‘They all like each other and they’re fun to be around,’ says Bill Self forward of Arizona conflict

In slightly below 24 hours, the No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks are set to tackle the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats in what would be the ultimate ranked matchup for the Jayhawks in what little stays of the season. 

While Kansas’ Big 12 regular-season title chances are in doubt, there may be nonetheless an opportunity for Kansas to safe a double-bye forward of the convention event if the Jayhawks had been to complete within the prime 4 of the convention.

 As it stands, Kansas is clinging onto the fourth spot with the Wildcats, Arizona State, and Kansas State left for the remainder of the season. 

Of course, this has been a drama-laden season with the well being issues over star guard Darryn Peterson, nevertheless, in Bill Self’s press convention main as much as the conflict towards the Big 12-leading Wildcats, Self shut down the notions of there being any main challenges dealing with this group that wouldn’t be there in different seasons.

“They all like each other, and they’re fun to be around”

“…This team minimizes the so-called ‘challenges,’ quoted Self.

KU has seen the highs of an eight-game winning streak and the cerebral takedowns of the No. 17, No. 2, No. 13 — twice ​​—, No. 1, and No. 5 teams in the nation. 

“They all like each other, and they’re fun to be around. There’s been some teams that maybe weren’t as much fun to be around, that we didn’t talk about publicly. You know, but that creates chemistry and creates other things that are challenges, but this team really does like each other. 

“I don’t see this as being a bigger challenge than other years. It’s just whatever our challenges have been, they’ve just been fairly well documented.”

Concerning losses have been sprinkled all through the season

The Jayhawks have fallen sufferer to seven losses this season, three of them stinging. As defeats to the University of Central Florida, West Virginia University, and Cincinnati have shaken the foundations that Self and Co. had constructed up by way of the season. 

There are legitimate issues over Kansas’ capability to play away from Allen Fieldhouse this season, with an unremarkable 5-4 report for the Jayhawks, with simply a kind of wins coming towards ranked opposition in an exciting 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas Tech at first of the month — should you can consider it. 

KU can have one final significant likelihood at a powerful victory Saturday afternoon as their fixture towards Tommy Lloyd’s facet may very well be one which both places a agency grasp on the Big 12 regular-season title for Arizona, or give life to Kansas’ paltry away report. 

Tipoff is ready for 3 p.m. CT with streaming out there on ESPN.

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