GYERO ARCHIVE

[Crankdatmustard]

I love the pass Kansas gets from the media. They continually struggle AT HOME against teams, some which are pure shit (Oklahoma 10-19) and the narrative is always "my god they find a way to win!!". ESPN with a piece this morning titled "Kansas has the best closers in Basketball".

Kentucky plays a close game against shit teams (Georgia, Mizzou, Alabama) and the entire discussion is WHAT IS WRONG WITH CAL AND THE CATS?

 

[Crankdatmustard]

Also been zeroing in on a fish and fries from Pass Time for weeks now.

Bet B(itch) RAX gets FISH STICKS during Lent.

 

[wcc31]

All this Allen Fieldhouse love just shows you how damn good Tyler Ulis was. Went in there and dominated that game last year.

 

[wcc31]

UNC's best win away from home? Beating current 6-seed Wisconsin in Maui.

 

[CoolCat45]

UCLA has won at Arizona and Kentucky. Anybody that can beat that? They also lost on a buzzer beater at Oregon.

 

[Booker Noe]

It's interesting when you start looking at true roasmd wins. We're not the only ones who struggle. UNC's best one is probably Wake Forest. Louisville's is who?

At Syracuse or at future Kentucky head coach Dan Marjle's Grand Canyon.

 

[Crankdatmustard]

Regardless of what NON CONF SOS says UCLA has the best wins in basketball this year beating Oregon, Arizona and Kentucky...all top 10 in RPI(two on the road).

 

[BKH34]

I'll give Kansas this: An admirable quality in a team is the ability to make a shot when one absolutely has to be made, and when Kansas fell behind by 11 points with 10 minutes left, they hit their next 10 shots in a row. And it wasn't just one guy getting it done. They were executing their stuff to perfection when it got to winning time.

Now that doesn't mean that Frank Mason isn't still capable of flinging a few off the backboard in the tournament, but they'll be the deserving #1 overall seed for sure.

 

[UnfrozenCatfanLawyer]

Umm, check UK Law's discipllinary records circa 1988. Might see some familiar stuff.

I mean, I'm not really SAYIN'. I'm just sayin. Been holding that one back at every mention of him in the 14 years that I've posted here.

Yeah - I think a lot of us had that story in mind.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

Who are your Top 5 teams, Chad...other than Kentucky?

-Sounds silly to say, but really wish we had Mulder or Willis in the fold for next season.

 

[wildcat1973]

UCLA has won at Arizona and Kentucky. Anybody that can beat that? They also lost on a buzzer beater at Oregon.

Their OOC schedule is 4294th!!!

 

[CoolCat45]

If UCLA wins the Pac-12 Tournament, they deserve the 1 seed in the West. Gonzaga should be their 2 seed.

 

[Crankdatmustard]

UNC loses to Duke or in the ACC Tournament (finish with 7 losses)
Oregon loses in Pac 12 tournament (finish with 5 losses)
Arizona loses in Pac 12 Tournament (finish with 5 losses)
Louisville loses in ACC tournament (finish with 7 losses)
ZAGS dont win the conference tournament

KATS win out, win the regular season and conference tournament, winner of 11 straight (finish with 5 losses)

Assuming UCLA, NOVA & Kansas get #1 seeds. Who gets the fourth?

 

[CoolCat45]

Not Chad but...

1. UCLA
2. Kansas
3. Villanova
4. UNC
5. Oregon

 

[B.B.d.K.]

Welsh is the sleeper of that team...and not just against us. Talk about a guy who knows his role/strengths. He's just damn good.

11 ppg, 9rpg, 1.5 bpg...and shoots 60% from the field w/ many (most) of those jump shots. Oh, and he shoots 94% from the FT line (although he doesn't shoot a ton).

 

[BKH34]

When you want to keep playing with Lonzo but you don't want to put up with LaVar anymore

I'll give them credit, UCLA hasn't lost since LaVar went off on TJ Leaf unprovoked.

 

[Crankdatmustard]

UNC is a #1 seed with 7 losses? That would have to be a first, right?

 

[wcc31]

Who are your Top 5 teams, Chad...other than Kentucky?

-Sounds silly to say, but really wish we had Mulder or Willis in the fold for next season.

I think there are about a dozen teams at the same level. My favorites in no particular order:

UCLA
Oregon
North Carolina
Villanova
Gonzaga

Bodes well for a young, up-and-comer like UK.

 

[MaxPowerrr]

Umm, check UK Law's discipllinary records circa 1988. Might see some familiar stuff.

I mean, I'm not really SAYIN'. I'm just sayin. Been holding that one back at every mention of him in the 14 years that I've posted here.

Wait what

 

[wildcat1973]

they're.

