Raising Canes for dinner tonight, that's why I was late for the game, but it was worth it.
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That three shot by Thompson needs some work I think. He's got too much hitch in his giddyup.
I don't necessarily like the big logo. @nwhawkfan with Jason Benneti Walton is great to listen to.
I remember doing that on an 8 foot rim once. I'm still embarrassed
@bmensch1 I'm a White Sox fan and Edwin Incarnation played for us this year. Batted like .150, and got a hold of about 10 pitches all year and hit them out and would do a bat flip every time. Drove me nuts, just like big dave flexing.
Announcer, it's not called Phog Allen Field House.
Mitch makes a 3 and enaruna barely draws iron on his attempt a few seconds later.
I'm a little behind. Mitch made a 3.
@DanR I've seen his mummy
Looks like the Omaha Steaks aren't very good.
Coach K is talking like they should end college hoops now. Convenient for him since his team sucks.
It seems like this process is on the same time schedule as some of the major road construction projects around here.
We were laughing when we saw that on the news yesterday.
@Texas-Hawk-10 Yeah, to be honest it's the right decision.
@DanR True, in basketball the Big 12 definitely is!
By the way this is the same principal who told me to go check lockers for bombs after a bomb threat was called into our school! I found a bunch of moldy lunch bags and smelly gym uniforms, but thankfully no bombs. He and I still laugh about it.
@benshawks08 I was heading towards my first sub 90 round on a normal length course. 4 holes to play. 4 par holes for me, there are no birdie holes in my golf world. On the 15th tee my principal calls me to tell me a girl who had actually punched me that day in the back went to the Baton Rouge Superintendent and said I had laid hands on her. Well I was friends with the superintendent so I wasn't super worried, but still stuff like this can be career wrecking. I soldiered on my quest to break 90, actually was going to make it till I hit a fat 8 iron the 14o yard 18th hole right into the pond. Made 90 right on the number. Still mad, sad really about the girl and her mom who abetted her lie.
I'm guessing most of you are aware of the news that Ohio St. will get to play in the conference championship game even though they didn't qualify with the required number of games because of Covid. Well the Chicago Tribune broke this news today.
@benshawks08 You're a golf coach? I need some lessons. I've only been playing 35 years so I haven't had much time to learn the game yet.
Thanks @BeddieKU23 Thats useful information. It makes sense and of course I had a general idea of what usage meant because I speak english! But wow, those numbers really jump off the page at you.
Here's what's frustrating about Dave. He is taking high percentage shots generally and every single one is just clanging off the rim. Every time. His midrange shot has always seemed competent, but that's when we weren't reliant on him. I think he sees himself as needing to replace Dokes production and no one is going to do that like Doke for a long time.
@BigBad I'm not sure what you mean by "a kid like him". A lot of guys compete in AAU that are phenomenal players that don't do stuff like that.
Thanks @benshawks08 @BeddieKU23
Has Bill Self heard about these usage thingys?
@BShark Thanks, but the problem with those stats is they're total nonsense to a very traditional guy like me.
@BeddieKU23 Where do you find usage rate stats and what does it mean specifically? I was thinking Doke was shooting essentially double that percentage rate in his career. I know Dave's is for a small sample size so I'd hope it comes up. I think Dave can be useful, but it's gotta be more like the last two seasons, coming off the bench for small spurts with high energy. Wilson's our new center/forward/guard.
@nuleafjhawk Man, you should have seen it. Without anyone in charge it was like Lord of the Flies.
@stoptheflop Ha, yes, there was a point where we scored a three while losing by 6 and a half minute later we were losing by 6 still. I actually rewound thinking 'were we losing by 9?' Then they corrected it to us scoring a two, rewind again, yes it was a 3 and they finally got it right. Pretty ridiculous!
@Bosthawk Good analysis of Dave's game. I watched 2nd half of Duke-Illinois. Aye Dosunmu has a great pull up jumper with a Jordanesque hang time that is cool to watch.
