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[Deleted User 863]

Baylor probably thinks the same thing though. They beat us by 12 and lost to us by 3. A 3rd and/or 4th potential matchup would have been fun.

[NDballer13]

I'm by no means saying they should award KU a title for 2020 just because they were the #1 overall seed. I'm saying that was KU's best chance in recent memory. Elite defense. Dominating big man. AA point guard. And they couldn't play for a title because the tourney gets canceled.

But, no, bad luck has had basically no impact on KU not having a title since 08.

Definitely was our best chance since Devonte's senior year. That wasn't THAT long ago.

I would say much better chance. 2018 was still a pretty 3 heavy team where one cold night could end it. Just so happened they ran into a white hot team than no one was beating on that night.

[Deleted User 863]

I'm by no means saying they should award KU a title for 2020 just because they were the #1 overall seed. I'm saying that was KU's best chance in recent memory. Elite defense. Dominating big man. AA point guard. And they couldn't play for a title because the tourney gets canceled.

But, no, bad luck has had basically no impact on KU not having a title since 08.

Definitely was our best chance since Devonte's senior year. That wasn't THAT long ago.

I would say much better chance. 2018 was still a pretty 3 heavy team where one cold night could end it. Just so happened they ran into a white hot team than no one was beating on that night.

I'd take 2018 over 2020 without much hesitation. Devonte was/is a lot better than Dotson.

Being 3 heavy/guard heavy isn't a negative in my opinion. It got them to a final 4. Baylor is pretty 3 heavy/guard heavy and it worked out ok for them.

Dok is a beast, but at the end of games was always going to have massive potential to be a liability.

[Deleted User 89]

dum

[ousdahl]

2020 Dok was a whole different beast.

And I dunno if the margin is really that big between Devonte and Dotson as college players. Both were AAs.

While Devonte’s skill set is more a natural PG with a good J too, Devon’s was simply being the quickest guy in the gym. Pick yer poison.

[pdub]

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Yea, that's a fail.
Though 2018 was still a very good team.

[NewtonHawk11]

2018 team was really good. But really streaky too. Down by like 15 to Penn in 1st round game.

2020 was plain dominant.

[Deleted User 863]

Recency bias.

Guards win NCAA championships. Not big guys who have to go to the bench in close games with 2 min left.

Devonte Malik Svi and Vick would eat them alive.

[ousdahl]

Let’s keep feeding illy the rock you guys. I think he could get hot today. The boreds could use the production.

[Deleted User 863]

Let’s keep feeding illy the rock you guys. I think he could get hot today. The boreds could use the production.

Nah. 8:20 tee time.

[ousdahl]

a hundred bucks you slice it in the woods.

[Deleted User 863]

I hit a draw off the tee...if it's bad it'll be a drop kick hook into the left rough.

[ousdahl]

Gambling is illegal at Bushwood, and I never slice!

OK judge.

[Deleted User 89]

recency bias?

don’t think an extra two years qualifies, but whatever

[pdub]

Defense wins championships.
Since 2002 never before has a team outside of the top 25 AdjD won a title.
Kansas in 2018 was 47th.
Kansas in 2020 was 2nd.

Also hot take:
Devonte Graham's senior year wasn't THAT much better than Dotson's sophomore.

[hasbeen]

Devonte was far and away better than Dotson, but ya 2020 wins that matchup.

[pdub]

He was better.
Certainly not far and away.
Dotson scored more points per game and shot 7% better from the field.

7% is a LOT.
2020 Dotson was nasty.

[pdub]

Dotson 2020 more PPG, RPG, SPG, fewer TO/PG, better FG%.
Vonte had a lot of 4 for 12 type of games.

[CrimsonNBlue]

“Hey Illy, hold my beer.”

[hasbeen]

Dotson 2020 more PPG, RPG, SPG, fewer TO/PG, better FG%.
Vonte had a lot of 4 for 12 type of games.

Are we still stripping all context from these types of numbers? That's been a thing dumb shits have done on message boards for decades, better not stop now I guess.