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KU’s young guards will need some time to develop, coach Bill Self cautions

Admittedly a bit spoiled after coaching 2017 and ’18 Big 12 players of the year Frank Mason and Devonté Graham the past two seasons, Bill Self is willing to wait a while for his freshman guard tandem of Quentin Grimes and Devon Dotson to click.

“It’s been a little inconsistent. Our guys are not comfortable with anything other than survival right now,” Self, Kansas’ 16th-year coach, said in an interview with NCAA.com’s Andy Katz prior to Tuesday’s season-opening 92-87 victory over Michigan State at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

“Forget about a guard knowing what everybody should be doing every possession.