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Title: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: KanSt43 on January 11, 2018, 09:33:23 AM
y/n?

Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 11, 2018, 09:36:23 AM
Yes. We should have beat them last year there and they were a better team then.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: deputy dawg on January 11, 2018, 09:57:52 AM
If 'Cats play like they did last night, we could very will win in Lawrence. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 11, 2018, 09:58:01 AM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.
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Post by: cfbandyman on January 11, 2018, 10:10:39 AM
If ku can't hit from 3 they are as vulnerable as we are when we can't hit from 3. So sure. I know that's not the hottest of hot takes, but both ku/k-state are fairly similar teams that aside from outside shooting do not have a lot of substance. Ku is more talented overall, but it's not overwhelming.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: WildcatNkilt on January 11, 2018, 10:11:58 AM
If we beat KU, I feel pretty comfortable saying they won't win the Big 12. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cfbandyman on January 11, 2018, 10:13:14 AM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: meow meow on January 11, 2018, 10:18:57 AM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 11, 2018, 10:21:53 AM
A rare #BruceInBed!
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: yoga-like_abana on January 11, 2018, 10:22:22 AM
Some white guy is going to go off against us..
Prediction: someone's going to the bank.. the bloodbank that is

Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: _33 on January 11, 2018, 10:24:16 AM
Yes and no.  Yes it is winnable, no we will not win.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: WildcatNation on January 11, 2018, 10:39:55 AM
KU will shoot incredible from 3, that white guy that took 11 steps to beat us last year will score 25 and KU will win by double digits.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: KanSt43 on January 11, 2018, 10:56:38 AM
We must shoot lights out from 3. But that's a given.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: HELLHAMMER on January 11, 2018, 11:05:36 AM
KU will destroy the Bruceketball "team".
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: everyone shut up on January 11, 2018, 11:08:30 AM
The answer is always no. History is clearly not on our side. Plus, oscar.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: everyone shut up on January 11, 2018, 11:13:55 AM
Even when we're supposed to win, some dork rushes for 27 yards and beats us. Ain't happening, fellas. Hope it's fun though.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cfbandyman on January 11, 2018, 11:18:24 AM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:

A team that lives and dies by the 3, cant rebound and has little to no depth or presence on the inside? oscar aside, tell me how exactly different they are.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: GregKSU1027 on January 11, 2018, 11:22:36 AM
I'm eager to see this match up, I just hope everyone is feeling better than they were last night. Fellas gotta get rested.

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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 11, 2018, 11:22:55 AM
Saturday will be a win.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cfbandyman on January 11, 2018, 11:26:29 AM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:

A team that lives and dies by the 3, cant rebound and has little to no depth or presence on the inside? oscar aside, tell me how exactly different they are.

O wait, they really aren't

(https://preview.ibb.co/hAtRWb/Big_12_Advanced_League.png)

The difference seems to be from KU gets to line better, is better at 2pts, and worse at TOs. The rest tracks pretty damn well. It's going to come down to who hits from 3, and not getting into foul trouble. A Bazillion 3's will be taken in this game. Ku wins only cause they get the foul calls from this game, but will cough up the ball enough to make it interesting. My  :th_twocents:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: catastrophe on January 11, 2018, 11:28:57 AM
The difference is they have a better coach and even though Stokes' replacement played well last night it's not a given he will maintain that level of play.

We won't win a close game.  Either KU will be ice cold from 3 or they will win.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: CHONGS on January 11, 2018, 11:31:40 AM
oscar is gonna coach Bill's nuts clean off.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 11, 2018, 11:45:50 AM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:

A team that lives and dies by the 3, cant rebound and has little to no depth or presence on the inside? oscar aside, tell me how exactly different they are.

The next informed opinion that troll will give will be the first one, he's an actual idiot.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 11, 2018, 11:51:51 AM
We won't win but it's absolutely winnable. If Deano is over his flu he'll go off. My fear is that Mawein will get into early foul trouble and Azubuke and Lightfoot will triple down on what Mitchell Solomon did and would have done more of if he was in better shape. 81-70 bad guys.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: meow meow on January 11, 2018, 12:03:40 PM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:

A team that lives and dies by the 3, cant rebound and has little to no depth or presence on the inside? oscar aside, tell me how exactly different they are.

The next informed opinion that troll will give will be the first one, he's an actual idiot.

name calling, sad. 

Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 'taterblast on January 11, 2018, 12:07:50 PM
lol, no
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: scottwildcat on January 11, 2018, 12:24:37 PM
this is one of the worst KU teams in quite a few years. yes it is winnable. no we probably won't, but even with as bad as we are, all it'll take is a hot shooting game for us, and a cold one for them.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: meow meow on January 11, 2018, 12:25:59 PM
and an off day (night?) for the refs, hur hur hur
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Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 11, 2018, 12:50:49 PM
omg, wow!
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: wetwillie on January 11, 2018, 01:03:14 PM
Very winnable
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: sys on January 11, 2018, 02:24:58 PM
i question whether it is losable.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dmartin on January 11, 2018, 03:05:25 PM
If we beat KU, I feel pretty comfortable saying they won't win the Big 12.

KU could lose 5 conference games and somehow end up in a 3 way tie for the conference.  Streak continued
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: I_have_purplewood on January 11, 2018, 03:08:52 PM
Even though Oscar/Lowery will emphasize the importance of perimeter defense against the hawk's,  KU will shoot > 47% from 3 land and 54% overall.  Brown will follow up his stellar performance against OSU with a dismal 3-14 shooting performance after he poops himself when his first 3 attempt clanks off the rim scoring under 10 points rest of way.  Wade will use his lingering sickness as an excuse when his numbers blow on Saturday.  Everyone else will turn the ball over hundreds of times.

Our only hope is that KU will be overlooking us to their Monday matchup vs. WVU.  I also like that it's a noon game and this group of KU thugs will be out late deflowering coed's, vandalizing cars and apartments and Bill will get a call from the Lawrence police chief at 5 a.m. to "internally take care of" the debauchery that had transpired leaving them a little tired. 

So no it's not winnable.  :th_twocents: (ftp://:th_twocents:)
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: hemmy on January 11, 2018, 03:13:10 PM
nope
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: PIPE on January 11, 2018, 04:05:58 PM
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: renocat on January 11, 2018, 10:00:15 PM
Ride em good. Weasel magic time.

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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Dugout DickStone on January 11, 2018, 10:37:15 PM
well done renocat
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cat97 on January 12, 2018, 08:14:24 AM
We have nothing to lose so might as well go win it.  If we lose, we lost a road game against a top 20 team.
If we win it will make the season for me.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: #LIFE on January 12, 2018, 08:19:45 AM
If we win it will make the season for me.

Jesus Christ  :flush:
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Post by: star seed 7 on January 12, 2018, 09:34:02 AM
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Amazing
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: yoga-like_abana on January 12, 2018, 09:49:07 AM
 :lol:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: CHONGS on January 12, 2018, 10:04:19 AM
All I know is that it will be the refs fault. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: fun muffin on January 12, 2018, 10:56:02 AM
Beautiful   :lol:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 12, 2018, 10:58:47 AM
24 hours until we start winning saturday.  Given the start time, there could be some breakfast winning even before that.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: renocat on January 12, 2018, 12:07:19 PM
If Wooly can, Oscar can.
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article194268474.html
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 12, 2018, 12:43:04 PM
That's the game that birf'd LIVETRIM.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cat97 on January 12, 2018, 07:01:19 PM
If we win it will make the season for me.

