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Self is so prideful….he won’t admit a lineup that extended the lead needs to get more run because it didn’t include his favorite players but rather guys he can’t stand right now

Per Shreyas Laddha’s Twitter
“Self on putting Storr at the four: Not any good. It wasn't not any good because of (KU players), but it's because they played two bigs. #Kuball”

@NotHim The Lando argument is from Self’s mouth not mine

The throw it in the post and it makes the defense react is 1990’s ball.

In what way does the defense “react”?

Nc state didn’t run a double at hunt and just guarded him straight up. There was no “reacting”

Thinking you need to get the ball inside to open up the rest of the offense isn’t what great college teams or nba teams do anymore as they figured out more efficient ways to score

Go watch Auburn and how they run offense and Broome as well. Night and day different from the stuff Self runs

@NotHim Greenberg couldn’t coach his way out of a wet paper sack

Nc states scout of us is awful

Hunter is able to go 1 on 1 in the post all game and they don’t have a stud athletic 5 who can handle him

KJ’s man is guarding him out at the three point line

Juan’s being guarded closely

Some people know what to look for and others just scoreboard watch, see us hit a few more 3’s and think we are back baby!

This run is no different than the road schlackin’s…difference = we are at home

KJ stupid pass across the entire court - won’t get pulled but man if that was AJ he’d be on the bench

Juan with a behind the head pass to kj and he ain’t coming out either

Aj or Rylan do either they are next to coach

@FarmerJayhawk They played with effort (almost came back) just the friendly confines of AFH cover a lot….that on the road get exposed

Our big 12 road record will be more L’s than W’s based on what I’m seeing today (no changes and running the same stuff)

@FarmerJayhawk Common since the core 3 have been here

It’s also Self’s system as we dump it inside instead of letting our guards control the ball and drive it downhill

@DCHawker It wasn’t bad Self says he needs to be aggressive and drive it so he did exactly as Self told the media only to get yanked

@AsadZ He did - came in drove it - missed and I’m sure did something poor defensively so Self yanked him

Score = great

Bad = Hunter hedging 30 feet from the bucket just nc state isn’t making them pay

Bill is playing 2 bigs with Clemence over 4 guards…..why on earth is he getting all these “guards and wings” he claimed we didn’t have last year to play Zach Clemence????

@FarmerJayhawk ans @BShark2 said Clemence wouldn’t play meaningful minutes

Honestly this is a lose-lose for us.

If we win - I and most others will say great but let’s see what this squad does on the road in big 12 play. Based on how that goes will further set expectations for March

If we lose - geez all heck will break loose

@SlimShaddy54 Seasoned guys from other legit D1 schools come here and immediately forget how to play? They quit attacking the rim, start thinking more than playing……

So did they forget or is this a coaching issue? I’d lament we have over a decades worth of proof it is the latter

For Bill claiming you drive it…we sure throw it inside a ton still and we don’t drive it. We also have a pass first pg who rarely drives it due to his athleticism and he’s pass first

Bill’s issues are roster construction and taking the dog out of transfers trying to completely overhaul their entire game. He’s in their head and adds the quick hook in games

He’s the reoccurring common denominator

Isu’s transfers aren’t having these issues, UK as well, Zags also…

Graham Ike >>>Hunter - wish Bill would have scouted the talent better

From Matt Tait quoting the man himself….he’s 1&2 but not 3 based on his own words

Self said they don't really recruit to an identity when they're putting a team together. They recruit potential & hope that it can play the #KUbball way, with a premium on defense, toughness, winning 50/50 balls, etc.

@Woodrow I copied that post

Bill is not mediocre by any means but he isn’t as great as his record shows….kinda like Brady having 7 rings in a team sport but winning a Super Bowl scoring 13 points or winning another 1 where the entire playoffs he threw 1 td pass

There aren’t in my opinion many excellent coaches

Roy had his flaws here

Coach K had plenty of 1st round exits as Duke as well

That’s why what UConn did last year was so crazy just steam rolling the ncaa tourney TWICE

Boy is Hurley a turd though….im sawwffttt cause I wouldn’t want titles if it meant he was our coach….keep that immature, terrible arrogant man away from our precious/historic progrum

@Woodrow This team is the same 3 dudes plus a little better bench

Winning on the road is the best predictor for neutral site success. Our Duke win was niicceee no argument there but if we get not just beat but beat bad on the road again that will speak volumes

That Covid team was nasty defensively but I think they’d ran into an offensive buzzsaw similar to those 16-19 Nova teams and gotten got in the final 4. They labored to score with Marcus Garrett at the 2 spot…it was throw it in to Doke and let him carry us.

