Self On Point...
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Its pretty clear that Cin said something to him at breakfast, or dinner, about his need for another championship to cement his reputation in KU and college basketball history.
Only spouses can get under a coaches skin and provoke them into this kind of public discourse.
Otherwise Self would be talking about conference title runs and recruiting feel good.
Self is clearly feeling the heat from Cin.
Cin: Bill, honey, Tyler is about ready to walk down the hill and Iāve never asked for very much more from you than this 27000 square foot house, and the wedding ring, but, Bill, I did ask you to win one ring during Tylerās years at KU before you hung up the whistle and we start taking that world tour weāve both been talking about for the last 15 years.
Bill: Ok,ok,ok.
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Never thought of that. Interesting perspective.
I remember a quote from decades agoā¦ someone famous listed the order of what is important to himā¦ in orderā¦ āWife, God, Country!ā
Wow! Wish I could remember who it was. Anyone know?
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@jaybate-1.0 HA! Thats excellent
But yeah, he kinda does need to bring an NC back to Larry town before the āworld tourā
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What will we name after the legendary coach self when he retires?
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The Bill Self Memorial Defensive Rims.
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A wife!
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@jaybate-1.0 Bill Self student section lol
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@kjayhawks The trophy case.
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Is the court named? Hutch juco named their court. Maybe a street?
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Bill Self Memorial Unuversity
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@bskeet I knew that, have the rug!
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They should name the Big12 Championship trophy after Bill. The Bill Self Big 12 Championship trophy! Congrats if you get one and arenāt named Bill, if you are named Billā¦itās expected.
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@dylans perfect!
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Do you think Self will get something named after him at this point if he continues this championship streak? What would it take? Another title or 2? I know its still early and he hasnāt been here long enough but is there any question heās not going to go down as arguably the best coach in KU history?
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Maybe the locker room or the weight room at some point.
The building will always be AFH. The court is named after Naismith. Neither of those will ever change.
So you can either name the training facility after Self, or the locker room. Thatās about it as far as the options.
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Agreed those will never change. Just seems heās on a path where something of importance should be in his future at this rate
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Agreed. Itās just tough to name something after someone at a school with the history of Kansas. Itās Kansas. Itās bigger than the names, but there have been so many big names, itās nearly impossible to recognize them all.
At almost any other school, there would be an entire wing dedicated to Wilt Chamberlain. At KU, heās just a part of the history, same as every other great player that has passed through those doors. Thatās not a knock on Wilt. Thatās just the fact of Kansas being Kansas.
Kansas is legendary. The court is named after the guy that invented the game. The building is named after the first big time coach in the game. You have to be a consensus all American or a Final Four MOP to get your jersey hung in the rafters. You can be great, really great, and might only merit a paragraph in the storied history of Kansas not as a knock on your greatness, but because the expanse of greatness that is the history of Kansas basketball is so very vast.
Kansas is a school where you can win a national championship and a dozen consecutive conference titles and they canāt find anything to name after you because, well, itās Kansas.
Self deserves a prominent place in KU history. Iām just not sure where to put him right now because its Kansas. Prominent places in this history are already reserved.
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@justanotherfan Youāre absolutely right. I think Baylor should rename the Ferrell Center, āthe Self Centerā.
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Philly did this, Why not one in front of the Field House next to Phogg for Bill when he wins #2.
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@dylans That makes perfect sense. John Wooden has one named after him.
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@justanotherfan Solid post! I couldnt agree more. Especially about Wilt!
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The area around AFH and the new Basketball housing building will be developed into the William Self Entertainment district with the Grand Boulevard leading to AFH will be named the Bill Self Blvd.
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Is the blvd being developed, too? I heard whispers long ago about an island with KU basketball themed structures. Is this happening?