Jesus Christ  :flush:
My mistake.  I forgot some of you are too young to remember what a win at Allen field house feels like. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Prince McJunkins on January 12, 2018, 07:04:31 PM
Saturday will be a win.
Trim has been eerily prescient about predictions lately, so:  :emawkid:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: KITNfury on January 13, 2018, 05:30:19 AM
If we win it will make the season for me.

Jesus Christ  :flush:
My mistake.  I forgot some of you are too young to remember what a win at Allen field house feels like.
I was having a beer and a Burger in a mostly empty Rusty's last chance bar.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cat97 on January 13, 2018, 08:31:53 AM
If we win it will make the season for me.

Jesus Christ  :flush:
My mistake.  I forgot some of you are too young to remember what a win at Allen field house feels like.
I was having a beer and a Burger in a mostly empty Rusty's last chance bar.
I'll bet that beer and burger was as good as you've had for a while. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: The Big Train on January 13, 2018, 09:23:27 AM
This game is on really early
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Post by: EMAWzifried on January 13, 2018, 09:49:29 AM
This game is on really early
No interest. Two so-so teams.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Steffy08 on January 13, 2018, 10:25:09 AM
Diarra has seven turnovers today.

Brown and/or Wade will have two fouls before 14 minute mark of first half.

Ku will shoot >50% from three in the first half.

Just keeping it real.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: everyone shut up on January 13, 2018, 10:28:32 AM
I think one of their cheaters was NCAA cleared to play today.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: star seed 7 on January 13, 2018, 10:33:47 AM
If oscar can't win this game then he should be fired immediately. Even texas tech whipped ku's ass, shameful
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Post by: Trim on January 13, 2018, 10:56:53 AM
I'll be in chat to do some winning here in a bit after I finish making breakfast.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: renocat on January 13, 2018, 11:00:09 AM
The 12 year hex.  We win at Lawrence ever 12 years.  This year 12 since the last win at the Chickenhouse.  Chickens hate weasels.  Ride em hard you magical weasels.

Most likely the unHuman Newman will go off for 40 for KU, and the hex dies.  But ........ stupid optimism is blissfully sweet and fun.  It though is like a blast of cold air on your wallies when reality punches you in the butt.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: EMAWzifried on January 13, 2018, 11:12:25 AM
Tell me if you've seen this before? KU hot from the gun. Gets a double-figure first half lead. K-State cuts it to 2-5 points in a second-half run. Cats don't get over the hump. KU wins by 9-15
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Skipper44 on January 13, 2018, 11:32:25 AM
Wade is pretty much unguardable for this ku roster
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Post by: Dr Rick Daris on January 13, 2018, 11:37:38 AM
Have not watched ku much this year but they appear to be about the 4th best team in the big12. Yikes.
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Post by: The Big Train on January 13, 2018, 11:39:06 AM
Yeah they are very beatable but we always blow it somehow late
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Post by: pissclams on January 13, 2018, 11:39:57 AM
hey graham has 2 fouls, 5 minutes in.  let’s avoid him at all costs and try not to draw his 3rd
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Post by: renocat on January 13, 2018, 11:51:49 AM
Tied at halftime.  Juice is starting to boil.  We can play with them.
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Post by: cfbandyman on January 13, 2018, 11:57:19 AM
Have not watched ku much this year but they appear to be about the 4th best team in the big12. Yikes.

I have, so when I saw they are very similar to us, I wasn't saying anything edgy, they are a streaky 3 pts shooting team with very little other way of generating offense other than getting to the FT line. They will get owned by WV and OU, and will get knocked by a few others. FFS they barely could beat ISU at home.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cfbandyman on January 13, 2018, 11:57:51 AM
Tied at halftime.  Juice is starting to boil.  We can play with them.

The entire league can
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Post by: Lucas Scoopsalot on January 13, 2018, 12:02:58 PM
I like when Wade stares his opponent down and drains a jumper in their face
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Post by: Dr Rick Daris on January 13, 2018, 12:17:02 PM
Lol on Weber waiting way to long to call a time out.
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Post by: 8manpick on January 13, 2018, 12:31:15 PM
Diarra is going to be great. No fear at all
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Post by: 8manpick on January 13, 2018, 12:40:30 PM
A technical for the :nono: ? My god
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 12:42:57 PM
"If you get close to Mike Stuart, he's going to blow you..."
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 8manpick on January 13, 2018, 12:44:38 PM
He didn't say anything to Stuart anyway... It was clearly for the "taunting"
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Post by: renocat on January 13, 2018, 12:48:35 PM
Can we beat KU and the refs?
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 12:52:04 PM
ku yes, refs no
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 12:53:27 PM
mawein sucks taint, i'm sorry
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: manpow5 on January 13, 2018, 12:57:01 PM
Weber timeout cost s a possession.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 12:58:32 PM
Weber timeout cost s a possession.
they were reviewing that anyway
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Post by: 8manpick on January 13, 2018, 01:03:43 PM
What a horrendous final possession
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Post by: renocat on January 13, 2018, 01:04:50 PM
SHI*HOLE.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 01:05:07 PM
eff
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: star seed 7 on January 13, 2018, 01:05:24 PM
If oscar can't win this game then he should be fired immediately. Even texas tech whipped ku's ass, shameful

 :impatient:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: brandochav on January 13, 2018, 01:08:39 PM
If oscar can't win this game then he should be fired immediately. Even texas tech whipped ku's ass, shameful

 :impatient:

Because T-Tech is better than KU. They also they whipped our ass too. The issue I had with this game is Barry walking down the court with 15 secs, not looking for Wade in the paint, to take a forced 3 only being down 1. No chance for a reb and putback...terrible guard play.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: TheTruth on January 13, 2018, 01:08:57 PM
Another in a long line of WFT moments when trying to get off the last shot.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on January 13, 2018, 01:10:46 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: CHONGS on January 13, 2018, 01:11:33 PM
All I know is that it will be the refs fault.
:gocho:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: CHONGS on January 13, 2018, 01:17:43 PM
I know its very fashionable to talk crap on future HOFC oscar Weber on this board, but if not for refs he would have beaten KU at Allen Fieldhouse two years in a row.  That needs to count for something.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: LeggoKatZ on January 13, 2018, 01:18:28 PM
What a kick in the balls.  At least we got it over with early to ruin the remainder of my Saturday. 
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Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 13, 2018, 01:22:40 PM
I know it looks cool to nonchalantly walk the ball up the court like you just don't have a care in the world but what. the. eff.  There were 15 seconds left and Barry crossed half court at 8.  I'm not sure i understand why we wouldn't want to get into our set as quickly as possible.  drive the basket and kick or shoot with 4-5 seconds on the clock so there's at least a chance for a put back at the buzzer.  It's not rough ridin' rocket science.  We looked like a bunch of rough ridin' retards the YMCA that last possession.  Dribble around till the clock runs out and throw up a prayer from 25'
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Lucas Scoopsalot on January 13, 2018, 01:23:47 PM
Can't blame the refs this year. Its all the fault of our loser coach.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 13, 2018, 01:28:23 PM
hey graham has 2 fouls, 5 minutes in.  let’s avoid him at all costs and try not to draw his 3rd

This pissed me off, there were even a couple of possessions that he switched to Wade but the guards never got the ball back to him.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 13, 2018, 01:29:23 PM
Weber timeout cost s a possession.

