@DanR That's a bitch...
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@KirkIsMyHinrich I think the Chiefs blew a 3 or 4 touchdown lead against the Colts in the playoffs a few years ago - let's not get ahead of ourselves...
Chiefs up 17 - we're up 16. Both have been known to blow big leads - can both hold on?????
@BShark He jogged off the field...
We've shot almost 50% - they are less than 30%. Same number of 3s, ours on one fewer attempt. We have 2 more FTs. Fewer TOs. More steals. 7 blocks to 2. How are we only up 10?????
Effing incredible - 16 pt almost totally gone in less than 8 minutes....
Chiefs TD!
@Crimsonorblue22 ?????
Most of the the best bigs in the conference have gone down with injuries....
Hawks need to win this. Other top teams in the conference have road wins - TTU has 2. We haven't won a true road game yet this year.
@Crimsonorblue22 My feed is clearly behind yours....
@BShark Poked in the eye
@Bwag They'll switch back - hope Duke - FSU doesn't go to OT
Game starting on ESPN News...
@KirkIsMyHinrich And 20% from 3
We just cannot put teams away. Stop running the offense and throwing up shots. Dedric should touch the ball every time in the paint. Let them foul him.....
@DanR Other team's strategy should be to just let Vick handle ball...
@nuleafjhawk Maybe 'cause he is our version of Hunter S. Thompson????
Vick bailed out from what would have been his 7th turnover...
Granted, Vick saved us for 3 games early - but he has reverted to the mean - and I mean major head case - no growth since last year....
Vick set on breaking his own TO record...
@BShark If playing within himself is anything like being in his head, I wouldn't think that was a good thing.....
@approxinfinity Hope so too - what % would you place on that???
Not a bad stat line for Ochai - 7 pts, perfect from the field, 2 RBs, 2 steals, an assist and block and no TOs (looking at your LaG)....
@wissox Uh - they make sure you can't miss it.....
@BeddieKU23 Good point - without that, we would have been right about our season average.... ;)
Vick with 7 turnovers last game. On pace to "top" that with 4 (of our 6) at half....
2-10 from 3 and still up 9 at half.
@BeddieKU23 More to the point, why was he asked to????
@KirkIsMyHinrich The problem is that I don't think he does know better....
@BeddieKU23 You have to have assets that the other team wants though....
@BeddieKU23 Doke may not be a shot blocker, but he took up a lot of space. Dedric has no bulk and no hops and he's not quick. Old man game fine on the offensive end, but on defense he just plays like an old man....
@Crimsonorblue22 Maybe - they're not really a 3 pt team, but they are 2-4 (compared to our 1-7)
The Frogs are getting into the paint and close to the rim with the greatest of ease...
I had to go to a dinner when we were up 29-27. Recorded the rest and just fast forwarded through the rest - wish I hadn't. I know others are trying to find a silver lining and others saying its no big deal, but really..... 24 turnovers against a team that doesn't generally create a lot of turnovers? Vick accounting for 7??? Remarkable number for someone who isn't the primary or even secondary ball handler? Losing to ISU at Hilton isn't that unexpected, but to lose by 17? ISU hadn't beaten anyway of note before today - had lost to the only two decent teams they had played (and AZ isn't that good). Shot 30% from the 3pt line - unfortunately, that appears to be consistent with how this team has shot from distance all year. Is it realistic to expect significant improvement going forward? Where or who would it come from?
With regard to the conference, there is always an overreaction to early results and any number of commentators who say this is the year that the streak ends. But it is a true fact that TTU and ISU already have good conference road wins, so they definitely have an early leg up.
KU still owns one of the best, if not the best, collection of wins of any team so far. We can beat anyone on a given night. But, the flip side is probably also true. Increasingly, teams will surround Doke or Lawson and dare our perimeter guys to beat them. The risk for them is that maybe Vick has one of his hot games, but it seems like a winning strategy to me.
Finally, 8 minutes in and we have more shot attempts than turnovers...
Vick is a streak shooter and that's about it - poor decision-making and court awareness - too often plays like a freshman....
More turnovers than shot attempts so far...
It's like these guys have never played or practiced together....
@BeddieKU23 Just not the same when he is playing along side Doke and offense doesn't run through him...
@Crimsonorblue22 Are both nasty and crap good things???? ;)
@Bwag What do you mean NOW he is trolling... ;)
@JayHawkFanToo Do they have a coach????
40 points from the bench last last game - 2 points on 1-7 shooting at the half in this one. No rhyme or reason...
@Crimsonorblue22 Too wide open - and we had 5 on 4...
10 v. 3 on the fouls...
@Crimsonorblue22 You occasionally do that on the thread... ;)
Dedric has some handle...
@DoubleDD And yet, we're up 5 on the road against a ranked team. Has been that way all year....
Not many sets being run in this game so far....