Posts made by BucknellJayhawk3

@HighEliteMajor yes, you’re right about the mechanism of their susceptibility. It’s a good thing for the law of averages: if you’re are a top seed enough times you’re bound to have an early exit but also a deep run. Self knows that taking high percentage shots and great defense can help prevent early tournament exits, so it’s odd when you see a Self team thats not quite playing to the defensive standard. My favorite KU years were when we had a big ol’ shot blocker down low making every game a block party and matched with a potent offense makes for great basketball.

@wissox I don’t hear much about Bennett’s Wisco background so it’s always fun to hear the parallels. Virginia is gaining a lot of traction in the recruiting world, I have a feeling many McDonalds AA still won’t come to UVA, but maybe that’s a good thing. Shaka hasn’t done too hot with arguably better recruiting power at Texas, but maybe that’s not the best corollary. I think the best player Virginia recruited since 2015 has been ranked #30. Fun fact, last year Kehei clark, ranked #390, started and played 27 minutes a game his freshman year, and we thought Ogbaji was a diamond in the rough!

Yes, I know, I’ve heard it before, especially since last year… they can’t win in March

I’ve been a Kansas fan since childhood but have lived in Charlottesville for the past 5 years. If I ever have posted about Virginia basketball I usually get the same old “But its so boring to watch!” As basketball fans I think we can all appreciate excellence where we see it, and now that UVA has won the 'ship it’s good to see their style of play on the pedestal for at least a brief moment. Some say that the game doesn’t have as much flow, but I always thought that Virginia’s games go by quicker, there are less fouls and turnovers to make the game feel so staccato or interrupted. Virginia was ranked #1 in fewest turnovers this year (Kansas at #225), and #6 in personal fouls committed (Kansas at #110). I’m sure these scale with possessions, and there are probably other stats to look up, but I don’t think there’s a need to write an essay here. It’s incredibly pleasing to watch clean basketball. It’s pretty cool when UVA will get 3-4 stops in a row; the crowd at JPJ goes nuts. When I watch Kansas I often think (at times!) about how sloppy our passes are or how ineffective our defense is; not every game, but there are stretches. If boring basketball can win championships without one and dones, it can’t be that bad I’m hoping we get some of those long term 4 star players. RCJH.

1. I think Billy Preston has the best shot to stay in the NBA.

@JayHawkFanToo thanks for the insight! Interesting to hear that you can find 3D printers regionally with that ease. Seems like a great time to have your own business.

@JayHawkFanToo what type of parts are you printing, and I’m assuming they are cheaper than machined parts otherwise the customer wouldn’t be interested?

Has the technology for 3D printing changed much since you’ve been in business?

@jaybate-1-0 well, I’ve never heard the philosophy of 3D printing sung to that tune before; good stuff!!

In my lab I’m mostly working with high end metals that have aerospace applications. With our CAD files we can run all sorts of finite element model testing to predict how our material will work. The modeling (it doesn’t have to be just FEM) is usually right on the money; mechanics has been around for a long time and material behavior in compression and tension are well described by the literature, even for porous/lattice structures. We have mass optimization parameters that we can use to keep the relative density of our parts low but the strength/fracture toughness high. It gets even more interesting if you can involve machine learning, but I’m only just learning how machine learning can be helpful. Your term technological baroque (“By this I mean proliferating product variation yielding little to no increase in function, but simply contributing to new versions with almost the same utility being endlessly rolled out to give sophisticated marketing new things to hype as frequently as possible”) seems to capture the textile and even plastics industry accurately. What are we creating that’s new? Anyone with a website can now sell customized gear from an inventory they bought for pennies from Chinese manufacturers off Alibaba.com (even I did this as a quick way to make some cash when I was feeling more entrepreneurial!). It’s clear neither of us think all of AM is technological baroque, but plastics (clothing are plastics too) can be made quick and inexpensively, so it’s not surprising that the market has gone in this direction.

The cost of an at home desktop 3D printer that will print metal is going down. However, not sure I would want to print out a replacement part for my bike and trust that it holds up while I’m riding down the mountain at 30+ MPH. I still prefer to have my metals produced by industry unless I have done a full micro structural characterization of my home made metal (which would require some serious equipment).

Where does AM have a competitive advantage on the bball court? Still working on that one!

RCJH

@jaybate-1-0 but unfortunately I hijacked the thread away from the real topic, the relevance of 3D print to basketball (and potentially weening off of the major shoecos?).

