Open Game Day Thread: Texas at Kansas State

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Hook 'em!

a blow out win on the road would sure make a statement. if AJ has a stellar shooting night, which he is due, we should really take care of business.

Hook 'em.  Kill the Pussies.  Kats that is.

Our defensive efficiency has really sky rocketed of late. Now we're #31.

left in the Nova game thirty minutes ago.

Every.
Freakin.
Time.

This puts a huge dent in any NCAA hopes Villanova may have had.

Stupid cats.

ARE DOING IT WRONG!

They are sawing, but with more of a cross-cut motion.

viva is right, they are the agros of the wheatfields!

AGGGIEEEESSS!

Any jump shots by KSU are great for us.

lkdsjg;laksdgj

almost came out. That would have been two in a season and in a lifetime.

AND AGAIN!

Abrams fouling early again.

Foul on Connor.

Looks like a physical game

I hear that's bad news.

GJ with nice D on Beasley.

Foul on Beasley. DJ agressive early. Connor with a block. Not getting killed on the glass.

Beasley called for charge. Probably a good call.

Still, you don't realize how good Beasley is until he plays your team. He's much quicker than I realized.

it's Ron and Fran calling the game. Craig Way is so far ahead of live TV I can't listen.

I hope that's a good thing.

is SOOOOOO much more comfortable going to his left shoulder. He can't attack the basket with his right yet.

Calm down, guys, we've already given up two TO's.

has nice post moves, but it seems like when he's on the left elbow, he always wants to drive right, even if the defender is leaning right like this case.

He could've made a great move by just driving left. Instead he turns the ball over.

that Rick put Connor on beasley (at least when he's down low)?  and he's actually doing a pretty good job?

Beasley with an early foul is the story of the game so far.

Horns are looking good. AJ or Day-mo need to knock down a shot.  Beasley is gonna score 30+; and that's ok.  Just stop the rest of them.

Waste of a foul.

How many team fouls is that?

...early turnovers.  They're a good defensive team, but we can't try to force things.

KSU's guards will kill them before Beasley can touch the ball.  Need more pressure.  DJ, stop that now.

AJ Abrams with a terrific look there. He could've jacked one there. Finds Damion for the better shot.

Playing great team basketball.

We rotate so well.

is keeping us in this.

That and like two blocks on Beasley.

so far.

Beasley is fantastic but can be frustrated easily.

atchley and abrams with 2

We're doing a great job of making the right Wildcats shoot outside shots. They're doing what they do on the offensive glass, though. We gotta clear the boards.

KSU getting too many offensive rebounds and second looks. Our transition D has been pretty good though.

Offense looks fine but may struggle now that AJ and Connor are both out with foul trouble. Time for Wingman to step up again.

Maybe we'll go to a zone??

First deflects the ball from Beasley, then corrals the board.

there. Johnson finally goes to his right shoulder and has to shoot a fade away. Walker fouls. Nice job, Bill.

Ball.

Make some FTs

k-state not dealing with it well.

is kind of like an NBA coach. He can yell loudly but it doesn't mater: the players aren't listening.

Nice DJ.

Out of the shooting slump, into a passing one?

Kafka is displeased.

Hopefully the nation is watching this game. If DJ plays awesome, he might get some POY consideration as well. The OU coach thinks he should get some POY love.

Ron Franklin re: Beasley, "this is as unlucky as I have seen him..."

BZ had it right. D is working!

It's like we're playing at home.

Whine whine.

Booooo booooo foul boooo boooooooo boooooo

We'll block it later!

guy?

understanding how you play post defense.

thats a common reaction by home fans that havent seen the kind of D that we play.  

Cardinal sin. We just gave away two points to Beasley.

offensive reb off missed free throws. Unacceptable.

we do seem to be getting favorable calls at this point.

Double team walker.  None of these other jokers can shoot.

... how many records Beasley's on pace to shatter.

Beasley is starting to keep every rebound on both ends. Not a good sign.

Connor, AJ, and Gary all with 2 fouls now.

And it's keeping K-state in the game so far.  The game is being called very closely now, too, which doesn't bode well for our foul-trouble tendencies.

get to halftime without giving up the lead and hope that we can stay out of foul trouble in the second half.

is 0-fer-8 on 3PT FGs.

Nice.

The Spurs only scored five points in the 1st quarter against the Hawks.

time we've seen that kind of zone all year.

getting away with goaltending calls haha

Freakin sweet block!  Who cares if it was goaltending, send a freakin message!

yet another goaltending that should have been called on us.

I've never heard a crowd boo so much.  Time to watch on mute!

Have all goaltending rules been eliminated?  I swear that's the third time in recent games we've blocked a shot that was clearly coming down....

he has a leetle deek!

zone. K State can't hit a jumper but rebounding becomes even more difficult.

at least the KSU crowd cares about the game, even if they don't really understand the rules of basketball.

Music to my ears!

hasn't caught a tough pass all freaking yera.

Chaps my ass!

One way we make up for our average (or worse) shooting is by not turning the ball over....

pushing the ball. Kansas State likes to run but isn't doing a good job getting back on D. Nice finish by James.

K-state has no chance.  beasley can't win by himself and the rest of the team appears to be downright terrible.

Given our foul trouble, this has been a very good half in a tough environment. Beasley is going off but Walker isn't and they are only 1/9 from three.

he's playing out of control

You can't win on the road without knocking down the easy ones.

