Can anyone who knows more about the portal than I do tell me how to feel about our additions so far?

While I do enjoy creeping closer to Kentucky in all time wins, I do not enjoy misery ever winning any games ever.

@wissox83 No. We set 2 records for dumbest 6 seconds against Houston last year. Maybe TCU can have 3rd place

I don't think Elmarko should be the full time starter but starting him over Tiller for a game or two might be the wakeup call Tiller needs

Here are the takeaways.

Positives:

1. It was nice to be on the other side of an epic meltdown after the Houston and Baylor "games" last year.

2. DP played 32 minutes.

3. DP was clutch at the end of regulation.

4. We showed that, when we play with heart, we can be a very good team (though I guess we already knew that).

Negatives:

1. This result was more of a TCU choke than a KU victory, though there were elements of both

2. We played with absolutely no effort for an unacceptably long time

3. DP is still cramping

We started playing with heart with about 7 minutes to go. It made a huge difference

Jesus Christ

We need to upgrade over Flory and Tiller. No post scoring, defense, or rebounding.

This is why playing with heart matters.

Will these players be great? Maybe. Will they suck? Again, maybe. Too early to say. I just hope we are upgrading our athleticism, especially in the trenches.

The Chiefs have had soo many injuries two seasons in a row. I think something needs to be done about their conditioning.

We need to try doing with DP (assuming he plays again) what the Sixers used to do with Joel Embiid. 4 minutes on, 4 minutes off over and over throughout the game

@wissox83

Time will tell for all of my takeaways, but until shown otherwise I think it is likely that all 6 are correct. This is the first game of the season where there were actually stakes, and I think the way we responded was very telling.

Unfortunately this game gives us a lot of negative takeaways and only 1 positive.

The positive: Melvin Council is the real deal. He is a stud who can hit big shots, play defense, and get to the rim at will.

The negatives:

1. DP will not play a second half for us all year. It does not matter if he is "100%". It just isn't going to happen.

2. Our defense, it turns out, was a paper tiger.

3. We have no heart. This is the only explanation for us not getting any defensive rebounds. We have the size and athleticism to be great on the glass.

4. We have no toughness. Everytime we tied or took the lead we gave up an easy basket at the other end. In the last minute with a chance to win we allowed 100% 3 pt percentage, 100% shooting from the field, and gave up 2.67 points per possession.

5. Flory has not taken the step forward needed from him.

6. Tiller is not ready to be a big 12 starter.

I suppose, on the bright side, all these issues (minus number 1) are fixable, but as of now it looks like we are a bottom half of the Big 12 team.

Well. Unfortunately we do not look good. This was not an upset, but a better team controlling the game against a lesser one.

You guys didn't hear this from me but a site called streamed dot pk might have the game gratis

Lesson learned. Recruit transfers from JMU. I hope we land our share in the portal this offseason.

Great news but if they can't improve the conditioning and the defense it won't matter

My guess is that DP plays in the first half and sits almost the entire second half

Happy New Year everyone