No it rough ridin' didn't, JFC.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 13, 2018, 01:31:40 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 01:32:56 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 13, 2018, 01:55:30 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: brm7070 on January 13, 2018, 02:00:07 PM
OU just did it right. Down 1, penetrate, kick it out and hit a three with 5 seconds left.  Don't know if the will win it, but they have the chance now.
Edit---- TCU scores to force OT!!
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 13, 2018, 02:03:55 PM
Guys, it was winnable. Then it wasn't.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 02:05:42 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something
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Post by: pissclams on January 13, 2018, 02:05:50 PM
hey graham has 2 fouls, 5 minutes in.  let’s avoid him at all costs and try not to draw his 3rd

This pissed me off, there were even a couple of possessions that he switched to Wade but the guards never got the ball back to him.

ku has no depth either which was evidenced by the fact that he was playing w 2.  i am not invested enough to get pissed today but coaching really can be as simple as keeping the opponent’s best player on the bench and our team has more than enough players that could have drawn that 3rd and 4th on devonte. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 02:13:38 PM
graham is a better post defender than our bigs
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 13, 2018, 02:32:16 PM
graham is a better post defender than our bigs

He was KU's best defender on Wade. By far.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 13, 2018, 02:42:00 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 13, 2018, 02:45:32 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.
Remember McGruders final possession at Baylor that helped win the big 12 title?
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 13, 2018, 02:48:03 PM
also, you honestly think oscar told him to walk up the court and chuck a tested 3? Just trying to see how butthurt you are about all things oscar to honestly believe that.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 8manpick on January 13, 2018, 02:52:14 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.
May as well have put it in Diarra's hands then.  He'll end up as our best guard since Pullen when his career is over.  I know it's too soon to do that but he was clearly up for the big moments.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 02:53:35 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: pissclams on January 13, 2018, 03:03:11 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.
come on man
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 13, 2018, 03:12:44 PM
It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.

Rusty, what exactly do you think a screen and roll/pop is designed to do?

Also I don't know what you and 'clams are up in arms about, I presented two opportunities as to why a normally reliable player froze up when he had the ball in his hands. Neither of us are in his head, I don't know how you can be definitive as to why he froze.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 03:19:16 PM


It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.

Rusty, what exactly do you think a screen and roll/pop is designed to do?

Also I don't know what you and 'clams are up in arms about, I presented two opportunities as to why a normally reliable player froze up when he had the ball in his hands. Neither of us are in his head, I don't know how you can be definitive as to why he froze.

This particular play was designed to get a three for Wade.

I just think your statement on Brown was just dumb given other plays immediately proceeding the play in question
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Lucas Scoopsalot on January 13, 2018, 03:35:19 PM
His plays are always too complicated at the end of games. All you need is one screen, maybe one pass, and a shot. And show some rough ridin' urgency
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: EMAWzifried on January 13, 2018, 03:38:51 PM


It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.

Rusty, what exactly do you think a screen and roll/pop is designed to do?

Also I don't know what you and 'clams are up in arms about, I presented two opportunities as to why a normally reliable player froze up when he had the ball in his hands. Neither of us are in his head, I don't know how you can be definitive as to why he froze.

This particular play was designed to get a three for Wade.

I just think your statement on Brown was just dumb given other plays immediately proceeding the play in question

When you're down by one why the hell would he want to shoot a 3 instead of go to the basket?
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Powercat Posse on January 13, 2018, 03:56:26 PM
When KState cleared out right side and put 3 guys on the left, Vick stayed in the lane to help in case of a drive.  If Barry came off screen hard and went to the rim, he may have had Vick and Azubuike to contend with.  But it left the pop out by Wade pretty open because there was no weakside help and Doke was slow in getting back to Dean

I think ku was gonna force us to shoot a jumper. Even if we spread our 3 guys out (2 on left 1 on right), I think the lane was gonna be clogged quickly with a Barry drive.

I liked the play call. I will take Dean taking the shot, instead of a possible Barry drive and kickout to 1 of the other 3
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cfbandyman on January 13, 2018, 03:57:43 PM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:

A team that lives and dies by the 3, cant rebound and has little to no depth or presence on the inside? oscar aside, tell me how exactly different they are.

The next informed opinion that troll will give will be the first one, he's an actual idiot.

name calling, sad.

You look super dumb after this game. oscar or no oscar
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Skipper44 on January 13, 2018, 04:13:47 PM
The second oscar saw Bill was leaving Doke in they should have gone 1 - 4 with the ball in Wade’s hand
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: pissclams on January 13, 2018, 04:32:17 PM
The only team worse at rebounding in league games than us is KU. So I like that for us.

I didn't want to go so far in my last post to say it, but I really do see ku and k-state as being pretty close to being the same team.

holy crap  :lol:

A team that lives and dies by the 3, cant rebound and has little to no depth or presence on the inside? oscar aside, tell me how exactly different they are.

The next informed opinion that troll will give will be the first one, he's an actual idiot.

name calling, sad.

You look super dumb after this game. oscar or no oscar
#1Cat you guys
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 04:34:37 PM


It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.

Rusty, what exactly do you think a screen and roll/pop is designed to do?

Also I don't know what you and 'clams are up in arms about, I presented two opportunities as to why a normally reliable player froze up when he had the ball in his hands. Neither of us are in his head, I don't know how you can be definitive as to why he froze.

This particular play was designed to get a three for Wade.

I just think your statement on Brown was just dumb given other plays immediately proceeding the play in question

When you're down by one why the hell would he want to shoot a 3 instead of go to the basket?
cuz you're not going to get a call if hacked on the drive to the basket...that said, i would have spread the floor and let barry drive and then kick if help comes...
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 04:36:04 PM


It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.

Rusty, what exactly do you think a screen and roll/pop is designed to do?

Also I don't know what you and 'clams are up in arms about, I presented two opportunities as to why a normally reliable player froze up when he had the ball in his hands. Neither of us are in his head, I don't know how you can be definitive as to why he froze.

This particular play was designed to get a three for Wade.

I just think your statement on Brown was just dumb given other plays immediately proceeding the play in question

When you're down by one why the hell would he want to shoot a 3 instead of go to the basket?
cuz you're not going to get a call if hacked on the drive to the basket...that said, i would have spread the floor and let barry drive and then kick if help comes...
We drew fouls the two previous possessions, one on a drive and one on a putback created by a drive
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: dal9 on January 13, 2018, 04:38:22 PM
^yeah, i'm just saying what the argument against driving is...not sure i necessarily would go for jumper...
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 13, 2018, 04:40:13 PM
Rusty, I like your point. I do think KU's defense would have been different, but Barry had some big drives late.

Again, not racing the ball to me was the key.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: The Big Train on January 13, 2018, 04:41:54 PM
Really good article. oscar is a loser, plain and simple.

https://twitter.com/mellinger/status/952304107557212163
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: mocat on January 13, 2018, 04:51:30 PM
But we almost won! Frank never almost won in lawrence. Advantage: oscar
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 13, 2018, 05:11:46 PM
But we almost won! Frank never almost won in lawrence. Advantage: oscar
chodecat doesn't understand K-State history in that building ever since he got passed up by Mizzou so this loser response makes sense.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 13, 2018, 05:18:59 PM
Rusty, I like your point. I do think KU's defense would have been different, but Barry had some big drives late.

