@wissox You are also a Wisconsin fan, right? So Obviously, you’ve seen this kid a lot…
Posts made by Bosthawk
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RE: AJ joins Jayhawk nation
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RE: Zeke Mayo
@BShark Yes- arguably the most under-utilized shot in college- the open space pull up jumper. I saw Elmarko do a couple of those successfully this year.
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RE: Zeke Mayo
@BeddieKU23 Thanks - I hope Elmarko stays- I thank he’s going to be a stud starting next year… … what’s the consensus on Hunter leaving or staying?
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RE: Zeke Mayo
So- with the two recent transfers, and KJ staying, what does this mean for elmarko and Jamari?
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RE: SEND TEXAS TO SEC WITH A BIG AFH LOSS
I was at the game today - surprised at how many Texas fans were there, probably because they wanted to experience Allen fieldhouse before their SEC exodus. Great to see bench players get so much time! When Timberlake hit that alley-oop slam, the place went absolutely bat-shite crazy, even the 70- 80 something fans were jumping for joy. Great overall energy today. God that place gets bowel-shakingly loud.
So, a question … what’s the likelihood that Furph sticks around next year? The love for that kid in the arena today was total and overwhelming.
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RE: KU vs the smart people game chat
Weren’t we supposed to replace Morris by now? We need more help … maybe Furphy will step up and mature quickly….? Not sure about marko at this point… he distresses me a lot more than Timberlake. Nick can score… he’s still adjusting to D1. Good to see Kevin being JWill. He will try and drive and shoot any place any time. And I agree… Hunter looked sick or something. This team always looks on the edge of losing. Not a lot of wiggle room with this group.
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RE: Is McDowell injured? Dnp against UConn. Furphy showed some improvement. I hope for steady improvement!
@mayjay Good point… the electricity was obvious for sure… I think I’m going to rewatch the game for a third time
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RE: Is McDowell injured? Dnp against UConn. Furphy showed some improvement. I hope for steady improvement!
Obviously, HCBS stressed defense in the past couple of practices. The team responded… That was one of the more maniacal defensive efforts I have seen from KU in a good while. Makes you think… Can they do this all the time? Maybe the fact that it was a huge home game amped them up so that they were able to sustain that high intensity effort for a long stretch of the game. It takes an enormous amount of energy to do that, so it might not be feasible to ask this team to come up with that kind of defensive effort every game.
The game would have been a lot less close if not for Newton. Bilas was right… He hit at least 3 end-of-the-shot-clock crazy threes that would have been career college highlights Had he done that just once or twice per season.
Both Timberlake and Braun I think got pulled because they both were slow on a defensive switch. The Nick situation reminds me a bit of Remy Martin. Bill wasn’t too high on Remy for a lot of the season that he was here, but we have a NC banner in the rafters and we don’t have that without Remy Martin, So let’s hope Nick works hard on his defensive effort, which, as we know, will earn him playing time. I still foresee a critical game in which Nick is the difference.
Love it that Juando was trying to drive and score… he did everything right except for adjusting his touch at the very end to lay that ball softly in the hoop. We all know that looking to score is just not in his comfort zone, but of course he does everything else so well that we don’t get very far of course, without him. He should throw up shots each and every time teams back off him at the three-point line, and hopefully over time he will just become more comfortable with doing it and not worry so much about missing.
I’m surprised the commentators did not talk more about what a magical environment that was at Allen Fieldhouse last night. Easily the best home arena in sports in my opinion. Two years ago, I went to my first home KU game (senior night) and I was blown away… The volume is absolutely indescribable. You intuitively realize that something very special is happening all around you, and the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. And last night was probably 50% louder! WOW
Kevin is apparently trying to be the new alpha dog Jalen Wilson. I imagine Coach self has told him essentially that. “You go be the guy when we need it the most.” Those three treys he hit in the second half were beyond massive- he won us the game. It takes large stones to step up and hit those., especially after the last game where he flailed offensively.
And I will take KJ doing those running floater shots in open space all day. It seems to be the most comfortable shot for him, other than layups and dunks.
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RE: BIG GAME!! The Students Are There, We Should Talk
Juan of course needs to drive and dish (which is what he always does) but he also needs to SHOOT - it can’t all be Hunter and Kevin tonite trying to create offense.
