Lucas playing like a man
BeddieKU23
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@tundrahok said:
@BeddieKU23 Looked like he was trying to dribble. Not wise.
Whatever it was it's like watching someone learning how to play basketball
Dwight!!!
Bragg can't even get a simple rebound
Competitive game at half. ISU up 3.. OSU doesn't play defense, wouldn't mind playing them again
We'll have to listen to Fran do a 15 minute piece on why Josh Jackson should have been suspended
Great!
Good question. I don't think we'll get any sympathy if we lost today, coach chose to suspend him.
I'm looking forward to today's game but I'm nervous at the same time. TCU played us tough this season even with Jackson. The first meeting Josh was in foul trouble, KU still won. 2 things happened in that game where Josh only played 13 minutes- Landen had a huge game 15pts-17rbs, Vick had 17 off the bench.
Vick will start today but there goes our guard depth. So now someone on the bench (Bragg, Coleby, Lightfoot) will play extended minutes leading to more traditional 3-2 offense. It's likely Graham & Mason play near 40 minutes because there's no choice. Maybe not a concern today but what about if this team wins today and tomorrow. At some point legs will be a concern. Defensively TCU runs a lot of double stack ball screens which create mismatches on switches. Defense is where the game is today..
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Awesome news!
and could subsequently lose a game because of that mistake.. hope the guys rally around each other today
Some clever detail to this one. Had a few laughs reading that one including the suttle jab to Mizzou at the bottom:laughing:
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Congrats on Frank Mason getting his 2nd song. BIFM 2.0 is out
Juiston had 16 points 16 rebounds 4 assists, 2 steals in Hutch's OT loss last night. He was double teamed a lot, sometimes it seems 3 or 4 guys on him.
Someone who does play by play for Hutch has this to say about Shakur
I would say that Juiston is a decent shooter out to 12-14 feet but rarely shoots from distance because he is exceptional at driving to the basket and finishing. He hits a very high percentage on shots around the basket. He is a tremendous leaper who plays MUCH taller than his 6-7. He is unselfish and a good passer (4 assists/gm). He also averages 2 blocks per outing.
The rest thing sounds great.
But losing to a team that has lost 7 straight games wouldn't be considered positive either
Apparently its not. A separate issue. I had originally thought this was KU/or Self caving to the media pressure and suspending him. Well technically this other issue and subsequent suspension are linked because its unlikely he would have been suspended at all if he didn't have a separate vandalism case.
Continual poor choices is now costing us a star player for a game.
Not sure how much stock one could put into CBS's mock but they have Frank at something like #21. Again looking at the mock it seems College Production from kids was put above "potential". If the 20 something freshman enter the draft its hard to see more than a handful of upperclassmen breaking the top 30
I seem to remember that both Alabama & Zona tried hard to lobby for his eligibility and both schools play in conferences where partial qualifiers are not allowed? Given that information was spread around talking about how bad his academics really were its amazing they even had anything to appeal about. Not a Diallo case where KU knew the kid was being hosed.
Most Mocks still have him in the 1st round but yeah he could have really used the exposure in America. Kid can flat out shoot and defend.
I spoke to soon and edited my post because at first I thought this was saving face. But now learn its a seperate incident in which Josh is involved with makes this a no brainer, Self had to do it.
are you insinuating its the assistant KU fans often say is the weakest link?
Ferguson had a known handler in his camp and that was also apart of the fiasco.
The kid didn't even try at academics. I had read from an Zona board that hypothetically if Ferguson had been ruled a partial qualifier and sat out that it was going to be unlikely he would have been academically eligible after his freshman year. That's how much of a hole T Ferg put himself in academically
Won't we be away? doesn't make sense timing wise
Editing my post, I thought this was from the other incident.. Jeez the headlines just don't stop
From what I gather his information has been spot on in the past
Ferguson who once was considered a KU lock, ended up at Zona to be ruled in-eligible and went packing to Australia. Will be in the NBA draft this year
Definitely, Jackson is a matchup problem for them but Leaf is a matchup issue for us.
It would be a fantastic matchup, maybe the most exciting of the tournament.
Both teams are efficient on offense. KU plays better defense overall.
Really hope this is true. I'd be one of the first to say I was wrong.
Here's the blurb from someone has some ties to the program..
Not from my usual source, but from someone that I know is linked to the program, said Graham is planning to return and may not even test the waters (contemplating if it would hurt to make a meh first impression). So is Svi, but a little less of a lock than DG.
I didn't ask if a white hot tourney may change things, but things are looking up for '17-'18
My source claims it comes from the staff. I can't 100% confirm that because I wasn't there, but I know he sits within a yard stick to the bench at home games and has gotten me in the locker room this year as his guest. I'd say I'm 98% sure it's accurate.
His father has been an unnecessary distraction. I don't understand how people are giving him a platform to talk on but with what he's said recently, its click bait. Let your sons play speak for itself. Lonzo has a great future ahead of him and is such an unique talent that is going to be fun to watch in the NBA game
I have no problem with Ball winning the award. Make no mistake he's a really good basketball player and has been instrumental to why UCLA is having a great year. His passing ability rubbed off on the team and him running point has allowed Alford to focus more on being the shooter he is which makes them difficult to defend. Alford broke the 3 point record for his career, not sure he would have got there without Ball.
As for JJ, he gets overshadowed by Mason. We know how good Jackson is, the world knows it he's a 2nd team All American along-side the POY in the nation. I also think the reputation of his shooting still hurts him in people's opinions. But there is not a more complete freshman than Jackson.
