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Initially committed to Memphis too. It is pretty ridiculous.

@wissox Well this is something I can definitely agree on… Analytics has changed the game away from what used to be known as “good” stats. Hitting .300 is no longer really a stat that we care about. The Mendoza line has become meaningless if you can hit 50 HRs while you do it. I do think they should work to get more balls in play, but I’m not sure how they do that without very big rule changes. Moving the mound back a few feet and deadening the ball could help. But I don’t really have an answer.

I was sitting in the front row of the student section for the '97 Mizzou game when Raef came flying right at us for that huge dunk. I was there from 94-98 when they were 58-0 at home. Such great memories. Wish I had known sooner that those games were on TV. I could’ve pointed myself out in the stands to my kids

@Kcmatt7 Definitely on the “leadership occurs naturally” comment. I don’t think your scorer down the stretch is necessarily your leader. I’d say your play maker is usually your leader, whether that player is the scorer or feeding the ball to the scorer. We always called our last second shooter “money” and he got to wear that tag all year. The game seems to be different today. In the “good ol’ days” your leader was typically your PG, just like in football your quarterback was your leader. So many responsibilities fell on that role. It started off the court, and the leader would often babysit the troops and helped keep them out of trouble. On the court… the leader needed to read defenses and know how to attack them. The leader was also a play maker in creating easy finishes for other, usually by the pass. The leader was a cheerleader throughout the game. The leader gave out constant chatter. The leader kept the coach’s message alive with the troops. The leader was animated and drew most all of the attention. This is why I asked about today’s players. What if a guy comes around that has all of this to offer? Would his teammates follow? I don’t know. We are in such a different time today. The message is so much about equality that it may cast shade on leadership. I’d really like someone young, say 18 or 19 comment on this with their perspective of life today. Sometimes I work with youth on projects and it feels different today. I’m not being negative on youth… just trying to figure them out!

@wissox once or maybe it’s a twice in a lifetime chance.

Great find!

Next game up. Go Heels

Update, he’s down to 50%.

@BeddieKU23 I think you’re right. I don’t think this is a Jayhawk juggernaut. They showed enough to hang with Gonzaga (I’m dismayed even writing such a line) but also struggled to put away NDS. Lesser teams have gone all the way so anything is possible, but this probably isn’t the year.

@BeddieKU23 said in Happy new year Texas beatdown chat: @approxinfinity I love Braun, maybe my favorite player on the team but he is still a young player. I guess we forget he is a new starter sometimes as well. The way this team is set up Braun has to play well or things sputter. And that is high praise (and I upvote your post) for Braun. The team flows when he is on his game. When not, well…

Yeah, I was just thinking the other day about how lucky we were and how we could have done a hell of alot worse than Coach Self when we were replacing Roy - like every other candidate kind of worse.

@wissox all you my man. I’m happy to offer my support. Right now I don’t think we are growing much. We have a small but steady group. Pretty consistent. I don’t have any plans to grow the base but would be happy to do so, at least a little bit.

I really feel for Marcus. I think he could be one of the biggest victims to Covid. Imagine life without Covid. Hard to believe Kansas wouldn’t make the Final Four last year. With that accomplishment, Marcus could have left on a high note. Defensive POY, FF team, showing progress on his offensive, leaving early so having an extra year of youth… I think it may have been his best NBA shot. Now with Covid. He’s back on a young team trying to establish identity. He’s moved over to the PG spot, which is really the same kind of sacrifice EJ made. I don’t see Marcus receiving big pro attention this year, unless something major changes. What makes this worse… I’m hearing bad things about foreign prospect opportunities not only this year but already for next year. What will Marcus do? Circle the airport? I’m not sure Kansas would have room for him returning. I hope I’m way off on what I sense. I’ve been a Marcus fan from the early days when most didn’t see his potential.

@wissox said in Exclusive! Wissox snags game notes from coach Self.: @nuleafjhawk I’m glad you said it. I hate it that guys miss FT’s. Every college team should be 80%. It’s a flick of the wrist. I can do it and I’m 56 years old! For goodness sakes bill Self, hire me to be FT coach! Even Doke would have made, well, not 80% but hack a doke if I’m coach? NO WAY!! Free throws are more mental than physical at the college level. Word always was doke shot fine when practicing. It’s about focus, managing adrenaline, fatigue, etc. Yeah sure I can go to an empty gym and make 8-10 (well back before Covid when I went to the gym). But if you put most of us in a game situation where we’ve been fully exerting ourselves for 20 plus minutes, in a packed house, on national tv, in a game with real implications that 8-10 goes out the window. Some of that you just can’t simulate in practice. It’s like a tee shot over water. There’s nothing fundamentally different about the motion you are trying to make but the mental challenge can be significant.

Financially it was a no-brainer but good grief they don’t even hide their bias to bend over backwards and back around again for Ryan Day and whatever comes out of his mouth

@benshawks08 works in the military too.

@BeddieKU23 said in Toronto Blue Jays discussion.: @BShark Stronger competition has brought him back down to life. Just needs time in the lab to get comfortable. Agree his shot is a concern that needs to be addressed. He’s Marcus 2.0 as a shooter. Having Dajuan, Marcus & Dave on the floor at the same time is poor recognition of strengths and weaknesses. No defense is going to respect that lineup. Yeah, he needs a real offseason for them to retool his shot. Once Marcus is gone it’s fine to start him at the PG barring a great late addition.

@DanR It looked he jumped more than the bare minimum in the videos. I really have few memories of the guy. Thanks for sharing.

This was way better than the other game thread