March 27-31: News Headlines
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@Crimsonorblue22 Not sure. Most likely after he signs with an agent. I’m sure they would want to put forth a clean bill of health. Then another physical by his new team before his contract is final. I do know he will have to pass the team physical before his contract is good or before he can be traded. Draft day trades aren’t uncommon, but a player of his calibre being traded on draft day would most likely spell a GM’s last days.
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Check out the poll on ESPN about Joel. Over 23,000 people have weighed in with their opinion about what they think Joel should do with his future.
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@dylans Way to carry the torch! Thanks.
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@Wishawk Thank you. I love our Hawks and had the time.
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The quote by Xavier’s Laker teammates shows why they are soooo bad.
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Does the increased interest in big man transfers mean both Joel is gone, Turner isn’t coming, and Hunter won’t be a savior? Or is Bill just hedging his bet and planing for two-three years down the road when Turner and Embiid both will be 100% gone. Landon Lucas and Hunter Mickelson must not inspire much faith for playing time.
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@dylans – I think you’re on the right track here.
Why pursue Thompson?
Easy. In 2015-16, the first year he would be eligible, it is likely (as it stands now) that the only big men on campus that we’ll have are Lucas, Traylor, and Mickelson.
Alexander and Turner (if he comes) are both considered OADs. And Turner may not come.
Good chance that Ellis may go after his junior season, though that possibility has slipped. And even if Embiid is a two year player (which he won’t be), we’re in the same position.
So all coach Self is doing is planning and protecting.
When you are on the OAD merry go round, and you are apparently focusing on those guys, your ability to develop the next level of talent takes a hit. So we look to transfers to fill the void.
Why pursue the Temple kid?
Because, as was the case last season, Self is not completely enamored with his bench players – Traylor, Lucas, and now Mickelson. Self would only pursue Lee, it seems, as a backup plan to Turner and because he sees Lee as better than Traylor, Lucas, and Mickelson.
That what it all looks like to me.
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@HighEliteMajor Essentially what I posted earlier on a diff thread. No faith, no replacements, no problem. Snacks, Norm & Curtis are on the OAD JOB. Gotta keep making the big bucks for the big wheels…You know what they say?
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”
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@Crimsonorblue22 I don’t know. I’m personally not that stoked about getting a bunch more OAD’s in here for 10 loss seasons.
I’m weird I guess.
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@nuleafjhawk after reading that article I felt like they were saying Self had a successful season 'cause he will have the 2 top draft picks.
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@Crimsonorblue22 I skimmed it a little, but I saw a comparison to Calipari and thought they were saying that because of Wiggins and others’ anticipated draft status that other high profile (OAD’s) would be more interested in Kansas.
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@nuleafjhawk yeah, that too!
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Some of you may know, nasty pic of Tharpe w/gal on all the media sites.
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Have not seen it. Quick Google search does not find anything either.
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@JayHawkFanToo it’s on twitter. Bad!
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@Crimsonorblue22 his twitter it whose?
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@JRyman what?
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@Crimsonorblue22 auto correct no glasses on. Lol Is the pic on his twitter account or someone else’s?
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@Crimsonorblue22 #badtharpe appears it was a selfie, but don’t know how it got posted. He didn’t.
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I don’t believe it is his account. His twitter account is:
I agree, the picture is not good; watch it at your own risk…
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@JayHawkFanToo think you should have it on here?
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I just followed the hash tag you provided and added a warning; any one can find it. If I thought there were kids on this site I would not have posted the link; we are all adults here and can draw our own conclusions.
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@JayHawkFanToo I don’t need to see it. I saw enough of nasty Naadir on the court this season.
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Maybe that is Naadir’s girlfriend though I don’t know. Below is Naadir’s daughter and she has lighter skin than Naadir.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/oct/29/kus-naadir-tharpe-enamored-his-little-girl/
