Man, how many titles would KU basketball have if we just got delivered the Final Four every year because it says “Kansas” on our jersey and Bill Self is our coach? Alabama football fans have an easy life . . .
#CollegeFootballPlayoff
#kubball
It’s over, and we won, but . . .
let’s not pretend like this bowl wasn’t an unmitigated disaster.
@espn
production was garbage, the commentators were abysmal, & the
@acc
crew was an absolute embarrassment to college football. We’ve got to get to a better bowl next year.
#kufball
"That's a championship-caliber team. Don't worry about how many points they win by. Can they win on the road in a tough environment?"
—
@CoachJayWright
on
@KUHoops
To our new Big 12 brethren - an explanation why Kansas City is the birthplace of college basketball as we know it, and why the Big 12 Tournament should (and will) continue to reside in Kansas City. Let’s start with James Naismith, the inventor of the game . . . 🧵
#Big12
#PAC
UNC is the only Program that has a winning/.500 record vs the field (Blue Bloods):
143-117 vs Duke
25-17 vs Kentucky
7-1 vs UCLA
6-6 vs Kansas
Blue Blood Supremacy 🩸
h/t
@sports_ref
What the fuck? Bobby Pettiford busted his ass for KU, often through adversity (injury). He never got in trouble, was by all accounts a positive kid in the locker room, etc. Don’t be an asshole and say stupid shit like this - all these kids deserve respect.
#kubball
Hey
#kubball
fans, don’t tweet something stupid so early in the season that’ll embarrass you later (of now).
It’s November. We played a really good team (KenPom had them at
#6
). It’s the third game in three days and we’re integrating a lot of new guys. It’ll be alright.
@befaithful10
So, the exact opposite of the ideals upon which this country was founded. Also in direct contravention of the Constitution. It sounds like maybe this country, the absolute freedoms upon which it was founded, it’s laws & constitution, are not for you. Have you considered moving?
I’ve been to literally hundreds of games at AFH over a span of 30 years and I don’t recall ever storming the court. Who do they think they are?
#kubball
If Kansas storms the court. I’m going to say it’s insanely pathetic. Y’all were supposed to win this game. ESPN and Vegas jinxed it and nobody can deny that putting Jayhawks as underdogs at home was the worst choice ever and it makes no sense.
After three Big 12 games, KU has been called for 17 more fouls than its opponent. Per game, KU averages about 6 more fouls against and 6 fewer free throws than its opponent. However,
@franfraschilla
contends we’re getting “blue blood” treatment from officials.
#kubball
Here is the switch in KU football culture: we’re all pissed that a bunch of shitty calls made a comprehensive win look like a somewhat close game (against a B1G team) . . . but not so long ago we’d just be ecstatic that we beat anyone.
#kufball
Having a freshman third string QB that isn’t afraid of the moment isn’t for everyone, I guess. Also, it’s not like they didn’t have an entire month to prepare for this contingency - what the fuck does Ohio State do at practice?
#CottonBowl
#kufball
I don’t know exactly why, but in my 40+ years of watching KU basketball, I don’t think over ever wanted a player to succeed as much as I want Johnny Furphy to succeed.
#kubball
If you watched that game and blame the loss on Dajuan Harris, guess what, you either don’t know shit about basketball or hate Dajuan. With this guy, it’s probably both. I’m sure he was waiting all game for Juan to miss a shot so he could shit on him. Pathetic.
#kubball
Didn’t realize our fanbase had so many absolute experts on bone bruises - it’s truly remarkable. KU should open up some sort of bone bruise clinic . . . but we don’t even need to see patients, our experts can diagnose even the toughest cases with vague, second hand info
#kubball
@UberFacts
Stop the steal - hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of votes would have to be falsified, over multiple states and jurisdictions all with different oversight. Hundreds of people would need to be involved. It’s lunacy to believe the stolen election myth.
@ByPatForde
You know who emerged entirely unscathed? Duke. You know, where the kid at the center of this investigation actually played. The kid who received $0 from KU/adidas, but actually received money from Nike to play at Duke.
I don’t know if any of you have seen the massive fires in Lahaina, but it seems exceedingly unlikely the Maui Invitational will be played - the Lahaina Civic Center may even cease to exist. Let’s hope for the best for Lahaina’s residents.
#Kubball
Dajuan haters look away . . . Harris leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio, is 4th in assists, and 7th in steals. We lead the Big 12 as a team in scoring and FG%, and we’re second in the conference in 3P% and assists. Offense rated 4th in the country per Kenpom.
