Trae Young
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Yep. Not exactly earth shattering given that it’s been known his dad favoured him getting out of Oklahoma whereas his mom wants him close to home but still. Seems like KU could be the best of both worlds in that it’s out of Oklahoma but also a big time hoops program (iirc his dad also tweeted some stuff about hoop recruits wanting to go to a school where bball is king and football is in the background).
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I just find it hard to believe that of all the reasons his son might choose to leave the state that the Sports writers would be the Top reason.
IMO Young will face worse from KU writers/fans etc then he’d ever face staying home in Oklahoma where Basketball is not front page news.
I think his father needs to learn to filter out all this talk and let his son make his own decision which is best for him. Of course I do think that decision ultimately will be for KU so if the OU writers are helping us, please keep doing so guys!
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Agree it’s weird that this would be a reason but then his dad wants him at a school that is 100% bball what does he expect? And UK is even worse in that regard.
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Trae Young would probably be treated similarly to how Blake Griffin was treated at OU and he may not want that much attention or pressure. At OU, he’d be viewed as a savior of the program type guy whereas at KU, he’d just be the next guy in the list of guards that have rolled through Lawrence under Self. Young would likely be scrutinized more on the court than at OU, but he also wouldn’t be the only one in the spotlight because he wouldn’t necessarily be the best player on the floor for his team at all times like he would at OU.
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Ha… I’m just showing my age. I still think old school about the league. I might be way off base. I watch a little bit here and there, but to me this pro sport passed its prime time long ago.
Here is a question for you… When the league had Bird, Magic, Isiah, and what seemed like at least 100 super star players… I thought it would only continue to go up from there. It seems more like it did nothing but go down. Very few NBA games today are even watchable. There are some talented players… but really… boring!
I used to mostly watch NBA for my pro sports habit. These days I watch NFL and MLB (and sometimes some NHL).
I think part of it is the addition of so many extra games. But I would like to read some posts from you and others on this.
Why is the NBA so friggin’ boring?
And how do we keep college basketball from falling into the same situation?
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@drgnslayr agree about the length of the season. Way too many games and not enough preparation or concern goes into each game. With half of the teams making the playoffs a lot of the regular season games are often irrelevant, and the split between the crappy east and the stronger west makes the fate of the 8 that are in on each side all the more certain early in the regular season. Also the top heavy league means only a couple teams really have a prayer of winning playoff series at the end of the season. And the lottery system encourages tanking to rebuild. Everywhere you look there are reasons that make the NBA boring. It’s rough.
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I honestly feel the same way about the NBA. I’m a Bulls fan but since Jordan it’s been hard to really invest myself emotionally. I don’t enjoy how “boring” the game feels. And I know it’s high level basketball because the game is played light years differently. When I watch games I’m truly amazed how easy guys make scoring, pushing the pace of the game, making the simplest play look compared to the college level. We don’t even know half the time if lucas can make a layup or Josh can make a free throw. But in the NBA these guys make it look so routine. So I guess in a weird way I love the college game so much because it is so imperfect, so different from team to team. There is literally a 100 ways to scheme in college. In the NBA today if your not becoming Golden State, San Antonio or Cleveland your just not competing. What is fun about a league where you can predict the 3 best teams by a mile. The 3 best college teams can go play inferior teams and lose, so unpredictable, so amazing at the same time.
I also think part of the reason why you don’t see what feels like 100 great players these days is because the level of athletes in the game is just unprecedented. What these guys do to keep in peak physical condition is just crazy. The game is saturated with so many athletic freaks these days that the truly standout talents stick out in character, their mental makeup and their competitiveness to be great. Those select few that tirelessly perfect the art of competing at a high level every single night are our today’s stars. That level is hard to reach and stay at because next year theres 40 athletes joining the league.
A guy like Embiid is really catching my attention not only because he’s a beloved Jayhawk but because his talent level is on another planet from what we saw at Kansas . He’s captivated a whole city in 4 months time to love basketball again. And he’s showing he can single handily change the culture with his team. Joel has it, that drive inside to make his team better and make himself great too. He’s just so exciting to watch, it makes me want to follow the sixers. If there is one player in the NBA that has a chance to be the next superstar it’s him.
Any thoughts?
