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[pdub]

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Who was the Tech fan who kept yelling during KU free throws, and did he get his ass kicked after the game?

I hope so.

[NewtonHawk11]

I know this wont be a popular opinion but Ochai said he was exhausted after the last couple days.

If that in anyway continues to later in the week, restrict his minutes v Kentucky. Give me a fully rested Ochai for Ames.

They probably won't touch a basketball today or tomorrow. All about letting the guys rest up. Will get a hard practice in on Thursday and a lighter one on Friday before Kentucky.

[pdub]

Yea, and I definitely understand these are young dudes who don't have any issues with playing tons of minutes.

Shouldn't be an issue at all -- but this game is kinda like the B12 tournament for me -- so if you need to rest guys, so be it.

[UnholyLivingDead]

Fran's weirdest call last night (outside of the 3 or 4 times he tried to officiate and call his own fouls) was on Agbaji's game-tying 3.

Right after Agbaji makes the 3: "I have no idea why he didn't just go to the basket!"

I don't know, maybe because with 10 seconds left and down by 3 points it's totally normal for a player who shoots damn near 50% from 3 to shoot that shot? Just a guess.

[japhy]

Fran's weirdest call last night (outside of the 3 or 4 times he tried to officiate and call his own fouls) was on Agbaji's game-tying 3.

Right after Agbaji makes the 3: "I have no idea why he didn't just go to the basket!"

I don't know, maybe because with 10 seconds left and down by 3 points it's totally normal for a player who shoots damn near 50% from 3 to shoot that shot? Just a guess.

It's that stuff that causes me to watch the game with the sound on mute. When I watched a replay of that later with the sound, on and heard that comment I thought the same thing.

If the players don't need a rest, I sure do after the last 3 days.

[Deleted User 863]

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Who was the Tech fan who kept yelling during KU free throws, and did he get his ass kicked after the game?

Maybe it was Jackson Mahomes?

[Deleted User 863]

Yea, and I definitely understand these are young dudes who don't have any issues with playing tons of minutes.

Shouldn't be an issue at all -- but this game is kinda like the B12 tournament for me -- so if you need to rest guys, so be it.

We've never rested healthy guys in the big 12 tournament that I remember either.

Sounded like no practice today. Light practice Wednesday.

[jhawks99]

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Who was the Tech fan who kept yelling during KU free throws, and did he get his ass kicked after the game?

Maybe it was Jackson Mahomes?

Illy's first good post out of, what, 30,000?

[Deleted User 863]

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Who was the Tech fan who kept yelling during KU free throws, and did he get his ass kicked after the game?

Maybe it was Jackson Mahomes?

Illy's first good post out of, what, 30,000?

If we count IllinoisJayhawk + .net, easily 50k.

Shooters shoot.

[Mjl]

If trying to make a point, +/- for a single game is really dumb. I would guess Juan's is way better than Remy's for the season.

I don't know why people are surprised Juan closed instead of Remy. Even if it wasn't minutes restriction, Remy tries to close games by playing hero ball. We have a hero, and it's not him.

Remy has more variance than Juan. He can give a lot more but can (and has) kill his own team in the last five minutes. I think Bill prefers a steadier hand. It almost backfired yesterday.

[CrimsonNBlue]

If trying to make a point, +/- for a single game is really dumb. I would guess Juan's is way better than Remy's for the season.

I don't know why people are surprised Juan closed instead of Remy. Even if it wasn't minutes restriction, Remy tries to close games by playing hero ball. We have a hero, and it's not him.

Remy has more variance than Juan. He can give a lot more but can (and has) kill his own team in the last five minutes. I think Bill prefers a steadier hand. It almost backfired yesterday.

Am fine with Juan closing, but Remy should have had a couple of minutes after he checked out for last time. Especially with the 8 point lead immediately evaporating.

I would also say that I'm ready for Bill to lose some of that stubbornness. He himself said that he will be good for Remy, but Remy will also be good for him. You're a boxing guy--NCAA tournament basketball is no longer a sport where you can just Mayweather yourself to 4 wins. And, I do get your point about Och, but our problem last year was having no guys at all to beat their man off the dribble--in crunch time, it's even better to have several.

Getting Remy ready just seems so crucial, and yes, I only ultimately care about how we perform in the tournament.

[NewtonHawk11]

If trying to make a point, +/- for a single game is really dumb. I would guess Juan's is way better than Remy's for the season.

I don't know why people are surprised Juan closed instead of Remy. Even if it wasn't minutes restriction, Remy tries to close games by playing hero ball. We have a hero, and it's not him.

Remy has more variance than Juan. He can give a lot more but can (and has) kill his own team in the last five minutes. I think Bill prefers a steadier hand. It almost backfired yesterday.

Am fine with Juan closing, but Remy should have had a couple of minutes after he checked out for last time. Especially with the 8 point lead immediately evaporating.

I would also say that I'm ready for Bill to lose some of that stubbornness. He himself said that he will be good for Remy, but Remy will also be good for him. You're a boxing guy--NCAA tournament basketball is no longer a sport where you can just Mayweather yourself to 4 wins. And, I do get your point about Och, but our problem last year was having no guys at all to beat their man off the dribble--in crunch time, it's even better to have several.

