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I see this case as the NCAA trying to posture their perceived strength in front of the D1 audience.

This will boil down to a case of chicken... will Kansas bring this into the courtroom? I'm betting they will continue to show their answer as "yes" and if the NCAA is smart, they will find a cleaver way to save face and drop this nonsense.

To some degree, Kansas has already faced vetting in a criminal case and came out "the victim." I like their chances in civil court. The NCAA can't continue coming into a courtroom and having their privacy jurisdiction pierced. Every time this happens, their protection as a private organization becomes weaker and weaker and weaker....

https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/03/business/28reuters-china-health-constellation.html ↗

Whewwww!!!

@FarmerJayhawk

My real weakness at RL!

@FarmerJayhawk

Thanks for the link!

Red Lobster! I love heavymetal music and my heavymetal shellfish! hahaaa

And thanks for having an extended discussion while keeping it classy and respectful!

@FarmerJayhawk

We live in complex times. All I want is my kids to be safe, and I weigh the risks on both sides.

How much formaldehyde is safe to inject into my kids?

That is just one component found in all (I believe all) vaccines today. It's a toxin and linked by our government to respiratory disease.

The number of vaccines they give kids today continues to grow. Depending on what a parent selects, that child may receive up to 100 shots.

There has been a huge spike in respiratory disease in children today.

But there fails to be a study done on this possible link.

I can't answer that question on formaldehyde (which is just one of the toxins in vaccines). When I can feel comfortable with how much toxin I can inject into my children safely I can then feel okay to give them injections (if I believe in the benefits).

If I'm an optimist I believe answers are coming soon on vaccine research where we won't have to include extreme toxins in vaccines to get the results we want. Sometimes I am optimistic... other times not.

I wanted a PhD in science but it wasn't offered at my school and I didn't have the funds to go elsewhere. Had to stick to my academic scholarship. So I stuck it out for my Masters of Science. It required the same PhD work of performing a formidable study, defense before peers and publishing results.

@FarmerJayhawk

I do respect your posts on this and am considering your point of view.

@FarmerJayhawk

Who would benefit by spending millions and millions to perform an acceptable study proving vaccines have a causal relationship with autism?

Pharma? nope

Parents? yes

Parents can't afford to run an acceptable study. Our gov can do it, but we don't have the resources to blow in science any longer.

I'm not totally disagreeing with you. I'm just "questioning authority" and those making billions off of this. I question if they have our interest at heart more than making big cash. Those same players sure didn't stick up for us while they pushed through Congress the application of opioids, saying they were safe to administer beyond a short term use. We see what happened there! And they knew the addictive behavior beyond extremely short use. But on vaccines, they are angels... hmmmm...

I'm an old-timer who had kids late in life. My kids are not vaccinated yet. I continue to sit on the fence. But what do I risk? A few bumps and a fever? We don't live in Africa where measles can be a death risk. It's been ages since someone died in America from measles... in a country of 300+ million.

When I was a kid we had measles parties. That's how I was "vaccinated." Kids were put with other kids who had measles so they could get it over with in their youth. Worked for me. Also... it was believed that childhood diseases are there for a purpose; to build immune system.

My kids go to a pediatrician who is a definite believer in vaccination. He told me he wasn't about to argue with me because my kids are (by far) the healthiest kids in his practice (and he has a huge practice).

My kids have not been sick this entire school year while all their friends at school have been sick 3 - 6 times this year!

@FarmerJayhawk

I'm with you and I question Wakefield's work on this.

And you are right that there could be selection bias. But that could be countered by increasing the study size. These studies are performed every single day in all areas of science. That's why I mentioned confidence level.

Why wouldn't the CDC reference that study in their court case? There are thousands of studies that are not well accepted by the science world. I think Wakefield would fall in that category.

Scientific studies (in general) have lost credibility over the past 40 years since so much of it is not performed by academic institutions who are unbiased. Today, most studies have a commercial client who is paying for a specific result through commercial organizations posing as real science. So much of grant-based science has dried up as the government has pulled budget dollars away from real science while lifting the bar for what is considered "acceptable science". It can cost $1 billion to bring a new med on the market. That limits the players to just a handful and they can't afford to invest in unbiased studies.

@FarmerJayhawk

Most of these vaccines have been around for decades. It wouldn't be too difficult to form double-blind studies giving a reasonable level of confidence based just on those who refuse vaccination comparing with those who do.

