Either this Bragg thing is for real or Jerry Meyer is trolling KU fans hard...
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Mulligan. Get’s it right this time.
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I think that was more awkward than Cliff’s blunder last year!
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@joeloveshawks Maybe Snacks get the killshot again…
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@konkeyDong Thanks for that link. I’ve never seen one of these things live, and was afraid I would jinx it.
Kansas it is!
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Hey… did you hear that?
A small cheer from the Adidas corporation.
Welcome aboard, Carlton!
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For any of you guys who don’t have ESPN Insider.
ESPN Analyst Updated 10/02/2014
Strengths: Bragg is an ultra-athletic specimen who can impact the game in a variety of ways. He attacks the offensive glass, finishes in transition, and is an explosive around the rim. He has a lengthy frame with long arms and he has great feet. He plays with tenacity at both ends and his hands are terrific. Bragg has extended his range out to the arc. He runs the floor on the break where he spots up waiting for the advance or kick out pass.
Weaknesses: Bragg is coming on strong and has improved from a season ago, but his skill set is still a bit raw. He needs to improve his ability to score with his left hand and continue to add to his face-up game. Utilizing the triple threat game (jab step, up fake, etc.) while facing up his defender will enhance his overall game. Bragg will need to play with more energy and urgency and compete throughout the game which will lead to increased production.
Bottom Line: Once his offensive game matures, he has all the physical intangibles to be an elite high-major and has the potential to play after college. Bragg has to improve his motor but all all the other tools to be a special player with continued skill develop. He has the motor, bounce, and length to be a McDonald’s All-American-he’s that talented.
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@konkeyDong I heard that too-luckily he followed with Kansas
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@konkeyDong With all this humility will be hard to listen all the way to media questions. Will check back later. Again, thanks for the feed. You’ve done well my man, quite well !! RCJH !!
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@globaljaybird @JayhawkRock78 NP on the link.
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Carlton said he was invited to coach self’s house and got to hang with the team there. He said he felt a lot of brotherly love. Great move Coach Self!
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Thanks, Cliff!
Carlton spoke with Cliff, and Cliff just told him to “go with his gut” and that ended up being important because Carlton took his comment as legit.
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…and so it starts. I am hopping it opens the floodgates.
Congrats to Coach Self and staff for a great get.
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@drgnslayr And then Cliff said, “Make sure you say the wrong team. I already did the pick up the wrong hat trick”.
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Would have really rubbed in the salt had he come out in a Kentucky jersey before announcing. Then when questioned, he could just say that he wanted to spread the love with the losing school.
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@drgnslayr That would have been wonderful.
In all seriousness, this should be a great pick up. Super athletic big. Probably not a OAD. Perry is back, Mari is back. If Cliff comes back this will be a pretty deep frontcourt.
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I would have loved to hear him say that he didn’t want to play in a platoon. That would have been the ultimate blow to UK. It would be a comment that could easily catch with other recruits.
It would be great to see UK pay an “ultimate price” by having future recruits turn away because of the platoon.
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“Perry is back, Mari is back. If Cliff comes back this will be a pretty deep frontcourt.”
If that happens, who sits on the pine?
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@JayhawkRock78 If I recall, Bruce Pearl had some rather bad luck with the infamous BBQ at his place.
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@drgnslayr Lucas and Mickelson?
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@globaljaybird
I heard about that. Recruits turned up late because Pearl didn’t gift them the right Rolex with a self-wind mechanism.
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They are now serving cake and punch to the Kansas faithful in attendance.
The Kentucky folks will be served crow… or is it Jayhawk?
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@joeloveshawks One or both of those guys may have their degrees by next year as both did a RS & Landon is an excellent student. If that’s the case… well, Tarik did it.
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@drgnslayr Pearl hung himself with lying to the NCAA about Aaron Craft. Also was an informer with the 2AA at Iowa. Not sure I’d want my kid to have dinner at his house with his track record.
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No way (in my mind) was the “Kentucky” blip an accident. Sign of classless immaturity in my opinion. If he does that to Kansas, as Cliff did with the hats, we would all be talking $*^% on the kid. Kids are getting way too much attention. Self will make him a better person, that part is certain.
Signed, Curmudgeon Who also made mistakes when he was 18.
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@DanR said:
There must be some really BAD players in college right now if Oubre is the #9 projection. Holy sh_.
I guess I need to watch some other teams play in order to appreciate how awesome our “best player on the floor” Oubre has been in his last four games. Did the guy who ranked him even watch those games or just look at stats and a few highlights against those two powerhouses Lafayette and Kent State? Maybe I need to force myself to watch an NBA game too, so I can figure out what kind of talent it takes to be a Pro these days.
Love Cliff, but he’s barely making 50% of his dunk attempts. OAD? Seriously?
Embiid and Wiggins. No doubt those guys were ready for the league. Selby is fulfilling his lifetime dream playing ball in Israel and he was more prepared for pro ball than Kelly and Cliff. I give up.
Think about how much Oubre has improved in the last two months. Now remember that we are still almost three months from the end of the college basketball season and more than five months from the actual NBA Draft. Oubre is going to continue to fill into his role and will have numerous excellent performances between now and then.
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The NBA draft based on potential and Oubre has that in spades…and a lot of that potential is already showing.
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@Blown said:
No way (in my mind) was the “Kentucky” blip an accident. Sign of classless immaturity in my opinion. If he does that to Kansas, as Cliff did with the hats, we would all be talking $*^% on the kid. Kids are getting way too much attention. Self will make him a better person, that part is certain.
Signed, Curmudgeon Who also made mistakes when he was 18.
I thought Carlton appeared to be extremely nervous throughout his whole speech. I’m not as sold as you are that it was a premeditated thing.
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@Kip_McSmithers no way he did it on purpose!!! He was extremely nervous, like a high school kid would be!!!
