Is happening this summer. Bonus basketball!

Yay! I felt we were due for a summer trip.

Extra practice and game time to start getting the team on the same page.

Does this actually count as an international trip since passports aren't needed for American born players?

@Texas-Hawk-10 Puerto Rico is a US territory. Not international.

@tundrahok said in Puerto Rico!:

@Texas-Hawk-10 Puerto Rico is a US territory. Not international.

I'm fully aware of that, hence why I asked if this is considered an international trip since passports aren't needed for the American born players.

You’d fly over the Caribbean Sea so yeah probs

@FarmerJayhawk said in Puerto Rico!:

Is happening this summer. Bonus basketball!

Love it. Team will need some time to mesh.

From discoverpuertorico.com regarding passports:

“ Do I need a passport to visit Puerto Rico?

“United States citizens and permanent residents don't need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands. However, the Real ID Act will be in effect as of May 2025, so verify if your state is compliant with these laws because otherwise, you may need a passport to travel. Travelers from other countries visiting Puerto Rico have the same visa and passport requirements that would apply if visiting the mainland United States.”

Any idea what the competition will be like? I recall Doke's first year they played a couple ragtag teams in an Italian high school gym.

@DanR said in Puerto Rico!:

Any idea what the competition will be like? I recall Doke's first year they played a couple ragtag teams in an Italian high school gym.

Usually not amazing.

@DanR said in Puerto Rico!:

Any idea what the competition will be like? I recall Doke's first year they played a couple ragtag teams in an Italian high school gym.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_men's_national_basketball_team#Team ↗

@Texas-Hawk-10 Then obviously the answer to your question is no. Because they are not flying internationally.

@tundrahok said in Puerto Rico!:

@Texas-Hawk-10 Then obviously the answer to your question is no. Because they are not flying internationally.

I'm not talking about international trip in the regular sense, but in the eyes of the NCAA since teams can only do an international trip once every 4 years. Because Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory, does the NCAA view this the once every 4 years international trip or not because that's relevant.

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article275842996.html ↗

@FarmerJayhawk Paywall. 😒

@mayjay gaaaaahhh. The gist is we’re playing 3 games starting August 1. We get 10 practices in July to get ready. No info on streaming or anything yet.

@mayjay Open the link in private browsing mode (with the dark background on an iPhone, don’t know on android) then they can’t install the tracking link that cuts you off after your free views.

My issue is I have 500 tabs open. Apparently that’s all Apple allows. Lol it’s causing problems. I should probably shut the hundred or so instances of KUbuckets I have open!

@dylans @FarmerJayhawk Thanks!

Didn’t Bill have to tell Doke to quit hanging in the rim over in Europe? Lol

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

Didn’t Bill have to tell Doke to quit hanging in the rim over in Europe? Lol

Yeah he was breaking their cheap rims.

KU's August 3 game is finally getting close. The earlier announcements only mentioned radio coverage; has anyone heard anything about a video broadcast? Where in the hell is ESPN+ when we need some coverage?

@BShark was this also the time Doke got a nasty hush hush black eye and missed a game? Several pics w/😎 on!

Sign of things to come:

🐦 View Tweet

Self said that KU would be playing against the Bahamian national team for 2 of the 3 games in Puerto Rico. The Bahamian team will have some pretty big names present for the games, but TBD on if any of them will play against KU. The names that will be present at least are Klay and Mychal Thompson, DeAndre Ayton, Buddy Hield, and Eric Gordon.

If nothing else, I'm guessing thise guys can give some really good advice to KU's players for the upcoming season and prepping for the NBA.

Any word or informed information on the starters for PR? I'm already tired of hearing Dickinson referenced with slow ball.

Anybody hear of tv listings or times?

Aug. 3, 5 and 7. Appeared on my calendar as, 11, 4 and 11. Pretty sure that means central time. Nothing on tv so far. Will be on Jayhawk radio. Oh boy!

Can you listen to Jayhawk radio over the internet for free?

@rockchalkjayhawk I think the internet 810 stream should work

Check out KUAthletics.com.

many thanks. I haven't tried to listen to games over the radio in a long time. Last i tried, it was a pay feature (i think). appreciate it!

Also saw that KU could potentially play against Remy Martin as he's also in Puerto Rico as part of the Bahamian team camp.

No tv sucks!

I've lost most if not all my enthusiasm for the PR trip. It seems like more of a team vacation or team bonding action, than an opportunity to get a solid jump start on the season. Now, I read somewhere that other college teams are doing the same thing and will also be there. I didn't follow the tournament that Kentucky played in, but that seemed more like the jump start I was hoping for our guys.

I'm just disappointed it won't be televised... Real bummer

Maybe tell us why it can't be. We aren't podunk U.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Puerto Rico!:

Maybe tell us why it can't be. We aren't podunk U.