The CDC had a perfect opportunity to shoot the anti vaxxers in the head by showing their mountain of studies and they didn't do it because those studies must not exist. They have also had to deal with a whistleblower employee stating they rigged some of their stats. Seems like they would love to end all of this controversy.

I'm skeptical because I watched the system kill my mother... almost kill my dad... and turned my star athlete cousin into a drug addict by prescribing him on extended use of opioids.

@justanotherfan said in Boy guys I really just don't know best to keep tabs:

The fact that it is highly contagious, and also unusually fatal for those over a certain age is what got my attention. This isn’t pneumonia or the flu for those over 60 or so. It’s unusually dangerous, which is strange and also very concerning.

Pneumonia and influenza are extremely dangerous for the elderly and for those with a compromised immune system.

It's unknown what the death rate is compared to other influenza because of inadequate testing, more than likely non-testing on symptoms because of the belief it is another flu, and the fact that a high % of those with the virus show no symptoms so are never tested and included in the statistics.

It does appear to have some symptoms acting a bit different from other known influenza. Those exact symptoms are still being evaluated because of the newness of this virus (at least the newness of the discovery).

@StLJhawk

I remain open minded. I followed along with the doctors on my dad until they almost killed him. I found a wellness doctor and we figured out what meds we could pull him off and he is doing well today, very stable 87 yr old.

I'm not an anti vaxxer. I also don't just follow the herd.

My biggest concern... why no double-blind studies? It's the gold standard used for all new pharma medications. Why not for vaccinations?

Most vaccines were formulated in the 60s. How much technology do we use today that is stuck in the 60s? At that time they were not focused on many of the chemicals used. I have little doubt that they could come up with much safer formulas today, also more effective. But that costs a fortune to retest. Our kids' health evidently isn't worth the expense.

@mayjay

Interesting read. I follow your logic of expressing mass danger because of the weakness of the virus (not showing up for a long time, or no symptoms while spreading).

Might it actually help most people to get it and help build their resistance to other bugs?

The real risk is elderly and those with medical conditions. Might it be wiser (especially at this point) to quarantine care homes and parts of medical facilities versus trying to quarantine the general public where it is widely spread?

What do we know about common treatments, like black elderberry, blueberries and vitamin C? Perhaps we widely spread healthy preventative and treatment nourishment to heavily reduce the death rate in elderly and others.

What I do know... is our current reaction is going to bring huge death and suffering because of economic downfall. Throwing us into a recession or depression isn't the answer. We can act like staying home and washing hands is going to make this go away and that is just nonsense!

Health and preservation starts within each human body and we have a responsibility to ourselves to take care of ourselves.

I'm not afraid of this bug in the least, but I fear contracting it and giving it to my 87 yr old dad!

This is going to spread all through America. I have little doubt. I just wonder if the death statistics outperform influenza A and B. I'm not saying it is a contest... I think we should have always treated all influenza with more attention and prevention.

Last.... concerning vaccines.... why is it necessary to formulate vaccines with very toxic materials? I'm not a general proponent for vaccines because they use chemicals and compounds like mercury and formaldehyde, which are known toxins that weaken the immune system while the vaccine targets protection for one infection. Hate to be a whistleblower... but the CDC just lost a major court case and had to expose the mountain of studies they have claiming to disprove a connection between autism and vaccines. They did not show this mountain of studies and presented very little material relating to the subject at all. We need reassurances. More people are taking an active role in their health and hiding info from the public is extremely harmful.

Next year should be a fun team but I'm doubtful they give us the chance at a NC like this team. Doke and Dot can't be replaced.

I still hold a little hope that Dot will return, but I seriously doubt it. He'll have to substantiate that he can still improve in the eyes of scouts considerably, and I don't think that window is there. Risking injury just isn't worth coming back. And if we win a NC, he for sure won't come back.

Mitch will be great to have back. A 5-year senior who could challenge for national defensive player of the year (against Marcus). It's fun to think of Marcus and Mitch out there dominating. Obviously... we will need to replace some offense, but Self goes defense first. We could have a lot of games in the 50s... but wins!

I expect to continue to see big improvements with Dave. He's a guy who stays busy working on his body and his game. Excellent work ethic!

Christian is a baller! He's going to become extremely valuable next year. His defense is coming along great and his trey shot, too.

If Marcus can lift his trey shot numbers next year (and FT%).... WATCH OUT! I might change my idea that next year's team can't compete with this year's team!

@Marco

What this virus shows us is we can't have people uninsured in this country. It creates a danger to all of us.

There are people who have had a coronavirus test and then billed several thousand dollars. You can't put public health and safety in situations like that.

