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I'll say it again, why on earth the big guys can't figure out blocking out I'll never know. Indiana shot superbly tonight - we didn't play bad defense, as most of their threes were contested. Lucas and Carlton HAVE to figure this out. Blocking out is a skill taught in middle school yet a lot of guys don't do it. Post defense wasn't good either. Probably going to be 0-2 to start the year.

What a gutsy comeback by our guys!!!

Smart move by frank. Don't foul on this possession!!

I say go for the two and get a chance in ot

@DanR I don't like being in that position at all

No way!!!!

Embarrassing that our big guys refuse to put their rears on their man and push them back to the concession stand. The coaching staff has to help them with this fundamental strategy that cost us an important win.

Done. Bad foul. Rebounds really hurt. Really hurt ourselves and kept shooting our ourselves in the foot

So many missed opportunities. I think they're done. Too many jump shots that aren't going in and they refuse to block out on shots.

Need some stops. D HAS to step up or this is a loss.

Guys are just in bad positions for rebounding and not getting their body on somebody and pushing them out to the parking lot. Standing around won't get you rebounds

@BeddieKU23 agreed - he is faster than all of them

Way too much overhelping. A three is worth more than a two.

JJ looked a step slow on D. Needs to get tougher. This is good for him though

@BShark you're right - except for that one guy from Kentucky that reminds me of Julius Randle.

@BShark he is a tough matchup for anybody. They won't have to face anyone like him all year.

@chriz I wouldn't say suck, they just need to body up Bryant on the glass

Rebounding not terrible, but too many brain farts defensively. Should be up 10. Bryant and Anunoby are good practice for our big guys against Duke

Bragg having the type of game I was hoping for. Had a nice hook shot also

@approxinfinity same here!

11-0 run in one minute. Smart decisions, Brag, UA and Svi rebounding and mason driving. I like it

Great sequence there

Really need to put bodies on their guys. Not rocket science

Got to start making threes and guard the perimeter

Can't over help and give up threes

@DoubleDD need to spread the floor, drive and kick, and look inside

@kjayhawks Svi I think is playing better D

Silly errors keep costing us points. Had a chance to put them away but too many tipped passes, missed rebounds, etc.

Lucas or Bragg should've had that. Need to tighten up perimeter D and we will be in good shape.

Even with Trier, Arizona is not a top ten team this year. MSU has the talent to make the final four.

A little off topic, but I'm watching Nova right now playing Lafayette. I know they are not playing a good opponent, but Nova looks like the same team that got hot in the tourney last year. Their defense is really good. IMO, they should be the front runner for making the final weekend, not Duke.

@KUSTEVE add him to Vick, Malik and Dok and that is a very solid lineup

@BeddieKU23 sure hope Landon is ok and Bill is not forcing him to play....

@BShark well, on a positive note, at least he's not going to UK or Duke. Alabama probably won't be much of a threat nationally next year.

@JayHawkFanToo which three? I haven't seen anyone wearing them in the pictures other than Landon

I still don't understand why you would have Lucas play in spite of the injury. Give him some time off to get better, like a month, so he can be fine by March. Our chances of going to the final four take a serious blow without him. Maybe its just me thinking this way.

@JayHawkFanToo thanks for the article. Yes, if there was a chance of a more serious injury, I hope they would have the sense to sit Lucas and not "play through it". The end of the season is way more important than a couple November games. But since he was a full participant, he is probably in decent shape and will play tomorrow.

@jaybate-1.0 not so sure Bragg has an injury also. No evidence of that so far

I don't think he should play and risk it becoming worse. The season is a marathon, and we need him for March.

@Kcmatt7 yet other teams have had smaller lineups and succeeded (Villanova, UConn, Butler and Oklahoma come to mind). Height and personnel wise, we are at no disadvantage this year. No excuses for not getting the job done.

@Texas-Hawk-10 he needs a few positive plays to get him going. Coach needs to run a few plays for him to get him going. The exhibition games were rough for him, and having a few shots go in would probably help.

@KUSTEVE it will remain to be seen how well they do without yogi ferrell. He was extremely important for them last year

@stoptheflop I remember anunoby - very solid player. Unless Svi starts, it will be Josh. He's going to have to toughen up and play smart.

@KUSTEVE this team, I think, is the type that has a lot of room for growth and will improve a lot during the year.

Good point about ball movement - to think we haven't been running offense these past two games.

I hope coach runs a couple plays for Carlton to get him going on Friday - pick and roll type stuff. Bill doesn't sound too worried about him - he is better than what he has shown and just needs a few positive plays to get back in a groove.

@approxinfinity yeah, he was green last year and had freshman moments, but this is nothing like last year. He also has not been put in a position to score. How many times has he had the ball on the block for a b2b move? Or how many times has he been in a pick and pop situation? I don't remember one so far.

Coach said he is a good player and in a funk. Prediction - he is going to snap out of it pretty soon. Hopefully on Friday.

Thanks guys. How's the rebounding?

Ok guys, I am at a rehearsal. How do we look?

@kjayhawks and I don't think our guys could play much worse than the other night

@Texas-Hawk-10 Also important regarding the army was that it was largely composed of Visigoths fairly late during the Empire. The Roman army at the defeat of the Huns at Chalons in 451 was largely Visigoths. Alaric only sacked Rome because of the ill treatment he and his people were receiving.

Note - fellow history major

@Crimsonorblue22 I hope so - I like Holly. Bob Wisschusenn (sp?) and Fran aren't a bad combo - too bad we can't get Bilas every game.