Again, not racing the ball to me was the key.
Of course walking the ball up was the worst part. Another thing that hasn't been discussed is how slow Wade is with the ball. His drives are almost always methodically feeling out the defense and he's even pretty show in a catch and shoot. (Those aren't really criticisms of Wade, just using him in that particular situation.)
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 13, 2018, 05:23:20 PM
Frank is going to miss the tourney 6 out of 7 years there now. :frown:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: slackcat on January 13, 2018, 05:28:57 PM
His plays are always too complicated at the end of games. All you need is one screen, maybe one pass, and a shot. And show some rough ridin' urgency

This.

Every good coach has plays for just this situation and they're practiced, just so happens Oscar is not a good coach.
Title: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 13, 2018, 05:42:13 PM
This play seemed pretty simple to me. Two man, pick and pop, then rescreen if its not there. :dunno:

Problem is, usually it's Kam running the point, not Barry, so he probably hasn't practiced it a bunch. Call it a an excuse if you want, don't @ me.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: mocat on January 13, 2018, 05:45:24 PM
But we almost won! Frank never almost won in lawrence. Advantage: oscar
chodecat doesn't understand K-State history in that building ever since he got passed up by Mizzou so this loser response makes sense.
wut
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cat97 on January 13, 2018, 06:25:07 PM
This play seemed pretty simple to me. Two man, pick and pop, then rescreen if its not there. :dunno:

Problem is, usually it's Kam running the point, not Barry, so he probably hasn't practiced it a bunch. Call it a an excuse if you want, don't @ me.
Good analysis and I agree about not having Kam to run it. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 13, 2018, 07:54:38 PM
This play seemed pretty simple to me. Two man, pick and pop, then rescreen if its not there. :dunno:

Problem is, usually it's Kam running the point, not Barry, so he probably hasn't practiced it a bunch. Call it a an excuse if you want, don't @ me.
Good analysis and I agree about not having Kam to run it.

I don't buy this.  Barry's the guy to drive for the final shot.  We've shown that before.  he's got to have the ball at the end of the game.  It's his decision to make to drive, shoot or kick.  How is he not comfortable running a play we should have run 10 times in every practice since the rough ridin' summer just waiting for the chance to win a game?
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 13, 2018, 07:57:24 PM
Because it was designed to pass to Dean for the 3. Just like last year.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 13, 2018, 08:02:03 PM
Because it was designed to pass to Dean for the 3. Just like last year.

I can't buy that either unless Barry was so brain dead he forgot to pass the ball.  Dean popped out and was open and Barry just kept dribbling.  I think he popped only because Barry didn't use the screen to start his drive but Barry wanting him to come back for a second screen...that's what Barry was motioning anyway...albeit with 2 seconds on the rough ridin' clock.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: slackcat on January 13, 2018, 08:12:15 PM
I'm soooo rough ridin' done with Cat sports.  :buh-bye:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: sys on January 13, 2018, 08:14:51 PM
Another thing that hasn't been discussed is how slow Wade is with the ball. His drives are almost always methodically feeling out the defense and he's even pretty show in a catch and shoot. (Those aren't really criticisms of Wade, just using him in that particular situation.)

i agree with this.  the people saying he was wide open aren't accurately accounting for the speed of the ball, the speed of the defender and handling time upon receiving the ball.  it's hosmer going home all over again.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Powercat Posse on January 13, 2018, 09:25:14 PM
At times, Wade is slow in his catch and shot, but there are times when he isn't.

In today's game, he got the ball, held it, but got shot off fairly quickly with shot clock running down. He burried the 3 on that shot for the record.  Doke is sooo slow closing out on a shooter...I'm pretty convinced Dean gets a decent look if Barry passes.   
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: pissclams on January 13, 2018, 10:24:38 PM
Another thing that hasn't been discussed is how slow Wade is with the ball. His drives are almost always methodically feeling out the defense and he's even pretty show in a catch and shoot. (Those aren't really criticisms of Wade, just using him in that particular situation.)

i agree with this.  the people saying he was wide open aren't accurately accounting for the speed of the ball, the speed of the defender and handling time upon receiving the ball.  it's hosmer going home all over again.
agreed 100
wade would not have been open
pick for barry to drive was the play
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Powercat Posse on January 13, 2018, 11:01:36 PM
Dean has now taken 10+ shots 7 times this year.
4 of those times..Barry/Kam or Barry/Diarra (today) have taken 45.0% or more of the shots.  42.0%  on a 5th game

Dean can get his even if other guards are shooting.   Dean just must be assertive & guards need to get him involved no matter what.

* FYI....Take out first 3 games when all starters played less....games 4 thru 15 when Barry & Kam were healthy, they took about 42.3% of shots.

20.0 pts and 68.4 eFG in those 7 games.
#ShootDean
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 14, 2018, 01:50:01 AM


It's my favorite thing to laugh at about oscar. He is absolutely awful at final possessions. I'm still LOL'n at his attempt in the NCAA tournament game against La Salle, and that was....six years ago? Jesus Christ. Having Barry lazily walk it up the court and then throw up a contested last-second three was a hilariously bad way to try to win today's game. Color me stunned it didn't work.

You actually think it was planned for Barry to do that? LOL. I'll ask you and everyone else, what should have been called there?

spread the court, drive and crash the boards. I thought that was obvious to everyone in the world

sure but it starts with getting into your set and you can't do that at 4 seconds and expect to get a good shot let alone a put back.  you can't walk the ball up the rough ridin' floor like it's the start of the rough ridin' game.

I mean I would think a coach would have told them to be cognizant of the time remaining in the timeout or like practiced a similar situation in practice or something

That's the deal. The play call was the right one. The issue is that we don't operate in a manner that Barry would be comfortable going quickly there.

I'll be critical of oscar for this but I'll also leave as a possibility that Barry was prepared for this but he got tight because he was playing KU in AFH and the moment was too big for him.

I disagree that it was the right call given how successful we were attacking off the dribble in the second half.

I also disagree the moment was too big for him, I mean he'd just made a three point play and had a drive lead to an offensive rebound the two previous possessions. That's actually a pretty asinine suggestion.

Rusty, what exactly do you think a screen and roll/pop is designed to do?

Also I don't know what you and 'clams are up in arms about, I presented two opportunities as to why a normally reliable player froze up when he had the ball in his hands. Neither of us are in his head, I don't know how you can be definitive as to why he froze.

This particular play was designed to get a three for Wade.

I just think your statement on Brown was just dumb given other plays immediately proceeding the play in question

It was deigned to get the three if Azibuke didn't hedge hard.

And on Brown, yeah, he was fine on the proceeding plays, none of them were the last play though. I also want to again point out that I didn't say that was the reason, I only presented that as a possible reason. It very well may be dumb but you still haven't offered an alternate theory as to why Barry froze up in that spot.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 02:43:48 AM
And on Brown, yeah, he was fine on the proceeding plays, none of them were the last play though. I also want to again point out that I didn't say that was the reason, I only presented that as a possible reason. It very well may be dumb but you still haven't offered an alternate theory as to why Barry froze up in that spot.

Well one alternate theory is no one was in the right place w/ 8 seconds left. Both Patrick and Sneed lined up initially on the right side of the court:

(https://i.imgur.com/0P6hi9U.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mianQC1.jpg)

You can say Brown should have still been forcing the issue, and you'd be right, but oscar definitely drew up a play yet wasn't able to get his players to line up on the correct side of the court, and also thought it was important enough to wait for them to get to the other side with 10 seconds left. Did oscar criticize Brown for not pushing it? Not sure, but he definitely criticized him for not passing to Wade, which may have been a mistake but doesn't indicate the "moment was too big for him", whatever the eff that means.
Title: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Kat Kid on January 14, 2018, 08:58:39 AM
Absolutely think oscar has a lot to do with the problems because he is shifting guys across the court as mentioned. He literally shoved Patrick. 

oscar micro manages all the time, and is often literally out on the court. I haven't seen it mentioned but maybe oscar was trying to adjust based upon their defense, this Barry not attacking right away. Even if this wasn't directly stated, with hindsight, maybe the shift messed with Barry a bit?

