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Guys Im on the road in between my kids bball games and won't be home for the start of TT game. Can you start thread @Crimsonorblue22 ? Thanks

approxinfinity said:

Guys Im on the road in between my kids bball games and won't be home for the start of TT game. Can you start thread @Crimsonorblue22 ? Thanks

They got it covered buddy - -

@Crimsonorblue22 - Thanks Crimsonorblue

I can't do even this again

Yeah I tried, same

Should we go under this? Shorter

@Crimsonorblue22 Sure, just edit the name right?

Might as well, can you edit the name?

Ok? @BShark

The real question is will ESPN cut away from this crappy ACC game that is already over? We already NO the answer I am afraid...

Nope I'm gonna look for it on stream

@Crimsonorblue22 I'd put game thread in the title. Gotta have "We good." in the op too haha

Wow that wolfpack starter was weak

Over under on 5 fouls in a minute

@BeddieKU23 Louisville player fouling at the rim sigh.

BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 Louisville player fouling at the rim sigh.

Nothing more predictable

Give it up already Wolf Pack...

Thunderburg could have sworn he is on his 9th life there

BShark said:

Give it up already Wolf Pack...

Guess they want to lose by 20

Dickie v there

Let's go Jayhawks!!

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Dickie v there

Unfortunately

Yayy

Man,,, it would suck to coach at N.C. State.

@BShark ok?

Somehow we didn't miss anything wow.

BShark said:

Somehow we didn't miss anything wow.

Pretty amazing

Hey girl can't hear u!

Turnovers will be key

Saw Jeremy Case with the arm in a sling. Ouch.

Kansas by 12.

Hopefully same w/ducky

Crimsonorblue22 said:

@BShark ok?

Got my lucky game shirt on too, let's go KU!

Game not working here

Foul on? Dickie? Your job

If we get Ramsey in foul trouble you can warm up the bus

FarmerJayhawk said:

If we get Ramsey in foul trouble you can warm up the bus

fr

Ramsey the foul?

Doke Nash-Curry

I think Doke adding the spin prior to the free-throw is the key. Looks good.

kjayhawks said:

Game not working here

ESPN.

MARC G!

Does the crowd noise sound weird to anyone else?

Muted after the gal spoke

Damn, thought Doke was making that.

all I hear is Dick yacking like a moron

Love Braun being aggressive.

Fouls someone

We're going to shoot 30 free throws the way this is heading

Just have to knock them down

Shut up

Sweet move

Did Reggie Miller take over Doke’s body

Let’s go!

@FarmerJayhawk Doke Nash-Curry is here to play.

Maybe Dick V. can just get a radio talk show instead of calling games. He's worse than ever today, and that's the last I'll complain about him

Starting good with our best five players. Interesting...

I can get it but only in Spanish lol

The Big12 Conference title revenge tour continues. K-State? Check. Texas Tech?

This is the Ochai we need

This is a massacre

Booom

@kjayhawks better than Vitale

@DanR and love!

I called Kansas by 12. Too late to adjust that?

DanR said:

This is the Ochai we need

When Agbaji is cooking we are the clear cut #1.

Agbaji EATIN

Don't love that foul on Doke but at least we have a back-up C today.

That's such a weak foul what is doke going to do?

@BeddieKU23 Just have to live with those calls unfortunately...

Marco said:

I called Kansas by 12. Too late to adjust that?

I like 12 too. We'll probably have an eight minute drought at some point and Tech will hit some threes. (I'll be happy to be wrong.)

Confidence🌊🔥

DanR said:

Marco said:

I called Kansas by 12. Too late to adjust that?

I like 12 too. We'll probably have an eight minute drought at some point and Tech will hit some threes. (I'll be happy to be wrong.)

Agree, this team always has a drought or two per game.

Dotson looks like he's back to full speed plus some extra afterburners today.

BShark said:

@BeddieKU23 Just have to live with those calls unfortunately...

He held his ground and they made very little contact. Its junk

DanR said:

Dotson looks like he's back to full speed plus some extra afterburners today.

His hip might finally be feeling okay.

Vitale just learned about Wilt?

Love the energy and defense early.

Dave in

Lets see what Dave can do.