I think Self has really earned his HOF status this year.

He's managed to keep these guys focused on ball while the NCAA dictates nonsense from their thrown.

Really liked his new twist on offense... to basically run a chop through the paint then live on pick and roll with Doke down the middle which has put him on the map for NPOY and setting the NCAA record for FG%.

This offense also gets quite a few finishes at the rim by guys like Marcus, who is deadly with his bank shot in the paint... the most efficient shot besides the dunk.

These guys have bought in to defense winning games, and hopefully championships!

Thanks for your efforts!

Texas Tech should be in. They pass the eye test but we know it takes more than that to qualify.

It has been a big relief with this team to not have a player or two who isn't on the same page as Self and the team. That has allowed team unity to grow and it shows in their play.

This team is our best chance at a National Championship since 08!

@stoptheflop

Yes he does. As long as he gets away with it then he should do it. Refs will allow slight movement. They claim they are looking for body parts that extend wider than the feet. Sometimes the movements just look wrong and get the whistle.

All and all, Doke is learning to be effective. He's developed so much over the last year. Losing weight really helped him so his body could keep up with his mind.

I'm thrilled at where he is development wise. He is slightly improving at the FT line, but has a long ways to go there. The rest of his game is solid and his discipline to stay within his range is excellent. No wonder he will go in the record books for FG%!

What I'd like to see is the aggression he has shown in some recent games happening in every game moving forward! He's going to face better bigs and he needs to keep his mind right and attack with such great aggression. No fouls!

@ParisHawk

I have concerns over all the people who don't have health care in the US. It opens up all kinds of risks... I agree.

Maybe this virus will expose this enough here to get the politicians to figure out a solution for all those uninsured. I certainly hope so.

But if this doesn't turn out to be more deadly then common flu, I'm betting the public will see how this was handled very negatively. And I'm mostly talking about the press and the hype.

Then comes the extremely deadly virus... and no one will listen. Once you lose the trust of the public, the threat becomes a lot more real.

Look at how there are single cases of the virus now in almost every state. I bet all those people didn't have contact with each other. There are probably 1000s of people in between.

It may sound strange... but at this point we should hope adequate tests come out and they discover millions of people have it. That would indicate an extremely low death rate, far below flu A and B. The real danger is if all the tests come out and few others have it, because the death rate will be high.

Cancelling everything in life, tanking the economy and stock market, will have a huge human life cost, too.

Most of the people I know that have taken the flu vaccines became sick. There isn't a lot of faith in those vaccines, and they are formulated on a guess of which flu will prosper in the flu season and they often admit they were wrong.

What I wish we would do is stay calm and look for higher standards we can keep in place permanently to reduce all kinds of flu. Type A and B are deadly and have never received enough attention for their harm. I hope coronavirus brings us to our senses to go after a safer world from all flus.

There are 3 big offensive moves coming out of the high ball screens. Open trey shots, drives to the rim, and pick and roll (or pick and pop) from the big. When you get a combination of both a capable guard and big (on offense) it becomes almost impossible to guard. It's a game of inches and sometimes it just takes a few ball screens to get that inch or two advantage to attack.

On offense... it helps us, big time, when Devon is hot from trey and Doke is playing aggressive and smart (like he did against Baylor). When Devon hits shots and also has his drive threat, we become very dangerous off ball screens. When Doke is energetic and seeing the game well, we have an excellent screener, capable of knowing how to screen and then roll to the rim for another threat.

As far as defending it well... our defenders need to be very energetic and willing to fight through contact. Their job is to be disrupters. Their job is to move their feet and angle constantly, making it hard for a screener to set a good screen. Stepping out when we can hold a position is important. Going under rarely has a good result. When they can't get out there they need to try to tangle up with the big, preventing his easy roll to the basket.

Hard to trust what the Chinese say since they keep out foreigners in the quarantine structure.

They have setup a mass quarantine, something we are not even close to being able to do. We can't even get test kits out where they need to be.

Once we get test kits out as they should be we are in for a big shock. Most likely, there will be a huge numbers of infections. The media will spin that into a frenzy, though the reality is that the death rate will lower maybe even below Type A and B influenza.

When that happens the real question is... why don't we do something about flu A and B (the flu that is far more dangerous!)?

Are we just going to give in to fear to the point of destroying our way of life? Or will we look for sound ways to curb the spread of infection that won't kill our economy, make us all isolated zombies, and destroy everything we ever built in this country?

