Official Gamethread at TT

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A loss like this also opens the door for Covid to creep in and cost us another. We lost our margin for error quickly.
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I'll be sure to save that ( Self identity crisis ) as well.
In 2020 we were the best team in the nation - and finished the best team in the nation.
We are one season removed from that and we are still ( imo ) a top 10 team this season.
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Everyone likes to say “KU won’t reach their potential until their bigs play better.” Part of that is because a Bill Self team typically has a good big man.

Well, we don’t necessarily need one. Or at least playing through one. Baylor hasn’t had a good big for how long? They won a national title with role players at the 5 because they played through their talented guards.

Why can’t this team do the same damn thing?
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LOL.
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Best team in 2020 with Udoka Azubuike.
Timme and Gonzaga make the championship.
Burn it all down. No tall players anymore.
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Imagine if McCormack spent zero time worrying about how to score in the post as compared to solely focusing on rebounding and shot blocking?
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pdub wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:57 pm Best team in 2020 with Udoka Azubuike.
Timme and Gonzaga make the championship.
Burn it all down. No tall players anymore.
Who was the starting center(s) for Villanova when they won 2 NC?
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LOL again.
As if a player, when they go down on offense, must be thinking, OK, what will I do when I get back to the other side of the court on defense - oh, shot block and rebound.

Guy tied us for rebounding high tonight.
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How'd UNC do with 2 forwards and a center?

Again, did you completely forget how good our team was in 2020?
With a, gasp, big as our best player?
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pdub wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:00 pm How'd UNC do with 2 forwards and a center?

Again, did you completely forget how good our team was in 2020?
With a, gasp, big as our best player?
McCormack isn’t our best player. Not sure he’s even our 3rd best.

What’s your point here?

Play to your strengths.
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How'd our B12 preseason POY do tonight?
How'd our guards do beyond Ochai?

I'm running off your identity crisis comment.

We need a good big THIS SEASON because our guards, top to bottom, aren't Baylor 2021 quality.
I'd also add, we hoisted a ton of 3's last season compared to seasons of past, even though we weren't that great at shooting them, so it's not like Self isn't trying something.

While Dave was not good - he didn't really effect this loss tonight as much as plenty of others.
The reason why we say we need good Dave is because we know how good he can be - he was our best player from January on last year - and while it's Jekyl and Hyde and very frustrating - our best is when he can play well on both ends.
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I’m not sure any team in the country has 3 guards as good as Remy/Och/Braun…
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Part of the problem is Self would rather Dave get paint touches than all 3 of those guards taking double digit shots every game.

Remy has scored 2,300 points in his college career FFS.
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sdoyel wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:46 pm A loss like this also opens the door for Covid to creep in and cost us another. We lost our margin for error quickly.
a loss.....opens the door.....for covid?

covid cares about wins and losses now? what variant is that?
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440 shots for Ochai, Braun, Remy.
14 games.
10.5 shots a game.

Double digits shots average.
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Only Och has a higher % of shots taken than McCormack.

His possession usage % is the highest on the team of any player getting minutes.

McCormack shouldn’t be the focal point of this team. The numbers point to him being one.
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Ochai needs to learn there's more to being a senior leader than launching 3s. Worst individual defensive effort I have seen since Vick's last game.
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I agree Braun should shoot more.
Not sure if that's on Self - Self wants him to.
McCormack isn't the focal point of this team. But he is important to attack the post so that it can free the perimeter. It is a basic concept.
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sdoyel wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:58 pm
pdub wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:57 pm Best team in 2020 with Udoka Azubuike.
Timme and Gonzaga make the championship.
Burn it all down. No tall players anymore.
Who was the starting center(s) for Villanova when they won 2 NC?
In 18 it was Eric Paschall, who is now in his 3rd NBA season.
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twocoach wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:29 pm
sdoyel wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:58 pm
pdub wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:57 pm Best team in 2020 with Udoka Azubuike.
Timme and Gonzaga make the championship.
Burn it all down. No tall players anymore.
Who was the starting center(s) for Villanova when they won 2 NC?
In 18 it was Eric Paschall, who is now in his 3rd NBA season.
But isnt a traditional center! He’s 6’-6”!
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