I just did a preliminary google search on 3D print shoes (didn’t make it past the first page) and there’s not a lot out there yet. Perhaps the greatest advantage of 3D print shoes is customizability. You can print a shoe to fit an exact foot shape. In any system, whether it be polymer or complex metal parts, a simple CAD design is used as an input to the printer. This would be enough of a competitive advantage to introduce 3D print shoes into the market, assuming their quality doesn’t suffer during the manufacturing process.

https://www.3ders.org/articles/20170831-peak-unveils-first-ever-pair-of-3d-printed-basketball-shoes-in-collab-with-nba-star-dwight-howard.html

I love it Jaybate!

Complex metal shapes can certainly be additively manufactured cheaply, but many processes are not under an ASTM standard, and material properties change from batch to batch and user to user. Most metals require post-processing techniques (heat treatment at high temperatures in an inert environment) to remove porosity caused during the sintering of metal powders. Then you still have the problem of variable surface roughness, which can serve as stress concentration sites. The most studied systems are steel, titanium (Ti6Al4V specifically) and Inconel (nickel chromium based superalloy). Boeing recently announced that they hope to make almost all of their parts from 3D printed titanium, which happens to be one of the strongest, lightest (and most expensive) metals. The materials of the aerospace industry are changing rapidly.

Polymers are much easier to 3D print, and much more developed. However, I’m not convinced that 3D printing of shoes is the best way to go. In injection molding there isn’t much waste, and even if you did 3D print the shoe from bottom to top you’d still have to apply a bond coat between layers. Unlike metals, polymers are much easier to make into very complex parts, so the cost savings aren’t as great. Additionally, the top part of the shoe is often times a plastic fiber blend, which is not traditionally 3D printed (it would have to melt down to a non fiber to be extruded again). Perhaps there could be a time savings? Not sure, but I imagine the assembly line is automated to be quite efficient.

Hit me with more 3D printing of shoes facts, I’d love to learn!

Having a female chancellor (I’m assuming that’s what you are referring to, but correct me if I’m wrong) does not mean that the old boys club mentality is dispelled, right? Cultural shifts can take a while, especially at institutions which offer tenured positions; think generationally. Hopefully there was progress made, I think we can both agree on that.

Totally agree- life ain’t fair and oversensitivity is a problem affecting our society. We need people like you who are passionate about their freedom of speech! You implied I am one of those trying to “eliminate” your freedom speech but I’ve already mentioned I encourage the discourse. We should also all have awareness of what we share to our communities and what privileges we have. By privilege I am not just talking about sex or race. Even if we have the privilege not to concern ourselves with certain issues facing society, it doesn’t mean those issues in society don’t exist, right? Community leaders (even of small online message boards) can only lead when they understand the society they act in, otherwise they are just members without any meaningful influence.

Not too sure about the picture of the PhD costume, but perhaps it provided some people the joy you intended it to?

This thread keeps coming to the top of the feed. I understand that the comments were meant to be said lightheartedly, and I believe they were, so this isn’t to point fingers. In fact, it’s only because I enjoy the KuBuckets community so much that I even bother sharing my opinion. With that being said, in general, if you have had to align yourselves at some point in your career or personal life against the “old boys club” mentality, you become sensitive to even lighthearted comments related to objectivism. Being in a field in academia where women are not empowered, and having a wife in medicine, I see how our perceptions of women shape how they are treated. I’m only super sensitive to these things because I don’t have the privilege not to be. My apologies for bringing us away from the delightful conversations about basketball by those who know much more than I do. What I want to add to the conversation, is that it’s OK to talk about these things, and the discourse (if constructive) is what makes us all better. Perhaps I can use a change of viewpoint to help me out of my sensitive views.

Asking the same question a different way; what will another year in the system get Garrett? Our bigs typically get much more efficient in their sophomore campaign, but I think our gaurds don’t tend to make a giant leap. Look at Svi/Devonte, in their sophomore campaigns they were awarded more minutes but stats per minute didn’t change much. Smart guard play seems to take a few years to develop.

People in positions of power, authority, or influence are rarely so naive to not know what muck might be around them, and how to distance themselves (legally) from the muck. This is probably more true with politicians than basketball coaches, but I would be surprised if Bell Self hadn’t at least heard rumors about improprietary benefits given to his team at least once in the last ten years. If there was something of legal implication, Self would deal with it appropriately, but not knowing anything seems too naive n’est ce pas?

