Here are five observations from Kansas basketball’s 93-55 exhibition victory over Emporia State on Thursday.
1. Kansas coach Bill Self said he felt his team played a good first 5-7 minutes, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone what he specifically was talking about:
Defense.
“We couldn’t run any offense,” Emporia State coach Craig Doty said of his team’s start, “because we couldn’t get a catch.”
One huge positive Thursday night for KU was the ball pressure early, and you can see it here on this possession after the first media timeout.
Devon Dotson is pesky all the way up the floor.