If you’re pressing full court, you’re almost forced to play harder as well.

If we could only give 100% every play we would win the NBA Finals every single year. The key to basketball is trying harder than the other team.

Agreed, it certainly was tonight. The effort level was night and day between those halves.

I have to say I don’t really get calling out players for being lazy and then downplaying effort in winning games at the college level. Which is it? Does being lazy matter or not?

I didn’t get to watch tonight, but looks like I should only watch the second half

That's the ticket!

Jihad Johnson in the paint... passes to Osama Obama, back over to Jihad Johnson... Shoots the 3... OH he just dropped a bomb from downtown!

In comes Adam Holocaust leaving the defense in ashes

I'm sure it's like any group of people of any age. Some people respond well to yelling or tough love, some people need more support and confidence. Self's style has obviously done great things for some players and hurt others. Grimes is an easy example of it not working out, and it sure seems like Storr isn't picking up what self is putting down either. I'm of the opinion that the best thing to happen to KU was Remy getting hurt so he and Self didn't clash all season and by the time he came back Self couldn't afford to do anything but play him. Even after we won the title reading his quotes you could tell he just didn't like Remy. It is what it is, you can't make everyone happy.

If you're loaded with NBA talent, you don't have to give 100% every night. This team doesn't understand that they're not loaded. If they don't bring intensity, good/decent teams will kick their asses.

LMAO

Is that what happened in the locker room at the half? This has been confirmed? By whom?

Refresh me, what Bill Self quotes say that he didn't like Remy?

It's all speculation, I'm sure.

The bottom line is that great coaches know how to find what works best for each player. Some need their asses ripped while others just need some encouragement.

“Remy over-dribbles and just loses the damn ball,” he says. “Feeling himself after he freaking made a basket.”

I know there are others, but this one sticks out to me because it shows the disdain Self has for how Remy plays. The irrational confidence type guys that shoot anywhere anytime and don't always play to the system. If this is what he is saying about Remy during the tournament when he was basically our MVP, I don't know how they would have survived each other over 35 games.