While Kansas continued to struggle, and Bill Self continued to drop his head in frustration on the sideline during the team’s 77-60 loss to Iowa State on Saturday, I kept thinking back to a recent conversation I’d listened to.
Four months ago, Steve Prohm was on “The Basketball Podcast” with Chris Oliver, and the discussion turned to book club.
Iowa State’s coach had seen something in an early summer practice he didn’t like — guys turning down open looks — so he was happy that week’s chapter of Joshua Medcalf’s “Chop Wood, Carry Water” focused on self-belief.