Re: This team...
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 7:38 pm
That's what they said about Carlton...
That's what they said about Carlton...
Depends on the opposition. Against top teams (MSU and UT) we were extremely noticeably better defensively with Dok.
Sprint should be a better crowd this year with it being moved back to a Saturday.
5. Kansas (7-0)
Kansas is either the best bad team in the country or the worst good team, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to figure out which. The only thing I’m certain of is that the Jayhawks are incredibly lucky to be one of the 11 remaining undefeated teams in America. It’s kind of Bill Self’s thing to win just enough throughout the regular season, so that when the Jayhawks lose in the Elite Eight people can debate whether their 30-win season should be considered a success. It could be much worse this season. The Jayhawks could conceivably be 3-4 or 2-5 if not for Lagerald Vick morphing into Kobe Bryant seemingly overnight, or Grant Williams fouling out during Kansas’s win against Tennessee.
I guess the what-if game could lead to a lot of crazy hypotheticals and all that ultimately matters is the reality that plays out in front of us. Still, there seems to be so many ways that things could go horribly wrong for the Jayhawks. Udoka Azubuike is already going to miss the next month or so with a sprained ankle, while Quentin Grimes apparently used up every ounce of his talent in the season-opener against Michigan State. Dedric Lawson has been as good as advertised and I love what I’ve seen from Devon Dotson, but there’s no getting around the fact that Kansas’s entire season to this point has been almost single-handedly saved by Vick, who Self was trying to run out of Lawrence six months ago. And yet, the Jayhawks are ranked no. 2 in the country and have two big-time wins over Michigan State and Tennessee. The bottom line is that no matter how rocky things have looked for Kansas thus far, you’d have to be out of your skull to expect anything other than Kansas winning 30-something games as they steamroll through a Big 12 that’s not quite as great as it has been in recent seasons. As is tradition.
Whatever. I'd rather be 7-0 with some warts, than 6-1 or 5-2 with the same warts. Every team not named duke has warts. Meh.PhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:52 am College Basketball Power Rankings:
5. Kansas (7-0)
Kansas is either the best bad team in the country or the worst good team, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to figure out which. The only thing I’m certain of is that the Jayhawks are incredibly lucky to be one of the 11 remaining undefeated teams in America. It’s kind of Bill Self’s thing to win just enough throughout the regular season, so that when the Jayhawks lose in the Elite Eight people can debate whether their 30-win season should be considered a success. It could be much worse this season. The Jayhawks could conceivably be 3-4 or 2-5 if not for Lagerald Vick morphing into Kobe Bryant seemingly overnight, or Grant Williams fouling out during Kansas’s win against Tennessee.
I guess the what-if game could lead to a lot of crazy hypotheticals and all that ultimately matters is the reality that plays out in front of us. Still, there seems to be so many ways that things could go horribly wrong for the Jayhawks. Udoka Azubuike is already going to miss the next month or so with a sprained ankle, while Quentin Grimes apparently used up every ounce of his talent in the season-opener against Michigan State. Dedric Lawson has been as good as advertised and I love what I’ve seen from Devon Dotson, but there’s no getting around the fact that Kansas’s entire season to this point has been almost single-handedly saved by Vick, who Self was trying to run out of Lawrence six months ago. And yet, the Jayhawks are ranked no. 2 in the country and have two big-time wins over Michigan State and Tennessee. The bottom line is that no matter how rocky things have looked for Kansas thus far, you’d have to be out of your skull to expect anything other than Kansas winning 30-something games as they steamroll through a Big 12 that’s not quite as great as it has been in recent seasons. As is tradition.
Duke doesn't have a good big man, lacks experience at the point, and lacks depth.MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:12 amWhatever. I'd rather be 7-0 with some warts, than 6-1 or 5-2 with the same warts. Every team not named duke has warts. Meh.PhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:52 am College Basketball Power Rankings:
5. Kansas (7-0)
Kansas is either the best bad team in the country or the worst good team, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to figure out which. The only thing I’m certain of is that the Jayhawks are incredibly lucky to be one of the 11 remaining undefeated teams in America. It’s kind of Bill Self’s thing to win just enough throughout the regular season, so that when the Jayhawks lose in the Elite Eight people can debate whether their 30-win season should be considered a success. It could be much worse this season. The Jayhawks could conceivably be 3-4 or 2-5 if not for Lagerald Vick morphing into Kobe Bryant seemingly overnight, or Grant Williams fouling out during Kansas’s win against Tennessee.
I guess the what-if game could lead to a lot of crazy hypotheticals and all that ultimately matters is the reality that plays out in front of us. Still, there seems to be so many ways that things could go horribly wrong for the Jayhawks. Udoka Azubuike is already going to miss the next month or so with a sprained ankle, while Quentin Grimes apparently used up every ounce of his talent in the season-opener against Michigan State. Dedric Lawson has been as good as advertised and I love what I’ve seen from Devon Dotson, but there’s no getting around the fact that Kansas’s entire season to this point has been almost single-handedly saved by Vick, who Self was trying to run out of Lawrence six months ago. And yet, the Jayhawks are ranked no. 2 in the country and have two big-time wins over Michigan State and Tennessee. The bottom line is that no matter how rocky things have looked for Kansas thus far, you’d have to be out of your skull to expect anything other than Kansas winning 30-something games as they steamroll through a Big 12 that’s not quite as great as it has been in recent seasons. As is tradition.
That's got to be the most contradicting 2 sentence post yet to happen on the new site.Soklous wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:17 pm
If you are are concerned about Lawson’s play without Doke, perhaps it’s you who needs to be questioned about watching.
Azubuikes 141 minutes this season come out to be exactly 1 half of basketball per game. It’s also where we have been most efficient, gotten stops and won the majority of contests.
Titus is a good analyst, and pays attention. Sometimes it's nice to get a more objective opinion of what people think. It's hard to find those because most people don't really pay attention.IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:47 am Also, fuck rankings and power rankings. None of that shit should matter at KU. Maybe for lesser schools they should get excited/upset at rankings....but we should only be concerned with collecting another conference title, final four, and national title.
I honestly used to check every Monday to see where we were ranked and all that stuff, but I probably haven't looked at rankings for 2 or 3 years now. Ever since it became blatantly obvious that many of the people who do the voting aren't even paying close attention.
I wasn't speaking directly about the rankings you shared. Sorry if that's how that came across.
NDballer13 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:46 amThat's got to be the most contradicting 2 sentence post yet to happen on the new site.Soklous wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:17 pm
If you are are concerned about Lawson’s play without Doke, perhaps it’s you who needs to be questioned about watching.
Azubuikes 141 minutes this season come out to be exactly 1 half of basketball per game. It’s also where we have been most efficient, gotten stops and won the majority of contests.
I'm wrong for being concerned about Dedric guarding the 5, while you agree the team is better defensively with Dok in the game??
GTFOPhDhawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:52 am College Basketball Power Rankings:
5. Kansas (7-0)
The Jayhawks could conceivably be 3-4 or 2-5.
This could be illy's post of the year...I agree 100%IllinoisJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:50 pmBut always ahead when the clock strikes zero....which is the entire point of the sport.