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@benshawks08 said in K-St Game Thread:

I really think Harris was out of sorts after his major fall. Not saying he was concussed but he sure looked shook. And when he came back he wasn't able to get the ball where it needed to go consistently like we are used to seeing. Part of that is having 3 30 minute a game guys on the bench fouled out, part of it is good pressure from KSU, and part of it has to be he just wasn't at 100%.

This team doesn't have a guy who can really create for himself. Even JWill needs a little bit of a set or motion when in the half court in order to get the ball to somewhere we can score. But neither did last year's team and that worked out ok. I would be shocked if we have 3 starters foul out of another game this season.

And even with all of the struggles this team had (definitely hoping this one goes into that section of games where you played bad category) we had every opportunity to win. Make one more 3, make 2 more free throws, get one more stop. Any of those lead to a win.

Before the season I was hoping this team would be good enough to get a decent seed in the tourney, challenge for the big 12 title and maybe make a sweet 16/elite 8 type run. All they've done so far is show me those hopes are really more like expectations now and the hope is really for the repeat (not something I saw as a possibility before the year).

Well as crazy as it sounds - there are A LOT and I mean A LOT of sports folks that think KU has a very legit shot to repeat as Champions- I think i like the sound of that. Now is it gonna happen, well we need for a couple of things to happen. The BIGGEST THING is we have JUST GOT TO GET SOMETHING out of our bench/bigs to make that possible- another I think some how some way MJ has got to see the floor

I always turn the volume down when it's Frannie , and listen to the KU network. - -Not that I'm crazy about Hanni & Gurley but still there have been times where I felt like I wish I could crawlf in the tv and just tell Frannie to shut the hell up

@nuleafjhawk said in Jayballer:

@jayballer67 About KSU not being a 15 pt pushover.

ahh well yet still we should of beat them. - -just to many thing we did wrong. - -Thing is bud , it's ok - - just ONE game and we sittin here in the Phog just waitin for the kitty's can't wait for the return trip.

Thing is - -if that's the best they got , when we have three of our starters foul out -and we in reality only have ONE player left on the floor to score , and they know that and they STILL only beat us by ONE on their home floor and overtime - - ya - -GOOD LUCK when you come to the Phog. - -Were still in first -well tied but still.

Last night was a perfect example of no bench- we have just GOT TO gt something out of our bench if wanna go deep. - Have a great day

@approxinfinity said in Tang Press Conference about KU Game:

Speaking of walker and beasley, looking forward to see if Huggins steps up his game against Cincy with them coming into the conference, assuming he makes it that long.

I think Huggy about done my friend. - on their boards a lot of them saying Huggy doesn't make adjustments , - all he does is sit on his Stool. - -I like Huggy really dry sense of Humor but he has done ell

@nuleafjhawk said in Jayballer:

You were right. I was wrong.

About what? buddy.

McCullar only shooting twice - - it's like I have heard from other Coach's ' and been told on teams that I use to play on also.

The difference between an Average shooter & a Great shooter - - -Average shooter he misses a couple and he is DONE rest of the game he can't get rid of the ball fast enough - -no confidence at all.

A Great shooter ? - -He puts up a shot misses and the very next time he is putting it up again without hesitation - -because a Great Shooter thinks EVERY SHOT is going in. All the confidence in the World.

@BeddieKU23 said in Shut up Fran. Nice Game Jaylen. Shut up Fran:

This game was lost simply because KU couldn't shoot the ball from the perimeter. 6-29 just doesn't cut it, a majority of the shots were wide-open in rhythm takes. Sounds like tired legs & it looked like tired legs out there. Self-mentioned them being tired coming in. Shot 64% inside the arc. Missed 10 FT's, another growing issue.

At some point this team is going to have to shoot the ball with consistency to win games like this. Last night was a mess shooting the ball. There wasn't really any point in the game that KU strung together 4–5-minute stretches of made baskets. This game shouldn't have been this close.

And once again , how many dam layups did w miss - -damm

@Kcmatt7 said in K-St Game Thread:

@FarmerJayhawk said in K-St Game Thread:

Self wanted the TO before Wilson even had it. Maybe not a big screw up 🐦 View Tweet?s=46&t=1KWV82X8eajxy0QxTZyeeg

It is the right decision probably 99% of the time. You’ve floundered for 23 seconds and the ball is still 40 feet from the basket.

