**** OFFICIAL 2015-2016 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread ****

[Reerun_KC]

Regular Season

Spoiler!

FRI, NOVEMBER 13 NORTHERN COLORADO, W 109-72
TUE, NOVEMBER 17 MICHIGAN STATE, L 73-79
MON, NOVEMBER 23 CHAMINADE, W 123-72
TUE, NOVEMBER 24 UCLA, W 92-73
WED, NOVEMBER 25 VANDERBILT, W 70-63
TUE, DECEMBER 1 LOYOLA (MD.), W 94-61
SAT, DECEMBER 5 HARVARD, W 75-69
WED, DECEMBER 9 HOLY CROSS, W 92-59
SAT, DECEMBER 12 OREGON STATE, W 82-67
SAT, DECEMBER 1 MONTANA, W 88-46
TUE, DECEMBER 22 SAN DIEGO STATE, W 70-57
TUE, DECEMBER 29 UC IRVINE, W 78-53
SAT, JANUARY 2 BAYLOR, W 102-74
MON, JANUARY 4 OKLAHOMA, W 109-106 (3 OT)
SAT, JANUARY 9 TEXAS TECH, W 69-59
TUE, JANUARY 12 WEST VIRGINIA, L 63-74
SAT, JANUARY 16 TCU, W 70-63
TUE, JANUARY 19 6 P.M. OKLAHOMA STATE, L 67-86
SAT, JANUARY 23 1 P.M. TEXAS, W 76-67
MON, JANUARY 25 8 P.M. IOWA STATE, L 72-85
SAT, JANUARY 30 6 P.M. KENTUCKY, W 90-84
WED, FEBRUARY 3 8 P.M. KANSAS STATE, W 77-59
SAT, FEBRUARY 6 11 A.M., TCU, W 75-56
TUE, FEBRUARY 9 6 P.M. WEST VIRGINIA, W 75-65
SAT, FEBRUARY 13 1 P.M. OKLAHOMA, W 76-72
MON, FEBRUARY 15 8 P.M. OKLAHOMA STATE, W 94-67
SAT, FEBRUARY 20 5 P.M. KANSAS STATE, W 72-63
TUE, FEBRUARY 23 7 P.M. BAYLOR, W 66-60
SAT, FEBRUARY 27 11 AM,. TEXAS TECH, W 67-58
MON, FEBRUARY 29 8 P.M. TEXAS, W 86-56
SAT, MARCH 5 3 PM IOWA STATE, W 85-78

Big 12 Tournament

Spoiler!

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-brac...ketball-men/d1

[Prison Bitch]

Just had dinner with my trusted source. He told me why Greene was suspended. PM for details. If I like you I'll answer.

[BWillie]

Lots of threes reigning in that game

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Just had dinner with my trusted source. He told me why Greene was suspended. PM for details. If I like you I'll answer.

I guess I'll have to live with never knowing what specific stupid thing Greene did this time.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Lots of threes reigning in that game

Wish they hadn't played Chaminade. A waste of what could have been a perfectly good non-conference game and no real way to develop any of the players.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I guess I'll have to live with never knowing what specific stupid thing Greene did this time.

Doesn't seem like it really warrants 6 games

[ROYC75]

We get UCLA tomorrow night!

[Al Czervik]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Doesn't seem like it really warrants 6 games

It probably wouldn't if it was Greene's first FU......
Lets not forgot he has been suspended before....

Greene needs to and learn to play defense....
If he does, he wont have to complain about playing time to the HC.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by Al Czervik

Greene needs to and learn to play defense....

Why?...Lucas and Ellis don't have to play defense. Selden doesn't have to play much defense, which is funny considering Self believes he's our "stopper".

Not really sure why others get a pass, but Greene doesn't.

*Should note that I don't really give a shit about Greene. It's more bitching about why some players can make numerous mistakes and never get pulled, but god forbid Bragg or Greene make a mistake.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

We get UCLA tomorrow night!