Ball don't lie TJ

Not a great start there for Dave.

Dave that was terrible

Why didnt he box out

Ochai showing some hustle on both ends. Nice to see

WOW!

stoptheflop said:

Ochai showing some hustle on both ends. Nice to see

Ochai always plays hard tbf, it's why he gets huge minutes.

That's a big dude for tech

Meh Dave

MARC G

That was down ugh like agbaji confidence today

Score it

Did ESPN just hire a sound engineer? Or he just got back from a bender?

Got lucky

Weird passing

That's my qb! ❤️

Damnit they have slowed down

Very hectic possession from Tech offensively, definitely fortunate to end in a bucket. KU could have stolen it two different times there.

Dotson has 2 triples though that's a positive

Garrett knew Ramsey's move. He is the definition of a baller

Have to pass out of that Doke

Doke is pissed now. Feel bad for the rim next time he gets a touch.

Moss ugh

Doke was mad that he didn't get the ball on the initial look from Dot.

Attaboy Braun

Soud engineer went for another beer.

Enaruna minutes :grimacing_face:

Lazy.

OK ref.

@FarmerJayhawk I get nervous when Enaruna or Moss is in.

Apparently off the ball fouls aren’t s a thing. Doke getting bear hugged every time

NO WAY WAS THAT A FOUL

Bullshit call

5 on 8

He literally airballed it

Dot

Great coach! He's not going to shoot a bunch of 3's to catch up?🤣

Would Vitale can it during FT’s

Bout time they called a foul for us

Is Dot's FT% down this year?

Bwag said:

Is Dot's FT% down this year?

81% I dont think so

So much for that lead

Seems better down the stretch

Excuse me Marcus

Jeezum

Switching a big on Ramsey is very much not smart.

Woodrow said:

So much for that lead

Definite erosion situation.

What a joke

Tech on a 20-9 run. Unsurprisingly Doke has been out for most of it.

Who is Zion?

Gotta make those Moss

Soft

Dumb dumb foul by Dave

EMPEROR OF BASKETBALL CHRIS BEARD HAS ADJUSTED

rebound, guys

or make a basket

Agbaji last two attempts have rimmed out

Ochai is not a finisher near the rim when touch is required.

Bring doke back

Weird sequence

BeddieKU23 said:

Bring doke back

Strong agree. If both bigs have two fouls play the better one.

Defense creates offense

lol Moss

Was so expecting a charge

@BeddieKU23 ref hesitated

Foul in the back

Good hustle big Dave

Dave will have three fouls before too long anyway

Caught a break there with the no foul on Ochai

Garrett's taking a beating this year

Throws!🤬

If we could hit fts we'd be even better.

Dave's best shot

Whoa yeah!

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Dave's best shot

DAVEY BUCKETS

Garrett is hurt

Go!

Let's bring this lead up

BeddieKU23 said:

Garrett is hurt

He's been hurt did you see my thread?

good call ref

Lucky 🦾

Wow

Bill Self wyd

Dotson has been stellar

Ankle!

BShark said:

Bill Self wyd

Stealing some time to get to the u4

Just what you expect out your leading scorer

BShark said:

BeddieKU23 said:

Garrett is hurt

He's been hurt did you see my thread?

Yep but hes hurt hurt today

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Ankle!

/topic/9286

Spit on it

I’m going to need someone a lot smarter than me to explain why Garrett can’t find shoes and or a wrap to protect his ankles During the game. It’s not like he can’t run and jump so they clearly aren’t hurt that bad, but he literally tweaks it EVERY game.

BShark said:

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Ankle!

/topic/9286

He tweaked it pretty good on his last drive

Tussen

@BeddieKU23 Yeah the day I posted that is I believe the first day he's been seen in a boot. I know some students at KU.

Our guys have always been in boots, Selden always was

Marcus needs a scooter

@Crimsonorblue22 and a doctor

@Woodrow Garrett's ankles are about as skinny as most people's wrists. I'm surprised he hasn't shattered them completely

benshawks08 said:

@Crimsonorblue22 and a doctor

Just get him the Paul Pierce wheelchair, it has healing powers.

