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Cliff’s Notes: Bill Self press conference, 1/4/13

Here is the Cliff's Notes version from Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self's comments at his press conference today. Full audio has been posted. • **Ben McLemore has been very consistent.** He's been more aggressive too. He hasn't hit a "freshman wall" yet, but it's still early to ...

KU three-point shot charts: Naadir Tharpe’s hot spot and other quirks

To get a better feel for the Kansas men's basketball team's long-range tendencies, I consulted CBSsports.com's shot charts and marked down the location of each three-pointer taken by KU's five most frequent outside shooters. Green Xs are made threes, while red Xs are missed threes. Let's ...

Top KUsports.com stories from 2012

The following are the top 10 most-clicked-on stories for KUsports.com in 2012. **10. Thomas Robinson declares for NBA Draft (22,701 pageviews):** http://www2.kusports.com/news/2012/apr/09/thomas-robinson-declares-nba-draft/ With coach Bill Self to his left and 9-year-old sister Jayla ...

How well did KU defend three-pointers against Ohio State?

The most fascinating thing to me about this year's Kansas basketball team is its defensive profile. With center Jeff Withey swatting shots inside, teams have gone exclusively to shooting three-pointers against KU. So far, this hasn't burned the Jayhawks. According to KenPom.com, 39 ...

A closer look at why KU’s inbounds plays worked against Ohio State

Because it's hard to realize all that goes on during a basketball play while it's happening, I wanted to do a quick breakdown of what allowed Kansas' Ben McLemore to get five easy points (a three-point play and a dunk) against Ohio State on one particular sideline out-of-bounds play. Here's ...

Will Ohio State limit KU’s easy baskets?

**Team:** Ohio State **Record:** 9-1 **KenPom (Ken Pomeroy) Ranking:** 9 3 Strengths ----------- • **Taking care of the basketball:** Ohio State gets a shot on almost every possession. The Buckeyes have turned it over on just 15.4 percent of their possessions, which is fifth ...