@BeddieKU23 The Pac 12 is now "Pac and Ship". No more Pac 12 teams, so the dirtiest conference in college basketball went a sparkling 0-3.
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@RockkChalkk I see us winning the game. It will be tough, but we'll win a close one.
@BShark The Final Four? "Da plane, boss...da plane!" ...LMAO.
@BShark That was a hoot...lol.
@BShark do you know what time we play on saturday?
@BShark The Hall is real talented, but they give up leads very easily.
come on, nc state!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Buster-1926 We don't get anything extra for leading unless it's at the end.
@BShark You have the Shlockers ranked ahead of Villanova, don't you?
@chriz That, too.
Big KU shout out to Mike Davis and his Texas Southern Tigers for winning the play-in game in the NCAA tournament tonight. As Mike would say , " they poison".
@bskeet EJ, I'm sorry. I take this too seriously, which clouds my ability to see the great things you did for our program. I promise I will never mention Michigan ever again.
- Jethro
We all know we have had the roster over the years to do much better in the tournament. We have become the poster child for underachieving in the tournament. So, in order for us to move up, and advance, things have to change. And as far as I am concerned, changing the mindset, and helping the guys to be much fresher could have a profound effect on the results. I remember year after year with Roy losing to teams that were way inferior to us. Arizona...Syracuse are the big ones that come to mind. The conclusion was that Roy just couldn't win the big game. And he goes off, and wins 3 national titles with UNC. The last one, he didn't look like a scared to death coach icing his team - he looked poised, and calm, and his team reflected it. So, maybe the answer isn't getting an NBA Jr. team as much as making sure your players are fresh, both physically, and mentally. If this team somehow goes farther than POY Frank Mason, and NBA lottery pick Josh Jackson, then maybe we've finally found the formula.
We have a new approach this year that is designed to help this team go farther in the tournament. Several things are different this year than in years past, that are going to make a huge difference, in my opinion.
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Did you notice how fresh the skeleton crew was in the B12 tournament? For years, our players looked like they were completely exhausted after the B12 conference season. I remember many us openly hoping we would lose the first game of the tournament so we could get some rest. I remember us commenting many times how much fresher other teams looked in the NCAA tournament. My conclusion is we practiced ourselves into the ground, and by the end of the season, we were flat spent. How many times did we see Frank barely able to function at the end of the year? He still managed, but the quickness he displayed earlier in the year had slowed down considerably. So, the lack of bench forced Coach to give guys days off from practice, and we looked as fresh a team as I can remember in the B12 tournament. This could be quite huge in the tournament.
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One of gripes I've had over the years was it always seemed like our teams played like a deer in headlights in the big games in the tournament. It seemed like we were carrying the weight of the world on our backs. Coach would get tight, the players would get tight, and then we'd lose to teams we had no business losing to. 2008 was the exception, for sure. Those guys played loose, played hard, and were just tough as a nut. When you contrast that with the way the team looked playing WSU, Michigan, Stanford, or Oregon, it's quite a difference. I think those teams wore the burden, and played tight as a drum. I've heard Coach Self say he wants the team to simply enjoy playing - play with a free mind. And that's what has been lacking. No way in hell does Oregon beat us if our team is just as fresh as they were, and our team was playing loose and free. If our mindset is not locked down with fear, we're not going to lose games we shouldn't lose. And just like when Bill finally realized the value of the 3 point line, and starting implementing that into his offense, his realization of the importance of simply playing free is enormous, imo. Ummm...when was the last time we won the B12 tournament by double digits over every opponent? Have we ever done that? This could one of those years when the other teams are the ones freezing up, and we're the ones bringing the wood. RCJHGKU
That's a beautiful university.
@BShark They deserve each other. He'll be perfect there.
Set the offense free, Bill. We can win a championship this year- just set it free.
@Hawk8086 Agreed. However, NC St has a 7'3" center.
SHU are quick, they run the whole court, Delgado is a beast inside, and their guards can shoot the 3. They are going to be tough to beat, but we can beat them.
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I thought our team looked better with DeSousa in the lineup over Doke. I think the reason for that is our offense flows through our guards, and our game plan isn't to feed Doke. Still, the big question for me is... can DeSousa keep Angel Delgado from doing whatever he wants down low? That big body of Doke would lean on Delgado a lot better than either DeSousa or Lightfoot. Even if Doke is a go Saturday, will he be so limited that he becomes a non-factor? Steph Curry took two weeks to recover from the same injury, and Steph is a much smaller guy than Doke. Still, I think having to truly rely on the 4 out, and getting all four of our guards into the offense is our strongest play, so the injury may turn into a revelation, and a blessing.