He certainly didn't act very decisively. I think people saying that this looked about like most of our end of half situations that are routinely terrible and don't result in a good look are probably about as right as anyone claiming the play worked and Barry just didn't execute.

Absolutely the walk up was what messed the play up, but with the other things that happened I'm not sure why that is 100% on Barry.

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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: wetwillie on January 14, 2018, 09:09:07 AM
Lost by two last year, lost by one this year, I think everyone knows what's going to happen in Lawrence next year:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 14, 2018, 09:23:00 AM
The players play basketball better after they practice without him and when they can’t hear him. Things go south when he’s involved.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 14, 2018, 10:14:03 AM
And on Brown, yeah, he was fine on the proceeding plays, none of them were the last play though. I also want to again point out that I didn't say that was the reason, I only presented that as a possible reason. It very well may be dumb but you still haven't offered an alternate theory as to why Barry froze up in that spot.

Well one alternate theory is no one was in the right place w/ 8 seconds left. Both Patrick and Sneed lined up initially on the right side of the court:

(https://i.imgur.com/0P6hi9U.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mianQC1.jpg)

You can say Brown should have still been forcing the issue, and you'd be right, but oscar definitely drew up a play yet wasn't able to get his players to line up on the correct side of the court, and also thought it was important enough to wait for them to get to the other side with 10 seconds left. Did oscar criticize Brown for not pushing it? Not sure, but he definitely criticized him for not passing to Wade, which may have been a mistake but doesn't indicate the "moment was too big for him", whatever the eff that means.

Okay, if that's the case then you agree with the first option that I presented in that post that oscar didn't put Barry in a spot where he could feel comfortable doing what was asked of him. So why do you keep arguing with me about something I've yet to disagree with you on?

And you're being incredibly disingenuous about the mental aspect of player performance on end game situations. You absolutely know the difference between a K-State player having the ball in his hands, in the final seconds, trying to win a game at Allen Fieldhouse, that doesn't feel like any other situation he'll be in, likely for the rest of his career. Are you contending that this end game situation is the same thing as closing out a home game in a December non con is the same as this? Or is your contention that players are unaware of the gravity of the moment, therefore making the concept of pressure non existent?
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 10:19:56 AM
Dude you asked me for another theory
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 10:51:13 AM
And you're being incredibly disingenuous about the mental aspect of player performance on end game situations. You absolutely know the difference between a K-State player having the ball in his hands, in the final seconds, trying to win a game at Allen Fieldhouse, that doesn't feel like any other situation he'll be in, likely for the rest of his career. Are you contending that this end game situation is the same thing as closing out a home game in a December non con is the same as this? Or is your contention that players are unaware of the gravity of the moment, therefore making the concept of pressure non existent?

No, I don't think it was the same thing as a December non-con. I do think it was similar to the previous two possessions in the same game in the same environment where he made great plays at the rim as the shot clock was running down down and got us the lead and tied it. Did I not make that clear?

I mean, sure the fact that it was the last possession instead of the next-to-last possession made it different, but that seems like an unlikely OK/meltdown threshold to anyone who isn't trying to argue for argument's sake.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: #LIFE on January 14, 2018, 10:56:54 AM
I think it could have been any team in any arena and it would have played out the same. We've seen this movie from oscar before
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 14, 2018, 11:46:47 AM
I think it could have been any team in any arena and it would have played out the same. We've seen this movie from oscar before

I agree with this.  I don't think this was pressure related at all.  Barry's been in this position multiple times and has shown that he WANTS the opportunity.  I think it was 2 things.  Piss poor preparation for the opportunity which led directly to an inability to appreciate the urgency and response needed (as changes happened) given the time left in the game.  If we had executed well in the past, i'd lay the blame at Barry's feet.  We haven't.  Fault resides with oscar.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 14, 2018, 11:59:47 AM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 14, 2018, 12:01:07 PM
The fact that Barry walked the ball up the court, to me, tells you all you need to know about the coaching on this team.  We don't even have to discuss the asinine play.  In rough ridin' high school you learn that you want to be set by X seconds.  you don't just learn it, it's pounded into your head because you practice it every rough ridin' day, multiple times. Get into your set by X.  Is our "X" 5 rough ridin' seconds??????????  If Barry had any coaching at all, he would not have walked the ball nonchalantly up the floor.  It's funny in my mind to think of a Bob Knight coached team doing this.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 14, 2018, 12:10:10 PM
If barry had pushed the ball up the court, he'd have then had to stop there and dribble for 5-10 seconds while oscar shoved almost half his team to the other side to stand over there.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 12:13:21 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

It's a problem I've complained about with oscar (and college coaches in general). A general distrust of allowing players to make plays and thinking their sets and plays out of timeouts are way better than they are.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: #LIFE on January 14, 2018, 12:16:05 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

https://twitter.com/gifhawk/status/952258249465753600
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 14, 2018, 12:20:09 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

It's a problem I've complained about with oscar (and college coaches in general). A general distrust of allowing players to make plays and thinking their sets and plays out of timeouts are way better than they are.

Yep.  As I half-joked about in chat, the players did best during the game when it was flowing without stoppage and when it was too loud there for oscar to be heard.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Trim on January 14, 2018, 12:23:22 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

https://twitter.com/gifhawk/status/952258249465753600

I'd love to see it from the baseline or barry's perspective, but that's good enough.  He knew that oscar's play called for the 3 irrelevant people to be having a picnic at the far left baseline, but saw one on each corner and a third streaking to the far right baseline.  Ideally, he'd have said eff yo play and gone solo, but he did what I'd expect which was pacing himself for everyone to get to their starting points for that X&O masterpiece to commence.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 12:25:16 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

It's a problem I've complained about with oscar (and college coaches in general). A general distrust of allowing players to make plays and thinking their sets and plays out of timeouts are way better than they are.

Yes, its generally a problem, but I think its one of the worst traits of oscar.

I still can't believe Barry took 6 seconds to bring the ball past half court. Amazing.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 12:27:42 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

https://twitter.com/gifhawk/status/952258249465753600

watching it a couple of times it's amazing people think it was a good play design. Why would you run the initial screen action toward the side where you overloaded and therefore brought the help? Also Wade wasn't very open for anything other than a deeper-than-normal three.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 12:28:16 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

It's a problem I've complained about with oscar (and college coaches in general). A general distrust of allowing players to make plays and thinking their sets and plays out of timeouts are way better than they are.

Yes, its generally a problem, but I think its one of the worst traits of oscar.

I still can't believe Barry took 6 seconds to bring the ball past half court. Amazing.

And oscar was still rearranging players on the court!
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: EMAWzifried on January 14, 2018, 12:51:25 PM
Moreover, Self and KU players said they prepared for the play because we ran it at the end of the game a year ago. If Oscar was a 3-D chessmaster he would have had a counter to it involving a couple of the three non-entitites he apparently doesn't trust.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 01:11:23 PM
watching it a couple of times it's amazing people think it was a good play design. Why would you run the initial screen action toward the side where you overloaded and therefore brought the help? Also Wade wasn't very open for anything other than a deeper-than-normal three.

