ground. Not sure what 's going on down there in Austin.

@HawkChamp

As you pointed out in your thread about conference play, the defense has been suspect and it's carried over to this game

@BShark Hope KSU is turrible next week. I'll be at the game. My first trip to AFH in over 50 yrs.

@Bwag I'm loving it:exclamation:

@jessejayhawk Enjoy....

@HawkChamp Very true...

Guess we don't have the inside defense that can collapse and or erase the drive...That would allow our perimeter players to not shade in so much, so far...

@HawkChamp When that driver gets over the front foot of the defender he's gone Almost always scores or gets fouled

Epic haircut fail of the year for Kenrich williams

Can we sit jackson?

Lucas double double.

@BeddieKU23 he's having a rough one tonight...2 pts

Good get your ass of out here josh

Joke guys joke

Two ugliest things: JJ's play tonight and Kendrick Williams hair

fireworks

@chriz said:

Two ugliest things: JJ's play tonight and Kendrick Williams hair

Looked like his momma did it blindfolded

That was a bullshit call on Josh. Not the best reaction by him, but a terrible call.

good grief

Thanks Josh for blowing the momentum of the game

They get 4 fts? That's stupid.

@BShark said:

They get 4 fts? That's stupid.

2 ts

Terrible call by the zebras

@BeddieKU23

I prefer how the NBA handles it.

@BShark said:

Agree but it was 2 separate technicals

Geezus

Stupidity could cost us game

How do u miss that graham

How

@BeddieKU23 wow...you're riding him!

Guess it's a welcome to the Big 12 for JJ tonight.

Towson reference, take a shot.

@Bwag can't help us on the bench! How many fouls on them?

@Bwag

Deserves it can't take yourself out of the game like that. We are basically playing 6 guys until the final 4 minutes of the game now

@Crimsonorblue22 JJ now has 4 fouls with the technical on top of the over the back call.

@BeddieKU23 I thought he had ear muffs on

need to get Devonte and Vick going.....

10 fouls on TCU 13 on us.

@chriz Fishers rug is bad too

Anyone know which school Mason originally committed to? 😉

Keep driving it while the whistle is tight

@globaljaybird said:

@chriz Fishers rug is bad too

He doesn't look human either

KU hoops drinking game

Towson/App State mentioned: One shot
Svi younger than Josh: Two shots
Svi was a great three point shooter (he wasn't but let's just roll with it) but has really expanded his game this year: One shot
Bill Self is playing 4 out 1 in wow: One shot

Someone else needs to score. Can't put Frank in the "it's on me" mode.

Vick been on tonight

@BeddieKU23 said:

@globaljaybird said:

@chriz Fishers rug is bad too

He doesn't look human either

Scientific proof of alien life

Vick's 15 helps cover for Jackson's absence

@stoptheflop anyone in foul trouble for tcu?

9 points in 7 minutes to start this half. This team is streaky.

TCU's toughness inside caused FM to double clutch and try and get fancy, fearing the block, and left it short there.

Free throws gonna decide this one...

@Crimsonorblue22 Three frogs have 2 fouls is all

@BShark the iced tea is running thru me!

@stoptheflop thx

@BeddieKU23 said:

Free throws gonna decide this one...

Well, it's actually going well so far.

@Crimsonorblue22 NO...they have a bench player with 3. No one else with more than 2

@globaljaybird said:

@chriz Fishers rug is bad too

Poor guy can't do anything about it though...

@BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 said:

Free throws gonna decide this one...

Well, it's actually going well so far.

Yeah they actually look like they got in Mccarthy hall a few times

@BeddieKU23 said:

Free throws gonna decide this one...

Hope we don't regress to the mean...we're up over 92% FT

Who's the best pt?

Frank is doing it all.

@Bwag said:

@BeddieKU23 said:

Free throws gonna decide this one...

Hope we don't regress to the mean...we're up over 92% FT

We have had the right players taking them quite frankly and well, Doke can't take any...

Dang! Do it every time

Bad D by Carlton but why was it a foul?

@Crimsonorblue22 said:

Who's the best pt?

Mason 19

Vick 15

@stoptheflop but not what we need

Big already in bonus and tcu is tired and fouling

@BeddieKU23 Frank wearing down

What fun. Welcome to Big 12 play.

@BShark good point.

Fans booing of course but that was actually a good call.

@BShark said:

Fans booing of course but that was actually a good call.

U could say that's the best one they have made tonight

@BeddieKU23 Not sure why they are tired - at home and have played 10 guys to our 7. Will we have the legs by the end of the game???

@DCHawker jj won't be tired!😉

Need to drive the lanes and make them foul us.

What's up with Devonte?

@BShark Not his shooting percentage...

No 3 seconds call there.

Einstein would dig those inbounds plays.

What does Vegas know that we don't? It's spread is right on so far

@globaljaybird Relatively well executed...

@DCHawker said:

@BShark Not his shooting percentage...

2 /11 ain't shooting lights out

Boy this game is too close for comfort

Lucas is playing his butt off

And we have Jackson to blame for that mess

@BShark good question ...

@BeddieKU23 Expect that most conference road games will be like this one this year...

