@approxinfinity those two with Juan on the floor would be an amazing train wreck 😂
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@BShark no rules for Oscar
Go time Kev
Oscar can do whatever he wants to KJ and not get a whistle
Way to answer
Quadzilla guarding the junk out of Oscar has been a nice surprise
@approxinfinity I just don’t think he’s athletic enough to be more than that. Prove me wrong Jalen!
@approxinfinity early 2nd
Red panda is the 🐐
@kuballin10 sure he is. Only an inch-ish shorter than Jalen with a longer wingspan
@DanR said in KU-UK Game Chat:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU-UK Game Chat:
Hot take: MJ will eventually be a really good matchup 4. He’s not athletic or skilled enough to be a scoring 2 or 3 but is a bully with enough ability to be a problem
I thought MJ was supposed to be an athletic freak
Nah, he’s more of a bully with some skill
Hot take: MJ will eventually be a really good matchup 4. He’s not athletic or skilled enough to be a scoring 2 or 3 but is a bully with enough ability to be a problem
@DanR kid is fearless that’s for sure. Even if he’s not a great shooter
WHO DEY UDEH
Not MJ’s game
Udeh has really been huge (both literally and figuratively)
BOOM
Oscar gets the softest whistle
Let’s push this to 10 before half
Rice sighting
Pups getting some run
Zuuuuby
@Jayblaze probably would give us a B- so far. Offense has even better, defense meh.
Soft on KJ
Boom
Wheeler in. This is our chance for a run
Rupp was a d bag
@DanR great locker room guy. Really cheering for him to catch fire again
Kev and Juan break out of their slumps and all the sudden we’re a title threat again
Got lost again
Atta boy Juan
Hot take. Don’t double Oscar
Defense to offense
@Crimsonorblue22 ultra HD tv
And we’re in 4K! That’s nifty
Tennessee is the best team
@jayballer67 kind words, friend! Love that you keep this board going at all times of the year because I love football season too.
My very hot take is a good KU football team is more fun than a good KU basketball team. I had as much fun watching us come back against Arky than any basketball game except the natty over the last probably 5 years.
@jayballer67 based on the offers out to 24's so far, they're shooting for the moon. Now, does that mean we'll land them? No. But you at least have to try.
I love our walk on class so far. It doesn't have the top tier talent like a Conley, but there's a lot of versatility there that could contribute down the line.
@Kcmatt7 this is the way. I’ve heard a mix of 15 HS, 10 portal/JuCo is the strategy moving forward. Once the Covid years cycle out it’ll be more consistent
Down goes ksu
@kuballin10 glad you changed your mind! There’s hope yet 😂
@Jethro Mitch knows a thing or two, having seen the transition from Ted all the way to Bill
@jayballer67 McDuffie is going to replace Ky Thomas’s snaps. So not a huge role, but depth in case Hishaw goes down again and to preserve Neal.
I don’t think the defense is fixed, but I do think it’ll improve. Losing Lonnie really hurts. However! I love love love what they’ve done at corner. McGhee and Joyner are dudes. I’m concerned about linebacker. Brown is good, but we didn’t add much in terms of numbers. The one to watch here is Jayson Gilliom. Came as a safety but missed last year due to injury. Heard he’s really really good.
I agree on the OL. I think it’ll be better. Brown replacing Bostick should help the run blocking. Big Earl was great but he’s not a mauler. Spencer Lovell probably beats out Ford for a guard spot. That’s some more extra beef.
@kuballin10 you tell me?
@kuballin10 said in Paging:
We are playing REALLY good right now and that is even after the Harvard game. Typically that is a Sprint center loss and our guys still gutted out a 14 point win.
Juan - Absolutely must play as many mpg at the 1 as possible. He was a stud in the IU matchup after coach woke him up. If he could just see 1 three drop I think he starts to average 1-2 a game which just opens things up more for him. He must play the most minutes at the 1 every night. Bobby is not what they've billed so far.
Kevin - This is who's changed this team. He's an animal defensively just flat out taking the ball from guys even as they drive on a fastbreak. The difference and not sure if anyone noticed but his back injury was THE BEST for him. Here is why: MJ Rice got to get some confidence and score. This put just a little fire under Kevin and all of the sudden he is a WALKING DOUBLE DOUBLE. His stroke looks great and with him shooting it like that we have a 3 headed monster with JW, GD and KM.
