Yeah, but Harden didn't really have the shooting ability of Harden in college either. It's something that can be improved. Both were really good at getting to the line in the NCAA and contributed in several other areas which is why I think they were statistical comparables.

Yes, I think I like that comparison better.

Might have something to do with the fact they allowed 88 points.

The only game that Baylor has shown up for in 2 weeks was at KU. They look done.

Normally they don't collapse for another 2-3 weeks.

We allowed 83 and still won.

Part of the reason they scored so much was bad shot selection by Smart. It doesn't go down in the book as a turnover, but it's essentially the same thing.

It was a bad game, but there are greater issues going on with Oklahoma State than a few bad shots by their best player.

Pierre Jackson kept them afloat while he was there. Don't have that spark plug anymore.

Agreed. But it's definitely part of it.

Just in case you forgot...Bill Self > John Calipari.

You obviously love the guy, so whatever, but he's shooting 25% over the past 3 games and is 3/21 from 3... that's more than a few bad shots. Besides those mad skillz to get to the free throw line, he's been pretty awful offensively in their conferences losses, two of which were lost by a possession.

Their entire offense relies on his creation abilities. When his shots aren't falling, he's still routinely getting shots for other players (and also getting to the line at an incredible rate, he went 19 for 25 from there during the stretch you're referring to). So again, Marcus Smart is not the problem with OSU, he's the only thing keeping them in the top 25.

Like most young teams, Kentucky still can't play on the road.

Did anybody just see how that game ended? Odd.

Wtf. Awful coaching.

Missed it. What happened?

UK down five. 20 seconds left. They didn't foul. Just tried to trap and grab the ball for a tie up. LSU dribbled it out.

In Calipari's first 3 seasons, UK was 49-15 away from Rupp. In the last year and a half, they're 7-15.

I don't have a real problem with Calipari as I think he's pretty damn good at what he does, but that last play didn't make any sense.

Why he decided to bring up 40-0 in the pre-season with a team of freshmen, I'm also still not sure. Seems even more ridiculous in retrospect.

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WUT

ROFL

Cauley-Stein was fighting the asst. on the bench lol. It looks like UK has internal issues.

@EricPrisbell: We're in late January. Kansas, which starts three freshmen, is eons ahead of Kentucky right now.

What happens tomorrow night guys? Over/under 40 3pter attempts? Lol

I just hope they don't get super hot. I hope Embiid stays out of foul trouble. I hope Tharpe, Seldon and Mason take care of the ball. Wiggins is gonna do what Wiggins do.

Let's ****ing do this.

All of that except he has a soul and doesnt look like a troll

So does Kentucky ever win away from Rupp? Something like 2-13 skid they're on dating back to last year.

Can't wait. Game day.

Does Rust have any bold predictions for the game tonight?

I'm going, so I hope we beat their ass by 20. Though winning a close game is a much more likely scenario. I doubt they only hit 4 threes tonight.

He's only poked his head out of the cornfield once or twice since Hilton Tragic.

I'm starting the gameday thread now.

Can you please tell me what your avatar is? It scares me every time I look at it.

Hahahahhaa.

It's from the movie Dune. That guy's name is Piter Devries. He is a Mentat, or a human computer (in the book, all computers that simulate human thought are banned, because of the near Terminator-like war with machines that we won).

He is about to drink the Juice of Sapho, which makes his brain capable of doing millions of computations per second, but also makes his lips stained purple.

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Basically, I'm a dork who isn't nearly as smart as he would like to think.

Heh. I had no idea.

I doubt we turn the ball over 20+ times and get hammered by the refs at home.

It should be relatively close, though.

I'll say KU by six.

Oubre and big Cliff make the McDAA game, obv.

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Two KU signees, one recruit picked for McDonald’s All-American game
January 29
BY RUSTIN DODD
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LAWRENCE — The rosters for the McDonald’s All-American Game are officially out — and Kansas recruits will be included for the third straight year.



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KU signee Cliff Alexander, a 6-foot-8 power forward at Curie High School in Chicago, will take part in the annual McDonald’s High School All-American game April 2 in his hometown.
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KU signees Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre were officially selected to the game on Wednesday night, burnishing their credentials as two of the top recruits in the country.

Alexander, a 6-foot-8 power forward at Curie High School in Chicago, and Oubre, a 6-foot-7 small forward from Findlay Prep in Las Vegas, will take part in the annual high school showcase April 2 in Chicago.

Kansas is still recruiting Myles Turner, a 6-foot-11 center from Euless, Texas, who was also selected to the McDonald’s roster. Kentucky and Duke led the way with four McDonald’s All-Americans each, while North Carolina had three.

KU coach Bill Self has now signed five McDonald’s All-Americans over the last three years — and 13 total since his arrival in Lawrence. (He also coached David Padgett and J.R. Giddens, two McDonald’s All-Americans who were recruited by Roy Williams but arrived at KU after Williams left for North Carolina.)