Least shocking stat of the day, KU ranks 9th in the conference in free throw attempts. Additionally, KU has attempted 18 fewer free throws than its opponents. Interesting when analysts (
@franfraschilla
) openly push conspiracy theories about KU & officiating.
#kubball
I can’t fathom how anyone could watch that half of basketball - when literally nobody played well - and point the finger at Dajuan Harris as the cause of our problems. There is nothing that kid can do that’s good enough for a large section of our fanbase.
#kubball
@CBKReport
Kansas (
#1
KenPom), Baylor (
#3
) and Dayton (
#4
) had nine losses, combined.
Michigan State had nine losses themselves . . . MSU doesn’t belong in this group.
@tmazza
Let me get this straight, the best coach in college basketball has a grand total of one conference title in his career (14 seasons), has a losing record overall in the NCAA Tournament, and a Tournament record of 3-9 in the last dozen years?
Many years ago - ruminating about KU hoops - I said your reward as a 1 or 2 seed is that you get to play one easy game, then the rest of the Tournament is a series of tough opponents that can beat you on a given day.
@GoodmanHoops
If this makes you mad, direct your anger at Duke. The kid at the center of this, who’s family was pandering for money, never played a minute at KU. He played an entire season at Duke for Nike money. At least KU faced some penalties, but the school where the kid ACTUALLY played??
The sample size is small, but Ernest Udeh only averaging 2.5 ppg on (alarmingly) only 40% from the field. Compare to last season when he shot 75% over the entire season. He’s would have had significantly lower minutes here behind Hunter . . . 🧵
#kubball
@jchobb19
@drakectoll
Nobody cares about doubles tennis or swimming and diving . . . your football team has one title in the last 50+ years and your basketball team has one Final Four in the last 70+ years.
@jimdunaway
@AlabamaMBB
@NextRoundLive
Maybe if Silvio DeSousa had merely delivered a gun to murder scene instead of accepting $2,500 from a booster he wouldn’t have been suspended for a season.
Let’s be honest about last night - this has been coming for a while (can’t continue to play below average and expect to win). We have a few problems: 🧵
#kubball
Does everyone have a short memory, or is it just me that remembers the shitty tournament atmospheres in Dallas & OKC? Nobody in DFW gives a shit about basketball. There’s a reason why the tournament is in KC - conference leadership isn’t stupid.
The Big 12 needs to move their basketball tournament away from Kansas City. Kansas should not get to have a home game in every game of the tournament. Play it in OKC.
I feel for K-State, because these opportunities don’t come along often (even for us). To this day, I can’t even think about the VCU game -a game that was supposed to be part of an “easy” path to the FF. There are no easy paths to the FF- it will sting them for a long time.
#emaw
@adamkaye321
@CBBonFOX
Gonzaga, for all their recent success, have zero national championships (and only two Finsl Fours). They’re a far cry from being a new/blue blood.
@shannonrwatts
I’m sure the founding fathers wanted everyone to have the “right” to get their steak at gunpoint when they adopted the second amendment 🙄
Back from AFH . . . Timberlake played with a lot more energy tonight, no? He still struggles defensively, and he had some lapses on that end, but it seemed like his effort level on that end was turned up.
@LeeParham329
@espn
@thejalenwilson
@KUHoops
That’s rich, a Duke fan bitching about officiating (on a night when they shot twice as many free throws than their opponent, and KU wasn’t even in the bonus until the last minute of the game when Duke was trying to foul).
Dajuan Harris’ assist rate is lower than his turnover rate. First time that’s been true for a KU PG since 2008.
He’s a fine point guard. But if you want to reach your ceiling, play Remy and Yesufu the primary PG minutes.
Shaka Smart . . . the man who built a whole career on a fluke run over a dozen years ago. I think he’s 5-10 in the NCAA Tournament since then . . . is that right?
What is the weird fascination K-State fans have with our football attendance? Do they sellout every game? Probably? I honestly don’t know or (more importantly) care. During basketball season should I tweet every game “hey, dumbass K-State, you can’t even get a sellout.”
#kufball
I am not on social media much but since announcing Kevin would not play in the tournament, I’ve been told Kevin and this situation have been portrayed inaccurately. What I said in a 45 second video clip is true. His knee hasn’t improved in the last two weeks. It hurts too much