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Tough break. I hope he comes back right after Texas plays KU; we can use all the breaks we can get.
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Speaking of breaks…any more word on Silvio? I know the tweet indicated an early enrollment, but was the score enough? I just don’t know how quickly a kid can jump from high school right into D1 play. He’s big enough and seems skilled enough. Hopefully it will all come together for good. This team can use a nice game to reinvigorate something inside. Maybe Silvio and Cunliffe will be that little extra help.
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Sosinski has considerably more experience tha DeSouza beyond HS having played in JuCo and he also has size and strength and has yet to see the court. I would not expect to see DeSouza contribute right away.
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@JayHawkFanToo Sosinkski isn’t on the same level as de Sousa, experienced or not. de Sousa will play more his first game than what Sosinski will play the entire year, imo.
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You know things are bad when we are trying to rationalize the impact that a walk-on football player could have when -he hasn’t played basketball in who knows how long- and is joining the team after 7 games into the season.
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I don’t know how well Sosinski can move his mud hooks, but shucks, we could have used L’il Abner or Mighty Mouse or Goofy or SOMEONE to guard the paint vs. those lightning quick Sun Devil guards Sunday afternoon. Softest paint defense in Bill’s 15 years at the helm.
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@REHawk Since the rule change in ‘13 Bill hasn’t had a good defensive team.
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It hurts the Big 12 that Jones is down for Texas. UT had a chance to grab a good non-con win against Michigan tonight. Without Jones, I doubt that happens. Likewise, later this month in a game against Alabama, a likely bubble team. That’s another opportunity for a quality win. Those are the types of wins that will matter come March when the Big 12 is trying to get a fifth, sixth, or seventh tournament team. Texas’ best win right now is Butler. That likely won’t improve without Jones.
With KU having dropped a couple of unexpected games, the conference as a whole needs to grab some quality wins - Oklahoma could help everyone out by beating Wichita State this weekend.
TCU has one good win (Nevada) in an otherwise soft schedule. WVU beat Virginia. OU beat USC, but could use a high quality W against Wichita State. Tech has two quality wins (Northwestern and Nevada). K-State’s best win is Vandy. Baylor’s best win is probably Creighton (it would have been Wisconsin, but they have not looked good lately). Iowa State beat Iowa, but I don’t know if that will hold up as a quality win. Oklahoma State’s best win is probably Pitt, and Pitt isn’t very strong. KU has the UK win.
Meanwhile, Iowa State has a bad loss (Milwaukee) and a potential bad loss (Mizzou if they fall apart in conference play). K-State has a bad loss (Tulsa). Oklahoma has an iffy loss (Arkansas). Kansas has an iffy loss (Washington).
The overall quality of wins in the Big 12 could be significantly down if the conference does not do well in the SEC Challenge. KU has to beat A&M. Texas has to beat Ole Miss. TCU has to beat Vandy. Baylor has to beat Florida. Either Oklahoma or Oklahoma State needs to go on the road for a win (Alabama or Arkansas).
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Sosinski is not that far removed from basketball and apparently he had offers from major programs before deciding to play football at KU.
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JayHawkFanToo said:
Sosinski is not that far removed from basketball and apparently he had offers from major programs before deciding to play football at KU.
I disagree to some extent. It doesn’t seem like basketball has ever been his full time gig at any point in the past few years. Pick it up here and there. Great. If he’s more then a practice body Self has said it perfectly.
“This is no disrespect to James,” Self said Thursday during his regularly scheduled news conference. “But if he’s a guy that we have to rely on to help us, that doesn’t seem good”
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He played JuCo basketball last season before transferring to KU to play football. While he was playing basketball he got offers from Washington State and Oregon State but thought his future was in football.
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JayHawkFanToo said:
He played JuCo basketball last season before transferring to KU to play football. While he was playing basketball he got offers from Washington State and Oregon State but thought his future was in football.
I understand he played JuCo ball. Then he went right back to Football. I’m glad he’s here to help with practices and I hope that’s the extent of his addition. If he’s making his way onto the court in a situation other then an end of game blowout we have serious issues. That’s the scenario I’m hoping is avoided.
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If you read the article I cited, he went back to football because he was told it had a better future and not because he was not good at basketball. Basketball offers from 2 major programs would certainly validate that premise.
I am not saying that he will start at KU but he could certainly contribute valuable minutes.
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JayHawkFanToo said:
If you read the article I cited, he went back to football because he was told it had a better future and not because he was not good at basketball. Basketball offers from 2 major programs would certainly validate that premise.
I am not saying that he will start at KU but he could certainly contribute valuable minutes.
I did read the article, we just disagree about his role here.
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One thing’s for certain, Sosiniski needs a new haircut that doesn’t involve a bowl.
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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22308392/andrew-jones-texas-longhorns-improving-undergoes-cancer-treatment Sounds like Jones is responding positively to treatment.