I don't believe any of the games from KU's past international trips have ever been televised either. Since all of the practice images show LU using the FIBA ball, I'm assuming FIBA rules are probably part of the reason why along with NCAA rules.

@Texas-Hawk-10 The trip they represented the U.S. was televised for sure. Can't forget Selden absolutely rocking rims on that trip.

Haven't UK's been televised? I feel like they have been but I could be wrong.

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

@Texas-Hawk-10 The trip they represented the U.S. was televised for sure. Can't forget Selden absolutely rocking rims on that trip.

Haven't UK's been televised? I feel like they have been but I could be wrong.

The World University Games was an international tournament, not some exhibition games like these. Also, no idea if UK has ever had their international trip games televised or not before.

One of the teams in PR looks really tuff if I read that correctly- Deandre Ayton, Buddy Hield, Eric Gordon, Klay Thompson, Kai Jones, Remy Martin.

In 2017 the KU-Italy games were streamed. ~~I remember finding a sketchy free link and watching at least one of the games.~~

https://www2.kusports.com/news/2017/jul/06/all-four-kus-exhibition-games-italy-will-be-stream/ ↗

Bad memory. It was on "Flohoops" for 29.99

This is the first time since Self was here that I can recall KU games off the US mainland not being televised. It is probably because it's an exhibition. They had a "secret" game with Illinois a year ago and that also had no media, IIRC.

@Texas-Hawk-10 Since Remy signed with the Iceland team days ago, maybe he won't be available.
Just a thought.

As an addendum.....when I checked out KUAthletics site the games in Puerto Rico are shown on the schedule AND it does indicate that it will be broadcast on Jayhawk Radio. Maybe that's all we are gonna get.

!PuertoRico.PNG ↗

Listening to Brian Hanni and Greg Gurley on the radio is fun.
Brian does a great and exciting play by play.
I wish he did the games on TV. He is much better than the ESPN commentators.
Try kuathletics.leanplayer.com
It's free.
It reminds me of listening to games on radio when I was a kid.

@Hawk69 - does this link work for all season games, even if out-of-area?

@Gorilla72 it should

It works for me in Kentucky.

Video! https://t.co/fE1g5Qd8jP ↗

Whining works!

@FarmerJayhawk

The article: 🏀 Kansas Men’s Basketball Games in Puerto Rico to be Streamed https://kuathletics.com/kansas-mens-basketball-games-in-puerto-rico-to-be-streamed/ ↗

Is this where everybody is gathering?

RockChalk

They are showing the warming up now

CB is there!!

Got the laptop casting to the Chromecast let’s goooo

1.1K watching

I have nothing

@Crimsonorblue22
KUAthletics.com

@FarmerJayhawk said in Puerto Rico!:

Video! https://t.co/fE1g5Qd8jP ↗

This link worked for me.

Timberlake with the start

!RCJH.jpg ↗

Oh god the echo

Doc Sadler going to have a lot to analyze

KJ!!

KJ baby

KAY JAY HIT A THREE POINT SHOT

No score showing

lol oh lawd. The internet did not need video evidence of KJ hitting a 3

@Kcmatt7 honestly the stroke looks a little better

Terio bang

This 3-guard lineup plus KJ is going to be a PROBLEM for the B12

He ready!!!!

@Kcmatt7 just silly athletic

McDowell is smaller than I expected. I knew he'd be skinny but he looks shorter.

@Kcmatt7 yeah he definitely looks closer to 6’2 than 6’5

Tbh Parker looks not bad

Oh god Zach and Hunter lineup

Hunter HD is nervous?

Zach

25-7 after Q1

lol I know the competition we're playing. But we look so incredibly deep at guard.

Coach doing lots of subs

I really like Gurley's polo lol

LOB

@Kcmatt7 Weaver’s! Will only set you back about $120 lol

Nick

He’s gonna be a good microwave guy

KJ!!

Starting to settle for bad shots. A lot of quick trigger 3s

Oh that was sexy

McDowell not shy

Kev

KEVIN

The ball reminds me of the pretzel buns my wife uses for sandwiches.

@FarmerJayhawk was it an ugly 3 or a pretty one?

@MR11 prettier than you’d think. It was end of clock but his stroke doesn’t look awful

Sounds promising if not for this year, for next

54-34 at half

54-34 halftime

Well that was really fun. I'm still trying to identify our new players.

Points coming in bunches! Wonder what the 3pt % is?

I must be getting old, struggling to get the “stream” to work. It’s freaking out.

Hope this helps!

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Hunter and KJ seem to be clicking early.

@rockchalkjayhawk It isn't the smoothest stream ever. Not just you.

Mine's great stream

Timberlake has looked pretty solid. Going to be a lot of guys playing under 30mpg this year I think.