Splash

That pass from Ochai was yikes

Moss alert

Isaiah Moss

Microwave is on

Two turnovers on Braun that won’t go to him on the box score

Espn and Vitale, please

sigh

Two awful passes by Ochai that were turnovers

So more talk about Bryant than Falkenstein during KU games ugg

Ramsey Manboobs

Foul

Defense please

Phew Marcus

Woodrow said:

Two awful passes by Ochai that were turnovers

Always cringe when he passes

Passive hesitant cuts by Braun right now

We are hanging in there good for playing a crap line-up though.

Is he on the run when he makes them?

I really hope Ramsey heads to the NBA after this year. He’s a hell of a player. Would be a absolute beast next year.

Tech loves to flop

Floppy Italian boi

@Woodrow

He gone!

BShark said:

Floppy Italian boi

Nobody worse then vital

Ramsey looks like a lotto pick to me, and if you are lotto you gotta go.

Fortunate to end the half like that

Wow charge

Self going to be livid about the D

Passing

BShark said:

Ramsey looks like a lotto pick to me, and if you are lotto you gotta go.

Believe he is being mocked near the lotto

FarmerJayhawk said:

Self going to be livid about the D

Doke is responsible for a lot of our defense being elite

@BeddieKU23 Does the name Walton ring a bell>

@BeddieKU23 apparently

FarmerJayhawk said:

Self going to be livid about the D

Not sure what he expects when he is playing Moss and Tristan but yeah I'm sure he will be.

@BShark i dont think his expectations go down.

BShark said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

Self going to be livid about the D

Not sure what he expects when he is playing Moss and Tristan but yeah I'm sure he will be.

Stopping the ball with 5 seconds left in the half would be a good start

@BShark Tristan is still lost. Hell I hope he found the locker room.

Christian doesn't seem to be looking to shoot today. No shot attempts so far.

stoptheflop said:

Christian doesn't seem to be looking to shoot today. No shot attempts so far.

Got fouled on his only one

@stoptheflop he’s due for a bad game I guess. Just doesn’t seem to be fully in it today.

He has been hit and miss with aggression this year. Part of it is that Texas Tech has much better athletes than KSU and OSU.

@BShark Fair

Feel like he’s as good an athlete just hasn’t figured out how to use it yet

Wish we've got the ballock kid

Considering our bigs have been saddled with foul trouble a 9 point lead at the half is pretty nice.

Except to rebound. He gets up fine on those!

Crimsonorblue22 said:

Wish we've got the ballock kid

Self really tried, he was worried about !alt text ↗

@BShark and most (all?) of doke’s points coming from the line

@BShark he wouldn't have. 5-7 from 3 today, 4 boards, 5 assists, 1 to

@benshawks08 Yes, Dok was 0/2 from the field, but 3/4 on fts.

Crimsonorblue22 said:

@BShark he wouldn't have. 5-7 from 3 today, 4 boards, 5 assists, 1 to

Just telling you I have this on very good authority.

Gotta make that Marc G

Doke wyd

@everyone the second half has started

Who fouled? Us?

Oh boy Doke

FarmerJayhawk said:

Oh boy Doke

prayers up

Hot trash

Pure garbage call

That was a joke

Wooooow

Fuck you ref

I love our team guys! Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. I sometimes wonder what McBride would have contributed this year.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Wooooow

Doke lost his mind

💩

Okay that's a terrible charge call

That's NOT A BASKETBALL PLAY

Floppy mcflopface

Shut the fuck up Vitale

What a joke ref

DAVE

Look at them sitting waiting to flop

If Dok would return the flop onto the player they wouldn’t do it again.

Hahahahaha f Moretti

Look at you fuck face trying to flop

We don't act at all! Need to sell a few

There’s the make up call that refs claim not to do.

What a great pass that was by Dave

That was a charge...

Great block a few possessions earlier by Dave too. Love his hustle

Having watched tech all season all they do is flop and sit there due to how small they are

With another offseason to work for Dave he will be a beast next year.

benshawks08 said:

That was a charge...

Oh well they owed us

@BeddieKU23 This is duke level flopping.

I stand by my prediction - Jayhawks by 12.

benshawks08 said:

@BeddieKU23 This is duke level flopping.

