Well, it's basically a couple of trolls and the inability to ignore them (*cough*KCC*cough*).

KCC gets angry when anyone disagrees with him. That's a sign of someone who lacks self confidence.

IMO, Perry is a finesse player, yes, but I wouldn't call that the same as being soft. He seems to do okay on the offensive end, even against physical defenders. To me, soft would be where he can't do anything on the offensive or defensive end when playing physical teams, and the Big 12 has a lot of those. And while his defense is not great and he won't remind anyone of Thomas Robinson, I think it's an exaggeration to call it horrible. He definitely has his moments on defense. You are also completely wrong when you say that his defense gives up what he does for the team on offense, just like you were completely wrong about OU being WAY better than KU.

Buddy Heild said Mason was the hardest defender he had played. And then Graham shut him down for most of the game at OU. How is that sucking? :hmmm:

Agreed Lzen....so true.

I have been tough on Perry over the years....but at the end of the day, he is a Jayhawk and I am damn proud he is. He busts his ass every game and gives his all for the Hawks...
There is no way, NFW, we continued the Conference win streak the last two years if he wasn't on the team.

And yet, weren't you the one talking about keeping trolls like PB and Bambi around for their entertainment value?

Considering his 6'8/230 size, the guy's one of the softest basketball players that I've ever seen. And anyone who saw what he did last conference season before he got hurt knows he is capable of playing much more physically than he does most of the time and is just making excuses for him. 2 rebounds in 36 minutes against a team that missed 39 shots is utterly absurd.

As far as his defense, well at least doesn't lose his man every second play like Bragg or Diallo. From a team defense perspective, he generally knows where he's supposed to be and doesn't make egregious mistakes. There's little else good to be said about it, though. He's a very poor defender on the whole. It's obviously a bit of hyperbole to say he gives it all back on that end, but he's certainly not a solid two-way guy and probably never will be in his basketball career. Praise should be heaped on him for his offense, but just like Niang at ISU, that's really all he is.

He's a key for KU in the tourney this year.

Graham and Selden must be on their A game for KU to go deep in the Tourney.

Graham
Selden
Foul trouble

No, I think that was Plow... a few weeks ago I said something along the lines of not kicking them out because it's practically the only stuff people respond to.

Well that isn't all that dissimilar. Even if it is spewing stuff like Self being on the hot seat, Svi being a failure/transferring out because he's struggling at 18, or Mason being unable to play at a B12 level, they do keep activity levels up.

I was just making an observation. I wouldn't want to change anything or kick people out. Keeps the place lively and not filled with ball washers.

Don't you drag me into th...... oh yea, that WAS me. :)

Anyone going to the big twelve tourney this year?

Hoping to!

Review the potential flops during commercial breaks. If the player flopped, not only would you remove the foul (if one was called) and remove any points for free throws, but, for egregious cases, I would call a technical on the player that flopped. At some point, say under two minutes, you might have to stop play instead of wait for a break in the action. Or force the opposing coach to call a time out if they want a review.

If, during a commercial break, you can review a three point shot and take a point off the board if it was actually a two, why can't you expand that?

If player B is called for a foul on player A who then makes two free throws, but the review during the commercial break showed it was a complete flop: I would remove the two points, remove the foul from player B, call a technical on player A, have team B shoot the technical coming out of the break and then resume play normally.