McCullah Situation
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Structurally sound and pain free are different things. It could be it hurts like a sob, but he won’t cause further injury. Extreme pain with no structural damage made me drop a chair I picked up, wince when I try to raise my arm, etc. I had extremely limited motion range due to pain, but nothing stood out on the mri or x-ray. Yet the PT wants to see me for another month, and the surgeon wants to do exploratory surgery. Hope Kevin gets healed up soon, but some injuries just take a long time to heal.
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@bskeet said in McCullah Situation:
@TYOHawk said in McCullah Situation:
Pretty fitting news for this season. Guy is healthy and has a mental block…
… I mean, technically, he’s not healthy until mind AND body are good to go. Give him the support and help him achieve.
We all win when he wins.
I’m not trying to knock him…just feels like par for the course this year.
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@bskeet said in McCullah Situation:
@TYOHawk said in McCullah Situation:
Pretty fitting news for this season. Guy is healthy and has a mental block…
… I mean, technically, he’s not healthy until mind AND body are good to go. Give him the support and help him achieve.
We all win when he wins.
If he’s protecting his draft stock which is apart of the issue here, he has put Self in a very tough spot.
Of course nobody wins if Kevin isn’t 100%. I have a feeling this has a way of resolving itself soon due to the timing of things
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Sounding more and more like there might be a little more drama to this then what has been told. Hearing that Bill is not to happy, and is trying to get McCullar back on the floor. - -It’s leaking out to National media now, Talk from Mccullar camp is he doesn’t want to risk his position for the NBA , and then Coach saying if he doesn’t come back until after or until the Big 12 tourney he might as well not play because he is going to stink playing bad. - - Don’t know myself not sure what is the true story at this point
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Boiling point today where I believe a decision will be made. Kevin was seen working out with one of the student managers in a gym, per trusted source.
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Bill speaking in just under an hour. No idea if Kevin situation will be addressed.
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Kev BACK most likely. Maybe even against Baylor.
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Hope Kevin is healthy and effective.
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@BShark said in McCullah Situation:
Kev BACK most likely. Maybe even against Baylor.
Self played the long game showcasing Timberlake. Made mccullar feel bad
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@BShark thx🥰
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If Kev returns to form we can make a deep run. That Maui team is still there.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in McCullah Situation:
If Kev returns to form we can make a deep run. That Maui team is still there.
This is why I have not freaked out about this season. With Kevin this team can make a run to the Final 4 or better. Without him, it doesn’t really matter. I have chosen to stay optimistic that Kevin will return to form.
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@FarmerJayhawk the Maui team got spanked by Marquette, would rather see the team that beat UConn
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@BeddieKU23 his draft stock continues to plummet from what I’ve seen, bleacher report had him highest at 25 but not playing the rest of the year while guys have great games in the NCAAs would pretty much lock him into not getting drafted.
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He’s going to play imo and if he can recapture his early season form he could move back up a bit. March has a way of helping guys due to how many eyes are on the games so thats another area he can recover his momentum.
He did establish good cred with scouts etc with how good he was in the first 2 months. But he’s slumped in conf play and now has missed 20+ days recently so that doesn’t help him. His durability for the next level also has to be a question. Hopefully he comes back with his legs recharged and he can prove his first half shooting #s wasn’t flukey.
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If he focuses on team ball he’ll be great, it’s when he tries to do it all it hurts us.
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in McCullah Situation:
If he focuses on team ball he’ll be great, it’s when he tries to do it all it hurts us.
Mentioned this in another thread but he is the only guard willing to hunt his own shot when things break down. We do need that!
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you know something to ponder on. IF Kevin does come back and plays, well we have all heard numerous times about how we have maybe the best starting five - - -that might be open for debate but possible. Anyways Kevin comes back rides this thing through well then in the overall broader scheme of things- -the " BIG PICTURE "- - maybe this might of helped the team a smidge. Our bench, the bench that w have El Marko , Braun , & Jamari - it might of helped them some. Give them some floor time, and then Nick goes back to coming off the bench- -if Coach would continue to run the same substituti0n pattern that he has been running lately with Kevin out, just might be helpful and we just might be able to at least make a little deeper run in the NCAA’S = - -you have to remember longer time outs in the Tourney, the bench has been able at least been able to sustain without giving up big chunks - -giving the starters a little more break. - Plus with Nick getting extended playing time I think he might be a little better , his confidence level looks like it might be getting some better - -so who knows. Jamari always seems to provide some spark - -who knows.
