Josh Suspended For 1 Game
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The only way is to chaperone on every player 24/7. The chaperones are usually other players, like walk-ons. And there should be one player being “the mom.” There has to be a structure of accountability. Schedules in writing… etc.
This is how it worked when I played ball in Europe. And we visited many countries that had different laws, customs and language. It was a bigger deal in eastern block countries. It worked very, very well!
There is simply no excuse for what has happened this year. None.
I’m willing to bet that if we don’t do something about this… we will have something very very bad happen soon!
Actually… I bet this could really HELP our recruiting (instead of possibly hurting it because of our current press). I think a lot of parents would appreciate the focus on off-court activities!
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I’m surprised Josh didn’t tell a teammate about the accident. I would think they wouldn’t hesitate to tell him to tell coach! Those asst coaches check on them.
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Probably afraid that with all that has been going on off-court Coach will blow a gasket…he should know better.
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Not an overreaction to be really disgusted by him running away when, at the time this happened, he was already on double secret probation for the December incident.
Our youngest son, a week after he got his license, got jammed trying to go down a gradual incline in an ice storm. Even at less than 5 mph he slid sideways on a hairpin turn in a housing development that had cars parked on both sides. He called us, really upset. I told him to put a note on the car with our number
He said he didn’t need to. He had gone door to door to 6 houses, without a jacket in the storm, and found the owner. Never prouder of him in my life–except maybe when he adopted his stepdaughter.
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We would have ever players to step up we will be just fine
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@JayHawkFanToo upper classmen would know better!
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“There are no truths outside the Gates of Eden…”
–Bob Dylan
We don’t know what really happened. We have never learned what really happened with any incident. We never will be allowed to know.
Rashamon has to be updated. Instead of a bunch persons seeing a crime a bunch of different ways, the contemporary version would be a bunch of persons not knowing what happened in a bunch of different ways!
Whatever happened, he misses a game and we have field a 6 man rotation, or play rubber knee Coleby in a 3-2 hi-LO, or Lightfoot in god knows what.
Hrrrmph!!!
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The one thing that concerns me with the game tomorrow afternoon with Josh being out - -more if we hook up with TCU - -seems like they were working us over pretty good on the boards for a good portion of the game, and I think this is where we are going to miss Josh - him being our 2nd leading rebounder that, and top of that if TCU plays that zone Josh is a pretty good at distributing the ball out of the middle - these will be things we will miss matching up against TCU tomorrow I believe. We are just going to have to have either Vick or Bragg or both step it up tomorrow, should be ok as long a we just don’t let Williams, Broziosky , sorry hell I can’t spell it, but you get the drift and Robinson go nuts. - -ROC CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@jayballer54 josh didn’t play much the first time we played them, foul trouble. We’ll step up!
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@KUSTEVE Shit yes Jethro-they’d hit back !
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Josh was driving a “friend’s” car. You think one of those friends was a teammate? Just guessing.
Or maybe it was a “runner’s” car – maybe McLemore’s “runner?”
The KC Star is plotting its next move.
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@mayjay great character shown by your son!
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Some clever detail to this one. Had a few laughs reading that one including the suttle jab to Mizzou at the bottom
Front page of the Star today
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@REHawk: “Not a chance that he will avoid future problems off the court. If I am an NBA evaluator I’m beginning to feel reservations about staking a #1 or #2 draft status on this kid. Terrific player with major upside on the court, but a problem child awaiting legal issues outside the gym.”
BOOM LOWERING by The Coach!
Gulp!
Watch out, Josh!
Coach’s are often right about this. This part of coaches is experience AND instinct. They’re like well-trained bird dogs. When they go on a hard point you’ve got to trust the bird is there.
Go to a therapist NOW, while you still have a chance before the SHTF.
Rock Chalk!
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You’ve been on point about this for awhile. Kudos.
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He made a mistake which he is paying for. He acted, once again, very immaturely. No argument there. Glad that Mayjay’s son did the right thing - our son ( Josh ) didn’t do the right thing, and has to sit out a game.
