UCF vs Kansas 9:30pm Round 2 Big12 Tourney ESPN2 & ESPN+

[goodknightfl]

If they can keep the returners and get a big body up front we dance

I have not followed BB much but listening last Knight we could us a point guard.

 

[SimpleJack53]

Hard fought, maybe they make the vegas tourney. Our conference is tough.

 

[connerito]

I have not followed BB much but listening last Knight we could us a point guard.

Mikey Williams may fill the void left by Johnson. A lot of tough losses this year.

 

[Retnuhrace]

Honestly the team had very good talent this year. We saw Thiam, Juice, Hall, Darius, etc all show flashes of taking over a game. They were just lacking it from a mental standpoint. Poor decisions, defensive lapses, and missed free throws at the worst possible times. I don’t know if this is a Johnnie issue or just the players needing more development.

 

[PositYourself]

Mikey Williams may fill the void left by Johnson. A lot of tough losses this year.

Williams needs about 15 lbs of muscle.

 

[KnightsFan99]

Good. I'm glad they lost. Thiam and Hall are 2 of the most worthless players UCF has ever had.

Guy that led the Big 12 in scoring is one of the most worthless players UCF has ever had? And leading scorer for both teams last night. Interesting take. We've had some pretty bad teams over the years with a very long list of players that aren't anywhere near as good as either of them. Thiam is supposed to be a senior in high school for crying out loud and he was second in the conference blocks this year. Never thought I'd see the day where our fans lose their minds over losing in OT to Kansas.

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

The red head ref is in Bill Self’s pocket. He’s a horrible ref n Kansas never loses with him. It’s a shame.

Gregory Nixon is a hothead who’s got a horrible rep.

definitely!!!

 

[PositYourself]

@PaulsDriveIn is just being @PaulsDriveIn

 

[Knight_Classes_begin_7pm]

Nerves. That's why those turnovers happened and that's why we lost almost every close game this season. Experience teaches calmness in those situations. Tough way to go out for DJ.

You might be right Will!

 

[vroomba]

I feel like every year its "if JD can get a(insert 1 or 2 positions) we might have a chance next year". I doubt we fire him due to cost, but at a minimum no way he should stay past his current contract.

 

[Gwoz]

I feel like every year its "if JD can get a(insert 1 or 2 positions) we might have a chance next year". I doubt we fire him due to cost, but at a minimum no way he should stay past his current contract.

It was a surprise he got a contract extension last time, wouldn't be surprised if he got another.

 

[PaulsDriveIn]

Guy that led the Big 12 in scoring is one of the most worthless players UCF has ever had? And leading scorer for both teams last night. Interesting take. We've had some pretty bad teams over the years with a very long list of players that aren't anywhere near as good as either of them. Thiam is supposed to be a senior in high school for crying out loud and he was second in the conference blocks this year. Never thought I'd see the day where our fans lose their minds over losing in OT to Kansas.

This is not a good KU team they lost to. Neither of the guys to mentioned play any defense and Thiam missed a wide open easy shot, so I don't want to hear about him being even decent at all. Thiam has accepted that losing is ok, so I hope he ends up somewhere else next season. Hall has no basketball awareness. We know Dawkins isn't getting fired, so we will continue to get guys with no toughness or basketball IQ.

 

[PaulsDriveIn]

Great effort from our guys. No moral victories, but nothing to hang your head over with last night’s performance.

Kind of the story of the season. That game was close enough that it’s very safe to say having Jaylin Sellers available would have been enough to make the difference. Could say that against Houston, at Kansas as well. Oh well…

Sellers got a little injured and quit on the team.

 

[PaulsDriveIn]

Wow, that was an awesome press conference.

Seriously, cheering on UCF is so gd exhuasting. Get over the gd hump and start WINNING folks...seems like EVERY sport at UCF just languishes and is DOA when it counts. Wouldn't be surprised if SB and BB take a nose dive by the end of the season as well.

I guess I'm still sour about last night's results....just so f'ing hard to root for.

I think Johnny's got the Malzhan flu, and may check out. He looks tired as well, understandably so. I know I certainly am.

I hope he quits.

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

Sellers played in like 3 games all year. He didn’t make a difference. Maybe he comes back next year.

Obviously bro, that is my entire point. He would have made a difference if he was on the court.

How do you miss that point?

 

[U C to the F]

Hall has been awesome, and this will be controversial, but watching games so frustrating I can’t shake the feeling that it seemed like he was shaving points at times. He was too good to look almost like bad acting when he was bad. I’m sure I’m wrong, but that’s how he looked at times. That’s how the whole team looked at times, frustratingly bad at times, really good at times, refs in on it? Refs have been terrible also, to the point where it seems like the fix was in…I don’t gamble, but damn it was a suspicious season.

 

[connerito]

This is not a good KU team they lost to. Neither of the guys to mentioned play any defense and Thiam missed a wide open easy shot, so I don't want to hear about him being even decent at all. Thiam has accepted that losing is ok, so I hope he ends up somewhere else next season. Hall has no basketball awareness. We know Dawkins isn't getting fired, so we will continue to get guys with no toughness or basketball IQ.

It’s better to be thought of as stupid then to continue to post and remove all doubt

 

[PositYourself]

If that 2 minute press confrence gave you any indication, something is not right.

 

[PositYourself]

This is not a good KU team they lost to. Neither of the guys to mentioned play any defense and Thiam missed a wide open easy shot, so I don't want to hear about him being even decent at all. Thiam has accepted that losing is ok, so I hope he ends up somewhere else next season. Hall has no basketball awareness. We know Dawkins isn't getting fired, so we will continue to get guys with no toughness or basketball IQ.

Pauls Drive In for next coach.

 

[PaulsDriveIn]

If that 2 minute press confrence gave you any indication, something is not right.

I don't think there was much to be said, the 2 guys that needed to be up there didn't appear.

 

[Central Floridave]

UCF has never gotten on the good side of the refs all Year. I've been suspect of the Big12 refs all year. but, I also realize i don't have the best angle to make the call. But, basically my opinion refs can blow the whistle on every play as there is some contact to justify it. It's the selective calls and hyper sensitive ones that I question. Like that Technical foul on Hall. All he was doing was holding his hands up and couldn't believe the call. Then the ref charges Hall with a tech. I was like what? Fouling Darius Johnson out in the 2nd half was also suspect of shenanigans. But, whatever, We lost. Moving on...

 

[Bring Back Wackadoos]

Mikey Williams may fill the void left by Johnson. A lot of tough losses this year.

The word may is doing a lot of lifting in this sentence.

You can make the argument the team was better when M. Williams was off the floor. He’s got a ways to go to be a competent college role player, let alone fill the shoes of a three-year starter.

 

[PaulsDriveIn]

I caught the basketball portion of the Sons of UCF, the guy that does the basketball coverage on there sounded like he believed no one will be back next season player wise.

 

[PaulsDriveIn]

BTW KU just got pounded by Arizona. So.. yeah they aren't as good as UCF made them look.

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

Obviously bro, that is my entire point. He would have made a difference if he was on the court.

How do you miss that point?

You were talking about the KU game. He dies not make a difference if he plays in that. That’s the point. How TF can you be saying, boy we needed that guy last night , when he didn’t play all year? Hall took over this year and Sellers wouldn’t have been asked to do much. There’s only 1 ball.