Getting Remy ready just seems so crucial, and yes, I only ultimately care about how we perform in the tournament.

This is the only thing that matters. Having a guy beat their main off the dribble is so key. We don't have that without Remy on the floor.

[PhDhawk]

If trying to make a point, +/- for a single game is really dumb. I would guess Juan's is way better than Remy's for the season.

I don't know why people are surprised Juan closed instead of Remy. Even if it wasn't minutes restriction, Remy tries to close games by playing hero ball. We have a hero, and it's not him.

Remy has more variance than Juan. He can give a lot more but can (and has) kill his own team in the last five minutes. I think Bill prefers a steadier hand. It almost backfired yesterday.

Am fine with Juan closing, but Remy should have had a couple of minutes after he checked out for last time. Especially with the 8 point lead immediately evaporating.

I would also say that I'm ready for Bill to lose some of that stubbornness. He himself said that he will be good for Remy, but Remy will also be good for him. You're a boxing guy--NCAA tournament basketball is no longer a sport where you can just Mayweather yourself to 4 wins. And, I do get your point about Och, but our problem last year was having no guys at all to beat their man off the dribble--in crunch time, it's even better to have several.

Getting Remy ready just seems so crucial, and yes, I only ultimately care about how we perform in the tournament.

This is the only thing that matters. Having a guy beat their main off the dribble is so key. We don't have that without Remy on the floor.

Part of getting Remy ready though might be only playing him 20 mpg and allowing that knee to completely heal.

[Mjl]

Ochai and Jalen both were beating their guys off the dribble last night in OT.

If last night were the norm, then yeah, of course Remy should play way more than Juan. But we have enough offensive firepower that, as of this moment, I am with Self in going the lower ceiling/higher floor route. Another night or two like last night would probably swing the odds on that.

[ousdahl]

Even if we need to rest Remy, at this point I think we’d still be better off getting some reps for Yes or Bobby.

Yeah it’s a gamble, but at this point so is Dajuan. And either way it would have the benefit of keeping Dajuan fresh if we really do want him closing.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Am fine with Juan closing, but Remy should have had a couple of minutes after he checked out for last time. Especially with the 8 point lead immediately evaporating.

I would also say that I'm ready for Bill to lose some of that stubbornness. He himself said that he will be good for Remy, but Remy will also be good for him. You're a boxing guy--NCAA tournament basketball is no longer a sport where you can just Mayweather yourself to 4 wins. And, I do get your point about Och, but our problem last year was having no guys at all to beat their man off the dribble--in crunch time, it's even better to have several.

Getting Remy ready just seems so crucial, and yes, I only ultimately care about how we perform in the tournament.

This is the only thing that matters. Having a guy beat their main off the dribble is so key. We don't have that without Remy on the floor.

Part of getting Remy ready though might be only playing him 20 mpg and allowing that knee to completely heal.

I also thought about this last night, but you don't stop short of playing him an extra 2-4 if you think it's going to win you a big game.

[PhDhawk]

Ochai and Jalen both were beating their guys off the dribble last night in OT.

If last night were the norm, then yeah, of course Remy should play way more than Juan. But we have enough offensive firepower that, as of this moment, I am with Self in going the lower ceiling/higher floor route. Another night or two like last night would probably swing the odds on that.

I have no evidence for this other than anecdotes.

But I wonder if the other 4 guys play better offensively with DH than with Remy. Remy disrupts the flow and I think guys might stand around watching to see what he does.

[pdub]

Even if we need to rest Remy, at this point I think we’d still be better off getting some reps for Yes or Bobby.

Yeah it’s a gamble, but at this point so is Dajuan. And either way it would have the benefit of keeping Dajuan fresh if we really do want him closing.

I don't think in a big game like Tech, a top 5 defensive team in the country, you can bring Bobby or Yes in unless there is dire need or it's well in hand.

[PhDhawk]

This is the only thing that matters. Having a guy beat their main off the dribble is so key. We don't have that without Remy on the floor.

Part of getting Remy ready though might be only playing him 20 mpg and allowing that knee to completely heal.

I also thought about this last night, but you don't stop short of playing him an extra 2-4 if you think it's going to win you a big game.

Yeah, the fact that he sat for SO LONG, the entirety of both OTs AND most of the end of regulation seemed weird.

But, I can't argue with the ultimate result. We got the W.

[PhDhawk]

Even if we need to rest Remy, at this point I think we’d still be better off getting some reps for Yes or Bobby.

Yeah it’s a gamble, but at this point so is Dajuan. And either way it would have the benefit of keeping Dajuan fresh if we really do want him closing.

I don't think in a big game like Tech, a top 5 defensive team in the country, you can bring Bobby or Yes in unless there is dire need or it's well in hand.

I thought we'd play a lot more 2 PG sets.

If we're gonna play 1 PG the majority of the time, I don't see the need to get Yes and Pettiford minutes.

Also, Harris isn't a gamble...you know exactly what you're gonna get with him. He's the consumate high floor/low ceiling guy.