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and could subsequently lose a game because of that mistake… hope the guys rally around each other today
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Pro teams care primarily about what the player will do on the court. If you don’t think so I have two words for you - Tyreek Hill - apparently the fans don’t care much either. Compared to what Hill did, Jackson is the proverbial altar boy.
Last night the Baylor beat writer was on 610AM and indicated that Jackson’s game most closely resembles Kawhi Leonard, the player many believe to be the best in the NBA. A player with that potential will not be ignored.
Yes, what Jackson did were boneheaded mistakes of an immature teenager. Will they jeopardize his career? Absent any other big issues, absolutely not.
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Early in the season Josh showed his immaturity in getting T’d up all too frequently. Then you listen to him in the post game reports and he sounds very mature, very collected. Then he crashes a car a panics like an immature kid.
What I see are growing pains. I feel he is maturing, but another year in college would do him wonders in the personal growth area. As a basketball player he is ready for the league.
Michael Beasley was extremely immature according to those who knew him. Unfortunetly with all his talent he was unable to get his head on straight and never flourished. I feel Josh will succeed, but Michael is a precautionary tale.
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Has this created the opportunity for KU to lose today and not be penalized a little bit by the selection committee?
Is there someone thinking… “we only have 7 tournament-capable players so we don’t need to risk an injury?”
Inquiring minds want to know.
The only thing I see is Frank Mason. And I believe he has taken my mantra “Done Losin’” and has run with it.
I’m looking forward to today’s game. This is an awesome opportunity for Frank and Devonte to reunite as two leaders on this team. I see this as a growth opportunity for both. There is a very good chance we lose Josh in a game or two at sometime in March. Foul trouble is quite possible for Josh. He still shows signs of being a freshman and the pressure is just about to go up.
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@drgnslayr has created an opportunity to throw a well oiled machine out of rhythm.
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Absolutely! And we need these tests. Like I said, it is very likely we will have to go without Josh for chunks of games in March. Time to see what this team is made of.
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Good question. I don’t think we’ll get any sympathy if we lost today, coach chose to suspend him.
I’m looking forward to today’s game but I’m nervous at the same time. TCU played us tough this season even with Jackson. The first meeting Josh was in foul trouble, KU still won. 2 things happened in that game where Josh only played 13 minutes- Landen had a huge game 15pts-17rbs, Vick had 17 off the bench.
Vick will start today but there goes our guard depth. So now someone on the bench (Bragg, Coleby, Lightfoot) will play extended minutes leading to more traditional 3-2 offense. It’s likely Graham & Mason play near 40 minutes because there’s no choice. Maybe not a concern today but what about if this team wins today and tomorrow. At some point legs will be a concern. Defensively TCU runs a lot of double stack ball screens which create mismatches on switches. Defense is where the game is today…
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T minus 16 minutes until I officially start not getting any work done for the next month.
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@drgnslayr I don’t think we lose the number one seed if we lose today. The committee looks at the body of work…historically hasn’t penalized teams too much for losing in the conference tournament. I believe that we have lost several times in the conference tournament and haven’t lost our number one seed. And I do think they would take into account that we played without Josh anyway…I think they have made statements about players being injured, etc. in the past.
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I agree. But it helps that your star all-american has to sit. It makes a perfect excuse to lose and gives the reason why.
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@drgnslayr THIS TEAM WILL NOT LOSE AGAIN THIS YEAR, PERIOD.
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@Hawk8086 I agree. Though I do think we are at risk of losing the number one overall if we lose today but we will still be on the one line.
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@KUSTEVE I would love for you to be right! Man that’s a lot of wins if you’re talking calendar year
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Espn already saying unc #1 over all
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@KUSTEVE said:
@drgnslayr THIS TEAM WILL NOT LOSE AGAIN THIS YEAR, PERIOD.
Unless they have to play WSU.