Switched to the Facebook stream. Fine now.

3 and D for McDowell. Reeaaally needs better ball skills for his size tho

Love seeing Elmarko’s shot go

Super impressed with KJ

Bill Self: “I love how fast we are!” 😎

More 3 guard looks pls

We'll break 100

As good as our guards are, our bigs are just as bad

@FarmerJayhawk 100% on board with this. Juan, Elmarko, Morris and then Kev with KJ

Or Kj and Hunter because we board better….

How Bill runs these lineups is going to be fun to watch.

Timberlake should be the 6th man

Who’d you start?

@kuballin10 man the way Terio looks it’s going to be impossible to keep him off the floor. Juan Terio Kev KJ Hunter to start but honestly Kev would be my backup 4, KJ backup 5. Less Braun, just move everyone up a spot with Timberlake/Elmarko as the 6th man. And shoot Furphy could earn those minutes at the 4 by league play.

Nice distraction today!
See you Saturday!

RockChalk

Dang guys I , know , I know and yet man I seen some things today which were athletic , very athletic. Artero IMPRESSED big time. KJ mercy KJ - a lot of things. I liked. - -Yes going to get a lot harder Saturday and Monday but liked some things

Speedy team. Very fast. Very fun to watch when they are hitting.

Would like to know that our 3pt shooting will be reliably good.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Puerto Rico!:

3 and D for McDowell. Reeaaally needs better ball skills for his size tho

That's what will define how far he can go at KU.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Puerto Rico!:

As good as our guards are, our bigs are just as bad

Overall not worried about Hunter and not taking much from this game but he definitely struggled in this setting.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Puerto Rico!:

@kuballin10 man the way Terio looks it’s going to be impossible to keep him off the floor. Juan Terio Kev KJ Hunter to start but honestly Kev would be my backup 4, KJ backup 5. Less Braun, just move everyone up a spot with Timberlake/Elmarko as the 6th man. And shoot Furphy could earn those minutes at the 4 by league play.

Heard Mitch and Teahan talking to the guys on their podcast and it sounds like Self has similar ideas. Mentioned KJ at the 5 if he wanted to switch everything. Mitch was talking about how hard it would be for an opposing team to score on Juan, Terio, Elmarko, Kev, and KJ. Speed and hands everywhere.

@benshawks08 I like what Bill’s thinking…….

That lineup is nails

@kuballin10 Bill sounded less than enthused with HD's ability to protect the rim at his size. Not to mention his ability in ball screens. Will be interesting to watch.

Saw Terio had 5 boards. Bill loves a guard that will rebound.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Puerto Rico!:

@Kcmatt7 honestly the stroke looks a little better

4-4 at the free throw line. Could be right.

Article with box score. You'd figure the athletics department could get Parker's name right but...no.

https://kuathletics.com/jayhawks-roll-in-puerto-rico-debut/ ↗

Like I said earlier I liked some things I saw today, and yet I know w all here are intelligent enough to know that what we seen in competition today is not EVEN CLOSE to what we will see Saturday.

Just like we have to keep today in perspective - -w also need to keep Saturday in perspective . I think we all know or should know we could very easily get taken to the wood shed Saturday with those group of guys we gonna be playing

Thought I would check out the Kentucky boars to see any comments and of course , jut like you can take it to the bank -- all kinds of comments such as : - we are slower, we are not as athletic etc , etc, now either I was watching a different game I must of been seeing cause the guys I saw was faster and more athletic -I dunno maybe just me lol.
They are already starting in about how they gonna beat our ass in November - - and maybe they will who knows -- but ummmm probably not - -GOD I love UK fans

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

lol oh lawd. The internet did not need video evidence of KJ hitting a 3

We also have the 2nd one, which airballed horribly. Going to be a wild ride.

I didn’t get to watch, listen for a bit. Seems like it got outta hand quickly. How did we look?

@BShark said in Puerto Rico!:

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

lol oh lawd. The internet did not need video evidence of KJ hitting a 3

We also have the 2nd one, which airballed horribly. Going to be a wild ride.

50 percent is 50 percent! Box score doesn’t care how! Lol.

I’m a little scared that I’m going to really like Terio. 🐦 View Tweet?s=46&t=PfvO214bW1XkHtm9eUlx9A

Anyone know if there’s a replay link anywhere?

@benshawks08 said in Puerto Rico!:

I’m a little scared that I’m going to really like Terio. 🐦 View Tweet?s=46&t=PfvO214bW1XkHtm9eUlx9A

The team is shaping up to be really fun to watch too... Lots of steals, lots of dunks, lots of 3s. And they have a lot of guys who share the ball really well.

