Re: Official Jayhawks Top the Mountaineers Thread
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:29 am
I'm guilty of trashing Hunter a bit. But, I can handle failure, I can't handle lack of effort. Or, at least, my interpretation of a lack of effort.
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I'm guilty of trashing Hunter a bit. But, I can handle failure, I can't handle lack of effort. Or, at least, my interpretation of a lack of effort.
nothing wrong with being critical, but a couple of posters just can’t help themselves when it comes to DH
Guilty as charged.KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:40 amnothing wrong with being critical, but a couple of posters just can’t help themselves when it comes to DH
don’t think i’ve never seen a Championship-winning guard get such treatment
and that’s all well and good, but as pdub pointed out, our issues against wvu were defensive…an aspect DH, at worst, did just fine withjfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:48 amGuilty as charged.KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:40 amnothing wrong with being critical, but a couple of posters just can’t help themselves when it comes to DH
don’t think i’ve never seen a Championship-winning guard get such treatment
I would just say - I'm old enough to remember that before we won that championship, DH tried his damnedest to barf it away. And unfortunately that is a thing that happened before, and has happened since. He just goes brain-dead far too often for a guy who is not talented enough to WIN you games.
He's a useful player, and I'd rather have him than not have him. But his floor is WAY too low for a supposed high-floor/low-ceiling type.
Can't speak for anyone else, but the way I see it, Harris' shortcomings make us for more likely to BE in games like this. He just drags the entire curve to the left.KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:54 amand that’s all well and good, but as pdub pointed out, our issues against wvu were defensive…an aspect DH, at worst, did just fine withjfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:48 amGuilty as charged.KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:40 am
nothing wrong with being critical, but a couple of posters just can’t help themselves when it comes to DH
don’t think i’ve never seen a Championship-winning guard get such treatment
I would just say - I'm old enough to remember that before we won that championship, DH tried his damnedest to barf it away. And unfortunately that is a thing that happened before, and has happened since. He just goes brain-dead far too often for a guy who is not talented enough to WIN you games.
He's a useful player, and I'd rather have him than not have him. But his floor is WAY too low for a supposed high-floor/low-ceiling type.
he wasn’t at all the reason we lost that game, yet some feel the need to (again) use him as a punching bag
And who's fault was that (that they couldn't be lead guards until year 3 or 4)?
Yes. He probably has peaked. Physically and skill wise that's reasonable to conclude (although I think he's a better shooter now than be was a year or 2 ago). But his understanding of the game, our offense/defense, and what helps us win games is invaluable in an era with so much roster turnover year to year.randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:11 am Why hasn't dajuan shown improvement? My theory is because he has peaked.
Dajuan wasn't bigger than devonte or Dotson. All were lister at 6'1/6'2 depending where u look
Hey, I liked my coffee. Don't do this.
This is driving me nuts. Twice in ten days we looked like we'd never heard of zone defense. This is NOT the time to be doing the "understanding of the game" thing for a guy who has now played more than 3,500 minutes at KU.DeletedUser wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:14 amYes. He probably has peaked. Physically and skill wise that's reasonable to conclude (although I think he's a better shooter now than be was a year or 2 ago). But his understanding of the game, our offense/defense, and what helps us win games is invaluable in an era with so much roster turnover year to year.randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:11 am Why hasn't dajuan shown improvement? My theory is because he has peaked.
Hey. Dajuan understands the zone. He just isn't quick enough to get into the gaps and pick it apartjfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:36 amThis is driving me nuts. Twice in ten days we looked like we'd never heard of zone defense. This is NOT the time to be doing the "understanding of the game" thing for a guy who has now played more than 3,500 minutes at KU.DeletedUser wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:14 amYes. He probably has peaked. Physically and skill wise that's reasonable to conclude (although I think he's a better shooter now than be was a year or 2 ago). But his understanding of the game, our offense/defense, and what helps us win games is invaluable in an era with so much roster turnover year to year.randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:11 am Why hasn't dajuan shown improvement? My theory is because he has peaked.
I'm not asking for him to get into the gaps and pick it apart. I'm asking for the supposed "best floor general self has ever had" to floor-general his guys into having SOME idea what to do.randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:37 amHey. Dajuan understands the zone. He just isn't quick enough to get into the gaps and pick it apartjfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:36 amThis is driving me nuts. Twice in ten days we looked like we'd never heard of zone defense. This is NOT the time to be doing the "understanding of the game" thing for a guy who has now played more than 3,500 minutes at KU.DeletedUser wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:14 am
Yes. He probably has peaked. Physically and skill wise that's reasonable to conclude (although I think he's a better shooter now than be was a year or 2 ago). But his understanding of the game, our offense/defense, and what helps us win games is invaluable in an era with so much roster turnover year to year.
A few years ago I never thought I'd say this, but there is a reason other coaches call him "coach self on the floor" and his assist numbers don't lie. Aaron miles is technically a Roiboi. He's the one guy I'd consider
Why doesn't KJ get any heat when we talk about zone defense effectiveness against us? He can't shoot a lick or space the zone. He is more of a problem when facing zone defenses than DH imo.jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:36 amThis is driving me nuts. Twice in ten days we looked like we'd never heard of zone defense. This is NOT the time to be doing the "understanding of the game" thing for a guy who has now played more than 3,500 minutes at KU.DeletedUser wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:14 amYes. He probably has peaked. Physically and skill wise that's reasonable to conclude (although I think he's a better shooter now than be was a year or 2 ago). But his understanding of the game, our offense/defense, and what helps us win games is invaluable in an era with so much roster turnover year to year.randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:11 am Why hasn't dajuan shown improvement? My theory is because he has peaked.
He's a nice player.randylahey wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:41 amA few years ago I never thought I'd say this, but there is a reason other coaches call him "coach self on the floor" and his assist numbers don't lie. Aaron miles is technically a Roiboi. He's the one guy I'd consider
Yes sherron, frank, Dotson, devonte, Russell Robinson even, could be considered. Better players, but I don't think better floor generals