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@jayballer67 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@drgnslayr said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

Honestly, I’m surprised Duke isn’t a bigger favorite considering Tennessee is missing their PG. Duke has also been playing really good basketball for the last month and is much better than the team KU played in November, just like Tennessee is nowhere near as good as when KU played them.

I believe Duke is going to blow out Tenn today and clearly put themselves on the map as a tournament favorite. I hope I'm wrong and I hope I jinx them!

There's still a few teams I'd have over Duke at this point.

Duke is looking really - -really good. - They are finally all healthy, - got a human eraser in Lively , - Felip -a 7 footer that can drain 3's rebounds well - -they playing really good defense - -just think they are becoming a very complee athletic team - -athletic as all get out

I'm aware of all that. They're also a young team and youth hasn't won a title in awhile. I wouldn't be shocked if they make the Final Four, but that doesn't change that there's still 3-4 teams I'd still take over Duke in the late rounds. I would still take Alabama, Houston, KU, and UCLA over Duke today.

@drgnslayr said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

Honestly, I’m surprised Duke isn’t a bigger favorite considering Tennessee is missing their PG. Duke has also been playing really good basketball for the last month and is much better than the team KU played in November, just like Tennessee is nowhere near as good as when KU played them.

I believe Duke is going to blow out Tenn today and clearly put themselves on the map as a tournament favorite. I hope I'm wrong and I hope I jinx them!

There's still a few teams I'd have over Duke at this point.

@DCHawker said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@stoptheflop said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

Ok so the selection commitee has Duke as a 5 seed and Tennessee as the 4, but odds makers have Duke as a 4 pt favorite. I guess we'll see who's right.

And, KU is the slimmest favorite (-3.5) as a #1 seed in the 2nd round - ever...I guess we'll see on that one, as well...

Not having Self was probably a big factor in that line and probably would've jumped a bit if he was coaching today.

@stoptheflop said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

Ok so the selection commitee has Duke as a 5 seed and Tennessee as the 4, but odds makers have Duke as a 4 pt favorite. I guess we'll see who's right.

Honestly, I'm surprised Duke isn't a bigger favorite considering Tennessee is missing their PG. Duke has also been playing really good basketball for the last month and is much better than the team KU played in November, just like Tennessee is nowhere near as good as when KU played them.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

I think auburn will give Houston a game if sasser is hurt

Houston without Sasser is very beatable for the same reasons Virginia is always beatable in the tournament.

The West region went chalk for all 8 first round games.

The South region went chalk for 6/8 games. Furman and Princeton were the two upsets.

The East region also went chalk for 6/8 with FDU and FAU being the two upsets.

The Midwest region went chalk for 5/8 games assuming Indiana finishes the game. Thise upsets were Auburn, Penn St., and Pitt.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

U know lampkin hadn't been playing much. Not sure if it was his injury or not

Lamkin got hurt against KU when he turned his ankle.

@HawkChamp said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

I think you can take TCU out of the oven, looks like they’re about done

Down 8 with 6 minutes left is more than doable

How much longer will Penny be coaching Memphis at this point?

Miami looking like they're gonna hang on.

@BShark said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@BShark said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

@KirkIsMyHinrich said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

Zach Edey one shot in the 2nd half against the shortest team in D1. Good stuff, Matt Painter

Box score says 3 for 4 in the 2nd half but they definitely didn't get him the ball enough.

Oh I just heard them say that on TV without checking. They were probably wrong

I went over the play by play on ESPN because it seemed so absurd.

1 shot in the last 12 minutes.

HOLY SHIT!!!

Make one FT and it's over!

Make up no call for missing the foul on the out of bounds play.

It's Purdue ball and there should be 30.0 seconds left.

KU women won their opening round game in the WNIT and will host Missouri in a Border War on Monday.

Also YouTube TV's 4 way split screen is awesome for watching all games at once!!!

Purdue trailing by 1 at halftime. Do they keep playing tight being behind or can they overcome that and put FDU away.

@BShark said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

Lowest points in a tournament game since 1944 is 51... ISU DESTROYED that record.

I assume that's just an ISU record and not NCAA record because there's been many teams to be held below 51 in an NCAA Tournament game since then.