@benshawks08 said in Puerto Rico!:

Anyone know if there’s a replay link anywhere?

https://www.facebook.com/KUAthletics/videos/828457805660654 ↗

@jayballer67 said in Puerto Rico!:

Like I said earlier I liked some things I saw today, and yet I know w all here are intelligent enough to know that what we seen in competition today is not EVEN CLOSE to what we will see Saturday.

Just like we have to keep today in perspective - -w also need to keep Saturday in perspective . I think we all know or should know we could very easily get taken to the wood shed Saturday with those group of guys we gonna be playing

Thought I would check out the Kentucky boars to see any comments and of course , jut like you can take it to the bank -- all kinds of comments such as : - we are slower, we are not as athletic etc , etc, now either I was watching a different game I must of been seeing cause the guys I saw was faster and more athletic -I dunno maybe just me lol.
They are already starting in about how they gonna beat our ass in November - - and maybe they will who knows -- but ummmm probably not - -GOD I love UK fans

Kentucky fans are watching Kansas play pre-season basketball games? 😂 losers! …well I don’t even watch the ncaa championship game if it doesn’t have KU in it…I guess I shouldn’t blame them. Lol

@BShark Nice short shows most plays video here. When I first saw a picture of the gym they were playing in I thought it looked a lot like AFH on the inside.

I'm pretty excited for our guard play this year. Should be a step up.

@jayballer67 said in Puerto Rico!:

Like I said earlier I liked some things I saw today, and yet I know w all here are intelligent enough to know that what we seen in competition today is not EVEN CLOSE to what we will see Saturday.

Just like we have to keep today in perspective - -w also need to keep Saturday in perspective . I think we all know or should know we could very easily get taken to the wood shed Saturday with those group of guys we gonna be playing

Thought I would check out the Kentucky boars to see any comments and of course , jut like you can take it to the bank -- all kinds of comments such as : - we are slower, we are not as athletic etc , etc, now either I was watching a different game I must of been seeing cause the guys I saw was faster and more athletic -I dunno maybe just me lol.
They are already starting in about how they gonna beat our ass in November - - and maybe they will who knows -- but ummmm probably not - -GOD I love UK fans

I too took a minute to check out Rupp Rafters. KU had a couple of really strong defenders on the site, which I thought was very interesting. Usually, the moderators block KU posters on the site.

Pretty fun to watch the video of the scrimmage in PR. Lots of talented new talent!

@dylans said in Puerto Rico!:

@jayballer67 said in Puerto Rico!:

Like I said earlier I liked some things I saw today, and yet I know w all here are intelligent enough to know that what we seen in competition today is not EVEN CLOSE to what we will see Saturday.

Just like we have to keep today in perspective - -w also need to keep Saturday in perspective . I think we all know or should know we could very easily get taken to the wood shed Saturday with those group of guys we gonna be playing

Thought I would check out the Kentucky boars to see any comments and of course , jut like you can take it to the bank -- all kinds of comments such as : - we are slower, we are not as athletic etc , etc, now either I was watching a different game I must of been seeing cause the guys I saw was faster and more athletic -I dunno maybe just me lol.
They are already starting in about how they gonna beat our ass in November - - and maybe they will who knows -- but ummmm probably not - -GOD I love UK fans

Kentucky fans are watching Kansas play pre-season basketball games? 😂 losers! …well I don’t even watch the ncaa championship game if it doesn’t have KU in it…I guess I shouldn’t blame them. Lol

ya buddy, UK has such a complex that they will jump with any KU doins. - they have quite the response to us playing and how they will beat our ass in November it's really sweet, you ought to hear then talk about how ways of catching back up with us in all time wins. - -Everyday - -always something - really do think they need to come out with some kind of inferiority complex pill for them to talk lol

I was impressed with the arena in PR. But, it was really different to watch the game from the single camera; especially one positioned so low there was a constant stream of people passing in front of it. Still I'm grateful for the stream and I'm looking forward to the next game.

Let's go #Jayhawks

RockChalk

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I like that the opponent has a couple of footers to challenge Hunter.

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Juan rough start…didn’t catch it turnover and layup

Missed kj on the dunk

Guys look hesitant

Hunter needs to help to block a shot instead of just watching

Morris got the start today well deserved

Man they are doubling and pressure Juan this is good for him

Hunter huge 3

Kev big 3 nice pass Juan!

Geez juan slip and another turnover this his 3rd in 5 minutes

Hunter should be doing much more in the paint due to his size advantage.

Elmarko first sub in for Juan

For Morris not Juan

Kevin two and one’s man he’s looking like the man on both ends!

Hunter didn’t box his big man out for the buddy Hield 3

Juan ripped him that’s the Juan we know!

Morris in for Kj now!
4 guards - Juan, Elmarko, Morris and Kev around big Hunter

Would be cool if Hunter could box out his man.

