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1 hour ago, rgbilliken said:
FWIW, KU's win percentage is like 15 points lower at the Sprint center in KC than at Allen Field House. Still not really neutral, but definitely not the same advantage as playing in your home court.
That could have a lot to do with who they play in Lawrence vs KC. Generally the KC games are against high(er) quality opposition.
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Just now, CBFan said:
It is hard watching DJ play basketball
The coaches really need to limit him to one dribble. If he tries to take a second dribble, he loses it immediately every single time.
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Just now, slufan13 said:
Pitt and Houston both involved horrible plays out of timeouts. Ford is not impressing me
I agree. Although French came out of a timeout there at the end and was on the wrong side of the court. Bess has to push him out of the way. I wonder how much of the problem is the planning and how much is in the execution.
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We played pretty well until the end there. Absolutely horrendous last couple minutes of offensive possessions. Ford really needs to rethink his end game strategy. This game was very winnable.
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Horrendous call there. Looked like he thought Bess threw an elbow. Completely asinine.
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What?!!?!
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Isabell playing with a bit of fire this game, getting on the floor a couple times, forcing a held ball, and drawing fouls. Need to keep that intensity going for twenty more minutes.
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Honestly an embarrassing game. Lots to think about for Ford and Co.
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SIU has pissed away the past two minutes and we have nothing to show for it.
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Just now, BigMouthBilliken said:
Is he capable of doing that?
Don’t know. Not optimistic though.
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Hopefully Ford realizes that he needs to completely change the offense. When our defense goes from great to merely good, we are in dire straits. Can’t win games when every possession resembles a root canal.
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1 minute ago, billikenbill said:
Another bad foul by Gordon on the hedge. Ridiculous.
Absolutely abysmal defense. Easy call for the ref on a play that wasn’t at all threatening.
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Is this Goodwin’s first game without a mask?
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Just now, RiseAndGrind said:
Dion Wiley on crutches is not good
It’s not. BUT (just to give some room for optimism) I remember back when I was a student and Willie Reed was using crutches the day before a game once, and then played like his normal self once the game came around. Apparently he’d turned it in practice and part of the recovery was just to remove any weight whatsoever so that he could play ASAP. Fingers crossed that Wiley just turned or tweaked something... but I honestly doubt we see him for a while.
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What a great effort. We held them to 28% from the floor, 17% from three! Absolutely insane defensive efficiency.
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Playing with the sustained defensive intensity and ability we showed at the end of that half will keep us in every game. Outstanding effort.
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We don’t look great so far. Have to rebound better and the offense has been stagnant. A few good post-ups, but nothing else. Two possessions that ended with French holding the ball as the shot clock wound down is not what you want.
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18 minutes ago, WVBilliken said:
He was REALLY skinny in HS, not a college ready body which may have been a factor in his rating. The more recent photos look like he has really filled out nicely. And the sites I saw had him at 6'5" as a HS senior. So appears he put on height & weight. Pretty much a different player size wise.
And extended that midrange game beyond the arc, it seems. Great get for Ford and #teamblue.
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Driving home from out of town today so I could only listen on the radio, but it sounded like maybe our best overall game yet. Need to reduce turnovers, but our offense really clicked for some nice bursts, which we haven’t yet seen. Usually every possession is a grind, but that wasn’t quite the case today - plenty of room for improvement, but maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Gordon, Goodwin, and Bess all had big games. Nice to see Isabell put up 13 on only 9 shots. If we have 4-5 fewer turnovers, this is a 20pt blowout, and we had about that many very correctable turnovers. Played smarter with fouls than we had the last two games. Overall, I think this is a decent win for us, with plenty of learning opportunities to be had.
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5 minutes ago, slu72 said:
Next year looking like;
PG: JGood, Collins
2: Thatch, Jacobs, Ingvi
3: Perkins, Jimmerson, Hargrove, Hankton
4: French
5: Gordon
2 opens - Big and another PF ?
With the size of our 3's could see Hankton and Hargrove getting minutes at the 4. But we do need some inside depth. A GT and a late bloomer. In any event a lot of talent w/ this list. Leads me to think one or possibly 2 players look to transfer.
I wonder if Ford is looking at our team this year wishing he had better shooting out of our bigs, realizing we’ve looked pretty good with Bess at the 4, and thinking that Hankton/Hargrove combining to back that spot up might not be a bad idea next year. Still want another true big, but if those swingmen can hold their own in the paint on defense, it really could open things up for offensively.
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1 minute ago, kshoe said:
He had a strong first half. Different second half when Isabell was back. Gotta figure out that relationship...
The weird thing is most of his points in the first half came off of rebounds or cuts, things he can do regardless of who brings the ball up the floor. Goodwin has to be consistently aggressive if we’re going to dance this year and so far it hasn’t happened, except for the first half today.
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7 minutes ago, HoosierPal said:
What you say is very likely true, but isn't Coach also attempting to turn Goodwin into the next Marcus Smart?
Honestly Smart is an undersized bulldog of an off-guard in the NBA. He’s never been a ball dominant player at that level. Goodwin needs to improve his shooting to make it to the NBA. His ball-handling and passing are way closer to being good enough.
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52 minutes ago, Littlebill said:
Ok nerd
Guilty
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3 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said:
Nebraska is magna Laude tier
SHU is Summa Laude tier
SLU is GED tier right now
Magna laude = final 4
Summa laude = sweet 16 to great 8
GED = CBI or sunbelt conference champion
However my model takes 32 games to give good data.
Chicken bones say SLU by 14!
Summa > magna
GDT: Florida State, sunny place for shady people
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Excellent post, I think this is the right take. Our offense is just totally non-existent and that’s because pretty much our entire rotation (minus Wiley) excels at bully-ball, meaning we can’t spread the floor whatsoever. We need to spend a little less time in the weight room and a lot more time in the gym. Believe it or not, but you have to make shots to win basketball games.