Florida Gulf Coast combo guard to WUG
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“If we’re comparing DeBose to Graham, Graham is miles ahead of DeBose. This is a net negative for the roster.”
Those were my thoughts.
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@drgnslayr get over it, move forward
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I had to be honest with what I thought on first notice. But… we have to trust Bill knows what he is doing. I think it was slim pickings on such short notice.
I’m sure this guy will be helpful. I doubt Bill would just take a guy over there if he didn’t think he could help. World ball is a different beast. Very different from D1. Lots of skilled players, but a good American athlete finds ways to compete so I’m not too worried that he won’t help us.
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Maybe…unless I need those summer courses to stay eligible…
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The playbook KU will use at the WUG will be very limited since we have two freshmen and two outside players that need to come to speed quickly and several of the rules, such as the shot clock, ,are different so I am not particularly worried about other players learning KU’s playbook.
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I respectfully disagree. While many of the players will not be eligible to play, they will all be practicing together and developing chemistry and becoming familiar with each other and their games and I see this as a huge plus.
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@JayHawkFanToo 2nd session, online?
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@ralster said:
2008’s AAA-rated guard trio of Robinson, Sherron, Chalmers made it a habit of making Kaun and Jackson (for example) look good scoring easy buckets.
Kaun didn’t look good until he figured out how to catch the effin’ ball - which happened about halfway through his senior season. Very strange. Result: 6 for 6 against Davidson. Without that, no NC.
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At least the kid has experience, he’s a senior and a starter from a coach who took what he learned here and brought it with him.
We got a bad roll of the dice with injuries and ineligibility so no matter what this tournament isn’t going to show the best of this team especially in July.
I wouldn’t be worried about his shooting #'s, he’s a senior and they tend to always improve especially when he will be one of the scoring options for Dooley. If he’s a slasher that can handle the ball a little bit its a gain gain
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@ralster said, “Personally, I’d have taken NO outside guys, and just done it with Jayhawks. It feels a bit peculiar that they (WUG) picked KU to represent the 'best tradition of US college basketball’…and we have 2 non-program guys + cannot take 4 of our own jayhawks. Sucks actually.”
With no Svi or Diallo (or Coleby) and adding two guys from other teams – I agree, this is not what I envisioned.
Personally, I now think we would have been better off doing a preseason deal in August or September with our guys only. We’ll see how this goes. And the two exhibitions against Canada aren’t even televised. Are you kidding me? We couldn’t pry some TV time away from some lame network?
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@HighEliteMajor " And the two exhibitions against Canada aren’t even televised. Are you kidding me? We couldn’t pry some TV time away from some lame network?"… Maybe SZ’s price tag was too high for anyone to take serious interest in? Surely he wouldn’t gouge some lame network guy?
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They aren’t really the University Games, but the college student games. You play for your country, not your school’s country.
It was always known that non-Americans would not be eligible. It is a bit surprising that Self had more success recruiting non-Americans.
Without the injuries to Greene and Graham we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
So I blame the injuries more than our international roster.
Right now all I care about is no one getting hurt over there: go to the hospital and get MERS, no thanks.
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From a team perspective, this isn’t what I was expecting because we will be short 4 rotation players & 1 transfer sit-out.
From an individual perspective these games will still give us a glimpse and gauge of progress made by upperclassmen & our young players. So I’m way more in tuned to the individual performances than I’m worried about the team result because so many things are different from what they will be in the fall. Questions I have going into this tournament
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Will Ellis pick right up pre knee injury and show us he’s our leader on offensive? Will the same aggressive and noticeably more athletic Perry take this team on his back.
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Will Selden show us a more consistent offensive arsenal? He’s talked about using his body more, and losing a few pounds to help with his game.
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Will Mason continue to evolve as a point guard, showing leadership, smart plays with the ball and a commitment to making his teammates better?
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Will a healthy Lucas show enough improved post play (maybe even a go-to move) to cement his status in the line-up?
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Where are Bragg & Vick in their development? Bragg has gotten a lot of early praise and I’m interested to see if he can play any lick of defense. Can Vick adjust to the College game after playing against HS kids not even a month ago?
I think the WUG will be a nice preview of individual development at least…
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@drgnslyr- Just ran across this quote from Dooley in the Star. It may be an awakening he is not expecting, Warm, fuzzy, or cordial may not be adjectives this kid will translate in describing his provisional verification of KUBB.
by Rustin Dodd-
Before Julian DeBose boarded a plane for Kansas, his current college coach — former KU assistant Joe Dooley — offered the following warning.
“You think I’m a problem? Wait until you meet Bill Self,” Dooley said.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article25138597.html#storylink=cpy
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@globaljaybird
“And the two exhibitions against Canada aren’t even televised. Are you kidding me? We couldn’t pry some TV time away from some lame network?”… Maybe SZ’s price tag was too high for anyone to take serious interest in? Surely he wouldn’t gouge some lame network guy?"
Plus, summer TV is primarily the rerun market… everyone off and preparing for the fall season (television). The viewership isn’t as big but the tv time is affordable and expectations are less.
“Just ran across this quote from Dooley in the Star. It may be an awakening he is not expecting, Warm, fuzzy, or cordial may not be adjectives this kid will translate in describing his provisional verification of KUBB”
I think they want to make sure this guy doesn’t view WUG like some kind of International vacation only.
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@drgnslayr Right on, but you & I both know what it’s like playing for EXTREME hard asses-it damn sure ain’t no picnic
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@globaljaybird
Right… no picnic but in the end we are pushed to produce, and I look back with total appreciation for the coaches that pushed me hard.
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I take it Curry isn’t available.
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Let’s not lose track that KU was asked to represent the US over one year ago and at that time Coach Self had no way of knowing who would be joining KU or getting injured. Let’s face it, with Green and Graham not injured we would all be looking forward to the WUG with just KU players…who would have predicted the injuries?
Here is a link with handy information about the process and this one has all the information about the team. As far as I can tell the games against Canada will be on radio but probably not on TV. I understand the WUG will be broadcast on ESPNU or ESPN3, if it is the later, will it be blocked in Kansas like the other games? I would think not since these are US and not really KU games; however, if they are, then Zenger needs to be fired…after he is tarred and covered with Crimson and Blue feathers.
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@drgnslayr Me too, but at the time I hated his guts…
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@JayHawkFanToo Isn’t he a KSU grad ?
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@globaljaybird
Yes, he is. He really should be at K-State…I need to be able to watch all of the KU games, which I can’t, and less K-State game, which I can…he can go to Manhattan and screw them up for a change.
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I believe all games are on ESPNU, though some may not be live. If they aren’t live, then they’ll be on ESPN3. I understand that there will be no block of the broadcasts. I called KU today. But got no good answer as to why the Sprint center games aren’t televised.
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I’m not really expecting the exhibition games at Sprint Center to be quality basketball. Snagged some decent seats, so I’m going to tomorrow night’s game. I’ll be in an off-the-grid cabin on top of a mountain in colorado on Friday, so I doubt I’ll give that one a second thought… although, on the off chance I have cell service, if anyone has a live stream amateur feed on friday, post a url, oK?
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@DanR don’t forget to send a pic of your dog! Haven’t seen him in awhile. Enjoy the game!
