@Zabudda said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
Upcoming 5 straight ranked teams? We should be battle hardened.
ya I stated a couple days ago = -brutal stretch - quick turnaround - - Monday Texas Tech
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@nwhawkfan said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
I don't buy that line about "each game counts equally in the standings." This was massive.
They showed themselves what's possible when you suck it up.
This was a Statement game - - for sure sends a message -- to the league, I think - - the Title runs through the phog. - - 3 HUGE road wins
@Zabudda said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
Jalen does just not have any fear.
None , so glad to see he has come around -- looking more like last year - - -HUGE
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- Ochai with 29 -- - Jalen with 16 & 10 - -- Dave 15 boards
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
Loved the waves to the student section!!!
you and me both - -- you and me both buddy - what a half
@rockchalkwyo said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
I’m not teary eyed. I’m fine.
lmao - - i GOT A HANKY YOU CAN BORROW LOL
@BShark said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
KSU shooting percentages
First half: Golden State Warriors
Second half: Washington Generals
LOL my friend - -mercy mercy mercy - -what determination by these guys
sORRY FOR LANGUAGE but HOLY CRAP - -AGAIN HOLY CRAP. THIS MAY JUST BE THAT POINT THESE GUYS REALIZE - - MAN WERE NEVER OUT OF ANY GAME. MAYBE A POINT WHERE THIS JUST REALLY PROPELS US DEEP IN THE NCAA- -rock chalk
Can you believe this effort - - just bust ass - - WOW -AWESOME JOB GUYS
OCH clearly behind the line
BOY DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY KY
I'd sure love to know what the rebound advantage KU has
Dam we have JUST GOT TO - - hit free points. You are being given points you got to make the dam thing
TCU up 11 on Iowa State in Ames
One good thing is , you can't fault Dave or Jalen they doing work on the Boards - -just killin it
@DanR said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
@jessejayhawk said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
@DanR maybe for you. I started about 10 minutes into the game
Well, it's after 4 now... close enough. I got a full beer fridge calling me
Save me one
Watch . The 1st half was Pack - - KU will slow him the 2nd half & - - Smith will go off
@DanR said in Octagon of Room Game Thread:
@BeddieKU23 3:00 BB games are the worst. Just screws up the entire day, and it's too early to start drinkin
With a game like today - It's never to early. - - K/State hung a 50 spot on us - - our defense is sad it's not just today, there is a reason why we are last in defense in the Big 12
Hey , nuleafjhawk - - remind me again how KU was gonna beat K/ states ass by 40 ? - -go ahead I'll wait. geez I said and others said I'm mean dam you don't beat two top 25 teams back to back like they did, & then play us with the way we been playing and make a statement that we are gonna blow them out by 40.
The thing that kinda of threw me off was the pace much faster on their part. - -IT'S UGLY
@BeddieKU23 said in Non-KU Games:
OU had 2 starters that didn't attempt a shot in the first half.
who's winning that game ?
@tundrahok said in COVID Roll Call:
@jayballer67 That's really tough, good luck to you both.
Thank you appreciate the thoughts for sure , we gonna make it - not gonna let this beat us. -I got some sniffles right now but can't really say it's COVID related but just have to ride this out and isolate for some days- - Thanks again , now let's beat these kitty's
@mayjay said in COVID Roll Call:
@jayballer67 Good luck to all of you--wow, you guys have had some health issues in the last few years. 🤒
Thank you I appreciate that for sure, and your right has been a real rollercoaster - but we gonna hang in there, I'm more worried about my little man my grandson 5 yrs old and got this you know? - -pretty sure it came from the school - -worried more for him and the wife - -I'll be ok. appreciatet your thoughts ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG
That poor Wheeler kid being bounced around like a pin ball off the bumper guards lol - - Ding - -- Ding - - Ding , Ding , ding rack up that score lol - - ooops showing my age
Welp have to isolate, exposed to Covid. - - My daughter called me today and saying her little 5 yr old boy - - my Grandson ( Jackson ) has the Covid. - -Took him to the Hospital yesterday - - 103.1 temp , lathergic , they were here Wensday . - - - More worried about the wife then myself. - she is on O-2 24 /7 her lungs are shot severe COPD her immune system is really low just hoping for the best
This is gonna be a ugly game - slow drag your feet in the mud. - K/State like 5th Nationally defending the 3. I think this is a game we can make use of Dave some. - -Today could be a Dave game - But looking for low 60's game tempo
Auburn is just plain nasty
@BShark said in Non-KU Games:
Kentucky is very good, they will probably smoke us.
