My kingdom for these Miami shooters, great spacing five guys out . they just killed it -good team. i think they can give Tennessee a run for their money Mercy that had some aweet shooters

@RockChalkinTexas-0 let’s go! ️

@patoh3 Oh if I'd known you were I'd have included you! @texas-hawk-10 Because The people doesn't beat the Chiefs coach, Wisconsins famous architect and the greatest coach ever!

@BShark Your NY Times link calls it right. I looked back at my posts on this thread... hate to call out the critics with an "I told you so" but I was pretty accurate on my call. Here it is: ==================================== 3 Dec 2025, 19:56 I still have confidence in his return and this is all a legitimate concern about his health. ===================== 16 Dec 2025, 09:26 I don't think DP tweaked anything. I think he's just super sensitive to tightening and Self put down a rule on the max he can play in a game, plus, the option to pull him if he sees him labor. I think the media is just looking for a story. ===================== 6 Jan 2026, 14:23 I find it highly likely DP has overtrained. I know I am going against the grain here because everyone wants to see him dominate and bring us to another title... but I've been impressed with his discipline to stick to a protocol. I'm certain it was that same discipline that brought him to this level in the first place. It's easy for all of us to gripe at him and call him "oversensitive" to his situation. None of us had to endure what he did to get to this level, nor do we really comprehend what's at risk if he gets hurt. ===================== 9 Jan 2026, 08:21 I also wonder if he might be battling psychological issues with this. Maybe a little ptsd from an early injury or issue. I don't think it has to be much to cause an over sensitive reaction because on top of it all is this huge payday awaiting him. ===================== 2 Feb 2026, 14:21 I've been studying DP's game. I've never seen a college player so perfect on fundamentals. Those fundamentals weren't a God-given talent. He's worked his butt off his whole life to develop DP. But here is the deal... so has a lot of great players, but none reach the pinnacle of fundamental perfection like DP. That tells me he sits in the Top 1% of OCD perfection. Everything has to be perfect for him. So that same high-strung sensitivity he has for the game is also there assessing his second-by-second health bio during games. When he senses even a tiny tightness, or being tired a bit too much, he decides that puts him at a higher-level of injury risk. If you study him closely, right now, when he's in a game you can tell how well he feels. Sometimes he gives near 100%, while other times he's not nearly as aggressive. He dials in an EXACT level of aggression.

I kept thinking all year Dawson would start hitting but he was not even online with his shots.

I liked seeing Vaughn on the sidelines this season. Even running the show for a bit when Bill got tossed a few weeks ago. A KU fan favorite, 20 years in the NBA - 10 as a player and 10 coaching… seems like a pretty good fit.

@kjayhawks2.0 i get the reasons re: NIL, but the fact that this is an us problem and not an everyone problem makes it pretty clear Self will be on his way out, and hiring a players coach is the only path forward to success.

@RockChalkinTexas-0 Offensive Savant is his reputation. Likely to have a high octane and tough offense to defend

@kjayhawks2.0 I thought it should of been Toppin for sure. he played enough of the year and posted reall great numbers

Anything done with an EO is worthless here. The court rulings are driving the NCAA currently, so any changes to those rulings would need to come from laws passed by congress, not EOs.

@benshawks08 yes I said this on the ASU game chat, hate to say it but the officiating will be a huge factor in March. If the crew has the guts to call the game right like Saturday or do they repeat Tuesday. All they would’ve had to do was call a couple early holds then the defense knows that doesn’t fly.

@DCHawker Agree regarding BYU. Maybe I should call that group "too close for comfort".. or "when the music stops, will be looking for a chair"

@kjayhawks2.0 Don't care about women's (smaller) basketball. Do agree that we should be All-In on men's basketball and football.

A true-ism in today’s economy. When the product is free the product is you.

I think you could circle a lot things in this one that were an issue. My main concern as it has been most the season is the rebounding. The refs were garbage and it’s starting to become major news across the country right now because what is a foul or a traveling one game is not in another. Sometimes which end it is on is completely different, they could’ve very easily called at least another 10 fouls on Arizona with how tight the whistle was for them. You guys and gals know I’ve always said professional sports in this country are rigged. I’m starting to wonder if college isn’t the same. It literally looked like KU cut it to 2 and the refs got a page or text reminding them of the spread. I think they should press have conferences after the game for officials. I mean how many of us can repeatedly do our job wrong or not all without having repercussions? The guy cleaning the ice machine at McDonald’s gets written up for forgetting to do it but officials at the second highest level of sports in this country making 6 figures have to answer to nobody.