Best posts made by BShark

You made it count when you got minutes. Good on you kiddo.

Didn’t really want to talk about this beforehand but it went well. I should be okay.

We got a star here.

Says he told his team to back off, but he had starters in PRESSING AND HARD FOULING KU’s walk-ons with 2 minutes to go. I call bullshit, Squeaky.

Guys…

Jossell grew up with Kansas as his dream school. He never really thought he’d wind up playing there and didn’t have any real connections to KU. He just always was intrigued by the place ever since he first saw a KU game on television while watching sports with his grandfather growing up.

“There’s just something about Kansas," he said. "The way the arena looked, the way everything looked, I would always just run in there whenever my grandpa said KU was on TV and I just fell in love with it.”

So when the time came this week to tell his grandfather about the KU offer and his plans to sign, needless to say it was a big moment for both of them.

“He was so excited,” Jossell said. “He said he could barely even focus when he was at work. It was great to hear that and a great moment for both of us.”

@truehawk93

I’m sorry for doubting you. You are a wizard.

Yours truly, BShark.

from his twitter today

BeddieKU23 said:

BShark said:

BeddieKU23 said:

@BShark

No Vick to get more Charlie. Not sure we won on that

So, the healthy and eligible roster right now

Dotson, Grimes, Agbaji, Moore, Lawson, Lawson, Mitch, McCormack

We are foul trouble away from TEAHAN TIME.

I wish I was surprised but the last few years have numbed away being pissed off about not having enough players or depth. It’s a circus

Well to be fair it’s hard to account for two injuries. Even in this crap scenario if Garrett and Doke were just healthy there would be more than enough depth.

So for now, Self pretty much has to play all 8 guys. We will get to see if Dave and KJ can adapt.

In the mean time…I heard KU is recruiting this player…

This needs it’s own thread.

https://theplayerstribune.com/frank-mason-goodbye-kansas-jayhawks/

Everyone should read it.

Jaybate the prophet.

Thanks Bruce.

Share with any KSU friends you might have.

Caption this!

Impossible to not cry during Graham’s speech.

Commits

Tyon Grant-Foster UNRANKED JUCO 6’7’’ G/Wing FROM KC https://247sports.com/Player/Tyon-Grant-Foster-46093992/#

Gethro Muscadin 3-4* 6’10’’ C from HAITI https://247sports.com/player/gethro-muscadin-46057375/

Latrell Jossell UNRANKED 5’9’’ G from TEXAS https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2020/latrell-jossell-213166 No 247 profile yet.

Bryce Thompson 5* 6’5’’ G from OK https://247sports.com/player/bryce-thompson-46040037/

Also I am sure we are still recruiting Scottie Barnes and some others super hard or something, but I am not listing players KU has absolutely no chance to get.

July 16 Update Notes: Harris committed and joined the 2019 class so he was removed. Cam’ron Fletcher cut to 5 and KU didn’t make it so he was removed.

Aug 27 Update: Moved Caleb Love down to big target. Removed Daishen Nix who committed to UCLA. Removed RJ Davis and Josh Hall who appear to be trending in other directions. Added Javonte Brown-Ferguson, Moses Moody and JT Thor since he reclassified.

Sept 27 Update:

Well they beat UNC, there goes my witty theory.

I’m dead.

Maybe he should rewatch his HS game last year where he lost to Garrett.

I love how friendly this board is.

Prayers up.

Bruce said refs beforehand told him if fouls on Doke weren’t within the normal flow of the game they would be ruled flagrant.

Bruce Weber was asked if Trae Young is the Big 12 Player of the Year. “To me, the Big 12 Player of the Year is (for) the people who win the league.”

It’s apparent that Silvio doesn’t really know what he is doing yet. When he does watch out. 19 minutes and he grabbed 11 reb and scored 8 pts on 3-5 shooting. Did miss a wide open lay-up though. A couple blown defensive assignments that I noticed.

Malik is absolutely insane right now. Playing out of his mind on both ends. I hope he keeps it up and we get Doke back.

If more referees had conviction, WVU would have players fouling out by halftime. Fact.

I like Loyola, shame we had to encounter one of their Missouri level fans.

Never would have thought Svi would turn in a virtuoso defensive performance after some of his games against ISU in previous years in particular.

Already infinitely better than Zenger.

https://kuathletics.com/news/2018/8/23/general-jayhawk-tv-network-changes-distribution-expanded.aspx

Imagine that dumbass BShark thinking he was going to Creighton LOL.

This bump made me think maybe jb was back. I hope he is living it up.

In case anyone wants to watch Braun murder Nixon again and again

https://twitter.com/Jifhawk/status/1215106035771461632

KU 9+ point conference road wins by year

2012 - 4

2013 - 2

2014 - 2

2015 - 2

2016 - 4

2017 - 2

2018 - 1

2019 - 0

2020 - 6 so far…

Related: The league is poop.

Friend’s dad is having his aortic valve replaced a week from tomorrow. Has to happen and can’t be delayed. Even under normal circumstances this would be scary.

@Kcmatt7 Much more likely to get Chandler Lawson than Achiuwa. Also Sam Williamson is all but a Hawk at this point. I also think Zeke Nnaji is much more likely than Cockburn, but I’m not thinking either ends up at KU if things go according to plan.

@jayballer73 @BeddieKU23 The staff really likes Issac McBride. He’s already been on a stealth unofficial visit and will be back for an official.