Very good , hate to say but could very easily be a 10 point plus defeat next Saturday. Ty Ty , wheeler , Oscar , Grady , Brooks. Pretty dam decent , athletic
Love the quote Coach Self's dad said he said : Don't worry about the Mules , keep loading the Wagon - - love that.
OH MAN - - so sad to hear for Coach, terrible GOD SPEED to Coach Self and Family
@drgnslayr said in BAD BALL is back!:
"“Embrace ugly games, grimy games,” Self said explaining his general philosophy on how to attack the Big 12 this season. “I don’t think we did a great job of that (vs. OU) but we did a good enough job.”" ~ KUSports.com
BAD BALL is officially back!
Or is it?
Most of us in here remember those days. Games in the 50s and 60s. Ugly basketball. Basketball hard to watch and feel good about, even when we win.
For decades now... I listened to a rule that was put out there by someone. "KU rarely wins when they don't score 70 points!" How many of you have heard this statement? I've heard it from many, including people that are hardly even fans of college basketball or KU.
In our loss to TT we only had 67 points. So that game holds water on this old "golden rule."
But our win at OU only garnered 67 points. Our home win against ISU was achieved with only 62 points.
What does this point to? Our point totals look like they are headed down towards BAD BALL territory. We do know we can win games and even league championships with BAD BALL. The key (drum roll) is our defense!
So how is our defense holding up in league play? To date, we are only giving up 64.4 points on average. 3 of our 5 games have been away.
It is my belief... from this day forward this season... we focus on defense. Our offense looks inconsistent. Obviously, we have to look for points whenever they are possible. But the road to gold in this league this year is to value defense and possessions. That means focus on rebounds and taking care of the ball. That means two of our best BAD BALL players should be Jalen and Dajuan. I'm thinking many in here don't want to hear that. And I only believe it to a point. CB has a good point average (we need points) and a good rebounder. Och... well... someone has to put up consistent points and also be our "go to" guy down the stretch. Where does that leave Big Mac? I would say... his value moving forward will largely be about his defense protection in the post and rebounding. When he has mismatches and can score... that is the cherry on top.
For us to be successful winning the league with BAD BALL we are going to have to get a lot tougher. That means we have to be at the FT line a heck of a lot more because we don't shy away from contact. Might also mean that we go deeper into our bench because we foul more. It also means we have to fight a lot harder for 50/50 balls!
Where does Remy fit into all of this? He came to Kansas not used to playing tough defense. We seen him soft. We've seen Self dissatisfied. Is he healthy now? I think Remy is still a very good investment for earning solid PT. He brings energy into the game, and our guys need energy to slug our way through BAD BALL. He still has some defensive weaknesses... but he is putting in more effort with team defense and stealing balls. He is starting to bear down a little harder and will continue to tighten his defensive play.
While most KU fans were excited for this year because of our potential firepower... I envisioned this team could become a very solid defensive team, even without Marcus at point. I've listened to plenty of naysayers with this team and their defense. And I've definitely watched us play some very soft defense. But I do see the screws tightening and it can't happen at a better time!
Is it possible we could win-out in league if we can maintain 70 ppg? I'm not going to focus on that. I'm jumping on the Bill Self wagon and cheering us on as we survive BAD BALL and hopefully bring back the league title to Kansas!
STATISTICS:
According to the conference stats... we are at the top in offense and the bottom at defense. Does it still work that we focus on defense? Yes. Especially if you believe the road to a conference title isn't just through Lawrence anymore... it is from winning on the road!
