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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Obviously Self values defense over anything but man alive his bugaboo over the years has been turnovers. I'd have to look up the data but I'd bet anything we turned it over more the past decade than any other top 10 team. Leads the conf again this year. Elijah's meltdown last year vs Michigan, on and on. It's not going to be a very long run in march if you throw it away constantly. Why is this always a problem?
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Stab in the dark, not the sole reason, but a contributing factor:
How many great PG's have we gotten in recruiting? Not very many by my count. Sherron being the obvious one... He brought in 2 the last 2 years, but both of them are not highly regarding players coming out of HS. Tharpe and Mason were both nobodies before being snatched up by KU. Both have serious flaws here at KU that are evident when they're on the court.
All his other guards (Robinson, Chalmers, Taylor, Frankamp, Johnson, Selden, McLemore, Selby, Releford, Reed, Morningstar ) are "combo" guards if not outright wings... For some reason he's stayed away from the elite "Point guards"... or been unable to land them. (Again, Sherron being the exception)....
Sure, there have been a few kids that have developed decent enough passing and handles to get us by.. like Tyshawn, Robinson, and Chalmers.. But those guys had to develop the ball-handling over time... Robinson and Taylor were both Horrid as youngsters... Mario was more a SG, while a decent passer didn't have the handles of a PG... again, another Combo.
To recap. Having one real PG in Eleven years at KU with great handles\passing could be a contributing factor.