@BeddieKU23 Really, TCU is playing very well. The refs put Josh on the bench.

@BeddieKU23 we're fine...good first test....

Geaux Jayhawks

@DCHawker we are every team's super bowl.

@DCHawker said:

@BeddieKU23 Expect that most conference road games will be like this one this year...

True but maybe our best player won't be sitting on the bench for 30+ minutes

@Bwag called that 3 on us

Wow, Shepard remind me a whole lot of Perry

@stoptheflop Josh put himself on the bench

@stoptheflop said:

@BeddieKU23 Really, TCU is playing very well. The refs put Josh on the bench.

He put himself there. And it's not like he was playing well he missed a 2 footer Airball style

Lucas 13 pts, 15 rbs. He's back.

@stoptheflop My thoughts too Self bagged one ☝️ of those T's 👋 himself.

@BeddieKU23 hope JJ makes sure it never happens again

@Crimsonorblue22 yep

Should be 16 RB's for LL

Lucas with a MONSTER game

Sometimes Frank tries TOO hard to draw contact

Watching tonight with my KU roomie. Fun times

JJ finally got the easy one

This is the Landen we expected

Y'all know the rules with Svi. HAND DOWN MAN DOWN.

@chriz Really??? 10 and 10 maybe, but not 15 and 17!

So far we might not need any recruits next year

Self asking JJ why he passed up on the wide open 3 pt shot?

@RockChalkinTexas Bingo...

Huge shot Svi huge

@DCHawker said:

@chriz Really??? 10 and 10 maybe, but not 15 and 17!

Agree. this is above and beyond for Landen.

@chriz

Yessir

Svi 4 3

@globaljaybird jj's t gave him 4 though

Lucas is just a slow starter. Takes him a half season to warm up - 2 years in a row.

@Bwag confidence- lack of

Mason 19, Vick 17 & Lucas 15

@BeddieKU23 Yeah but the passer went up for the shot that wasn't there & just kinda shoved it to JJ when he was in the air for the follow & reb. Not the most ideal of assists really.

Imo Dixon will get TCU in the top half of this league pretty consistently, just not this year.

Bye JJ

Boy that was a stupid foul......

Unbelievable jackson

@DCHawker

Terrible game from him tonight.

@DCHawker immature

That was a bad foul by Josh. No reason to challenge that far away from the basket.

@chriz said:

Two ugliest things: JJ's play tonight and Kendrick Williams hair

And Jamie Dixon's hair

Hate to say it but the way he has played tonight we are better off with him fouling out.

Good grief

@Crimsonorblue22 said:

@DCHawker immature

JJ had 3 plays where he took one bad situation and made it worse:

turnover - foul at the other end after hustling

Over the back call - T

Missed Layup - silly foul

Make the bonus freebie

@Crimsonorblue22 still only a frosh that played a dozen D 1 games

Standard first made three of the year for an opponent.

@chriz said:

Looking for JJ to come out with a vengeance 2nd half

Well you can call me Nostradumbass

That's just fn lazy

What kind of pass is that

@chriz 😂

@BeddieKU23 said:

What kind of pass is that

Auto-pilot

@BShark

Oh he's made 2 tonight and I've laughed each time

@globaljaybird but he's suppose to be better than that? I agree though.

@globaljaybird We certainly can't afford to run a lazy weave against WVU.

@BeddieKU23 said:

What kind of pass is that

The kind that kills you against WVU.

Coach needs to chew some ass NOW

Plenty of things to clean up, specifically defensively.

Laziest pass in recorded history svi

Big possession can't settle or a jumpshot

@Crimsonorblue22 Hey crims where's the old geezer tonite? He's missin a good ☝️

That Oregon floor should be illegal

@BeddieKU23 said:

Big possession can't settle or a jumpshot

Gotta get an open look, I'm fine with it being a three.

We just gotta get this game over ASAP. Landen and Mason are the only ones who showed up. Senior leadership.

@chriz We need to get a stop - haven't been able to for a while...

Devonte had a tough one to get the lid off the basket for himself.

This ones in da bag!

@globaljaybird Please don't say that until we're up double digits with less than a minute...

@chriz Vick and Svi (besides that lazy pass) had big games too

@Bwag Not often will have 5 players in double figures and none of them JJ...

I want to hear the rock chalk chant before the new year!

How many TCU free throws hit the front of the rim first?

@RockChalkinTexas rock chalk🎤

Vegas still flirting with the line on this

No fouls

@RockChalkinTexas I hear it👂

@Bwag said:

Vegas still flirting with the line on this

Kansas and the points...

But not by much

Wow - the missed chippie at the buzzer kept them from covering....

winner, winner, chicken dinner...

@Crimsonorblue22 ME TOO

Whew. A little to close for me.

@DCHawker Otay

@Crimsonorblue22 said:

@RockChalkinTexas I hear it👂

Me too!

Guessing Bill will have their attention in practice...

@stoptheflop Like this every year-

Great learning game for Josh!

@BShark

yupp hard fought win. road win is a road win

A win is a win is a win.

