We're preseason Number ... 19
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I agree that we need DP to be great but I wouldn’t reduce the team to one player. Flory, White, Elmarko, Rosario, Dawson, and Council will all impact how good our team is.
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@Jhawk69 very true I’m just hopeful we have a guy that can hit a 3 pointer with no one within 10 feet of him. We have missed that so much the few years. Teams only had to pack the paint to stop Hunter. The last two is the only time I’d ever be down with challenging the KU BB team to game of horse.
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“Things change. Hating change is a little bit pissing into the wind unfortch. Not everything can be as immutable as good ol KU buckets!
“@approxinfinity you talk funny
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@approxinfinity said in We're preseason Number ... 19:
@wissox ok mc crankypants… we have been talking extensively about a lot of these guys. And when have you ever known the name of the walkons?
Things change. Hating change is a little bit pissing into the wind unfortch. Not everything can be as immutable as good ol KU buckets!
Hang in there.
Very little player analysis. No new threads started for the individual 2026 recruits even through they’re highly regarded. It seems the current landscape has dimmed our love of college basketball to the point no one really cares. Or the smart folks have left us. lol probably the latter.
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I’m grumpy too, I just tend to keep it to myself at this point. There are so many new names and unknowns, even for KU this is an unprecedented year where only 1 starter/rotation player returns that even played from last year’s team. It is crazy times, and we don’t have to like the current landscape.
We lived through the golden era of College Basketball and now that’s over with IMO. What’s here now is difficult, to say the least. I wonder what young fans think growing up in this era of the last 5 years or so as opposed a lot of us that enjoyed life before NIL and heavy transfers.
The NCAA has never been our friend & look at all the examples from just the Self era of their incompetence so it only made sense once they got caught with their pants down, they decided not to put them back on.
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@dylans said in We're preseason Number ... 19:
@approxinfinity said in We're preseason Number ... 19:
@wissox ok mc crankypants… we have been talking extensively about a lot of these guys. And when have you ever known the name of the walkons?
Things change. Hating change is a little bit pissing into the wind unfortch. Not everything can be as immutable as good ol KU buckets!
Hang in there.
Very little player analysis. No new threads started for the individual 2026 recruits even through they’re highly regarded. It seems the current landscape has dimmed our love of college basketball to the point no one really cares. Or the smart folks have left us. lol probably the latter.
I feel that. There’s certainly been a big downturn in traffic here in the last 4-5 years. We’ve lost a lot of good people that used to post regularly for whatever reason. Life happens; things change. Discussions are not what they used to be when there was full on back and forth for days on a single topic. I have no excuses to make for my part in all this. Life is a lot busier for me then it was years ago when I would be knee deep in whatever topic/discussion. Hopefully this season will be fun to talk about compared to the last few…
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@dylans i was referring to the software not changing in 10 years. Haha. The people that splash their souls across it, well that’s all part of the inevitable change.
Also, our page indexing is broken and we do zero advertising. So we are not easy to find with a google search. Feel free to invite new people the old fashioned way.
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I suspect this team has “that dawg” in them. A defensive-minded team with a lot of length and athletes. Feels like we will be playing 4-out which is a significant upgrade over last year’s scheme. A LOT of potential on the roster in Flory, Elmarko, Rosario and DP. Solid veteran transfers.
It looks like a recipe for success to me.
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Late night is Friday! Basketball season is almost here!
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Help, is Late nite on ESPN+ ? other Networks ?. Thanks
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@indku1972 It was on espn+ last season and if google is correct this year too -
The KU Late Night in the Phog for 2025 is on Friday, October 17th, at 6:30 p.m. CT. While it is an in-person event, the scrimmages are streamed online via ESPN+, the KU Athletics website, and the KU Athletics Facebook page.
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I believe it is not on espn+ this year. It might be on the kuathletics website but I am not sure
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Self mentioned Dawson has been out with a knee injury but nothing serious, just limited him of late.
Most noteworthy thing to take away from yesterday
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@BeddieKU23 I know nothing of Dawson, do you know if he has a history of soft tissue injuries or knee problems? Hopefully this is a one off.
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Dawson has missed time every season and his durability was a concern when he committed. Broken hand freshman year, leg injury sophomore year, broken ankle junior year.
If he’s already dealing with a knee injury this season, that’s a concern because his past history.
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Missed 5 games last yr due to ankle injury. Missed 14 games 3 yrs ago for hand injury. Bout all I could find
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@dylans It’s pathetic that we have to hunt out how to watch Late Night… almost like they don’t want it promoted. Looking forward to seeing the fellas run, if nothing else, just to get a taste for the speed and athleticism on this team. I’ve been under the impression we will be a lot more athletic than last year’s team… but I’ve heard that before! Seriously though, I’ll be surprised if we aren’t noticeably more athletic!
Not trying to slam Harris… but often he look anemic and I know for certain DP will bring energy to our guard group.
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I don’t think there is any way to watch it without attending. Big whiff by our athletic department, as this decision will hurt our brand and our recruiting.
I hope they upload the schrimmage to youtube afterwards so I can do some ameteur scouting.
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According to AI: You can watch the scrimmages from Kansas Late Night on ESPN+, KU Athletics’ website (KUAthletics.com), and the KU Athletics Facebook page. While the scrimmages are streamed, other activities like performances and speeches are not due to copyright issues.
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I think the AI says that because it was the case in years past.
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Checked all 3, nothing
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@BeddieKU23 this makes me wonder…is there almost no talk whatsoever about college football NIL or have I just tuned it out? For a few years now ALL I hear about college basketball revolves around how much money they make, what TV commercials they’re doing, etc, etc. I really don’t notice that about football.
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It’s just as crazy in football, if not more
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@BeddieKU23 But, am I deaf? I only hear about basketball $$$
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HA!!! ESPN had this to say about our transfers (they did a story about who gained/lost the most).
Getting rid of the two below was BY FAR an addition!!!
T-2. Kansas Jayhawks (-8)
2021-24 average net score: +6
2025 ranked players added: +1
No. 73 Tre White via Illinois (+1)
2025 ranked players lost: -3
No. 63 AJ Storr to Ole Miss (-2)
No. 91 Rylan Griffen to Texas A&M (-1)