We saw that final 4 script against nova a few years before which resulted in yet another blowout

Bill’s system of valuing 2’s over 3’s isn’t backed by data or analytics. NBA the highest level of ball has figured it out but Self and his Sutton ways are still stop easy buckets and go get them. This isn’t the 1980’s when the game in college wasn’t as physical or athletic as it is now. Go watch the 88 title game and then pull up us against missery and it’s night and day different on hand checking and shoving dudes

@SlimShaddy54 I would absolutely love for you to be right and he tells DP to do what he did with Jalen’s last year here…. “Hey bud go take over the game and score 25-30”

He trusted Jalen after 3-4 years though and he needs to trust DP from the start

@Woodrow Fair enough

Last 5 years and this year he’s had 1 title and a bunch of mediocre by KU standards

This year, last year and the year before will be 2nd round bounces with blowouts

Do you ever remember a KU team getting blown out this much on the road???

@Woodrow straw man arguments out to play today

State your case on what I posted about the 3 options or heck create a new one idc but something besides over exaggerating what was posted

@drgnslayr a ranking from some media heads has nothing to do with how the team plays

@SlimShaddy54 DP reminds me not of
Tracy McGrady but Kobe Bryant with how he plays the game. He’s got more offensive moves than any other player we’ve ever had come here before as a freshman.

He wears the arm band like Kobe….dudes comp is Kobe

Am I excited heck yeah just hope Self runs offense through him and morphs his scheme to highlight and elevate DP and not just “throw it inside” to flory who has no offensive game

From TOS which sums up Self. Self is 1 & 2. If anyone wants to debate it bring your proof and feel free…..

1. A mediocre coach can have a good system but recruits players who do not fit his system and then try to force them to fit his system.
2. A good coach has a good system and recruits players who fit his system.
3. A great coach recruits great players, forgets whatever system he has had, and develops a new scheme that would maximize the potentials of the players and forma a great team.

Unfortunately, the performance of the coach in these last two seasons belongs to the first category.

@patoh3 I don’t have to - there’s a reason pg’s and pf’s didn’t come here these last 2-3 years.

My connections are not great through random athletes and clients I’ve crossed paths with. I’m a nobody

DP was always coming here with that Adidas bag!

Bill is a great coach he’s won consistently everywhere but his system makes a good team (his own) limit possessions which keeps bad teams around. Throwing it inside isn’t how you create ball movement and good scoring. Bill’s own philosophy is contradictory if I actually sat across from him and could watch film…..maybe he will hire me as a “consultant”

Can’t wait to watch us start every game with DP feeding a back to the basket big to abide by Self’s offensive scheme!

@BigBad keep polishing that turd big guy and telling yourself with those rose colored glasses it will be alright

Circle back in March

@Crimsonorblue22 With the transfer portal we don’t have 3-4 years for Self to finally trust guys and let them play through mistakes

Those 3 and 4 stars worked on their game and became nba players. They’d done the same thing no matter what blue blood they went to.

Self and his system didn’t win that title those guys actually saved his arse on it giving him his second lucky title

The 2008 was full of what….oh no kidding jrs and srs

Self ain’t built for this portal era and we should have seen it coming.

He said after the heart stuff we were gonna level up and instead we’ve leveled down….what a crap show

@kjayhawks You get my gripe and it is very simple

Self throws papers down and throws a tantrum with some of the newbies shot selection or defense but “his guys” make the same mistakes and are allowed to play through it

Rylan is a starter from a final 4 team and already “proven it” elsewhere.

Either Self is that stupid to not see his bias (very possible like the majority of parents who say they don’t have a favorite kid but respond favorably/patient to 1 but not the others) or he just doesn’t care. That paired with his staff not pointing out his shortcomings or he’s too prideful to even consider it….not sure which but it is 100% on Self

He recruited and brought these guys in after watching all sorts of film and knowing their games

If he can’t get them to gel because “he’s in their heads” his words not mine - that’s the literal proof he’s eff’d it up

When 90% of the Joe smoes behind a keyboard can see the drastic favoritism…..u don’t think this veteran transfers are not seeing it???? They are experiencing it and pissed!

Self’s old school- trust seniors give them a long leash and ride hard the freshman. Dude can’t grasp how to properly orient his teams which is evident by all the talent and a ton of early flame outs

I like the hire - gonna bring passion and energy which as a DC is half the battle

Get guys playing aggressively downhill and let ‘em loose!