Bill Self’s McDonald’s All-Americans

Here is the list of McDonald’s All-Americans in the Self era:

2014: Cliff Alexander, Kelly Oubre

2013: Andrew Wiggins, Wayne Selden

2012: Perry Ellis

2010: Josh Selby

2009: Xavier Henry

2007: Cole Aldrich

2006: Sherron Collins, Darrell Arthur

2005: Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Micah Downs

Rush only missed it because he was a 5th year, I think. Twins were also ineligible. amazing looking back Embiid didn't make it.

Joel Embiid... NOT a McDonald's All American.

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tOSU loses @home to Penn State. LMAO

Guys, we are really good.

The Big 12 is looking great this year, and KU is 7-0 including 6 wins against potential tournament teams. Looking to be great year for the league and KU is clearly on top.

Getting better game after game. Its a beautiful thing to watch.

Self brought in so much talent and is making them all better.

Definitely better than Aaron Craft and OSU anyway. Penn State at home? LMAO

Hope frankamp is ok. Might need his shooting eventually

Andrew has just gone off the last two games. That has to scare everyone in college basketball

Where are the losses that will cost us a 10th conference championship?

On a side note KU is only 8 wins behind Kentucky on all time wins.

At osu, OU at home, maybe at KSU

And that would also mean OU or Texas would have to win out. Not impossible, but unlikely.

Don't start, we were also 7-0 last year and let the Purps back their way into a share. I think it's when we started the 3 game skid

I'm pretty confident that KU will win the 10th, but having said that I will be a little surprised if we don't drop one of our next two. Life on the road in the Big 12 is never easy even though KU has done a great job of making it look a lot easier than it is.

Time for Kentucky to look for more missing games

I would change that OU at home to Texas at Texas this weekend.

I understand your sketpticism, but this year's team is not the same. Last year's team overachieved. They were limited talent wise. This year's team has tons of talent. And that overcomes a lot of other deficiencies. But yeah, it is a marathon and not a sprint. Still, KU is now firmly in the driver's seat.

Admittedly I've been his biggest critic, but, Naadir has been ****ing nails.

KU might not lose another game.

Doubt that. Too many good teams in the Big 12 this year. But that would be an amazing feat if it were to happen.

Yeah, they're gonna lose a few. As good as they may be, this league is too good for any team to go undefeated.

I'll guess they lose at Texas and at Okie State.

There will probably be a dud like at Tech or at WVU.

The kiss of death, by Bambi.

Nah, it's just the uber-homer in him coming out.

Nothing wrong with that when you have a supremely talented, good team. When you're Rusty and that homerism shows, well...

Let's get that dud out of the way... I'd rather not lose to EastWestHookersandBlowState in the tournament because they got hot from the 3 point line.

I'm enjoying the hell out of my crow. Hopefully I get to have it until April.

Undefeated or not I want the #1 overall seed. Maybe they can lose one more but two or three and you can kiss the #1 overall goodbye.

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We will lose the @OSU game.. That freaking midget Jayhawk killa Paige wannabe will totally own us... This is a given.

@KSU - Not sure. Can Squeeky out coach Burrito Bill?

Biggest difference this year besides the talent...
Naadir isn't shitting all over himself like EJ during the closing minutes of games.
I wonder if we win the Michigan game if Self would of inserted Naadir in the game
instead of EJ.

There was a moment when Wiggins was going off last night, and he caught the ball at the perimeter. The defense immediately rotated to cover him, and he tossed it into Embiid.

You just felt ****ing bad for ISU. I mean... cover ONE superstar, maybe. But with them both playing up to their potential, what the hell is a team supposed to do to stop them?

The only team you can compare us to is the 2012 UK team with Anthony Davis. That's it. Period.

Let's hold off on that one for a little while. They finished with an all-time record 38 wins, lost only 2 (one on a crazy buzzer beater at Indiana), and won the title.

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I never realized that Iowa State has beaten Kansas more than any other Big12 team.

I'm not comparing seasons, I'm comparing teams.

Fred Hoiberg has beaten Kansas as many times as you have.

I've beat Kansas? Thank you?

I am sure you have spent quality time beating off in Kansas?

Oops, you're right, he's 1-7 vs Kansas. So he's beaten them once more than you.



Wiggins v Manning:


Wiggins: 20g 31.9min 16.4ppg 46.2% 77.9%ft 6.0reb 0.9blocks 1.5assist
Manning 34g 32.7min 14.6ppg 56.6% 76.5%ft 7.2reb 1.0blocks 3.1assist

All this ****ing talk about ISU the past two years, and they've got jack shit to show for it.

Can't beat us in Lawrence. Can't beat us in Ames. Can't beat us in KC.

Can't.
Beat.
Us.