Mickelson needs to get more time than the first 4 1/2 minutes of the first half.
Bwag
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7/9
53.8% FG
63.6% 3Pt
7/8
good work by Bragg down there on the blocks.
One thing about Cheick...Not afraid to shoot. 3 shots in how much floor time so far?
Play fast...Sweet
Cheick...no...yes!
7/7
Sure glad Lucas is in there.
@HawkInMizery I'm not sure how consistent he is on the runner shots, but that had touch. 6/6 is awesome for him.
Like our energy overall for sure!
Perry's defense there not so good.
LL in, and we have to call a time out due to a BU run. Coincidence?
@Second-Prize very funny. Have shot 8 3's in first 10 minutes. No one complaining about tht.
Baylor switched to man defense....shot them out of zone with 70+% from field & 3 pt
And 50 commercials...
@wissoxfan83 3 of my 4 kids have gone to instate Univ of Ark - Wooo Pig Soieee- or some such idiocy. But! They still wear their KU paraphernalia proudly.
After my college days when I worked for KUAC I had a free pass to games (until IRS got involved and wanted to tax it) and often watched 1st half on TV, walked to AFH for 2nd, squeezed in behind the basket 'cause everyone stood up and pressed in towards center. Was often on ESPN for crowd shots.
Lots of fun seeing the game up close like that!
@wrwlumpy Wow. Note to self, don't stand near a burning fertilizer plant to film or watch.
@DinarHawk you won't get much argument from me on Diallo. He was definitely put behind in development not playing out of the gate.
@DinarHawk Braggs been overall decent. I don't have a problem with him being pulled out of the game to receive coaching on the sideline. What I don't like to see is to completely abandon him PT wise. His upside is too great to sit.
Cheick is still green. But elsewhere, I think HEM posted the Player Efficiency Ratings of those two and they surpass JT.
Thanks @Crimsonorblue22
@DinarHawk well, I'm not at practice to see if they are or not.
Miles from the KC Star link:
“We want to win (the Big 12),” Miles said. “We want to win the Big 12 tournament. But ultimately, I believe everybody here, and all the fans, we would rather win a national championship than win the Big 12, obviously. But we’re going to keep doing what we do.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article52563230.html#storylink=cpy ↗
@justanotherfan So to add a dimension to your analysis.
There have been a total of 148 #1 seeds in that 37 year period. Only 21 (or 14%) have one the championship. If you add the #2's in there 9% of the possibles have won it all from those rankings.
I think the 1/2 line analysis is the way to go since there are only 4 - 1 spots open and there are more significant b-ball conferences that the best of each league can compete for those 4 spots.
So 81% of the teams that get on those lines, don't win.
This then speaks to what are the qualities of the teams that do win. To expand your thought about "winning the tournament is a crapshoot".
I've not done the analysis, but if we look at the distribution of the actual winners (ie programs) that are winning championships, it probably narrows even more and further undermines the "crapshoot" argument. Our argument over playing time, playing style - or moreso - adjustment of style to personnel is the crux of the issue.
Beyond getting to the 1-line, what separates us in March to not be one of the 86% of the #1 teams that falter and don't win? Playing low-ceiling players significant minutes in a easily winnable game with or without him or playing players with more upside minutes that gain them the necessary experience?
I think the argument from some of us, that the low ceiling-but looks and plays better now approach that Self resorts to-has perhaps made us less competitive in March to win it all,
Several of the other Super Programs have shown more success at winning it all versus our steady as it goes consistency play. I think what shield Coach K from his big tournament flame=outs is that he's won the grand prize at a more consistent pace.
@Hawk8086 game playing time gives them a chance to learn to execute what is learned in practice in a dynamic situation, not the controlled environment of a practice.
@Jayrawks1 So, where did you eat and where did you go? How would you rate it?
@nuleafjhawk Love your way!
Vick sighting and for 3!
@cragarhawk said:
So unless my vision is failing me... Ellis led the game in rebounds. And scoring. But rebounds....
yes, and 1 more RB and it would have been a double-double.
@HawkInMizery said:
just switched over to the MSU team and no sure i agree with the overrated chant the Iowa faithful are spewing out. Kinda stupid. This is the one situation where i support court storming. Taking down the number one team in the country and you're unranked,
So Iowa fans in general...ISU & Univ of Iowa both stupid then.
@Bwag said:
Tx down 2 to Uconn at home with 27 sec
Down 4 now with Uconn at the line...UT going down.
Tx down 2 to Uconn at home with 27 sec
50-27 for 2nd half.
50 in a half is good. Reminder of the '88
We were committed to getting pass low into Diallo on this possession
Vick sighting!
@HawkInMizery exacly. Give them time now...not with 1 minute left.
Greene 5/7 from FT line...all but 2 of his 7 points. Go figure.
Bragg and Diallo getting no time so far this half. Neither showed much in their limited time in first half. Wondering if they'll get some meaningful minutes here now. with a 18 point lead
Phantom call on Greene there looked like to me.
@HawkInMizery said:
glad Perry made that but why not just go straight up to the bucket instead of trying to get cute?
My wife made the same comment.
All night - mid-range Perry
@Bwag said:
Turner t'd up after his big guy gets his first PFcalled, doesn't seem smart.
unless just got the PF call on LL as a result
Turner t'd up after his big guy gets his first PFcalled, doesn't seem smart.
44-30 when HM comes out and LL in.
@Bwag too much energy there. Go to the bench HM with PF #4
I still say that Hunter M brings more energy throughout the game. JT is over-rated as an energy guy- it comes in spurts with him - HM seems much more consistent with tips, steals etc. and there are times where he's there ready to clean up when not needed.
These are the 5. Rotate in intermittently as needed.