**** OFFICIAL 2013-2014 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread, Part 2 ****

[ArrowheadHawk]

#10 (23-8,14-4)

Players

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Returning Players
1 Naadir Tharpe Guard 5-11 170 Jr.
3 Andrew White III Guard 6-6 210 So.
4 Justin Wesley Forward 6-9 220 RS Sr.
10 Evan Manning Guard 6-3 170 So.
11 Tyler Self Guard 6-2 165 So.
20 Niko Roberts Guard 5-11 175 Sr.
21 Christian Garrett Guard 6-3 185 Jr.
31 Jamari Traylor Forward 6-8 220 RS So.
33 Landen Lucas Forward 6-10 240 RS Fr.
34 Perry Ellis Forward 6-8 225 So.

Incoming Class
SF ***** Wayne Selden
C ***** Joel Embiid
PG **** Conner Frankamp
SF **** Brannen Greene
PG **** Frank Mason
SF ***** Andrew Wiggins

Transfers
Hunter Mickelson
Tarik Black

Non Conference

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11/8/2013 Louisiana Monroe Lawrence, Kan. W(80-63) (1-0)
11/12/2013 Duke Chicago, Ill. W(94-83) (2-0)
11/19/2013 Iona Lawrence, Kan. W(86-66) (3-0)
11/22/2013 Towson W(88-58) (4-0)
11/28/2013 Wake Forest Paradise Island, Bahamas W(87-78) (5-0)
11/29/2013 Villanova Paradise Island, Bahamas L(59-63) (5-1)
11/30/2013 UTEP Paradise Island, Bahamas W(67-63) (6-1)
12/7/2013 Colorado Boulder, Colo. L(72-75) (6-2)
12/10/2013 Florida Gainesville, Fla. L(61-67) (6-3)
12/14/2013 New Mexico Kansas City, Mo. W(80-63)(7-3)
12/21/2013 Georgetown Lawrence, Kan. W(86-64)(8-3)
12/30/2013 Toledo Lawrence, Kan. W(93-83)(9-3)
1/5/2014 San Diego State Lawrence, Kan. L(57-61)(9-4)

Conference

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1/8/2014 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. W(90-83)(10-4,1-0)
1/11/2014 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. W(86-60)(11-4,2-0)
1/13/2014 Iowa State Ames, Iowa W(77-70)(12-4,3-0)
1/18/2014 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. W(80-78)(13-4,4-0)
1/20/2014 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. W(78-68)(14-4,5-0)
1/25/2014 TCU Fort Worth, Texas W(91-69)(15-4,6-0)
1/29/2014 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. W(92-81)(16-4,7-0)
2/1/2014 Texas Austin, Texas L(69-81)(16-5,7-1)
2/4/2014 Baylor Waco, Texas W(69-52)(17-5,8-1)
2/8/2014 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. W(83-69)(18-5,9-1)
2/10/2014 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L(82-85)(18-6,9-2)
2/15/2014 TCU Lawrence, Kan. W(95-65)(19-6,10-2)
2/18/2014 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W(64-63)(20-6,11-2)
2/22/2014 Texas Lawrence, Kan. W(85-54)(21-6,12-2)
2/24/2014 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. W(83-75)(22-6,13-2)
3/1/2014 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. L(65-72)(22-7,13-3)
3/5/2014 Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. W(82-57)(23-7,14-3)
3/8/2014 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. L(86-92)(23-8,14-4)

Big 12 Championship
3/13/2014 Texas Tech/Oklahoma State Kansas City, Mo. 2PM ESPN2

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Silock

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.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

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

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

[Silock]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

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

Agreed. But it's definitely part of it.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

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

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

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

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.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

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.

[KC_Connection]

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

[KC_Connection]

Did anybody just see how that game ended? Odd.

[Silock]

Wtf. Awful coaching.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Did anybody just see how that game ended? Odd.

Missed it. What happened?

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

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.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

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

[KC_Connection]

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.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

@phogsports: Aren't you glad we don't have a coach like this #kubball http://t.co/DroPM7oik0

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Silock

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.

WUT