@BeddieKU23 You last paragraph is the hard truth right now

Between not integrating transfers better and not running plays to get those three open shots we are really struggling

Trying to have the little 3 carry the scoring load like last year didn’t turn out well nor will it this year

Hope Self is the mature adult and finds a way to break the harden barrier that is these transfers. Should be open communication with him actively listening to their frustrations and trying to get on the same page with how they feel and how that shows up in their play

He’s admitted to being in aj’s head but that’s not the only one (I got bama ties last night I found out about through a client who played there back in the day but still is connected with the progrum)

@BShark Legit D1 players are tired of the favoritism and from what I just heard wish they were back in bama….

@Crimsonorblue22 To quote the best movie of all time

“Attitude reflects leadership….captain”

@SlimShaddy54 ISU

Otz may be better team builder and coach this year and last than Bill

Heck Mark Pope has UK looking legit with his offensive schemes and all his brand new transfers (only 1 came from byu that plays)

@nuleafjhawk I miss that high flying offense but man did we always suck on D

Wish the Iowa boys could have delivered in 2003

Self at least got us over the hump in 2008 with jrs and srs - that took a Memphis collapse

We’ve had a ton of early flameouts due to his style of play….

@wissox Swain and other posters supposedly “in the know” saying somethings off with the locker room

This is exactly what I predicted when you bring in good players and neuter them along with the quick hook while the pets get unlimited leash and suck

Self did this yet again to himself but his pride makes him think he’s got it all figured out

Dude needs a legit humbling and boy is he getting it with the L’a we about to stack

His judge of talent isn’t great and his ability to integrate them is unfathomably bad

Instead of pushing Remy properly he’d seen annoyed with him……just horrible job at helping players excel and be their best versus mind f’ing them to play passively

@TYOHawk He about did it to Remy

Had Kalkenbrenner been healthy we’d been a second round exit in 22. That saved Self from literally having 6 straight second round exits and many blowouts just like usc or zags

That’s unacceptable at KU

Self is like that though…I’d thought he’d matured but he’s more stubborn than Bobby knight.

If his “guys” miss stupid shots like kj floaters or kj open 3’s they continue to play but Rylen rides the pine when he was on a final four team

Oats roster construction with Clifford and Nelson >>>> Hunter and kj

I knew selfs valuation was bad when he raved about an average pg versus the stud in the game he was there to see…..

@rockchalkjayhawk How come missery who didn’t win an sec game last year can out athlete us and have more length

Hmmm maybe Bill’s eye for talent and roster construction within the portal sucks??? His system sucks for even veterans who transfer in to get acclimated?

Supposedly it’s on timing and when it’s off it’s real bad

@TYOHawk - you just now figuring that out?

Geez even an unathletic doof like Vernon can see it

Zeke Mayo hesitating there in the last minute is what I'm talkin about.

He hadn't played since the 15 minute mark.

And I don't blame him for not being sure what to do after that.

Mike Vernon
@M_Vernon
The inconsistency in minutes between Rylan Griffen, Zeke Mayo, AJ Storr, and Flory Bidunga cannot be helping them get in any get of rhythm.

@AsadZ But but our super seniors who are 3-10 on the road have….

@Kcmatt7 Haven’t addressed how to guard a ball screen

It’s clear you’ve never played the game above maybe upward level

@AsadZ Yeah - no

Bill hasn’t adjusted how to guard a simple ball screen…..he’s toast

@DanR haha u see that last possession???
Zeke to scared to shoot and 30 seconds left we are passing it all over

Teams mentally f’d unless ur Juan, k “cant shoot”
J, or the slow walking turnover

@AsadZ Hunter hedging 30 feet left mitchell wide open for 3 and his man helped down on the big in the paint

Bill can’t comprehend 3’s versus 2’s and shooting + athletes in todays games

@Crimsonorblue22 Church >>>>basketball or anything else

@AsadZ said this for two years…maybe it’s the roster?

@AsadZ ding ding ding

@Kcmatt7 Oh like Hunters 5 turnovers I’ve read yet he’s still out there or Juan and him sucking???

@DanR That’s bad

No Rylan or Zeke - shooters to shoot us back into it

I missed first half why is zeke not playing

@Kcmatt7 Yeah he’s a pro so that’s a good thing him playing often (not)’

Where is zeke he sick?

Hunter hedging 30 feet from the bucket leaving a wide open 3

That’s on Self with his awful planning - wth are you doing?

Same dang thing that doesn’t efffin work Bill!!!!!

@Kcmatt7 Braun, Och and Wilson were pro’s

Let me know the pro’s on this team big guy

@Kcmatt7 Same team from last year with main 3 guys and yet u expect a different result

C’mon man!