Early Hearings TM
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From Hanni’s Twitter. What an inspiring couple of days at the @NSMASportsMedia Awards Weekend in Greensboro.
It was quite a thrill to meet some of my broadcast heroes and exchange ideas with the other state winners as well.
I’ve often said Kevin Harlan is the ultimate humble superstar and that was once again on display as he received his national honor. @Buck had us all in stitches at several points throughout the night with his fantastic wit and @JeffPassan delivered perhaps the best tribute to his late father I’ve ever heard in a setting like that.
So many great highlights, so many motivating moments. I’m blessed beyond measure and so grateful for this honor, but the experience itself and the inspiration it sparked was by far the best part.
Thanks again to all my talented peers in Kansas for the chance to represent them this year and kudos to Dave Goren, Wes Durham and the rest of the NSMA team for a fabulous, first-class event.
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I see how much prep work brian puts into Hawk Talk plus his broadcasts and his charity work. I know a lot of fans think he’s goofy, but I’ve talked to him a few times and look forward to how prepared he is and how well he respects the athletes, coaches and athletic people around the league, not just KU.
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@Crimsonorblue22 I’ve met Brian and he’s great, I just don’t like his voice. I hate to be a negative Nancy on the matter because following up imo the greatest to ever do it in Bob Davis is hard.
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@kuballin10 said in Early Hearings TM:
@approxinfinity absolute legend……he and Bob will never be replaced.
Hurley and Hanni are like the goofy wannabe’s that only got the job because of connections. Especially Hanni (who is a good guy - zero attack on his character)……there are 3-5 other announcers including Bob Davis’ son who should have gotten that gig
Ugg the radio guys now are just unenjoyable to listen to and it’s been made more stark by following greatness. I used to prefer the radio call to the tv. Now I’d rather just catch the highlights later than listen to those two clowns.
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
@TYOHawk I don’t remember if this was shared here yet…
“In 8 years doing this, I’ve only seen one other guy come in here that plays defense at the level Rakease does. Davion Mitchell is the only other one.” -NBA Agent
That is incredibly encouraging to read man. If he locks in he could be a rafters guy. I truly believe that.
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@Crimsonorblue22 He’s extremely kind and his charity work is A+….like I said. His actual voice and announcing is not my cup of tea nor a lot of peoples. He tries too hard and has a bunch of cheesy lines like he’s trying to be dickie V with every players name.
Bob and Max were the mountain top
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Buy stock in our depth
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@FarmerJayhawk practices, without D, are looking fun. Any updates on El marko? I assume he had surgery here and rehab/pt?
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Early Hearings TM:
Buy stock in our depth
I think I would have to agree with that statement this year. - - I like our piece from the bench this yr no matter what the combination
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We are finally athletic again…
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@Crimsonorblue22 yep he’s rehabbing now. Should be full strength by next offseason without any setbacks
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@FarmerJayhawk if Bill trusts and plays the depth this will be phenomenal!!!
Juan running the show but playing less minutes so when he’s in he can defend like the 2022 title game
Hunter getting breaks and we switch the pace of the game to up and down….
A million options
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So look we have a full season ahead of us and I am EXCITED about this team. Just musing about the next year and potentially…
DP, Kease, Rylan (staff recruiting like he will be gone but call this a hunch), Portal, Flory starting 5 would feed families. Some athleticism for you @TYOHawk
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Depth wins championships… or, at least lack of depth doesn’t win championships. That seems to be the case recently.
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Going to be a very interesting year. AJ + Rylan might have Bill back in the hospital.
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@BShark this is from a little bird?
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@approxinfinity “struggling in practice with being willing to do anything other than score the ball”
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
@approxinfinity “struggling in practice with being willing to do anything other than score the ball”
Shocking, a guy who’s never played defense and guy who played on probably the worst defensive Final Four team ever aren’t interested playing defense.
