@JayHawkFanToo

Yeah on paper Nevada looks like they could be undefeated through conference play but History says they slip up somewhere and having seen a few of their most recent games I’m not about to call them dominate. The MWC is definitely down this year which helps their case.

Houston is a bit underrated I think, great depth, good defense and they have excellent guard play which is going to help them out in the AAC. The AAC is also down. I think Feb 7th against a good defensive UCF team on the road could be where they slip up first. Sampson has a good squad again

Dotson looks right on schedule. Hopefully Grimes catches up when Vick starts dropping off due to more defensive recognition.

@BShark is that related to his stress fracture? I saw when it happened, just a jump shot, no contact. He was in a lot of pain!

My Deal has always been if they can only prove he got $2200 for online classes and has shown he has paid it back, he should have sat out enough games either last season or by missing these next 2 before Xmas, especially if look at a similar situation as the Selby one.

Stress fractures can also be caused by poor running or jumping form (i.e., the exercise is putting more strain on a particular area than it should, resulting in the injury). That’s something you have to be very careful with, as that’s why they can recur with a high frequency.

He has been sensational on the defensive end of the floor, he gets his hands on the ball so many times thru out the game. I think he just needs to look to drive the ball more, which isn’t easy because the jury is out on sagging off of him and making him shoot jumpers. I don’t think he’ll ever be a good shooter but I bet he improves to serviceable. It’s also early in the season and he could be better, just hasn’t shown it yet. If I were Self, I’d tell him to keep shooting the open ones. If he can get a couple to fall, it will open things up in the middle.

Here is a link to the trade which was royalty screwed up along the way. Oubre was the 6th man for the Wizards and had started a number of games and playing well and might be a starter for the Suns competing directly with Jackson who had several good games lately.

Oubre is a bargain at his current rookie contract of $3.2M while Rivers and Ariza are likely overpaid at $12.6M and $15M. Oubre has better stats than Ariza. Selden ended up not being traded after all and he is relatively inexpensive insurance at $1.5M. Mason is the lowest paid Kings player and at $1.3M he is inexpensive insurance when the only other PG on the team other than Fox is Ferrell and Fox has been somewhat injury prone. I can see McLemore being let go before Mason; he just does not play much and he has a $5.5M contract.

Weird to talk about athletes making millions as a bargain when the average fan struggles to make a mid 5 figure salary.

@JayHawkFanToo

Point well taken!

Alex smith just left the hospital from his nasty accident, been a month in there. Good man.

@approxinfinity no

KU does have a couple of good receivers coming back. Stephon Robinson was solid all year and Daylon Charlot came on strong the last couple of games to give himself some momentum going into next season. KU really only needs one more reliable receiver for next year to have a solid receiving group.

I was one point off on KU and 5 on Nova. I will take it.

Great stuff. Beautiful campus, who’d a thunk it? The picture of the tunnel on the Needles highway brings back a memory of our motorhome we had rented getting stuck in there on our big western trip in 1979. Dad had to climb on the roof and untie something sticking out a bit.

BShark said:

You can declare for the draft and not get drafted. Happens a lot. Hopefully Grimes stays though.

at THIS POINT _ _ _ _as of today—he sure the hell needs too taking a huge nose dive in prospect

Gorilla72 said:

Every place y’all mentioned is full to over-flowing. Ended up at the Sandbar.with a bunch of Villanova jerks… uh, folks

The Sandbar is usually a ton of fun. Love that place. I took a couple of friends there a couple years ago at around noon for their first trip. There where people dancing on the tables already. Good times had by all!

Can’t really argue with anything in that article.The spread between the places also makes sense. KU is #1 in hoops by a mile, and the thing that hurts the most (lack of high level in state recruits) is made irrelevant by the fact that KU can recruit nationally.

It’s the same thing that absolutely kills K-State. They can’t really recruit nationally, and regionally, if there’s a high level player, KU, Oklahoma, Mizzou, etc. are going to be options before K-State.

@Texas-Hawk-10 12-14 UPDATED COACHING LIST

Chip Lindsey-------OC

Chevis Jackson------DBACK

Luke Meadows------OLINE

D J Eliot------DC

Emmett Jones------WR

Kwahn Drake------DLINE

Mike Ekeler-------SPEC TEAMS

Three more positions left. HULL???

@tundrahok

Oops, my bad, I misread your post.