Bill is usually one of the best play callers in-game.

The timeout was smart from a coach. Really not worth criticizing him over imo.

You and me both. - -Never happen BUT if I were the Coach , I would of probably done the EXACT same thing. Way to easy to try and place blame on one time. - We had many , many, other things that was not good last night that just as easily cost us this game. -If we umm say shot better % from the line - - Shot better from the 3 - - hadn't turned the ball over so much - -if we had done better then in any of those area's chances are it wouldn't of come down to that one possession

Now don't get this wrong but I DO THINK kinda interesting how THREE of our players got hurt no mattr the degree at different times during the game - -of course K/State didn't have anything to do with that - -cause no fouls called right ? - Juan , Jalen , KJ- -- - THEY GOT MUGGED at one time or another - --no call- BUT thats ok - -were not going anywhee -- just sitting waiting in the PHOG for the kittens to come play

@BCT said in K-St Game Thread:

@Kcmatt7 it's a great timeout with 23 sec left but a head scratcher with only 5 seconds remaining. Stopping the game with only 5 seconds left allowed the defense to reset and put time pressure on your own offense. Self is a great coach, and even the great ones can make a questionable decisions sometimes.

I'm not gonna question Coach. He has made WAY TO MANY Correct decisions Actually if it was me I probably would of done the exact same thing. -To easy to try and place blame --There is no way he knew or anyone would know that shot was gonna go in from Jalen.

When it doesn't turn out the way we like-to easy to pace blame- - got this moronic K/State Old High School friend, he says KU is not a GREAT team - he says Great teams don't make excuses when they lose to their equal ( DAm didn't realize we have met our equal- - I just gotta quit drinking so much Diet Coke I guess lol. - -Says Great teams is not about Championships - -they are Champions - now that's typical K/State way of looking at things.

It's ok- -we got a return trip coming - - we be here , not going anywhere - just waiting in the Phog

@cragarhawk said in K-St Game Thread:

I have Tix to Ksu vs KU at the Phog. Stupidly excited

Enjoy the beating the kitty cats will absorb that night- - mark my words

@dylans said in K-St Game Thread:

@approxinfinity I was hoping after a KU win, the one KU fan would rush toward the court and let the ushers know we don’t do that. Lol

Every decade win they eeeek out win - it's the same rush the floor. - --The old addidge is to ACT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. - - - no difference, once again they act like fools - -This was a match up between two ranked teams , you would think you maybe - - just maybe not be that shocked - - BUT it's K State.

Mark my words you will have some K/State morans saying they deserve to be ranked higher then us for winning this game lmao

@FarmerJayhawk said in K-St Game Thread:

@dylans been on and off the floor with injury

I'm not so sure how legit that is bud. - Maybe some but some of these things Bill is coming up with- - hard to swallow

@dylans said in K-St Game Thread:

It’s been disappointing that MJ can’t get more run. Practices must be a wreck.

Got to be something going on. - -I mean not even sniffing the floor - all these medical claims I think is a big BS cover

@Jethro said in K-St Game Thread:

next game is even tougher- TCU.

we got them in the Phog buddy - --- look out

@Kcmatt7 said in K-St Game Thread:

I personally think it is time to revisit the Udeh experiment…

Zuby and Zach ain’t it so far.

Also I think Bill needs to let MJ get some run. We do need more from the bench…

I agree with you on bench. Not sure what's up with Bill & MJ - - I just think MJ is gone after this year , to bad cause the guy knows how to score the ball. Something the rest of our bench doesn't know

@FarmerJayhawk said in K-St Game Thread:

@kuballin10 I love how all the criticism of Juan is “well this ALMOST happened.” He’s brought us back FAR more often than choked but that’s not important I guess.

We weren’t great tonight, ish happens. Onto the next one.