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@BShark force a few missed shots and go work on being absolutely nails on offense…ie uconn for two years
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Love it. And we’re still 3 months from Bill saying well well we’re not really a team yet and we’ve got stuff to really get better at and that’s just and that’s just and that’s just ball
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
@approxinfinity “struggling in practice with being willing to do anything other than score the ball”
Not really a surprise with Storr at least. Kinda knew what we were buying there. “As is, no returns” on his for sale sticker.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Completely agree. Maybe some overreactions to not being able to score enough last year but scoring is obviously important.
@Texas-Hawk-10 or pass the ball as well.
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
@rockchalkjayhawk Completely agree. Maybe some overreactions to not being able to score enough last year but scoring is obviously important.
@Texas-Hawk-10 or pass the ball as well.
That’s never been Storr’s game either. He wants to be James Harden and has copied all If his worst traits.
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Zeke Mayo.
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
Zeke Mayo.
Heard some good things recently. You hearing the same?
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@BeddieKU23 said in Early Hearings TM:
@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
Zeke Mayo.
Heard some good things recently. You hearing the same?
I believe he will start. There was a thing with a pro-am game where he may be suspended for the first game but it isn’t a big deal.
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Anyone have information about Boot Camp? Not seeing much.
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Coach will just have to keep it real with Rylan and AJ. They could have roles in the nba as 3 & d guys…but they’re not getting drafted by just chucking up shots.
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
@BeddieKU23 said in Early Hearings TM:
@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
Zeke Mayo.
Heard some good things recently. You hearing the same?
I believe he will start. There was a thing with a pro-am game where he may be suspended for the first game but it isn’t a big deal.
Red flag, red flag red flag!
Seems like you just dropped half a bomb and walked away calmly!
say what now about a player suspension???
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@rockchalkjayhawk Zeke out for a game. No biggie
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Early Hearings TM:
@rockchalkjayhawk Zeke out for a game. No biggie
Yeah might not even be a regular season game.
I thought it was already brought up here but it may have been elsewhere. I lose track sometimes.
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@BShark said in Early Hearings TM:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Early Hearings TM:
@rockchalkjayhawk Zeke out for a game. No biggie
Yeah might not even be a regular season game.
I thought it was already brought up here but it may have been elsewhere. I lose track sometimes.
Anybody have more detail on what happened?
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@rockchalkjayhawk he played in an unauthorized pro-am game
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Is Bill excited about the roster? We have the best head coach and best roster…should be a title year
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Haha what a freaking great post - love it! Hoping Bill loves the offense and trusting he works his magic with these guys defensively.
Finally listened to the podcast interview and Self really is wise when it comes to getting guys like Storr ect to buy in. Store would do well to see Braun and Och as examples of college studs who become just solid role players at the next level BUT get that big second contract (hopefully).
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@kuballin10 dude, you are so close to accepting that Self is also wise in building around guys who totally buy in and would give their left nut for KU, like Dajuan. Even if he isnt a prolific scorer, obviously he helps tremendously in getting other guys who are, like Storr, to buy in. Come on man, cross the finish line. Admit that these are two sides of the same coin.
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Feels like outside of that interview there has been nothing coming out about how the early practices are going this year, and that was basically just the Zeke was impressing and Storr needs to buy in. Anyone heard anything they care to share about how the other new pieces are looking?
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@approxinfinity said in Early Hearings TM:
@kuballin10 dude, you are so close to accepting that Self is also wise in building around guys who totally buy in and would give their left nut for KU, like Dajuan. Even if he isnt a prolific scorer, obviously he helps tremendously in getting other guys who are, like Storr, to buy in. Come on man, cross the finish line. Admit that these are two sides of the same coin.
Yeah you have to build up team culture which lets you then take chances on a guy here and there.
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@approxinfinity said in Early Hearings TM:
@kuballin10 dude, you are so close to accepting that Self is also wise in building around guys who totally buy in and would give their left nut for KU, like Dajuan. Even if he isnt a prolific scorer, obviously he helps tremendously in getting other guys who are, like Storr, to buy in. Come on man, cross the finish line. Admit that these are two sides of the same coin.
Yeah those guys don’t win you titles though the remy’s, ochai’s, chalmers and Arthur’s do.
As a coach you want the most talent and then your job is to maximize it.