KU needs to be strong and threaten the NCAA with litigation. The DOJ declared us a victim. What a perfect witness we have for federal court!

Last weekend was a big eye opener for me at Costco. Some guy bought two and a half pallets of water. Water, rice, toilet paper... wow! Another guy probably bought 500 lbs of rice. Hope he likes rice.

Wonder how long it takes for the stock market to bounce back to where it was? Lots of cash being held by institutions, just waiting for the "all clear" sign. This hit definitely counted as a correction and I bet investors will look at this like a necessary shot of medicine anyways because corrections are a part of the investment pattern.

Let's go win a trophy in April!

The biggest factor down the stretch is to have Dave on the floor, not Doke.

Consider the symptoms of this bug. Pretty mild and not even at the top of the list in flus. Most likely, the death rate will continue to drop and may even drop below some of the known flus.

What is a real concern is it is definitely a different kind of bug. Likely to help our immune systems after we survive the initial big push. 80% probably won't know they have it.

From what I see of it and what to be of concern is people can carry it a long time without symptoms and spread it. This is a big concern for the elderly, who face the ultimate risk.

The next big risk is toilet paper supply! Yikes! (smile)

@BeddieKU23

Yep... but I expect a few early departures for the NBA. Then it is a question of gelling another team like this one. And players staying healthy.

I'd keep an eye on TTech next year, too. Ramsey possibly returning?

I'm not good at these guesses and I usually jinx everything...

I feel like Baylor is going to get the shaft. I'm predicting a Baylor/Dayton bracket. And that is a game I would LOVE to see!

I don't think it matters who we play this year. Either we show up like we did at Baylor, or we go home early, regardless who is in our bracket.

If we show up every game, we win it all!

After us, I'm supporting Baylor this year! I'm going to miss that team. Caught many of their games including their thriller last night.

I think the virus has been around for a lot longer than originally thought, making it a comparable death rate to traditional flu. Kind of makes me wonder... why haven't we treated traditional flu with such attention? As many as 60k annual deaths in the USA?

The threat on this virus seems to be with the elderly and sick. Maybe we should better protect the aged at care homes and places where those most vulnerable exist.

I don't think shutting our lives down is going to stop this virus. If anything... we learn how to better slow down the spread of illness by installing better standards.

I'd like to be in the commercial door business that makes doors not requiring a touch.

@Texas-Hawk-10

You are right. But I still expect to see a lot more out of a guy with his athleticism and a year to learn Selfball. Our freshmen looked better from the very beginning.

He looked better just walking into the program two years ago.

Guys get redshirted to improve their game. He hasn't improved and it can be argued that he regressed.

@BeddieKU23

My only explanation is he took the year off. That would explain going backwards and losing timing and speed of the game.

At his age and development level, he should have done nothing but climb in his year off. We would have settled for the Silvio we got the first season after January.

@BeddieKU23

Well.... this is trouble he personally instigated. Maybe it clicks in now?

Just trying to be hopeful, though I'm not holding my breath.

There has to be a reason why his game hasn't come up. If anything.... he declined.

Imagine this... Silvio has taken this time off to get his mind right and will return a different player and starts contributing!

@dylans

I like rivalries and I like your idea of toughening the troops.

I just want to know they will be safe and KSU has had security failures in the past.

I agree with others... the best thing to do is take the crowd out of the game by giving them a complete beat down!

@dylans

I hear you. But this situation quickly got out of hand in AFH and now goes to the other side, where they have a lifetime of tortured beatings (on the court) needing to be vented.

I feel certain that there has been constant communication between the schools and the league, and a plan was put into place to squelch any opportunities for a repeat of what happened in AFH.

What I am curious of... if something happens again, can our league smack us with suspensions reaching into March Madness? I wouldn't think that is within their legal reach, but not sure.

I'm anxious to see if it is really true that there will be a "chair ban" in Bramledge (meaning no chair graphics or anything promoting the chair). I have my doubts that KSU security and administration can actually apply a decent security strategy. They've failed before and they will probably continue to fail.

This should have been authorized through conference officials.

What our guys need to know is they must keep their heads on and up straight and not let a school with a losing program bring them down to their level, risking all potential for a national title. That will be their main goal on Saturday... to bring us down.

@Texas-Hawk-10

Excellent point!

I think so much has changed over the past 20 years or so. The strength of the NCAA, banking on the powers of private membership, has largely evaporated because of the huge impact to the general public. Once anything gets so big, it loses much of it's private membership powers.

