WICHITA STATE (8-4) vs. #2 KANSAS (11-1) Game Thread

[Stickboy46]

I sensed the same thing, uninspired blasé play out of the gate. XB could have secured the opening tip but let some beaker take his lunch money.
What does it take to come out and take it to your opponents, no matter who you are playing.

Yea there was no energy. It's very common for us to come out of half with no energy but we are normally pretty good at the tip.

That said, I seriously wonder what we do at half. We slowly walk out of the locker room, have no energy and generally give up big runs after half.

[shoxlax]

Yea there was no energy. It's very common for us to come out of half with no energy but we are normally pretty good at the tip.

That said, I seriously wonder what we do at half. We slowly walk out of the locker room, have no energy and generally give up big runs after half.

You are definitely right. Why it happens could be anyone’s guess.

[BAShocker]

XB could have secured the opening tip but let some beaker take his lunch money.

I noticed that too. Too soft. Not hungry. Lack if bbiq, etc., etc.

Punch first, not last.

But hey, we have the highest semester GPA ever!

[Ashockalypse]

We get it down to 16 then play 2 horrible minutes, including 0-2 from the FT line by a shooting guard, and it's 23.

Yes how does a shooting guard 0fer the free the FT.

[Ashockalypse]

I don't think that's true. I think they are more skilled.

They are both! I was at the game…obvious!

[Ashockalypse]

I loved it when Marshall iced these mother$&@?!#s.

[asiseeit]

I sincerely hope to be proven wrong and it's only been a couple games but RD and BC are a combined 4-19 FG's and 0-5 from deep. Six assists to seven turnovers. Negative impact so far. I'll give it maybe 3-4 more games but so far I'm not seeing how they are going to help us much. Still concerned about chemistry in a nine man rotation.

[ShockHat]

Honestly, I want Mills to have a super sharp blade for shaving this off season. We need a major upgrade in shooting, defense, passing and transition O and D, literally almost everything. Cortes has the ugliest layup I’ve ever seen. Our offense feels rather stagnant and easy to disrupt. It’s just… We’re so ****ing bad, it’s depressing. Actually tired of it.

I’m growing increasingly unsure about the Mills hire too. I’m still on the boat, and I didn’t expect to win this game or the recent ones, but there are things that do concern me.

As soon as they went up by 14 pt I stopped watching and that never happens.

[Onegreatracer]

This one is gonna take a while to get the taste out.

[Maizerunner08]

Sigh…hopefully better days are ahead

[Kung Wu]

Sigh…hopefully better days are ahead

They definitely are!

[pinstripers]

Sigh…hopefully better days are ahead

it's possible

[Atxshoxfan]

One of the guys on TV said PMs lack of time to recruit made him have to pick up salvage parts to build a team.
From that my analogy of this game was like racing a Lamborghini with the pinto you built from salvage yard parts.

[molly jabali]

Honestly, I want Mills to have a super sharp blade for shaving this off season. We need a major upgrade in shooting, defense, passing and transition O and D, literally almost everything. Cortes has the ugliest layup I’ve ever seen. Our offense feels rather stagnant and easy to disrupt. It’s just… We’re so ****ing bad, it’s depressing. Actually tired of it.

I’m growing increasingly unsure about the Mills hire too. I’m still on the boat, and I didn’t expect to win this game or the recent ones, but there are things that do concern me.

As soon as they went up by 14 pt I stopped watching and that never happens.

I should stop reading your posts. I really think you have no real concept of what college basketball is like. The firing of Brown and the defection of many players, plus the ineligibility issues, have hampered this team greatly. Looking past the fact that they are not Uber talented in the first place, what did you expect? John Weoden would be 8-5 e we it’s these guys…. Bill Self would be 8-5 with these guys( or worse)… now you can argue he should have gotten better players and thst might be fair… but he was a pretty late hire and not a ton was available. If he has teams this caliber next couple of years, you might have a point. You seem to think you can sprinkle some dust and greatness happens. Again makes me question your understanding.

[Atxshoxfan]

One of the guys on TV said PMs lack of time to recruit made him have to pick up salvage parts to build a team.
From that my analogy of this game was like racing a Lamborghini with the pinto you built from salvage yard parts.

I didn't mean to belittle the players or coaches on this post. I actually saw some positives from the guys. Namely KP And QB attacking the hoop. CB looks like he is going to help allot as he starts blending with the team a bit more.
Also noticed HCPM pull Ballard immediately after he neglected to block out the shooter from getting his own rebound and scoring. Nice learning moment.