The benefits of Pacific Time zone :-)

Alright folks.. time for me to apply the rub to some slabs of ribs and brisket for tomorrow.. Ciao!

Hawks win the opener! 66-57 Giant victory over the giants from Turkey

I think it's a 6 pt game.. 65-57 is on the board though

Mason makes a great move.. Traylor with a great block but they call the foul. BOO

No calls going our way.. What happened to that lenient clock for us?

Take care of the ball guys!!! No more turnovers.

Tenuous 4pt lead.. 63-57.

Bragg with lazy defense then fouls on the three pointer.. UGGGH

now a 4 point game.. Moore down and out with a cramp

@DanR You're probably right.. But how does he miss that? Four on 1 on a fast break and we didn't score

That was unbelievable bad luck. WTH has happened to Traylor's confidence under the basket?

can't tell how this will go.. Our defense is going to be key to the outcome

Moore and Selden connect for an alley-oop slam.. Hawks lead by 7 at the end of the 3rd

52-45

Now we see why Self picked up these guys! Moore and Deboise contributing

Coach from Turkey was talking to officials at the last break... Crap officiating now.

Looking better in the 2nd half.. Remains to be seen if the Turks can adjust.

WTF Moore

Those are some tight rims! ball bounces around a lot..

Ok.. going to get a PBR too!

This interview idea across languages is not such a great idea.

Turkey up 36-32 at the half.

We won the second quarter 20-15.

Soccer injury for Turkey..

Ellis hurt him.... his pride, that is.

Turkey leads 21-16. Second Quarter.

Moore not so impressive.

Defense is picking up a bit, but we've got to execute better.

Turkey has been shooting 3s -- 18- 7 lead. Self has to take a time out to stop the bleeding.

According to the announcers, Perry is from Wichita Texas. :-(

Go Perry!

and ESPNU has the B team announcers on this game...

Turkish team average age is 24 years..

Game is on right now!

Posted a chat thread for us! Halfway around the world for most of us-- let's get them off to a good start in this tournament!

This is the first official game in Pool D for the Jayhawks in South Korea

Kansas vs Turkey

World University Games (WUG) Competition

Dongkang Gymnasium, Gwangju, South Korea

10 pm Central

video: ESPNU

From KC STAR: All games are slated to be broadcast either live or on tape delay on ESPNU. If a game is televised on tape delay, viewers should still be able to watch it live via Internet stream through ESPN3.

audio: http://kuathletics.leanplayer.com/ ↗ #####

live stats: http://sidearmstats.com/kansas/mbball/ ↗ #####

Kansas’ Pool D schedule (All times Central):

▪ Friday, July 3: USA vs. Turkey at Dongkang Gymnasium, 10 p.m. Central (noon July 4 in South Korea)

▪ Sunday, July 5: Brazil vs. USA at Dongkang Gymnasium, 6:30 a.m. Central (8:30 p.m. July 5 in South Korea)

▪ Tuesday, July 7: Chile vs. USA at Muan Indoor Gymnasium, 12:30 a.m. Central (2:30 p.m. July 7 in South Korea)

▪ Tuesday, July 7: USA vs. Serbia at Dongkang Gymnasium, 10 p.m. Central (noon July 8 in South Korea)

▪ Wednesday, July 8: USA vs. Switzerland at Dongkang Gymnasium, 8 p.m. Central (10 a.m. July 9 in South Korea)

▪ July 10-13: Three games TBA in medal and bracket play at Dongkang Gymnasium

The WUG Team Pools

▪ Pool A: Korea, Estonia, Germany, China, Angola, Mozambique

▪ Pool B: Russia, Canada, Mexico, Mongolia, Sweden, Montenegro

▪ Pool C: Australia, Lithuania, Finland, Japan, France, Chinese Taipei

▪ Pool D: USA (Kansas), Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Serbia and Switzerland

I haven't seen the stats but the best thing about that score is the 56 points against us with a short shot clock.

Good article.. Long and detailed. I think he has a lot of folks pulling for him.

@globaljaybird Butler at the plate at the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs made it kind of intriguing for me..

Sweet game.. Could only listen to it at times, but heard most of the 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters. Really seems like our core guys are up to the task -- Selden, Mason and Ellis. If we go up against a team with size, it could be a challenge.

Self seemed intent on giving everyone experience and trying different line-ups in the first half. The experience that the freshmen are getting is priceless. This group should have a leg up on most teams starting next season.

No one else listening to the game tonight? Sounds like a pretty competitive game so far..

Timberwolves look like a dynasty in the making if the front office and coaches don't mess it up. The talent is there for the next 10 years barring injuries.

They won't win right away (the Warriors are going to be a force for a few more years), but they should certainly be crazy good.

This is the second of two warm-up games for the Jayhawks before heading to South Korea for the official competition

Kansas vs Team Canada (Exhibition)

World University Games (WUG) Competition

The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.

Friday June 26, 2015 • 7 pm Central

video: TBD

audio: http://kuathletics.leanplayer.com/ ↗ #####

live stats: http://sidearmstats.com/kansas/mbball/ ↗ #####

Kansas’ Pool D schedule (All times Central):

▪ Friday, July 3: USA vs. Turkey at Dongkang Gymnasium, 10 p.m. Central (noon July 4 in South Korea)

▪ Sunday, July 5: Brazil vs. USA at Dongkang Gymnasium, 6:30 a.m. Central (8:30 p.m. July 5 in South Korea)

▪ Tuesday, July 7: Chile vs. USA at Muan Indoor Gymnasium, 12:30 a.m. Central (2:30 p.m. July 7 in South Korea)

▪ Tuesday, July 7: USA vs. Serbia at Dongkang Gymnasium, 10 p.m. Central (noon July 8 in South Korea)

▪ Wednesday, July 8: USA vs. Switzerland at Dongkang Gymnasium, 8 p.m. Central (10 a.m. July 9 in South Korea)

▪ July 10-13: Three games TBA in medal and bracket play at Dongkang Gymnasium

From KC STAR: All games are slated to be broadcast either live or on tape delay on ESPNU. If a game is televised on tape delay, viewers should still be able to watch it live via Internet stream through ESPN3.

