@approxinfinity

The thing is the news outlets have become like big business they have a controlling interest in what our government does.

It appears just posting the truth or shinning the light in a dark corner doesn’t pay the bills or makes the controlling persons of such Media outlets very happy. There has to be an agenda and a purpose instead of just showing things and issues for what they are.

There was a time in my life I put a lot of stock in what the News Media journalists had to say. Yet it has become clear to me what a journalists used to represent is no longer the code of the modern day journalists. Really very few care about truth yet most have an angle and an axe to grind.

It might be frightening to think that so many Americans are turning to internet bloggers to find their news. Yet is that really any different than getting your information from these news outlets of today? Each one has an agenda. At least with a blogger you know what you’re getting. The Media is supposed to be fair and balanced. Sadly something it no longer partakes in.

Lightfoot is a much better option than Svi at the 4. Hell I would posit that Vick is as well. We don’t want to see Svi at the 4.

@jaybate-1-0 YES!! Nice to see your comical side has returned.

@BeddieKU23 @Lulufulu He definitely has the tools to become a great defensive player but I think he’s just too lazy. He just stands there most the time and makes no attempt to guard. In his defense that’s just the way most players are in the league these days. I don’t really think Wigs will get to be a whole lot more than what he is now IMO. A volume shooter that takes 35+ shots to get his 25 points, just like Kobe late in his career. I’ll be honest Wigs to me isn’t a great basketball player, he is just one of the best athletes on this planet right now and that alone makes him decent.

@jaybate-1.0 Pretty sure that Matt Damon just has it in his basement.

@jaybate-1.0 What happened to the hi-lo? Did it go when Doko takes a blow, so we gotta shoot from down below? The 5 out…give me a few to wrap my head around the idea.

@mayjay

Natural PG is a guy that has the natural instincts, feel and overall propensity to play the position.

For instance, watch guys like Magic Johnson or Chris Paul. They do more than just understanding and being able to dribble, pass, etc. They understand where people need to be, and where they need to get the ball in order to score most efficiently. They know how to manipulate a defense with a dribble, or a jabstep, or a fake, in order to create a window to pass into or a lane to cut on. That’s what natural PGs do.

Many young PGs are just kids that grow up with the ball in their hands because they are gifted scorers. They don’t know how to move the defense to allow them to get easy shots for others. Natural PGs are guys that can get other guys to run the floor because guys know they will get the ball if they run with them.

It’s a skill thing as much as an understanding thing, maybe even understanding moreso than skill (with the understanding that a minimum threshold of skill has to be present).

@BigBad I know right? To think this will be when most kids are sophomores. If you looked at his last season as his Freshmen season, most people would thing of him as having a lot more potential.

@Crimsonorblue22

The Purple and Black team with a number of good former K-State players also made it to the final 16 and plays at 1:00 PM CST.

Here’s my deal with Mario, love the kid and always will for his defense and his game but I honestly don"t think he is on my list with out hitting the 3 against Memphis. Which is a big shot and a big moment but that’s why he’s number 4 on my list. Mason is number 1 on my list even if hadn’t have won POY. Trob would be in the top 3 regardless of the outcome of his junior year. I’d say if that shot goes to someone else or we don’t need it to win some like Sherron or Reed ends up on my list instead of him, not to take away anything from that huge shot. Just saying that one play elevated his status and rightfully so.

@dylans My fav line from “Grease” …

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t know.

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@DoubleDD We aren’t going to be running the 4 out/1 in very often, imo. That will tremendously help our defense. Having a 7 footer at the rim helps as well. To believe that a Bill Self team is not going to compete defensively after a bad defensive year is complete, utter hogwash.

Agreed. If Doke can find a way to stay on the court for 26-30 minutes a game its going to be a huge help in the middle.

I hope that his time off with the injury made him more cerebral to his importance on the court. He’ll be in the top 5 in blocks in the Big-12 and maybe just as important alter a ton of others.

We know teams didn’t shy away from driving to the hoop because there wasn’t the resistance teams are used to seeing from the Hawks. Now teams will have to find ways to score over more length and size which I think will lower shooting %'s for opposing teams as they either shoot more jump shots that are a lower % shot or get their shot erased at the rim.

Mario Chalmer in negotiations with the Grizzlies which would make 3 former KU players in that team…and my new favorite NBA team.😁