It's time for a Graham game

With Frank not his usual healthy self (Self says Frank's been dealing with it for a week now), KU is going to need a huge game from DG in order to defeat WVU in AFH on Monday. The question is does Graham have it in him?

Granted that he has purposely taken a back seat to the Mason-Jackson show this season. Granted that we know, because we have seen it in the past, that he *is* fully capable of playing at such a peak.

The question still is *will* he step up? Is he still in possession of that internal key that enables him to ratchet up his play to the level he was at late last year? Yesterday would have been a great game for him to step up, but he did not.

Don't get me wrong, normally 6 assists to 1 turnover 3 rebounds and 2 steals is a good supporting cast performance. But 2-8 shooting (0-2 inside, 2-6 outside the arc), with no free throws even attempted, and some specious defense is not. And Monday KU will need a star performance from him against Thuggins crew.

Here's hoping Frank has recovered by Monday night ... and whether Frank has or not, De is ready to return to the heights again.

ROCK CHALK!

You may recall that I'm also a big Devonté fan, starting from the day he was recruited and we learned about Tom Konchalski's eval of the guy Mrs HE lovingly calls "my baby faced boy". I do not disagree with your comment about it likely being the Josh Jackson show, per se if Frank is till ailing, but I do maintain that it needs to be more the Jackson-Graham show if our Jayhawks are to beat WVU. The Mountaineers are playing much more solidly this past few weeks, winning 5 of their last six (all wins by 11 points or more, the only loss at a hot OSU), starting with them solidly beating us in Morgantown. For them, there is already Jayhawk blood in the water.

The question will be whether or not KU can successfully work that baited shark trap that will be Allen Fieldhouse. Methinks to do so Graham must step up his game.

ROCK CHALK!