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RE: Eastern Illinois. 344 Ken Pom KU #5
So - not entirely sure why some on this site are trashing Nick so much compared to the other bench players… when Elmarko or Jamari or Johnny misses open shots, no one here seems to jump on them like they do Nick. I understand that their upsides are potentially huge, and am glad the Self is giving them good minutes- the faster they develop, the better for us down the road. When I watch Nick, I see good defense, hustle, moving away from the ball, passing, and he boxes out well. He is not as athletic and the aforementioned 3 guys, but in my opinion he can be a good addition to this team, because he can shoot the three consistently when given minutes, and when he starts to acclimate to this level.
Here’s an excerpt from the game recap from LJW:
“ After a lethargic stretch for the next 10 minutes, Nicolas Timberlake, who had been struggling in his reserve role to begin the year, helped Kansas create some separation late in the first half. Timberlake drilled a 3-pointer from the left wing on an assist by Jackson, only to follow that up with a better play on the next possession. Timberlake faked out a defender on the perimeter before drilling a pull-up jumper from mid-range.
Moments later, Timberlake dished a quick entry pass to Hunter Dickinson for the turnaround jumper to stretch KU’s lead to double-digits.”
That’s certainly what I saw… and he tried a block on 2-on 1 breakaway due to a horrendous pass by KJ, fouled the guy who made the layup, and then was pulled. What am I missing?
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RE: What to Expect at the Champions Classic?
Lay off Timberlake guys… Yeesh - give him a chance for god sakes. There will be games where he will pour in 3’s, hit clutch shots, make big time pressure free throws… you wait and see.
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RE: Arterio Morris
I can’t imagine any decent student wanting to go to a basketball game in which Morris plays at GCCC. There will be a lot of protests outside the arena. This is sure to backfire for them
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RE: Arterio Morris
I wonder how long it will be before we start to get the real details of this incident…
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RE: Arterio Morris
And can Morris be so colossally stupid, knowing that he is under a huge behavior microscope, with any minor misstep and he’s gone, to then force himself on one or all of these women? Sadly like so many rapes in college where it comes down to a “he said she said” case, to do that with that many witnesses?? And the accusation is rape, not indecent exposure, or indecent assault or attempted rape. Rape. Apparently other teammates are also named as potentially corroborating witnesses - not to the alleged rape, but to seeing the women in the dorm at some point that evening. None of this seems to make sense, until we get more details.
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RE: Arterio Morris
@BShark Thanks for the details “… all 3 girls left screaming… “ wow. To me, that sounds off. so he is accused of raping one of these girls? All of them ? Love to know more details. This whole thing sounds just plain weird . Something not right here.
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RE: Arterio Morris
Any more details surfaced on this yet?… wtf is with this guy?
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RE: Welcome Nick Timberlake!
…just read this old string today about Nick T , in anticipation for game 2 in Puerto Rico today.
Nick, in my humble opinion, is EXACTLY who we want as a transfer. He grew up in Braintree Ma, a few towns away for where I’ve lived for 30 years. His father Jeff is a huge basketball junkie, and played for BU and he got to play in the first round of the NCAA tourney in 1988 ( they lost to Duke). Nick was a standout hard working player at Braintree high school but when it came time for college, not a single D1 or D2 school was interested. Zero. He and his family knew he was D1 capable, certainly a D2 level player, So he went to Kimball Union Academy in NH for a year, and worked incredibly hard to improve every part of his game, especially his shooting, taking between 300 and 500 shots before games.
After that year, Towson was interested, and his hard work paid off. He got better every year, averaged 17.7 a game there, and because of Covid he had one extra year of eligibility. Rather that go overseas to make some money, he wanted to know what it was like to play for a higher ranked D1 program. The memory of no one wanting him out of high school still stung, and he felt he had something to prove. He knew he would draw some interest in the transfer portal, hoping for around 15 schools to contact him but was shocked when over 70 schools reached out, including some blue bloods. Self didn’t meet him face to face, just over zoom. He picked KU essentially because of a chance to play under HOF Coach Self. When he visited the campus he and his family knew instantly they had made the right choice. Obviously, NIL $ is a good incentive, but he most definitely is not here for the Money (Hunter is here for the $). He is here to play for Kansas.
This is the kind of grown-ass kid I will root hard for.