ISU made the same number of field goals as Pitt and lost by 18. ISU also took 19 more shots than Pitt. Pitt took the same number of shots as ISU had points.

How bad was ISU's offense today!?!? You only let a team take 41 shots for the game, hold them to 34% from the field and lose by 18!!!

@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

Another wing I would be extremely interested in is Chris Ledlum from Harvard. Not a 3 point shooter (sub 30%), but averaged 18.8 ppg and 8.5 rpg last season. He's also an above average defender. I doubt he'd duplicate those numbers here against Big 12 competition, but he could be a #2 scorer for KU next season. Coming from Harvard, you know he's smart and would likely be able to pick up Self's system pretty quickly.

He was on my mid season watch list. I have not heard that we contacted him.

I know of two that we have contacted and are serious about but neither is in the portal yet. Both rate higher than anyone currently in the portal if you look at evanmiya.com One name has been mentioned directly on the board (Harrison Ingram) the other I think has circulated to most via dms.

I've seen Ingram's name, and I think I know the other name you're talking about, but could be someone else. I'm just not that enamored with Ingram. He not a great shooter, and is a bad defender. He is a good passer and sets others up well and would be an solid option in pick and roll, but I think there's better options out there that we could attract if we made a push for a 4.

Another wing I would be extremely interested in is Chris Ledlum from Harvard. Not a 3 point shooter (sub 30%), but averaged 18.8 ppg and 8.5 rpg last season. He's also an above average defender. I doubt he'd duplicate those numbers here against Big 12 competition, but he could be a #2 scorer for KU next season. Coming from Harvard, you know he's smart and would likely be able to pick up Self's system pretty quickly.

Whoever said Jaemyn Brakefield above, I agree with that. He'd be nice fit here. Not a sniper like Gradey, but 35% from deep is good enough to keep defenses honest. Don't think I'd want him headlining the transfer class, but as the no. 2 guy, he'd be a nice get since he's a proven double digit scorer in a P5 conference. Biggest downside to Brakefield is he's not a good defender at all.

@BShark said in KU Buckets Bracket Challenge 2023:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in KU Buckets Bracket Challenge 2023:

Missouri has been set up nicely for a deep run now. 🤮

Yeah but they are Missouri so we will see lol

They might be Missouri, but they're not a bad team this season and they match up well with Creighton and Baylor so I could see them making it to the Elite 8 now with Arizona out of the picture.

Missouri has been set up nicely for a deep run now. 🤮

@dylans said in KU Buckets Bracket Challenge 2023:

@Texas-Hawk-10 Baylor sucks. Doesn’t change that the bracket is easy. KU blew an easy bracket a few years back as well. So it doesn’t mean anything other than they have a plate full of winnable games.

That's my point, Baylor has to get past the weekend for them to see this part of the bracket and they have a recent history of not making past the weekend. Creighton is the likely second round opponent and they are a very good 3 point shooting team more than capable of shooting Baylor out of the tournament.

@dylans said in KU Buckets Bracket Challenge 2023:

That south bracket is a gift to Alabama/Baylor

Creighton is more than capable of shooting Baylor out of the tournament. Scott Drew has a lot of early exits as a high seed. Baylor's only made it past the weekend twice in their last 6 appearances.

@bskeet said in Norm Roberts Cooks Up Some Bison Burgers Game Thread:

Best thing that could happen is that the Ill-Ark game goes double overtime... But I would love to get some thoughts on why one would be preferred over the other.

I'd rather play Illinois. They take 25 3's per game (47th) and only make 31% (335th) on the year. They're also low on assists which means they don't pass as much. Arkansas is also a terrible 3 point shooting team, but they prefer to shoot 2's instead.

@jayballer67 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:

People talking take Oral Roberts over Duke. - --Veteran team - they turn you over really good defensively- - I could see that happening - -They said also watch out for Drake over Miami

ORU can give Duke issues, but I think Duke is too much for them. I would've confidently picked ORU over any of the other 5 seeds except Duke.

MJ injured or DNP-Coaches Decision?

We know Norm plays him a lot more than Self does so wondering if there's an undisclosed health issue today.

