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@jaybate-1.0 it's not right now? Lol doesn't look that bad right now

@Texas-Hawk-10 yep. Shaq like

Dok is owning the paint. He is a legitimate rim protector.

Did Lucas jam his finger?

Guess the guys don't want to play defense this half

Nice spin move by dok

@BShark Coleby plays tough and doesn't fumble the ball

@globaljaybird after being on the road for a while, this type of game is what they need. Also a good opportunity for Dok

@Bwag out of position a couple times but otherwise solid

Disagree with piper - need to keep giving Dok the ball on the block

Favorite play was Dok ripping the ball from the UNC ash player and dunking it . Classic

I like the effort!!

Dok!!!!!

Frank three straight threes!!

Silly drive by frank

Looks like Self was serious about getting Dok some playing time. Excellent

Baylor now only down one after being down 20+

Down goes huggy bear

@BeddieKU23 temple really sped up.

@BeddieKU23 no Baylor looks like the same old Baylor. Louisville is the team that should be tired

@jaybate-1.0 yes. but the cat is out of the bag and we all know how he feels - we know he isnt going to put full effort into anything team related and he now has to do some serious damage control. I hope he doesn't pick KU.

@jayballer54 I agree my friend. Did you see his Twitter post?

@JayHawkFanToo I stand with you. He sounds spoiled and "me first". So many of these recruits could care less about going to the final four and representing their school. I don't want him at KU

I think our big guys need to watch every single North Carolina game and watch how well their big guys go after rebounds and how much they want the ball. Those guys play like men, not scared little boys

@Lulufulu it's a rumor and theory that has been taken farther than what has been seen by my two eyes on the court

@Crimsonorblue22 I agree - I don't see anything wrong with his running stride either. I am not going to jump to any conclusions. His problem right now is he can't stay in the game.

@wissox my only complaint about Svi is that he is not driving the lane enough.

@justanotherfan like I have been saying, I am glad we know the problems early on so there is more time to improve and fix them by March. Is there any combination of guards out there better than ours when they are playing well?

@jaybate-1.0 all I read was excuses

@betterfireE from the beginning of the season against Washburn, it has been about Lucas's inability to deal with foul trouble and what constitutes a foul. Every single game he has dealt with foul trouble. Clearly, the refs are calling our games closer than others I have been watching. It might take a bit longer, but I'm sure he will figure out how to stay in the game without fouling with the help of the coaching staff. Its just not possible for him to get in a rhythm when he is trying not to foul then he has to sit for long periods with foul trouble. I think we will see our productivity go way up when he solves this puzzle. You can do it Landon!!

On the question of who to play: I want Landon at the 5 25 minutes a game once he figures out the refs and isn't thinking about it all the time.

@Texas-Hawk-10 the travel schedule has made it difficult for them to implement new things and improve on the old stuff. Easier stretch coming up.

@BigBad no one is saying Landon needs to be a prolific scorer. We just want him to play like he did last season. It could be mental for him at this point.

Excellent post slyr. This team clearly has one limitation - our big guys. All of them need to figure out how to play without fouling. Carlton needs to figure out his role.

I don't often say this, but there is little distinction amongst the top 25 teams. North Carolina, Nova and Kentucky you could say are at the top, but it looks like everyone else is kind of even - could be a 2011 type tournament. We can definitely have a good shot at a final four if we have good production from our front court.

The good thing about it, our weakness is clearly known and we have a little under four months to right the ship. Times have been bad before. 2013 and Topeka YMCA was probably the worst I can remember but that team pulled it together and was two EJ turnovers from the elite eight. Same thing last year.

I don't believe not having Perry is the reason for Landon's inexplicably poor play on the defensive end. Maybe it's his sore foot. I don't know. He really needs to start figuring out how to stay out of foul trouble. Seven games have elapsed (2 exhibitions) and he has been in foul trouble every time. Keeping your hands straight up and not reaching is not complicated.

For Carlton, I am disappointed that he has not figured out his role offensively - that's something he should have been working on and thinking about last year, but he is still running around aimlessly. Probably doesn't help that we haven't been running any offense.

If those two can even get back to where they were last year, we will be in ok shape. Texas Hawk has a good point about all travel and little practice. There is still a lot of time for things to get better.

@BeddieKU23 I hope we can handily beat OSU this year - have not done well down there the last few years and Im tired of losing to them. UNC played solid perimeter defense on them, something that it seems like we always fail to do against them

@BeddieKU23 I was hoping we would have stuck with man to man. Got to be tougher and Georgia is not a top ten team

@kjayhawks they are not skilled offensively. Rebounding and defense is where they excel - exactly what we need from our bigs

@Bwag they just aren't hungry for the ball at all. You'd think the entire national media talking about their soft play would get them motivated

@justanotherfan that's not causing the offensive fouls

@BeddieKU23 Jaybate might be right about the toughening box. How often do players regress this much?

Svi!!!

@brooksmd hard to believe

Does the situation the team is going through remind anyone of last January when we lost to OSU?

Wow, good thing March is a long ways off.

Landon can't even play a minute without fouling

Man Svi can't buy one tonight

@kjayhawks spot on

@jaybate-1.0 assuming a lot right there, sir. If someone is injured, you never play them - with the long season, it will only make it worse.

Sports Center top ten?

We should NEVER have to play zone. Just a really poor showing tonight.