Kansas Crimson

BiggDick wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:11 pm AI Overview

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Illy, this is precisely what you seem to be doing, or trying to do, with this "analysis is poor," "lack basic understanding," "doesn't watch much CBB" sorts of takes.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:25 pm

I can give you weather predictions for the next 14 days, but I don't know shit about weather.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:56 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:47 am

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:39 am "Trying something new" isn't a valid reason bench your best players.


And we're "trying something new" nearly every single game. We've played 10 guys in close games more than i ever remember.

Self IS 100% trying everything this season in my opinion. He's giving guys plenty of leash. They're just not very good and 5min more per game isn't going to be a magical fix to their ineffectiveness.

20 minutes a game of KJ's time should be split between Bidunga and Griffen.

The biggest issue we have is that neither Griffen or Storr are actually big enough or athletic enough to play significant minutes at the 4. They can't rebound or defend well enough.

And frankly, neither shoot well enough to make it a net positive to bench KJ. Which is why Self hasn't done it.

BiggDick wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 2:40 pm Junior Reporter Carly: If you could coach any basketball player, who would it be?

Coach Self: There's some great ones...Joel, Lebron, KD...but I think I would probably enjoy coaching Dajuan Harris as much as anybody out there.

Carly: You've done that for like 10 years now.

Self: we have with Dajuan, and we're trying to get an 11th year of eligibility if that's possible.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:42 pm He might not be fast and he isn't a good shooter but what's this soft thing?
What specifically is soft about him?

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:42 pm He might not be fast and he isn't a good shooter but what's this soft thing?
What specifically is soft about him?

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:41 pm DH forever.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:57 pm Self's love for DH is 100% genuine, earned, and free from taint. A dying thing in CBB.

BiggDick wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 7:52 pm my initial reaction to the Junior interview comment was, Self's gotta be trolling the fans.

These two comments confirm it for me.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:41 pm DH forever.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:57 pm Self's love for DH is 100% genuine, earned, and free from taint. A dying thing in CBB.

BiggDick wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 7:51 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:42 pm He might not be fast and he isn't a good shooter but what's this soft thing?
What specifically is soft about him?

The way he plays is soft.

Good guards often drive fearlessly into traffic. DH does rarely.

Good guards drive without regard for contact, or even purposefully anticipate and even create contact. DH comparatively shies away from contact.

Good guards get to the rim, like all the way to the rim, for higher percentage layups. DH usually settles for lower percentage runners and floaters and awkward off-balance shots. He often makes layups look much more difficult and complicated than they're supposed to be.

Good guards get to the free throw line often. DH does not. (For real, he's only attempted 157 FTs in his entire 5-years-eligible career so far. Sherron, Tyshawn, Frank, Devonte, Devon all bested that number in a single season.)

And that's just his offensive game. Defensively, he's not exactly a physical bully, even tho he gets steals and disrupts passing lanes.