I’m glad guys like KU so much but if they are legit their ultimate goal is the league. Now they do need to buy in like the patriots did for years or chiefs so I get where you are coming from there
My biggest gripe with Self is his stubbornness to “his offense/defense” or “his scheme”. He gives no leeway to let guys play through mistakes. We play so robotic.
Watching with such ease as uconn won it back to back and incorporated new guys flawlessly is envious because all we hear is “takes time to learn Self’s system”. That’s not a successful system for 2024.
Self has to evolve or he won’t ever get another title. He’s still hall of fame and the coach in college bball but his stubborn ways have stunted the growth of many teams each year rolling with guys who even when they were in the right spot to defend or offensively couldn’t execute said play.
Think Landon Lucas being the #1 option on a team with Frank, Devonte and Josh. Literally Self in an interview with Landon talked about they’d go down low to him for a touch when they need a bucket. That is asinine and why we lost against the ducks.
Same with how UConn let Edey shoot a ton and said go score 50 - we will stop everyone else. Self would never adjust on the fly his philosophy to win a game let alone a title game. Hurley is a complete turd but it was basketball genius to have the cojones to utilize that gameplan. No three’s from the white dudes and let Edey cook
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Landen being the #1 option on that team is a hilarious observation
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Early Hearings TM:
Landen being the #1 option on that team is a hilarious observation
10th in usage rate on that team btw.
ETA: Slightly misleading since the GOAT Tyler Self had 30% usage when he was in but hey we are all about posting wild shit on here.
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Need to add some context - when it is crunch time and we needed a bucket late we’d go to Landon (not 4th pick Josh, or npoy Frank or all American Devonte or nba playe Svi). That is asinine to think in crunch time your 5th best offensive player needs to take the crucial shot. That flat out is bad coaching and makes zero sense. Bill’s argument would be proximity to the basket is the reason but that just shows how incorrectly he’s viewing it.
17:30-roughly 16:00 mark
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@kuballin10 i recall moments where I had similar frustrations forcing the ball to Landen.
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He couldn’t get it over the rim!
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@approxinfinity Here I’ll be very - see both sides if you will.
We forced it into Lando to start games a lot - again asinine. When we had Dok I was 100% on board.
When we did it late in games (Lando) - again asinine
The flip side is Bill could smirk and say - well did Big Dave deliver or did he not? I’d fire back well you even admitted that had JWill not stopped playing you wouldn’t have gotten the Dave >Manek matchup (plus bacot wasn’t even close to 100%)……
The issue is even if Bacot was healthy he would have went into Big Dave against Bacot when we needed a clutch bucket……just like he did Lando against Oregon and we saw how that turned out.
That is a philosophical issue that is directly Bill Self related. Hurley or whoever the coach is would setup a play so the ball is in the A or B players option for scoring.
Run a pick and roll with Josh and Frank and clear everyone else out. I don’t care what you do but don’t throw it into Lando or Big Dave.
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@kuballin10 said
“… but that just shows how incorrectly he’s viewing it.”
That is going strong!
I wish I had the confidence to question a hall of fame coach with multiple championships.
Seriously, I think there’s some merit in your points.
That said, if the game was on the line, I would take my chances with Bill’s ‘incorrect view.’
His track record has earned my trust that he knows how to close out a game.
Of course, the game is changing all the time. Great coaches never stop adapting and evolving.
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@bskeet He’s got 2 titles yet had the best roster countless years and couldn’t deliver.
He’s definitely matured and evolved in how he views the game but makes you wonder if he ever questions having the 5th option take late in the game crucial starts or start of the game shots (when we’d get down initially constantly).
Completely backwards from what any hall of fame coach would do
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@kuballin10 said in Early Hearings TM:
@bskeet He’s got 2 titles yet had the best roster countless years and couldn’t deliver.
He’s definitely matured and evolved in how he views the game but makes you wonder if he ever questions having the 5th option take late in the game crucial starts or start of the game shots (when we’d get down initially constantly).
Completely backwards from what any hall of fame coach would do
And YET he is a hall of fame Coach -huh imagine that-- I’ll be dam , strange thing that foolish Coach