Almost mark vital level at baylor

Guy is 230 pounds and falls to the ground instantly

@BeddieKU23 can't stand him

@BeddieKU23 not Marcus smart level though

@benshawks08 glad u r not the ref today,

Ramsey is a bad dude

Wait that’s a foul on Dave??

These refs literally SUCK

Ok ref...

F this

Over the back?

@FarmerJayhawk make up for the make up call

💩

dylans said:

Over the back?

Joke the guy went over him

The offense dies w/o Doke

Make up for the make up for the make up call

Nice🔥

Good ice defense on that Ramsey to

@BShark He should probably play at some point this game.

Dave “Magic Johnson” McCormack

FarmerJayhawk said:

Dave “Magic Johnson” McCormack

Beat me to it

Bench to bench

Time to bring Doke back in

Right call

Maybe Dave should have come off the bench earlier this year?

Bout time they got that right

benshawks08 said:

Maybe Dave should have come off the bench earlier this year?

The biggest thing is that he is playing as the only center.

benshawks08 said:

Maybe Dave should have come off the bench earlier this year?

Someone really should have thought about this and mentioned it sooner

benshawks08 said:

benshawks08 said:

Maybe Dave should have come off the bench earlier this year?

Someone really should have thought about this and mentioned it sooner

Can’t believe I thought it first

Dumb hair dude

Microwave is on

Step to ball

Isaiah Moss

@BeddieKU23 who ?

Good thing holyfield sucks

@BeddieKU23 started to say.....

Crimsonorblue22 said:

@BeddieKU23 who ?

Shannon

2020-21 Starting PG Marcus Iverson Garrett

Bad pass by Dotson but why the Hell is Ochai running to the 3 point line on a fast break. Run to the basket and gets lob or pass for a layup .

BShark said:

2020-21 Starting PG Marcus Iverson Garrett

Locked in! We good

I usually agree with jesse but hes way off, saying tech getting a lousy whistle today. He drunk

@BeddieKU23 It's been ATROCIOUS both ways so uh, I guess it evens out?

@BeddieKU23 yeah not sure about that. My count is one bad call going KUs way so far.

@benshawks08 but they made up for it and then again several times.

@BeddieKU23 anyone that saw Dokes charge knows it’s BS

@BeddieKU23 don't care what he says⭐️

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What a great tweet.

Ugh

Doke was fouled there jfc

@BShark literally every time

That's not your play Moss

Brutal offense.

Come on

Smart no foul by doke

So predictable

Playing with fire here. No reason this should be a game.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Brutal offense.

Seems like we have these stretches every game. Weirdly Doke is in the game for this one.

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Woodrow said:

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Sometimes I think he just likes being contrarian for the clickzzz

You can only ice so many screens tech lives this defense so it dont work with doke

Ups and agbaji havent scored since the first 5 minutes

Dot is a cheat code

OCHAI

FarmerJayhawk said:

OCHAI

Good pass from Magic McCormack too

WOWO DAVE FROM DOT

OCHAI AGAIN

Agbaji with two huge plays

Dave has been so good. This role suits him much better

That's why he never sits

Nice run, keep going

FarmerJayhawk said:

Dave has been so good. This role suits him much better

I know. I just thought that his afternoon. Almost like he should have been coming off the bench this whole time.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Dave has been so good. This role suits him much better

Playing two centers together, not great! I'm not against two bigs, you just need one to be able to play away from the rim more and ideally have a functional three.

@BShark or a long two like Arthur

benshawks08 said:

@BShark or a long two like Arthur

Oh yeah, Arthur is exactly what you want in a secondary big.

Dave has been great today. I think his best game

His passing has really improved today

Get loud

@BeddieKU23 he did have 30 that one game...

BeddieKU23 said:

His passing has really improved today

Where did that vision come from?

DOT

UPS time

UPS DELIVERY

BRAUN RAINMAKER

3 3 3

benshawks08 said:

BeddieKU23 said:

His passing has really improved today

Where did that vision come from?

Playing the 5 vs the 4 helps

@benshawks08 was it UMKC>

Mark us

benshawks08 said:

@BeddieKU23 he did have 30 that one game...