Happy New Year Bucketteers! :tada: :sweat_drops:

@BeddieKU23

I'm thinking the team will pants KSU, but we shall see.

@RockChalkinTexas Same to you. Much more fun to come this year. Wow!

Whoever said that about oregons court, makes me want to take a chain saw to it!

@Bwag imagine if bosie state had an all blue floor to match FB lol

@stoptheflop Not for UT or Okie State I hope.

KU can't shoot free throws.....oops....

KU can't rebound.....oops....

Perfect first game for JJ. Humbling experience. He will work his ass off not to repeat it....

@BShark

the home opener against our wannabe rivals. yeah its gonna be fun

@Crimsonorblue22 Big 12 road games are always tough for freshmen. Even superstar freshmen. He'll come around.

@KUSTEVE

well said!

@tundrahok he's a quick study

All to together now 1 2 3 Landon Lucas!!!! Return of the Jedi. Thata boy.

@kjayhawks he keeps surprising me! Oblique injury? Scratching my head🤕

@DCHawker Guess the line moved from 4 1/2 to more...

@kjayhawks

huge game from him. he really played his butt off

how about Vick tonight. huge shots!

@Crimsonorblue22

can you get kenrich williams hair on the way:stuck_out_tongue:

Josh found out what Frank meant when he told them that conference games were totally different from non-con. Glad to see our fans show up.

another good one.

Jaylen Fisher's idol is Slim Shady

@BeddieKU23 his doppleganger is a musician here in Austin called Malford Milligan. I swear. Wish I could post a picture.

We had:

1 more 2 pt shot than TCU

1 more 3 pt shot

1 more FT

1 more rebound & assist (PF's ended up at 20 each)

Where the game was won since our %'s weren't necessarily better than them was the 15-8 TO margin, giving us more attempts to get our extra made shots.

@kjayhawks And us in our road Blues...

@Crimsonorblue22 Looks like someone did almost.

@BeddieKU23 weak-slim shady😳

Home sweet home. Welcome back to the Phog, guys. Next two games.

@Bwag chain saw?

As if we didn't see enough purple we got KSU on Tuesday.

Here you go. !malford.png ↗ I wasn't kidding.

Jesse nailed this:

If he can stay out of foul trouble, Landen Lucas should nearly be guaranteed his first double-double of the season. Against TCU, he should have opportunities to score with angles inside and a chance to hustle for offensive rebounds against a team that has struggled in this facet.

WVU fans claiming the league title after one game, I can't say I should have expected anything else from UK's brethren.

Edit: Time to close twitter.

@Crimsonorblue22 Yep 👍 he'll learn that picking up those T's is gonna cost some laps, or better yet FT's-like in the💯's

@BShark Let them believe the hype that ESPN gave them and put themselves in a false echo chamber about how good they think they are. That's ESPN's job to talk up our 12 yr run so as to get eyes to watch every one of our games. They aren't stupid. They know it impacts their bottom line and right now they need the eyeballs watching.

@RockChalkinTexas

Amen sister.

@globaljaybird I think running the steps worked well with another player before!

@BShark said:

!tce.jpg ↗

5 points for Bragg, Why can't Mitch go in? He can at least do that.

I disagree - Carlton actually played pretty well. His rebounding numbers were great. Also ran a Perry style pick and pop perfectly.

I expect more from Bragg! Much more

@HawkChamp You are right, Bragg played really well. Quality minutes and was good on boards. Still needs more muscle under the hoop. Overall very solid. And I take back everything I said about Landon early on. Colossal game for LL.

@Fightsongwriter landEn

@Crimsonorblue22 I don't know about much more, but I think there are a couple more things he could do, such as running the Perry pick and pop about three or four times per game, not just once

@HawkChamp quit missing layup after layup! Boxing his man out!

@Crimsonorblue22 the layups yes, but I think he had ten boards

Watching UCLA - Oregon State. Close game - OSU not the most talented of teams. Just the nature of conference games

Bragg has head issues right now. He's hustling but he's not focused. I don't remember these issues last year, but I also don't recall is expecting him to be strong inside.

Either way, he's gotta get his head in the game.

@chriz he didn't look focused in the game? I have been one of the most critical of him but I didn't watch the game and come away thinking that.

@HawkChamp Bragg looked better, imo. 9 rebounds.

The Frosh looked like one last night, but what's wrong with DeVonte'? He was absolutely horrible. Couldn't make a layup, couldn't cut off the dribble half the time, missed open passes. Bad, bad, bad and yet KU won.

Upon further review (and getting past the fact that TCU is on the front of their jersey) I don't think it was too terrible. Now sure there are things to improve upon but... Did better than Vegas and Kenpom predicted. TCU as of now IS a tournament level team going by RPI and Kenpom ratings. All this with Josh as a non-factor and Graham was practically mia as well.

@HawkChamp maybe I should watch again, and maybe my expectations are too high for him, but just little things like not catching passes he should catch, not being aware of mismatches, not rotating on D quick enough, not making many smart plays.

Like I say, he hustled, but wasn't playing smart. In my opinion.

@RockChalkinTexas said:

Here you go. !malford.png ↗ I wasn't kidding.

Is that the TCU point guard? Lol