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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2018, 10:55:49 AM »
Fan, from your experience is fatigue a good excuse for the steep drop off on shooting percentage? I knew we weren't going to be able to shoot lights out forever, but I always thought we would fall to a more average number that still kept us in games. Dropping to stupid low numbers boggles the mind a little. We are taking less shots near the basket, so I am guessing that when you take jump shots instead of layups your shooting percentage would drop. . .but this much?

I think its just the nature of shooting and relying on it as your offensive strength. You would hope to avoid dramatic drop offs like we saw last week, but I think its reality, plus we have been without Kam, who is one of our 3 best shooters with Dean and Sneed. We will go on another run where we shoot 50% on 2s and 40% on 3s, hopefully starting tomorrow. Plus, we've struggled inside against WVU inside the paint the last several years outside of the upset last year. A good sign is that we shot it really well in Austin last year, but we'll see if there is any correlation this year.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2018, 10:56:32 AM »
Well, the game is tomorrow not tonight.

I guess i should have started another thread...i meant not a single bball post on the ENTIRE board (note the use of the word entire...all caps even)

That's fair. Basketball discussion used to be the best of any K-State venue here, but not enough people care anymore. There are other venues where a few more people are willing to discuss the games and the team without every thread devolving into another oscar sucks discussion. I've heard enough oscar sucks stuff, I just still enjoy talking about this team, even with the ups and downs.

We got hammered at home in a game a lot of us thought we should at least compete - coming off an excellent run of play, no less. The environment was certainly set. Then we lost as bad as we've lost in 20 years to a team coming off losing 5 of 6. I think many of us would prefer to focus on the games, but when your coach is losing by 38 in year 6 and doesn't have a single competent 5 and only the semblance of a competent bench, where should our focus be?

I don't disagree with any of that and its fair.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2018, 10:59:46 AM »
The oscar stuff still gets super rough ridin' old tho.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #28 on: February 06, 2018, 11:03:51 AM »
Well, the game is tomorrow not tonight.

I guess i should have started another thread...i meant not a single bball post on the ENTIRE board (note the use of the word entire...all caps even)

That's fair. Basketball discussion used to be the best of any K-State venue here, but not enough people care anymore. There are other venues where a few more people are willing to discuss the games and the team without every thread devolving into another oscar sucks discussion. I've heard enough oscar sucks stuff, I just still enjoy talking about this team, even with the ups and downs.

We got hammered at home in a game a lot of us thought we should at least compete - coming off an excellent run of play, no less. The environment was certainly set. Then we lost as bad as we've lost in 20 years to a team coming off losing 5 of 6. I think many of us would prefer to focus on the games, but when your coach is losing by 38 in year 6 and doesn't have a single competent 5 and only the semblance of a competent bench, where should our focus be?

Getting that “w.”

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #29 on: February 06, 2018, 11:09:24 AM »
It's always risky to rely on outside shooting.  As infuriating as a 38 point loss is it's not overly surprising.  A reliance on 3's will also allow you to win games you shouldn't when shots are falling.  All that said, eff oscar...sorry Fan :(

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #30 on: February 06, 2018, 11:17:23 AM »
It's always risky to rely on outside shooting.  As infuriating as a 38 point loss is it's not overly surprising.  A reliance on 3's will also allow you to win games you shouldn't when shots are falling.  All that said, eff oscar...sorry Fan :(

Not making 2s was much more problematic than 3s against WVU. But the biggest issue was one of the worst defensive performances in the last 30 years.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #31 on: February 06, 2018, 11:31:24 AM »
Fan, from your experience is fatigue a good excuse for the steep drop off on shooting percentage? I knew we weren't going to be able to shoot lights out forever, but I always thought we would fall to a more average number that still kept us in games. Dropping to stupid low numbers boggles the mind a little. We are taking less shots near the basket, so I am guessing that when you take jump shots instead of layups your shooting percentage would drop. . .but this much?

we’re not very good
teams that aren’t very good don’t shoot very well


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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #32 on: February 06, 2018, 02:02:38 PM »
Fan, from your experience is fatigue a good excuse for the steep drop off on shooting percentage? I knew we weren't going to be able to shoot lights out forever, but I always thought we would fall to a more average number that still kept us in games. Dropping to stupid low numbers boggles the mind a little. We are taking less shots near the basket, so I am guessing that when you take jump shots instead of layups your shooting percentage would drop. . .but this much?

No, it isn't fatigue. It's a combination of regressing to the mean and the last three teams we've faced are good defensively. For 99.98% of college teams who rely on jump shooting, it's going to come and go.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #33 on: February 06, 2018, 02:27:41 PM »
TEXAS!  FIGHT!

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #34 on: February 06, 2018, 02:31:39 PM »
we’re not very good
teams that aren’t very good don’t shoot very well

This team is shooting better than the Elite 8 team. 

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #35 on: February 06, 2018, 02:37:38 PM »
we’re not very good
teams that aren’t very good don’t shoot very well

This team is shooting better than the Elite 8 team. 
season isn’t over yet!


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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #36 on: February 06, 2018, 02:39:49 PM »
sounds like elite 8 or bust this year!

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #37 on: February 06, 2018, 03:06:33 PM »
sounds like elite 8 or bust this year!

I wish this team defended half as good as 2010.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #38 on: February 06, 2018, 03:21:34 PM »
sounds like elite 8 or bust this year!

I wish this team defended half as good as 2010.

And rebound.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #39 on: February 06, 2018, 03:43:55 PM »

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #40 on: February 06, 2018, 03:44:26 PM »
and were good


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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #41 on: February 06, 2018, 03:47:45 PM »
What a time 2010 was!

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #42 on: February 06, 2018, 04:17:31 PM »
What a time 2010 was!

it's our Orange Bowl!

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #43 on: February 06, 2018, 06:43:40 PM »
Same amount of first team all big 12 talent
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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2018, 07:45:19 PM »
Cue the Colon vs. Mawien (Mailwien Man) argument.
Fifteen minutes later, when the Kansas locker room opened its doors to the media, the Jayhawks were still crying. Literally, bawling. All of them. I've never seen anything like it, and I've seen devastated college locker rooms -- after losses in the Final Four, the national championship game -- ever

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #45 on: February 06, 2018, 09:17:25 PM »
Cue the Colon vs. Mawien (Mailwien Man) argument.

That's no argument, at all.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #46 on: February 07, 2018, 09:54:32 AM »
Well, the game is tomorrow not tonight.

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #47 on: February 07, 2018, 09:57:05 AM »
hook 'em

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #48 on: February 07, 2018, 10:03:45 AM »
TEXAS!  FIGHT!

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Re: Texas. On the road. Most likely Oscar's watershed.
« Reply #49 on: February 07, 2018, 10:11:59 AM »
We're going to shoot it well and we're going to beat 'em. Cats by 6.