Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Oh, I think KU could go quite far in the tournament with the right draw. Their starting lineup ranks up there with any other team's starting lineup in the country.
I just don't think they will beat Houston on the road, nor should they even give much of an effort to do so.
Houston’s a bit short handed and KU beat the hell out of them when they weren’t. Conceding is weak, especially when there are potential seeding implications. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
Houston’s a bit short handed and KU beat the hell out of them when they weren’t. Conceding is weak, especially when there are potential seeding implications.
True about the beat down, but not really accurate about the state of UH then. UH was also short handed back then, only not as much as they are now. They were only down 2 players then. Now it's 3. The significance of the latest one is it made an already under sized team even more under sized. And KU can exploit that matchup big time with Dickinson. UH is in trouble and not much time to work through it all. That was the thing, when they lost the other two players, they had time to adjust. Now they're not afforded that luxury. So, I think KU has a good chance to beat them. Even if UH does win, as much as I hate to admit it, they simply don't have the horses now to get far in the Big 12 Tournament, much less the Dance. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
Houston’s a bit short handed and KU beat the hell out of them when they weren’t. Conceding is weak, especially when there are potential seeding implications.
True about the beat down, but not really accurate about the state of UH then. UH was also short handed back then, only not as much as they are now. They were only down 2 players then. Now it's 3. The significance of the latest one is it made an already under sized team even more under sized. And KU can exploit that matchup big time with Dickinson. UH is in trouble and not much time to work through it all. That was the thing, when they lost the other two players, they had time to adjust. Now they're not afforded that luxury. (But injuries are part of the game, and KU is dealing with it as well.) So, I think KU has a good chance to beat them. Even if UH does win, as much as I hate to admit it, they simply don't have the horses to get far in the Big 12 Tournament, much less the Dance. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TEX:
True about the beat down, but not really accurate about the state of UH then. UH was also short handed back then, only not as much as they are now. They were only down 2 players then. Now it's 3. The significance of the latest one is it made an already under sized team even more under sized. And KU can exploit that matchup big time with Dickinson. UH is in trouble and not much time to work through it all. That was the thing, when they lost the other two players, they had time to adjust. Now they're not afforded that luxury. So, I think KU has a good chance to beat them. Even if UH does win, as much as I hate to admit it, they simply don't have the horses now to get far in the Big 12 Tournament, much less the Dance.
I wouldn't go that far. Depth is overrated in the dance. It's not like Houston's lost any worldbeaters. The best player they've lost averaged 5 ppg and played 18 min. I do think losing Tugler hurts their defense/rebounding a bit, but I don't think any of these losses are devastating. It's still going to be a really tough game for KU, and Houston will still be a tough out in the tourney. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
When I watched this year's team struggle with a Mizzou team that is 0-17 in conference.
Only thing that matters to them at this point is the tournament (or at least that's what I keep telling myself).
Struggle seems like a stretch. They were up 18 midway through the second half and coasted.
You've seen them play great vs the best competition they've faced (Houston/UConn/Tenn/Kentucky), but you take more away from a halfhearted effort vs a weak team in a game that was never in doubt?
I've seen this a lot from KU fans this year and I don't get it. Provided they're healthy, my money says the effort/intensity in the tourney will be a lot closer to the Houston/UConn games than Missouri. [Reply]
Self said Kevin McCullar tweaked his knee against K-State. He won't practice today and Self said he hopes he'll practice tomorrow ahead of the Houston game. #KUbball
Self said Kevin McCullar tweaked his knee against K-State. He won't practice today and Self said he hopes he'll practice tomorrow ahead of the Houston game. #KUbball
Self said Kevin McCullar tweaked his knee against K-State. He won't practice today and Self said he hopes he'll practice tomorrow ahead of the Houston game. #KUbball
And this would be why we should be conceding these games. They don't matter. The tournament does.
As many of us were saying, no reason to play him until the tournament. He's clearly not ready and save up any health he has for the tournament. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
As many of us were saying, no reason to play him until the tournament. He's clearly not ready and save up any health he has for the tournament.
At least he almost certainly won’t play tomorrow now but he never should have been put in the position to tweak it again. [Reply]