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Cliff’s Notes: Bill Self press conference, 1/17/13

Here is the Cliff's Notes version from Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self's comments at his press conference today. We'll work to get this fixed, but we had some major audio problems today with skipping. The audio is still available here now that you've been warned. • **Self says ...

A look at where KU’s offense is better — and worse — than a year ago

The Kansas men's basketball team ranks 17th in Ken Pomeroy's adjusted offensive efficiency — a measure that takes into account a team's points per possession while adjusting for schedule strength. A year ago, the Jayhawks finished 19th nationally in the stat. So the Jayhawks are ...

Cliff’s Notes: Bill Self press conference, 1/8/13

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. • **Self said there wasn't any pressure when he talked to a TV reporter during a timeout against Temple.** He just thinks it didn't do ...

How Travis Releford became the best shooter in the nation

With his 5-for-5 shooting effort against Temple on Sunday, Kansas guard Travis Releford moved to the top spot nationally in the two best advanced shooting statistics. The first is effective field goal percentage, which appropriately gives a player 1.5 times the credit for three-pointers ...

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 ...