He is a large human being

Elmarko takes it and Morris with the guarded layup

Our guards are NASTY

Too many turnovers

Morris pulling rebounds like crazy for 6-3

Buddy Heild is sucking it up

Jamari looks like an 80s rocker with that hair. Lol

@dylans said in Puerto Rico!:

Would be cool if Hunter could box out his man.

Would be cool if Hunter did anything in the paint like a center

Jamari Traylor tweeted that his Dad for real was being released from prison and said it was surreal.

I miss the camera being on the other side of the court so we can see the coaches and benches.

Better than the radio

Wish there were replays tho

Hunter should be rebounding much better. He seems to be treating this like a pickup game.

Seeing 👀 balls 'slip through his hands' isn't a familiar phrase we hear

T3rio is fast

Mccullar looks way more bouncy this summer

I really like KU basketball in August.

Nice camera work there on Gurley. Got the nose pick and butt pick in the same scene. Well done. 😝

@rcjhdraft
Gurley said Brady had been working with him. They noticed that Kev jerks his head back when shooting.

Good to see Alonzo J interviewed at halftime. Good memories of the 1991 run.

This is good for us. Something to compare yourself to. Not a cupcake.

@RockChalkinTexas said in Puerto Rico!:

This is good for us. Something to compare yourself to. Not a cupcake.

And a much better way to get to know your new teammates by actually playing an opponent.

Really sloppy now. Come on guys.

KJ's calves look like Popeye's arms!!

Is there a way to watch if there's any game left?

Great game! Didn’t completely fold in the waning minutes. Good sign.

@wissox - game over. Check KUAthletics.com for a replay later.

@Gorilla72 Thanks

🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

RockChalk

Liked a lot of the fast breaks. We have some speed. Guys getting to know each other. Boat trip yesterday looked like a good bonding. Hunter is learning.

Have a great rest of the weekend!!

Hopefully we learn today, some very questionable decisions forced shots, missed free throws , three point shooting - -glad it's an exhibition -- look out Monday.

Gordon playing Monday - -Ayton paying Monday - - Gordon playing Monday - - Hield playing Monday. - - the big thing Monday - -compete.

this is why we have these games , play the game , Learn from the game

Score, please?

@mayjay 92-87 Kansas win

@jayballer67 I don’t disagree with you assessment but I think these games are like glorified pick up games at the YMCA. Not a ton of defense (besides Juan taking two charges, go Juando!) just want to have fun and bond as a team.

Maybe Hunter is just holding back a bit. In the third quarter, I finally got to see him with the ball in the paint and watched him work to get his shot. That's part of what I've been waiting to see with him. I haven't looked at a box score, but Juan had an unusually bad game with turnovers.

@stoptheflop Juan against athleticism isn’t good unfortunately. If guys get in his grill and muscle him he doesn’t do well. Play against grown men and that will happen. Curious to see how he responds Monday!

Best lineup with true talent is:
Elmarko
Morris
Kev
Kj
Hunter

Juan off the bench…..yes, I know it will never happen but we got two nba level guards and one comes off the bench cause Bill somehow will never not start Juan. Hopefully much like the 2022 run the guards off the bench play 20-25 minutes and Juan is in that 18-22 minute range.

Love Juan but we got better players than him based on what we’ve seen down there. Only one game and it’s sample size (I’m ignoring the first game against an naia type school).

Oh no. Didn’t watch the game but saw pics of the box score. Did kj make another 3? That would make him 3/4 for the trip so far. Our best shooter from the perimeter by percentage.

@benshawks08 he’s 2/3 I thought and yeah he made one - same corner spot as before

Kj is the man. If he can learn to put his head down and drive right like Jalen he would be tough to guard. Freak athlete and his passing with Hunter and vice versa is money already - great chemistry and unselfish ball.

Hearing uk thinks they are gonna wax us which I find interesting. Their young guards are real good but curious to see how they do against our backcourt with Elmarko and Morris as athletes

http://www.nooo.me/ ↗

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@benshawks08 he’s 2/3 I thought and yeah he made one - same corner spot as before

Kj is the man. If he can learn to put his head down and drive right like Jalen he would be tough to guard. Freak athlete and his passing with Hunter and vice versa is money already - great chemistry and unselfish ball.

Hearing uk thinks they are gonna wax us which I find interesting. Their young guards are real good but curious to see how they do against our backcourt with Elmarko and Morris as athletes

Kentucky fans never learn. KJ was pretty bad in the first half I thought but then amazing in the 2nd half today.

@BShark You know much about their roster?

Their bigs I’m guessing Hunter and kj just eat up.

Dillingham and Wagner will be a handful. Real curious to see how that game goes…..