@BShark I hope he can play.
@JayHawkFanToo If I was coach, I would certainly say days before the game that Doke should be back whether he was going to be or not. I'm sure he wants our opponents to have to game plan for him. I couldn't imagine there would be any reason to play him on Thursday, and if Doke is actually out, it would make no sense to announce he was out until a few hours before Saturday's game. Gurley is saying there's no way he plays.
I guess it was greg gurley saying that he doesn't think doke will play.
@BShark Make sure you tweet that out to Devonte. We need all the motivation we can get.
I don't know if it's just scuttlebutt, or what, but my friend that seems to know these type things is saying Doke will not be ready to go.
@truehawk93 I only pick the winner of the game- lumpy is our resident pre-game genius.
@BShark You're much better predicting which recruit will sign with us than you are predicting the winner of games. You just ended up at 33% in the B12 tournament, and you were one Dean Wade playing away from pulling a 0%. As Uncle Jed used to say ..."i gotta have a long talk with that boy"...
I picked the Jayhawks to win it all.
@JayHawkFanToo Ahem. That was not me or you.
It's real simple...if you want to make sure your team gets a great seed, you must do this:
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@Buster-1926 I wondered why WSU took Jans back so quickly after he was canned trying his 'hide the salami routine" in a bar. I'm thinking Mrs. Marsha needed a drinking buddy.
@5yardfuller Indiana...blue blood wanna be.
@BigBad Only 3 Bluebloods: Kansas, UNC, and Kentucky. Everyone else is a step below. Doesn't mean they aren't great programs - they aren't bluebloods. Dook and Indiana are both little brothers trying to hang out with older brother and his friends. You guys keep up this "anybody can be part of the bluebloods" jazz, and I'll pull out the Hank Iba routine, and no one wants to go over that again, do we?
@Crimsonorblue22 So, who would cuss first?
@Crimsonorblue22 Marsha's incessant whining is causing him to get bad bracket positions as well. BTW, we might end up playing New Mexico St, who is coached by former WSU drunken, ass grabbing asst. Chris Jans. My question to you is...if Jans went out with Marsha, and Mrs Marsha, which drunken lush would grab ass the first...Jans or Mrs. Marsha?
@JayHawkFanToo The Squid is a textbook example on how to always ensure you get the very worst bracket position in the country.
1) Insult the committee every year.
2) Whine incessantly every time.
3) Belittle and disparage the city where you are going to.
@Crimsonorblue22 I heard Dean and brown will both play.
@BShark That's some tough company there...lol. BTW, the more I look at it, the more I think we'll be playing new mexico St, and their ass grabbing coach. One wonders if Chris Jans ever grabbed Mrs. Marsha while getting drunk...
There are lots of good college players making real good money coming off the bench in the NBA. Malik will probably have to scrap his way through, like Wayne did, but I could see him getting minutes. I don't think he would have to do the play in the other country route, although that would be an option, too. Tarik has been making 6 million a year playing 6-12 minutes a game. That Baker kid that played for Wichita St gets minutes here and there, and I think he's making 500k. Wayne went undrafted, and he's making 1.3 million this year. I don't blame Malik a bit if he wants to go make money like that. Hopefully, he'll have a strong tournament run, and make bank.
@wissox Seton Hall beat Texas Tech by 10 on a neutral court. They carry an RPI rating of 32, which is 12 spots lower than any other 8/9 seed. I think we can beat them, but I think this is a 5/6 seed hiding out on the 8 line.
@wrwlumpy LOL. Lefty never remembers the presidential hummer, but they always remember Ken Starr.
This bracket indicates several things :
* It doesn't matter what schedule you played, or how you did, it matters how many tv sets you can bring in, and how much money you can make the tournament.
* Teams they want to advance are given much easier paths than teams they don't want to advance.
* Every year they find a way to screw Kentucky. They HATE Kentucky, and they always get the worst matchups of all. I'm not saying it upsets me, but to have to play AZ, and then UVA if they win, well... that's unbelievable.
@wrwlumpy I'm certain if we were playing Yale, you'd have a picture of Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, right?
I think they set us up against Penn in the first round, and Seton Hall in the 2nd round to try to get us to lose. The Sweet 16 match up might be the only reprieve we get until we have to face NBA talent in the Elite 8. Still, it's much easier than Kentucky, or Virginia. Notice how easy UNC's bracket is in comparison.
@BShark I think he's dead man walking...
@BShark Last place can do that to you.
@truehawk93 Hoiberg worked at least 1000 hours helping our team learn this strange new offense...oh, wait...that was Bill. and we've seen the 4 out for many years. Does Frannie think Hoiberg invented the 4 out?