The WUG Team Pools:

▪ Pool A: Korea, Estonia, Germany, China, Angola, Mozambique

▪ Pool B: Russia, Canada, Mexico, Mongolia, Sweden, Montenegro

▪ Pool C: Australia, Lithuania, Finland, Japan, France, Chinese Taipei

▪ Pool D: USA (Kansas), Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Serbia and Switzerland

That's a good little documentary.

Also, fun to see Brandon joining the elite dual-champion-club last week.

This is the first of two warm-up games for the Jayhawks before heading to South Korea for the official competition

Kansas vs Team Canada (Exhibition)

World University Games (WUG) Competition

The Sprint Center

Kansas City, Mo.
7 pm Central

video: TBD

audio: http://kuathletics.leanplayer.com/ ↗ #####

live stats: http://sidearmstats.com/kansas/mbball/ ↗ #####

Kansas’ Pool D schedule (All times Central):

▪ Friday, July 3: USA vs. Turkey at Dongkang Gymnasium, 10 p.m. Central (noon July 4 in South Korea)

▪ Sunday, July 5: Brazil vs. USA at Dongkang Gymnasium, 6:30 a.m. Central (8:30 p.m. July 5 in South Korea)

▪ Tuesday, July 7: Chile vs. USA at Muan Indoor Gymnasium, 12:30 a.m. Central (2:30 p.m. July 7 in South Korea)

▪ Tuesday, July 7: USA vs. Serbia at Dongkang Gymnasium, 10 p.m. Central (noon July 8 in South Korea)

▪ Wednesday, July 8: USA vs. Switzerland at Dongkang Gymnasium, 8 p.m. Central (10 a.m. July 9 in South Korea)

▪ July 10-13: Three games TBA in medal and bracket play at Dongkang Gymnasium

From KC STAR: All games are slated to be broadcast either live or on tape delay on ESPNU. If a game is televised on tape delay, viewers should still be able to watch it live via Internet stream through ESPN3.

The WUG Team Pools:

▪ Pool A: Korea, Estonia, Germany, China, Angola, Mozambique

▪ Pool B: Russia, Canada, Mexico, Mongolia, Sweden, Montenegro

▪ Pool C: Australia, Lithuania, Finland, Japan, France, Chinese Taipei

▪ Pool D: USA (Kansas), Turkey, Brazil, Chile, Serbia and Switzerland

@JayHawkFanToo @Crimsonorblue22

I like Andre Igoudala -- his story and sacrifice is a fantastic story, but I hate giving an MVP trophy to someone that can't hit free throws...

I also hate to admit that LeBron should have been the MVP. But I have to agree. The numbers don't lie:

Lebron's finals 36points/pg, 13 rebounds/pg, 9 assists/pg

James scored or assisted on 62 percent of the Cavaliers’ points and became the first player in Finals history to lead both teams in points, rebounds and assists.

PS: 1957 MVP of NCAA Tournament was Wilt Chamberlain... in defeat. 36points/pg (57% fg%), 15 rebounds/pg, 2 assists/pg. (6.6 blocks/pg)

Love the fact that the Warriors play team ball... lightening fast and deadly from long-range.. Very entertaining.

RE: Curry... I'm very glad we beat Davidson in '08 or it would be painful to appreciate how amazing he is at this level.

I'm not a LeBron fan, and I think they were stupid to trade Wiggins, but I'm not blind. LeBron is the best player in the world and any team with him has a chance to win at any level. I will tip my hat to LeBron because the Cavs had no chance without him of getting to the playoffs, and he was capable of getting that team to the brink of a championship.

@drgnslayr said:

I can’t think of many past Jayhawk perimeter guys that were great creating their own shots. What comes to mind is Langford. We’ve had several capable drivers. But how many were great at just shaking a man so he can get off a good perimeter or midrange jumper?

Yes. Langford is about the only one that comes to mind because that "create to get an open midrange jumper" does not exist in HCBS's book of basketball. So even if we've had athletes capable, they have been discouraged to hone that skill.

Now in his defense, the NBA and college games are different. Specifically, the NBA is set up with shorter shot clocks and longer halves to allow for more possessions and encourage more shot attempts (and theoretically more scoring). So a missed shot is in the NBA game is not as penalizing as a missed shot in college where there are fewer possessions.

I think that partly explains why we see more circus shots and shake-n-bake moves... which are pretty entertaining and amazing when performed by top-tier athletes. And why success in the college game seems to favor a more conservative approach.

This is how it is for now. Changes in the rules and officiating could change things in college as well, and HCBS will need to adapt.

@justanotherfan said:

You have to shoot lots of threes with an all time great shooter like Golden State, or you have to have a dominant all around player like Cleveland.

Yes, it's more than shooting threes, but the ability to hit 3s is crucial. Golden State's threat from outside is what opens up all kinds of opportunities. And it's not just Curry that can hit, although he is the prodigious shooter in the league.

Here's my point: You can't call 3-pointers "fools gold".

We had a team last year that hit from 3 like none in recent memory. And then they didn't, like a spigot.

have you guys seen these videos?

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When will this team be properly referenced as:

KUSA ™