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Post by DanMcQ on Dec 7, 2014 13:48:40 GMT -5
7:00 PM on Fox Sports 1. But you will all be in the building so only your DVRs will need that info.
DSR in his postgame interview after the towson game: "[Kansas] is a big payback game for us, we're looking forward to it."
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Dec 7, 2014 13:50:07 GMT -5
Bring 'em on. We're ready.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Dec 7, 2014 15:28:14 GMT -5
Kansas has not looked good this year. It would be disappointing to lose to them at home despite their ranking.
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Post by njhoya78 on Dec 7, 2014 16:16:20 GMT -5
Kansas just had a junior forward, Jamari Traylor (averaging 19.1 minutes, 3.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game thus far this season), arrested last night as a result of a fracas in a Manhattan, Kansas hotel bar at 2 a.m.; he was charged with interfering with the duties of a police office, and two KU football players were also arrested. Have to think that he won't be playing much, if at all, on Wednesday, which is the Jayhawks' next game.
I guess Kansas's exam schedule is not quite as rigorous. . . .
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 7, 2014 16:57:09 GMT -5
Kansas just had a junior forward, Jamari Traylor (averaging 19.1 minutes, 3.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game thus far this season), arrested last night as a result of a fracas in a Manhattan, Kansas hotel bar at 2 a.m.; he was charged with interfering with the duties of a police office, and two KU football players were also arrested. Have to think that he won't be playing much, if at all, on Wednesday, which is the Jayhawks' next game. I guess Kansas's exam schedule is not quite as rigorous. . . . I think arrest was in Lawrence, KS.
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Post by charlietao on Dec 7, 2014 17:04:44 GMT -5
Was at Lawrence last year for the game. Drove from Columbia Missouri to Lawrence very early that morning on icy rain almost got myself killed on the I-70. Suffered a lot at that game. Thought I might come back to DC this year to watch the game. Unfortunately at LA right now.
I don't care about the upcoming MSG game vs. Indiana. This Kansas game is what I care most among all the pre-BE games this season!
Let's make them pay!
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Post by njhoya78 on Dec 7, 2014 17:12:08 GMT -5
You're right. SSHoya.
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Dec 7, 2014 19:12:27 GMT -5
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. This is an extremely tough game that we'll need to bring our A game to win. Maybe rebound a bit to have a shot. It would be an upset to win, but not a shocking win by any means. Let's bring it.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Dec 7, 2014 20:22:55 GMT -5
Time to insert ourselves into the national picture. Play with intensity for 40 minutes. We can absolutely do this. Hoya Saxa.
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Post by mfk24 on Dec 7, 2014 20:29:18 GMT -5
We're going to need to play a full 40 minutes to win this one. As evidenced by their come from behind win over Florida, Kansas isn't going to lay down for us if we build a lead. We need to stay focused, limit mental lapses, and turnovers.
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Post by Just Cos on Dec 7, 2014 20:59:54 GMT -5
Let's do this Hoyas. Defense for 40 minutes!
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Dec 7, 2014 22:22:29 GMT -5
Looking at the teams profiles on kenpom several things are clear. The most important being we need to box out and rebound to win this game. That's the one area where they have a strength going up against a weakness of ours. They are 20th in offensive rebounding getting almost 40% of their misses while we're 294th in defensive rebounding giving up 36% offensive rebounding.
Elsewhere we match up very well.
Our other main weakness has been turnovers: turning it over on 22% of possessions 266th nationally, but Kansas is 326th at forcing turnovers and 203rd at getting steals so they're not really equipped to capitalize on that weakness.
They're a very poor shooting team: 228th in eFG%, 210th in 3pt%, 218th in 2pt%, 267th in offensive blk% meaning they get a lot of shots blocked. Basically they only way they score and only place they shoot a good % from is the FT line. And we've actually done considerably better this year in not sending teams to the line like we did last year. We have the length and the defense to bother them.
So basically rebound and we have a good shot to win this game.
