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  TCU Prints a Recipe For Beating KU.
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  @Lulufulu It would be great if he does come back and gets a full chance in the off-season to work on individual skill and get those extra games this summer. But he’s in a position where he can get paid first round money and that is usually enough to take. There’s no guarantee that next year he has a starting spot with Ellis back & Bragg coming in. Not to mention Traylor will be a 5th year senior who is going to play. What we really need is a quality center because the likelihood Lucas takes a major leap isn’t a wise thing to predict. Cliff could still be our Center because he’s got a skill level that could dominate once he figures it out.
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  New statue for the DeBruce center
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  This link talks about Springfield college, not Springfield YMCA. All my life I heard of Naismith and Springfield YMCA, then Topeka YMCA, then Kansas University.
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  Please... Roy!
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  @Crimsonorblue22 The key words are “If you think” which are at the front of the sentence. “If you think Bill has an aversion to 3 point shooting”. I wasn’t saying “*I think…remember, I’m Jethro… *”
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  KU’s Mykhailiuk sees
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  @HighEliteMajor You sure like to stir it up…don’t you. Selden by far. I get the rationale behind the question, though. I think Selden is a victim of his perceived (maybe real) potential I know I was really excited the way he looked in the McDonald’s game. Great quickness, super passing, good shooter. But I also thought that Malik Newman was the fastest player I every saw last weekend when he was on TV. Things sometimes change when they get to the next level. Maybe he still has slight injuries. I know the lack of finishing at the rim is vexing. But, the biggest surprise to me is the ballhandling. I hold my breath when he handles the ball against any kind of pressure. I still think he is a very good player. Good perimeter defender, improving shooter. Just not as complete as all had hoped. Maybe there’s still time…
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  Another Article About Cliff's (LACK of ) Minutes...
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  These articles are written as if Bill Self has some sort of personal vendetta against Cliff.
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  Time to show some love
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  As I mentioned in another thread, it took a team effort for Kansas to be in the position to rely on Jamari to make a great throw and Perry a great over the shoulder catch to win the game. Unfortunately the end result is all some dwell on.
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  Staten's promenade...
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  The shot clock violation earlier in the game should have been reviewed and reversed. The layup by Staten was not reviewable. To be honest, I did not see the walk initially because I was looking at our (lack of) defensive help on the play. Giving up an uncontested layup is unforgivable, regardless of whether he traveled or not. We did not deserve to have that call reversed even if it could be because we didn’t make the right basketball play to rotate over and help. I would even bet that the fact that we did not rotate may have influenced the no call. Without the defense coming over, the referee sees an uncontested layup off a spin move. Since Staten didn’t stumble or bobble the ball, there’s really nothing to see there, and the referee may have incorrectly been fooled into thinking there was no violation. If we rotate over and Staten has to take that extra step while maneuvering around a defender, now we probably get a call. I don’t blame the refs. I blame our defense.
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  Emotional Injury Scars
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  Interesting conversation on Dan Patrick’s radio show the other day about Penny Hardaway and Derrick Rose that might be relevant. Discussing Derrick Rose post-recovery–how he’s become a ‘jump shooter’ and doesn’t go hard to the bucket nearly as much. Penny said he totally relates, because after his injury, he never trusted his leg to go hard into traffic and just instinctually pulled up all the time. Wasn’t long after that, he was out of the league. Before reading this thread, I was just about to post and come down hard on Wayne after re-watching the WV game, that he doesn’t belong on the court–nothing but turnovers and bad passes that caused his teammates to turn over. And in the second half, after a sweet feed from Jamari, he misses a layup. Granted, he was fouled, but with an ‘NBA ready body’-- you gotta finish that. Then he proceeded to miss to free throws. You’re might be right about him dealing with emotional scars–something just doesn’t seem right with him.
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  TGIF in Hell
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  @wissoxfan83 we could vote?
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  RPI - Seeding
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  I get a kick out of how much weight the committee gives to RPI. It is normally one of the least accurate barometers out there, but, hey, if the committee wants to use that, I won’t complain. I remember two years ago, when RPI anointed the MWC as the number 1 conference, and they ended up with like 6 teams in the tourney, and then promptly lost every game the first weekend. At least the RPI got Jerry Palms a job at CBS SPORTS … lol.
