Morris Twins', Kansas' Glass Work Has Been Spotty

The Kansas Jayhawks have won the battle of the boards in 11 of 13 contests. Against Tennessee Tech, the two sides came out even, and Central Arkansas managed to yank down one more rebound than KU.

That doesn't leave a lot to complain about, really. The competition, especially in the frontcourt, has been inferior, and the Hawks have accordingly taken care of business.

It's not always spectacular, and no player in particular has posted astounding numbers. Cole Aldrich grabs the expected 10 per game, the Morris twins around five a piece, and Xavier Henry and Thomas Robinson each accumulating four every contest.

The Jayhawks rarely outdo opponents on the offensive glass, but rarely do opposing teams shoot anywhere nearly as well as the Jayhawks either.

Then why do I even bring this subject up (again)?

Why do I continue to nitpick at the No. 1 team in the nation?

It's not a particularly troubling ordeal, really. However, I noticed the other day as Kansas was handling Temple that the Morris twins' rebounding technique leaves a little to be desired.

It seems that both Marcus and Markieff, whether one or both is in the game, seem to always be in decent position to rebound. Maybe I'm just watching at all of the wrong times, but it also seems that a lot of times, they both tend to let these rebounds slip away.

I've seen the twins get caught a little too far under the boards. I've seen rebounds slip away. I've seen rebounds get poked away.

What I don't always see is this infamous toughness and added muscle the Morris brothers allegedly bring to the floor this season.

I don't have a lot to say on the subject, and I'm no rebounding expert. All I want is to see Kansas, Markieff and Marcus Morris in particular, get a little tougher and stronger under the boards.

The Hawks are disciplined when it comes to having every body covered when a shot goes up, but I want to see our forwards clear some real space in the paint too.

The Morrises, Robinson, and Aldrich are all super athletes with superb timing. Now I want to see them use every speck of that ability. Every time the Kansas frontcourt goes up for a board, I want to see them secure and come down with that board.

Kansas' solid defense forces opponents to take a lot of deep shots. The Kansas defense would look a lot better if the opposition only got one of those shots. I want to see active big men constantly moving and tracking down some of those long rebounds, and really helping themselves out.

I know; once again, I'm nitpicking a little bit. We can always get better, though, and I think Bill Self will be the first person to tell you so.

This is just a little thing that Kansas could improve on to continue taking care of business and solidify their spot at the top of the polls. 

Every little bit will help when the Jayhawks play the likes of Texas and Kansas State (twice), and I think that a little added toughness under the glass would go a long way for Kansas.

Cornell is not a bad team, but the Big Red frontcourt is nothing special either. Perhaps Wednesday night would be a perfect opportunity for the Jayhawks to prove to me just how tough they really are.