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Hey all, my first time posting! Been reading these comments so long I feel like I know you guys.

The new way to early espn top 25 has KU at #2 behind Gonzaga. Bill tells Dickie V we’re gonna be real good!! Can’t wait to get this started!

Just wanted to wish all my Bucket friends a very Happy Easter!!

Jalens a guy who can be so valuable to this team without scoring the ball especially the way Och and CB are playing. I hope he starts concentrating the other aspects of the game and stops pressing so much offensively. Play his role and I believe things will turn around for him. He’s just too good to be this irrelevant

Work this off season will be so vital for so many of our guys. Competition this spring and summer is going to be crazy. I think Bryce will be much improved and that ugly ass shot will look a lot better when they start going in!

Off ropic here but I just wanted to wish any and all Mothers here on buckets a Happy Mother’s Day!!!

@Crimsonorblue22 I think Farmer is talking about experience within the program. Guys that know what it takes to play for Self. Just because the freshman Didn’t play much and Cam and Cuffe redshirted doesn’t mean they didn’t gain experience Im a big on team chemistry and I’m sure the staff is as well.

Ahhh, now I can sleep at night. Lunardi has us a #1 seed in the midwest for next year. Whew, thought the sky was falling for a minute! LOL

@RockkChalkk agree 100%. I am also tired of the know it alls calling people they don’t even know dumb or stupid because they have a different opinion. Just sad

@Crimsonorblue22 you’re right and my apologies to mayjay. I just wish people would understand that circumstances are different for everyone and wish we could refrain from calling BS on someone’s opinion. Some of the world’s brightest minds have differences of opinion on this terrible virus I’m trying to respect everyone’s opinion and just asking for the same in return. Certainly no hard feelings!!

@FarmerJayhawk great post! Solid information from referenced sources. No name calling or finger pointing. Refreshing. Thank you

@tis4tim good all-around dude with plenty of cash!!! Coming back for his senior year seems to be working out quite well for him. Maybe Och will have a similar fate?

Wichita St. plays Tarleton on Tuesday. Could be interesting

@wissox I was a Freshman at Pratt JUCO and we got to play a Scooter Barry led KU jv team just before the KU Louisville gane. We (the Beavers) actually won the game quite handily. Found out later that the coach for that jv squad was a Grad Assistant named Bill Self! So I’m wondering if it’s wrong to tell people that I was on a team that beat a Bill Self coached Kansas team in AFH! LOL!!

@BShark won’t last. He’s to skilled. He just has to settle down and stop pressing. One good game will take care of that

So athletic. Nothing easy as they go after everything. Their coach is a character as well! Fun team to watch

I’m feeling it. Jayhawks win by DD!!!

@Jhawk69 so much of a players performance on the court is there comfort level. I think Braun and Harris will come off the bench and embrace that role. Just can’t see Bill shaking things up like he is to go with a starting five that could possibly be worse than the one we had this year. With the current roster I think Dave and Ochia are the only safe bets to start. Jalen may be as well but I think we are still going to add one or two more guys

@FarmerJayhawk wow! Yes please

@approxinfinity all the outrageous comments is what keeps me coming back! LOL. I do enjoy everyone’s perspective

@BeddieKU23 so glad you didn’t say “the new normal “!!

Alfonso Plummer from Utah in the portal. Says Kansas Illinois Florida and others have reached out. Once hit 11 threes in a game

@Texas-Hawk-10 Good for Andrea. Wish her well

Gradey Dick up to #18 on the ESPN rankings. Now a 5*

@mayjay I hear you and respect that!!!

Indeed!!! He plays fearlessly. Also read somewhere that he’s a hard worker and super coachable. He could become a real DAWG!

@jayballer67 enjoyed your post! So thankful we have the right to be divided. God bless the USA

What in the hell is going on with all our troubles in recruiting? Has Self lost his touch? I mean, a top ten class this year is unacceptable, and it’s already May, so we all know nothing good will happen before next season. Why would we continue to recruit a kid Kentucky got involved with? Why in the world would we try to recruit against UK, Duke, Carolina, Villanova, Baylor, and a dozen other teams we’ve lost kids to? Self should run from such challenges and only recruit players we KNOW. We WILL sign. I don’t know, I just wish we could consistently field a team that wins and competes for championships. Sarcasm included.

David Magley from the corner……swish!! I remember how he would hit that shot and then run back with both arms raised. One of my favorite teams was in’86 with Hunter, Kellogg, Thompson, Manning and Dreiling. Got to see that team beat Louisville with Never Nervous Pervis Ellison in AFH. Pretty sure both teams went to the FF that year with Louisville cutting down the nets

@mayjay Not ALL of us are down on the roster for next season. Will have to admit though that I’m a “Glass half full kind of guy!” LOL

The Shockers came up a little short last night but gave Arizona all they wanted. Looks like WSU is going to be one of the teams on or close to the “bubble “ come tourney time. Kinda funny I live in Wichita but don’t hear the Shocker fans saying how they want a piece of KU like they did several years back!

@jayballer67 yeah, the big O was from Duncunville. I think Cole was from Minnesota

Purdue has a lot of nice pieces

Id say Bill meant it when he said we needed to get bigger, stronger, more athletic. Sure like these last two classes. Man I’m ready to tip it off!!!

Big Dave come to po

@BShark any young man that loves his school and puts the team first is a keeper in my eyes. Hope Joe sticks around

Look so much quicker tonight

@stoptheflop agree. But we need JW to get where want to go

@wissox was fun watching Loyola play back in the day! Paul Westhead coach?

Keeping them off the free throw line will be key imo. Make them make shots because they are automatic from the line

@BeddieKU23 Couldn’t agree more. Playmakers is the backcourt is a must

Totally expected. I think Och would like to move on and may be leaning that way. If Bill can get another play making guard to allow him to do what he does best: shoot threes and catch lobs, that may entice him to come back. We shall see.

@jayballer67 ya. And with his reputation of having such a good mid range game you would think his shot would look pure. But like they say if it goes in it all counts the same!!!

@jayballer67 no question what Drew has accomplished in his time at Baylor is just incredible. Still don’t like him. Can’t get over how much he reminds me of Saul Goodman! LOL

@BShark 100% agree. Just not the explosive athlete Self covets in the backcourt. Really good basketball player who will make some team better if in fact he does transfer.

Would love to see someone with west coast connections come aboard…Aaron Miles?

Well that sucks

@Bosthawk it’s been mentioned that he can always go back and get his degree later which is true. That’s easy to say but often difficult to do. Was just thinking if he is on the fence to stay or leave the lure of a degree could sway him. Personally I think he’s gone and if so I wish him well

@Kcmatt7 yeah. I like this guy! How many years does this dude have left?

KMC will be playing for state championships within a few years. That dude can coach…and maybe recruit a little!