i'd rather be up 10 than down 10 right now...
Jethro
2661 posts
we need kev back in the lineup...
just drive and fall down. they'll call it.
Kev is a star
put gradey back in...
refs are trying everything possible to keep kitties in it
JUANDO
UP 15...
NOWS HE HURT
BP
very impressed with zach's performance tonight. he's done a lot of things right.
tomlin pushes off every time
KEVIN
come on, guys....
zach hedges so much better than udeh. it really stops nowell...
BEAU-TI-FUL
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JW FOR PREZ
YES
nnice board, zach
we're letting them back in. we need to run some good offense...
SMOKING!
The bench came to play....
JOE, BABY
@DanR said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:
Maybe Kev has too much confidence back
he got bumped. shoulda been 2 at the line...
@BShark said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:
Oh my we are definitely getting home cooking tonight lol
lol. i'm lovin' it!
@dylans said in Sunflower Showdown Redeux:
Udeh is finally starting to play “big”
loved that board and put back
UDEH
bye, keyonte...
Gradey, when Nowell is on you, just shoot it...
jw...
I thot I saw a Puddy Tat....I did ! I did!
@wissox said in Is this a "stretch?":
@Jethro You're missing my point. Virginia beat Purdue in the Elite 8, you can look it up! So Painter does have a sweet 16 win.
Oops...you're right. He does have one. So 1-4 in Sweet 16.
@wissox said in Is this a "stretch?":
@Jethro Minor error, but I'm thinking Purdue with that great Carson Edwards team should have prevented Virginia from winning the national championship in the Elite 8. If you recall, Virginia got a game tying buzzer beater because two Purdue guys chased a ball downcourt leaving a Virginia guy open from about 15. He made a miracle shot and Virginia won in OT. If Purdue just stayed home on D there's no way Virginia pulls that off.
Edey was a pain in the Badgers side until last season when we beat purdue twice. Still not sure how, but defense, a Badger staple did the job.
Purdue has had some great teams under Painter. Great players, too. The concern has been the 0-5 record in Sweet 16 games under Painter. Granted, they should've knocked off UVA in that game. That said, if they had won that game, it would've made them 1-4 in S16 games under Painter. This will probably be the year they break thru the S16 bubble. I'm joking when I say we "want" to be their 2 seed. I have no idea how we guard a 7'4" guy. True, we did limit Oscar, but Oscar is 6'9", and a little more manageable.
The Boilers have a legit shot at being the first B1G team to take down a natty in a while. I almost think you give Edey his 40, and guard the heck out of everybody else. I'm sure it's been tried before. They are the best team in the country right now.
We are also ranked #1 on Kenpom. #1 Strength of Schedule.
@drgnslayr said in Is this a "stretch?":
Is this a "stretch?"
Are we becoming a team built to take down Purdue?
I can hear the critics now... about KU being "too small!"
The way to beat Purdue is not to match a 7'4" center against Edey. Not gonna happen anyways.
!Zach-Edey-Purdue-Courtesy-@zach_edey-Instagram-1080x640.jpg ↗
And thinking a typical 6'10" center can guard him has become a laugh.
The way to take down Purdue is to be a team with speed and strength at the 5 and have a tough-defending 4 to help double-down on the big guy.
That won't be enough unless you've had a season of dealing with being oversized in the post.
That won't be enough unless you have a defender-national-contender like Kevin as your 4.
That won't be enough unless you have a bench full of bigs ready to come in for short stints to help.
That won't be enough unless you have enough speed to get out and run in the open court to exhaust Edey and create many advantages because he is too slow.
That won't happen unless you become a team who has mastered the ball screen offense and can challenge Eddy in space (remember "x-axis" basketball).
That won't happen unless your 5 men on the court are all playing aggressive defense... including denying easy passes and disrupting the offense.
Come on, folks... use your imagination! We out-rebounded Kentucky... limiting Tshiebwe and team to only 4 offensive rebounds. KJ scored only 1 point less than Tshiebwe! On their home court!
Basketball can often be counter-intuitive... and this is one of those moments. I'm not begging to play Purdue in February. But come March... I'm not so sure they are the team I fear most!
Great post! It's funny- I feel the same way about Purdew. Add in Painter's record of NCAA flameouts ( 13 NCAA tournaments- Sweet 16 has been the ceiling), and I'm kind of wanting to be their number #2 if we don't get a #1 seed.
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in KU-UK Game Chat:
@jayballer67 KU moved up to 8th and KSU dropped to 7th. It wouldn't have made any sense for KSU to move up because they lost to ISU last week.
Purdue stayed 1, Tennessee and Alabama swapped places and 2 and 4, Houston remained at 3, Arizona moved up to 5, Virginia at 6, UCLA dropped a spot to 9th and Texas stayed at 10th so the teams in the top 10 remained tge same, just order is different with only Purdue and Houston in the spots as last week.
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll?week=13 ↗
@Kcmatt7 said in Welcome Elmarko Jackson!:
Some people are not going to like my comparison (though I love it), but he gives me Tyshawn Taylor vibes. Decent shooter. Will be able to take his man off the bounce whenever he wants. But he is going to have moments where you scratch your head and wonder what the hell he was thinking.
Tyshawn was an All-American as a Senior and legitimately dominated the 2nd half of the season in that National Championship runner up 2012 team and he went on to play meaningful minutes in the NBA. So to me that is no slouch comparison... I know Tyshawn made some people want to pull their hair out, but overall he was a really solid player for KU. If we get that from Elmarko I'll be super happy.
Good Tyshawn- not bad Tyshawn. I think Elmarko 's step backs and shimmies are going to be sensational. Plus, he looks just like Mario.
He's going to be a star. He's a better shooting version of Dotson. More polished on the offensive end with the prolific speed. And I love Dotson- one of my all time favs.
@Woodrow said in KU-UK Game Chat:
@Jethro said in KU-UK Game Chat:
Tagline on CBS:
"Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kansas had big upset wins vs. SEC teams on Saturday in the last SEC/Big 12 Challenge"
So...the 9th ranked team in the country beating an unranked 'Tucky team is a "big upset win". Whatever.KU was an underdog so it was an upset
If you go by the Vegas line. Not anywhere else. The line opened KU -1, and Tucky bettors pushed them to -3.
Tagline on CBS:
"Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kansas had big upset wins vs. SEC teams on Saturday in the last SEC/Big 12 Challenge"
So...the 9th ranked team in the country beating an unranked 'Tucky team is a "big upset win". Whatever.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in KU-UK Game Chat:
I don't think Grille or grill from isu played in their last game.
sore back. he could've made a difference today.
McCullar out rebounded Oscar. Let that sink in. I hope Kev is good to go for Tuesday.
@approxinfinity said in KU-UK Game Chat:
Continuing on the “Kevin is this years Dave” comparison, Kev gets gimpy, focuses and has a helluva game.
He just took the ball away several times. Just ripped it out their hands. He clunks shots all day, then hits the crusher 3 when the game was on the line. The dude is clutch. Remy flash back.
@KirkIsMyHinrich said in KU-UK Game Chat:
OSU won 82-60. B12 wins the challenge 7-3. Would have been 8-2 if TCU was healthy.
Weren't the Clones down 2 guys today as well?
we needed this....now, let's get ready for revenge on tuesday...
RUMP RAFTERS IS ON FIRE!
LOVE IT
KEV
KOL...KJ's look after knocking Oscar on his butt....