KU ***** Official 2016/2017 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread ***** - Page 145

saphojunkie · 11:59 AM

Now with 800% more crapshoot!

Roster:

Spoiler!

SCHEDULE

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Notable dates:

Late Night in the Phog
Oct 1 6:30 PM
Allen Fieldhouse
Students enter at 4:30PM, general public at 5:00 PM

Champions Classic:
Nov 15, 2016 - Madison Square Garden. KU vs. Duke

CBE Hall of Fame Classic:
semis & finals at Sprint Center in KC.
Nov 21 - 22 (early games date & time ).

Armed Forces Classic
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Hawai`i: Nov. 11 (ESPN)
Indiana vs. Kansas
Arizona vs. Michigan State

BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE
Kansas vs. Kentucky
Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
Jan 28, 2017

Let's go get Lucky 13. And a damn National Championship.

Hootie · 02-15-2017, 12:00 PM

KU was 33-44 from the stripe against WVU (75%) which basically won them the game ... any time KU can shoot 75% at the FT line with that volume this year you should be ecstatic.

Of course, that was basically thanks to Mason going 16-18.

Hootie · 02-15-2017, 12:01 PM

Hell, against WVU, the only guy who struggled from the strip was Lucas (2-7). Anyone remember the 'Cuse game the Carmello year when KU went 12-30?

- that's like a kicker who shall go unnamed game from the stripe.

**Lzen** · 02-15-2017, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fahrenheit

So glad to have Hootie back. He's one of a few here with every one of his posts turns each discussion into a cesspool of animosity.

I have no problem with him. He's not wrong here. If he says something that is wrong, I'll call him out on it.

ROYC75 · 02-15-2017, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Romosexual

Hell, against WVU, the only guy who struggled from the strip was Lucas (2-7). Anyone remember the 'Cuse game the Carmello year when KU went 12-30?

- that's like a kicker who shall go unnamed game from the stripe.

Uh.... did you have to bring that up.

BWillie · 02-15-2017, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TambaBerry

it is, I was an 85% free throw shooter in highschool and these guys are 5 times the athlete I am. It's absolutely ridiculous that a college ball player can't shoot above 70% especially someone who isn't a big center with massive hands.

While I do believe you guys (I was a very good FT shooter in HS and even won a middle school FT contest 3 years in a row) it is an oddity for high school kids to be great FT shooters. Most HS kids shoot FT's in the 50% to 60%s. I should know, I kept stats on our bench and we were 26-1 in HS because I was the 11th man scrub.

This takes me back to a prop bet I had with some dude at the poker table, he seemed to think there was a correlation to lesser athletic people shooting FT's better than athletic ones. In our bet it was that D1 college basketball players shot FT's at a better percentage than NBA players. End result, he was wrong, I won $100. Off topic, There also appears to be a very large correlation to FT shooting and one's ceiling for 3 point shooting.

BWillie · 02-15-2017, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Romosexual

Hell, against WVU, the only guy who struggled from the strip was Lucas (2-7). Anyone remember the 'Cuse game the Carmello year when KU went 12-30?

- that's like a kicker who shall go unnamed game from the stripe.

Can I make a CP SN Hootiesexual?

Chiefs Pantalones · 02-15-2017, 06:54 PM

Trae Young announces his decision tomorrow. He's under pressure to stay home so it's probably gonna be Oklahoma.

**Bearcat** · 02-15-2017, 07:01 PM

To maybe put a little perspective to it... their FT% is 312th in D1, 377/582, 64.8% in 26 games.... 14.5/22.38 per game.

If they hit one more free throw per game, they would be tied around 193rd with a few other teams. Two more per game and they'd be around 63rd and 2nd in the Big 12.

Obviously, a couple points could still mean death in the tournament, and a bad night from the line for them is going to be worse than a simply below average night for most other teams, but I'd personally be more worried about them having a bad night shooting 3s, since that's obviously what carries them.

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2017, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

To maybe put a little perspective to it... their FT% is 312th in D1, 377/582, 64.8% in 26 games.... 14.5/22.38 per game.

If they hit one more free throw per game, they would be tied around 193rd with a few other teams. Two more per game and they'd be around 63rd and 2nd in the Big 12.

Obviously, a couple points could still mean death in the tournament, and a bad night from the line for them is going to be worse than a simply below average night for most other teams, but I'd personally be more worried about them having a bad night shooting 3s, since that's obviously what carries them.

Agree.

BWillie · 02-15-2017, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones

Trae Young announces his decision tomorrow. He's under pressure to stay home so it's probably gonna be Oklahoma.

We need a PG sooo bad next year.

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2017, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

We need a PG sooo bad next year.

It will be graham. Doesn't matter who we recruit.

BWillie · 02-15-2017, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

It will be graham. Doesn't matter who we recruit.

I agree if he's here. Sources in the AD office indicate that he's gone regardless of if he gets drafted in the NBA or not. He doesn't care if he plays in Europe as long as he's getting paid to play. Can't say I blame him when the lifespan of basketball player to get paid to play is anywhere from 21 - 35 yrs old.

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2017, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

I agree if he's here. Sources in the AD office indicate that he's gone regardless of if he gets drafted in the NBA or not. He doesn't care if he plays in Europe as long as he's getting paid to play. Can't say I blame him when the lifespan of basketball player to get paid to play is anywhere from 21 - 35 yrs old.

It'll be Europe. A guy like Graham needs to stay in school so he has something tangible to draw off of after basketball.

Chiefs Pantalones · 02-15-2017, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

We need a PG sooo bad next year.