Fultz is good, NBA good and could be a star in the league but for my money if you can't elevate the play of your team how good are you really? The Washington system is street ball, guys get stats every year.
30-15 at home. (21-6) the last 3 seasons though as Huggy Bear has dialed in the press.
21-24 away. (15-12) last 3 seasons
Overall- Huggins is 51-39 in Big-12 play. KU must find a way to win in Morgantown next season..
Anyone catch Juiston's game last night? There was a live stream I forgot to post.
Pretty good stat line 24 pts 12 boards a few assists. His team won by 2 in an up and down game 105-103.
I really hope this kid goes to KU, I think he can play here, this isn't a practice player.
Some things I noticed, His anticipation for rebounds is uncanny really. Has some ability to drive and finish and is something I believe translates up. Has some floor vision, always looking for an outlet pass. Looked to have pretty good handles for his size which is beneficial. Only jump-shot he took he missed, not his strength. His footwork is a +, I imagine the coaches are really intrigued how agile he is.
He could benefit from D-1 coaching on fundamentals such as boxing out and awareness on offense outside of the paint. Everything you hear is he is a great teammate, never complains about calls, always looking to his coach. He is an effort guy, someone that can get 50/50 balls, make a hustle play. He's physically ready to play, built upper body. Impressive kid for the JUCO level. I can see why we have offered. Not a kid we want going to Iowa St
Certainly, I think there will be growing pains early if that was the lineup but its got crazy potential. We have to see what Svi does too as I imagine the NBA has seen his recent slump..
A good March for either changes things though.
does he have a license to drive that bus?
Yeah we know ISU is headed for a down year unless they find themselves 2-3 starters in the transfer market. Wigginton is going to be a terror, possibly the best player ISU has ever signed. We'll see how long they are down, Prohm isn't Hoiberg..
it's even crazier to think the difference to 2nd place on the road is 34 games!
I seem to remember a lot of down years for Iowa St early in Self's tenure.
If we take that into consideration the 4 good years under Hoiberg + 2 from Prohm you get:
Hoiberg (2011-2014) - 32-4 at Hilton
Prohm (2015-Current) - 14-4 at Hilton
48-8 over the past 6 years is a good home court advantage I'd say.
Overall the numbers show a different story. I did leave out Hoiberg's first year as I remember him having a disaster of a roster to play with that year.
I can't take credit for these stats. I jacked them from the Phog but thought they were worth sharing here.
Last 5 years in Big-12 play
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Overall under Bill Self
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Home/Away under Bill Self (note poster did say some mistakes for ISU/Texas)
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get out the glue gun! (oops) I just gave the KC Star another story to run
Which can be attributed to having a better coach!
Definitely Ballock has dropped since the Injury that took away an important AAU stretch for him. He's definitely a better prospect than anything KSU has signed in the last 4-5 years easily.
Alexander is going to be a really nice piece for Creighton. He's teammates with Preston, Wigginton, Coleman (all headed to the Big-12) at Oak Hill and has been a steady part of that powerhouse for the last few years.
I think they are also the favorite to land a 4 star big man Epperson at this point. A development type big that needs to change his body but could be a pretty good player by year 3-4.
Creighton has done well recruiting. Justin Patton is a program changing recruit as he's being mocked in the Lottery, possibly Top 10 for the draft. The McDermott to Patton to ? effect has them competing for good talent these days.
Could be a good team building experience with so much uncertainty surrounding the roster.
Hopefully Doke will be good to go by then.
First chance to hopefully see Malik, Marcus, & Billy among other newcomers..
Why does anyone care about Duke? Perfect team to be upset in the first round again
as @BShark said he does a lot of things that make up for the lack of a 3 point shot. Think junkyard dog with some ability to not only score and rebound but find open teammates. If we are returning Bragg and Doke and adding Preston we need someone who can do the dirty work like Lucas has provided. He IMO from tape plays bigger than 6'7 because he plays with a great motor and has + athleticism to make a difference on defense. I think he's exactly the type of player you need on a team that will be losing a lot of its identity
Somehow Brucey has conspired in your mind
I'm still waiting for the play-hard-er chart to come out.
HAHA that's awesome. So appropriate. Don't read the Duke Board though, they have engineered headlines against him all year for no reason. (says only a duke fan)
And the question becomes how do you seed them correctly?
I know the committee takes into account how each segment of the season goes. Their RPI won't win them any beauty contest. Their record against better competition won't either.
The eye test says they are probably a top 15 team at this moment. Given their recent tournament resume/reputation its extremely difficult to give them a true seed that matches up with other teams comparable to them. They have either overachieved in March or this is the 2nd coming of the Gonzaga program where sustained success needs to be recognized and respected.
If they put them as a 8/9 seed, we know the Committee is engineering fan interest/media coverage. We will have to get @jaybate-1.0 in full CIA mode then.
I would place them at #6 given the lack of quality wins but fully recognizing a 30 win team who's playing its best basketball.
I think the guys have used that "chip on their shoulder" mentality for a while. A team that didn't have the experience it has could have crumbled. Instead all we've done is win!
Which wouldn't help anything if it did happen. K-St was a tournament team before collapsing, they will do the Big-12 no favors getting in other than giving us 6 bids. The coach has completely lost it.
I can't imagine this team is going to let articles stop them from what they want. They have dealt with worse from local media for months and this team still found ways to win. This campaign national outlets may go on is old news, played out and irrelevant to whats happening on the court.