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@BShark those r 2 different things to me. I agree w/you. We beat Baylor at home w/out Kevin, gotta think we can beat them there w/him. I have some faith!
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@kjayhawks of course. Was more saying a neutral court team that can do it. AFH won’t help us in the tournament.
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@BeddieKU23 yes best case scenario for all parties is he plays and is back to early season form. We make it to the second weekend of the tournament and he gets a first round pick.
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Believe he may actually play against Baylor.
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What a miraculous turnaround of events.
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@BShark said in McCullah Situation:
Believe he may actually play against Baylor.
I wish I knew this for sure, because I would take me some KU +5 w/ Kevin.
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@Woodrow said in McCullah Situation:
@BShark said in McCullah Situation:
Believe he may actually play against Baylor.
I wish I knew this for sure, because I would take me some KU +5 w/ Kevin.
This is of course a tricky situation but I do know he was a full participant in practice recently.
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Go for it!
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Game time decision today, per Jeff Goodman.
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@BShark good gosh!
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in McCullah Situation:
@BShark good gosh!
Much better than where we were just a few days ago. Thought there was no shot he’d play today.
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My prediction (worth nothing): Kevin plays a lot today
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Kevin is warming up! He came out before the others.
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I think we can win with kevin today
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Confirmed in the starting line-up.
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@BShark said in McCullah Situation:
@Woodrow said in McCullah Situation:
@BShark said in McCullah Situation:
Believe he may actually play against Baylor.
I wish I knew this for sure, because I would take me some KU +5 w/ Kevin.
This is of course a tricky situation but I do know he was a full participant in practice recently.
Bill confirmed this today
https://twitter.com/HenryGreenstein/status/1763976128765493655
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Good thing he played, would’ve been a TT repeat if not
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@kjayhawks said in McCullah Situation:
Good thing he played, would’ve been a TT repeat if not
Looked completely healthy too. I have some thoughts on him wearing one sleeve today but best left unsaid.
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@BShark ya idk what was up with that but he liked perfectly healthy
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Yeah. Looked a little rusty but healthy.
Hope he gained some confidence and continues to revert back to his league-leading self. The team is so much better with him at or near 100%
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For those with 247 that haven’t seen it yet, Swain posted a surprising amount of details on this in his three things column yesterday.
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@BShark you know it’s a weird situation when the staff starts leaking like crazy
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@BShark - that article is behind the paywall.
Will you summarize or provide a link? Thanks!
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@Gorilla72 ditto. Would like to know the drama
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So if you read Vern’s stuff or are in our discord, or have read this thread you have a general idea that McCullar has been good to go for awhile now. Swain said there were people in Kevin’s camp that wanted him to just shut it down for the year and move on to the draft. Bill had to convince him to finish the season.
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Hopefully not his parents. That would have been awkward last night if that was the case.
Honestly, shutting down is like playing not to lose… It means you’re not really playing and everyone knows it leads to losing. Isn’t Ben Simmons enough of a cautionary tale? I mean, yeah, he was highly drafted but that didn’t work out in the short or long-term… And plenty in the NBA must be aware and haven’t forgotten. I’m just speculating here, so if someone close to the league know how it really is, please illuminate me.
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@bskeet said in McCullah Situation:
Hopefully not his parents.
Swain didn’t say that, and I’m not saying anything. Someone that would leak information would say it’s the parents but that’s not me, I’m definitely not putting that out there. Nope not at all.
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It does seem like the kind of advice that would come from someone who is trying to protect the player and thinks the advice is in his best interest (but doesn’t fully appreciate how the system works). In other words, someone who is thinking with their heart and not their head.
Love.
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So about this…
