RJ Hampton
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@BShark I think that we can rest easy in knowing that Grimes is not coming back. Go overseas or transfer, pal.
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hawkmoon2020 said:
I would LOVE to have both of these guys! My only concern would be that I hope they check their egos at the door when they come to KU. Nothing wrong with being highly ranked, highly confident, and wanting minutes or to play with your buddy, but this is a team sport AND this is Kansas! Anyone else have that concern?
I am only concerned about getting talent at this point.
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jayballer73 said:
HighEliteMajor said:
approxinfinity said:
jayballer73 said:
What are you talking about?
Giving you a hard time for asking 214 why he uses all caps.
Kind of a grammar security guard, no gun, but also engages in some questionable activity while off duty? We kid because we care …
still lost - -understand kind of playing but I’m lost what did say that was bad - -I was curious only to why he is always using all caps all the time. - All caps means they are yelling
Nothing you said was bad or out of line. Just a bit of kidding around. Always appreciate your info and thoughts, which really add a lot here.
*Also, I think that’s just his style … all caps. If he did all lower case now, would that be whispering? I would think so.
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And really, in the big business that is college basketball (and it is a business) if I were the coach I would not allow the program to be taken hostage by the NBA draft. If they declare they go, as simple as that.
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HighEliteMajor said:
jayballer73 said:
HighEliteMajor said:
approxinfinity said:
jayballer73 said:
What are you talking about?
Giving you a hard time for asking 214 why he uses all caps.
Kind of a grammar security guard, no gun, but also engages in some questionable activity while off duty? We kid because we care …
still lost - -understand kind of playing but I’m lost what did say that was bad - -I was curious only to why he is always using all caps all the time. - All caps means they are yelling
Nothing you said was bad or out of line. Just a bit of kidding around. Always appreciate your info and thoughts, which really add a lot here.
*Also, I think that’s just his style … all caps. If he did all lower case now, would that be whispering? I would think so.
lmao , ya guess your right whisper - did that mean I’m whispering now lol - -thanks guy - - -appreciated. – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Marco said:
And really, in the big business that is college basketball (and it is a business) if I were the coach I would not allow the program to be taken hostage by the NBA draft. If they declare they go, as simple as that.
I can appreciate that sentiment but I think I’d want most of my guys back, even if they declare. At least this way, you hope they get honest feedback and don’t leave. Like lets say Dotson comes back. What if he had declared and couldn’t come back even after slipping out of the first round? I’d much rather have another year of Dotson. I’d also much rather have Q test the waters and see if someone else wants to take a gamble on him.
Honesty is the best policy here.
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@Marco Why are you sure he is not coming back?
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Marco said:
And really, in the big business that is college basketball (and it is a business) if I were the coach I would not allow the program to be taken hostage by the NBA draft. If they declare they go, as simple as that.
While your thought is attractive from a purist standpoint, I would guess such an approach might dissuade almost every player with NBA aspirations from coming our way. I think coaches have to put on a false face of support sometimes when guys test the waters under these new rules.
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If a guy wants to test, more power to him. Self can’t coach the guys now anyway, so might as well have them go get some structured competition and get feedback on their game from another source.
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@FarmerJayhawk and that’s exactly what he wanted to do!
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Can you only declare twice? Or is that restriction gone now?
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
@FarmerJayhawk and that’s exactly what he wanted to do!
Exactly! And good luck getting people to work for you if you fire them if you have the gall to just go interview somewhere else. I used to write letters for my interns all the time. If they got a better gig before their internship was up I’d tell them to take it or I’d fire them myself for being morons
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@Hawk8086 I think he’s going to be a late first round pick.
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@HighEliteMajor Kentucky seems to do it just fine.
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@Marco I don’t know what you mean by Kentucky. They have players withdraw from the draft and return. Had one last season.
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Nothing new here, but sums things up.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article230623269.html
Wilson’s take on Achiuwa is Precious.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
Crimsonorblue22 said:
@FarmerJayhawk and that’s exactly what he wanted to do!
Exactly! And good luck getting people to work for you if you fire them if you have the gall to just go interview somewhere else. I used to write letters for my interns all the time. If they got a better gig before their internship was up I’d tell them to take it or I’d fire them myself for being morons
The difference, of course, being that your interns went to those other gigs and you knew that they would, and they were immediately if not sooner replaced. Whereas with the new rules that have been put in place programs can be held hostage by players who are not ready but are trying to interview for positions that they may or may not get. Meanwhile, how many scholarships do we have to fill? And can we? There is the flaw…
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@HighEliteMajor not many. I think Cal replaces them, basically saying, “sorry, it didn’t work out for you. Your scholarship has been taken.”
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I sort of expect Jalen and RJ to just stay in Lawrence.
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Marco said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
Crimsonorblue22 said:
@FarmerJayhawk and that’s exactly what he wanted to do!
