He looked skinnier at the big 12 media day. His face wasn’t red either. We’ll wait until the first game for the red face to return.

@Bosthawk said in 2024 and basking in the glory that is Self: Wouldn’t Hunter be one of those big bench bodies in the nba? Guys that come in the game so the starters can rest? Hunter is likely a guy who gets a two way deal as an undrafted free agent. It’s possible he could be a late second rounder, but I think UFA amd a two-way deal is more likely for Hunter.

@approxinfinity said in Has Bill Self seen aliens?: I wonder if anyone has plotted what the stars would look like from a foreign world and made up that worlds constellations, including our sun. All you need is a 3D star map that can be manipulated to put youurself anywhere in the map. Once the star location data is created, shifing perpective and reducing it to 2D should ne easy. I don’t know if anyone has invented constellations from those views, though! Cool idea…create a different world’s mythology! This generator (for creating game backgrounds, I guess) looks like it might be able to do it: https://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_summary.asp I’m sure cosmologists have numerous tools to do it. It would be vital for interstellar navigation. I remember Star Trek (Voyager?) episodes where they had to figure out where they were after going through wormholes, and they used a (CGI) hologram to simulate the galaxy.

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@Crimsonorblue22 Thanks for the article.

I assume my room will be ready soon. After all, it’s 5,400 sq ft!

Wonder what Cindy thinks of his health and his decisions? Maybe she doesn’t want him hanging out at home. She can head to their condo, take her friends, maybe coaches wives.

@BShark said in Worst Tournament Losses in the Self Era: @jayballer67 said in Worst Tournament Losses in the Self Era: why is this here lol To discuss! all you doing is jinxin us

Norm doing media session again today. - - saying it’s a day to day , I think it’s 50/50 at best

@cragarhawk He’s recruiting.

@drgnslayr I think a lot of it was he never found a system that worked for him at Texas and his team’s were seemingly always on the younger side. He always had good recruiting classes (top 10 basically every year) and his system seemed fairly complex so he likely needed more experienced players than what he had so he likely needed to simplify his system to adapt, but never did so.

@kuballin10 said in Coach Self talking remainder of Jan: @jayballer67 let’s see how tough we are and what this team is made of. I’d roll with the squad any night and they never quit or ever think they won’t win. Championship attitude spilled over to this season with jalen, Juan and kj. I know it’s not looking good but book it Gradey is back next year playing the jwill or och role shooting 15 times a game. ya were gonna find out real quick. I think maybe it’s me just wearing my Crimson & Blue glasses but I think were gonna be ok. I just think K/State is a little full of themselves a little to quick , YES they are doing really well and I know that place will be insane Tuesday - I just think their gonna be dealt reality - - not quite there yet. It might sound crazy but I’m not NEARLY concerned about our 5 as I was. KJ is just so athletic incredibly strong , can defend really well almost all 5 positions. I think yes KJ might be some liability on the defensive end, but he can cause problems on the other end too - -we shal see Iowa State ?- -were gonna have to strap it up - they are really good defensively , this league is just a monster - -no gimme’s Watching TCu - -Texas last night and just thinking Dam this league is just a real meat grinder. TCU hda a 18 point lead - -they look pretty dam good even though they wasted their lead away - -they look aggressive/quick - -Texas showed mojo. - -Every time out gonna nbe a war

@wissox We picked up 5 in the tourney to go ahead by 4, I believe, and have 4 more this year.

@Jethro said in "Bill Self... needed on Aisle 7, please!: I thought Norm did a great job. I’m ready for Bill to get back, though. This is the correct take. Both things are definitely true.

I subscribed to The Athletic on one of their “$1/mo” specials. At the end, I was able to renew at a significant discount. Keep your eyes open for deals.

@BeddieKU23 Especially since most of the 5 charges were based on a theory of boosterism that involved sayng we had an obligation to supervise and control independent companies who also worked with numerous other schools.

@bskeet said in Self Dmack Rafters?: Thank you @Texas-Hawk-10 for correcting and filling in the blanks on the criteria. It’s hard to argue that Ochi’s jersey shouldn’t be in the rafters. Honestly, it’s a done deal. He met the criteria. However, it’s also hard to argue that Dave doesn’t deserve to be recognized. A case could be made for Remy too. The main issue is that it’s a slippery slope when you loosen the criteria. For instance, adding conference player of the year adds a number of players historically. And it doesn’t get Dave there. So then you need another criteria for that and it will likely add other players too. Pretty soon, the prestige is sullied and the honor watered down. Personally, I would keep the criteria as they are and develop a new honor for members of a championship team. That helps us not forget critical players like Piper and Newton and Shady and Rush… and BigDave and Remy. Conference Player of the Year actually doesn’t add anyone that doesn’t already have their jersey retired or meets another already established criteria except for Marcus Morris and Doke and Morris already had his jersey retired. KU’s conference POY’s all time are Dave Robisch, Bud Stallworth, Danny Manning, Jacque Vaughn, Raef LaFrentz, Drew Gooden, Nick Collison, Wayne Simien, Marcus Morris, Thomas Robinson, Frank Mason, Devonte Graham, Udoka Azubuike, and Ochai Agbaji. Right now, the next jersey going up is likely T-Rob whenever he can make it back during the season. In your list of names, Brandon Rush’s jersey is already retired because he was a 2× 1st team All-American.

@BShark that’s why I’m a big fan! Those guys have my ! Although his family has had devastating losses, I believe God has placed special mentors in his life. Benny Mac and Mari were also guys that had very rough times. Ben was excited to have his own bed, hot water and food. He loved school. I hope Juan can score more this yr and make money somewhere.

@drgnslayr said in Is Self ready for his next big shift in basketball approach?: @Kcmatt7 With this guy coming in… why wouldn’t Self go for more an old school 5? With all due respect to Udeh, I think Zach will be the starter. Zach has a winning mentality, and has a “sharp, quick mind” as you put it, which I 100% agree. Plus, he is the only Jayhawk player who has ever tweeted me back, so he’s up there in my books. Here is his latest. Dude is confident: