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BeddieKU23
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Ogbaji playing in front of family as well. Has to be one heck of a motivator given the circumstances
That's one pure shot
Oooo
Every game Dotson does something that reminds me of Frank and for that I'm so thankful he is here
DCHawker said:
2-10 from 3 and still up 9 at half.
Marcus's prayer to end really killed the percentage huh
Very lucky Miller missed that 3 before half. Could have killed all momentum
All in my friend. It factor. Making guys around him play well too
He will start soon
I have to ask how the heck did ochai agree to red shirt.
Nice play dedric
approxinfinity said:
@BeddieKU23 lol @ your chuck haterisms so i don't have to.
Your welcome l, here to pick up the slack
Robinson just went all chuck on that one
Too bad we couldn't trade for markus Howard at the deadline
That lineup combo of ochai dedric kj Garrett and Vick is a heck of an athletic team
They cant shoot. We have ran out of excuses
Way to finish vick booyya
Bad shot kj
Dedric make these jesus
You have to be dumb to leave noi open
Dotson shut it down. Kid is unreal
I'll like KJ MORE if he hits this ft out the break
Not having a 7 foot tank will do that
Why does it feel like every shot TCU has made has been luck
Nice play KJ
Looks like we practiced lobs. Nice to see
Wow moore. 2nd one didny even look
Yeah chuck made the right play
Dumb play by dot
Its offensive watching our offense
approxinfinity said:
I have nothing nice to say about Charlie. I just hope he's capable of much more than he's shown. Does he have a relationship with a future recruit?
He had a relationship with Howard.. ugh not working out
Looks like he could play football. Selden body
So far ochai looks right at home
He doesnt even look at the hoop
How can Charlie shoot like that. Joke
Ochaiii
Nice drive q
Yeah buddy
Oooo
I know Robinson is savvy and a good passer but I'm already tired of seeing not double him up and force him to get the ball out. Almost all tcu points have been off him getting paint touches
approxinfinity said:
Where's the foul
None seen of course
Predicting a bounce back at home.
Questionable with the knee, looks like game time decision. TCU has been hit by the injury bug as well. A redshirt freshman played well against Baylor and figures to see most of his minutes if he fisher sits
At least he will probably look at the basket before shooting, something that Charlie thinks is "optional"
Really good post.
I guess we are left to trust Self and the player here. They talked about burning the redshirt now after 14 games and they feel its in the best interest of both parties to do so. From the comments it sounds like he will not only suit up but will play immediately and who knows what that role will be, it could be 5-10 minutes or a major role.. We just don't know yet. I think they are interested to see what his addition does for the team, not just what it does for Ochai individually. Still a lot of basketball left to play.
I think we know at this point this team isn't F4 caliber but it doesn't mean we won't get there with some luck or this team putting things together down the stretch. Losing Doke with no return and not having Silvio likely for the season drops the ceiling of this team. We have good wins against good teams but our last impression of this team is a dismal performance in which a lot of things went bad without both guys mentioned above. I doubt we play that poorly tonight which could bring us back up again to an optimistic level. We seem to go through this every year at some point.
I think having a player available is better then not taking the chance. Ochai had to decide that was in his best interest. Of course kids want to play. Maybe he gains some confidence from that whole situation. I will admit I'm just trying to stay positive in light of everything. I have my doubts but history says Self usually makes the right call. Maybe in a few weeks we are saying "Ochai Magic"
Kcmatt7 said:
BShark said:
Baylor is bad, they are 9-5.
Still not sure how this KU team beat MSU and Tenn.
Doke was just a horrible matchup for both teams. Especially MSU and Ward.
That's probably the biggest thing KU is going to miss. There would have been a handful of games coming up where Doke held such an advantage that he would have changed the complexion of the game on his own. No question when Doke was engaged and having his way in the post everything else seemed to work itself out. Self mentioned Doke was sort of a security blanket and that's true. Now KU is forced to see who can step up in his absence...
Kcmatt7 said:
I also want to bring up that Ochai isn't your typical "unranked" freshman project. The kid is built like a grown ass man. He was before he got here, and I'm sure Hudy has only been able to help. He isn't going to be physically overmatched. It is all a mental thing with him. Now that he has been in the program for 7 months, I think he should have a pretty good idea of what's going on. The speed of the game should have slowed down for him some by now. He may not be a savior, but he certainly shouldn't be a nightmare on the court either.
Didn't Ochai end up a low end 4 star prospect by the end of the season but I get your point, his reputation coming in was minimal. He definitely looks the part of an upperclassmen so I agree physically the game should not impact him. It would be something if he had the poise right off the bat to impact the game. It's a good thing his debut comes at home as I think that accelerates comfort and feel.
Kcmatt7 said:
BeddieKU23 said:
I agree about pace especially. I think I saw, KU on Offense is Top 30 in pace but defensively one of the worst- meaning we let teams run through their sets. So it may pay off to slow the ball down on O a bit and force Dedric and Vick especially to pass up some of the quick shots they tend to take as soon as they get the ball. Also, adjust something defensively that may lead to shorter defensive possessions either more token pressure full/ 3/4 court or more ball traps on the perimeter on ball screens. Without Doke and his presence, teams are going to look at our front line and say attack, attack attack.
I'd love to see us press. I could only imagine how effective it would be with our length.
I'd love to see this team use a 3/4 press after made baskets. Especially if you can put Dotson and Garrett on the front line of that as our two best perimeter defenders. Nothing like slowing a team down after you've scored on them. I think we have the personnel without Doke to do that now.
It sounds great but I know unless they are installing it right now during the break its not happening. Self is who he is, he believes in M2M principles. It's fun to think about though. We certainly need answers
I agree about pace especially. I think I saw, KU on Offense is Top 30 in pace but defensively one of the worst- meaning we let teams run through their sets. So it may pay off to slow the ball down on O a bit and force Dedric and Vick especially to pass up some of the quick shots they tend to take as soon as they get the ball. Also, adjust something defensively that may lead to shorter defensive possessions either more token pressure full/ 3/4 court or more ball traps on the perimeter on ball screens. Without Doke and his presence, teams are going to look at our front line and say attack, attack attack.