KU Basketball

• 

  2015, here we go...
  • JayHawkFanToo  

  5
  2
  Votes
  5
  Posts
  718
  Views

  

  @JayHawkFanToo My feelings, too. And I think we should recognize that Svi realizes his best path so he must be an intelligent guy who has good basketball IQ. That should be a big help to Kansas basketball!
• 

  Tracking Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
  sviatoslav international mykhailiuk freshmen • • bskeet  

  48
  2
  Votes
  48
  Posts
  11400
  Views

  

  I’m a medium soccer fan. I embrace the World Cup and some big games here and there, but don’t follow teams with regularity. I started getting interested in it while living abroad. Had I not lived abroad I would have never embraced the game. But I see a major reason why it hasn’t caught fire in America like it has in other places. We have so many sports going on that it has to fight for space. And scoring is low and our culture is based on “instant gratification”… meaning… we prefer games with lots of scoring, lots of highlights. I believe baseball would be more popular if it had more scoring, too. If baseball suddenly had more 1-0 games, it would lose crowds. I kind of like the low scoring. It puts emphasis on how important those moments are. I know I get tired of NBA games and some college ball where teams just run up and down and score like a pinball machine. My issue with soccer is all the flopping and whining. It has become a necessary part of the game because you just won’t get the calls without faking a near-death injury. I’ve tried to apply comedy to it all… laughing when guys go down on a flop and they show the replay and the guy was untouched. And then after the call is determined and after he has gone through his wincing painful injury, he bounces up and immediately sprints at full speed without a limp. If they would fix that part of the game (which they have somewhat promised to do, but haven’t) I would become a much bigger fan. But until then, when I want to see acting and drama, nothing beats a Broadway production!
• 

  Do Regular Season Conference Championships matter?
  national champi conference cham • • nuleafjhawk  

  49
  6
  Votes
  49
  Posts
  7427
  Views

  

  @nuleafjhawk -> ->
• 

  Dec 30 Headlines: Game Day News
  • bskeet  

  22
  3
  Votes
  22
  Posts
  3919
  Views

  

  @approxinfinity Wow! Nice call. P.S. Interesting thread. I was right about “the” Ohio State…and I still want to give Zenger an atomic wedgie; come basketball (and football) season, I think a lot of people will want to join me when we are unable to watch the Jayhawks on TV.
• 

  USA Basketball on ESPN at 8:00 PM Central...
  • JayHawkFanToo  

  8
  2
  Votes
  8
  Posts
  774
  Views

  

  @Crimsonorblue22 Me too…:)
• 

  So much positive media
  • Statmachine  

  39
  2
  Votes
  39
  Posts
  5190
  Views

  

  @justanotherfan said:> If Perry Ellis is the third or fourth best player on this team, they could have a very deep run into the NCAA tournament. If Perry Ellis is the best or second best player on this team, I don’t think they can make a deep run. I like your thought-- and I would offer a twist. If Perry Ellis is as good as the other top three players and they are for the most part indistinguishable from each other – we will have a great year. That is- If Ellis, Alexander, Selden and Traylor all average between 10-14 points a game, we’ll have the balance that we need from the core. From the guards, we need Mason and Frankamp averaging around 15 pts between them (assuming they split the PG). We need the bench to contribute about 8-10 points a game (Greene, Oubre, Lucas, Mick and Myck) That balanced offensive combination would be adequate to make a run at the NC… IF the shooting defense percent comes back to where it was the last few years.
• ?

  Mario's All Star game...
  • A Former User  

  3
  1
  Votes
  3
  Posts
  501
  Views

  ?

  We’re you able to make the game ?
• D

  Big 12 Basketball champs as predicted by players
  • dylans  

  33
  2
  Votes
  33
  Posts
  3464
  Views

  

  LOL LOL
• 

  The Lebron Legacy
  • DoubleDD  

  92
  4
  Votes
  92
  Posts
  10743
  Views

  

  @Crimsonorblue22 I suspect you are right. No one in his right mind would pick a fight with the most powerful player (and apparently GM as well) in the NBA. I believe that at times LeBron can be a good teammate and mentor, but other times he can be a real jerk.
• 

  This topic is deleted!
  • approxinfinity  

  1
  0
  Votes
  1
  Posts
  1
  Views

  No one has replied

• 

  New Board....
  • JayHawkFanToo  

  10
  1
  Votes
  10
  Posts
  1364
  Views

  

  That’s bizarre! Thanks letting me know. I’ll test against a clean board tonight and see if this behaviour is b/c of migrated data or present on the new platform regardless.
• 