@BeddieKU23 said:
LOL
If not UNC, I’m sure it would be Duke then Kentucky
…I…don’t even…
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@jaybate-1.0 HA! Right on, jb. I have been there. Have experienced full impact of wayward athletes who forfeited opportunity via poor decision making. Nothing can turn a coach more sour, teammates more dejected. Thirty years after the fact I yet can barely stomach the situation.
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@BShark Maybe you should expand your horizons from the Kansas media. I think it would help you clear your mind.
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Just won’t go away…
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The thing that stuck out to me in this case is the fact she told police he said this on Jan 30 when the incident happened on Dec 9th and the other two witnesses don’t mention Jackson saying that. It will definitely be interesting to see what comes out in court. You can definitely tell the difference in reporting between the LJW and the KC Star just by reading the articles about the case.
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I hope she signs the f ing waiver so KU can tell the whole truth.
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@Crimsonorblue22 Daddy & Ms Calvert have been spinning this
for months now the 
️ just keeps on publishing. Trash begates more trash. Trust me, they’ll all shut up 
when the price is right. Bullshit walks & 
talks. That’s why they’re still hangin round-waitin for that Escalade…
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@globaljaybird
I think you are right on.
In normal situations… I typically stick up for women. But when they go out and cause trouble, they are on their own, just like a guy would be if he did the same thing.
So this player is in a bar and throws a drink in Vick’s face. Really? And he and his pals should just take that because she is a woman? No way.
Now she has a problem because she alleged she was threatened. So now she wants to be treated as if she is a lady when she instigated all of this by being trash. She can’t have it both ways.
If the story was different… a nice young lady just stepped out of church and is accosted by one of our players… threatened and her car damaged… yeah… that would be a huge problem.
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@drgnslayr I feel like I can validate this since I am a girl and I’d certainly stand up for women’s rights. Things don’t add up here and Ive heard to many things against this girl.
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I only had one sibling… a sister. Between her and my mother I was raised to respect women. And I do. Neither of them would be throwing a drink in a man’s face at a bar. And I’m sure there were other things involved here, too… bad language and pushing and threats… all the way around.
At a certain point I lose respect. Doesn’t mean I would hit or threaten her or kick her car. I wouldn’t. But once I’ve lose respect then I’m neutral on my chivalry.
This girl may or may not have a case. But what is clear is her and her dad have no empathy for Kansas basketball fans and the program. They could have done all of this in a way to minimalize the damage to everyone not involved in their case but it is clear they don’t care.
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@drgnslayr My gut feeling is they’ll take money from the source (Josh) because that will be easier to be successful, then sue the university for some type of discrimination, keeping it in the news with all the public pressure & neg publicity on KU. I think it’s rather obvious that is their legal plan going forward. This continual media onslaught may all be part of their legal posturing to try & milk KU. After all, she’s not a very good player so unless she gets a degree her earning power likely will be nil. IDK all the circumstances here & hope I’m wrong, but this whole situation reeks of the mentality of a “perpetual victim”. Josh was clearly wrong as hell, but sounds like missy didn’t exactly shy away from the spat either. JMO
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@globaljaybird
This situation is pretty complicated because the claims by this woman and her dad are all over the place. They are talking about a violation of Title IX, right?
If that is the case, and if they take that path it is completely different than a civil case with Josh. And there is no reason to think they might not go after more than one path.
What is clear is they feel like “victims” regardless of what she did in this. And it is clear she participated in elevating this situation.
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@drgnslayr good points @globaljaybird I think alot depends on the initial report. They say something else bad every other week it sounds made up. She could very easily be charged with assault for throwing a drink in Vicks face. In regards to the mistreatment, I think a judge will get a good laugh outta it. Her minutes didn’t drop til 11 games after the incident. She her self has had some issues as well I’m sure JJ lawyer’s have a pretty strong case to just pay for the damage done and move on instead of acting like a 3 year.
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I have a question and hopefully someone has the answer. Since these events took place well outside the campus and KU control and while students were on their own and not in any official school event…does Title IX even apply?
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@JayHawkFanToo good question