My assumption is that Wade shoots best from the top of the key, so they design it for him to catch it there. Azubuke's defense is not good, but he would've been in position to contest it. Again, the real problem to me is not getting the ball up the floor quickly. If Barry passes it as is, Dean catches with 4 seconds left and probably only has the jump shot. Maybe one dribble and jump shot. If we race it, Dean can catch with 7-8 seconds left and has a real shot to drive it. Even if Dean can get to 15 or so feet, he's been nailing that jumper all day.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 01:19:07 PM


watching it a couple of times it's amazing people think it was a good play design. Why would you run the initial screen action toward the side where you overloaded and therefore brought the help? Also Wade wasn't very open for anything other than a deeper-than-normal three.

My assumption is that Wade shoots best from the top of the key, so they design it for him to catch it there.

Well then start the action on the right side of the court with Brown going right. Or have everyone stand on the right side. You could still have Wade catch it at the top of the key, but you'd also have a Brown drive as an option, which you really didn't have until the rescreen as designed.

Maybe I'm missing something obvious.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: sys on January 14, 2018, 01:42:58 PM
i very much doubt if they wanted to shoot it much earlier than with 5.  probably wanted to go more at 7 or 8 seconds (which is when wade popped up for the initial screen).  you definitely aren't going to want to give the ball back to ku with more than 1 or 2 left on the clock.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 01:43:25 PM


watching it a couple of times it's amazing people think it was a good play design. Why would you run the initial screen action toward the side where you overloaded and therefore brought the help? Also Wade wasn't very open for anything other than a deeper-than-normal three.

My assumption is that Wade shoots best from the top of the key, so they design it for him to catch it there.

Well then start the action on the right side of the court with Brown going right. Or have everyone stand on the right side. You could still have Wade catch it at the top of the key, but you'd also have a Brown drive as an option, which you really didn't have until the rescreen as designed.

Maybe I'm missing something obvious.

Its a good question.

Its also interesting that oscar made adjustments this year. Last year it was the opposite direction and the floor was balanced with 2 on the left and 1 on the right instead of all three on the left this year.

Last year:
(https://preview.ibb.co/diphGm/Wade_last_year_shot.png)

This year:
(https://preview.ibb.co/d4GjU6/83_FA1_C0_C_E713_40_DD_A8_BA_2_DE8_B2_BEEF88.png)
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 01:44:46 PM
i very much doubt if they wanted to shoot it much earlier than with 5.  probably wanted to go more at 7 or 8 seconds (which is when wade popped up for the initial screen).  you definitely aren't going to want to give the ball back to ku with more than 1 or 2 left on the clock.

Based on last year sys, I think you are correct. We passed it at 5 (shot clock) last year for Dean's shot. The pass should have been made at about 4 this year.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Powercat Posse on January 14, 2018, 02:18:03 PM
I get why the screen came from Barry's left (but I also get what MICH is saying).  The roll part of the screen didn't go real smooth. Newman and Dean almost got tangled up. Newman kind of hugged Dean as he was trying to get around the pick. 

I don't know if Weber wanted Sneed & Patrick to run to the right baseline and then immediately go to the opposite baseline, thus trying to make Vick/Svi distracted a bit as our 2 guys were moving not standing. However our 2 guys didn't head to the opposite baseline til Weber yelled at them

Vick is barely paying attention to Patrick when he is in front of our bench. Vick sees Patrick go to the opposite corner but he lets him go and just stays in the lane. He was gonna be there to help on a drive and if Patrick got the ball, just hope that rotation D can get to him and contest a 3.

Barry really kind of just stops as Dean is setting the screen.  If he takes another dribble or two to his left, maybe Azubuike gets pulled away more, letting Dean be more open that he was.  I don't know.

Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 02:44:26 PM
I have a theory as to why oscar put 3 guys on one side of the floor and had Barry initially go that way off of Wade's screen. Last year, KU had an extra defender over there to help contest the shot. This year, KU had Newman who could help on a drive in the lane, but there is no one on the perimeter to help contest the shot.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 14, 2018, 02:47:11 PM
I mean, sure the fact that it was the last possession instead of the next-to-last possession made it different, but that seems like an unlikely OK/meltdown threshold

That's all I was saying, friend.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 14, 2018, 02:52:40 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

It's a problem I've complained about with oscar (and college coaches in general). A general distrust of allowing players to make plays and thinking their sets and plays out of timeouts are way better than they are.

I know everyone is slobbering all over Chris Beard, and for good reason, but yesterday he had an over coaching hall of fame moment. Dude called three time outs yesterday, in overtime, each with his team on the line, and WVU out of timeouts, to remind his team to play half court man to man and not foul.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 14, 2018, 03:04:36 PM
Moreover, Self and KU players said they prepared for the play because we ran it at the end of the game a year ago. If Oscar was a 3-D chessmaster he would have had a counter to it involving a couple of the three non-entitites he apparently doesn't trust.

People keep bringing this up as if it's some indictment of oscar when it isn't at all. It's not football they aren't choosing from a hundred plays, it's like a half dozen. It would be an indictment of Self if he didn't have an idea of what was coming. KU runs the same end game play so often that not only do most know the action but they know the actual play call, it's called Chop.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 03:09:21 PM
Moreover, Self and KU players said they prepared for the play because we ran it at the end of the game a year ago. If Oscar was a 3-D chessmaster he would have had a counter to it involving a couple of the three non-entitites he apparently doesn't trust.

People keep bringing this up as if it's some indictment of oscar when it isn't at all. It's not football they aren't choosing from a hundred plays, it's like a half dozen. It would be an indictment of Self if he didn't have an idea of what was coming. KU runs the same end game play so often that not only do most know the action but they know the actual play call, it's called Chop.

And they didn't defend it that well anyway.  Azubuike gets caught standing on the initial screen. The other KU defender grabs Wade a little bit, but he still would've gotten a fairly open shot off of the pop.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Powercat Posse on January 14, 2018, 03:38:38 PM
I have a theory as to why oscar put 3 guys on one side of the floor and had Barry initially go that way off of Wade's screen. Last year, KU had an extra defender over there to help contest the shot. This year, KU had Newman who could help on a drive in the lane, but there is no one on the perimeter to help contest the shot.

Oh for sure.   The 2007 play that Huggs did at Texas with Cartier is a little different, in that Martin pops to the wing for the 3. But the other 3 Cats are on the opposite side of Martin shooting.   If Dean's sweet spot wasn't the Top of the key, we could have ran a play just like Hoskins and Martin did.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Cire on January 14, 2018, 04:16:03 PM
Not an XO guy here but wouldn't sending rebounder from the weak side give a better chance to put back a missed three     


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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 04:27:21 PM
Not an XO guy here but wouldn't sending rebounder from the weak side give a better chance to put back a missed three     


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Yes, but you'd have to run the play with enough time for that to be an option. We didn't. I'm assuming Sneed would've gone to the glass if we got the shot off earlier.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: cat97 on January 14, 2018, 06:29:02 PM
Thank you guys for some interesting discussion on that last play.  Sneed and Patrick did go in for the rebound but due to the shot going up late, it was no advantage. 
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: michigancat on January 14, 2018, 06:33:01 PM
Moreover, Self and KU players said they prepared for the play because we ran it at the end of the game a year ago. If Oscar was a 3-D chessmaster he would have had a counter to it involving a couple of the three non-entitites he apparently doesn't trust.