 

[RibsAndWhiteBread]

A real golden age for college basketball right now.

 

[Hankshaker]

A real golden age for college basketball right now.

If Lavar has his way, we will soon call it "Ballsketball".

 

[anthonys735]

-How can Kansas not be one of the favorites going into the tourney? Best back court in the country. Clutch. Experienced. Can shoot the lights out. We've seen this before. Mason is the type of guard that can carry a team. Nova and KU would be in my F4 regardless of their draw.

-Almost like someone indicated 2-3 weeks back that we could still jump up and grab a 1 seed b/c the rest of the teams have to beat each other up. Still remote chance but we should be a solid 2. Hopefully that 2 is in Memphis. As it stands, seems like South is still very likely.

 

[wildcat1973]

So looking at the latest ESPN poll, we have lost to the #1, #2, #7 (on the road), and #12 (on the road) teams. The only outlier is the Tennessee game, in terms of a "bad" loss, but even that game was on the road, and in a rivalry game.

From Kenny's perspective, we have lost to the #4, #6, #9, #13, and #56 teams.

Not too shabby...throw out the Tennessee clunker.

 

[wcc31]

-How can Kansas not be one of the favorites going into the tourney? Best back court in the country. Clutch. Experienced. Can shoot the lights out. We've seen this before. Mason is the type of guard that can carry a team. Nova and KU would be in my F4 regardless of their draw.

-Almost like someone indicated 2-3 weeks back that we could still jump up and grab a 1 seed b/c the rest of the teams have to beat each other up. Still remote chance but we should be a solid 2. Hopefully that 2 is in Memphis. As it stands, seems like South is still very likely.

Have you watched Kansas in the NCAA Tournament before?

 

[wcc31]

So looking at the latest ESPN poll, we have lost to the #1, #2, #7 (on the road), and #12 (on the road) teams. The only outlier is the Tennessee game, in terms of a "bad" loss, but even that game was on the road, and in a rivalry game.

From Kenny's perspective, we have lost to the #4, #6, #9, #13, and #56 teams.

Not too shabby...throw out the Tennessee clunker.

And only one of those was a game we weren't in (@ Florida).

 

[SAECATFAN]

Agree that losing to 33% of the top 10 is a good indicator of March success.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

Cute ignoring that we've lost to every good team we've played, including twice at Rupp...except when Monk had 47 points and we won at the buzzer.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

Have you watched Kansas in the NCAA Tournament before?

I watched them win the NCAA Title last time they had a similar veteran back court, does that count?

 

[RibsAndWhiteBread]

If Mardi Gras always makes you wonder what Clarence Ceasar is up to these days, the answer is about 3 bills.

 

[anthonys735]

Have you watched Kansas in the NCAA Tournament before?

Seems like I remember them playing us in 2012.

 

[wcc31]

Seems like I remember them playing us in 2012.

Yeah- the one time they've played to seed this decade.

Go ahead and hitch your wagon to them.

 

[anthonys735]

Meh, we've got some solid wins. Were crushing souls early. Battled 2 of the toughest teams to the very end(UL and KU). Beat UNC, when their superstar went off as well. Don't have any real head scratcher loses and I honestly think the SEC is drastically underrated. Easy to pick on us but their aren't more than 5-6 better resumes out there.

 

[Wildcat Willy]

Have you watched Kansas in the NCAA Tournament before?

I have.

13 years under Self. 29-12 in the Big Dance.

2 first rd flame outs.
3 2nd rd flame outs.
They've made it to the Sweet Sixteen 8x, Elite Eight 6x, Final Four 2x and have 1 title and 1 runner up.

So they have a better chance of getting knocked out in the 1st 2 rds than they do going to the Final Four.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

Lolz. Again, who are you hitching your wagon to Chad?


Kansas has the likely NPOY in Sr. Frank Mason, and the best overall player in college basketball in Josh Jackson. And tons of other good players/shooters. The most loaded guard/wing team in the country...last time I checked (last year) that's a pretty good recipe for March.

...and they will be the overall #1 seed. Other than that, I agree that they suck.


All that said, I'm still rooting for Jay.

 

[anthonys735]

Yeah- the one time they've played to seed this decade.

Go ahead and hitch your wagon to them.

I'll be hitching my wagon to UK, thanks. I just don't see how you leave them out of your top 6,.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

B/c he doesn't like some posters at The Phog.

 

[CoolCat45]

Kansas had a smiliar team in 2010 and didn't do shit. I think they can win it all, but to act like Kansas isn't one of the least reliable teams when it comes to playing to their seed is ignoring history.

 

[B.B.d.K.]

2010 team is very relevant to the 2017 squad, I agree.

 

[RibsAndWhiteBread]

Bill Self has offered Bol Bol.