Your right cause this league lives on bad/ugly ball , slow down offense - - limited , possessions, you have to value each possession even that much more , what's that mean ? - -means you can not afford sloppy ball handling , careless turnovers , it means you have to compete on the boards. It's NOT going to get any better tomorrow against K/State , they love ugly ball I read today I think they defend the 3 pt line which is one of the better things we do leading the league at like 37 %- - K/ State defends the line and it's like I think it said they defend the 5th best in the Country against the 3. - - So how do we counter act that ? - -It means this very well might be one of those games where we have to get points out of Dave - - And I think WE DO have an advantage at the 5 in this game he HAAS to come through with the way K/State plays every trip is so important.
Like you said we are 1st on the offensive end and dead last on the defensive end , which is surprising really cause the whole time has been if you don't wanna play defense for Bill - -then you sit.
We have SIX teams in this league that are averaging 73 points or less and KSU is leading that 6 with an offensive output of 68.3. - -YET this league I think they said has ALL teams in the top 40 of the defensive end. - -It's a WAR every night out. - -We HAVE to win BAD/UGLY BALL to hoist yet another trophy
Well we really find out what the guys are all about - - what were really made of coming up. Got a brutal 5 game stretch starting tomorrow. - - K/State - - then turn right around Big Monday - - Texas Tech , - - - followed up Saturday with Kentucky - - -turn right around Big Monday at Iowa St - - Then follow that up with Baylor. That's a pretty tough stretch. Obviously would love to be 5-0 during that time, just don't think that's gonna happen - thinking/hoping more for 4-1 we will see. - -Time to lace em up boys. - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@AsadZ said in Jayhawks in the pros:
Joel dropped 50 points in 27 minutes last night
Wow
They was Talking about Jo JO last night and saying how Philly is wasting him , how they needed to get somebody to help him out, how Jo Jo talent going to waste saying he couldn't do it by himself - - their right - - he Can't , he needs someone to help him out
@Marco said in Non-KU Games:
@nwhawkfan said in Non-KU Games:
Duke and Carolina both lose !
Nothing could be finer...
Carolina is in trouble. Not sure that Davis was the right choice.
There i something wrong with that team for sure.- - -There is no way a North Carolina squad should get beat by 28 to Miami team , I don't care there is still to much talent for what's going on right now
Things not getting any better here in Shawnee County either ( Topeka ). They just released their CIVID count for the week on Jan 9th - -through the 15th . We set another record here. 2,535 new cases for the week and increase of 500 cases from the previous week and the Positive rate went from 25.7 % - - -to 29.8 % not a good trend. -- -Hope everyone stays safe
@nuleafjhawk said in Guys don't laugh but we have A Game Saturday:
@jayballer67 Have you ever seen KU vs K-State?
From 1994 to 2005, KU won 31 straight games against K-State, the longest streak for either school in the series. Also, from 1984 to 2007, KU won 24 straight games on the Wildcats' home floor, the third longest win-streak on an opponents home court in NCAA history.
Kansas has dominated the all-time series and leads the men's basketball series 201–94 following the most recent game on February 2, 2021. This is the most victories by one school over another in NCAA Division I men's basketball.[3] Kansas has led in the all-time series since 1922, and since 1984, Kansas leads the series 82–12.
Those two paragraphs are from Wikipedia.
A few years ago, while watching one of the KU - KSU games, one announcer said something about the In-State rivalry. The other guy interrupted and said "In order for it to be a rivalry, one team has to win at least occasionally"
I'll stick to my statement. It'll be closer to 40 than 2.
lol - - have a good day
@nuleafjhawk said in Guys don't laugh but we have A Game Saturday:
KU by 40.
It's K-Stupid-State
LMAO , I love your party treats , save me some lol. ya it's the same Stupid K State that just beat two top 25 teams back to back one being Texas Tech that one the whupped us , and then Texas . K State the one that lost but should of beat Oklahoma at Oklahoma with many players missing , the K State team the should of beat West Virginia. Have played well .