@kuballin10 we should feast. They’re very, very, very young. Decent athletes but taking a bunch of guys from a bad high school class isn’t really a recipe for success. Class of 2012 this is not.

Just viewed the Hawks second game in Puerto Rico and zI am really looking forward to the season. Size, speed, finishers, defensive-minded wings, rim protector, really good ball movement, good cutters, rebounders…..Of course too many turnovers, unimpressive perimeter shooting but they are already doing so many things moving the ball and athletes to finishers and create shots.And pushing the ball for layups -and Dunks which build excitement.And having Furphy waiting in the wings with his particular skill set.

Just now able to finish the game. I think maybe the coolest thing to me so far is how well KJ and Hunter play next to each other already. They are passing to each other as if they have been playing ball together for 10 years. There is a connection there.

Also Bill having a footer who can score the ball at the 5 for end of game play calls is awesome.

Well, all I'm going to say after watching the second game and looking at the box score is that this is another doomed season; are you kidding me: 14/27 FTs? Who amongst you can't go to a FT line right now and hit more that 50%. In years past, after losing a game at the line, I would go out to my driveway and shoot FTs just to see why these young guys make it look so sticking hard. Opponents seem to easily make their FTs. Doomed I tell you. JK

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@stoptheflop Juan against athleticism isn’t good unfortunately. If guys get in his grill and muscle him he doesn’t do well. Play against grown men and that will happen. Curious to see how he responds Monday!

Best lineup with true talent is:
Elmarko
Morris
Kev
Kj
Hunter

Juan off the bench…..yes, I know it will never happen but we got two nba level guards and one comes off the bench cause Bill somehow will never not start Juan. Hopefully much like the 2022 run the guards off the bench play 20-25 minutes and Juan is in that 18-22 minute range.

Love Juan but we got better players than him based on what we’ve seen down there. Only one game and it’s sample size (I’m ignoring the first game against an naia type school).

Your right Your NEVER gonna se Bill start somebody over Juan, just to many other faucets to the game then just scoring. We have other guys that are SUPPOSE to do that. Juans main job - - defend - which by the way he does really , really well - - assist , oh yes umm he does that pretty well too - -basically run the team - which he does, can see a negative difference when we have others runnin the point- -shaky ball handling, most the time they are a turnover looking for a place to happen.

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

Just now able to finish the game. I think maybe the coolest thing to me so far is how well KJ and Hunter play next to each other already. They are passing to each other as if they have been playing ball together for 10 years. There is a connection there.

100% agree both so unselfish which Michigan fans claimed Hunter wasn’t that…..clearly he just needed new scenario and a real coach

@jayballer67

I thought it was interesting Bill said Juan was okay but didn’t hammer him in postgame.

Proceeded to say how Elmarko and Morris were so bad defensively yet those guys make up for it by rebounding, assisting and oh yeah scoring the ball on the other end.

I hope we see some fluctuation in minutes because when Juan is bad it’s real bad. When he’s good he’s great but when he can’t score and he doesn’t attack he’s not worth playing

@kuballin10 Juan will be fine. He still had 9 assists yesterday. TO’s will come down as the team chemistry improves. He’s also not going to shoot 12.5% all year lol. 29 assists on 37 shots is crazy good and will only improve with time.

He’s not wrong about Terio. He did his best Houdini in the second half. Elmarko is still out of position A LOT. But it’s August and we haven’t even boot camped yet. Going to be a ton of fun watching this group grow.

@FarmerJayhawk Of his 9 the first 3 were him directly and not the means of another player.

Didn’t catch an inbounds pass and resulted in layup

Missed kj on the lob

Fell over and lost the ball

I’m watching the second half tonight but from the 247 board it sounds like it was bad so curious to see

Yeah this team is a final 4 team it has all the pieces and finally have a 7 footer who can score is a match made in Heaven for Bill. Throw in Kev back, KJ’s a stud and Juan is Bill’s guy….this team is loaded

I’m still thinking uk gives us a game

@kuballin10 it was more mental than anything. As a group they kinda just cruised and they’re not good enough to do that yet. Kev foul trouble really disrupted us too. I thought Bill was actually pretty harsh on Juan. Saying he didn’t respect the game was telling.

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@jayballer67

I thought it was interesting Bill said Juan was okay but didn’t hammer him in postgame.

Proceeded to say how Elmarko and Morris were so bad defensively yet those guys make up for it by rebounding, assisting and oh yeah scoring the ball on the other end.

I hope we see some fluctuation in minutes because when Juan is bad it’s real bad. When he’s good he’s great but when he can’t score and he doesn’t attack he’s not worth playing

sorry he is always worth playing period

I was given a pretty hard time last season for saying Juan is very limited athletically. I do really like him and think his IQ and long arms help him with what he lacks physically. That being said do a 3/4 court sprint, vertical jump and shuttle drill with everyone on this team. I’d bet a 100k Juan is in the bottom 30% of all 3.