Not sure if it was mentioned anywhere else, but LOL KState!!!!
Refs trying their best to bring Duke back. This after K spent a timeout talking to the official instead of coaching his team.
@Crimsonorblue22 I don't understand how that happened. I mentioned in the game thread that you'd think Jayhawk fans would be more than willing to pay top dollar for tickets to that game.
Instead of the Blue Jays, Creighton really ought to name themselves the Barrels. They could really find a nice sponsorship deal there.
We are now 5-1 on the season. 3 Top 10 games out of the 6. That is toughening up this team by the day. Even in a total letdown game against NDSU, they dug deep at the end when everyone seemed disinterested and figured out a way to win the last minute.
Raise your hand if you foresaw Jaylen Wilson doing what he's doing.
Speaking of Wilson, raise your hand if you saw him foul the Barrell player.
Marcus Garrett does so much for this team that doesn't show up in the boxscore. To play that great of defense and not foul is amazing. No one in America wants Garrett guarding them.
I saw a video on the local news of DDot working out with the Bulls who signed him after the draft. I doubt he has a chance to stick so I'm just kind of wishing he'd stuck around.
Funny how Mitch has fallen in our estimation of him. He was always kind of the beloved 7th or 8th man but now, I guess we need someone like him to back up Dave and he's not up to the job and so he has become the fall guy for Dave's problems.
I remember when the Badgers thought they were getting Ochai. I was pretty excited and to be honest a little disappointed he didn't go to Madison, but excited at the same time that he came to Lawrence. He's invaluable to this team. To win without him scoring is remarkable.
This is such a strange season. Hearing cheering after Creighton scores was startling but I guess to be expected in this 2020 of seasons.
For a long time I thought of Gonzaga as a mid major that will never make it big time. After watching them nearly win it all several years ago, and of course seeing them blow us out on Turkey Day my tune and respect has changed. Creighton is kind of the same story. I think they'll break through and win a regional and get to the FF. McDermott's done a good job there.
Christian Braun is kind of a head case. It reared its ugly head against Gonzaga when he got T-d up for being a jerk after dunking on a guy and I saw a flash of it today when he barked at the Creighton bench or another player, I couldn't see which, after making a 3 pointer late.
But I'm really glad he's on our team. He is arguably our 2nd or 3rd most valuable player. He does a lot of different things well and his scoring late tonight was a difference maker.
The bench is a bit of a puzzler. 24 of 90 points against the Zags. Only 2 against Kentucky, but 14 tonight. I'm hoping for consistent bench production.
Shoutout to the frontline workers, many of whom we assume are KU fans but have seen little to no KU this year because of the all important job they're doing. They're the MVPs.
Block out!!!!
I can't believe how many Creighton fans they've shown in our gym during this game.
Looked like his toe was on the line
Of course Bryce got hammered on that steal.
Agbaji has 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals
What can't Dave do for you?
What can Braun do for you?
Dotson should have stayed in college
That was ugly basketball
@DanR To be fair, I'm 0-2 on dunk attempts
Brick city
Dave has gone down in FG% by 10 percent per season so far. Was 60 as frosh, 40 now.
If I see one more one handed circus shot from that kid......well, he's 7 feet tall, I don't know what I'd do to him, but...
Mitch was a perfect role player on a loaded team of the past few years. Now when we need a big to spell Dave he is showing not much
I must do the sensible thing and go eat dinner that my wife has prepared. I will still be watching, but not chatting. I as the original moderator of this post bequeath the responsibility to @nuleafjhawk because I know he will keep things under control until I return.
This is a good game.
Dave's gone back to being Dave
How are we winning a game without Ochai scoring?
5 o'clock, pitch black out here in Chicago already. I hate December
@Kcmatt7 I sure hope so. I tried to recruit Adam Miller to KU. I failed. Would love to see him go off on Duke.