People keep bringing this up as if it's some indictment of oscar when it isn't at all. It's not football they aren't choosing from a hundred plays, it's like a half dozen. It would be an indictment of Self if he didn't have an idea of what was coming. KU runs the same end game play so often that not only do most know the action but they know the actual play call, it's called Chop.

And they didn't defend it that well anyway.  Azubuike gets caught standing on the initial screen. The other KU defender grabs Wade a little bit, but he still would've gotten a fairly open shot off of the pop.

It was better defended than you're giving them credit for. It certainly wouldn't be a clean look by the time Wade caught the pass, unlike last year.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on January 14, 2018, 07:10:38 PM
I wish that rough ridin' shot would have just gone in.


Is there anything more inequitable in college basketball than the referee "no-call just give it to the team who got fouled out of bounds" play that gets called 20 times during the game, but is overturned by video in the last 2 minutes??? (or last 2:44 if its our game yesterday)

Also, WTF was that shot clock violation at the end of the 1st half after Azubuke had possession then threw it right back to us???
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 14, 2018, 07:19:13 PM
Moreover, Self and KU players said they prepared for the play because we ran it at the end of the game a year ago. If Oscar was a 3-D chessmaster he would have had a counter to it involving a couple of the three non-entitites he apparently doesn't trust.

People keep bringing this up as if it's some indictment of oscar when it isn't at all. It's not football they aren't choosing from a hundred plays, it's like a half dozen. It would be an indictment of Self if he didn't have an idea of what was coming. KU runs the same end game play so often that not only do most know the action but they know the actual play call, it's called Chop.

And they didn't defend it that well anyway.  Azubuike gets caught standing on the initial screen. The other KU defender grabs Wade a little bit, but he still would've gotten a fairly open shot off of the pop.

It was better defended than you're giving them credit for. It certainly wouldn't be a clean look by the time Wade caught the pass, unlike last year.

Probably.

Dean had a great look last year.

(https://image.ibb.co/mVR4U6/Wade_last_year_shot_2.png)
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: AlwaysEMAW on January 14, 2018, 10:07:26 PM
This discussion has missed the point. Why were we hoping for a last second shot. The smart decision here was to get ourselves two chances at this. oscar should have told Barry to sprint down the court and drive as quickly as possible. Either get a bucket or get fouled. They’re not going to defend it hard because they don’t want to foul. WORST case scenario, we miss and don’t get fouled, and KU makes two free throws and are up 3.

Going for a last second prayer of a three is way dumber than attacking the basket.


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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Cire on January 14, 2018, 10:12:42 PM
The thinking is that a pick and pop three by Dean is higher percentage that drive and get fouled.

I have no problem with the play

It wasn't executed

That's on oscar


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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: AlwaysEMAW on January 14, 2018, 10:21:13 PM
The thinking is that a pick and pop three by Dean is higher percentage that drive and get fouled.

I have no problem with the play

It wasn't executed

That's on oscar


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It may be, but two chances is better than one and a quick drive when the opposing team is playing soft so they don’t foul has proven a very good late game play.

That shot by Dean could still be taken with 8-10 seconds left if we end up down 3.




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Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: SkinnyBenny on January 14, 2018, 10:52:55 PM
dunno if luked, but a friend posted the diagram of oscar's final play


(https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/26231305_10104607235944201_1506892546147993635_n.jpg?oh=88225d5f6f622dc0a0dc933c032880a5&oe=5AEFBF27)
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on January 14, 2018, 11:02:17 PM
 :jerk:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Powercat Posse on January 15, 2018, 04:05:41 PM
This discussion has missed the point. Why were we hoping for a last second shot. The smart decision here was to get ourselves two chances at this. oscar should have told Barry to sprint down the court and drive as quickly as possible. Either get a bucket or get fouled. They’re not going to defend it hard because they don’t want to foul. WORST case scenario, we miss and don’t get fouled, and KU makes two free throws and are up 3.

Going for a last second prayer of a three is way dumber than attacking the basket.


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1. Yes, Barry walking up the court was a mistake.
That said, if Barry goes to the rim quickly, misses and we foul, there very likely wasn't gonna be enough time to a Pick-N-pop play for Dean on next possession.

2. Driving, getting a bucket or drawing a foul isn't as simple as some people make it out to believe in this situation. Vick was standing in the lane waiting for a drive.  Azubuike is likely trailing Barry if Barry goes hard to the rim off of a pick.

Remember, earlier in the game, Barry in transition went to the rim, went right at a Ku defender, and Azubuike who was trailing Barry, blocked his shot on a layup attempt.

Vick was standing in the lane from the get go. In theory, he was guarding Patrick. But even before Patrick went to the opposite baseline, he was 20+ feet off Patrick.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: pissclams on January 15, 2018, 04:11:52 PM
pretty much anything is better than what we got.  what that play was supposed to achieve in oscar’s brain, absolutely doesn’t matter
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 15, 2018, 04:54:31 PM
Good discussion with Sunvold on 810 a bit ago.  Push the ball up and run your offense, send some cutters, make the defense move, do anything but stand at the top of the key and dribble the ball while everyone watches you....unless you are Trae Young.  Take a shot no later than 4 seconds but more importantly if you happen to get a good shot at 7 seconds, take it. Bill Self said he would want to always shoot the ball with no less than 4 seconds. NEVER try to take a shot at the buzzer. 

I'd like to say Sunny is a basketball genius but honestly this is exactly what i was taught in high school.  HIGH SCHOOL.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 15, 2018, 06:35:38 PM
I think the shot was supposed to happen much sooner. No doubt it was completely botched.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: Whisker Biscuit on January 15, 2018, 07:50:53 PM
I think the shot was supposed to happen much sooner. No doubt it was completely botched.

The shot couldn't have happened too much sooner as Barry didn't get across half court until there were only 8 seconds left...about the time we should have been half way thru our set and looking for a good shot.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: kso_FAN on January 15, 2018, 08:11:35 PM
Yes. By that I mean he should have got the ball up the floor quicker.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable?
Post by: MakeItRain on January 16, 2018, 07:56:51 PM
I'm mad that I hadn't already realized what mich pointed out re: barry having to wait for people to be in oscar's positions to get oscar's play rolling.  It would be nice to see a football "all-22" video of that all playing out.

It's a problem I've complained about with oscar (and college coaches in general). A general distrust of allowing players to make plays and thinking their sets and plays out of timeouts are way better than they are.

Mark Fox just drew up one of the best set plays I've ever seen in a late game situation and his players executed it flawlessly. Whatever Will Wade drew up it resulted in his point guard taking a 40 ft. runner with 3 seconds left, it was as bad as anything I've seen.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU addition)
Post by: KanSt43 on February 01, 2018, 12:13:23 PM
I think we are better but they'll probably shoot lights out.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: GregKSU1027 on February 01, 2018, 12:18:07 PM
They are going to destroy us

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Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU addition)
Post by: meow meow on February 01, 2018, 12:36:09 PM
I think we are better but they'll probably shoot lights out.

