Dotson is out of control. But if that was Michigan St in transition it would have been a foul against Kansas...
KirkIsMyHinrich
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Dedric is having tough luck with some of his shots. But he still has 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal.
With normal officials and Dedric making shots he would normally make Kansas is up by 30...
25 Free Throws. Excuse me.
24 for FT's for Michigan St...
KJ had a good pass to Vick as well.
Good shot by Dedric again. His shots are just rolling off the rim tonight.
I wish the commentary would focus more on the game and less on the Duke players who are standing.
Finish the half strong.
I think it's like. Self just told Dotson to push hard. But he's taking it a little too far.
Grimes could pushed right in front of the official.
Dick Vitality activated.
Dotson be smart!
Ward can be physical but Doke can't. Come on.
Dave needs to make his throws
Offensive.
Winston flops too. I don't like him at all.
Keep going at Ward.
That was a foul. And a dumb foul. Let's go Dotson.
Dedric is ice-cold offensively too. Wow
Not a foul
@BShark Is present...
EMBIID!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice catch, Dave.
8-1
Dedric forced that 3. DIdn't have time to say that.
What a weak-ass foul call. Give me a break.
Doke.
Wow, finally.
Michigan St. is pushing on defense too. KU's not flailing and flopping.
Dedric's taken good shots. Just missed them. Not worried.
Moore can't do that to anyone.
flop
That ball was off of MSU I thought.
Bad play by Dotson led to a wide-open 3.
3 3's already
Hell ya Doke
And a mortgage.
ESPN has to say KU is ranked #1 with a tone of surprise because they faun over Duke constantly.
UNC/Wofford as a commericial break is not too bad.
Uncle Fester picked KU to lose and KSU to go to the Final Four.
MSU starting Tillman or Goins?
Let's go Jayhawks!
I'm happy with Garrett starting, but I thought he would be starting over Dotson, not Grimes. Garrett is probably our best perimeter defender, I'm not sure I'd call Dotson our 2nd best, though. I was hoping it would be Garrett guarding Winston, Vick guarding Langford, and Grimes guarding McQuaid. Defensively, that would put a lot of length on the perimeter and make it harder for Michigan St to shoot 3's.
Maybe Self is mad (reasonably) about turnovers in the first 2 exhibition games, though? In their 2 exhibition games against Emporia St and Washburn, Kansas turned the ball over 42 times. In those 2 games, Dotson only had 3 of those turnovers and Garrett only had 1. So maybe this is Self's take-care-of-the-ball and make-good-entry-passes lineup.
Is Matt Tait usually right about these lineups? I mean he does have Kenny Goins projected to start for Michigan St and a lot of us think that Xavier Tillman is going to start.
Actually upon further inspection they have Texas listed in the first four out but they are also a 9 seed in the South region, so I don't know what the hell they're doing.
Preseason Bracketology ↗ has six Big 12 teams in the tournament. Interestingly, they have Oklahoma St. in and Iowa St and Texas out. Hmm.
I think Doke posting constantly would wear anyone out just as much as guarding Dedric on the perimeter. But I also think Doke shot 77% from the field last season and is a really good option offensively.
It's not necessarily just about Ward getting into foul trouble. I want Ward to have to work at both ends of the floor, so I want Doke to go at him. I don't want to force anything, but I do think KU should make an effort to go inside a lot. Agree with Dedric on Ward at times if Dedric is not in foul trouble.
@JayHawkFanToo ESPN = ACC hype. Medcalf predicts Self will leave KU for the NBA at the end of this season. Go figure.
@Kcmatt7 Attack him on the other end too with Doke. I would rather put Mitch and Dave on him if Doke gets into foul trouble. Don't want Lawson to get into foul trouble. Let Dave and Mitch play him physically and pick up the fouls. Ward was a 62% FT shooter last season so him getting to the line isn't the worst thing in the world.
I would guess that Tillman starts too.