@dylans Well said. I am not even sure I would want Grimes back now that you mention it. At least Garrett is a lock down defender when healthy. He might be the only top 10 kid we have ever had that I literally forgot was on our team half the time. I would be an hour into a game and think to myself “who is that guy” and then say “oh, it’s Grimes, man he sucks” somewhat often. Passive on offense. Can’t dribble. Can’t take it to the hoop. Very streaky shooter. Occasionally missing from the stat sheet. Maybe we should just move on. Sad that his one stop on the way to playing professional ball (wherever that may be) didn’t do anyone any good, including himself.

A few thoughts after reading through all of these comments. Great stuff from everyone by the way!

1. Doke being back is the best news I have heard from a potential loss to pro sports since Devonte said he was coming back. Devonte is obviously the far more dynamic player and leader but Doke is a unique talent and his senior year will be special if he stays healthy. I’m excited to see him dunk on people. His dunks are as powerful as you will see at the college level.

2. I love Big Dave and what he brings. I actually think there will be odd times where he is in the game at the same time as Doke. That will be a big and lumbering group but we have seen it work in recent years. The UNC vs. Zaga final a couple of years ago comes to mind. It won’t happen often but it will happen. I plan to be talking about Big Dave a lot all season long.

3. Devon is back. Let’s be honest. He is not on any draft boards. He is going to come back and be the BMOC at KU. How do you do anything other than stay at KU and improve your stock? He could be one of the top 5 PG’s in the country next year. Maybe work his way into a 1st round guy. Control the tempo of the game. Play great D. Improve your 3 point shot. Throw oops to Doke. Draft stock will go way up.

4. Speaking of coming back. Is there any chance Grimes is back? Who drafts this kid? He has zero NBA level skills. He might be our biggest OAD dud ever. At least one who played. Throw the guys who sat the bench due to NCAA rules out of the equation. Maybe Selby was more of a bust? It really is hard to imagine how he makes a pro roster even if it is outside of the NBA.

We were the #1 team in the country when he was healthy and we all know how the season ended with him on the sidelines. He’s a monster difference maker even if he isn’t scoring he requires a lot of effort to guard and was becoming a much better rim protector. If he is back and Devon is back we are 1 good 3 point shooter away from being pretty damn salty.

4 guys now either gone to the draft or transferring. Maybe more to come. I can’t believe I’m saying this but is this a situation where there is smoke there is fire? Do these kids know that KU is going to be in some sort of legal trouble this year. Please let that just be my paranoia.

I love offense but I’m actually enjoying this rock fight. It’s like a classic pitchers duel. As long as both teams are playing this way, I think it’s a fun chess game.

Man I enjoyed watching that game. Nice work MSU.

I still can’t believe that Grant Hill is calling this fucking Duke game.

Watching Duke win hurts. I will admit that I cheer for Duke to lose every game that they play. In all sports, they are the only team who produces a win and I actually lose sleep after they win a big game. It is petty and I feel sub-human when I enjoy other people’s misery but I truly hate this program. Coach K is a pious, self righteous, arrogant fake and I hate this team and all of his teams. I just wanted to get this out there with friends. Maybe the recent KU loss is still too fresh, but I personally think Duke is bad for the game. Before anyone places judgement please just remember that Bilas calls most of their regular season games and Grant Hill just called this one.

When do we learn what time we play?

Hawks have a miraculous chance here. Let’s win 2 games. Get to KC. Lean on our amazing fans and make this happen. Rock Chalk.