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The concern with Self in 2003 was that he'd bring that slow down, grind out style to Kansas. It hasn't been as bad as we feared (since he's got access to the best talent in the country here) but it's still pitiful to watch in March where all his old Hank Iba-Eddie Sutton tendencies come out of the woodwork and he imposes that gargabe style.
Has it worked? Not really. It worked one time: 2012, where we grinded out multiple wins with 60 points. (It didn't work in 2008 because that team didn't run that style. Was actually full of NBA talent including 2 NBA-caliber long range shooters). The rest of the years he's had tight teams that drop games to double digit seeds. He's gotten tremendous draws most of the time.
He needs another Chalmers or Rush. I really don't care to see any more Jamari Traylors or Blacks or Seldens. This style is abysmal and we didn't even need to run it in 2008 when we actually DID have a fun and incredibly talented team to watch.
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