Author Topic: KU Basketball is Hurting (Read 165650 times)

wetwillie · « **Reply #1550 on:** March 11, 2024, 10:12:14 PM »

Not for Wednesday ticket prices it doesn't

CNS · « **Reply #1551 on:** March 12, 2024, 07:23:28 AM »

Goodness

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #1552 on:** March 12, 2024, 08:47:34 AM »

its pretty clear that ol' slick willy had decided its natty or bust. he was regretting leaving dickinson in the UH game when it was already a rout and then this happens. would honestly be surprised if any of the starting 5 get off of their butts the entire game. its time to rest up and focus on the real prize. this week is merely a small time losery distraction. if isu is getting super horny about it then that should tell you everything you need to know. #wingsup

Sandstone Outcropping · « **Reply #1553 on:** March 12, 2024, 09:07:52 AM »

Will conference tourneys become the new bowl game that players "opt out" of?

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #1554 on:** March 12, 2024, 10:30:00 AM »

Quote from: Sandstone Outcropping on March 12, 2024, 09:07:52 AM

Will conference tourneys become the new bowl game that players "opt out" of?

bet Da'Sean Butler wishes he would have opted out

catastrophe · « **Reply #1555 on:** March 12, 2024, 11:15:24 AM »

Quote from: Sandstone Outcropping on March 12, 2024, 09:07:52 AM

Will conference tourneys become the new bowl game that players "opt out" of?

There is plenty at stake in a conference tourney. Even if you consider a Conference Tournament Title to be meaningless, the outcome definitely has an impact on NCAA seeding, which is one of the best predictors of success.

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #1556 on:** March 13, 2024, 08:20:51 PM »

Get the eff out of my conferencee, you castrated cows.
I think one turnover the second half, a push off on N'G. That makes a big difference.

Spracne · « **Reply #1557 on:** March 13, 2024, 08:22:03 PM »

Quote from: EMAWzifried on March 13, 2024, 08:20:51 PM

Get the eff out of my conferencee, you castrated cows.
I think one turnover the second half, a push off on N'G. That makes a big difference.

Hitting the Buffalo Trace?

BIG APPLE CAT · « **Reply #1558 on:** March 13, 2024, 08:39:42 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on March 13, 2024, 08:22:03 PM

Quote from: EMAWzifried on March 13, 2024, 08:20:51 PM
Get the eff out of my conferencee, you castrated cows.
I think one turnover the second half, a push off on N'G. That makes a big difference.

Hitting the Buffalo Trace?

Ask not for whom the ball kicks

sys · « **Reply #1559 on:** March 13, 2024, 09:35:07 PM »

what is kansas (university) doing?

pissclams · « **Reply #1560 on:** March 13, 2024, 09:43:23 PM »

we’re witnessing the end of an era

Pete · « **Reply #1561 on:** March 13, 2024, 09:43:59 PM »

Quote from: sys on March 13, 2024, 09:35:07 PM

what is kansas (university) doing?

I too want to know

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #1562 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:01:11 PM »

They are fighting like fictional birds, god bless em. Coach em up, Billy Boy.

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #1563 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:16:36 PM »

Fran, openly cheering for KU, says "you almost root for him"meaning the gutless Timberlake as he bricks another open 3.

I_have_purplewood · « **Reply #1564 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:25:21 PM »

I mean my god, they were getting 4 or 5 points in this game? I honestly hope they don't ruin locking in a 5 seed.

wetwillie · « **Reply #1565 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:29:10 PM »

I certainly dont take any pleasure in them falling from grace

pissclams · « **Reply #1566 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:29:33 PM »

both announcers have been dragging the officiating all night

catastrophe · « **Reply #1567 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:41:19 PM »

Is it possible that Bill did not survive his condition last year and they just trotted out a body double? Team just has not been the same since that moment.

cfbandyman · « **Reply #1568 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:41:55 PM »

Serious question, do they end the season in the top 25

I_have_purplewood · « **Reply #1569 on:** March 13, 2024, 10:59:02 PM »

For missing their top 2 players, I have to say I was impressed even though they lost. The talent is young but it can be molded by Bill. This was a salty Cincy team. It really could have been another 30 point beat down but they kept it to 20 in an Kansas environment.

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #1570 on:** March 13, 2024, 11:00:24 PM »

Takeaway Adams, and a feckless effort all around.

EMAWzifried · « **Reply #1571 on:** March 13, 2024, 11:08:32 PM »

This is the first time since 1919 that KU has lost back-to-back games by 20 points or more. Quite a legacy Bill is leaving.

Pete · « **Reply #1572 on:** March 13, 2024, 11:24:45 PM »

There was some quote, I wish I could find it, from Bill after the adidas stuff was settled where he implied that it was on now and that they would be getting more talent going forward. That’s definitely not what I see on the floor, but I think they have another good recruiting class coming in.

Spracne · « **Reply #1573 on:** March 13, 2024, 11:39:30 PM »

nicname · « **Reply #1574 on:** March 14, 2024, 12:45:37 AM »

It’s pretty wild that 22-10 (10-8) is so relatively bad for them, but they haven’t had a season approaching this since 1999-00 under Roy when they finished 5th in the conference at 11-5 and lost in the second round in KC to finish the reg season 22-8 (helped of course by three wins against a hapless ksu team).

They were a 9 seed that season, and lost to No. 1 seed Duke in the second round.

It was the second in a pair of two “down” years under Roy, but they were young and talented, and the young core of that team would grow into a group that would lead them to back-to-back F4s before Roy left for UNC.

There is none of that with this Self squad. This is the end for them in terms of dominance, at least under Self.

I didn’t think Self was long for KU after the heart problems last year. Plus, like Saban and many others, this new era of open transfers and NIL (essentially pay for play) has created a landscape that if I’m Bill Sellf I don’t have the stomach for.

Will KU rebound and be respectable and a strong national contender at times going forward? Probably, they have as good a pedigree and track record of any program in the country. But this phenomenal 35ish (40 years of you include Larry B) year run under Roy and Self is over.

They’re still in the lead pack, but they’re in the pack now, especially with Houston and Arizona coming in.