I know we all want to litigate this in civil court. It's a long hard battle. Many of us won't even live long enough to see a conclusion. A long road to a judgment, then it gets appealed and it gets stretched out indefinitely.

"Because amidst the chaos of a season where it once appeared that no team would separate itself as the clear No. 1, it just so happens that Kansas is now the program that can throw up a single digit in the air — even if it’s a middle finger. "

So we should intentionally lose so we are not in defiance of the NCAA. Who makes this sh*t up?

Does anyone think anyone at Kansas is sitting back laughing at the NCAA (except for these bogus journalists)?

Unless the NCAA has investigative abilities more capable than the DOJ, these allegations have nothing behind them except innuendo?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/02/26/ncaa-faces-embarrassment-if-kansas-wins-college-basketball-title/4871808002/ ↗

I was counting the seconds until this happened after we reached #1 again.

Somebody out there who has their law degree....

Can the Jayhawk Nation create a class action lawsuit targeting the NCAA for their bogus allegations?

I'm sure we can substantiate actual damages and then there are punitive damages.

"Nuance... basketball is a game of nuance" - Maybe it's just not right to say we should always foul or not foul. Doesn't it matter who the players are on the court? For example... if we foul, we could put Doke on one side and Big Mac on the other side for rebounding. Then we put in the best defensive guard lineup on the floor. The play is dead off the foul so we are free to substitute.

What about going with a "hybrid foul?" That means... we tell our guys to defend aggressively, going for steals and knock away dribbles without worrying about fouling. What the stats from Kenpon don't show is how many times did the defense prevent any kind of shot from happening? Like... making a steal?

If we are working on "end game strategy" maybe we play it like this:

1. Go full-tilt defense trying to steal, knock the ball away, or just create so must chaos a shot can't be shot. Risk the foul being extra aggressive!

2. When the ball gets within 10-ft of the trey line, foul.

Think about all the things that have to go right for our opponent to win the game.

1. They have to survive our aggressive defensive attack before the foul.

2. They need to make the first free throw.

3. They need to miss the second free throw.

4. They need to make a shot off the rebound.

Adding in the first step of more aggression creates yet one more step a team has to succeed at in order to have a chance at winning.

I don't see how a well-coached end game team will lose playing it this way.

"See.... I told you so!" - no matter what happens, a game will finish with a win or loss and one side of this argument will get to say "I told you so" and the other side will eat crow. Had Baylor made the trey and won in overtime, people like me would be barking even louder!

@Crimsonorblue22

Interesting read. So why do the pros foul? Well... probably because the pros are paid millions of dollars to execute the game. Pros are paid to make treys, including from deep deep.

Pros are also paid to seal off the rebounds.

Pros are also paid to execute defense against the winning shot off a rebound.

What I would like to know... how many times has Kansas been in this position during the Self era? We all know many times. It is something we should care about because Self wins a lot of games and winning those last few extra games makes the difference between good and great... and bringing home hardware!

This all just makes me more of a believer that we need to work on end game! Then foul!

@BeddieKU23 said in End game failure...:

I do think end of game situations has been a sticky situation for years. How do you replicate the type of pressure and intensity in practice for those moments?

That's why Nova takes a little time from every practice to work on end game situations.

End game play is about coaching philosophy. There are many coaches who put everything into teaching end game. They will tell you to play the best you can all game, but in the least, play good enough to be close at the end, where you can play to your potential. Jay Wright is one of those coaches. He has won some hardware.

I have to admit, it is a different teaching philosophy. Only played once for a coach who thought this way. When you haven't played with this strategy it is an adjustment. It was a huge relief to practice enough of end game to bring that confidence into real situations. It takes quite a bit of practice to get over the hump because at first you play nervous since so much pressure is put on execution. But after a while, it's like riding a bike and you no longer have to over-think during end game. Things come natural and at real speed. The game slows down for you, as it should and what you want at the end!

Anyone who has played for an "end game coach" can instantly tell which teams are ready and which aren't. It's obvious. Baylor and Kansas are not trained up in end game.

Here is something you often see in college ball, indicating a team is not coached up for end game. You never let a team roll the ball in to half court, saving time off the clock. At least glad we didn't allow that in the Baylor game.

Wish we spent more time teaching end game. I hate the idea of getting in the tournament and losing because of an end game screw up. I find it hard to believe we could lose any other way.

"Win the last 2 minutes!"

