Top 25 Ranking streak
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Poor Indianapolis Star... Indiana was once arguably a blue-blood. Now, well... not so much.
Depends on how you look at it. Kansas will have a good back court but starting Bragg and Lucas in the front court is pretty meh in my opinion
An ISU fan on the Reddit thread for the AP Top 25 posted this comment in response to the streak continuing for ISU,
To which I playfully replied,
Apparently that statement is 1) a "jab" at KU 2) unnecessary and out of nowhere 3) shows how we are obsessed with KU. I was talking about the refs when we play against KU, not anything directly towards the Kansas team or university.
To which I playfully replied,
Apparently that statement is 1) a "jab" at KU 2) unnecessary and out of nowhere 3) shows how we are obsessed with KU. I was talking about the refs when we play against KU, not anything directly towards the Kansas team or university.
Bragg should be much better as a sophomore. I thought he showed flashes last year.
I'm sure he'll be better but him and Lucas are not an intimidating front court by any stretch of the imagination, especially when you're comparing them to the best roster in the nation
Lucas isn't going to wow anyone but he has turned into a really good defender and rebounder. Him getting better last year is what made that team as good as they were. And I think Bragg is going to have a huge year. He reminds me of the Morris twins as far as his game goes. Kid has a huge upside. I think they have a hole though in the backup PF spot. I could see Jackson playing some backup PF.
Yep. Just need someone serviceable and consistent down low.
When McKay was effective, it opened up everyone else, and his best offense was a lob 2 feet from the hoop.
I like to think of him as Deotter Burton
I don't know about any given night, but add Donovan Jackson to the list of guys that could put up big numbers if he's hitting.
I didn't think Kansas had one of the top 5 most talented rosters in the country last year either. Kansas has the most talented roster in the Big 12 this year though, assuming Jackson is as good as advertised and I'm sure he is,
Yeah, you liked the Niang/McKay combo better than anything KU had in the frontcourt. Mason/Graham must have completely outplayed Morris/Thomas last year.
Well yeah, Niang and an engaged McKay were obviously better than Ellis and whoever they paired with him. I think even KU fans would admit that
So the enormous 5 game difference in conference play was the result of KU's superior backcourt?
There are a lot of things that contributed to it. ISU had issues with McKay, wasn't a good defensive team, lacked depth, first year coach, etc. Self is by far the best coach in the conference too
This is the one thing that keeps me up at night. Whenever Bragg isn't on the floor, we're going to be much easier to defend. He has to stay healthy and out of foul trouble. Jackson could probably fill in there reasonably well if Self wanted to go to a small lineup, but that's not something he's shown a whole lot of willingness to do in the past. This roster might force his hand, though.
As a side note, I think you guys are being underrated. Not sure why so many in the media are ignoring everybody in your backcourt not named Morris.
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Exactly. You play with the players who are on your team. Not the absence of players from last years team only.
