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***** Official '24/'25 KU Men's BBall Repository Thread ***** (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=352836)

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 18003520)

I was wrong.

After a further deep dive into the strengths, weaknesses, and KenPom ratings of these two teams, there’s only one conclusion that can be drawn: KU is going to annihilate Arkansas.

On offense, the Razorbacks struggle significantly (73rd in offensive efficiency) while not being a particularly strong shooting (88th in eFG%) or free throw team (107th in FTA/FGA). While they have an accomplished veteran guard in Johnell Davis who led his Florida Atlantic team to a FF, KU has two of the best shut down defenders in the country in Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams who are literal national champions and one of the best shot blocking bigs in the country (Flory Bidunga, 16th in block rate) coming off the bench. KU has been an excellent defensive team all season (11th in defensive efficiency) and there is every reason to believe that they can limit the scoring of an injured Arkansas team in the absence of their best and most efficient interior scorer Adou Theiro.

On defense, while Arkansas is more known for its success in this area (18th in defensive efficiency) with one of the top shot blocking bigs in the country in Ivisic, he is nothing that the best offensive KU player in over a decade can’t handle. All-American Hunter Dickinson is an absolute force in the interior and forces teams consistently into double teams when he’s not torching opposing players in the post. If Calipari makes the same choice that many other coaches have, he’ll be giving up open threes to two of the best sharp shooting guards in the country in Zeke Mayo (41.3% from 3) and Diggy Coit (38.7% from 3) in addition to a FF-experienced wing in Rylan Griffen who rained threes down all tournament last year.

It is undeniable that KU was absolutely screwed by the committee this year with its seed but it is nothing that a team with this kind of talent can’t handle. This group took down the current betting favorite to win the entire tournament in Duke, beat another top 2 seed in MSU and had another championship favorite on the ropes after completely outplaying them all game in Houston. If this KU team plays at its top level, Arkansas will be no more than a gnat to them on the road to a historic Final Four run.

Ultimately, we are the ****ing Kansas Jayhawks. The best and winningest goddamn program in college basketball history. This is our time. Our moment. And nobody, especially not John Calipari and his flawed Arkansas team, is going to stand in the way of that.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow (Post 18004077)

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:LOL:

I'm gonna be all sauced up wearing a Zeke Mayo jersey by game time

Leggoooo

We are going undefeateds in season #6~!

We might have missed on letting Zuby go but after watching high point I can confidently say we didn’t miss on Pettiford.

We're going to win the basketball game!

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Originally Posted by TLO (Post 18004612)

We're going to win the basketball game!

Okay this would be epic IMHO

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Originally Posted by TLO (Post 18004612)

We're going to win the basketball game!

I think so to!

Ark is going to get stomped.

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Originally Posted by BlackHelicopters (Post 18004956)

Ark is going to get stomped.

Big time. The hairy pig asses are awful.

Not sure I've ever seen Dickinson hit a mid-range jumper like that before, LFG!

We are making this too easy for them!

Dajuan not finishing at the rim. I am shocked.

if that is going to be how we play defense this game will be decided quickly

Need the non-Dickinson players to show up in this game, I feel

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 18004975)

Dajuan not finishing at the rim. I am shocked.

5th year senior in a win or go home game just can’t miss that shot.

RETIRE RETIRE RETIRE RETIRE

Storr being a big disappointment has really distracted us from how much of a disappointment Griffen has been.

reerun ball is back on the menu!

LMAO at Harris

Also can’t believe Calipari is doubling onto HD and leaving KJ wide open, couldn’t have predicted it

If this is the way they play then they'll lose this one by 20

Adams 5 ft from the basket and passes it up.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 18004986)

LMAO at Harris

Also can’t believe Calipari is doubling onto HD and leaving KJ wide open, couldn’t have predicted it

yep - I've got hunter under 19pts, and KJ over 9 on prize picks.

Mayo has a pulse. Thats a good sign

Our guard play is leaving a little to be desired atm

Flory would be great in this matchup, I wonder if he will play 10 minutes

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 18004999)

Flory would be great in this matchup, I wonder if he will play 10 minutes

12

He gets a bonus for eating his peas!

Bidonka-donk getting up for the jam

Flory’s poster dunk should’ve been an and-1

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 18005008)

Flory’s poster dunk should’ve been an and-1

Yup

Flory poster dunks shall be called Flory Holes

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 18005012)

Flory poster dunks shall be called Flory Holes

No, Cowbinduga!

Hog fans booing an obvious charge like they just found out their cousin is on her period

Take Harris out of the game

Calipari with his favorite pose, hands up and mouth wide open.

Bill Self has nice hair.

It would be great if Zeke didn’t fall asleep in half the defense possessions

Zeke thinks he’s at home in Providence with all these makes though

Defensive play of the year by Storr

Holy shit Storr

Getting our money’s worth in one game

Storr redeeming his entire season in one game. What a ****ing block.

KJ Adams showing what happens when you’re 6’5” and play the 4

DearGod for Zeke Mayo

This team goes absolutely brain dead about a dozen times per game

Damn Hogs came to play!

Mayo is so bad on defense

Hey we tied the last 2 minutes so….progress I guess.

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Originally Posted by ROYC75 (Post 18005045)

Damn Hogs came to play!

Yes. Bad round 1 matchup for KU as many feared.

Aidoo’s season high is like 21.

Hard to believe he’ll go for 30, but we’re trying our best to make that happen.

Hogs are ....
Hitting 3's
Shot well, high %
Didn't turn it over
Played better Defense
Hustle to loose balls
Made all of their FT's

All the of the things they normally do not do

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 18005041)

KJ Adams showing what happens when you’re 6’5” and play the 4

Dude gets blocked more then anyone in America

KU top ten defense!!!!

Not....

At least it's entertaining

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Originally Posted by ROYC75 (Post 18005051)

Hogs are ....
Hitting 3's
Shot well, high %
Didn't turn it over
Played better Defense
Hustle to loose balls
Made all of their FT's

All the of the things they normally do not do

Yes. Playing about as well as they can. Let's hope they come back down to earth in the 2nd half.

Griffen and Harris 0-fer FGs

My name has been changed against my will, outrageous

The only way to tell me apart then will be the content of my posts

Personally, I'd have gone with ZWillie... or maybe even CWillie.

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Originally Posted by George Liquor (Post 18005064)

Personally, I'd have gone with ZWillie... or maybe even CWillie.

KENPwillie

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Originally Posted by Al Czervik (Post 18005067)

KENPwillie

Brilliant!

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Originally Posted by TEX (Post 18005058)

Yes. Playing about as well as they can. Let's hope they come back down to earth in the 2nd half.

Plus we need to settle down run the offense, play defense, not turn it over and hustle to loose balls.

Get Harris out of the game

Lol god i dislike juan

Yeah, they ain't winning this one.... morons

Griffen having a game to forget

That didn't take long, horrid play kind of like the entire last 75% of the season.

Our long national nightmare is almost over

Put Flory, Storr and Diggy in or just lose, those are the options at this point

Finally about done with Harris and KJ

Definitely not the way we needed to start the 2nd half!

Gonna change that back now....

RETIRE RETIRE RETIRE RETIRE RETIRE

Harris literally isn’t even playable