I'm not sure where this kid's head is at. He's not a one and done player likely so he's gonna have to watch KU win more than his team for a few years if he chooses OU (Trevon Duval is the better PG in this class btw). He's a scoring PG so he probably sees OU in selfish eyes that he can do whatever he wants there and it's home. Self has said he's got the keys to the program if he chooses KU. He'll be Frank Mason he told him. This isn't a hard decision unless like I said, he'd rather throw up whatever shots he wants all game with nobody to answer to.

KC_Connection · 02-15-2017, 09:04 PM

Devonte Graham, clutch as he is, is not a NBA basketball player. Don't see a good reason why he'd leave next year.

04-07-2016, 12:22 PM
saphojunkie MVP Join Date: Aug 2011 Casino cash: $4766250	*** Official 2016-2017 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread * Now with 800% more crapshoot! Roster: Spoiler! RETURNING PLAYERS: Frank Mason, sr. Landen Lucas, sr. Devonte Graham, jr. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, jr. Dwight Coleby, jr. Carlton Bragg, soph. Legerald Vick, sop. Tyler Self, sr. Clay Young, RS JR. INCOMING PLAYERS: Josh Jackson - Rivals #1 player, ESPN100 #3 overall player Udoka Azubuike, fr. Mitch Lightfoot, fr. Evan Maxwell, jr. (sits out year due to transfer rules) Malik Newman, RSSOPH (sits out year due to transfer rules) SCHEDULE Spoiler! WASHBURN (EXH.) TUE, NOVEMBER 1 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE VS. EMPORIA STATE (EXH) MON, NOVEMBER 7 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE ARMED FORCES CLASSIC INDIANA FRI, NOVEMBER 11 HONOLULU, HAWAII JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM STATE FARM CHAMPIONS CLASSIC CHAMPIONS CLASSIC DUKE TUE, NOVEMBER 15 NEW YORK, N.Y. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN VS. SIENA FRI, NOVEMBER 18 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE CBE HALL OF FAME CLASSIC MON, NOVEMBER 21 TBA TUE, NOVEMBER 22 TBA KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER VS. UNC ASHEVILLE FRI, NOVEMBER 25 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE VS. LONG BEACH STATE TUE, NOVEMBER 29 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE VS. STANFORD SAT, DECEMBER 3 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE VS. UMKC TUE, DECEMBER 6 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE VS. NEBRASKA SAT, DECEMBER 10 LAWRENCE, KAN. ALLEN FIELDHOUSE JAYHAWK SHOOTOUT DAVIDSON SAT, DECEMBER 17 KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER @ UNLV THU, DECEMBER 22 LAS VEGAS, NEV. THOMAS & MACK CENTER SONIC SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE BIG12/SEC CHALLENGE @ KENTUCKY SAT, JANUARY 28 LEXINGTON, KY RUPP ARENA TV: ESPN/2/U CONFERENCE SCHEDULE TBA PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND WED, MARCH 8 KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER QUARTERFINALS THU, MARCH 9 KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER SEMIFINALS FRI, MARCH 10 KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER FINAL SAT, MARCH 11 KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER NCAA MEN'S BASKELL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND THU, MARCH 16 - FRI, MARCH 17 SECOND ROUND SAT, MARCH 18 - SUN, MARCH 19 SWEET SIXTEEN THU, MARCH 23 - FRI, MARCH 24 ELITE EIGHT SAT, MARCH 25 - SUN, MARCH 26 FINAL FOUR - GLENDALE, ARIZ. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM FINAL FOUR SAT, APRIL 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MON, APRIL 3 GLENDALE, ARIZ. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM Notable dates:** Late Night in the Phog Oct 1 6:30 PM Allen Fieldhouse Students enter at 4:30PM, general public at 5:00 PM Champions Classic: Nov 15, 2016 - Madison Square Garden. KU vs. Duke CBE Hall of Fame Classic: semis & finals at Sprint Center in KC. Nov 21 - 22 (early games date & time ). Armed Forces Classic Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Hawai`i: Nov. 11 (ESPN) Indiana vs. Kansas Arizona vs. Michigan State BIG 12/SEC CHALLENGE Kansas vs. Kentucky Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY Jan 28, 2017 Let's go get Lucky 13. And a damn National Championship. Last edited by saphojunkie; 07-01-2016 at 11:59 AM..
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02-15-2017, 12:00 PM	#2161
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	KU was 33-44 from the stripe against WVU (75%) which basically won them the game ... any time KU can shoot 75% at the FT line with that volume this year you should be ecstatic. Of course, that was basically thanks to Mason going 16-18.
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02-15-2017, 12:01 PM	#2162
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	Hell, against WVU, the only guy who struggled from the strip was Lucas (2-7). Anyone remember the 'Cuse game the Carmello year when KU went 12-30? - that's like a kicker who shall go unnamed game from the stripe.
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02-15-2017, 06:54 PM	#2167
Chiefs Pantalones GO CHIEFS!!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $7918717	Trae Young announces his decision tomorrow. He's under pressure to stay home so it's probably gonna be Oklahoma. __________________ Don't be fooled by my username, I'm white.
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02-15-2017, 07:01 PM	#2168
Bearcat Would an idiot do that? Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Arizona Casino cash: $2834931	To maybe put a little perspective to it... their FT% is 312th in D1, 377/582, 64.8% in 26 games.... 14.5/22.38 per game. If they hit one more free throw per game, they would be tied around 193rd with a few other teams. Two more per game and they'd be around 63rd and 2nd in the Big 12. Obviously, a couple points could still mean death in the tournament, and a bad night from the line for them is going to be worse than a simply below average night for most other teams, but I'd personally be more worried about them having a bad night shooting 3s, since that's obviously what carries them. __________________
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02-15-2017, 09:04 PM	#2175
KC_Connection Perpetual Mediocrity Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $5392783	Devonte Graham, clutch as he is, is not a NBA basketball player. Don't see a good reason why he'd leave next year.
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