Posts made by Jhawk69

@Texas-Hawk-10 That would have been great. Plus Releford would have been by far the best 6th man in the country that year.

A few of others are Quentin Grimes, Grady Dick, Andrew White III, Keith Langford, Wayne Simien, Johnny Furphy, and Kevin McCullar.

@rockchalkjayhawk Unofficially Wilt. Officially probably Joel

@rockchalkjayhawk Jeff Boschee

Wilt Chamberlain

Mario Chalmers?

edit: Or Andrew Wiggins?

@rockchalkjayhawk But Zuby gives you stats that are almost as good, plus is a better defender, plus would have cost us less NIL money that we could have spent elsewhere.

@dylans After seeing Zuby at St Johns its a no brainer to pick him over Hunter. Hindsight is 20 20 though.

For me the question is whether Bill Self can work the ol Bill Self magic on this group. Historically he is good at getting the most out of his teams but that sure as hell didn’t happen these past couple seasons.

@dylans Yes. Last years team had the roster to be good (as evidenced by a strong November, preseason number 1 ranking, outplaying Houston) but suffered from lack of effort, lack of leadership, lack of cohesion etc.

To clarify for those who don’t know how to read, I am not saying last years roster should have been ranked number 1 or that it didn’t have shortcomings, just that it had the pieces for our team to be much better than it was.

@wissox I don’t think he is ruined. I think he is still a decent college QB but I don’t think we will ever see 2022 JD again.

@BShark I agree for the most part. I will also note that KU’s defense last year was a paper tiger. Sure, they could completely stiffle Cincinatti and Arizona State to inflate their numbers, but any above-average offense absolutely carved them up at will. They allowed Baylor to score 60 points in one half! They gave up an open three in pretty much every “must stop” situation too.

This is a good conversation but I would like to hear some other perspectives? @Texas-Hawk-10 @kuballin10 @paakdnmb43 @SlimShaddy54 What do you guys make of our squad heading into next season?

JD6 is talented but injuries have ruined him. He is not the Heisman caliber QB he was for the first half of the 2022 season.

If I coached this team I would probably redshirt Corbin Allen and Samis Calderon

I am of the opinion that summer is a great time. There are lots of good novels, short stories, series, music, and movies to be watched without being distracted by sports or the feeling of obligation to prove to people online that your takes on sports are more correct than theirs. Then there is always that “spending time with your loved ones” thing.

What makes you say he is a one year rental?

I am very high on Mbiya’s upside BUT he has to stick around for at least another year to become anything other than a decent backup. Most likely he enters the portal after this season.

Congrats on your retirement. I would recommend writing a book or learning a language to fill your time.

In what way does Kohl remind you of Nick Collison?

How excited should I be about Old King Kohl?

That can’t be true. People on the internet were saying Suemnick to KU was a done deal.

@TYOHawk Yeah but we should at least be shooting our shot with some international prospects. Maybe we are and there just isnt any smoke about it

I love how we are recruiting only backup bigs and not starting wings

Boy oh boy would I like to add a few warm bodies to the roster

I don’t think KJ played the 3 for more than 2 minutes last year. That said, 4 guards is a superior approach. I would have liked to see us start 4 guards and rotate Flory and KJ at the 5, Hunter being kicked out of the rotation until he steps up as a leader and hits the weight room

Flory should start at the 5 but he can be a serviceable 4 for stretches as well

Its possible for us to challenge for a natty but we would need Darryn to be every bit as good as advertised plus we would need Flory to make a major leap and be an All-American caliber player

Word on the street is that we are pining for a couple of Croatians.

Christ almighty. We had better have the funds to outbid NC State

Do they make nipple clamps for people with a third nipple? Asking for a friend…

@dylans But if you gave KU athletics enough recruiting money they might build you a statue.

@rockchalkjayhawk The only way he would do that is if KU found another million dollars. If any of you are billionaires maybe you could even things up

The longer this drags out the more Duke is going to slither into this recruitment

Embiid was never going to beat Florida that year. However, our 2019 team if Doke stays healthy and LaGerald doesn’t quit the team might be another final 4 or title as well.

@kuballin10 Williams to the NBA D-league. Sarr to Duke.

I seem to recall Bill Self saying he would advocate for Big Dave to have his jersey retired, given that he should have been the final four MOP.

Saw an article online today saying “Dame Sarr is turning into AJ Storr”. If we land him I sure hope that isn’t true. If someone else lands him, then fine.

@dylans This doesn’t even take our 2020 team which probably deserves a championship into account

@mayjay I wouldn’t blame Coach Cal for ignoring Kentucky’s problems in 2008 when he coached Memphis.

@dylans That is surprising given Roy’s uptempo style

@wissox Based on what I’ve read I believe smilin’ Ted Owens was a bad coach who was carried by Wilt for a couple years then exposed when he left.

Can someone enlighten me as to Vaughn’s coaching philosophy? I know he coached the Nets for a couple of seasons but have no idea what kind of ideology or expertise he brings to the table.

@FarmerJayhawk I think JUCO years dont count anymore.

@BShark I’d rather have the big French kid but its hard to sell a 3rd string spot

@TYOHawk He cooked Hunter yes

Universidad de Cancun’s Jose Hernandez is in the portal. Bill Self is putting in work

Mama Mia! We will have to make him an NIL offer he can’t refuse.

@Texas-Hawk-10 Its not impossible but I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one. I was just thinking the other day about the fact that Frank is arguably the 3rd best player in Kansas basketball history. We rarely have seasons of that caliber.

@approxinfinity I would be very surprised if he, or anyone else on the team, were as good a player as Frank Mason. Luckily, despite what the irrational DaJuan haters will tell you, you don’t have to be as good as Frank Mason to be a good player.