and UNC.

ROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFLROFL

Them too, although they're not ranked but were when we played them (MSU wasn't either when we played them). And I guess I'll have to record this game tonight and watch it tomorrow. :rolleyes:

10pm? WTF thought that was a good time to show a basketball game between teams in the midwest and Rocky Mts?

Still not 100% sure why Colorado/KU got a 9pm Mountain time start, but there is no way I'm staying up to watch that late on a Monday night, especially with KJ getting 30 minutes.

Oh my gosh, I might just forget to record it if that's the case.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“This has to be the #1…. ‘I ****ing hate watching these guys’ that Kansas fans have ever had” - <a href="https://twitter.com/clubtrillion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@clubtrillion</a> <a href="https://t.co/kYIAnxMk06">pic.twitter.com/kYIAnxMk06</a></p>&mdash; Mark Titus Show (@MarkTitusShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkTitusShow/status/1894089062056661425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

1998-99 team was pretty rough. 1999-00 wasn't much better, but that team at least had some amazing freshmen in Gooden, Collison and Hinrich.

There was a somewhat obvious sign of trouble that we all missed.

Late Night in the Phog 2023.

Players decided to jackass around during the scrimmage to the point that Self stopped it and yelled at all of them.

The new players decided that they could be idiots for the fans. The established guys who should be leaders (Harris and Adams) didn’t put a stop to it.

It’s just a scrimmage. It’s just for fun. Sure.

But I’ve never seen anything like that at all the Late Nights I’ve seen. The fact that Self had to get them in line was very telling.

KJ will provide tonight.

Expecting a 20 point performance and to put the team on his back.

Bidunga will be taking notes.

Flory blocking too many shots this half, back to the bench for him

Is Carrington Harrison aware that Colorado has a player named Harrison Carrington?

That seemed like a really bad half for Harris

KJ might be the worst player at scoring near the basket I’ve ever seen

I’ve seen enough shot put layups to last a life time

Please quit shooting, KJ.

Christ.

Also, is that rebound called off HD which was clearly off the CU defender not reviewable?

Nothing is reviewable unless it is the last 2 minutes of a game at this level

Dickinson is on pace for a 30-15 game and the game is still close, would be nice if he got some help in the 2nd half

KJ passing to a double covered Dickinson because nobody is guarding him (as usual) and turning it over

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A microcosm of this season

It's just painful to watch this team play basketball. Especially on the road.

I'm recovering from oral surgery so I got the good pills from the doctor so maybe I'm just high but it appears that we suck lol

Doesn’t help that Zeke turns into one of the worst players in the NCAA on the road

Bullshit call on Flory for having long arms right after they decline to call the clear and-1 on Dickinson’s shot

Time for Bill to send him back to the bench

2 rebounds for KJ.

Getting out rebounded by 12 so far as a team.

Presence is off the charts though.

For his career, KJ averages 6 rebounds per 40.

That’s one of the lowest numbers I’ve seen for a 4/5(ish).

That’s incredibly bad.

Nice block Flory.

But grab some pine.

Flory was blocking too many shots and helping KU take a lead, had to pull him

I’m not sure what he is but he’s not a 4/5

Not even a ish

Only reason CU is in the game is because they have 13 OREBs

There’s an easy way to shut that down but Self is unwilling to play the NBA big who rebounds and blocks shots at an elite level more than spot minutes

He’s played the 4 and 5 exclusively. So that’s what he is.

He can’t shoot so he’s clearly not a wing.

He should be a TE. He’s playing the wrong sport.

When you are on the bottom 2% percentile in FT Attempts in NCAA basketball...among almost 400 teams...you literally just can't be good offensively.

No joke…this team might not be .500 without Dickinson.

BWillie’s take on HD might be one of the worst in message board history.

KJ tries harder he just has trex arms and can't shoot. Not his fault. I thought you liked try hards?

He's simply not a winner. He's not THE reason why we suck but he is one reason.

Their best player Dickinson now pulled with 5 minutes to go, let’s see how this works out

Rooting for Bidunga to miss every FT for the rest of the year. That is our best hope to NOT get him drafted.

The guy is literally the only reason this team is even .500

So is this Dak guy good or terrible?

Every play is either amazing or a disaster with zero in between.

Need KJ more.

Gives more effort than routinely lackadaisical Dickerson. I beg your pardon, Dickinson.

Just now great steal KJ. Dickinson missed bunny then he's so slow frustration foul.

NBA is drafting him whether he can shoot FTs or not

Pretty good team. Would be terrible without Dickinson.

One of the worst takes in message board history.

Gives less effort than any other starter.

You value effort.

You think Hunter is god. Dont get it.

Just got his shit stuffed.

Bidinga is going to the pacers

He’s the only good basketball player this team has that Self actually plays

Definitely not. But a FT % in the 40s would still be limiting. Doke had to stay a while but Bidunga is even more of a talent than him obviously.

Hunter gonna make alot of money playing against Chinese people.

Udoka had nothing on this guy as a NBA prospect and that’s become obvious to anybody who has scouted him by now

He’s a goner

I have some hope he stays. I think it is less than 50% but greater than 25%.

CU grabbing every offensive rebound, I wonder if Self will adjust and play his NBA big over the 6’5 4/5ish guy

KJ is one of the best on ball defenders in college basketball.