I wasn’t able to read all 140 posts. Obviously if Billy Preston is involved, and it was known (due to him being suspended) that he accepted money, I find it hard to believe Self would be naive about this happening to others on his team, given that he’s been around the block a time or two before. I’ll argue he may not have done enough to stop this systemic (perhaps 3 players already identified over the course of the last few years) influence of agents within the program. He may not have known anything directly, so can take the stance of a victim, thankfully.

@BShark I was thinking next year might be the most complete team (talent wise) we’ve had in a while, with the caveat that we won’t have that many returning minutes, especially if Vick leaves. Things will certainly be interesting with young guards.

Been waiting to see this pre-season top 25 since the Final Four ended (in my opinion after Kansas loses, the Final Four is over, there is no further NC game). I’m hoping this team has decent basketball IQ and proclivity to play tight defense. I’m expecting some struggles with freshman guard play.

Also, turns out Self and coaches weren’t hard enough on Malik during his red shirt season, lets hope that wasn’t the case with the cohort of transfers this year. It’ll drive us nuts if it takes them all of next season to make improvements.

By Vick leaving are we are talking about to play pro ball somewhere, but not transferring, correct?

Did you know that Jay is older than Self by a year?! That blew my mind; only because we know Self has the high ground. I thought the clash was between a wise old man in Self and less old wise man Jay. I should have known given that I’m a Bucknell grad…

So Jay’s playing in this Big East pseudo power conference; I imagine that irks him a little. Think he’ll ever leave Nova?

I like Self’s gaurd oriented lineups, a lot of times I think it’s easier to watch. I’m worried about our team PG, we’ve been so lucky with Frank/Devonte. Remember the times of Elijah/Tyshawn? Good players, but man did they make some careless plays. Back to Big Man U!

Does this mean Malik is going to enter the draft for sure?

If it’s KU vs Duke in the elite 8 matchup then expectations are tempered. If it’s KU vs Syracuse aw heck we better be in the final four!

I saw Deandre Hunter on campus here at UVA yesterday; he and I are playing the same amount of basketball today . May he recover soon.

Tony Bennett is pretty beloved around these parts, I have not doubt if he were the coach at KU that he would be embraced, if for no other fact than he would be the coach at KU and we tend to treat our own quite nicely. Dear lord if Tony had KU recruits to run his defense we would see UVA getting 4-5 stops in a row, instead of 2-3. It’s exciting watching the other team deflate and start to implode.

Also keep in mind, Louisville is playing to secure a birth in the Tourney…OUCH!

As a local Charlottesvillain, I follow Virginia closely, and when they’re winning and getting 3-4 defensive stops in a row, it’s pretty darn exciting! Just have to be looking for it. I get that they’re not fun to watch when they’re not your team. Say what you will, but those players have bought in, and excel at what they do. Watching them I oftentimes think about how well they execute on defense and how much room Kansas has to improve on that side of the court.

After entering the season unranked, nobody expected the team to be this good, but Tony’s got some of his own wizardry. I don’t think he’s yet the “latest great coach never to make it” but he could be in the next ten years if he doesn’t get there.

Son of a superstar seeking the LA spotlight, makes sense to me. Were we actually a finalist for Shareef? Speaking of Hollywood & basketball, anyone excited for the Uncle Drew movie? Those commercials always cracked me up.

@Buster-1926 I would also lose interest during exhibitions, but not during conference play. Excellence in any form is a joy.

@JayHawkFanToo I went to the recent UVa Game Day in Charlottesville a few weeks ago and it was a 61-60 OT thriller! They won’t choose Game Day for a game vs Pitt which is winless in the conference. Although I will say, rooting for a defense when it is holding teams to low totals is exhilarating. If KU held a league opponent to 7 points in a half, it does energize the fan base. It reminds me of rooting for Withey to get blocks when he was going for the record, making the other team look like they just learned the game of basketball yesterday.

That was a long tangent, RCJH.

Potential future headline: With all top teams suspended, 2018 National Championship is Rhode Island vs Loyola Chicago.

@HighEliteMajor Wow, the math checks out! Keep developing Mitch-y baby!

Mo Bamba with 4 blocks per game! Yeeesh, what Bill Self would do to get a shot blocker like that on his team.