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Young and his father tweeted “Time to be honest OU fans, these two writers will be the reason my son cant go to school here”…
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Already posted but yeah it’s relevant.
No one should be surprised if and when it’s KU that Trae announces for.
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Saw they are meeting w/kruger
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Link please
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Outstanding post!
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@BShark DeanBlevins) 1/23/17, 11:04 PM Rayford Young tells me son @TheTraeYoung is still considering @OU_MBBall, that the Youngs talked w @LonKruger today & meeting Tues. @NEWS9
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From that article -
"But of course, if media scrutiny is Young’s deciding factor, he should come play for OU. The spotlight on Jayhawks basketball is ten times brighter than the one down here, and Young’s game will be picked apart from the instant he steps on campus. If Young comes to OU, he’s just not going to hear that much criticism. The fans will just be glad he’s here.
I understand the emotion behind Young’s tweet. But if he thinks that going to Kansas will get him away from critical media, he’s sorely mistaken. I think Young understands that at the end of the day. Young may yet go to Kansas—his father has long been rumored to favor a traditional power, while his mother would prefer him at home—but if he does, it won’t be because of Clay Horning.
In Lawrence, articles like that may be too numerous to retweet them all."
What a crock of hooey.
First… no one knows college basketball better than the Kansas fan base. Even my Duke inlaws agree about that. Players coming to Kansas are treated extremely well, but not totally babied.
We’ve held hands of several players that didn’t work out and we still care about them.
We are NOT into blind, emotional criticism of players. We do offer constructive criticism… and if a recruit is just looking for an easy path in college, he shouldn’t go to Kansas. But what school situation will make him better? What school situation will better prepare him for a shot at the league?
Let’s show a simple example. Landen and his past habit of “over-gathering.” Wasn’t it our critical analysis of his flaw helpful to him making the change? And look at the results… it added probably 4 points to his stat average.
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@Crimsonorblue22 I just really feel when it’s all said and done - -he is ours now to lose - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@Crimsonorblue22 said:
@BShark DeanBlevins) 1/23/17, 11:04 PM Rayford Young tells me son @TheTraeYoung is still considering @OU_MBBall, that the Youngs talked w @LonKruger today & meeting Tues. @NEWS9
Interesting. Supposedly he gave KU the ole “silent verbal” a little bit ago. This obviously conflicts with that.
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@BShark maybe they were being polite
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@Crimsonorblue22 hope so. That would be good for KU on a couple of levels. High character and high talent.
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Five-star Trae Young tells @NEWS9 he’s down to three schools. Will announce mid-February. Looking to release his decision date this week …
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FYI Young was at the Oklahoma game over the weekend. Yeah that one where they lost by 30+ points. Had to be exciting to see your hometown school get mauled with you court-side.
Now he gets to come see KU put on a show this weekend in Allen Fieldhouse. Can’t imagine he leaves there not sold on where he’s playing basketball next year.
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He mentioned in that clip that playing in a packed gym is important to him.
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@BShark Well if that’s a big part then If it’s Ku & Oklahoma that would be a no brainer. Oklahoma has packed arena’s how again? - -Can some one enlighten me on that. Seems like about the only time they come close is when we are theire - -maybe Texas shows up that’s about it, Us? - - EVERY GAME for how long have we sold out? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Yeah it bodes well for KU as does he dad wanting him at a blue blood. KU is still close enough that they could go to all his games and make momma happy too.
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@BShark Wondering who the 3rd school he still might be considering? - -Surely NOT Kentucky. - From the people I’ve been talking with these Kentucky people ALL have said they are not even a player of consideration/nor have they been for some time. Something to the effect Coach Cal had kind of cooled on the recruitment of Trae with all the commitments they had received. - -Makes me wonder, as far as I knew it was down to us & Oklahoma – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 Supposedly Oklahoma State has picked up recruiting Trae, as he went on an unofficial visit there within the last month. But honestly it is a two horse race between KU and OU.
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Which is surprising seems how Oklahoma St has signed two Top 100 point guards already.
I think the local aspect of Oklahoma St kept them in his recruitment.
I expect KU to win this battle, Self has spent too much time recruiting him to lose out.
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Either Texas Tech or Oklahoma St.
