***** Official '21/'22 KU Men's Basketball Repository Thread *****

[cmh6476]

The Team:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/

The Schedule:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule/

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

This may give Reerun a chubby, but even I have to comment on it. What the hell with the free throws yesterday? 13-26 from the line with Mitch/Wilson accounting for 8 of those 13 misses. Mitch isn't good from the line, but for a bit it seemed like nobody could make a free throw.

Weird that this same team went 19-20 against Creighton.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DJay23

The biggest key to me is how they have played defensively. That second half versus Miami was filthy.

That started in the conference tournament. They got nasty down the stretch. Thank goodness. Soft defense is maddening.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

This may give Reerun a chubby, but even I have to comment on it. What the hell with the free throws yesterday? 13-26 from the line with Mitch/Wilson accounting for 8 of those 13 misses. Mitch isn't good from the line, but for a bit it seemed like nobody could make a free throw.

Even being down 6 at halftime or whatever it was, free throws were the one thing grinding my gears. Miami did get some easy buckets, too, but didn't think KU looked awful or anything (maybe after the Providence game, nothing was going to look awful).... but hit your freakin free throws in the first half and it's tied.

[Ceej]

That second half was so much fun to watch.

[CoMoChief]

If KU on Big Monday or Chiefs MNF isnt playing, and if we're not counting 30for30, ESPN is straight garbage and not worth watching.

And their app sucks ass.

[Reerun_KC]

Saying it again. The way Self used rhe be here in the last few minutes of the first half was outstanding.

https://sports.yahoo.com/in-29-secon...225318007.html

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

That started in the conference tournament. They got nasty down the stretch. Thank goodness. Soft defense is maddening.

Yes, but I think I read something recently where the numbers demonstrated that KU's defense had really started picking up down the stretch of the season. Great time of year to step up and play good defense.

[smithandrew051]

Is it Saturday yet boys?

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Is it Saturday yet boys?

I’m on my 15 day rotation. I watched the EE game in New Haven CT. S16 in Palm Beach. Who knows where I’ll be Saturday or if I even get to watch it.

But I’m ready.

[KC_Connection]

Pretty sure KU was at or near 30th in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency at the start of the tournament. They definitely were below 30th at one point last month. They are up to 17th now (which actually makes them the best defensive team in the tournament left, although Villanova is effectively tied with them).

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Pretty sure KU was at or near 30th in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency at the start of the tournament. They definitely were below 30th at one point last month. They are up to 17th now (which actually makes them the best defensive team in the tournament left, although Villanova is effectively tied with them).

I checked pre Tourney and we were like 41. Our KenPom profile was nearly identical to the 18 team

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

If KU on Big Monday or Chiefs MNF isnt playing, and if we're not counting 30for30, ESPN is straight garbage and not worth watching.

And their app sucks ass.

I watch MNF even when it isn't the Chiefs. But sometimes I turn the sound down or even off. I also delay watch it and advance at least 15 seconds between snaps that cuts down on some of the garbage and speeds the game up.

[DanBecky]

The best KU defense since when? (Excluding 2020 team that didn’t grt to play on the tourney)

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by DanBecky

The best KU defense since when? (Excluding 2020 team that didn’t grt to play on the tourney)

Sooo 2019 then?

Self always coaches defense. The best coaches can coach offense & defense, the shitty ones can only do one or the other.

This team is a good defense, but it's still one of the more worse defenses of Bill Self's in the last 15 years.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DanBecky

The best KU defense since when? (Excluding 2020 team that didn’t grt to play on the tourney)

Last year’s team was better defensively than this one statistically. Defense was bad by Self’s standards this year.