This has seemed totally disjointed and awkward.  Not necessarily sloppy, just off.  And we need to hit FTs.

Forced shot by DJ with floor unbalanced. K State takes lead.

on the "freebies." Not good, obviously.

ambidextrious.  No "i" in there.  Once was okay, but twice makes him sound silly.

considering we played without connor, aj and gary for most of the first half, not too shabby.  if those guys can stay out of foul trouble in the second half, i think we'll be fine.

Beasley goes nuts but K State can't shoot from the outside, get back in transition D, or hold on to the ball. They did do a great job on the off glass though.

Texas survives a half with AJ and Connor on the bench. Good minutes from Wingman and Gary. Texas had a few too many turnovers and missed too many FTs but DJ is saving us so far. Damion James is forcing a little. Needs to settle down and attack the basket.

a crowd bitching and moaning about every single call?  They love to whine in Manhattan.

called it right, "Coach Martin, none of your players except Beasley are worth a shit..."

Make them and we are sitting on a four or five point lead right now.

Get some fouls on that monster.

prediction.

I hope to God his second half prediction is spot on as well.

plus... I'll take 9 and 6 at halftime from Damion - keep aggressive.

That would be a good sign.

Keep changing it up on D.

How did they not get the ball to him?  Just sad.

is why it's good to have AJ on the floor even if he's not shooting well.

are simply killing us. Settle down.

He's looking horrible....this is the kind of crap that got him sitting the bench after the aggies game.  Don't have to be perfect, but he's had a couple of just horrid passes.

Missed free throws and turnovers at an alarming rate are not the keys to winning on the road.

Like the box and one and it has kept the ball out of Beasley's hands. We must take care of the ball on the other end though.

I'm making my girlfriend watch the game with me, now.

Look out Beasley, here comes Texas!

How is that a foul on the floor? Wangmene on the putback. Ref says on the floor. Hmmmm?

Need a bucket here. Down five.

Does anyone have a girlfriend that helps our defense?

2 great games back to back

A&M style

all time 3-pt leader at UT

How does that guy get that open?

don't like our 2-3 with DJ, AJ, and Mason. Justin is not big enough on the back line.

to keep shooting like this

but gets assist to Atch. good look

I like our chances

Being too passive with the jumpshot.

I didn't see it, but he didn't complain either

I repeat: I hate our 2-3 zone with Mason on the backline. KState coaches should be able to see this. We are so vulnerable over the top and on off rebounds.

AJ and Connor with some nice shooting to keep us in this.

be a tight finish.

Peed in the towels?

think of that motor, hands, and foot action
it'd be so damn great

now is the time with their boys on the bench.

YES DJ!! And 1!

Sweet finish. Probably no foul but it doesn't matter.

Great move and finish DJ.

... they boo until they figure out what the call is, then they either keep booing or cheer.  Sounds like it anyway.

Wangmene with a costly travel there. Had an easy two.

DJ really playing well and playing smart at the same time.

I'd like to see us go back to the box and one for a couple of possessions. If they miss a few threes, we could push the lead to 8 or 10.

needs to take some lessons in quality moving picks from connor.  wingman's are pretty blatant.

Walker is having one horrible game.

KSU fans are in hostile mode.

Atch!!

Abrams....big turnaround

and wow, KSU's coach is super pissed at his players.

AJ has been lights out in the second half. 4-5 from 3, I think.

is the man! And AJ continues to play his game.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

a phenomenal defender.  still not really quick, but he moves his feet well and uses his body rather than reaching with his hands.

Cry and boo all you want. We are just longer. Great D by Connor. Fantastic job by DJ of pushing the action as KSU stood around and whined.

Three by AJ. Horns up 62-54 with 5 left.

booing, do they have signs that light up in the gym that the fans watch to know when to boo, or do they just boo to boo?

Beasley is a freak but is underutilized. His numbers would be even better with more competent guards or a smarter coach.

those two FTs could've given us a 10pt lead

DJ misses FT. Connor gets a foul.

C'mon guys... FINISH IT

Horns are in great position. Make your FTs please.

TEXAS SMASCH!

how deichi Beasley's hands are?

FT 45%, FG 46%, and 3 PT 47%.  This team is so frustrating some times, but so exciting.

over 50% on threes.

Nice fake by DJ. Playing like an NBA veteran already!

atchley off the dribble.

We're pulling away and I love it.

Connor off the dribble. Love it.

Silent night from DaMo and we still put together a big performance. Let's finish.

cost himself a ton of money tonight.

Wow, just wow.

Great penetrate and pass from AJ. Connor buries it. I'm literally giddy.

Continue to finish!

Connor for three.

Texas outclassed, outcoached, and outhustled the Wildcats. Love it.

ATCH started the game strong and finished strong.

Did they just say Atch and NBA in the same sentence?

the superstitious wife just fired up a cigar...think I'll join her.

It's a different hero every night (other than DJ). Today it's Connor Atchley with the extraordinary performance.

www.espn.com

William Walker 0-Life tonight.

hasn't missed two straight FTs in three seasons.

better from three than from the line for the game.

We keep doing everything well. Everything but making free throws.

(Jesus)

And we did this without Damion James being a critical component.

I LOVE THIS TEAM

This team is on a fracking roll.

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are poor fucking sports. Better team won that game.