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I bet the third school is UK for announcement hype.
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Lol UK would take Trae in a second.
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Apparently Trae might not have even been at the UF OU game. If more comes out on this I will post.
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@BShark from everything I’ve heard I believe he is surpose to be here on the 4th right? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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From young I Will Be Announcing my Commitment Date Later This Week
️ #ComingSoon 
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Does the red heart mean ou?
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@Crimsonorblue22 Idk, but the more that comes from his camp the more I think he is going to struggle. Daddy is too involved. Trying to make a big show of nothing. Announcing the date he will be announcing? Are you f***ing kidding me? Commit. Go play hard. Pray and thank God you were gifted the athletic ability to be able to play basketball for your career. And more likely than not, retire a very wealthy person at a young age.
This “look at me” crap drives me absolutely bananas.
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@Kcmatt7 think the red heart would be girlish, hmmmm who is like that?
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@Kcmatt7 how on earth does Self not have a break down keeping up w/all this
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When you make what he makes you learn to deal with it…I know I would…
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@Kcmatt7 to much
Where’s SZ? Just what we need!
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Matt Scott who has maintained a close relationship with trae says he can’t confirm whether he will be visiting or not this weekend. Let’s hope he does lock in to come…
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@BeddieKU23 Have got to feel if he doesn’t - -then that’s possibly not such a good sign. - -he was surpose to be here earlier but couldn’t make it because off weather - -and if he cancels again then I think - - not good – -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 said:
@BeddieKU23 Have got to feel if he doesn’t - -then that’s possibly not such a good sign. - -he was surpose to be here earlier but couldn’t make it because off weather - -and if he cancels again then I think - - not good – -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Well he could be playing basketball Saturday as well. All Matt says was not sure to someone who asked. I know we all think he will be here and he has 5 days to make it happen
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@BeddieKU23 said:
Matt Scott who has maintained a close relationship with trae says he can’t confirm whether he will be visiting or not this weekend. Let’s hope he does lock in to come…
I don’t like some of the recent developments that seem to be occurring. This would be a brutal miss.
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@BShark said:
@BeddieKU23 said:
Matt Scott who has maintained a close relationship with trae says he can’t confirm whether he will be visiting or not this weekend. Let’s hope he does lock in to come…
I don’t like some of the recent developments that seem to be occurring. This would be a brutal miss.
Care to elaborate?
It’s not like anything of substance has been in the news other than he will announce his final 3… sounds like he didn’t make the trip to the OU game.
I’m certainly not thinking otherwise with anything that has hasn’t happened recently
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Not as bothered now that it’s pretty much official that he was not at the UF OU game. Would have been a bad sign if he had visited and then said I’m gonna make my decision soon.
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…on the other hand, after watching OU get punked at home by Florida, he might have ruled them out…
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I was confident it was KU leading up to the canceled visit due to the ice storm that wasn’t. OU is absolutely pushing now. Fingers crossed.
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While we did not end up getting much ice here, if I understand correctly, they had ice in Oklahoma.
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@BShark said:
I was confident it was KU leading up to the canceled visit due to the ice storm that wasn’t. OU is absolutely pushing now. Fingers crossed.
OU Has always been pushing.
All the recent activity had been KU especially as he led on that he would take a visit as well as self getting to visit him multiple times.
I think he’s right on target to pick KU. If I’m wrong well we won’t enjoy the 2 times we play him a year
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Well I just watched an interview with Trae and his dad Ray last night on the Oklahoma Ford sports Blitz with Dean Belivns & John Holcomb - - was like a 10 minute interview , - -not a lot from it other then him saying again how he was going to announce his commitment day some time this week & being down to three schools but he said he wasn’t going to say who they were.
The only thing I hear really of anything at al, they asked Trae what would be some of the things that make a huge impact on his school he announced to. - -Trae said one would be the relationship with the Coach , said with him being a point guard was going to be relating to the Coach a lot - -and the other he said he would be looking at past players that was playing that position - - point and looking how they developed while at the school he chooses. - - We will see - I just hope all the negative pub being thrown out now hinders our recruitment with his mom wanting him to stay close to home.
One quick note too just now Fran said he talked to Trae before the OU -Okla State game tonight - so ya - -he is at the game - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
