let's ICE
truehawk93
3128 posts
take care of the ball...
not a bad foul on Bragg
no timeouts for WVU
milk some clock...
boards
DG
Come on guys hang tough, bare down, and choke those hillbillies
My text is blowing up right now
WOW...what a game
No money for the fund Huggie, sorry
Lovin life again
Hillbillies looking for the hills...you ain't in WV anymore boys...this is the plains of Kansas...no hiding
DG heard us...coming on stron
New life, new game
THis is why I LOVE bball and hate it too
This is AFH. Defend your house guys
Ok...who wants it?
Defense
Frank Mason, you beautiful SOB
@globaljaybird YEAH BABY
Great players step up and make it count
FTs...........
FIGHT GUYS
There's time...here's to hoping
@Blown Goes to show how little things win games
TO...FOUL...TO...FOUL...TO...FOUL...DANG
back to that stupid 7 pt lead...
FIGHT
One step forward and two steps back...this is a pattern...GEESH
I hope they prove me wrong, but it's over tonight. Waco isn't looking any better at this point. WOW, and at home.
If not for JJ this would be a total blowout in AFH.
Guess they don't want #13. They are trying hard to give over to Faylor.
Looks like Self is simply letting them lose. They aren't playing. Everyone has disappeared tonight. This isn't ugly, this is piss poor play. There is something wrong with Mason tonight. He's definitely injured or sick. I knew this was going to be a factor. Bragg is overplaying. DG is disappeared and JJ is trying to hard. This is just a team that is struggling and can't seem to get back on track. It all started when Doke went out.
@DanR No, but all WVU has to do is maintain this skimpy lead and will let KU beat themselves. This seems to be a theme by allowing KU to self destruct. LL has 4 fouls, FOUR FOULS.
They better ramp it up because the lead just jumped up 2 more pts. KU let it go from a 4-7 pt lead to a 9 pt lead. It's not over, but the signs are pointing in the right direction.
How many fouls can WVU give? Seems everyone on the team has 4 fouls at this point. All they do is foul and hack. This is another strategy by putting KU on the line. IF they can outlast the fouls, they will make KU beat them on the line.
Not a good night folks
I just saw that Virginia went down against the Hokies. The ESPN Game Day crew was HUGE on Virginia. They were singing Virginia's praises. Well, there is the first change to a bracket.
@Texas-Hawk-10 A committee member was hosted this wknd on ESPN. One of the ESPN personalities made the comment that FSU's size would give KU fits inside. I think we can all agree since Doke's injury we are definitely at a disadvantage. It reminds me a bit like the year we played Stanford without Embiid.
Seth Davis made an interesting comment. He was surprised that Gonzaga was not in the #1 slot of the Midwest bracket over KU.
They all agreed this top 16 seeding will likely change next weekend. Let's hope it's not KU.
Oh geesh...I'm not saying anything about this piece. I won't stop.
@Texas-Hawk-10 As I said Saturday after the game, it could've gone either way. Fortunately, that one call really went KU's way when it was needed most.
I still say Gray ran into Lucas and the massive collision was incidental. I've watched it and wonder if Landen even meant to set a screen. I also wonder if Gray wasn't attempting to draw something. He ran into LL and it appeared fairly obvious. Most players will slide or move to avoid a screen. He ran right into it. I can't get over how Gray simply ran into one of the biggest guys on the court. At this point, I'm not arguing moving screen or not, just how Gray ran right into LL. Then he bounced backwards very violently. It almost appeared to be an almost Oscar performance.
Ultimately, 5.4 secs is a difficult time for refs to call much of anything. I think they made the right call under the circumstances. I'd like to think the same way if the shoe were on the other foot.
@jaybate-1.0 said:
Great itemization. Makes it all concrete. Thx.
Oh please...nothing I write on here is EVER concrete. I hope your post is completely intended to be humorous toward my half drunk and bias post.
Whatever your motive, RCJHGOKU
@wissox said:
Why do we so often have a world’s against us attitude?
This is a really good question. I would say, because we are KU?
Either way, don't think KU is the center of everyone's bball world, just mine.
@mayjay said:
poor little KU is treated unfairly, rather than looking for a possible reason for the “fact” you are describing.
