Posts made by STOOPS

Have fun in the NBA Devonte.

Dear lord…

@approxinfinity

2015 KBS 2015 backwoods bastard 2015 expedition stout

I can’t even get enough of this team

I’m drinking only Michigan beers in honor of josh jackson

rest the starters for north carolina

This team is so well rested and nasty it doesn’t matter who the opposing coach is.

That little Italian meatball is going to be fuming on the sidelines.

The conference tournament helped. We rested. Iowa state got beat up a bit more.

The guys have healed. Brags headband will be the only accessory.

Josh Jackson is a winner. Cars are boring. It’s time to vandalize D1 athletes.

This is Tyler Selfs last hurrah (as a player) playing FOR his dad. Bill has a plan.

Svi and Graham are NBA bound. This tournament will be their showcase.

Frank Mason is a legend. He never slows down.

Frank Mason has been dangling from the ceiling in Hudy’s office. His teeth clenched on a raw peice of meat. G-d help anyone in his path.

All the whistles in the world can’t stop him from getting a bucket.

I love this time of year.

There’s just something about Josh Jackson.

The way he glides across the court. It’s effortless.

The look on his face when he plays is everything right with this sport. He gets it. He knows how to score every time he touches the ball. He sees everything.

His court vision is next level.

Put him in a backcourt with Frank Mason and Devonte Graham. Come on. That’s not even fair.

Next up is Frank Mason. Phew. There’s no other front court player I’d rather have. Can he ever not score at will? It’s unreal. His defense is smothering and his offense is demoralizing (to the opposition). I hope he makes so much money in the NBA that he doesn’t even know what to do with it. I want him to make so much money that he encourages his offspring NOT to attend college. That would be a slap in his face as a provider.

Coach Self. I thought life was over when Roy left. But this guy…all he does is win. And the stutter and the accent. And the way his players say he makes them better men. They learn more than basketball. That’s legenary.

Senior night 2017. Worthy of cracking open one of my 2015 Bourbon County Stout’s.

I love this team. I hope I’m calling in sick that glorious Monday night.

-Brian

KU by 9.

@jaybate 1.0 KU by 5 because they got Sadler.

Hurry up and get better.

We’ll be waiting for you.

No redshirts this year.

Fresh bodies will wear down virtually any team we play this year.

We may be young, but we are deep, talented, and ATHLETIC.

I feel the same about Black after this game as I did the first game. He’s just blah. But he means well.

Mason played great - he’s a gamer. Not much dropout when Tharpe comes out.

Seldon played a bit better. Man, he is a big two guard.

Embiid…ha! Again, I feel bad for anyone who has to play against him. Lookout opposing teams, lookout.

Greene can ball. Maybe I’ve confused his mouthiness. Maybe it’s just swagger, not immaturity / obnoxiousness. If that’s the case I welcome it.

Jamari is huge - his arms are ridiculous. His motor paid off last night as im sure it will in the future.

Oops…I forgot to add this:

I think this KU team will be stoopid good come tournament time.

Black’s performance was disappointing. I fear that too much stock has been placed on his age / D1 experience. After all, this isn’t experience playing in Self’s system. As I recall he never really stood out at Memphis - Infact, I believe his minutes were starting to diminish. The idea of him being a banger and allowing Ellis to flourish seems to me like wishful thinking. From interviews conducted by KUsports he seems like a good guy - perhaps he’ll help Embiid and the other younger guys. Time will tell.

The game flowed better when Lucas was in and I like his body language. Not really sure what I mean by body language - but I like the team vibe when he’s on the court. He has good size and a knack for putting the ball in the net.

I can’t say that about Greene. I felt the same way during late night. He seemed to be mouthy and immature. During last nights game I saw that again. With that being said - I think he can flat out ball. His size/length and ability to knock down the outside jumper is fun to watch. He’ll be an absolute monster next year with a season under his belt. Perhaps this will help with what I see as a maturity issue (I’m referring to his mouth, not his playing).

Ellis, Tharpe, and White looked good. White sure can rebound, Tharpe sure can dish out the assists, and Ellis has some sick moves in the paint. While I’m not totally convinced on White, I have little concern over Tharpe and Ellis.

Traylor plays like he’s in his own world and his facial expressions prove it. I don’t think for one second that he’s a selfish player…he just seems to be a motor running around frantically after the ball. I guess that’s not so bad, just expected more out of him by now. To me he has mediocre ability to put the ball in the net around the rim. Everyone seems to talk about his toughness and strength and some even mention they see improvement in his play this year. To me he’s a warm body out there. A VERY muscular warm body that can run the floor.

Wiggins’ first performance was as expected. Everyone talks about his calm demeanor and ridiculous athleticism and that seemed pretty apparent last night. He scored 16 points and looked scared. Not sure of too many other freshman who could put up those numbers, looking and playing like he did in the first half. I’m not worried about Andrew. He’s going to be a monster in a month or so (if not sooner).

If **Embiid **sticks around another year I feel sorry for anyone who steps foot on the court against him. With his size and athleticism and this coaching staff…just stop - It wont even be fair.

The only real disappointment from last night was Wayne. Not sure why I viewed him as the freshman savior who would come in and play like Marcus Smart his freshman year, but I did. His play was abysmal and the ball stuck when he was out there. The only saving grace I have is this: maybe Self’s plan was to focus on Wiggins this game. Maybe the goal was to get Andrew some buckets to help alleviate his nerves and boost KU stock to the world. We all know the whole college basketball world was watching. With so few games to go before we play Duke, perhaps Self was sand bagging with Wayne. Regardless, he played nothing like I thought he would.

After watching last nights game it seems there will be lots of fouling this year. No better time for our Hawks to be loaded with big bodies down low. We have a surplus of fresh bodies that should keep our record up to par with what we’ve come to expect from Coach Self.