Evans is a career 27% from 3PT, so that 37% appears to be more of a small sample size thing than anything else (and he still takes less than two a game so the confidence isn't there in it). Maybe he's learned to be more disciplined with it, though. Either way, I've thought Smart is a perfect comp for him for a while now.

Harden's 6'5 220, Shabazz is 6'6 225. But, of course, he doesn't have the same kind of handles or court vision. It's difficult to find a close comp for him, but I think he still has a lot of room to develop.

I see him at 6-4 several places but that's close enough. Shabazz will probably grow another inch after he's drafted :) Bazz is tought to comp. He's got Kidd-Gilcrists physique and zero of his game. He's looking like he'll be a spot-up shooter. He looks lazier than sin. I wouldn't take him no way, no how. He'll be fighting with the coach in no time.

I want KU to be a #2 seed, so they have a chip on their shoulder... if they get a #1, I could see them becoming complacent. Don't like that.

You want a 1-seed this year, with all the parity among the top-10 teams. Force the lower half of that group to play themselves until you see them in the Elite 8.

I want a #1 seed every year no matter what. History has shown that #1 seeds reach the final 4 at a higher clip than any other seed. I don't care what has happened in the past.

Good point... but man, this year's national champion will have more losses than any team that I can remember in recent history.

I don’t see a team with 4 seniors getting complacent, especially when they’ve lived through VCU and Northern Iowa.

Being a #1 seed theoretically provides the easier road. It also essentially gives you a bye in the first round, as the #16 seeds are generally quite bad. That's quite an advantage to have in a 6 game elimination tournament.

I'll take the 1 if it's there. Can't be scared of success.

Releford played quite a few minutes at the 4 in his sophomore year IIRC. At that point he had played hardly any minutes at all and I thought Self had flown the KuKus nest. But I was surprised. Releford played really solid defense down low. The problem is that if we run Releford at 4 we trade Releford perimeter defense for Tharpe perimeter defense which isn't beneficial. But a guy like Kelley would be a good option of Young can't get it done.

Yes, it's an advantage. And you'll take any advantage you can get in this kind of crapshoot.

Doubt anybody will wind up with 9 losses like UConn in 2011.

At this point becoming a 2 means that they lost to TT or @BU. do not want.

I didn't see this team scoring 13 points in a half vs. TCU and losing 3 in a row, either.

And you all are right... #1 seed is a huge advantage... especially with them playing in KC... I just don't feel with 4 losses we deserve it... then you look at the rankings, and the only team that has less than 4 losses is Gonzaga. What a strange ****ing year. LOL

IIRC, Releford was an undersized 4 when he came to KU. That’s one of the biggest reasons he didn’t play and red-shirted – Self wanted to transform him into a 3.

That’s why I think he is the key to playing against a guy like Kelly – while at a height disadvantage, he can still bang down low, and will shut them down when they try to go outside.