So next year, we have Michigan St., North Carolina, and Duke for sure. Add that to whatever November tournament KU plays in which should have at least 1 other top team. There’s also Missouri in there. That’s half the non conference schedule which will also include at least one game against Arizona, Houston, ISU, and Baylor. KU’s once again going to have one of the toughest non-confernce schedules out there.

@wissox I IMMEDIATELY thought of you when this was announced. 7 teams in 7 years. Either he is congenial and gets along with everyone or he doesn’t. Let’s hope it is the former. Going to be a fun season and Bill isn’t even done. RockChalk

@dylans yeah i expect something along those lines is already where we are shifting. Which is why I am incredibly excited about our ability to get top shelf talent going forward. I think Bill Selfs finishing school will be in high demand for NBA teams.

@Texas-Hawk-10 said in 2024 Coaching Carousel: @jayballer67 Since BYU is a private school, they don’t have to disclose the financial details, but he was making $2 million per year as the highest paid assistant coach in the NBA. Young’s contract according to CBS is 7 years, $30 million dollars so a little over double what he made with the Suns. Wow , ya I’d say pretty decent decision for him–pretty good jump

@jayballer67 they seem to forget Rupp’s roots.

I imagine Self would “vigorously” coach someone who obtained a court injunction forcing the team to take him back. I’m a coach (not basketball and not at this level) and my inner sadist gets excited just thinking about the possibilities.

I know not NIL tournament related but saw where there will be no Big 12 & Big East battle this upcoming Season

@AsadZ I would think at this point he is reevaluating quite a bit. I definitely get ticked at Self from time to time, as you said and he has openly stated mistakes himself. I get frustrated when people on here act like he’s perfect which no one is in any light. Bright side don’t believe any KU fans are sending death threats like the bluegrass goons. I really think changes to the staff especially conditioning practices are at the top of the list. I heard a couple of months ago Manning was coming back but the talk of it has quieted down. I think Vaughn and Manning need to come back with Vaughn being the coach in waiting probably won’t ever happen.

@kjayhawks well, sounds like elitist prickish behavior, this checks out

Sorry about the duplicate. Missed the other thread.

@dylans Edey isn’t a guaranteed first round pick this year and wasn’t last year either.

@kjayhawks I feel like there’s three starting spots locked in with Juan, kj and Hunter……I doubt Self removes him from the starting lineup

@drgnslayr I doubt he’s in college next year. There was some talk about him reclassifying but then they came out and said it would be a redshirt year 1 since he’s too young to enter the 2025 draft. Theoretically that could change if they decide to at semester or something but this is trending toward a normal recruitment.

Looks like we’re still waiting to hear who’s gonna do some portaling. Given our guard/wing acquisitions, Elmarko has to be thinking twice about leaving.

@DanR said in Assistant Coaches - Roles & Responsibilities: Rest? These guys are 19-23 years old. Unless they are only sleeping 4 hours a night (which is my guess), they don’t need extended periods of inactivity to let their fragile muscles rebuild. I haven’t bought this BS excuse from coach since he started rolling it out about 5 years ago. It’s been obvious conditioning is trash with various players. Imagine coaching a guy like Hunter, out of shape from the day he was born, thinking that letting him rest more would improve his conditioning. If you think players don’t need rest to recover, then you clearly have little idea about how the human body works.

@kjayhawks Looking back, Uconn didn’t play their A game but it was still good enough to beat KU even in Allen. We just seemed to match them that day with the home crowd being a big factor. We were also healthy at the time and they weren’t. Perhaps that was the difference right there in itself

The beauty of the portal is if you don’t like where you are you can enter it, so how about it @kuballin10?

Hanni wrote a really nice lil story on Twitter about him. I need to hear more.