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RE: And then we have these discussions
So - what’s the conference part of KU’s schedule now gonna look like? No more home and away games for each team obviously.
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RE: Mid summer boredom post…what’s your favorite KU dunk?
Good highlight dunk reel… includes some of the aforementioned dunks and a few I forgot … McLemore ! Jamari! Lots of Agbaji dunks too …
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Mid summer boredom post…what’s your favorite KU dunk?
There are lots to choose from… this is one of my favs of all time- Wayne Seldon
Love to hear about or see your favorites
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RE: Welcome, Marcus Adams Jr.!
I wish some poster here who are connected and in the know would please enlighten us as to what the hell is going on … This is the weirdest year for KU B-ball ever.
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RE: Best KU game you've been to.
@Crimsonorblue22 Oh yes that’s right… thanks for reminding me !
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RE: Early Hearings TM
Remember - Self LOVES KJ… which means he is a total team player and will do everything he is asked to do. if Self tells him to shoot more, obviously he will. but he will see lots of minutes as well we all know.
Years ago, certain posters in this site would be very down on some of the KU players, role guys who Self really liked. I remember HEM was a big poster here, (where did he go? Or is he here under a different moniker?) and he would bring out lots of stats to bolster his claims about who should not be getting playing time as much. So I started re-watching games and just focusing on these so-called players who he didn’t like. I saw stuff like, setting picks, boxing out, playing smothering D, passing, moving very well away from the ball, switching on D, and communicating well with teammates. Where are the stats that register those qualities? Very eye opening for me. That’s when I realized why Self liked, and played these guys a lot.
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RE: Best KU game you've been to.
Best of luck Wissox!
My best game… haven’t been to too many ( I married a KU grad and got sucked in big time to KU basketball over the past 30 years ) was two years ago… senior day against Texas - they won in overtime and then went on to win the NC. Allen Fieldhouse… NEVER been in a louder arena in my life. The volume was was almost lifting me out of my seat to the rafters… Plus senior day/night games are very emotional. Awesome experience ! I was proudly wearing my Marcus Garrett jersey
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RE: 2024 and basking in the glory that is Self
Wouldn’t Hunter be one of those big bench bodies in the nba? Guys that come in the game so the starters can rest?
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RE: ZACH CLEMENCE COMING BACK?
Ernie wanted more what? Money? What happened last season? Why the secrecy?
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
Why is it a blessing that he’s leaving? Love to know more about him
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
So - is the consensus here that we are now done adding players despite having one more scholarship ???
Just curious
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
Wonder if Nelson will plan to visit soon? He’s apparently visiting Alabama… I think we would have heard something about him or anyone else setting up a visit by now, or in the next few days… if Self thinks there is a need for a shooting 4, then Self will get someone. If not, then we’re all set. This has been arguably the wildest offseason I’ve ever seen. 8 effing transfers leaving KU- yikes. And next year, the question will be not which of our recruits will leave, but who will stay.
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RE: Other fantastic news
Please fill me in on Higgins… I’m assuming he made some atrocious calls against Kansas?
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RE: Kevin McCullar is returning!!
He should be, with Juan, a good team leader and a guy who understands Kansas culture and understands Bill self - I know lots of people here said he was 99% gone. Love it ! How many KU guys did senior night and then came back ?
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RE: KJ Adams Discussion
Bill Self absolutely loves KJ. That’s the number one consideration here. We all know that when Self loves a guy, he will be in the floor and In The rotation consistently…. KJ will do whatever he is asked, including sitting a lot more if that’s what’s needed.
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RE: Bye Bye Ernest
So - Udeh’s decision to leave right before the deadline ….is it because we’re getting Mgbako on Friday?
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
So, what are the current odds that Kevin comes back? I suppose it all comes down to the feedback he gets at NBA camp. NBA two-way contracts on average are not that much money, and can be terminated at any time.
Coming back to a loaded high profile KU team and knowing he will make fat NIL $ is significant…
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
This from fansided thru the phog about an hour ago (May 6)
“ With Kyle Cuffe and Ejiofor transferring, Kansas has filled out 10 of its 12 scholarship spots. One of them is expected to be taken up by wings Mackenzie Mgbako or Jaylon Tyson.”
Apparently Joshua Shulman, the writer of the article that I lifted the segment from, is not clued in…
Again, if Tyson is a lock for cal, it’s odd that he’s waiting.
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RE: Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk
Yes- looks like the new normal is that top programs like KU can cherry pick seasoned and more or less proven guys from other programs, by odds mostly lesser ones, who want to play for a blue blood and want to cash in on a lucrative NIL deal that we can easily afford. The rich get richer as always, But now quicker.
So, the big question I have is, is recruiting now much less critical? This really changes the whole process. We all loved the guys who played 4 years and grew with the program into very good players. I love senior nights… now most seniors are gonna be 1 or 2 year transfers who don’t have as much of a connection to the school as we used to have. Bummer. If we recruit really good players, and as freshman they understandably don’t get a lot of playing time because we always have a fresh crop of experienced transfers, they will leave. One and done in a different way
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RE: Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk
I don’t have time to search thru some of these long string posts, but curious if anybody touched on the rumors of Hunter’s supposed desire to get some up-front NIL money that the other schools in play for him weren’t prepared to give, and that his NIL offer from KU was massive. The theory being that he knows his chance of being an NBA player is iffy, so he wants to cash in now.
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
@rcjhdraft Thanks for the info… At least some people still think there’s a very small chance he ends up at KU apparently - this from 247 sports
“Cal and Kansas are heavily involved for prized Texas Tech wing Jaylon Tyson. But he has a decision to make, because his job description at Kansas would be much different than at Cal. Mark Madsen has done a phenomenal job upgrading the talent at Cal in a hurry, but there’s a massive hole on the wing for Tyson to fill. If Tyson wants to be a star, Cal offers him that chance.
If Tyson is OK sacrificing his personal stats to be a piece of a National Championship contender, Kansas is the logical destination. “
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
Ok, I did google him and saw that he is predicted to go to Cal…but- why hasn’t he announced? What’s he waiting for?
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
Question since I truly can’t keep up… and it would really blow if Udeh transfers. Is Jaylon Tyson still in play for KU?
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
So - quick question… if we could only get just one - either Hunter or Mbagko… Which one would we you all want?
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
So, what do you all suppose happened recently with cuffe? why right now? Why not a few weeks ago? Love to know the conversation between him and Self
And my gut feeling is - just pick a damn school Hunter what the hell… KU should be a no brainer. Maybe, as has been suggested, he is wary of Self actually being what a good coach should do - ride his ass when he needs it. I won’t be upset if he picks Kensucky.
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
Yes it’s hard this time of year with all the exploding numbers of transfers to be patient… we all want this process to be DONE so we know what our team will be. I certainly trust Self to find the right guys, and it’s gonna take time.
Perhaps Hunter will wait to see what Oscar Tshiebwe will do before he pulls the trigger. I’m sure it’s not all about NIL $… every team in the running can find a way to pony up, but I imagine Kansas and Kentucky can easily top the other schools.
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BeddieKU23 said in Transfer Rumblings:
I’m still confident we will get someone better
Possibly soon but there is a real hurdle to clear so we will see.
What’s the hurdle?
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
I watched a ton of maryland games the last two years, went to 3 games ( daughter is student there and a b-ball fan) Hakim hart was really streaky- great in spurts, then would disappear in other games… he didn’t impress me that much honestly
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RE: KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread
I’ve been to DC three times in the past year and a half… Daughter goes to Maryland which is 20 minutes away. the metro is awesome ( WAY better than my current hometown Boston)… You can get anywhere quickly. Great restaurants literally everywhere, of course great museums as well. I did not notice any hookers, but like every single big city I’ve been to they’re is a fair amount of homeless (San Francisco is unfortunately inundated with thousands of homeless)
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RE: NCAA NON- KU GAMES
First time in NCAA history that not a single 1 seed in elite 8 or final four.
Whomever ends up in the championship game next week, I’d Love to see if anyone anywhere picked the two teams…
March Crap shoot madness
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RE: Alpha Kevin, 2023-2024
@BShark So - Harrison Ingram is rumored to be considering Kansas apparently … Who else?
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RE: Alpha Kevin, 2023-2024
So… who are the transfers we may be getting? Anyone care to share the rumors/skuttlebutt?
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RE: Hog Wild Game Thread
Tick tick tick… Thats the sound of the clock, ticking down till the fall of 2023 when a new season starts… sigh Such a long wait.