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@wissox83 said in Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs 
Game Chat Tues. 1/6 8:00 CT:
@BShark Owen Freeman, HS teammate of TCU guard Brock Harding, the guy who bricked FT's the other night helping us win. Moline HS, Illinois state champs, a really strong champion in a state with many great teams.
Two legit P4 guys would definitely be very hard to beat in actual highschool ball (ie no academy "schools").
@BeddieKU23 said in Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Game Chat Tues. 1/6 8:00 CT:
One other comment.
Not having a 3rd reliable big is perhaps the other biggest team issue right now. Tiller has struggled a bit but I really don't think it's his fault as he's a freshman who wasn't supposed to be starting this year. He's also playing out of position currently to his skill set. Just a lot of up and down from him but there's no doubt we don't have another option to turn to without a major drop off in play from him.
I wished all offseason we'd get a veteran big, but we got Mbiya and that's not working out. I know they tried to get one in the portal but the price for those was steep & outside what KU could afford after they had to pay mup for Flory and spent big on Rosario late. It is what it is
The portal big man market was insane. Flory is making less money than Owen Freeman who has been playing about 8 minutes a game off the bench for Creighton the last few games.
@BeddieKU23 said in Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Game Chat Tues. 1/6 8:00 CT:
Took a few days off since last Saturday really put me in a certain mood and needed to unwind from that without saying stuff in the moment.
Glad they pulled out the Win Tuesday.
I went to bed when they were down 15 midway 2nd half, partly for my sanity purposes at that point staring down the reality of being 0-2 in conference play for the first time in 30+ years. The other half is my work schedule makes it difficult to stay up to 11+ during the week. Given the OT and how the game went to the bitter end I can't imagine I would have slept much which would have made it worse.
Is this Karma for the Houston debacle last year or shades of the West Virginia game in 17. Those two certainly come to mind watching the last 15 minutes of this game. Very improbable win. I'd like to believe this will fuel. Some thoughts so far.
Peterson played a season high 32 minutes and looked noticeably more athletic than we've seen. While he's still clearly managing the issue, he did look good. I hope he can get to 100% but we'll only know when we really see that extra gear/speed/athletic ability that is there.
On Offense, it certainly feels like this team is starting over with DP in the lineup. Flory and Council have struggled so far to make an impact with him. DP needs to do a better job figuring out how to make plays for them too (only 2 assists in 2 games).
What has happened to the defense? Either UCF/TCU have really scouted us well with the switching D or something needs to change. Knowing Self he'll buckle down further with the switching. So far in conference play we are making it very easy for teams to T up from 3 and the rebounding efforts have been very poor. Part of the rebounding issues are caused by the switching D.
Self literally needs to light a fire under the bench right now. In 107 minutes here is the combined stat line of the bench so far: 12 pts, 6 rbs, 6 asts, 6 steals (5 from 1 player in 1 game) from 5 guys. This is where the main issue with this team lies currently. I don't know if it's become a coaching issue, but it's been very inconsistent all year and so far in conference play, well below average. The lack of production from the bench makes it so all 5 starters have no room for error. Maybe Peterson can go for 25+ every night and give us a chance but it's crazy how unproductive our bench is.
I really hope this win was a wakeup call for the team on the type of effort and execution needed to win in conference play. I expected better and we've seen discouraging things in both games. Self needs to figure this out, it starts with him having them prepared.
I was working on a post but it would have had a lot of crossover with this one. I very much agree that they are now learning how to play together all over again with trying to integrate DP. In particular DP and Melvin together because both are simply so ball dominant. I'm surprised by the lack of pnr with Flory as well. In general Flory seems kind of lost. We changed a ton from how we played last year so I'm sure that is part of it.
The huge thing for me with Darryn is he was actually driving the ball. It's been a huge part of his game and shows me he is much closer to 100%. Even when he played before, he wasn't driving like that at all.
With the defense, teams are reaaaally hunting with the switches now. Something has to change.
Assuming Darryn can stay healthy, it feels like Jamari is our best chance for bench production. Kohl gets his cardio in and Elmarko almost never looks to score.
@approxinfinity said in Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Game Chat Tues. 1/6 8:00 CT:
Is there a need to move Bryson to bench and start jamari, sliding white to the 4?
If Tiller doesn't show he can hang in conference play then yes
Gotta get better, but wow this could be a turning point
@approxinfinity said in Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Game Chat Tues. 1/6 8:00 CT:
@BShark our d can be good. It just isnt
Yeah this half is absurd
Seems like I was wrong about the defense being good. Can't get a stop in league play.
@approxinfinity said in Chiefs final playoff push:
@bshark i took the bait and went to the video in your tagline. Wow. WOW.
There is something about bad music where the people are actually trying, lol.
@rockchalkjayhawk said in Chiefs final playoff push:
Nicely done Chiefs! Sucks to lose, but they now own the No. 9 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft! yay.
One of the worst games I have ever seen, from both sides. Not an NFL caliber game frankly.
I am OUT on this kid. Yesterday was ridiculous
Any day Ohio State loses is a great day
@BeddieKU23 said in 2026 Recruiting:
Deron Rippey Jr would have been a great fit in a KU uni but instead chose Puke. Kinney is no slouch by any means but the elite athleticism of Rippey would have been a sure-fire fit in KU's backcourt.
Yeah the writing was on the wall when KU took Kinney. Definitely not going to get both and didn't really pursue Rippey much but especially after that.
@crimsonblu22 it has been a consistent problem but in highschool he would play through it or try to
Hope you all have a good one
@approxinfinity I invited a couple friends. I'm going to be careful about who I invite. Growth is good, but becoming the biggest space for anything leads to it becoming worse typically.
@BeddieKU23 Need contracts. He shouldn't be getting a dime right now. Should only be paid when he plays.
@kjayhawks2.0 I don't think it is but it goes to show how many holes there are that Mahomes was helping mask. Next year honestly looks like a bit of a rebuilding year