I've been in some of the worst parts of town in Wichita, KC and other places in Kansas. In no way does it compare to the worst parts of towns in just about any American city. That may not be the way to grade a place, unless you live in those neighborhoods. I've lived in many places and I feel good about living in Kansas again! I grew up here and life moves slower... great for raising kids. There is culture here, too, though you may have to search it out more, but it is here. People are friendly... maybe too friendly. I can't go to the grocery store without spending an hour or so chatting with people, sometimes strangers.

I lived in Europe for two decades and made many great friends. Many of those friends still come over to Kansas to visit. Some come every year. They love it over here!

Sometimes it is hard to appreciate something until you have it taken away. I know I am thankful I don't have to waste much time in traffic jams. It was common for me to suddenly get stuck in a 2 hour jam in Europe because of an accident. That happened constantly. And it can take an hour to find out where to park and when you do you might spend $100 a day to park it. Uncommon to have a garage on your home. Drive right up to the front door of a store? Ha... unlikely.

We had several screw ups at the end, including the jump ball call where we had 2 or 3 players right there... none knowing to call timeout (we had 2 timeouts left). Would have saved a possession.

I'm with the many, including the pros, that believe it is best to foul when up by 3. Several things have to happen for them to tie or win. Usually it means making the first FT, missing the second, getting the rebound, and getting off and making a basket. Compare that, where you have to have a chain of events happen, with just hitting one trey.

It is very clear to me that we are a bit lost at the end of close games. Think back to the Nova game. That took a complete collapse to lose that one.

So much of what needs to happen isn't working on plays, but just teaching our guys what to do under certain situations. Boiler plate decisions. And what to be aware of. And then there are a few plays to master. Not many. Execute. And be ready for what is going to come at us.

I know one thing... I'm pointing out a few things. Doke is a monster, but why was he on the floor when we were up by 1 with the ball? Luckily, Drew didn't know what to do. The answer was to come up and foul Doke without the ball. It would have stuck him on the line. Expect that to happen in March.

We were fortunate to win in Waco.

I know I've brought this up before, especially after our loss against Nova.

Are we working on end game strategy during practice? After the Nova loss it was mentioned that we discussed end game strategy. Meanwhile, Nova makes end game strategy a part of every practice, and you can tell.

We were fortunate to hold on to the Baylor win. And looking back at our losses, it was only the Baylor game at AFH that wasn't because of a complete failure down the stretch.

This could cost us in March.

@wissox said in Nasty write:

Right now if there’s a downside to yesterday it’s the favorite to win it all tag. Adds some heaps of pressure.

Maybe that is what we need. If Doke is going to continue to dominate like he did in Waco... who cares? Being pushed is probably good for him. He's been talking about being pushed his whole life so maybe it is what he fuels on.

Hopefully Ochai just has to weather through some big games before he starts wearing "big boy pants." He was trying to not make mistakes on offense and that means he wasn't in time with the pace of the game. We've seen him when he "let his hair down" a bit and he can bring plenty to our offense. I'm not holding my breath that he will get this figured out this year. The games will just get bigger and he may struggle through the big games. Or he might not. What I do feel comfortable with is he will, one day, be a solid contributor more often than not.

It's hard to beat down on players that are so young.

Speaking of young players... that Doke played an unreal game! I hope he can do that when we play teams with better post defense.

We did come into this game with a specific strategy. Very heavy focus on pick and roll offense right through the paint. Almost had the choreography of our chop. Not sure we can get away with that level of success from here on out, but it sure worked well against one of the best defenses in the country... just not a great post defensive team. I completely embrace using this when we can. It's an offense that focuses on all the right things; Devon and Marcus driving the paint, Doke scoring off of lobes, and eventually it opens up Isaiah, Christian and Ochai for the trey. Also creates some trey opportunities for Devon. This is a much better way to approaching feeding the post, through focus on a motion offense. I'm loving watching Devon and Marcus taking their man off the dribble. Sometimes Isaiah and Ochai can do it, too. This would be a great way to get Ochai a bit more offense because he can finish in the lane and could use something to bump up his esteem.

I'm trying to be optimistic, so I'm hoping we come out and play above what we have done all year. It's that pivotal game where we become a better team from here on out. Every team always has another gear... let's hope we notch it up today!

I get all the reasons why UNC isn't good. I just don't get it why they are this bad. It makes me wonder if Roy needs to hang it up.

I watched UNC blow it at home against Duke. That's about all I know about UNC this year. Can someone explain their disastrous season? And it is a year where the ACC isn't exactly going to beat the door down in March Madness.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/roy-williams-apologizes-f-bomb-intense-postgame-news-conference/e79gsvd2t5xm1l9m31z8awj1h ↗

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