I almost cannot believe that I am reading posts saying that Self bungled Frank Mason’s development. I would argue that Self’s development of Frank is among the most impressive examples of player development I have ever seen.
Jhawk69
@Jhawk69
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RE: Basketball Season
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
It couldn’t possibly be that coach favors the players who help us win games
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RE: Basketball Season
Is anyone else here confused? During DaJuan’s tenure at KU we have landed a 5* PG in Elmarko Jackson, am extremely coveted portal PG in Remy Martin, and two additional coveted portal guards in Zeke Mayo and David Coit. Where exactly is the perception that we have been unable to recruit guards due to Self’s blind loyalty to DaJuan coming from?
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RE: Recruiting Notes
I love reading “Bill Self only won the title because he had great players” on one thread and "Bill Self can’t recruit " on another
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All-Time Great KU Hoops Game Nobody Talks About
I figured that some of us could use a break from the controversy about a technical foul being called on a technical foul. So here is a reminder of one of the greatest games of KU basketball history even though our fanbase rarely brings it up. Enjoy:
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
It does not matter whether some fans are happy with DeJuan or not. What matters is whether he plays well and helps us win games. He has done that for four years and will likely, as you pointed out, be able to play even better with a decent backup pg to gibe him some rest and some shooters and creators to take the burden of running the entire offense off his shoulders. Some people will not be happy because DeJuan will smartly play to his strengths and set up other people for shots instead of trying to score a lot himself, but like I said it doesn’t matter as long as he makes the team better.
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RE: 2024 Recruiting
Back in the old days this would have been a good class to grab some 4-year program guys that we can develop patiently. Unfortunately there is no point in doing so anymore as they will transfer away
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RE: Off-season starting lineup ever changing thread
I suppose if we can only use players we know will be on the roster next year my guess at the starting lineup would be Harris, Elmarko Jackson, Nick Timberlake, KJ Adams, and Ernest Udeh. However, with Udeh’s foul problems he will only be on the floor 10 minutes a game, meaning a more common lineup will be Harris, Jackson, Timberlake, Marcus Adams, and KJ Adams. Of course, this lineup WILL change with the portal so the posts now are meaningless outside of having fun shooting the breeze. Maybe we won’t get our most desired targets, but we will get a couple players who will compete for starting roles.
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RE: Transfer Rumblings
I do not want DaJuan to average 14ppg because that means he is shooting too much. I do want him to cut down the turnovers and finish better at the rim. Stats don’t matter that much but just for a fun ballpark figure I would like for him to average around 8 points and 8 assists per game with a couple steals and relatively low turnovers.
Latest posts made by Jhawk69
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RE: Cretins From Craytin Game Thread
Hmmm. Not great but I’m not too concerned yet. If this happens again I will hit the panic button but for now I will attribute it to a simple case of us missing bunnies and them raining threes.
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RE: Cretins From Craytin Game Thread
I try not to blame the refs but they are making it really hard
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RE: Early season feedback on kuballin’s off season analysis
When things go poorly fans look for someone to blame. Fans who do not understand basketball default to blaming the lowest-scorer. This is why DaJuan got a lot of hate last season. Since things have gone well so-far this year, fans have been able to just appreciate how good DaJuan is. But if things take a turn south fans who lack solid basketball analysis skills will blame DaJuan again.
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RE: Recruiting Notes
@FarmerJayhawk Isn’t he goint to be a walk-on for the basketball team?
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RE: 2025 Recruiting
In an ideal world, Flory comes back next season and Tiller is our backup 5, which would give him time to toughen up and develop before playing a more major role in the future.
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RE: UNC Game Thread
@kuballin10 I agree. I would like to see us play 4 out with Storr and Griffen at the 3 and 4. KJ I would like so see get about 20 mpg off the bench. How many minutes do you think he deserves?
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RE: UNC Game Thread
Do you believe KJ should get any minutes of playing time?
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RE: Basketball Season
If that game happened it might have been in Hoch Auditorium and not Allen Fieldhouse
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RE: Recruiting Notes
@approxinfinity Honestly I will second that to some extent. When he brings up DaJuan it just leads to an infinite loop where everyone wastes time debating something that is one-sided. But his points about the direction of our program and how we fare in the tournament definitely spark good conversation.
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RE: Recruiting Notes
I love reading “Bill Self only won the title because he had great players” on one thread and "Bill Self can’t recruit " on another