Just registered and want to add my thanks to @approxinfinity for providing the hall. This change of venue seems to be an occasion for a lot of regular readers of the kusports.com comment threads – readers who seldom posted, but valued the content – to at least step out and answer the roll call. I’m one of those, and it’s very heartening to find so many of the familiar names and personalities turning up here, just when I thought this new KU basketball season was going to unfold without your info and insight. I was a little surprised at how much that mattered to me.

Thanks for the link, @ajvan. This big guy could be the story of the 2013-14 season.

@RockChalkinTexas, I do sometimes think that it can’t be much fun being Rick Barnes; I suppose a couple million dollars a year eases the pain.

Just registered and want to add my thanks to @approxinfinity for providing the hall. This change of venue seems to be an occasion for a lot of regular readers of the kusports.com comment threads – readers who seldom posted, but valued the content – to at least step out and answer the roll call. I’m one of those, and it’s very heartening to find so many of the familiar names and personalities turning up here, just when I thought this new KU basketball season was going to unfold without your info and insight. I was a little surprised at how much that mattered to me.