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Recruiting:

@Texas-Hawk-10

Hypothetically if Joe and Bobby left, you have Juan and 3 freshman. I cannot see Self being content with that but we shall see I suppose

If they both left, then with other expected transfers, then it would make sense to go get an experienced guard. But if one or both stay, then I don't see guard being a priority or need at this point over getting a 4 and a couple of wings because Rice is the only wing potentially coming back next season.

KU is losing 3 for sure to the NBA. We have 3 recruits coming in.

With the scholarship reduction, at least 1 player has to transfer out to be in compliance next season. Cam Martin, Zach Clemence, and Kyle Cuffe all seem like safe bets at this point to leave. KU would have 2 roster spots to play with in regards to Adams and the portal for next season if those 3 all transfer out.

I'd very strongly prefer Adams stay in the '24 class and Self go get two big time scorers at the wing and 4 spots because KJ and Udeh are not playable next to each other for long stretches. Neither has any range and don't compliment Self's desire for a 4 guard line up.

If we get more transfers, Rice, Pettiford, and Yesufu all seem like possibilities. I'd love to see Rice stay because he has the possibility to fill one of those positions of need as a high scoring wing, but not something I'd be willing to bet on for next season though at this point.

If one of those 3 also transfer out, then having Marcus Adams reclassify and come in as a back up would make more sense.

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Recruiting:

@jayballer67

This gives me hope we'll get a portal guard instead.

We don't needs any more guards for next year. We need wings and 4's amd that's all Self should be looking for at this point in 2023 options.

@dylans said in Our last 20 McD’s:

Cliff Alexander would’ve been a beast his Jr year if not for his family.

Cliff wouldn't have made it to his junior year. The light was starting to come on for him at the end of his freshman season and was sounding like he planned to come back for his sophomore year before everything hit the fan with him. On the trajectory he was on, I don't think he would've stayed for his junior year because I think he would've been a pretty high draft prospect after his sophomore year and left then.

@AsadZ said in KU Buckets Bracket Challenge 2023:

How many are picking UK to lose in round 1.

I have 1, but Providence is playing like crap entering the tournament. 4-6 since February doesn't give me a lot of faith in Providence showing up.

@kuballin10 said in Other games:

Did any of you guys even bother to scroll up and read the thread before commenting?

I’d 100% start Kendric Davis over Juan. That’s playing the best players.

22 a game, 3 boards and 5.6 assists and 2 steals a game - he’s better than Juan this isn’t some asinine comment
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4397066/kendric-davis ↗

It’d be like MOP Frank mason playing on this team - lookout. Juan is good but without a remy he’s limited.

Davis doesn’t need a remy

If you want to bench someone else like Kev or Gradey instead that’s fine and play two small guards like the mason/Graham days so be it.

Given your track record on Dejuan, are you really surprised people took your post out of context?

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Bill Self Healthy, Rejoining Team For NCAA Tournament.:

@BShark same interview, heard he was traveling with family by car. Not sure when. May not be coaching Thurs?? Tv in wichita. Sounded mysterious.

I'd rather Self not coach Thursday because the team doesn't need him to beat Howard. Let Self focus on game planning for Arkansas/Illinois instead and rejoin the bench on Saturday.

Jalen Wilson named AP 1st Team All American along with Zach Edey (Purdue), Brandon Miller (Alabama), Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana), and Marcus Sasser (Houston).

@Kcmatt7 said in The Bench Theory:

@drgnslayr Duke has their work cut out for them round 1. Oral Roberts is legit (old friend alert: Issac McBride really blossomed there). Oral Roberts is putting up the 3rd most points in college basketball...

And I think if Tennessee could have asked for a matchup that they could survive without Zeigler, it would be this Duke team. Tennessee can match up with them big body-wise.

But if Duke makes it to that Purdue matchup, I think you're right. I actually think Tennessee could give Purdue trouble too, but wonder if they can make it that far without Zeigler.

Rick Barnes has made it past the first weekend once in his last 10 tournament appearances. Betting on Tennessee to make a run even if healthy is always a big risk because of Barnes track record.

@kjayhawks said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

I still don’t get the UConn hype train all the sudden. I expected Dook to get more hype on a 9 game winning streak.

