Kansas 1/11 2:00 PM ESPN+

[sedz]

We scored 0.65 points per possession. Fewer than 2 points for every 3 times we had the ball. That's our worst offensive performance in the entire Torvik database, stretching all the way back to the 2007-08 season. We scored 25 over the first 16 minutes - that's on pace for 63 over 40 minutes. Not great but ok against Kansas. Then we scored 15 points over the next 24 minutes.

Page was our best player today, putting up 4.2 net points in only 14 minutes of action. He posted a 23.3 BPM, best on either side. Skillings, Reed, and Mitchell also had positive net points, which is difficult to do when you lose by 14. We have to get that foursome playing together more. The offense was clicking when they were out there, especially for the middle 10 minutes of the first half.

I'll split the award for worst performance between Simas, Aziz, and Day Day. Each of them had negative 5 net points. Jizzle and CJ had poor games too.

The defense was good - we held Kansas to 0.88 points per possession. Rebounding was fine, our OReb rate was just a few points behind theirs. We have to find a way to score. Focusing the offense on Jizzle, Aziz, and Simas is absolutely not working against big, disciplined teams.

[longtimefan]

Our record in Q1 games during the Wes Miller era is now 6-31.

You can throw out the first two years.

[Carthage World]

Our record in Q1 games during the Wes Miller era is now 6-31.

[Jeff Burk]

i am curious o know how many teams hold an opponent to 54 pts and lose???
Was glad to see PAIGE have a good game, we will need him. Good defense, horrible offense

[leeraymond]

Went back and looked at the Kansas game again. Thomas really should be starting. He is better at getting the ball into the paint. He looks to drive the ball more than James. Thomas is able to put more pressure on the defense. However, Thomas does not get to the free throw line much.

[leeraymond]

It’s pretty simple…
Simas 1-10
Day Day 1-8
Jizzle 1-6
CJ 0-4
That’s 3-30, 10% from what are supposed to be your scorers. Kansas has some really good on ball defenders, but all of those guys had some open looks during the game. Last year Jizzle was money on those mid range jumpers, but lately he looks so tentative, totally without confidence. Whatever happened to penetrating and dishing to an open shooter? All we do now is over penetrate, and defense knows once the ball is going inside on the drive it’s not coming back out. Maybe the reason we don’t find open shooters after penetration is the same reason we never pass the ball on the break, I don’t know.

I think CWM maybe needs to look deeper on the bench. I saw Tyler Betsey play in a in all star games last year, and there’s a lot more to his game than catch and shoot threes, and I can’t figure what’s going on with Rayvon. Anyway, after a brutal opening 4 game stretch, we need to win at Colorado.

Good post. Also, turnovers have hurt this team in conference play (about 13 a game). Today, late in the second half, three crucial turnovers down the stretch sealed UC's fate.

[leeraymond]

The only scholarship player is Ray.

Betsey is also available. Oh yeah, the French guy (Halvine Dzellat) is available too.

[longtimefan]

It’s pretty simple…
Simas 1-10
Day Day 1-8
Jizzle 1-6
CJ 0-4
That’s 3-30, 10% from what are supposed to be your scorers. Kansas has some really good on ball defenders, but all of those guys had some open looks during the game. Last year Jizzle was money on those mid range jumpers, but lately he looks so tentative, totally without confidence. Whatever happened to penetrating and dishing to an open shooter? All we do now is over penetrate, and defense knows once the ball is going inside on the drive it’s not coming back out. Maybe the reason we don’t find open shooters after penetration is the same reason we never pass the ball on the break, I don’t know.

I think CWM maybe needs to look deeper on the bench. I saw Tyler Betsey play in a in all star games last year, and there’s a lot more to his game than catch and shoot threes, and I can’t figure what’s going on with Rayvon. Anyway, after a brutal opening 4 game stretch, we need to win at Colorado.

[leo from jersey]

Horrible offense. It's worse than Cronin's & i didn't think that was possible. Too much dribling, everyone is afraid to shoot the ball. Need to sit SImas. Need to experiment with the other players to see
who can make a basket. 15 points in the second half is embarassing.

The only scholarship player is Ray.

[bearcatjd]

Horrible offense. It's worse than Cronin's & i didn't think that was possible. Too much dribling, everyone is afraid to shoot the ball. Need to sit SImas. Need to experiment with the other players to see
who can make a basket. 15 points in the second half is embarassing.

[leo from jersey]

2 for 19 from the three is bad enough but there were six shots that I remember from right under the rim that were missed not counting the dunk attempt that the rim blocked Page on. We shot better when we didn't have the shot doctor. UC basketball is in trouble.

so who we gonna call to fix it - the Doctor is in but he is guilty of malpractice.

[Rufus]

2 for 19 from the three is bad enough but there were six shots that I remember from right under the rim that were missed not counting the dunk attempt that the rim blocked Page on. We shot better when we didn't have the shot doctor. UC basketball is in trouble.

[zykarious]

OK, I'll reiterate my twitter post. Something is obviously wrong. Not sure if it's the locker room, coaching disconnect, NIL etc. But something is really, really wrong. I hope there's a players only meeting after this one and they get their heads on straight. No one is playing particularly well right now. The offense is apparently a damn mystery to everyone.

This should be a NCAA team based on the roster , Right now they are looking at NIT or below. This team beat Xavier and Dayton and then conference play started and they went into their shell.

Shoutouts to Dan, Page and Reed for their contributions today.

We can't get a full game of effort out of the players. They played hard in the first half, then it dropped off in the second. Even Mitchell caught caught slacking off on a couple of box outs. Then late game we just started desperation 1v1 shots. Something is clearly wrong.

[leo from jersey]

Why boo Zac Taylor? Obviously you aren't a Bengals fan.

slow starts which has caught up to him for 2 years now - questionable play calls. I am a fan -- I was at the first ever bengals pre season game at Nippert. On the opening kickoff a player got a fumble and scored. Paul Brown cut him that week.

[Gmann]

They are talented but not skilled and not well coached. They will win some games going forward but once again not enough to get a tourney bid. They have already dug to deep of a hole which allows no room for error.