@kjayhawks said in Puerto Rico!:

I was given a pretty hard time last season for saying Juan is very limited athletically. I do really like him and think his IQ and long arms help him with what he lacks physically. That being said do a 3/4 court sprint, vertical jump and shuttle drill with everyone on this team. I’d bet a 100k Juan is in the bottom 30% of all 3.

He's plenty athletic, he's just not physically very strong. Dejaun would absolutely be top 5 in sprint, shuttle, and vertical on the team. You can't be the caliber of defender he is if those traits are below average. It's his physical strength that really holds him back. He's entering his 4th year in college and if his weights are accurate, has only added 10 pounds since then. 247 listed him at 160 lbs. when was in HS and KU currently lasts him at only 170 lbs. To give a comparison, Elmarko Jackson is listed as an inch taller than Dejuan, but 25 lbs. heavier at 195 according to KU's website.

We all know Harris struggles with physicality because his body isn't big enough or strong to take a beating by bigger guards all game and those are the games he struggles with.

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

Also Bill having a footer who can score the ball at the 5 for end of game play calls is awesome.

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Bill will always always always go to the post feed as a security blanket. So it's nice when we have a really good player there.

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@jayballer67

I thought it was interesting Bill said Juan was okay but didn’t hammer him in postgame.

Proceeded to say how Elmarko and Morris were so bad defensively yet those guys make up for it by rebounding, assisting and oh yeah scoring the ball on the other end.

I hope we see some fluctuation in minutes because when Juan is bad it’s real bad. When he’s good he’s great but when he can’t score and he doesn’t attack he’s not worth playing

He’s one of his guys he really loves like Jamari Traylor. He was awful the last quarter though…

The only guys I'm not concerned one bit about are the national championship dudes: Juando, Kev and KJ.

@jayballer67 oh he’s starting every game no doubt. If steph curry was at KU he’d start next to Juan but Juan wouldn’t leave the rotation lol

Juan is important to the team and can start but I hope our other more impactful guards can play more minutes and finish.

Juan is a great story and important to the team but when he turns it over and can’t hit the broad side of a barn it’s brutal to watch

@Texas-Hawk-10

Morris
Elmarko
Kev
Kj

He’s maybe the 5th guy but I doubt it. He isn’t fast, he isn’t quick, he is very limited athletically. Granted we are nitpicking a KU starter.

Let’s hope he bounces back tomorrow against nba competition but if he’s lackadaisical with the ball, turning it over as if he’s not trying and completely disrespecting the game as @FarmerJayhawk said then don’t let him play many minutes

Tomorrows the game I care about most if their 3 nba guys play decent minutes we will lose but man it will be fun

@TYOHawk Bill and his pets……I don’t see practice but man with Kj it was obvious in games. With Taylor it wasn’t, same with the Reed/Morningstar deal. If feeding the post is so important Self doesn’t know ball as much as we think he does. On a list of important traits feeding the post isn’t in the top 10

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@TYOHawk Bill and his pets……I don’t see practice but man with Kj it was obvious in games. With Taylor it wasn’t, same with the Reed/Morningstar deal. If feeding the post is so important Self doesn’t know ball as much as we think he does. On a list of important traits feeding the post isn’t in the top 10

It just comes with Coach. As much as he loves short scoring guards or athletic wings and post scorers. He loves the the scrappy kids who had to fight for everything.

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@jayballer67 oh he’s starting every game no doubt. If steph curry was at KU he’d start next to Juan but Juan wouldn’t leave the rotation lol

Juan is important to the team and can start but I hope our other more impactful guards can play more minutes and finish.

Juan is a great story and important to the team but when he turns it over and can’t hit the broad side of a barn it’s brutal to watch

Every team ha a player just like that, that fans bitch about -- I just thank GOD Juan has better moments then bad.

I wil say this El Marko is going to be a stud - -to bad he is more likely then not gonna be here for just one year

@kuballin10 Here we go again...

@mayjay lol no doubt I’m starting early.

Last year it was Joe should play more or actually year before that and then last year he showed he doesn’t have it.

This year we have the horses and both Morris and Elmarko are better nba prospects for a reason.

Gotta trust Bill

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@mayjay lol no doubt I’m starting early.

Last year it was Joe should play more or actually year before that and then last year he showed he doesn’t have it.

This year we have the horses and both Morris and Elmarko are better nba prospects for a reason.

Gotta trust Bill

Being a better NBA prospect doesn't equal being a better college player right now. Dejuan Harris is a better college player than Morris or Jackson right now because he is a much more polished product than either of those two.

There's also a reason why Yesufu ended up in the wastelands of Pullman, Washington. He's an undersized 2 with a low BBIQ that's never met a shot he didn't like that Self never should've offered.

