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b82, g84 Lift the chorus...

6 years 1 month ago #23841 by HawkErrant

A. At times in the first half tonight the Jayhawks looked liked a shoo-in Final four team.
B. At times in H2 they looked like a horrible, turnover prone bunch of freshmen.

More A, less B please guys!

Great scoring games from Dok (21) and Dotson (19). DD ice (6-6) from the FTL, Dok was Dok from FTL, but the one he made was huge.

Silvio was once again an electrifying jump start off the bench tonight. As he really gets acclimated (remember this is just his second semester of D1 competition, his first after having to sit out for a year), he is going to be hard to keep from starting.

The defense tonight saved our bacon. Very impressive. Last time I can recall seeing this dynamic a defensive team was 2011-12. Those guys could shut down a team in H2 like nobody else I have seen since. Brought them that close to winning the NC. And Enaruna was a HUGE part of that. Kid is going to get a LOT of PT with his defense.

EVERYbody's -- ours and theirs -- 3 point shooting stank tonight.
ETSU made some 3s late to close the gap to 6, but then started firing blanks again as the KU perimeter D tightened up again and carried the team to 0:00. Fortunately KU hit 72.5% of its 2s tonight to help keep the Bucs at bay despite going 1-14 from 3pt range..

GREAT FT shooting tonight. The only player that missed more than 1 was Dok, and his making his last one after that much needed dunk late in the game rather felt like the nail in the ETSU coffin to me.
78% from the Line? Yes please and thank you!

LOTS of POSITIVE and NEGATIVE learning points for HCBS to go over in the video room with the guys.
And some time to work on things as well.

NEXT UP -- The Maui Invitational
Game 1 against Chaminade on Monday Nov 25, ESPNU
Games 2 and 3 are TBD by KU's success in the tournament.

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"

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6 years 1 month ago #23844 by NotOstertag

I was out last night and missed the game and will be watching it later. Now I know what to look for, so thanks. From all reports, KU got an early lead and then spent the rest of the game defending it against a pretty good ETSU team. Dok sounds like he had a monster night, which is surprising since ETSU has a 7-footer as well, but it also sounds like they had Dok in single-coverage most of the night which allowed him to dominate their big guy.

Interesting also reading about Dok's 1 free throw, and hoping that this is the bonk to the head he needs. Apparently an ETSU guy committed a lane violation and Dok was about to hand the ball to the ref when Self yelled at him to shoot it (counts if it goes, and you get a do-over if it doesn't, so it's a no-pressure situation). Apparently Self spooked Dok a little and he chucked it up and made it. Self commented that it tells him that Dok's FT woes are clearly mental, and if he just steps up and shoots without ruminating about things, he'll make more.

Another note: as much ballyhoo was made about the first game double header with KU/Duke, UK/MSU all in one night, I'm surprised how LITTLE has been said about a potential KU/MSU matchup in Maui. Seems likely to happen, and with UK faltering to Evansville, this matchup (if it happens) might be one of the biggest non-conference battles between top teams of the year prior to March. Obviously a few things need to happen for it to work out this way, but the way the bracket is set up, it's clear that the Maui folks are trying to make it happen.

"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot

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6 years 1 month ago #23845 by murphyslaw

Not being good at the finer points of basketball, I tend to over simplify, hence my wish for many years: After a couple of turnovers in a row, call timeout and say nothing to the team except: BREATHE!

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6 years 1 month ago #23847 by hoshi

Great crowd support at the game tonight. I like to watch player interaction in the warm-ups. This group of players like being around each other. I continue to be impressed by Enaruma although he had a few silly turnovers last night. Ochai is in a funk, shooting wise. ETSU is a pretty good team. They are probably a 13 seed in the tournament.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits”. Albert Einstein

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6 years 1 month ago - 6 years 1 month ago #23848 by gorillahawk

I'm certainly no expert either...but I can't help but think that part of Dok's free-throw woes has something to do with the high placement of his left elbow and hand....causes some type of weird side spin and flat trajectory on his shot...We've already got so many great coaches but it might help us and his draft position if they bring that old free throw Ace back in again for a session like they did several years ago...the whole team might benefit

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