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  Recruiting info
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  @dylans Fox would be a fantastic get and ideal replacement for Selden if Wayne improves and heads off the NBA. I saw that Smart is after Fox too but I think Self locked in early enough for KU to be a in great position with him. Hopefully we get him on campus again for Late Night.
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  Exclusive @jaybate 1.0 Interview With Coach Self
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  A lot of interesting comments. If we focus only on back to the basket scoring probably the only high level guy who could do that from day 1 would be Zimmerman. Just not sold on the kids will to play at the College level, comments aside I don’t see the motor that we would need from day 1. Great kid, can score in a lot of ways and is a high level passer which is also an important aspect of the H/L offense. I think an important aspect that has been mentioned was that Diallo made his team better when he was on the floor. I watched the Hoops Summit focusing on Ingram, Diallo, and Brown. Diallo just seemed to be wherever the ball was, as I think it was Fran who said " Diallo treats missed shots like his pass". He is a few post moves away from truly being an unstoppable force. Can he learn that as quickly as Embiid did? We won’t know until we see it. I think from an Effort stand point, Diallo might be able to improve the team enough to off-set any concerns about low-post scoring. He can block shots, weak-side, face to face in the post and would instantly give us a rim protector we desperately need as much as scoring. Rebounding & 50/50 balls effort he’d also stand to improve what we have. Let’s face it, we were much better defensively than 2 years ago but still not at the level past KU teams have been. Diallo is the instant upgrade to that problem. Offensively, its an unknown just like everyone else we got.
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  When Shaka plays Huggy, will anyone be able to throw the ball inbounds?
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  Texas and VCU fighting over Havoc brand
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  Kansas Exposed....
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  @HighEliteMajor
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  MASON LIKELY BEST PG IN USA NEXT SEASON
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  @drgnslayr LOL
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  Luxury/Necessity Recruiting
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  @VailHawk There may be something to your acid test. The way players announce definitely gives a statement about where there head is at… focused on themselves, or others.
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  The Need For Intelligent Recruiting
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  @Wigs2 Yes, there is talk but it is just wishful thinking; that horse left the barn and there is no bringing it back. If you read the stories you cited, this item is always mentioned as a segue to the application of the baseball rule. The unintended consequences of making freshmen ineligible would destroy the sport, all the good players would skip college and who wants to watch a NCAA tournament full of players that are not good enough to play in the NBA?
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  Terminology Shifts To "Half-And-Dones" (HAD)
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  I hope Kentucky signs Maker and Zim asap… then it scares off all the guys that really want to play over to us!
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  Well now I don't feel so bad for Dekker after Wisc loss....
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  @globaljaybird Or did SHE declare for him?!
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  Ksu
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  Rogers must like basketball players. He wants his own A. Gates.
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  How Bad Can This Get?
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  @Crimsonorblue22 Need that kind of intensity EVERY game next year.
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  Kentucky loses 7 possibly 8
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  @drgnslayr Somehow I have the Duke game on DVR and not the kenyucky game.
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  Post-Season Post-Mortem Provocation #2 - The OAD chase is Fool's Gold
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  @drgnslayr ISU is bringing just about everybody back and a few new players including a talented 7’ Greek that had to sit one year. No question that they will start as favorites to win the Conference next season and if Diallo joins the team, they will be a top 3 team, no question about it. IMHO, Niang is good, really, really good and will likely start as pre-season POY in the Conference.
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  Wake Forest
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  @Crimsonorblue22 I believe KU basketball players use similar technology when working with Hudy; all the training machines are computerized and keep track of the progress of all players.
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  240 lbs of Recruiting Space Opened....
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  @Crimsonorblue22 I believe the comment is more related to improving his draft status. Obviously he can improve as a player but because of the “tweener” label his ceiling in the draft is limited.
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  Kelly Oubre: A Gambler?
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  @drgnslayr Yes…but not all of them have the skill set that Kelly has. He can shoot, he can defend and he can penetrate…now, he still needs lo learn to be ambidextrous and not just a leftie, but other than that, he has the rest of the tools; most of the D-Leaguers do not have the same skill set, in my opinion, of course.
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  Mark Cuban: NCAA referees ‘couldn’t manage a White Castle’
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  I’ve been to one NBA game. NY Knicks at Cleveland in January 1997. Patrick Ewing didn’t play (injured). I think Herb Williams from Ohio State back in the 70s started instead–he had to be about 50 years old. The score was 75-65. John Starks and Terrell Brandon chucked about 40 shots between the two of them and made about a third of them. It was the most boring sporting event I’ve ever seen in my entire life. In hindsight, it probably was a lot like some of today’s college games. That was enough NBA for me. I did get to drive through a blizzard to get back to Youngstown, Ohio. So that was kind of exciting.
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  Cliff to Draft, But Whither Snacks?
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  @Crimsonorblue22 Oops…my bad, I did not read closely and I thought We were still talking about Snacks. In any case, this is from his bio at the KU web site; it looks like it might need updating… "Kurtis Townsend enters his eighth season at the University of Kansas. Since his arrival in Lawrence, Townsend has been a part of the KU program which has won a national championship, reached three NCAA Tournament Elite Eights, four NCAA Sweet 16s, seven Big 12 regular-season titles and five conference tournament crowns. In summer 2010, Townsend was ranked 12th in the Top 25 High-Major Assistants by Foxsports.com."
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  Self: "We've got to call fouls."
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  @Blown “how feasible is this solution: 6 refs per Game. 3 on each half. More eyes, less chance for group corruption due to whistle blowing.” Not feasible for several reasons including the extra time consumed while 6 officials argue it out. I’m thinking the real breakthrough in officiating will come from the technology world. Install many cameras at different angles and build software to have games called electronically. It is the only way to avoid the bias. On the big games, machines can go through extra verification processes to avoid possible corruption. We already count on electronics and technology now. We are here today having this conversation because of the video replay that indicates the game was not called fairly on several calls. Imagine K at half screaming at a computer? That would be as “effective” as all of us screaming at our televisions. No more unfair bias because he is a basketball God! Just mention this idea to him and watch him squirm and spit out a defensive lawyer statement. If we can put a contraption on Mars, we can build a system that removes bad officiating from the game. It will come and be in a constant state of improvement and every year we have the ability to “tweak” the rules to tolerances allowed. This is the only way to truly study “cause and effect” on the game pertaining to tweaks because there will be consistency throughout the game. I’m imaging a piece of very sensitive IR (infrared) equipment that will be able to (finally) accurately assess human contact. The calls won’t be generated off of video input, but infrared input… the heat off of bodies. A much clearer representation of where body parts exist in a spatial world. Meanwhile… the game will always be corrupt because man is corruptible.