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Post by OldHoyafan on Dec 7, 2014 22:59:23 GMT -5
Looking at the teams profiles on kenpom several things are clear. The most important being we need to box out and rebound to win this game. That's the one area where they have a strength going up against a weakness of ours. They are 20th in offensive rebounding getting almost 40% of their misses while we're 294th in defensive rebounding giving up 36% offensive rebounding. Elsewhere we match up very well. Our other main weakness has been turnovers: turning it over on 22% of possessions 266th nationally, but Kansas is 326th at forcing turnovers and 203rd at getting steals so they're not really equipped to capitalize on that weakness. They're a very poor shooting team: 228th in eFG%, 210th in 3pt%, 218th in 2pt%, 267th in offensive blk% meaning they get a lot of shots blocked. Basically they only way they score and only place they shoot a good % from is the FT line. And we've actually done considerably better this year in not sending teams to the line like we did last year. We have the length and the defense to bother them. So basically rebound and we have a good shot to win this game. Agree with this, rebounding both offensive and defensive has been an issue so far. There were a lot of good things shown today, but there were still a lot of tipped balls by the offensive player over a Hoya defender. This team lacks a big who can sky from a standstill position, therefore players are going up over the back and just tipping the ball back out. Wisconsin and Butler did a lot of this. Since they don't have standstill lepers, finding a man and putting a body on him to block him out is essential. Smith is not going yo snatch a rebound that is 3 feet outside of his jumping space, so Hopkins, White and Copeland will have to make sure they block out.
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Post by SirSaxa on Dec 7, 2014 23:16:01 GMT -5
So basically rebound and we have a good shot to win this game. Hoyasincebirth, thank you for finding the stats to back up something I think most of us have seen and been posting about so far this season. Rebounding, especially defensive (for us) has been a major weekness. I believe it has been a weakness in recent years as well. We do need our bigs to box out, and we need everyone on the team to be aware and focused on this key element. Cutting down on Turnovers is another critical issue. Combined, they come down to possessions. We defend well and we score at a reasonably good clip. But if we keep handing out additional possessions via giving up Offensive rebounds and turning the ball over, we make our job far tougher. Against top teams like KU, that won't cut it. We've seen a lot potential for our guys this season. Now is the time to deliver. Beat KU!
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Post by SFHoya99 on Dec 7, 2014 23:34:58 GMT -5
Actually, we're usually a pretty mediocre defensive rebounding team. But we're not good at all this year (and we were subpar last year).
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Post by Locker on Dec 8, 2014 8:56:44 GMT -5
Agree with this, rebounding both offensive and defensive has been an issue so far. And we are one of the elite offensive rebounding teams in the nation (13th). Only one JT3 team has ever finished in the Top 50 -- the 2007 team.
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Post by GUJook97 on Dec 8, 2014 9:24:26 GMT -5
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. This is an extremely tough game that we'll need to bring our A game to win. Maybe rebound a bit to have a shot. It would be an upset to win, but not a shocking win by any means. Let's bring it. It's a tough game, but we should win. Im with HSB. Id be pretty disappointed if we didnt beat this particular Kansas team at home. I dont think they are much better than a good BE opponent right now, and we've had good success at home with those teams. I've watched them play several times. They are ranked in the top #10 or so because Kansas teams are always ranked that high. i dont think it would be an upset to win. I think we might end up 1-2 pt favorites. We'll see. A big part of that is because it's very tough to play true road games at this point of the season. That's why 90% of the teams dont do it.
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Post by MCIGuy on Dec 8, 2014 9:35:28 GMT -5
Agree with this, rebounding both offensive and defensive has been an issue so far. And we are one of the elite offensive rebounding teams in the nation (13th). Only one JT3 team has ever finished in the Top 50 -- the 2007 team. That's pretty sad. For the game...score! Put up points. Stop going through droughts. Turnovers are partly responsible for the droughts. And the turnovers tend to happen when the Hoyas eat up time on the shot clock, overpass, and then force a bad throw to a teammate that leads to a loss of a possession. Just shoot the darn ball when you have a good look! Hopefully the team will shoot from the three-point line as well as they are capable. Making free throws would be a good idea too.
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Post by matersammich on Dec 8, 2014 9:50:27 GMT -5
The game is starting to get attention over on Phog. Current comments are mostly either a) Georgetown is better than people think or b) poking fun at Josh Smith's weight and/or eligibility. Link to the discussion on Phog
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Post by EasyEd on Dec 8, 2014 10:02:20 GMT -5
Here's to the Hoyas hitting the books to ensure we have no new academic issues. Then, put it to the Jayhawks.
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