I took my 78 year old mother to get her first shot last week, no ill effects. Just wanted to put that out there for an FYI.

@wissox You are important to this site, and contribute alot. Don’t sign off.

The guy was great… I have fond memories of being overseas eagerly awaiting VHS tapes being sent my way once basketball season started - everytime I got one it felt like Christmas.

Merry Christmas everyone! Be safe.

With all of the hardworking wings at our disposal he just couldn’t find the court, but he has talent and seems to be a team player. Hope he finds a good landing spot.

I am glad that I was once again wrong. Good to see Agbaji back in the fold.

@drgnslayr Agreed. The guy is as rotten as they come, but it is now all but guaranteed that the charade is over. There is no way, unless they want to appear to be totally paid off - and they very well may be - that the NCAA will not now look into Nike and their schools.

Saw the Sportscenter bottom line the other day. “But no evidence of improprieties regarding Zion Williamson or his family in regard to Duke University,” said the NCAA as soon as the story broke. Lol!

drgnslayr said:

I liked the video, but would have preferred the less-stylized version… without slo-mo… and choppy cuts. I’ve been claiming for quite some time that Devon would be a completely different player this year. His first year was about playing cautious, trying not to mess up. This year it is all-out ballin’!

Looks like he is a bit stronger, and he’ll have to be if he wants a decent draft spot next summer. Strengthening is all about now. Once the season starts guys usually lose a bit of it because they aren’t pushing heavy weights and they run off some of their mass.

Devon has a lightning fast crossover. Something I always look for in a guard. Can he blast by any defender? In this case… YES he can! Then… will he drive past all defenders? I believe he will. It’s one thing to have the ability to drive. It’s another thing to have the drive to drive. My money says Devon has both and we are in for a rocket season!

We are all worried about trey scoring. I’m not. I hope we have a few guys who bust a good percentage. But I’m fine if we have a PG who will drive it to the rim every other play and score or feed one of our dunk monsters.

Trey shooting will always fail eventually. The only time the drive fails (from the right setup) is if the defense has a monster blocker. Not sure who is out there in D1 this year to fill that title. But if he’s out there… let’s hope that is the night we smack down some treys to offset.

I’m having fun dreaming about Devon out-driving all those who came before him… Devonte… Frank… Tyshawn… Sherron…

That’s a mighty tall order, but Devon has the tools and a razor-sharp mind. I just hope he stays focused on playing with all-out aggression!

I think he sometimes deferred to Grimes last year. I think, in some sense, they all did trying to get him involved. That won’t be the case this year.

BShark said:

@Marco I think his potential is fantastic. I would bet on him starting to play as a RS SO then possibly starting the year after.

I’m pretty excited about our frontcourt future, no doubt. I like Braun, Enaruna and Muscadin alot, their ability (Enaruna is only going to get better) to run and handle, stretch the floor. It is all good in Bill Land. A damn shame about Wilson, it will be interesting to see what his role might be come next year.

Crimsonorblue22 said:

https://missouri.rivals.com/news/tragedy-averted-we-just-saved-someone-s-life-

Thanks for sharing that. I too saved someone’s life, though it was on a train platform in another country. I didn’t do it to be a hero or because I wanted to feel good - I did it because I should.

I am starting to agree with some posters, that we’re going to have to wait and snag us a big from the transfer portal. With the players that we will have coming back and those coming in, it will already be a pretty deep frontcourt.

@Kcmatt7 said in 2022 Recruiting Thread:

@BeddieKU23 said in 2022 Recruiting Thread:

In case anyone cares Duke got #2 Derrick Lively.

Nike is going to make sure Scheyer gets what he needs… Need to make sure that the transition goes as well as possible

It is really crazy just how much control the apparel companies have. Once you see the wizard behind the curtain for the first time, there is no denying it.

Did he need to be fired? Yes. Did he need to be fired now? No. The interim head coach? Deer in the headlights at his press. USC will be lucky if they win another game this season.

@Kcmatt7 said in It Could Be Worse:

@BeddieKU23 I think the crazier thing is what this says about Notre Dame…

If you’re a Notre Dame fan you should be worried.

Oh yeah.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Mr. Bean goes to Carolina game thread:

RS sophomore eligibility wise. Transfer from North Texas

The guy can play.

Okay, FSU probably won’t win the ACC this year, but they will beat Miami and go to a bowl. How’s that? More likely than not a 6 win way out back bowl, but hey it’s still a bowl

@AsadZ said in Mr. Bean goes to Carolina game thread:

He went to HS in Mansfield TX so I am assuming he is from that area.

And he is a freshman? But whatever his class, we need to keep him.

Landing one of those guys is a must. We’d be without a true big, otherwise. I know that Dave could potentially come back for another year, but does anyone expect him to?

Ohio State goes down! Thank you, college football gods. I will (for now lol) stand by my playoff picks - Alabama, Oklahoma, A&M and Cincinnati.