I was there. They were terrible and he was terrific but him against good teams is where he hasn't performed

Ugly

MARC G

Bad shots. Jeebus

Jesus dot and then that 3

I'm ahead

kinda think that bad three was supposed to be an oop to Ochai who got cut off on the baseline

BeddieKU23 said:

Jesus dot and then that 3

Yikes sequence. That Dotson three is like a turnover

Garrett is a god

MARC G THO

Dot shot ugly

Doke time. The closer.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Doke time. The closer.

IT IS TIME

Marcus has schooled them the past few minutes

@BeddieKU23 poor freshman phenom didn’t know what to do

Shannon will be an nba guy after next season

BeddieKU23 said:

Shannon will be an nba guy next season

You mean after next season? He has potential, but probably comes back for year two.

Has doke dunked it this game?

BShark said:

BeddieKU23 said:

Shannon will be an nba guy next season

You mean after next season? He has potential, but probably comes back for year two.

Yes after next yr. Going to be the lead guy with Burnett

@benshawks08 Nope but Dave has two.

benshawks08 said:

Has doke dunked it this game?

Nope. 1|5 from the floor. Has to be his worse game of his career.

Dang

Doke can't pass those up

Doke has been off this game

Wheeeew that sucked

@Crimsonorblue22 how far into the future are you?!

Normally he dunks it

Yikes

Dot. Clutch

Gonna foul doke

Not even guarding Holyfield is bold

F their 3s

I have cable

Dotson is unreal

BShark said:

Not even guarding Holyfield

Yep. That’s two just practice jumpers from the top of the floor

BShark said:

Not even guarding Holyfield is bold

Or ramsey

Get that 💩 out of here

On that disaster sequence Braun also should have just shot that open three.

Self was made at ups

Human highlight reel for Dot

OH MY

Wow

Crimsonorblue22 said:

I have cable

Didn’t know people still did that

Press us baby

Holy hat Dotson!

Ramseys whole offense is chuck behind a screen

Keep pressing pls

Holy 3 batman

Odds now?

When we gonna guard that shithead

Holyfield with the game of his life. 25% from 3 on the year

all right, they've made three straight threes. Time for them to start clanking

kjayhawks said:

Holyfield with the game of his life. 25% from 3 on the year

All because we recruited him

Please don't ducky

HUM TIME

Don't jinx the Chiefs, Dick

Sigh... So typical. Anyone is good when you leave them wide open. Self is probably happy with that look.

There has never been a player we have recruited that has played bad against us

Dickey V pumping up the crowd

bad move putting Dave back in

Early to start fouling but ok

Bullshit

fuck

Bullshit

Wonder if Jesse still thinking KU is getting the whistle? Another trash call

5 on 8

Take care of it

Unreal

I thought it was a reach

Come on playing tight all of a sudden

Need Moss in the game. Very good FT shooter

Not sure if I go with Marc G or Dot here. Both have been great today, Dot has choked late previously.

Omg. How do you miss that.

Shit

How do you miss

woof city how on earth do you miss that

Choke job

Omg

Ok Och. Here you go

considering some of the shots garrett has made today, we'll give him that miss

Made the first

CLUTCH

Agbaji at the line...ugh

PUT DOKE IN

BShark said:

Agbaji at the line...ugh

$

Big time agbaji

Did not expect him to make both wow.

Ramsey and moretti. Guard them with your life

Ku by 12? Pretty sure most of you are done with the game at this point.

Ramsey isn't a great ft shooter tbh

Foul them. Dont let them make a 3 like dayton

Thanks google fiber...

Guard 3 with your life without fouling. Should be easy enough.

MARCUS

Garrett with the double stuff

That was a fun college basketball game friends!!

PHEW

Wow

Had 'em all the way. (Whew)

Great game. Good guys won.

Marcus

Were they going for 2+1?

Does garret get credited with a block for that last one?

@BeddieKU23 Best Garrett since Mike.

GOOD LUCK CHIEFS

No math programs at TTU? Weird finish

@benshawks08 better

Missed the whole game. Starting from the beginning now. so far YouTube tv is :thumbs_down: :fa-trash: (got home 5 min ago and couldn't skip to end).

Starts the weekend right!

