Furphy
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That NBA teams think he is ready surprises me. Furphy absolutely sucked in the second half of pretty much every game he played at KU.
While Furphy at times completely outclassed the entire roster, if he truly leaves he will be the least accomplished OAD in KU history. Furphy helped KU to its worse record since they were on probation in 1989 and he did absolutely nothing at an elite level. Iād love to watch him continue to develop at KU, but if heās going to go pro I wish him the best in Europe or wherever he ends up.
The NBA draft is like the MLB draft now. It is all based on potential, not what they are currently.
As far as the āthe least accomplished OAD in KU historyā , Cheick Diallo will never be matched!
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@BigBad Dialloās team won the conference. But yea he did nothing for KU and is somehow still in the nba scoring 3 points a game at 27 years old. (Well in 21-22 he was in the league). Iām thinking Dialloās biggest contribution was to the chat board conversations.
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Such a down year, could even say it might be historically bad. That helps Furphy whoās high upside with some proven flashes of what NBA scouts are looking for. I think the fact he cannot get NIL as heās likely here on a Visa is whatās preventing him from coming back. Zach Edey was just complaining of this at the Final 4 as well as a Canadian Resident. It is what it is
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Good riddance. To all of em. The last couple of years has almost completely diminished my enthusiasm for sports. All sports - College and Pro. Maybe Iāll concentrate on High School since they have to stay four years.
Unless they move. Or drop out. Or canāt play because of grades. Orā¦
Crap.
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@BeddieKU23 Zach Edey needs to shut up. If he wanted to make money, he should join the workforce. He was the national player of the year last season, how did he improve his draft stock by coming back?
And as for the lack of NILā¦thatās the terms that every single player before NIL played under. If he canāt figure out how to make it work then thatās more of a show of the instant gratification culture we live in than anything else. Getting better would pay dividends.
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@BeddieKU23 was this a solid he is 100% staying in or just a likely to stay in? Not that is changes much either way and donāt love hearing that.
May be taking some copium saying this, but there is still a small chance he will still return until it is more widely reported and even then he could get bad feedback and change his mind (i.e. Kev last year where he declared not expecting to come back).
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Iād like to see an upgrade at that position maybe a guy who shows up for the second half of games. I was hoping that would be sophomore Furphy, but I donāt know if he will ever be able to achieve that level of consistency. I do think he could lead a team by his Jr year, but Freshman Furphy was at the level of solid bench piece on a championship level team.
If he goes itās disappointing that we wonāt get to see him develop into a more finished product. He does have lots of potential.
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Likely staying in the draft is the latest scuttlebutt.
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Heās here on a student visa where US law prevents him from making $ from NIL unless he was to travel abroad etc. I donāt recall that he was even a first round pick last year but I could be wrong. He may go in the lottery this year so if both are true, Iād say he improved his stock a lot by coming back.
I should have explained the point I was trying to make. As it stands with International Players here on student visaās, they cannot earn NIL the same way as others. While Furphy was a great last-minute addition to the team, I think its safe to assume if he could earn NIL like everyone else a 2nd year at KU would be likely. The risk KU and others take on International Players and trying to retain them year over year
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Well might give a better shot at McNeely , had read an article saying that what they were hearing was alot was depending on Furphyās decision
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@jayballer67 bright side
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McNeeley didnāt impress me playing the other day. The reason Oscar stayed in was cause he earned so much money.
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Bummer if true. But I hope it opens the door for a top recruit.
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in Furphy:
McNeeley didnāt impress me playing the other day. The reason Oscar stayed in was cause he earned so much money.
you really canāt judge /gauge a lot in these all star games - - itās pretty much all about me. -in these type games not really THAT structured - -usually itās who eve gets the ball first about mid court itās going up - A LOT of one on one school yard ball- - -half hearted defense - -players jogging down the floor. - - Just like Flory- he is better then that game by farā just not a good way to determine actually just how good a player is. - -There is a reason McNeely is ranked as high as he is
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Furphmania we hardly knew ye
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Perhaps from his side but KU is focused on the portal. If you can get a stud wing plus McNeeley your cooking. Otherwise not sure I see us relying on him
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We should all band together and declare that we will only come to games / watch games if the players pay us fans some NIL money. Weāre more invested in the game than they are. We love it - or used to anyway. They just do it as a means to another pay raise.
Pay me to watch, beeyatches.
