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Rock Chalk Talk: Basketball
Anything pertaining to basketball: college, pro, HS, recruiting, TV coverage
Anything pertaining to basketball: college, pro, HS, recruiting, TV coverage
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3 years 4 months ago - 3 years 4 months ago #26004
by gorillahawk
Even the announcers noted all the bad charging/blocking calls...and they were, as Bilas said, seated above the court even higher than Bill Walton's ever been...and I may be a little off, but think I saw the first above the rim lob to, and dunk by, McCormick...instead of Abagi...used to be one of Self's bread and butter plays...thunder dunk by the tallest guy...well except for the year Eric Chenowith also tried to only put up missed jumpers and hooks and missed banked bunnies...earlier in the season Dave kept setting nice picks but was never fed by his teammates when he 'rolled'...sure hope the lob and flush comes back...soon! 
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3 years 4 months ago #26008
by Bayhawk
The end is nothing; the road is all.
-- Jules Michelet
"Ground control to Christian Braun . . ." 
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The end is nothing; the road is all.
-- Jules Michelet
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3 years 4 months ago #26013
by HawkErrant
Amen to that, hairy! So many times a bad O game leads to a bad all-around game, but not in Braun’s case last night. To me last night he seemed totally out of it on O (0-5 from the floor with 4 turnovers), yet he was in there crashing the boards and playing D. In fact the whole team defense (with the exception of a few ugly minutes in H2 before going zone to help save Dave and Braun from fouling out) was superb last night, and it needed to be.
And 30 conference openers in a row (18 away!) in any conference as tough as the Big 12 is year in and year out is simply incredible! Looking at that 18, it seems like the Big 12 schedulers keep trying to get KU an early loss to curb the enthusiasm, as it were.
Oh well...
"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"
hairyhawk wrote: Hoshi, I want to say I agree with both your points in this thread. One, 30 conference opener wins in a row in a conference this good is incredible. Two, Mr. Braun did not shoot the ball well but did a lot to help the team win including the 10 rebounds and as Corpus pointed out strong defense. I am really impressed by how little bad calls and shots not falling affected the rest of his game.
Amen to that, hairy! So many times a bad O game leads to a bad all-around game, but not in Braun’s case last night. To me last night he seemed totally out of it on O (0-5 from the floor with 4 turnovers), yet he was in there crashing the boards and playing D. In fact the whole team defense (with the exception of a few ugly minutes in H2 before going zone to help save Dave and Braun from fouling out) was superb last night, and it needed to be.
And 30 conference openers in a row (18 away!) in any conference as tough as the Big 12 is year in and year out is simply incredible! Looking at that 18, it seems like the Big 12 schedulers keep trying to get KU an early loss to curb the enthusiasm, as it were.
Oh well...
"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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3 years 4 months ago #26015
by NotOstertag
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
One other point...HCBS should maybe provide a gentle reminder not to foul guys shooing beyond the 3 point line. Just a gentle reminder. Very gentle. 
"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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