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Thats why Ngala should play

We refuse to get a stop whenever the defeceit is 5

The officiating here is out of control. I expected Duke to get the calls but this is wild

Our offense will always be mid without Darryn but could be very good with him.

Just keep playing hard. The refs won't let us win but if we outplay them without Darryn that bodes well for us.

@wissox We're up next 🤣

I think we will keep it close for the first few minutes, then Duke will go on a run and won't look back.

Duke is young but from what I have seen they are disciplined beyond their years on defense. Boozer is also a freakishly talented player.

I agree Hall would have been nice and we probably should have made the trade. However, I don't think it would have been hugely impactful. It would have made our offense a little better but would have done nothing to address the real issue: our defense. Because we refused to address the D-line at all, every above-average offense we face will continue to move the ball on us at will.

Without DP we have almost 0% chance of winning this game. We just need to use this matchup for our other players to get some quality practice in. We just have to hope DP comes back eventually and that his handlers stop insisting that he is hurt.

I think the Chiefs finish 10-7 and barely miss the playoffs

@kjayhawks Yeah, plus multiple chances to get a stop on 3rd down and no pressure being dialed up, which allowed Nix to stand calmly in the pocket and wait for an inevitable first down throw to open up.

Overpaying Taylor, Chris Jones, and Harrison Butker didn't help either

I don't think they are a bad team. I think they are average or slightly above average with a very tough schedule, which is not a good recipe for a playoff berth.

I think the Chiefs have a chance to be very good next year if they take reinforcing the trenches seriously in the offseason. This season they will not make the playoffs.

Coit dropped 19 points in a win over Marquette

It looks like McDowell has been cut from the rotation.

I continue to believe that Ngala needs real minutes.

We have the pieces to have a good season, but DP must start playing.

Duke will probably blow us out. No Peterson hurts. We need to not get discouraged when that happens.

Damn. It looks like Joel Embiid all over again.

I think we need to do some full court pressing and we also need to force their bigs into mismatches on the perimeter

Duke's defense looks good. Duke is also getting the calls again

I think we should lean into the full-court press against UNC. Our team is built for it and UNC doesn't have a true PG.

I didn't expect Elmarko to be much better than he was as a freshman (ie, I expected him to be sped-up and inconsistent on defense). He now plays with more poise, plays solid D, and has hit his free throws so far.

For one thing, I understand not hitting the panic button. KC is a good team (probably the best 5-4 team of all time) and its wise not to let the bitter aftertaste of a game we were always going to lose (I mean c'mon, its the Bills in the regular season) sucker us into paying too much in a trade.

On the other hand, I really don’t see our defensive line being able to do anything against any good o-lines, which will hurt us in the playoffs (if we even make it).

I don't think the Chiefs will do anything. They probably think that when healthy this roster is good enough to make a Super Bowl run and that there is no reason to short-change our draft capital. I would personally trade for a high-impact D-lineman.

@Kcmatt7 Interesting take. I agree for the most part but I think Flory and Elmarko look a little better than expected.

Overall the team looked good. Some sloppy stretches, but nothing awful.

Ngala might deserve some real playing time. Good shooter, fluid with his movements, quick, pesky on defense.

Saw he was cramping late in the game. I hope this isn't cause for concern.

Does anyone know if DP is playing today?

The Bills are better in the trenches and have a better secondary.

I want to see some Ngala-Mbiya 2-man game at some point in their Jayhawk careers. They could communicate in French and bamboozle the defense.

Here are my two biggest takeaways.

1. Our defense has a chance to be special. They have some work to do and need to communicate better. But if they play with effort and discipline there is no reason they can't be elite.

2. Both Louisville and Fort Hayes State have tried guarding us agressively and physically, getting into our grills to make us uncomfortable. I wonder how we will respond when we face a different defensive approach that I'm anticipating facing a lot of this year: sagging off Melvin and Elmarko and daring them to shoot the 3.

Of our three bigs, Flory looked to be the 3rd best. I don't expect that to continue but its something to watch for.

First-half thoughts:

1. Our defense is stifling

2. Our offense lacks purpose and confidence

3. I have never seen a D2 team defend anywhere near as well as FHSU tonight. Props to them.

Brian Hanni said that Peterson is not feeling well and might have a bug that's going around. He also said it is nothing serious or long-term.

I hope that is all it is but combined with the report of his cramps I'm a bit nervous.

I am not happy about this. While this game does not matter, it could be a sign of things to come.

We do have to keep in mind that Kansas is by far, the most difficult D1 coaching job in the country.

When he first arrived I remember he and his inner-circle sat down and came up with a list of what this program needed and how to achieve it. This ended up working and pulling our program out of the mud. Thanks to this, we are not the same program Lance inherited.

However, as a new program, we now need a new evaluation. Lance and his circle need to sit down again and think of how our program can once again he retooled to take that next step: that of being a program that can win close games, win rivalry games, and play defense.

I would like to see us improve on the boards. That said the discrepency was largely due to long rebounds off of wild shots going UL's way, so its not as bad as it seems.

Us never getting shook was a good sign. Last year any of those Louisville runs that got them back in the game would have absolutely broken us

Another positive takeaway, Elmarko looks like he has matured a lot since his freshman season. It seems he knows how to use his athleticism much better.

Something we need to work on is punishing pressure. We were not awful against Louisville's press and broke it almost every time, but with quick on-ball guards like Jackson, Council, and Peterson I would like to see us get down hill and punish opponents for pressing and trapping us, which we didn't do a whole lot of.

And the streak of not scoring a single 4th quarter point against K-State continues

We need to stomp K-State twice in hoops this year (including in their super bowl)

JD6 will always be a legend in KU football history. He has earned that with the upsets he pulled as a younger player. But I'm ready to move on (to Marshall, not Ballard).

Before we beat K-State, we need to force K-State to beat us. Unfortunately, I don't know if we will ever do that. They go into this game every year knowing they will get to watch us blow coverages, muff returns, muff punts, drop receptions, fumble the ball, and throw picks, allowing them to cruise to an easy win without having to actually make any plays.

I'm not saying we should fire Lance. But if we keep him we have to accept that we will never beat K State

Same old same old

DK has got to go

Random thought: Tiller looks like a larger Ochai (with respect to physical appearance, not playstyle)

K-State looked like the better team, which surprised me. They were digging everything

I really liked watching Flory defend. He could actually switch onto guards! Last year whenever he had to do so he looked like he was on skates.

Speaking of hate, K-State and misery are playing in an exhibition basketball game right now.