Garrett had 3 blocks for the game. Same as Dok.

I like the sound of Ochai having a good game.

Tech was 9-21 from three and lost yikes for them. 9% above their season average for anyone wondering.

They didn't show dots post game interview🤬

Nice job staying out of foul trouble down the stretch. Nobody with more than 3 PFs.

It’s a good sign that we won against a solid team with Doke having one of his worst games in a KU Jersey. A game we probably lose in the past.

Decent chance to move up to #2 in the polls.

Gonzaga escapes with a late run against USF, after trailing most of the game.

Garrett has an arch Injury on his foot

BShark said:

Tech was 9-21 from three and lost yikes for them. 9% above their season average for anyone wondering.

There last two games they have shot out of their mind from 3

BeddieKU23 said:

Garrett has an arch Injury on his foot

I imagine he will continue playing, but damn.

Abadji nearly cost us with his mindless TO's. Without those and a couple missed free throws, it's not even a game.

Defense didn't impress me much today. I thought this was one of our worst defensive games of the season and was the most points KU has given up in regulation all season.

What was the issue with Doke today? Was he sick or hurt today? Only playing 16 minutes and couldn't shoot to save his life out there.

This team doesn't pass very well and that's the root issue of the scoring droughts this team goes on. They don't reverse the ball very well, they miss a lot of open cuts and passes. 10 assists on 30 made FG's isn't good. That's why I would love to see some elements of the motion offense with this group, it would get the players and ball moving a lot more and open stuff up. Right now, it's too much Dotson and Garrett driving and either dishing to Doke or putting it up for Doke to get an offensive board. There needs to be more passing to the second and third side to really open the interior up or give guys open perimeter shots.

End of the day, it's still a win against a quality team and KU hasn't had a lot of those this season yet.

Self again won’t foul when up three on a final possession. It’s how he won his sole NC. It’s how we lost to Michigan in 2013. From kusports.com. -

Asked if he considered fouling in the final seconds instead of giving Tech the option of hoisting a game-tying 3-pointer, Self said he did not want to ask his players to defend for nine seconds and then foul in the final five. “I don’t think we’re mature enough to do that,” he said. “And that’s not what we practice.”

Not mature enough? I’ve seen high school teams execute it flawlessly. Just complete nonsense.

But to at least permit the OPTION, it might be wise to at least PRACTICE it. Coaching malpractice NOT to practice it and have it as an option.

A coach has to decide in the situation. We might disagree. But at least practice it.

Garrett won the game. Came up bigtime on the last two or three sequences.

@Texas-Hawk-10 wondering about Doke as well. I think the defense not doing great had a lot to do with him only playing 16 minutes.

@BShark2 I too was surprised that coach played Dave ahead of Dok in the closing minutes with the game on the line. Sure, Dok wasn't having his best game and while his FT shooting is better, he still could be a liability at the close. But, Dok's defense, like the block against Tennessee is still an awesome tool.

I think it’s as simple as Dave was playing significantly better than Doke yesterday so Self went with him. Doke never got into any kind of rhythm and was struggling all game long . Not too mention he still is a liability on the FT line and there is no doubt Beard would have fouled him.

https://theathletic.com/1577422/2020/02/01/how-did-kansas-exploit-texas-techs-vaunted-defense-get-middle/? ↗

Billllllllllllllllll

Not having Doke for several stretches and them shooting well above average from 3 was the issue defensively. Ochai had a couple of bad TOs for sure but as whole we have valued the ball much better in this win streak. It has helped on both ends because we aren’t giving up as many run outs for dunks and layups. A month ago we were averaging a turnover on 20% of our possessions and it killed us in our 3 loses. Continuing to improve in that area and getting some consistency from shooters is a big key in what this team will be able to achieve.

PER's after the win over Tech.

First Overall

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@kjayhawks

Your right turnover margin has dipped lately, 18.6% which is about half a point below national average. It may continue to dip as we play 4 guards now and get away from the two big lineup that was the major cause. Braun is in the top 60 nationally for turnover rate (really good) so inserting a guard with a very low T/O rate has made a big difference.

Will be interesting to revisit this development by end of conference play. This could be the mid-season flip that makes all the difference in the season