Exactly! And good luck getting people to work for you if you fire them if you have the gall to just go interview somewhere else. I used to write letters for my interns all the time. If they got a better gig before their internship was up I’d tell them to take it or I’d fire them myself for being morons
The difference, of course, being that your interns went to those other gigs and you knew that they would, and they were immediately if not sooner replaced. Whereas with the new rules that have been put in place programs can be held hostage by players who are not ready but are trying to interview for positions that they may or may not get. Meanwhile, how many scholarships do we have to fill? And can we? There is the flaw…
Not always. Depending on the time of year it could be a month or 6 weeks before someone could step in. Self, like I did, encourages these guys to test the waters. How can he encourage them to test and not know if they actually did? That makes no sense. KU isn’t being held hostage by anyone. Self has a really good idea who’s staying and who’s coming back. He wouldn’t even take Grimes back if he knew it would chase away Hampton and/or Wilson. I doubt we fill them all. By my count, we have 3 left to give assuming we get Silvio and Dotson back. Adding Hampton and Wilson would mean we use 12. FR: McBride, Braun, Enaruna, (Hampton, Wilson) SO: Dotson, Agbaji, McCormack JR: DeSousa, Garrett SR: Lightfoot, Udoka
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The fact that RJ wants to accompany Jalen on his visit tells me all I need to know about RJ’s intentions.
RJ has already visited KU multiple times. To me, the most plausible explanation for him making this visit with Jalen is because he wants to recruit him to join him at KU. RJ is sold on KU and he wants to try to sell it to Jalen as well.
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@Wifflehead Or vise versa. Either way it’s a good “sign” pun intended
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Wifflehead said:
The fact that RJ wants to accompany Jalen on his visit tells me all I need to know about RJ’s intentions.
RJ has already visited KU multiple times. To me, the most plausible explanation for him making this visit with Jalen is because he wants to recruit him to join him at KU. RJ is sold on KU and he wants to try to sell it to Jalen as well.
I believe RJ is fully sold on KU, unlike his dad.
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@BShark What does RJ’s Dad have against KU?
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bcjayhawk said:
@BShark What does RJ’s Dad have against KU?
Idk but among other things he did a radio interview awhile back where he was drooling all over Calipari and knocking KU/Self and was talking about RJ cutting KU (obvs this didn’t happen). This was shortly after the FBI crap when KU was front and center.
Thankfully for us RJ has a strong personality.
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“We don’t need to visit to Kansas or Memphis,” Rod Hampton told Daniels. “But the next couple of days he’s going to decide where Texas Tech stands. If he’s serious about that then we’ll go visit.”
http://m.kusports.com/weblogs/tale-tait/2019/may/20/five-star-target-rj-hampton-eyeing-retur/
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Yeah I saw that and it sure reads like RJ himself doesn’t really care about Tech…
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Courtesy to Under Armour.
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Bryan Moss, publisher of TigerSportsReport.com picked KU for RJ today on rivals.
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@FarmerJayhawk Thank you, and that is what I am saying. He is Not going to take Grimes back.
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Marco said:
@FarmerJayhawk Thank you, and that is what I am saying. He is Not going to take Grimes back.
Unless Mr. Hampton gets a check he can’t pass up. Because like you said, we need bodies.
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https://twitter.com/TheHoopDynamic/status/1131253475176792064
Notice the shorts??
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Very nice!!! I can’t help but comment that one play looked better than anything Grimes did all year.
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BShark said:
https://twitter.com/TheHoopDynamic/status/1131253475176792064
Notice the shorts??
MY poor eyes I couldn’t tell - -I think you are saying they are KU shorts?
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jayballer73 said:
BShark said:
https://twitter.com/TheHoopDynamic/status/1131253475176792064
Notice the shorts??
MY poor eyes I couldn’t tell - -I think you are saying they are KU shorts?
They are.
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@BShark Sweeeeeet. - -Man I hope he decides to come with Jalen on his visit - -recruit Jalen for us , - the Christmas Scenario would be - -Him and Jalen just both say - -WERE COMING before they ever leave campus that weekend - -Like Jalen said - if that happens like he said – Lawrence better be ready - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Some new quotes from Rod Hampton today per Adam Zagoria.
“We will know a lot more after next week” " Need to see who stays in NBA"
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A lot more in here
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His dad might be a pain in the rear!
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@Woodrow so does he, dad, want grimes and d dot to come back?
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
@Woodrow so does he, dad want grimes and d dot to come back?
Rod will say whatever he needs to get attention.
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
@Woodrow so does he, dad, want grimes and d dot to come back?
it might be he wants to see who don’t come back
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@FarmerJayhawk does he work?
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Woodrow said:
A lot more in here
Well from 1st glance at the article - - looks to me like it’s either - - KU or MEMPHIS - -don’t really think Tech has anything to go on - -and oversea’s in the distance
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Seems Rod is giving an interview every other day lately…
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Just reading between his brain cells, Memphis doesn’t sound real promising. But he does know wiseman really well!
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Crimsonorblue22 said:
His dad might be a pain in the rear!
There is no might about it.
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Sounds like KU or Memphis to me but who knows. IMO they are waiting to make sure Grimes is not coming back. Hopefully it is over by next weekend.
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Woodrow said:
Sounds like KU or Memphis to me but who knows. IMO they are waiting to make sure Grimes is not coming back. Hopefully it is over by next weekend.
This is exactly how I see it as well. Self can make it clear Grimes is gone but until something is official you never know. Not that Self would lie about it but coaches do lie and I don’t play Rod for having RJ wait toooo much.
