Bill Self has had a small handful of negative narratives surrounding him in his time at KU. First it was that he couldn’t win the big games in March. He had back-to-back ugly 1st round losses in year two and three, but two years later he won a title and put that to rest (at least for a while, since some fans don’t seem to understand that no one just dominates in the tournament every single year). Then there was the “free the three” movement after Self referred to three point shooting as “fool’s gold,” seemingly indicating an unwillingness to adapt to the evolution of the game.