Kansas Crimson

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:46 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:36 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:29 am

Self gets his players better looks at cleaner shots than Tech does. Tech really doesn't run very good offensive sets at all, which is why I am not terribly concerned about any perceived offensive "issues" that McCullar is thought to have.

If one of the freshmen is good enough at both ends of the floor to start over McCullar then KU will be really good. I just see the McCullar as way ahead of any freshman on the defensive end and performance at that end always seems to be a priority to Self, especially early in the season.

We have lots of interesting parts on this team and we will cause a lot of weird mismatches similar to what Tech did last season with all their weird shaped players. Harris is freaky long armed, McCullar is oddly sized for his skill set, Wilson and Adams aren't the typical size for the games they play. Gradey is probably taller than most of the guys he will match up against and Clemence can drag a big defender out to the perimeter more than your average big.

That's exactly how I see it other than I think it is wild to think that both freshman will force McCullar to a lesser role. McCullar is closer to being our top player in minutes than he is being behind all of Dick, Rice, and Yesufu.

It seems like a team that can play with anyone in the country, but is also very beatable. Get us down by double digits, and I bet we're toast. Only guy that can bring us out of that would be Gradey already being a lotto pick, but I'd like Jalen to surprise us and become a dog.

Agreed. McCullar feels to me like the third largest "lock" from a starting/minutes perspective.

As far as coming back from big deficits, the one thing I think the team will have going for it is the same thing last year's team could do which is to just shut down an opponent's offense and get a bunch of transition buckets. In the NCAA title game comeback against Carolina, Kansas started the second half down 40-25 and fought back to get the game tied at 50-50. They did not hit a single three point shot during that 25-10 stretch. Remy hit KU's first three pointer of the second half to give KU a 53-50 lead. I think next year's team could have a similar ability when down big.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:58 am i’m lovin’ all this defensive talk

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:00 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:58 am i’m lovin’ all this defensive talk

Gonna be real great this next season when you're grinning ear-to-ear after a 54-55 loss.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:00 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:58 am i’m lovin’ all this defensive talk

Gonna be real great this next season when you're grinning ear-to-ear after a 54-55 loss.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:53 am OK then debbie downer time, I think that the team is 3-seedy talent wise but Self gets them to the back end of the 2's. Noticeably worse than UK and UNC.

Big 12 goes:

UT
KU
TCU
Baylor, b/c Scott Drew sucks.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:53 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:46 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:36 am

That's exactly how I see it other than I think it is wild to think that both freshman will force McCullar to a lesser role. McCullar is closer to being our top player in minutes than he is being behind all of Dick, Rice, and Yesufu.

It seems like a team that can play with anyone in the country, but is also very beatable. Get us down by double digits, and I bet we're toast. Only guy that can bring us out of that would be Gradey already being a lotto pick, but I'd like Jalen to surprise us and become a dog.

Agreed. McCullar feels to me like the third largest "lock" from a starting/minutes perspective.

As far as coming back from big deficits, the one thing I think the team will have going for it is the same thing last year's team could do which is to just shut down an opponent's offense and get a bunch of transition buckets. In the NCAA title game comeback against Carolina, Kansas started the second half down 40-25 and fought back to get the game tied at 50-50. They did not hit a single three point shot during that 25-10 stretch. Remy hit KU's first three pointer of the second half to give KU a 53-50 lead. I think next year's team could have a similar ability when down big.

that is such a fantastic stat

BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:02 am

randylahey wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:41 am Nobody has even really mentioned cam Martin either. What if he surprises us and is good enough to play

Cam is still at KU because he dates a smoking hot softball player. Not to play minutes in important games.

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:52 pm

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:53 am OK then debbie downer time, I think that the team is 3-seedy talent wise but Self gets them to the back end of the 2's. Noticeably worse than UK and UNC.

Big 12 goes:

UT
KU
TCU
Baylor, b/c Scott Drew sucks.

Last year's team was a 3 seed talent-wise as well to pump some sunshine back in the discussion.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 11:53 am OK then debbie downer time, I think that the team is 3-seedy talent wise but Self gets them to the back end of the 2's. Noticeably worse than UK and UNC.

Big 12 goes:

UT
KU
TCU
Baylor, b/c Scott Drew sucks.

ousdahl wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:04 pm I could see KJ get more minutes at the 5, depending on matchups and such.

If an opposing big is out-bigging us, not the time. But against the kitties and such, hell ya. What we’d lack in size, we’d make up for by switching everything and running out the gym.