LOL- The last thing I want is for anyone to see "poor little KU being treated unfairly..." This is a good observation. It seems a bit petty on my part. Maybe I was overhyped at the end of the game.
@truehawk93 said:
I want to like him and hope he becomes a solid class act in the B12.
I have nothing personal against Beard. I want him to be a solid coach. Whether my observations are correct or not is obviously speculative/opinion. Perhaps I'm not as astute as most on this board. I call them like it see it. Read my response again, I hope he becomes a solid coach in the B12. It's all good and appreciate your points of view and accountability. I like it when folks hold me accountable. It makes me see things more clearly and with objectivity, and not KU colored glasses.
@kjayhawks I forgot about that one.
@drgnslayr I'll take a useless stab at your questions...
We can beat WVU in AFH, and likely will
Yes. Josh can get better and should peak at the right time
Carlton is his own worst liability. He either improves or remains mediocre
Not sure about Frank. Hopefully a zpak and some antibiotics/rest will get him back to form
Yes. Trae to KU
This is my mind.
@Texas-Hawk-10 Nope...watched again Texas and Gray ran into him. It could've went either way in Lubbock today. We finally got a break by your call.
@drgnslayr Disagree slayr. I think he got caught in the moment of this game and got carried away. I doubt he meant to, but he made some really rookie type coaching mistakes. I think he tried all he could. He worked the officials all game to get an edge, as all coaches do, but to call him "solid and a class act"? I'm not quite convinced yet. I want to like him and hope he becomes a solid class act in the B12.
I watched the game again and Gray ran right into that pick. Miles Simon claimed "almost a moving screen." This crap happens all game every game and you want to claim a moving screen with 5.4 secs? Pleez
I'm so sick of people making outrageous claims against KU, especially if those claims work against KU.
I made several notes or obsessions during the game:
1. Rich Hellenberg (ESPN moron) made a number of stupid comments during the game. The most ignorant was when he said, "...Liberal, Kansas is not very far away from Lawrence..." Hey genius study your map of Kansas and you'll see Liberal is in almost the Southwest part of Kansas. Lawrence is up North-Northeast, idiot. This is the kind of analysts ESPN hires.
2. The Stevenson steal and dunk? He carried the ball and the idiot refs never called it.
3. Svi walk? LOL, again this happens every game with many players and it's hardly called.
4. TT was climbing KU's backs for rebounds at the 6:00 min mark, no call.
5. TT stepped on baseline at 6:20 with ref looking right at play.
6. 5:59 mark, ESPN dropped foul count of KU which showed a disparity.
7. Miles Simon states obvious on many plays, not real sure about his game calls.
8. Stevenson out of control all game and will be best game of year. He will never have another game like this game, add the 3 pt kid too, not another game.
9. Gray fouled and held Jackson all day...should have fouled out of game
10. Mason 5th foul was a charge, but his 3 or 4th was not a foul, player was not set, dragging his back foot
11. Jackson called for blocking foul against Gray? Jackson was moving out of the way and Miles Simon even made the comment, NO FOUL
12. Beard said Gray hurt wrist and wanted another FT shooter? Interesting tactic
13. This game depleted TT and will end their year...stick a fork in them. I'm concerned what it will do to KU's overall rest and preparation for WVU in AFH?
14. FTs continue to be a problem
15. TT was very physical and it's a wonder there were no scrums or words between players. Our guys played well and held their cool.
16. How the foul on Jackson trying to get around TT player dribbling underneath Jackson? Then Jackson went for the ball and ref called Jackson for foul, LOL....dumbest call of the game.
17. Why do fans shout " #1 " on national television when they are 4-8 in a conference? It wasn't their little finger pistol either.
18. Cheap play call by Chris Beard at the end with Gray. I think he told them to foul any way possible to keep KU off the rim. Gray tried to grab Lucas by the leg, didn't work.
19. This officiating crew was horribly bias and it was obvious.
20. TT had the officials cooking for them, and KU still won. I wonder what all the haters will say about this game? The refs won it for KU? hahaha
21. KU played down and TT played up to KU, as all teams do
22. KU almost lost this with their charity stripe issues.
23. A win is a win...great game prep for later