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Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: I_have_purplewood on February 01, 2018, 08:01:03 PM
They are going to destroy us

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I will bet on WVU all the way.  No way KSU covers the spread after an embarrassing loss like that from WV.  Book it!!  Btw, where is bookiepimp?????
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: TaqMan on February 01, 2018, 08:45:00 PM
negative
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: renocat on February 01, 2018, 08:52:43 PM
A BIG FAT BEAUTIFUL WIN FOR CATS AGAINST WVU!!!
 :drool:
 :alleyoop: :batman:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Trim on February 01, 2018, 09:06:48 PM
I see a win for the good guys.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: kso_FAN on February 02, 2018, 07:30:50 AM
Winnable, yes. It will be tough though.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Yard Dog on February 02, 2018, 09:47:08 AM
If we can at least find a middle ground in our shooting for an entire game I think we hang a W on em.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: deputy dawg on February 02, 2018, 10:03:24 AM
Will coal aggie be allowed to play their "physical" game?  Don't think we're as tough as when Frank was here, and if refs allow WVU to play their game, we are toast.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: renocat on February 02, 2018, 11:17:33 AM
A BIG FAT BEAUTIFUL WIN FOR CATS AGAINST WVU!!!
 :drool:
 :alleyoop: :batman:
"This is as bad of a transition defense as I’ve ever had," said Huggins. "...We don’t guard. We don’t have any pride in guarding. I’ve never coached guys like that. People score and we don’t even act like (we’re upset). At least act like you’re mad. Act like it bothers you."
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: kso_FAN on February 02, 2018, 12:22:26 PM
I really thought WVU would contend for the league after they beat us in Manhattan. Yeah, they guarded, but I also thought they had guys hit tough shots all game long too. Now they look vulnerable, but who knows what to expect after their debacle in Ames.

(https://image.ibb.co/eRyGtm/WEST_VIRGINIA.png)

In Big 12 play their scoring and efficiency have been pretty pedestrian. We could go there and win and we should have better offensive numbers, but who knows. I just don't expect us to have 3 sub 1.0 ppp games in a row, but if WVU comes out really defending at their place it will be tough.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: ChiComCat on February 02, 2018, 01:12:51 PM
Nope
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: MakeItRain on February 02, 2018, 01:37:44 PM
Don't think we're as tough as when Frank was here

Hell of an understatement
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: kso_FAN on February 02, 2018, 02:44:04 PM
Huggs-cuses?

https://bluegoldnews.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/wvu-hit-hard-by-flu-might-play-with-shortened-bench-versus-k-state/
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on February 02, 2018, 03:42:31 PM
 :emawkid:
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on February 02, 2018, 06:24:09 PM
I'm as cautiously optimistic as one can be about winning a game in hillbilly holler.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: schreds21 on February 02, 2018, 08:25:43 PM
I see a win for the good guys.
eff off, Trim
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on February 03, 2018, 08:54:00 AM
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/959610860271554560
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: renocat on February 03, 2018, 10:56:06 AM
https://twitter.com/KellisRobinett/status/959610860271554560
Mountaineers supposedly  have five bench guys out for the game.  We have bench guys who are, ER ....
Even odds now.  WVU bench guys killed us at Manhattan.  Crowd should not be a factor.  I was at the Manhattan game and there was a sorry crowd - so we know we can play with them.  Likely Hugs is telling his guys to spit on everything to freak our guys.  My prediction,
 a win with the triumphant return of Deathbite.

If we can't win against a team decimated with the flu, the Weber does need to go.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: 8manpick on February 03, 2018, 11:21:37 AM
Vegas still has WVU -8.5 so they don't seem to believe Huggs
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: catastrophe on February 03, 2018, 02:40:17 PM
I believed in Huggins once. Never again.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: zackole1 on February 03, 2018, 02:45:23 PM
......no chance......
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: The Big Train on February 03, 2018, 02:53:54 PM
Jesus I hope we brought a ton of bottled water. Pretty disgusting over there

https://twitter.com/mikecasazza/status/959884179864543233
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: MakeItRain on February 03, 2018, 03:13:19 PM
Get another freaking ball handler on the court, oscar. Forget about Mawein.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Skipper44 on February 03, 2018, 04:06:18 PM
Could this team play with any less heart?

The 2019-20 preview to end the half was terrifying
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Powercat Posse on February 03, 2018, 04:09:08 PM
We take out Maiwen, bring in Stockard, and the drop off is pretty big.
Then we take out Stockard, bring in Love and we actually get noticeably worse.  LOL

You know it isn't a good half when Barry has 0 pts 5 TOs. Or when as a team we have more TOs than Made FGs.  We went 10:11 with no FGs.  Lucky to be down 9.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: The Big Train on February 03, 2018, 04:28:35 PM
Embarrassingly bad
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: 8manpick on February 03, 2018, 04:29:17 PM
12 fouls called in the first 4 minutes of the second
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: sys on February 03, 2018, 04:33:36 PM
12 fouls called in the first 4 minutes of the second

great back-to-back phantom fouls against those poor wvu defenders.  maybe the brown technical makes up for them.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Powercat Posse on February 03, 2018, 04:34:50 PM
Barry had a bad 1st half. Instead of regrouping, forgetting that half, he came out all pissy, still frustrated and had a meltdown as a foul was called on him. Then he punches a chair when he goes to the bench.

Very Sad Barry
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: CHONGS on February 03, 2018, 04:35:48 PM
Lots of time left
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Skipper44 on February 03, 2018, 04:37:19 PM
The moral victory where stupid fans blame the officiating is still available here
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: sys on February 03, 2018, 04:41:46 PM
The moral victory where stupid fans blame the officiating is still available here

i'm gonna need a memo outlining that.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: CHONGS on February 03, 2018, 04:49:15 PM
Less time than before
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: catastrophe on February 03, 2018, 04:50:26 PM
The moral victory where stupid fans blame the officiating is still available here

i'm gonna need a memo outlining that.

1. WVU decimated by flu. Bench has no depth.

2. After WVU builds up substantial lead, refs start calling everything (and even making up a few fouls to benefit KSU)

3. Constant stoppage in play allows WVU players extra rest.

Boom. #brucescused
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: wetwillie on February 03, 2018, 04:53:36 PM
Game wasn't winnable obvs and that's ok
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: CHONGS on February 03, 2018, 04:55:35 PM
Still .500.  still better  than most expected.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: sys on February 03, 2018, 04:59:39 PM
we're gonna run out of time on this one.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: sys on February 03, 2018, 05:15:26 PM
that theodore allen mountaineer is a walking bucket.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Powercat Posse on February 03, 2018, 05:19:00 PM
Lose by 38 at WV. Win by 2 at Texas.

Would be successful 2 game stretch for me.  Team needs to show toughness and regroup.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Cartierfor3 on February 03, 2018, 05:19:38 PM
I did not watch the game, however looking at the score I'm truly hoping this is where the season heads off the rails.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: CHONGS on February 03, 2018, 05:20:20 PM
Gotta admit a 38 point loss is pretty bad.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: sys on February 03, 2018, 05:31:49 PM
Gotta admit a 38 point loss is pretty bad.

stokes triumphantly returned.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: The Big Train on February 03, 2018, 05:34:19 PM
Who knew the flu was our kryptonite
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Woogy on February 03, 2018, 05:54:24 PM
I did not watch the game, however looking at the score I'm truly hoping this is where the season heads off the rails.

Fools gold....we all thought this about Oklahoma a couple years ago....
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: steve dave on February 03, 2018, 07:06:09 PM
the correct answer was "no"
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: CHONGS on February 03, 2018, 07:09:52 PM
Those 13 possession games end up haunting you at the end if the year, what could have been.
Title: Re: is saturday winnable? (WVU edition)
Post by: Powercat Posse on February 07, 2018, 09:43:34 PM
Lose by 38 at WV. Win by 2 at Texas.

Would be successful 2 game stretch for me.  Team needs to show toughness and regroup.

Ok. Win by 3

Sets up a big game Saturday.  Win and get to 7-5.

5 of final 6 games are vs teams that are currently 6th-10th