Bill probably disagrees but yeah it's not wise given our injury concerns down low
BeddieKU23
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Think it's matchup based. Hopefully can set the tone for rebounding and defense and rotate him when needed. Can't get in foul trouble though, will force our hand even more
And how they win hopefully is what I'm paying attention to
Down to 2 guys we have that normally play the 4/5 positions. Griffen/Storr are going to have to step up.
I think we've seen Juan isn't a scorer, nor can he be relied upon to do so on any kind of consistent basis. The Creighton/Mizzou week where he went 11/35 from the field in two games where both teams baited him to shoot is a good example.
KU now dead last in free throw attempts in all of college ball
Perhaps that's due to fatigue from the obvious 3 guys. Many have seen enough of the same game after game, year after year. That also indirectly points a finger at Self for treating those 3 different even when things are going bad.
More often then not our HOF coach has been steps ahead of us even when we think we know better. With this roster and how certain games have gone I'm not so sure that's the case anymore. Kind of gone from invincible to seeing real weaknesses in the armor. I guess the level of excellence we have experienced here was due to come back to some kind of mean. No other program has experienced the sustained standard like us. The last few years since the title, perhaps the edge has worn some, perhaps the NIL and current climate has wiped his edge over the field. If we look at a lot of the greats that have left the game lately, maybe there's a correlation between them and what we are seeing. Who knows. Losses suck. Losing in such a way where the ceiling of the team looks a bit bleak makes it worse. Hopefully there's another regroup and new way coming and this is yet another test on the road to get there. Grasping some but trying to stay the course given our history of doing such. But it's getting harder with each data point that kind of reinforces some troubling signs
The thing that bothers me most about last night besides the poor in-game management of rotations and reading the room of who was playing well/wasn't, is the fact three Seniors, two of them 5th/6th year guys did not have a lot of poise during critical parts of this game. The turnovers last night were awful from Juan and Hunt in particular. This is a reoccurring issue that happens in big games like this, especially on the road. We've seen the ceiling of all 3, there is nothing untapped to unlock from any of them. Maybe they will learn from this but I'm not optimistic there.
Hunt's effort last night was piss-poor on both ends. There's a pattern there with him when things don't go well. Competitiveness especially.
Juan missing 5 Free Throws at critical points of the game. Unfortunate I guess is the nice way of putting it.
Hopefully KJ is okay with that shoulder, but he was not good on offense around the rim. 4 years later with his athletic ability and still not finishing strong and through contact.
Zeke is our best offensive player and yet he is rarely the focus. Flory is one of our best 5 players and yet he's a sub playing out of position when Hunt stays in. What a mess
Can we hire an offensive coordinator?
Disappointing loss and there isn't a lot of positives to take from it. You just have 3 Sr's that are very limited offensive players. Mayo not being the focal pt and not realizing just how impactful Flory has been, kind of keeping the team from finding it's ceiling which has shown itself a lot since December to be low
KU'S collective would like a refund on the Storr fee
Has an ugly shot too
That's why storr don't play
Wide open 3 to cut it to 2, brick
I love possessions where we get a bad shot with no passes
Got back into this
Nice job mayo. Sittrr
Please foul out
Please Hunt foul out
Not unexpected. This is who they are
Pathetic ref show
That won't get you minutes as a freshman
Very disappointing from harris
Done with these refs.
Getting away quick.
What a ref show this is
Lol
Nope
5th travel of the game for jackson not called
@approxinfinity said in Looking forward to Hilton:
@BeddieKU23 making baseline jumpers doesnt hurt though
Sure but we all know that's not what Self cares about.
Just draw another foul and get to the bonus. Need to get this crowd and momentum shifted
@approxinfinity said in Looking forward to Hilton:
This would be a great game for Storr to show up and build trust
Even better if he learned where that trust could be earned, by playing team defense
Typical
And again. Travel and calls a foul. PAID
That ref is bullshit
Adams is big time at the line this yr
Not their ball
And just like that espn misses a score
Iowa St doesn't seem like they have any offense so far. If we could just figure it out on offense at some point this one could go our way
Even better when they go full screen to talk about something or someone and miss actual gameplay.
Nice play Juan to mayo
Sad ref. It's a foul, you're right there and just blind
Or make a shot or 2
Weak
@wissox said in Looking forward to Hilton:
Fans are too dumb to recognize a travel call is the right call.
Or a foul
We'd be winning if it weren't for dumb plays on offense. Got +2 on fouls in that first sequence and from guards.
Turnoverfest
Those are the kind of dumb misses that hurt us later