Last nights game had to be the best crowd ever on espn+. Shoutout to the crowd Hilton sounded loud and magical
On to Kansas
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My kid has a swim meet... I'm trying to figure out how to have ESPN+ and Hulu both going at the same time on one phone. May need to hotspot and/or take a tablet as well.
Yep, KU's focus will be to get him and one of the 5s with two fouls 5 minutes in before they do anything else.
KU gets calls and non calls and Self is smarmy but he's also a tactition and probably can't wait for Saturday even if his team isn't in February mode.
It's been the same story at KU as long as I can remember. If KU played to their level for an entire game, they'd likely beat most teams pretty handily since they usually have the ability to do so. Instead, we get the same last-minute drama every time:
- Road team plays tough and holds a lead with 5 minutes left. Hope sets in.
- Offensively, KU clears out and drives the lane, taking advantage of their athleticism advantage. The result it either a basket, a foul or a kick-out for a wide open three since their defender panicked and lost track of his man.
- KU starts playing defense much more aggressively and the fans get into it, which throws off the road team into a string of bad offensive possessions.
- KU takes the lead just under a minute. Road team loses composure and gets another empty possession. Foul, free throws, missed shot, another foul, more free throws and KU wins by 5-7.
The momentum generated in that building is impressive. And it must be destroyed.
- Road team plays tough and holds a lead with 5 minutes left. Hope sets in.
- Offensively, KU clears out and drives the lane, taking advantage of their athleticism advantage. The result it either a basket, a foul or a kick-out for a wide open three since their defender panicked and lost track of his man.
- KU starts playing defense much more aggressively and the fans get into it, which throws off the road team into a string of bad offensive possessions.
- KU takes the lead just under a minute. Road team loses composure and gets another empty possession. Foul, free throws, missed shot, another foul, more free throws and KU wins by 5-7.
The momentum generated in that building is impressive. And it must be destroyed.
I appreciate the fact that they won last night, simply for the reason that had they lost, I could have almost guaranteed a win for them against our guys on Saturday. I don't have the time or energy to look, but would guess it has been decades since they lost back to back homes games in the same week. They look beatable, but I'll probably be pushing my chips on KU come Saturday.
I would have to agree. What better way to promote one's streaming service than having the high profile game on it. I have the service so I'll be watching either way.
Day to Day. Likely a game time decision for KU. Shouldn't be an issue long term.
Agree they don't look near as efficient on offense as they typically do.
I am sure this has been posted somewhere else but does anyone have an update on Osuns injury? Looked like he rolled his ankle pretty good from my seats but i never heard anything about it.
ISU had them last year in the Phog too.
This is typical early January KU so far but I expect them to crank it up Saturday a bit then by February have the court tilted most games.
Grill is going to go off, hurting KU in a bad way. Just watch.
Self is the King of the "get a technical at about the 8 minute mark of the 1st half when the game is not going well for KU so you start getting all the calls from there onward". That is absolutely his patented move.
He tweeted he'll be ready to go later last night. It was in the game thread I believe. Haven't heard a official statement from ISU or anything.
Key to the game is scoring some dead ball buckets. Just grab it and score, they have to count it.
He uses that to deflate away crowds too. Get them all riled up to a point where they can't match it.
Have to admit, it's a baller move.
This is Year 27 of the Big 12. Kansas has lost a total of 14 home Big 12 games.
4 - ISU
2 - OSU, Texas
6 other teams (3 current, 3 former) have 1 win each.
0-fer: OU, TCU, WVU, CU
4 - ISU
2 - OSU, Texas
6 other teams (3 current, 3 former) have 1 win each.
0-fer: OU, TCU, WVU, CU
This summary both impressed me and triggered me at the same time. Going to Phog has basically been nightmare fuel for the rest of the Big 12 for the better part of the past century. This narrative specifically is virtually formulaic at this point, but ISU has figured it out better than most, and Otz willl have his team ready. Kansas must be destroyed.