Last I checked we were 8-10 all time vs them or something. I believe Wooden was 5-0 vs us. Really wanted to close in on them and the tie the Indiana series at 7-7. But they tapped out last night in fear of us

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Why?...Lucas and Ellis don't have to play defense. Selden doesn't have to play much defense, which is funny considering Self believes he's our "stopper".

Not really sure why others get a pass, but Greene doesn't.

*Should note that I don't really give a shit about Greene. It's more bitching about why some players can make numerous mistakes and never get pulled, but god forbid Bragg or Greene make a mistake.

Yeah, this is pretty much the truth. Also, I don't really think Greenes lack of defense will make up for the offensive fire power he gives us. Plus, Greene is long. So you can "hide" him if you will by putting him on a defender that isn't fast or doesn't drive very well and he can still cover certain guys well even if he does suck at defense.

Nonetheless, he's got to get better at D someday. It might take game time situations for it to click. At least Svi was draining them at a decent clip against Chaminade, but like N Colorado, they play no perimeter defense so not sure how much stock we can place in those results.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Doesn't seem like it really warrants 6 games

I wouldn't doubt it, but it makes for a convenient excuse to play Svi extended minutes for a few weeks so I don't mind. His ceiling is just so much higher as a player.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Why?...Lucas and Ellis don't have to play defense. Selden doesn't have to play much defense, which is funny considering Self believes he's our "stopper".

Not really sure why others get a pass, but Greene doesn't.

*Should note that I don't really give a shit about Greene. It's more bitching about why some players can make numerous mistakes and never get pulled, but god forbid Bragg or Greene make a mistake.

It's all about the effort and acceptance to coaching in practice. If Greene doesn't put forth the effort that's being asked, he ain't gonna play consistently. Regardless his skill-set is. Some coaches will put players out there regardless of behind the scenes attitude, some just won't do it. Self had a LOT of really high character players for years. Leaders that would get after other players. KU hasn't had that for several years now. Selden, Wiggins, Ellis, etc... those guys have not been the leaders that Taylor, Robinson, (even the Morris twins as Juniors), Chalmers, RussRob, etc...

It's ok to have silent followers on the team... but you have to have leaders that demand excellence of each other... We haven't had that. There's been a massive void since Releford and Kevin Young graduated.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Yeah, this is pretty much the truth. Also, I don't really think Greenes lack of defense will make up for the offensive fire power he gives us. Plus, Greene is long. So you can "hide" him if you will by putting him on a defender that isn't fast or doesn't drive very well and he can still cover certain guys well even if he does suck at defense.

Nonetheless, he's got to get better at D someday. It might take game time situations for it to click. At least Svi was draining them at a decent clip against Chaminade, but like N Colorado, they play no perimeter defense so not sure how much stock we can place in those results.

Selden does things Brannen Greene could only dream about. If you don't understand how impressively bad on defense Greene can be, then I dont know what to tell you.

Greene constantly goes under screens and just kind of saunters back into position. Graham fights tooth and nail not to get out of position on off-ball screens, as does Svi. They understand that defense is all effort and give it.

If Brannen Greene actually woke up every day for practice and said "I am going to be the best defender KU has ever seen," he would be starting in a week.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Selden does things Brannen Greene could only dream about. If you don't understand how impressively bad on defense Greene can be, then I dont know what to tell you.

Greene constantly goes under screens and just kind of saunters back into position. Graham fights tooth and nail not to get out of position on off-ball screens, as does Svi. They understand that defense is all effort and give it.

If Brannen Greene actually woke up every day for practice and said "I am going to be the best defender KU has ever seen," he would be starting in a week.

I don't think Greene can move laterally well. Especially with power. I was watching him in the MSU game and he was bad physically on defense. Hopefully it is his hip because he missed the first game yet.

It would be great if he gets the message and gets healthy and becomes a plus defender.

[ArrowheadHawk]

Is the game on the U again?