  Wilt and Ed Sullivan...
  • JayHawkFanToo  

  3
  2
  Votes
  3
  Posts
  477
  Views

  

  @Crimsonorblue22 I saw the movie when it premiered in Lawrence and was not impressed. The perspective seemed to be not favorable to Phog Allen or Naismith for that matter. All the game scenes were poorly recreated when they could have used original footage, but I guess a rift with Chamberlain’s family (and maybe KU???) nixed that. Wesley was pretty good. Also they had long commercials for the director’s other projects that look like amateurish movies a grade school kid would make and seemed longer than the actual movie. in short, the concept was good but the implementation poor. I might watch the movie again if it comes to free TV or cable but, and as much as I like all KU-basketball related things, I would not pay money to see it a second time. Just my opinion and probably others think differently. P.S. The above was posted to the old form but it was probably done post-transfer. P.P.S. I like the preview feature
• 

  "One" Is The Loneliest Number
  • HighEliteMajor  

  17
  2
  Votes
  17
  Posts
  1413
  Views

  

  @HighEliteMajor Andrew Wiggins is still on your mind? I thought you went on vacation? I just got back from mine. I had a wonderful time. Picked up a few pounds, but I will work them off quickly. Are you looking forward to the upcoming season? I know I am. I think Oubre will be an assassin this upcoming season. Ellis and Traylor should be much improved. Mason and Frankamp will have more of a leadership role. Alexander should be ready by conference time, if not sooner. I am looking forward to another exciting year of Kansas Jayhawk Basketball. I look at these young men as I would my own children. I root for them in good times and bad. I enjoy every win and try to get over the losses quickly and move forward. During down times like this, I watch the ISU game when EJ dropped 39 on them and it still brings a smile to my face. There are so many positives to Kansas Jayhawk Basketball. I am looking forward to another great season. Hopefully another Conference Championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
• 

  KU against the world?
  • wissoxfan83  

  3
  1
  Votes
  3
  Posts
  602
  Views

  

  @wissoxfan83 KU against the extraterrestrial conspiracy, also!!! Quick, call Fox and Dana.
• 

  Is it too Soon?
  • DoubleDD  

  59
  2
  Votes
  59
  Posts
  7948
  Views

  

  @RockChalkinTexas http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/enDivB/default.asp This year he is averaging 30.43 points per 40 minutes. If you look at everything per 40 minutes he would have 6 boards 4 assists and 4 steals to go along with his 30pts. Not a bad line if you ask me? Last year on his U16 team he averaged 36 minutes and his stat line was pretty good. 25.2pts, 8reb, 3.4ast, 3.3st, and .8bs over 36.8 minutes. His production has been about the same for a couple years. I cant wait to see this guy in crimson and blue!
• 

  90 million for Jordan in 2013, thanks in part to shoes
  • JayhawkRock78  

  2
  1
  Votes
  2
  Posts
  491
  Views

  

  @JayhawkRock78 Thx for that link! Imagine what they make on the Petro-Wear to be able justify that marketing fee! The ShoeCos are coming. The ShoeCos are coming!
• 

  Questions about how to optimize betting with roster composition
  • jaybate 1.0  

  15
  1
  Votes
  15
  Posts
  1057
  Views

  

  If you are going to gamble for a living, you better know what you are doing. Much like being a trader in the stock market – if you “think” you know what you are doing, you will quickly learn that you don’t.
• ?

  New teammate for Wiggy
  • A Former User  

  98
  3
  Votes
  98
  Posts
  11428
  Views

  

  @jaybate 1.0 I am a broad rat. I love eating cheese and talking KU basketball. I spend many nights searching the web on all things KU basketball. I even track former KU basketball players in the NBA and overseas, even though I hate the professional game. I believe that KU is the birth place and the protector of the game we call basketball. OH wait this isn’t a thread about addictions on KU basketball? Never mind.
• 

  Questions about College Sports Gaming
  • jaybate 1.0  

  7
  0
  Votes
  7
  Posts
  706
  Views

  

  @jaybate 1.0 maybe the tail is wagging the dog. Instead of barring gambling from college sports, maybe we should bar sports from college. Colleges in India don’t have intercollegiate sports and they seem to do fine. Just a thought
• 

  Not really a bball topic but wanted to get the info out there.
  • JayhawkRock78  

  2
  1
  Votes
  2
  Posts
  383
  Views

  

  I used to go in there when it was a retail mall–maybe ten years ago. Great view of the river and eagles sometimes glad you liked it.