There's definitely a hype train for Duke at ESPN. Every single person there has them at least in the Elite 8 and almost all of them have Duke in the Final 4.

I also don't have much issue with the Duke hype at this point because it's more warranted than the UConn hype. Their current 9 game winning streak includes wins over other tournament teams in 4 of their last 5 games. It took Scheyer a bit to figure things out and he's got Duke playing some of the best ball in the country right now. They've only given up 70+ once during their streak so their defense is on point right now and I'm very glad they're not our 5 seed. I know ORU was a popular upset pick before the bracket was revealed, but they got the best 5 seed of the bunch and I don't them having enough to take down Duke.

@jayballer67 said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

@wissox said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

Jay Bilas picks Uconn over us in the 3rd round.

Vitale was the only ESPN college basketball talking head that picked KU to reach the Elite 8. They're all slobbering all over UConn this year amd drinking that Kool-Aid right now.

U Conn has no point guard . They are good - -but they are beatable

Have you seen my multiple posts about UConn further up this thread? UConn doesn't worry me much. The teams I'm most concerned about in order are Arkansas, Gonzaga, UCLA, St. Mary's, TCU, UConn and then Illinois.

@wissox said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

Jay Bilas picks Uconn over us in the 3rd round.

Vitale was the only ESPN college basketball talking head that picked KU to reach the Elite 8. They're all slobbering all over UConn this year amd drinking that Kool-Aid right now.

@wissox I'm not saying that UConn is a bad team, but I do think they're being massively overhyped by ESPN. 6-6 against fellow tournament teams isn't great and their lack of a PG was a big reason why they were average against other top teams.

@Gorilla72 said in McCullar:

I believe McCullar needs to be almost 100%. Gradey needs to play hard and hit his shots, as he hasn't been doing much of either. It’s almost as if he’s just marking time until the draft.

I also believe Yesufu is a problem on the floor. He shoots (and misses) 3’s early in the shot clock and his defense is “not good”. I’d rather see almost any other guard.

What other options are there in regards to Yesufu? Play Harris 40 minutes and wear him down? Play Pettiford who doesn't shoot and turns the ball over almost 40% of the time? Kyle Cuffe who's redshirting and likely moving down after this season,

I've never been a big Yesufu fan, largely for the reasons mentioned, but the reality is Kansas doesn't have a better option for that of a guard off the bench than Yesufu. Self knows this is a problem which is why KU's 2023 recruiting looks like it does with nothing but guards right now.

Will Wade got hired at McNeese St. yesterday. Should be a good chance to rehab his image since basically everything he did at LSU is within the rules now.

I don't get the UConn love. I assume it's because ESPN is right down the street. They went undefeated in the non-conference, but they only beat two teams that made the NCAA tournament in non-conference and only have 6 wins over tournament teams total and were 6-6 overall against tournament teams. That's not the hallmark of a great team. Not having a legit PG is their downfall and that's being ignored by a lot of people. I'm not even convinced UConn makes the Sweet 16 as they have to start against Rick Pitino who is still one of two active coaches with multiple national titles and he has time to prepare a game plan against UConn. Iona is going to give UConn all kinds of problems. UConn will probably get St. Mary's in the round of 32 and that's a team that can beat UConn as well as Logan Johnson and Kyle Bowen will cause UConn's backcourt issues.

And the KU women fail to make the NCAA Tournament this year. That TCU loss in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament knocked them out of the NCAA tournament.

Now time to see if the women can survive their embarrassing loss to TCU and sneak into the women's tournament.

@DCHawker said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 PG or not, UConn is the team I'm most worried about. They've only lost twice in the last 11 games - 2 pts to Marquette and 3 pts to Creighton. They've beaten Alabama, Marquette, Creighton, Providence, Iowa State, Okie State, Florida and Oregon.

That's a potential Sweet 16 match up which means Self would have a minimum of 4 days to prep for a team without a PG. Not worried. UConn also has to deal with a Rick Pitino team with extended time to prep as well.

@kjayhawks said in Complain About KU's Unfair Bracket Thread:

@Texas-Hawk-10 either way we got penalized for it, they did not

I'm glad KU isn't playing in KC. What's KU's record in that building? I know it's not great and KU has rarely played well there whether in December or March.