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@BeddieKU23 said in Furphy:
Perhaps from his side but KU is focused on the portal. If you can get a stud wing plus McNeeley your cooking. Otherwise not sure I see us relying on him
could be right. I think if what your hearing/seeing is true , then I think we are still going to have three Scholiās.-- -Clemance- ā -Furphy-- -& probably Jamari. Kind of hate to see Jamari go - -think he might have been a decent player for us in a couple of years - -just how the game goes I reckon , becoming one BIG revolving door
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@jayballer67 āthink he might have been a decent player for us in a couple of yearsā
It wonāt be long before no one knows what that means. Whatās a couple of years? Nobody would EVER stay around that long.
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@approxinfinity This is a big anticlimax for me, seems to be a blur
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Yeah. This sucks.
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@nuleafjhawk said in Furphy:
@jayballer67 āthink he might have been a decent player for us in a couple of yearsā
It wonāt be long before no one knows what that means. Whatās a couple of years? Nobody would EVER stay around that long.
McDowell
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@jayballer67 I just meant that nobody is going to be around long enough to develop. A whole damn country of one and doneās. Some guys will have attended more colleges than I have changed underwear in a decade.
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Read a couple of articles today saying Furphy may drop to early 2nd round and McCullar to late first. Furphy dropped because of his late season woes and McCullar due to injury.
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Maybe NLI can get Furphy big bucks when KU plays out of the country! HA!
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I havenāt heard even one of yāall āfansā offer to marry Furphy so he can get his green card and and be paid
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@nuleafjhawk said in Furphy:
@jayballer67 I just meant that nobody is going to be around long enough to develop. A whole damn country of one and doneās. Some guys will have attended more colleges than I have changed underwear in a decade.
geez , thanks for sharing that lil tidbit lol
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@BeddieKU23 said in Furphy:
Heās here on a student visa where US law prevents him from making $ from NIL unless he was to travel abroad etc. I donāt recall that he was even a first round pick last year but I could be wrong. He may go in the lottery this year so if both are true, Iād say he improved his stock a lot by coming back.
I should have explained the point I was trying to make. As it stands with International Players here on student visaās, they cannot earn NIL the same way as others. While Furphy was a great last-minute addition to the team, I think its safe to assume if he could earn NIL like everyone else a 2nd year at KU would be likely. The risk KU and others take on International Players and trying to retain them year over year
Eh - I doubt this is the difference maker. Maybe its the excuse we are given but it may just be he wants to go. It hasnt been that long since the OG recruiting days, right? All those alleged backchannels cant be completely closed yet. There has to be a workaround where he could (legally of course) be compensated. I hear the Cayman Islands have some good banksā¦
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I havenāt heard even one of yāall āfansā offer to marry Furphy so he can get his green card and and be paid
Excellent idea! There are some big bucks waiting. Iām already married thoughā¦
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Hope he comes back to finish developing, but if not itās next man up.
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The Ringer projects Furph as the 34th pick, noting basically the same strengths and weaknesses we experienced this season. Hopefully, he comes back to get stronger and address deficiencies. I like him, especially how hard he plays.
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@Jayblaze I might have married Dick ( rude comment goes here_________________) but never Furphy. That hairdoā¦
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So furphy is going to play for Australia in the Olympics this summer, does this mean we can find a way to pay him?
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For what itās worth KU is recruiting the portal like Furphy is leaving. He just announced he hired an agent. Writing on the wall here.
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@BeddieKU23 but he can still return.
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Yes, sounds like he might go through the draft process before a final decision.
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Have the rules changed? It used to be when you hired an agent, you had to stay in the draft.
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@Gorilla72 said in Furphy:
Have the rules changed? It used to be when you hired an agent, you had to stay in the draft.
You can hire a approved agent and still return to school.
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@Woodrow - Thanks. I just looked it up too. Getting lazy.
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He just put a post about it out on his Instagram
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This post is deleted!
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So Furph declared for the draft while maintaining his college eligibility. Said some very nice things about KU. I canāt link via the apps.
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Go be great, kid
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He wonāt be back, unless something very unforeseen happens.
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ya figured this would probably be the case.-- Iām not mad at him , give them hell , hope the best. Enjoyed him while he was here. - Canāt blame him for trying to make money.
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We hardly knew ye, Johnnyā¦
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Johnny-come-lately
The new kid in town
Will we still love you
When youāre not around?
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@approxinfinity Iām looking forward to checking out the new New Kid in Town
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So, whatās your name? What was your name? I canāt remember something so lame 'Cause I donāt care Yeah, I donāt care That a break up left you in despair
I Forgot That You Exist Song by YonKaGor
