It's clear that other people are starting to realize the "REAL Bill Self" exposed that I've noticed over the past few years in tournament play. Take the away the CHOKE job that Memphis gave away the title to Kansas that year and Bill Self's teams are the biggest choke jobs in the NCAA tourney every year.
1. The MAN does not require discipline from his players. He lets them trash talk. He does not hold them accountable for their stupid mistaktes on the court. (Ex. One of the Morris boys gets a rebound down only 46-44 so they have the ball with a chance to tie and he carelessly steps out of bounds)----There are many examples such as this if you go back and watch the game over. UNFORCED errors that players are not held accountable for. Has anyone ever seen Mr. Self get in one of his players faces like say Frank Martin does for K-State? Or Sloan used to for the Jazz?
2. His "deer in the headlights" look on the bench when things are not going his way. One can clearly see this "stunned" look rubs off on the players. They play as if they've never been behind before in a basketball game. They act as if they don't know what to do when things get "HARD". You never see him make changes in the game when things are not working. His players continue to do the same things over and over.-----This is a Hallmark of all of his tourney upsets (no alterations to game plan depending on what the other team is throwing at him)
3. Consider this---At halftime, VCU was shooting better % from 3-point line than Kansas was from FREE THROW line. What does this tell you?--- A. Failure to guard the 3 point line (I watched the game on DVR tape delay and whenever VCU scored 3 pointer I rewound to figure out why the guy was so wide open and found that Kansas was helping down low alot and not picking up players in transition) Whose fault is that? Who is accountable for that? B. Poor free throw shooting in big contests are a large part of Kansas' problems
In conclusion, Bill Self can recruit with the best of them but preparing his players to be champions and winners in life and on the court is an entirely different beast that he fails to accomplish. Every year we hear about how Kansas is the most talented team in the tournament yet yearly (with one exception) they are always bounced by a low seed.
Kansas was soft and the Morris twins carry the banner. They attempt to bully their way through lesser squads and it works on teams that are not mentally tough. Doesn't work against everyone though.
Kansas got in the pushing match with Richmond prior to the Sweet 16 game and none of the Spiders stepped up. Kansas had the mental edge at that point and destroyed the mentally-soft Spiders.
They attempted to do the same thing with VCU. The Rams not only stood up but responded because the Rams are tough. (They even look tough, the one guy has a beard of a 40-year-old). VCU took Kansas' punch in the first four minutes and proceeded to go to work on the Jayhawks. When the game got competitive in the middle of the second half, Kansas showed their softness. On a breakway, one of the Morris twins went to the basket and a VCU player delivered a 1980s NBA playoff foul. Dropped the Morris twin to the ground and he rolled around. Not one Kansas player stepped up to respond for their supposed leader. At that point it was over, VCU proved they might be a small school but that they were tougher and don't back down.
How about the Harrellson of Kentucky. There is a tough guy. He gets knocked down against UNC and gets up ready to mix it up. You will never see a Kansas kid respond that way. The Jayhawks want no part of being physical and tough.
Kansas is as soft a program as there is in the country.
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Now that's funny and he's hard hahaholla!
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