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  Big Blue Nation....
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  I almost wrote them off after the past month or so. They just didn’t have the magic that carried them through the summer. Suddenly, they went from being one of the best teams with runners in scoring position, to one of the worst. I think they are back to trying to regain their identity, and hopefully last night inspires them to do it! I’ve thought that Houston sort of reminds me of our Royals last year. Young, without experience but driven, focused and playing footloose with nothing to lose and everything to gain. I kind of think the Royals are tasting a bit of what Kansas basketball has to deal with. Now… the expectations are high so they perhaps play a bit stiff and defensive… just trying NOT to lose instead of trying to win. They definitely have become more conservative and they don’t put the pressure on other teams with their speed on the bases.
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  Interesting, sad Cliff read
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  @elpoyo Peruse a little under this thread.
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  Kensucky practice
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  @JayHawkFanToo Universities and ADs don’t operate the way they used to. It is ALL about money. It is run similar to a corporation. The real shock is in endowments. Why do universities need so much money? I know they need money to operate and to develop. But seriously… I’m not sure, but I think KU has assets over a $billion! Every year I get hit on and it feels like panhandling. I look at universities now the same way I look at big corporations. They suck in huge amounts of capital out of our economy and where does it go? When our economy fell in '07-'08… where was big corps? They were sitting on fat, fat equity, and most still are. Was it just “riding the storm?” And the ones that weren’t had their hands out looking for a gov bailout. Couldn’t they have played a bigger role in “stimulus” instead of having our gov go in more debt to stimulate the economy with a “stimulus package?”
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  Carlton & Cheick: To Have and Have Not
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  @drgnslayr you could use flies and cameras for cal too!
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  Wisconsin deal
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  @JRyman Killing his cell mate is only the last of a long, long, long history of crime by Phillips. I believe he was in jail for a 12 year term? Now he will likely stay there for life. Keep in mind that his crime spree started when he was rich and famous,he seems to be a text book sociopath.
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  Ladies And Gentlemen....
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  @brooksmd I"m still basking on 2005 glory, as well as 2008 glory for that matter!
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  "May the Spirit Pass Sweetly from Bill Bridges to Jamari Traylor"
  • jaybate 1.0  

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  @ralster ha ha
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  OH BOY, THE QUESTION IS?
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  I would be surprised if any of the top 20 players left signs anytime soon, my guess is that they will wait until the end of the season like they did last season. I hope I am wrong though and that KU indeed signs 2 top players at AFH right after this evening’s event.
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  LATE NIGHT
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  Ok the student winning ten grand was cool
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  jaybate 1.0's Thought for the Day:
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  The Chuck Taylor All Star II is what Cary Grant would have worn…if he ever wore sneakers…'nough said. I am getting a pair of black Chuckie Twos…:)
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  Reasons why Cheick decision is taking so long
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  “Reasons why Cheick decision is taking so long” I hope the final result (Cheick becoming eligible) will give him the realization that playing basketball at Kansas is pure privilege and an honor and worth losing a tooth or gaining a black eye defending the honor of so many great Kansas fans, some living today for over a century! I’d like to see this team realize their identity… take a trip out to see Naismith’s grave and realize how important they are as a branch of the deeply-rooted Jayhawk tradition!
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  REST IN PEACE - BILL BRIDGES
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  Bill is the last to walk back to the bench.
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  Bill Self, Kansas and the meaning of a 12th consecutive Big 12 title
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  There’s always an element of luck to win the NCAA title. What happens if Simien made that shot against Bucknell, what if KU had made their season average FT% against Syracuse, what if that kid from Davidson made that 3 in the Elite 8? What if Trey Burke doesn’t make that 30 footer? How many times does the best team actually win the NCAA tournament? One of the best teams does usually win, but not always the best. The Big 12 streak might truly be the most impressive feat in the modern era of college basketball. This is a streak that is all about consistency which to me is much harder to do. Another impressive stat to me is that of KU’s 27 consecutive tournament appearances, KU has been a top 4 seed 25 times. Even as impressive as those feats are, I would still trade both of those for any 2 of 1997, 2003, 2011, 2012, or 2013.