We can't score. We won't be able to score regardless of what lineup we put on the floor.

We are a defensive team. Embrace it.

#50 on Colo is such a scrub

Going to be the 2nd best road win of the year for us.

30/13 for our top 3 player in college basketball

Can you imagine this team without him

Did KJ just fist pump for blocking out on a missed free throw?

Dickinson with half the team’s points and rebounds. Shooting 72%.

Some people think the team would be better without him. BWillie, apologize for your horrific take.

Lacks presence

Colorado guy looks like the black Mexican on super troopers

I mean, can you imagine the offensive output this year without Dickinson?

I never said better. I said it wouldn't matter that much because we would be able to get Bidunga way more minutes and he would improve quicker. Dickinson isn't going to get better. Bidunga, could have. Now I just hope we stash him and we get lucky scouts won't guarantee lotto.

Dickinson won't win you a national championship. Back then my sights were set more on that. Now Im just S16 as the dream.

Some people also have KJ Adams avatars

Hey you like guys with heart and effort.

I did it for you.

I want you to respect his hustle. Since that is what wins basketball games.

It would involve a lot of AJ Storr driving at the basket and not much else

Dickinson basically won this game singlehandedly tonight

If dickenson was half as good as he thought he was he would be lou alcinder

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hunter Dickinson got 32 and 13 with his tire-sized lungs gasping for air in the mountains of Colorado. All he did down the stretch was make plays when they needed them. What a monster. Tough, tough night for the haters.</p>&mdash; Rock Chalk Blog (@RockChalkBlog) <a href="https://twitter.com/RockChalkBlog/status/1894269511542469083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He could probably do that Ninja Warrior stuff. But I agree with you.

No questioning his moxie though.

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You said they’d be as good if not better. They’d be one of the worst in the conference.

But you’re right…Dickinson won’t carry a team to a national title by himself. Hard to believe that any player could be incapable of that.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you Jayhawk nation for showing up big tonight for us! #2-0</p>&mdash; Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) <a href="https://twitter.com/H_Dickinson24/status/1894276222668214486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

That stuff is so dumb... why would it be a tough night for people who have criticized him for being lazy and not showing up like he apparently did last night? Wouldn't that justify the haters, because they aren't just bitching about someone who isn't good enough, but someone who is just there for a paycheck while making the team around him worse on most nights?

Seriously doubt many or any KU fans WANT him to fail or suck, they WANT him to do what he did last night.

And it's funny that guy has posted exactly the same thing multiple times now, yet only like 2 or 3 times all season.... Dickinson played well, sound the alarms for a haters tweet! LMAO :facepalm:

Hope he keeps it up so we can set the bar higher than bragging about beating sub-.500 teams.

They expect him to be one of the best college basketball players in history and average a 30 point double double? Because the guy already averages 17 and 10 for KU while getting doubled/tripled regularly all game because his teammates are these two:

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Dickinson criticism remains absolutely bizarre, he's their most consistent performer (and does it with very little help) and it isn't all that close. Hence the tweet about the haters being in their feelings after that one.

It's not bizarre. If he played like he did last night all season we aren't sitting here having this discussion. But he didn't. The game last night was not the norm but the outlier.

Him getting double teamed is still one of the weirdest things to me. With his passing ability & his lack of post moves and speed, doubling him should be one of the worst things you could do.

He's the only one on the team that can score consistently, why not when you have 3 bricklayers and KJ?

Great screenshot! Really goes to show just how poor the excuses are around "sPaCiNg!" and how everything else like needing NBA talent, perfect coaching, etc; just isn't true when you're willing to fight through even a triple team to score and/or draw a foul.

Forcing your will is a big part of what makes great players great and it's exactly the kind of effort you want to see from the leaders of the team... and instead of making everyone around him a little worse, I'm sure it has the opposite impact (not to say everyone around him has a high ceiling, of course).

He's literally been the 3rd best player statistically in NCAA this season already while playing with a player who nobody guards. Do you want him to be Wilt Chamberlain or something? Because not even Wilt averaged 30 a game at KU.

It's not weird at all to me, that strategy is the single biggest reason this team's offense is as bad as it has been in the Self era.

KJ Adams literally can't score from 2 feet out and Dickinson is one of the toughest 1 on 1 matchups for anybody in the country (whether facing up or in the post, he's going to score regularly). Coaches simply tell their players to leave him on any pass at Dickinson because they know he can't do a damn thing if and when the ball comes back to him.

Yeah, that's totally his problem. He needs to be grittier and fight through the triple teams more LMAO

Feels like it would be easier to just play him with players other teams will actually guard though. Might lead to, I don't know, something resembling an efficient offense?

It was happening quite a bit last year but now every coach in the country plays this team exactly the same way. They force the ball out of Dickinson's hands (or ideally, don't let him catch it at all) and back into the hands of the guy who can't do anything at all with it.

True.

Statistically, he's down in every category from last year. Actually, he's statistically gotten a little worse each year he's been in college. Again, nobody is expecting last nights performance from Dickinson routinely. He's proven he can't do it on night in/night out basis.


You mean people struggle to guard his patented "try to run through you and if that doesn't work try to shoot a one handed shot over them" post move?

Weird how the screenshots of him going hard to the basket only show up when he scores 30... it's almost like those two things are related.