My early guess at next year’s roster…

G: Dotson, Moore, McBride, Jacobs or a home run type signing ie Anthony or Hampton

G/W: Garrett, Agbaji, Williamson

W/F: KJ, Chandler

F/C: McCormack, Mitch, Hurt, JRE

From twitter: 6’0 2019 PG Markese Jacobs putting on a show early. 11 pts in 1st qrtr as Uplift lds Washington 24-16.

https://twitter.com/JayLFKhawk/status/802295300798943233

@approxinfinity He might eat Dean Wade.

@jaybate-1.0

We will definitely miss Frank. 4 year players like Frank are a treat.

Woodrow said:

Corey Evans tweeted that Jalen Wilson has scheduled his first visit, but it’s premium so I couldn’t see where. Anyone know ??

Kansas. May 30 through June 1.

Man…get all the players away from this skank…

We’d take it too Frank.

https://twitter.com/Jeff_Hawkins_KU/status/843976226838642689

Yes, his initials are AFH.

When I saw the thread title, I was thinking this would be about Zenger’s extension.

stoptheflop said:

Has Preston been cleared by the NCAA to play? Earlier, there were questions about his academic eligibility. Now, many posters already predict he will be a starter. When will we know if Preston is academically eligible? Does KU make an announcement or do we just keep predicting greatness until the NCAA urinates on his eligibility?

Will forward Billy Preston be KU’s next great freshman?

With the arrival of June, all eyes in the Kansas basketball world begin to shift to the incoming crop of new Jayhawks, many of whom will land in Lawrence this weekend, in time for Bill Self’s youth camps, summer workouts and whatever other welcome-to-college-basketball adjustments the powers that be at KU choose to throw at them.

For a program that has welcomed such high-profile players as Andrew Wiggins and Josh Jackson in the past four years, the incoming 2017 class lacks sparkle.

That’s not to say that forward Billy Preston, combo guard Marcus Garrett and four Division I transfers — only one of which will be eligible in October — will not add a lot and play important roles for the Jayhawks.

But while Garrett might wind up being the next Devonte’ Graham and William & Mary transfer Jack Whitman could follow in Tarik Black’s footsteps, human nature — particularly with KU fans — tends to take people’s attention to the highest-rated player on the board. In this case, that’s Preston, who finished his prep career at Oak Hill Academy ranked as the 10th best player in the Class of 2017 by Rivals.com.

Unlike Wiggins and Jackson, Preston does not carry with him the automatic assumption that he’ll be a one-and-done Jayhawk.

That mentality won’t fly at Kansas and no doubt will lead to much more bench time than court time for Preston.“Talent-wise, he could definitely be that,” KU assistant coach Kurtis Townsend recently told the Journal-World. “His issue’s always been, he’s switched so many schools and he’d never really had great coaching until he went with Steve Smith (at Oak Hill) so he’s never really been held accountable for how he plays. The ball sticks sometimes with him and it’s, ‘Let me see if I can go one-on-one.’ With coach (Self), if he gets the ball and he can’t shoot it, pass it or drive it, he’s gotta get rid of it. So that’s something he’ll have to learn and (who knows) how long it will take him to learn how to play.”

Townsend knows this. And Preston claims he does. The key question entering the summer will be how closely Preston’s expectations match up with the reality of the journey which he’s about to take.

“It just depends on how long of a learning curve there is for him and how well he takes coaching,” Townsend said. “I told him, ‘I’m interested to see how you react when coach (gets on you) the first time. Are you gonna quit and pout?’ And he said, ‘No, no, that’s why I came there. I need that.’ They say the right things but until it happens you just don’t know. The (Morris) twins said that too and they fought it or they could’ve gone (pro) earlier. They ended up being great players, but it took ’em three years to figure out, 'all right, we ain’t gonna fight him.’”

One of the things Self, Townsend and Rivals all liked about Preston were his physical gifts.

“He’s got an NBA body already,” Townsend said.

And that’s both a good and a bad thing for the incoming freshman, who, according to a source with knowledge of his status, should be good to go in terms of eligibility when he arrives on campus.

Good because his potential is off the charts and his versatility will be a luxury for Kansas that approaches the way Jackson was used last season.

Bad because it remains to be seen if the KU coaching staff’s high demands and expectations from Day 1 will be something the 6-foot-10 forward can handle or if it will inhibit the steady progress required to make a serious splash.

“With his body and his athleticism and his skill set, that kid, if he wanted to, could average a double-double,” Townsend said. “But I don’t know if he’ll do it because we’re gonna have to kick his butt to go to the glass every time. I would say to him (after high school games), ‘Dude, 6-10 and you had three rebounds? Go get 10 rebounds.’”

Regardless of how much talent Preston possesses, how long it takes him to figure everything out and what his overall impact on the 2017-18 team actually winds up being, Townsend made it clear that the Jayhawks were glad to have him.

“I think he’ll be OK,” Townsend said. “Could he be one-and-done? Yeah. Will he be? It just depends how long it takes him to figure it out. It could take ’til Christmas. The advantage he has, though, is we’re going on this trip to Italy (in early August). So he’ll be a little bit ahead of the game. But the second game of the year against Kentucky he might look lost. And people might say, ‘Oh, he wasn’t as good as you thought.’ But we’ll be able to tell by January, once league play starts, if he’ll be a guy who could (leave early).”

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