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  KState Article
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  @JayHawkFanToo don’t worry he’ll be checked in for the KU game. Had what 20 on an off shooting game in Allen.
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  Genius Analysis by Jesse
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  @drgnslayr It is a new generation of kids out there, one that is completely different from our generation…the name on the Jersey is not as important as the number on the check.
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  NCAA Memory Lane
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  @joeloveshawks Wow. That was a lot like winning the lottery. I guess. Very cool stuff though - thanks!
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  World games impact on this years recruiting class
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  @truehawk93 It’s crazy that the domino effect of who stays and who goes from Kentucky will basically shape the remaining recruits decisions. Who stays and who leaves KU will have some effect as well but because of the potential for anywhere from 3-7 players going pro from one team is going to have a major effect on everything. As it stands right now you have Towns-Top 5, Stein & Booker Lotto picks. Remember not a lot of quality shooters projected in this draft so that’s why Booker is getting a lot of looks. Lyles & Johnson are also first round talents who could leave as well. At KU you have just Oubre a Lotto pick. Cliff has played himself out of being a high pick this year. Will he leave anyway and be happy with the back end of the first round? Selden & Ellis are not even on the radar and at this point would be beyond disappointed if they bolted. Best scenario is the Twins return with Ullis along with the 2 recruits they already have. That would make Newman go elsewhere. Best frontcourt scenario is that Both Lyles & Johnson return with Poythress & Lee and the 1 recruit they have. Not sure what the New Zealand kid will do if they all return. Interesting that you see Brown going to Michigan. I think if Levert returns after getting hurt he won’t go there. He’s also been to UNC lately but with Jackson & Tokoto there its hard to see him signing with Roy. I still think its between KU, Kentucky & UCLA between him, same as the fall when he singled KU/UK out. UCLA has a major opening for him so they could always pull a shocker. You have to think with Wiggins & Oubre that we stand a great chance of getting another athletic freak like Brown. I still think Ingram is Duke bound with Winslow likely to leave. He was tweeting about the Duke/UNC game. I would be shockingly happy if he came to KU, but Bragg may work his magic. Thon has so much red tape surrounding his reclassification that we might lose even if we win his recruitment. Maybe everything will work out but so many people have said things that scare you from recruiting him. And to mention his last tournament not 1 College coach showed has to say something.
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  Putting a square peg in a round hole
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  @HighEliteMajor I think he is a bit. I don’t think it’s as bad as some people think it is, but he’s definitely resistant to change, although not all together unwilling. I understand; he’s been wildly successful (by a lot of measures) doing things the same way - his way - for all these years. It kind of makes me wonder if he would be more flexible had we not won 10 league titles in a row. If somewhere another team had kicked dirt in his face and made him say to himself “ya know what? Eff this! Let’s try something new.” Sometimes the best lessons are ones of humility where we are forced to self-evaluate and say to ourselves we were wrong. But we have heard his philosophy on the tournament - that if we’re the best team in our league we’re going to be in a position to play for the highest stakes. And since we’re always the best team in our league…
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  HOW JESSE'S FRIEND SEE'S THESE LAST FIVE CONFERENCE GAMES.
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  @wrwlumpy Great sentiment, but my guess is that they’re not seeing him as a Jayhawk!!
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  ISU @ Okie St
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  If Niang got 1 point for every time he travelled, he’d be the only player in history to average 100 ppg.
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  Give up 20+ offensive rebounds then don't expect to win...
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  @drgnslayr Wow, you really are in the tank, aren’t you, lol.
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  Distractions are good sometimes.
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  @nuleafjhawk Stores with a blue-light special…
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  What if college teams got to use their all time best players?
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  Valentine and Lovelette, I agree, but the best passer, big or small was Mark Randall. He would have been the perfect Big to play for Self. He did pretty damn good in the run and gun of Roy. Always in great position on defense and the smartest rebounder. He did not play fast but he was quick and seemed to always be in the right place. He was masterful in Madisn Square Garden in the pre season against number 1 at the time, Bobby Knight and the powerful Hoosier. His inside passing made Indiana look stupid. It was great beginning for the post sanction period and the start of the great years of Roy.