***** Official '24/'25 KU Men's Basketball Repository Thread *****

[cmh6476]

The Team:

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

The Schedule:

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

[Pablo]

That was a thriller. Fun way to really start the season

This team is gonna put up multiple 100 point efforts

[Ceej]

Zeke is such a breath of fresh air on the offensive end.

Just gotta get him in a little better shape, but otherwise...

stud.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Ceej

I'd rather watch KJ shoot jump shots right now rather than watch Hunter Dickinson shoot and miss bunnies from the block right now.

Not me, they don’t win that game without Dickinson’s offense doesn’t the stretch. Easily the most reliable offense they have and creates open shots just about any time he’s got the ball.

Too bad about his defense though

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Not me, they don’t win that game without Dickinson’s offense doesn’t the stretch

Obviously I posted that when he was missing a bunch of bunnies inside of 5'.

He closed the game out for the squad.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Ceej

Obviously I posted that when he was missing a bunch of bunnies inside of 5'.

He closed the game out for the squad.

He was gassed given the pace of that game before we called the timeout. They need to find a way to get his minute total under 30 this year, should be doable. It’s pretty clear Flory is gonna be the far better defensive option too, his minutes should increase as the season goes on.

[SithCeNtZ]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Will take the W but the defense has gotta improve

Maybe we can scrap the "KJ plays in the middle of the court while they bring the ball up and leaves his guy wide open in the corner for an easy 3" play.

[smithandrew051]

Never a doubt.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He was gassed given the pace of that game before we called the timeout. They need to find a way to get his minute total under 30 this year, should be doable. It’s pretty clear Flory is gonna be the far better defensive option too, his minutes should increase as the season goes on.

Flory looked like he belonged tonight. I was a tad worried that he might be a little too raw his freshman season.

But he had a really good game tonight and I'm excited to watch him develop and grow the rest of the year.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by SithCeNtZ

Maybe we can scrap the "KJ plays in the middle of the court while they bring the ball up and leaves his guy wide open in the corner for an easy 3" play.

Also, please scrap the whole KJ bringing the ball up the court too.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by SithCeNtZ

Maybe we can scrap the "KJ plays in the middle of the court while they bring the ball up and leaves his guy wide open in the corner for an easy 3" play.

They were over helping to prevent rim runs because Dickinson couldn’t defend the screen actions he was being put in almost every possession. They also didn’t think that Withers guy could shoot (he couldn’t last year but did today).

[PHOG]

I don't know what happened to our shooters down the stretch, but it's a lot better than last year for sure. And the depth is night and day.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Ceej

Flory looked like he belonged tonight. I was a tad worried that he might be a little too raw his freshman season.

But he had a really good game tonight and I'm excited to watch him develop and grow the rest of the year.

He still doesn’t really know what he’s doing but his athleticism is NBA level. He could very easily be an impact player in a few months.

[GabyKeepsMeWarm]

Just another ho-hum victory at the Phog between two irrelevant teams. I'm bored. Who's next?

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He still doesn’t really know what he’s doing but his athleticism is NBA level. He could very easily be an impact player in a few months.

He showed a couple of moves down low after a rebound or two I didn't expect.

Things like that get me excited for this team's potential.

But, all we really need is for him to come in, play defense, rebound and dunk.

Tonight to me, it felt like he did more than that. I'm impressed.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by PHOG

I don't know what happened to our shooters down the stretch, but it's a lot better than last year for sure. And the depth is night and day.

Missed 7 consecutive threes (almost all of which were wide open) to end the game, felt like nerves to me. That was the first real AFH game for all but three of those guys.