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  Pre-season All Big 12 team
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  @BeddieKU23 "Preseason Newcomer of the Year Deonte Burton, Iowa State, Preseason Freshman of the Year Cheick Diallo, Kansas," So freshmen aren’t newcomers? Shouldn’t they change “Preseason Newcomer of the Year” to “Preseason Transfer of the Year?”
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  Kentucky Fan Encounter...
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  I did indeed remind our Wichituckian fan about Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, & “shared DNA”, etc. The cheap shot by KY on Wisc’s Gasser is a fact, as is Joey Dorsey of Memphis/Calipari trying to intimidate frosh Cole Aldrich. The NICEST thing that happened to Dorsey in that game was: 1) getting dunked on & teabagged by Shady Arthur, and 2) fouling out late in regulation, trying to set a running screen on Chalmers out on the left wing that wasnt even close. Thus **Mr.**Dorsey was MIA for OT. Oh, lets add fact 3): Russell Robinson jumped completely over Dorsey in yet-another low moment for Dorsey in that game. My point is I dont think Cal has changed his spots since Memphis days. I actually think he has the luxury (for him) of running a cleaner program from recruiting standpoint, because of his overall successes. I guess the most peculiar thing about Wichi-tucky is that he was very quick to say he wasnt the biggest Calipari fan–> to which I unloaded my current curveball belief that “actually Cal HAS proved his system. Eventhough its life on the knife-edge, it works for him. And I truly do like Cal’s funny, candid press conferences in a Frank Martin kind of way”. I actually dont mind Calipari. Of course, I’d pick Self over Cal, as I dont like the OADs in college ball (let the top10 go pro like LBJ/Kobe). I told Wichi-tucky that many KY fans “miss rooting for their guys for multiple yrs”, he agreed. The feel “used”. I took the higher road & didnt bring up UMass & Memph vacated wins, as it seemed to clearly be about KY more than about Cal. I also said its “great to see a fellow royalty program back in the top 10 regularly”. I called Cal a worthy competitor. If he’s truly a KY/blue-blood fan–> then there’s zero reason to whine & bitch like a WSU or KSU fan. He needa worry bout stacked LSU more than he does KU. KU beats KY in AFH this January, for multiple reasons, chiefly because THIS is Self’s most veteran roster since the E8 loss to Michigan. And we know which Self teams have been his most dangerous: tough+experienced. Now if some of the soph/jr/sr’s happen to be MickeyDs or top30 guys, thats just icing on the cake, as those guys are primed to be PTPers on big stages (think Rush, Chalmers, RussRob, Sherron, Arthur, TRob, Cole, Ellis, Wayne, Svi, Greene…). Has Cal been back to AFH since the 80’s?
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  The One Player We Need - Moses Jones
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  Marbury escalates sneaker war: Jordan 'robbing the hood’ http://nypost.com/2015/10/06/marbury-escalates-sneaker-war-jordan-robbing-the-hood/
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  Bad news...
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  @JayHawkFanToo One would have to question Selfs decision to keep him on staff if he can’t land a single recruit this year. That would put him with 0 for this current class and our freshmen guys.
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  Auburn Signs Heron, Lol; Pearl Sure Can Recruit, Lol
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  @drgnslayr said: Mysterious fault: I’m pretty sure there are factors none of us know. Self hasn’t come this far in his career by making huge coaching blunders. And I don’t think Cliff intended to wipe out in college. My money is on this one. I believe without it, Cliff would have been a huge star.
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  BOLDEN?- - - - - -JACKSON?
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  Just a thought. What if, God forbid, we get no real big name recruits this season? Would it really be that bad? I am thinking it really wouldn’t be. If we miss out and have a true “down season” next year, it would give HCBS a chance to have a “reload” similar to when he first arrived here. Here is why: It would allow us to guarantee some of these OAD top guys 30 minutes a game like they are looking for. A “down year” might light a new fire under Self. We are a little bit complacent at the moment. There is no threat to Bill’s job. No REAL question whether or not he can get the job done. A down year could put Bill under some actual scrutiny. Sometimes people need that pressure to truly thrive. We would have roster spots for some of these “package deals” that have become such a major trend. We could still be plenty competitive with next years squad. We would still be solid at the 1-2. And we would have a post presence in Bragg and hopefully a solid guy in Coleby. As well as a serviceable big in Lando to rotate. Is it a beautiful squad? No. But serviceable? Absolutely.