The uber elite shot blocker is one of my fav types of players to watch, it was so exciting when Withey was getting 5+ blocks during some games, rooting for him to get the KU record was a fun year.

Playing devils advocate, would KU have won 14 straight in the ACC or former Big East?

I don’t see why not. Big 12 has been one of the strongest basketball conferences in the past 14 years. Not having other blue bloods in the program helps, too.

Sounds like the players can’t see the forest from the weeds, er, I mean… trees. The Big picture being: do whatever it takes to win.

I hear what you’re saying, but I think we’re a couple of free throws away (Oklahoma) from being in an OK and still confident position, and about an hour away from Tech losing to K-State to put us back in that position.

Poor guy, he was once on top of the world.

Woohoo! KU recruits all over the world, but we’ve gotta recruit in our backyard too. He may be a 3 star but now he’s OUR 3 star. Looking forward to seeing him develop.

We all expect the transfer players to come in and improve to a much larger extent than what we have seen. It’s not bad logic, they’ve already played a year, they get one year to sit and learn at KU, where they can go at their own learning curve, and that comes with two summers of basketball and Hudy-izing. Problem is that putting on a ku uniform has not magically translated to improvement and great play. I think we expected more from Cunliffe and more from Malik (at least to start the season), but they haven’t necessarily broken out for Kansas in their junior campaigns. Expectations will be VERY high for the Lawson’s next year, I hope they won’t start right where they left off at Memphis.

We should play all our home games at Bramlage or the WVU Coliseum, at least we have a 100% win percentage there this year.

So what’s Oklahoma City like? I keep hearing its up and coming but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re there yet.

Someone pointed this out, well probably put up a better fight playing away than we did on home court. Maybe they just need a little venom thrown their way to get that extra edge.

Remember how hard it was for Svi to not enter the draft last year? He was def. not even close to a predicted 1st rounder. Players will leave before their stock peaks. Who knows what they have being whispered in their ears. Sad! I hope Doke stays.

@wrwlumpy oh, I thought it would have been more, should have done my research.

Ohhh boy what a big game tonight. This game will be different than in our past trips to Morgantown. WVU will be favored (maybe not new) but will also be ranked higher, and at #2 to boot. This is a different situation psychologically speaking than past trips where KU is king. Our record speaks to a tie for first place but everyone knows we’re just grinding and have very little margin for error.

We’re still KU so we’ll get WVU’s best shot, but the pressure isn’t the same this year. Could make for some scrappy good play from our “underdogs”. RCJH

Possible that Billy and De Souza were cleared but Self is strategic about not announcing it until 5 minutes before the game? That’s what I would do! Any advantage counts.

Highest percentage shots are always those shot by the bigs, therefore Hi/Lo will never go away.
However, if high percentage shots were the only king in town then we would see more teams playing 3 or even 4 forwards!

Sure, we are all OK with Devonte getting 11 assists and a handful of points each game as long as we’re winning, but this thread is really about how much we are NOT ok with Devonte not scoring. We all want him to be the alpha!

We score 98 points, and Graham plays 32 put only gets 8 points. Graham has the keys but isn’t revving the engine on the points front, and I don’t think he’ll be a prolific scorer for us this year (and that’s ok). I think he had even more of a scoring role with Frank by his side, not less, as it might have been presumed.

I don’t think Kansas gets the cool factor the same way a UNC or UCLA does. However, guard play at Kansas has gotten a MAJOR perceptual upgrade the last two years with our 4-1 and POY. We used to be a team of Cole Aldrich’s and Wayne Simiens but now we’re Frank Masons! RCJH

Kansas played 4-1, with Udoka not getting much rest. Kentucky started THREE forwards!

This game was a matchup nightmare. Sure Udoka is a presence, but he didn’t have any backup. We’re lucky to have squeaked it out with a win. I think a team like Michigan State would have been the worst matchup we could have drawn out of the Champions Classic, because of their bigs. Our gaurd play is going to carry us through much of the season but we’ll be crossing our fingers any time we’re up against long and athletic bigs, unless Billy comes back and gives us another presence.

I think we come out a little eeked out, get some bad fouls, throw up a few bricks, and we’re down at the half. Second half we come out and everybody is calm collected and we play our game, get the easy buckets and cruise to an 11 point victory. I like being a second half team, I recall we won a lot of close games down the stretch last year. RCJH.