Don't even bother trying to exchange with him - he just here to argue with anybody and everybody

@kuballin10 said in K-St Game Thread:

@jayballer67 he wasn’t weak that last play???? He’s got the ball in his hands when it should have been a hand off to JW

Bill was off his rocker tonight no clue where that last play was going

Juan had 11 to 4 but last one was crucial and he’s good it’s just 1 play

your gonna judge that he is weak off one play - - - OK thanks for your time

Look at it this way - -K/State is in trouble. If they have to go to overtime with 3 of our players fouling out Dick - -Mc Cullar , - -& Adams - -on their home floor and can only beat us by ONE - - YA They in Big time trouble -Welcome to the Phog - -we still in 1st - -tied - -but can't wait

@kuballin10 said in K-St Game Thread:

Harris has been AWFUL weak with the ball

Come om - -dam he has like a 3-1 assist to to Ratio, THAT'S NOT WEAK

And our NO BENCH has showed up - - -killed us

Dam we have been getting mugged and nothing

Bout time for Sills to drain another three

Why do we insist on making things so hard

Oh No free throws

7-15 from the line- - -that % not gonna win you to many games boy and girls

Well here wew go again - -within three - -Time for Sills

And of Course Tang gets to pick who shoots free throws

G Dammit - - -MORE missed lay ups - - Missed Free Throws - - Umm Bill Jr High practice time again - -and of course our bench turns it over

6-13 from the free throw line -and enough bricks from the three we can't get over the hump

@Jethro said in K-St Game Thread:

@jayballer67 said in K-St Game Thread:

We can JUST NOT get this fricken thing tied- -then Sills playing out his ass

we haven't taken control of the game once. if we could've hit our free throws, we'd be right there.

Exactly that and find someone who can make a three- - -we get a chance to tie and Grady comes down and Rushes his three- - -then dip shit comes down and drain - -nothing but net

@RockChalkinTexas said in K-St Game Thread:

Put someone who can shoot in

Lol who would that be

We can JUST NOT get this fricken thing tied- -then Sills playing out his ass

we keep crawling back in - -but can't get even over the hill. -GOD we need to get a lead and put pressure on them

fricken Gurly on the KU broadcast making some brilliant statements-- -we ll we could of got it down to two But we let them come down and score- -- YA THINK ?

They GOT to get McCullar OUT he just flat out sucks this game - - killin us

@DanR said in K-St Game Thread:

I was going to say we just have to clean up the turn-overs, stay close, and let them tighten up under the pressure

But I'd rather we came out with a 15 point run and buried them quickly. LOL

Hawk fans minds thinking alike - -lol

Just got to come out - -take care of the ball - -sloppy first 10 minutes of the 1st half - - -Kevin has to realize there is a game going on , --and we got to tighten up defense - no way should they be shootin like they did - -to many wide open shots

@RockChalkinTexas said in K-St Game Thread:

We ought to know by now NOT to doubt our team❤💙

that's the one thing about this team - -they just don't seem to get rattled - just keep pluging along. - Got to get better on the defensive end the 2nd half

I said this in the site earlier today I think - -I want to go ahead and name KJ as my MVP player please

I'll gladly take this half time - -rather then the way it was looking earlier

Well I just said we need to be within 5 hopefully at half. - - We have just got to get some kind of production from Juan - -Zero points in the last game & a half - What the hell has happened to Kevin - -ZERO points too

we can't get a stop when we really need it bad to get any closer

just got to try and keep it like around 5 by half- -- like is said they are not gonna keep shooting at 70% - -perfect from three - -perfect from line. - - Well thats is unless we decide to keep not playing any defense

Jesus - -have we decided to quit playing any kind of defense ?

Starting to see this same trend these last few games. It's gonna bite you in the ass

@RockChalkinTexas said in K-St Game Thread:

Chant already

Ya Tang Did a GREAT JOB stoppin that didn't he ?

I see the refs are going to make sure Nowell & Johnson have great games since they played like warm Dog Doo Saturday

just be ahead at THE END PLEASE

You know life is good when there is no KENTUCKY - -DUKE - - OR NORTH CAROLINA ranked in the top 25 - oh , oh and I think also MISSERY dropped out of the top 25 - - ahh yes life is good

@nuleafjhawk said in The next 8 games:

@jayballer67 You're pretty funny. I'm the one who needs to relax? Good one! I'm not the one who's always SCREAMING and name calling. In case you hadn't noticed, this is a KU forum. I'm allowed to hate K-State. I'm going to do it anyway, if I'm allowed or not.

Thanks for your "just breathe" advise. You should take some yourself.

Thank you your a breathe of fresh air, Have a great day - -moving on now