Dayton up by 5 early in the second half

Jalon Daniels and I talk about his Thanksgiving plans, pretty funny stuff

Mike Smith KU commit from last week soundbite

Brandon McAnderson joins us

Program coming along faster than expected

West Virginia game

Transfer portal going to go crazy next week


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I didnt see more than 10 minutes of the game. My ESPN+ stream kept freezing. The only thing that didn’t freeze at all was halftime. I watched play by play scores on CBSSPORTs just to keep up with the score. By the time the game ended I was still early in the 2nd half. Did others have this problem.

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Overall - very happy with the shot chart given it's the first game of the season and against a legit opponent.

More importantly - check out page 20 and the lineup combos. I thought Self managed this game much better than what we saw last year specifically when to use specific lineup combinations. Going to a small ball lineup midway through the second half is a great time to utilize this look especially if you have an advantage with depth and the pace of the game has already been at a high level. Michigan State was gassed at this point and it was evident by our 15-6 run over nearly 5 minutes of play. That is a killer.

I also liked putting a rested Dave back in the game with 3 minutes left in the first half. Rarely will teams utilize much of their bench at this juncture in the game, especially when they are losing, and what this creates is a great opportunity to play defense against a tired team, control the boards, and continue to push pace. I'm a strong advocate of going inside late in halves when teams are tired and/or battling foul trouble.

Overreaction from first game but it seems as if Self is much more comfortable with his current roster than what he's had the past few years.

Very disappointing Loyola of Chicago out ranks us in prestige.

Only 20+ years late but this is a great show!

does it seem like whenever a teammate or coach talks about Wilson they are slobbering all over how incredible he is at pushing the pace? Coach Self has done it, CB and OA have done it and now JCL mentioned it! Jalen could always handle the rock but he must be on another level after being told he needs to return to school, humility has a way of putting things in perspective and forcing you to work even harder! It seems to have worked on OA, and from the sounds of it it worked with Jalen as well! If this new found ability isnt just lip service and he really has improved that much we could be in for an AMAZING season!!! With OA doing his thing next level and possibly Jalen there will not be many teams that can handle us if/when Remy gets it going.

Don't know if you guys have noticed. He has been highlighting Seniors and possibly hold overs. This coach gets it. We wish him the best in this weeks game and next years adventure. RCJH

Sounds like things could have been really bad. I'm glad they were able to get him out safely and pray that he can get the help he needs.

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KU -14.5

ISU with a 14 pt lead in the second half against #25 Xavier. Have no idea how they will perform this year but I think Otzelberger will make them a tough team to deal with in the future. They are pesky defensively and this would be a good win for the Big 12 if they can hold on.

With defense and toughness being Otzelbergers philosophy we will see a totally different ISU than what we've seen in the past..

1/17 Attorney releases statement about De Sousa, asking for reinstatement.

If the NCAA is supposed to rule on these matters within 48 hours (I'm assuming weekends and holidays aren't included in this), then a decision should have been made by 1/22.

Assuming a favorable decision wasn't made - and an appeal was made soon after, they would have another 48 hours to respond...it would seem like that would be about today (1/25) or early next week (1/28). But these are just guesses. I don't know anything official. I'm not even sure my assumptions are correct.

Here's hoping he's going to be ruled eligible soon.

Obviously they were in the NCAA tournament and beat Purdue last year. They also played at Arkansas a couple weeks ago and only lost by 8 points so they will be solid competition that we can't overlook. They only play 7-8 guys so not a lot of depth. They only have two players in their rotation that are 6'8" or taller so it will be a bunch of guards out there which is something that we can certainly manage. Right now their leading scorer is a 5'11" guy who comes in off the bench but plays starter minutes. Going to learn a lot about our team this Thanksgiving weekend.

Dig the new Press Box and how they did it. I understand we are keeping ours intact as it is.

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We talk about wanting to play faster. Baylor pushes the ball up the court almost every possession. Defense is running back just to keep up.

Franklin just signed a 10 year deal to stay at PSU. Does this mean USC looks at Campbell?

Who will be carrying the game?

“We all learned from it and moved on” Sure wish I could just move on when I F up. No lost time, no suspension. Got to get the Coach K best year in.