If we were playing more consistency handling the ball better not turning it over , If we didn't go in these long scoring droughts throwing up bricks , Ya I could see may a 20- 20 plus win MAYBE , but with it being at their place , they will have that hole pumped up their little student fan base will be acting stupid feeding into it , we are what THEY think is their BIG time rival - -( I don't ) in order for it to be a true rival the other team aas to win every now an then more then just once a decade - - but anyways so that's the way they look at it. - -It's not even gonna come close to 40 , I know your joking but umm ya dam 40? - - ya save me the party treats lol
Well should be interesting , they have it sit up now saw the promo for it off Good Morning Football , promo video They going the rapper route this yr at Half time :
Snoop Dog - - - Dr Dre - - - - Mary J Bleige - - - Eminmen - - - & some other guy think his name Larkin maybe. I dunno the promo was cool but not sure how it will go in reality when it's time
@nwhawkfan said in Joel Embiid:
JoJo En Fuego ! He lights up Orlando for 50.
17 of 23 from the field, 15 for 17 from the line, with 12 rebounds.
That's Jo Jo -absolute animal
@rockchalkwyo said in Guys don't laugh but we have A Game Saturday:
I think it will be a closer game as well. They were short handed in their first few conference games due to Covid, which makes their conference record worse than what it is.
It should be a better matchup for Big Dave than what he saw today.
ya I think it's just one of those match ups for him. but he has to take advantage of it
Hope you don't think I'm joking but we ( Ku ) needs to bring their A game Saturday. - -K/State just beat Teas in Austin, giving them back to back wins over ranked teams Texas Tech and now Texas
You know that Bramledge is going to be nuts, In State Rival they always pack the place for us , they have been in almost if not every game this year in Conference, we CAN NOT have any of these dam 4-5 minute scoring droughts , got to take care of the ball play smart jump on them early and don't let up. Don't give them any kind of idea that they belong with us. - -I realize Texas might be over rated but we are just not a team that can take teams for granted. - They are going to be full of confidence and feeling Cocky with us coming in -just got to be ready. - they gt some players Pack , Smith Nowell pretty decent.
I'm sure Coach will make sure the guys he has their attention - we have just got to be reAdy play smart - Gonna need all the guys focues Braun , Wilson , Och -If Dave eve had a game Saturday would be a day to have that. I think he has the opportunity to have solid gameaginst them but just got to do it - -I know it sounds crazy but this game is not a given. - -Hope the guys will be ready - --ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
@BeddieKU23 said in Non-KU Games:
Miami has a bunch of 24 year olds
We have a couple of old guys ourselves lol
@Marco said in Non-KU Games:
@jayballer67 I disagree. If we started Remy, we'd get beat by Kentucky
We have a really good chance of getting beat by Kentucky this year WITH OR WITHOUT REMY. we have no answer for Oscar some really good outside shooters - going to be really tough best be bringing it we can't go through any of these dam scoring droughts
@jessejayhawk said in BOOMER Game Thread:
OK guys, bedtime for this old fart. See you all next game. Thanks for putting up with me
We see you Saturday bud
WOW what in the Jumpin blue blazes is going on with UNC ? - -85-57 Miami
@Zabudda said in BOOMER Game Thread:
Holy shit. Im just 71.
Well not to far behind you I'm 67 born in 1954 - -glad to see you input bud - - ROCK CHALK
@Jethro said in BOOMER Game Thread:
Dejuan was overexposed in this game. Got posted up, made numerous errors trying to drive the ball, and his shot just would not fall.
scored 7 quick poor kid just getting taking advantage of for size wise getting bully balled
@jessejayhawk said in BOOMER Game Thread:
@jayballer67 I think it was very unusual that we got our ass kicked in the paint.Normally that is one of our strong points
Actualy normally you would be right but this year been numerous games where we have just been blitzed in the paint getting beat on drives
@Marco said in BOOMER Game Thread:
How many points and rebounds did Dave have?
McCormack just flat didn't show tonight got to get some consistency. as bad a it sounds Mitch was a lot better for us then Dave thats not good
@Jethro said in BOOMER Game Thread:
@jayballer67 Those 6 years have paid off...
lol - -your right there
Here is a really bad sore spot we HAVE TO get fixed or it will crush us in the end in the Tourney - -Oklahoma out of their 64 points - -40 in the paint