5 takeays from losing Jayhawk to Houston

5. However, there is no problem with defense from Kansas …

Kansas has certainly had problems in the last few games, but the defense continues to be great. He made Cougars work for all, he allowed only 35% from the floor and everything was good, except for a massive problem.

Houston owned the offensive glass with 17 offensive recovery. He needed almost 30 photos and, in a close fight, all the second chances are hurt.

4. The crime in Kansas is not only consistent, but …

Everyone will complain about the crime in Kansas who does not hit enough from the outside and has made too many mistakes in key moments against Cougars.

Yes, in all this, and Jayhawks should be good enough to mark anyone, but this was a pretty good team from Houston on the other side – it entered this regard as number 1 in the nation D, which allowed only 58 points per match.

It is more stylistic. Kansas doesn’t shoot three, but hit 5-of-12. The team made enough to make this a fight but …

4. Jayhawks were too sloppy

Kansas hit 45% of his shots against the fourth best defense in America in the field of field D – allows only 38% from the floor. It was 16-from-19 on the line, he held Cougars at only 35% shootings and …

Kansas has turned it over 20 times. The 22 gave up on Missouri was the only time it screwed it so much – that was a loss.

There were missed passages earlier, slipped on the late floor, and 16 Houston stole who stopped possession after possession. Even with all Among the problems, again, Jayhawks had a blow in the last moments. But …

2. It is not enough for Kansas to be only competitive

This is a team talented enough to be fantastic.

There were glitter when Jayhawks looked at a game that matched their style and there were times when they seemed to be ready to take over, but they simply couldn’t do so.

Kansas plays as a team that needs a hug.

The effort is undoubtedly there, but this is the proverbial team that cannot buy a break – or create its own break when things start to go wrong.

Everyone is a little too cautious and this is the death against a team like Houston.

There were too many additional passes that did not go anywhere, too many clogged positions and too many moments when the team continued to think instead of playing simply.

David Colt Three to cut him to two by 20 seconds was the most confident blow to the night. The crime must find this type of stroke earlier and more often.

1. Kansas lost four of the last six games but …

It was a Monday game on the night of seniors against a team from Houston no. 3 that won a big conference games of 12 records 18 this season.

If there is a forgiving loss – especially with the way the team played until the end – it was definitely.

Kansas was not right from that late brutal loss to Houston at the end of January.

No, it does not play as well, but it will be in the NCAA tournament, there will be no pressure high as a seed of 8 in the worst case, 6 in the best case, with a good running in the BIG 12 tournament and all will start again.

However, however, the end of the regular home of the Saturday season against Arizona will be a really big business.

The first 30 games were the exhibition. The season begins now.