Gradey - I've seen neenyo on 247 talk about him needing more touches and I agree. When a guy goes 8-12 in a game and 5-5 or 5-6 from 3 then he needs more shots until proven he isn't on fire. He is okay at driving, having some layups under the basket, his pull up game and just any way he can get a shot up in deadly. Neenyo at 247 views the game similarly to meand is as negative but does enjoy a good debate as someone finally analyzed why JW has skills for the nba. I feel as he posts reason and people just say he sucks instead of debating him.
JW - Leader of the team but cooling off of late. He looks to drive but NEVER kicks opposite to Gradey (he does if KM is in the corner). He can mainly drive hard right but man he is GOOD doing it. Dude needs to look to penetrate and kick more but it's difficult as a coach to say that without making him hesitant. JW needs to keep doing what he's doing BUT when Gradey can't miss get the guy more looks. JW and GD need to average the most shot attempts each game. I don't like seeing 15-17 shots for JW and only 8-10 for Gradey especially when Gradey is so darn efficient.
KJ - Draymond JR is money analysis from Self (he must know a thing about basketball). KJ is becoming great at the pick and roll, he gets off the floor so quick that he's rejecting 6-10/6-11 guys. Now that we trap stud bigs like TJD (IU game) it shows we are going to be just fine moving forward. KJ is the starter and I'm 100% on board. He needs to learn JW's hard drive right because no big can guard him from the top of the key or elbow.
Bobby - Needs to penetrate WAY more and look to dish or finish those layups (as he did against IU but was back to average against Harvard). When he's in the team just doesn't run the same. The Juan & Bobby lineup I absolutely hate especially when Juan doesn't look to score. Bobby needs to ATTACK and try a 3 one of these days and he will be okay. Curious how he does next year with some stud guards we have in.
Joe - He's a good defender but I'm seeing what Bill probably has seen for 2 years now. He's hit some 3's in limited minutes so that's all we can expect.
MJ - Needs more minutes but still lost out there at times. Bill has to let him learn in-game to grow through it. He's a better athlete and defender (when he knows what he's doing) than Joe and Bobby. He needs to be the 6th man and scorer off the bench as many have said. His interviews he's saying all the right things.
Zuby/Udeh - Neither are where they need to be but getting better. Zuby should be 1st big as Self mentioned Udeh was "whipped" 1st defensive possession in the post against Harvard. They are the future though just need to be patient and give us good spot minutes for KJ.
Clemence - Not seeing it and will probably transfer this offseason if I had to guess
IU game was perfection, the guys played great and dominated. IU is a solid team but not as good as their ranking was. I'd love going at Tenn again to see how our adjustments work. When you double the ball you are daring guys to shoot wide open 3's.
Our D is nasty with Juan & Kevin. Gradey is getting steals (had what 4-5 the other day) and JW pulls more boards than Barkley.
This team can get to a final 4 just need some breaks like last year. We can hang and beat any team in the country.
Ready for this big 12 slate to see how tough we are. Us dominating missery on the road was awesome and after watching them dominate ILL (who's in a free fall but still) it shows these older guys + stud frosh in GD can get it done.
Self will dominate continuously with the portal. Get older guards like KM and then some good big here or there.
RCJH
@kuballin10 so maybe consider some of your emphases when you see the game similarly to such a clown.
On this we pretty much agree. The pieces are almost there, just need a few tweaks. If it were me, I'd ride Udeh as the backup big, swap Yes for Bobby as the off guard, and play Juan just 2-3 minutes per half less and let Bobby run point. Nothing crazy, just a few minor tweaks.
Doing a little catching up, KU has quietly put together a very nice walk on class, complete with a couple P5 transfers. Lots of guys with utility frames who could be DBs or LBs with some development. Dillon Mong could grow into a nice TE. My fav is Grady Seyfert from Beloit (NCK pride!). He'll be a nice depth piece at DT or interior OL. Played both DT and G in high school, and Beloit has always had a really solid football program, much to my chagrin.
The Phog hoops board is generally a cesspool of absolute toxic BS. Anyone who says pump the brakes, we can fix this is labeled as a sunshine pumper and clowns like neenyo (who's never met a white player he didn't like and a black player he thought was any good) drive the conversation.
He's going to be terrific. I also think people are sleeping on McDowell. He's got skills that will translate right away
@kuballin10 well, at least some of us discuss pros...
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