Garrett stepping up.
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Hole what?
Lard is from Louisiana. There's trucks all over the state with an oil company called Lard Oil Co.
@kjayhawks We're 3-4 on 3 pointers.
Anyone wish that Newman had stuck around to help one more year?
Is Mark Neely the guy who played at OSU?
"it's so loud in here ISU players don't know where the ball is." "Jacobson, he can shoot it" Airball. Announcers suck.
Looks like we're getting fouled.
Sloppy so far.
@jayballer73 Don't watch if you think we're going to get whipped
I don't get worried until the last minute. It's ok if @stupidmichael is scared, and if @dynomitehawk is hiding from us. We're going to get this.
Just heard about Doke. Time to man up. We can still do this.
Announcer on VA-FLA St blowout doesn't like the Jayhawks.
Bring your comments, barbs, jibes, insults, complaints, exclamations, orations, adulations and generally any enthusiasms you have about todays game.
Wow, the kid from Simeon, Tucker, saw him a lot last year on HS highlight shows here in the city. Doing great work for the Cyclones. He's going to be a thorn in our side for a while because he's not a OAD.
@KUSTEVE He's regressed. Was 65% as a freshman, 50's and below since. Being the featured guy on O has added some pressure with FT's. I really don't understand it.
@mayjay Madison is a spectacular city so we enjoyed every part of our time except of course for the game!
@approxinfinity Off ball fouling should be a judgment call as obviously sometimes it clearly isn't intentional.
One added difficulty I forgot to mention is the similar arcs Vick’s season has gone with the Badgers pg D’Mitrik Trice. Through about five games they were 1-2 in 3%. Like Vick Trice has cooled off considerably as has his decision making. This has increased the pressure on Happ and its why Sconnie has lost three of its last four games.
@BeddieKU23 By the way, they didn't miss shoot around, I watched it!
@BeddieKU23 See my post on the game in general discussion. I don't want to rehash it again :(
I'll make this a general topic since it's not exclusively KU. As many know I follow the Jayhawks religiously, and the Badgers almost as religiously.
Which means I follow two teams with the two best offensive players/worst FT shooters in the country. Doke is well known here, Happ not quite as much, but a lot of you fans know of him.
Ethan is a multidimensional big who is leading his team in all three usual stats. Basically, he's a 20, 10 and 5 guy. He's also one of the top stealers in the country. While not an explosive player athletically, he has incredible footwork which leads to a dizzying array of reverses, baby hooks, scoops. He's likely an All American.
And both he and Doke have lost games for their team because of their FT woes.
Last night, I drove to Madison to watch the the Badgers take care of the hated gophers. A dreadful first half saw us score 14 points, while holding them to 29. Sat there for 9 minutes with zero badger baskets. 2nd half things started clicking and might very well have won if not for the Hack a Happ. Ethan went 1-7 down the stretch, 2 of which were 1+bonus situations so potentially 8 points were left on the floor by Ethan. (another teammate went 1-4 during the same stretch). 50 bucks for two tickets, 100 for hotel, 30 for dinner at Dotty Dumpling Dowry, more tourist dollars
Unlike Kansas, Gard kept Ethan in the game. We had it down to 2 points, gave up a bucket, Ethan gets fouled on purpose again and game over. Self Wednesday night pulled Doke. It's a little easier for Self because there's still an inside presence if Doke is out. Gard has no such luxury.
Very frustrating to watch. Partially because it changes the game. Your team has no chance to even get a play off. I don't necessarily blame the other coach either. I'd resort to the same strategy if I were coaching (I'll wait til you start laughing).
What needs to happen? Happ is a senior. Unfortunately it's not going to change. Doke still has another year to figure it out, but how? How should these coaches strategize to give their teams the best chance to win? I'm at a loss. (50 bucks for two tickets, 100 for hotel, 30 for dinner at Dotty Dumpling Dowry, more tourist dollars today and I'm frustrated that I didn't get more bang for my buck!)
Devon has most certainly been one of our most indispensable players. I was trying to comp him with past Jayhawks. Aaron Miles comes to mind first. Maybe Cedric Hunter? (we'll have to explain to the youngsters who he is!) He has a somewhat different game as he's not a big assist guy, but he is our motor guy, that's for sure.
Looked like a push on Dotson. Pretty dumb to even be close there.
If Fran was calling fouls, most of our team would have fouled out by now.
@stoptheflop No, it's who Oklahoma wants driving to the rim during crunch time.
Officials were told, boys we got to keep people watching this game, so you know, make sure it stays close. Of course some of our uneven play has kept it close too.
Did you all see? Garrett made a shot tonight.
Been kind of ugly, but winning ugly is still winning.
@KirkIsMyHinrich Tell me about it. DeRosa was the ref in the brutal Wiscy loss to Duke.
@jayballer73 Gooden going pro after his junior year prevented us from winning it all I have no doubt. 3 productive NBA players as seniors, which it would have been that year, all playing together would have made that team an all time great team in my opinion.
KU 83 OU 79. Just two random numbers that always seem to pop in my mind when I think of KU-OU.
@jayballer73
Generally Roy created or at least recruited more NBA ready players than Self. Gooden was very productive, so was Ostertag.
Frank, like Devonte, and Selden, and BMac are all down to minuscule playing time. Oubre's OK, Preston's the worst NBA player who never played for KU, Wigs, JJ will stick around a few more years, and Embiid is a stud. The Morrii twins are productive NBA players.
And this sums up fairly well why our team hasn't been quite able to climb to the top. We have marginal NBA players who stick around town for their careers. And when we have enough marginal NBA players like in 2008 they win!
@Fightsongwriter Where in Chicago? You still here?
@approxinfinity Our favorite players come from quite the wide spectrum of places.
@Fightsongwriter Ahh, you're probably a north sider! To me the debate is like a Mercedes or a Jaguar. Either way you can't go wrong.
@dylans I drove through it on google streetview. You're right, I had a great time.
Hawk8086 said:
@Crimsonorblue22 You really should try Giordano's deep dish pizza. It is awesome!
That’s okay, if she eats it then there’s less for me and you to eat!
@Crimsonorblue22 If I ever go through there....uh, I just looked it up, a town of 800 in SW Kansas, well, prolly never going through there!
@Crimsonorblue22 Kansan don't understand big city way!
I'm exhausted but it was fun!
@Crimsonorblue22 Pizza not gross. Pizza awesome. The crust is an amazing blend of something delicious. It's called stuffed pizza.
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