@stoptheflop Nothing wrong with a little speculation as long you keep in mind it is just that. We definitely don’t know for sure this is the same girl in all 3 cases and don’t know who committed the vandalism either. Interesting that this happened over two months ago and no charges have been filed even though there are witnesses.

Effort is needed but just as important for defense is intelligence. Knowing the scouting defense and where to be positionally is why average 4 yr athletes can be better defensive players than the majority of one and dones (i.e. the Brady Morningstar Effect). Effort gets you 90% of the way there, but a good offense/coach will recognize when a team is overextending and out of position because they are trying to do too much.

https://twitter.com/_liljoe1/status/1379847111349534725

I think our 3 most likely losses on the schedule are:

• vs. Duke (Never play well in the CC)
• @WVU
• @OkieSt (Bill never wins here and I am higher on OSU than most this year since they get forte back)

Loss 4/5 might come from @ISU/@Oklahoma but we should be favored in both of those games.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article120910448.html

The latest update on the case: Bragg filing for self defense and should have an update on the motion within five days.

Just to get the rumor mill churning on this, I’d say it is payback from this girl after the Bragg incident. It would match up with the other rumors saying this is the same girl in both the Bragg and Vick case and that she embellished both times.

@jayballer73 He is more a comparable size to Frank. I believe Nic Moore was on the wrong side of 5-9

@hawkmoon2020 If he doesn’t qualify, I’d imagine he would be pushed towards the overseas route. If he is a partial qualifier, I could see a slight chance of him sticking around. Without the partial he has to go back to prep school and there is nothing stopping the NCAA from disqualifying him again (like the situation with eubanks)

Small caveat is that no coaches are listed in the Kansas section

@BShark Agreed. KU has already shown that they won’t play people with ongoing eligibility issues (i.g. the Billy situation) and I would be surprised if the NCAA even starts their official investigation by the start of next season with the rate they are moving. I don’t know how people are so optimistic.

@JayHawkFanToo And if there is actual evidence to back up the inditement, he will be ineligible. The NCAA loophole around the guardian accepting payment was closed. The only I see for him out of it is to hope their evidence is flimsy/hearsay or to hope that the investigation gets a lot bigger and the NCAA makes a compromise on their rules.

https://twitter.com/_liljoe1/status/1379847111349534725

@Marco which is weird since I remember Dave being a pretty good rebounder the last 2 years. Could be that he was going up against backup bigs a lot of the time but still I would be a bit optimistic that the rebounding can improve. We haven’t seen anything to indicate that the shot selection and rim protection will come along though.

@justanotherfan sounds like we could have used silvio this year

@KirkIsMyHinrich FYI you can always block people

Looks like we should have a Silvio answer soon:

https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1131953869263704065

He also needs to learn to drive left to play the point effectively.

If I remember correctly, he was below 50% from the FT line his freshman year. If he has a similar improvement this offseason, I bet it will be hard for Bill to resist keeping him out of the starting lineup.

Looks like Seth Davis is backing that up. Not in a possitive way though.

https://twitter.com/SethDavisHoops/status/1091467623328559104

Yeah, Bill isn’t getting fired even if there is a smoking gun that links him to a payment.

@JayHawkFanToo The loophole was closed for all NCAA sports as a bylaw to their general amateurism rules: https://static.lrbears.com/custompages/Compliance/BylawArticle12-Amateurism.pdf

If you have any proof that basketball would be exempt for this bylaw, I would ask that you share it. It also doesn’t matter what school orginized the payment. If someone or their family is paid by any party, they lose their amateur status.

It really seems think everyone is in a wait and see mode for what the FBI do next. I wouln’t be surprised if we don’t know if Silvio is playing or not until the first game of the season.

@JayHawkFanToo I haven’t seen anything to disuade me that the worst case is still that he is just straight up ruled ineligible and not allowed to play. The sum of money he was allegedly paid is higher than the Diallo’s case. Even if he gets the same ruling, he would have to pay the money back and we don’t even know if he can afford to do so. I know I wouldn’t have been able to pay $20,000+ back as a college student.

I think you are reading too much into the inaction by the NCAA as well. It is being reported that they haven’t done anything yet as they want to let the FBI investigation run its course. I also haven’t seen any news that the FBI has even shared its evidence with the NCAA, so it would be hard for them to investigate until that happens.

I want to be as optimistic as you are but every time I think about the scenario, I can’t see how Silvio doesn’t get a suspension unless the FBI evidence isn’t substansial or it is withheld from the NCAA. Alternatively, this could blow up so much that they can’t afford to suspend everyone caught up in it.