Constructing a championship caliber team isn't necessarily about the 5 best players, it's a bit the 5 right players and Harris brings a lot of other tools than scoring to the table. Having a real post threat now means that Harris can focus on his defense and running the show and not worry about having to score like last season. I wouldn't be shocked if Harris averaged 8-9 assists per game this season with the supporting cast he has.

I love it: lineup controversies and discussions in August. Bring on the NBA players today. It will be good to see how Hunter matches up with Ayton. I'm most interested in his defense today. I was really surprised that Hunter scored 28 points last game. I watched the entire game and saw some good things from Hunter, but also poor rebounding for the tallest dude in the game and some lack of effort. But, I'm pretty impressed with his 28 points.

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t disagree with you but kensucky not playing Booker more because he was a frosh is also the reason they lost. You play your most talented guys now so by March they are ready.

You were dead on with Joe and I was wrong there….tip of the cap.

Juan should average 8-9 assists because he can’t shoot and doesn’t look to attack the paint for any dump off dunks/layups or ooops. I mean all the way in Puerto Rico they know he doesn’t look to score. They are daring him to shoot floaters.

@stoptheflop I think he’s just not laterally quick or explosive off the floor (not a quick jumper).

He should have 5 or so more blocks but he’s a hair late every time

Offensively he’s flat out stupid….just crazy at 7 feet his touch near the rim and all the way out to 3

Let's go #Jayhawks 🔴🔵

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Juan night and day different!

Ripped buddy and has hit a 3

Way more aggressive…let’s go Juan!

CB is gonna be on mic in 3rd quarter

should be fun to hear from CB

@DanR He practiced with them yesterday

KJ

Do we know why morris isn't playing?

@MR11 bone bruise on his knee

Bam

@DanR Kev isn’t a national champion

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t disagree with your strength assessment. I don’t mean to sound like he’s a bad athlete because he’s not but we have several NBA ready guys athletic wise that he ain’t in the same zip code as. I’m 6’1 guy with about 6 inches less wing span than Juan and I dunked just about every single day during basketball season as a junior and senior in highschool, he ain’t out jumping many on this roster bud.

Hunter fighting is good

We definitely need Morris and Furphy

Elmarko struggling to hit the outside shot otherwise he’s solid.

Timberlake is hit and miss today as well

Need more offense when Hunter goes to the bench

KJ was horrid today

Bill draws up elevator play for Kev….not our best shooter Timberlake

KJ was fine….Bahamian team changed how they played ball screens and KJ/Hunter was neutralized

Lackluster finish to game 3

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

Juan night and day different!

Ripped buddy and has hit a 3

Way more aggressive…let’s go Juan!

Are you sure that was Juan ? just curious cause Juan doesn't attack the paint or look to score -Juan adds a lot to the game

Got to find out who this guy was - - not Juan , this guy hit 10 -14 shots - -23 points ,Na that can't be Juan , he doesn't do that lol

@jayballer67 Blind squirrels find an acorn eventually!

@BShark has a sore knee

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@jayballer67 Blind squirrels find an acorn eventually!

Ya and we can always hope that chronic bitchers will learn there is a reason a Coach is a Coach. and it's best to leave the real decisions about who plays and who doesn't to him - -Funny thing about it he seems to have done a pretty good job at what he does. Well I mean probably not for you but then we just have to consider the source lmao

Really looking for to your input this season , enjoy the countdown . Oh & ya so how many acorns did you end up finding anyways, I'm sorry didn't realize you were blind , good luck with that

The thing I will say about the overall 3 game series. Just a like when we won the 2 games, same goes for this one - -I think it's really hard to take to much away from this is overall this was a good experience for the guys. - Learning experience for the new guys, it was good to get guys in game experience El Marko , , Mc Dowell , am such.

Think this will give guys the chance to see where they need to improve -- ONE thing for sure they need to work on is my GOD learn to make your dam free throws, those are give me points, the other team is gifting you freebies-- got to work on those Looking forward to the Season I think we can be really good - -I think El Marko is gonna be fine , will be interesting to see what the newest member can give us to help- - Yet now it's time for some FOOTBALL I''m ready could be fun- - great for out for aSaturday afternoon at the stadium - -ROCK CHALK

Sure was fun being able to watch some KU hoops in August!

You can't take too much out of these games. Obviously you can see skillsets, how the new guys look.

Randomness:

-- Loved watching Elmarko! He seems relatively poised and solid. I'm not going to judge him on his 3 pt shooting just yet. His other skills will be important for us.

-- Hunter's stats at Michigan showed him as a good rebounder. Not sure he looked too great on the boards in PR. Just the eyeball test. did anybody look good on the boards?

-- Dajuan looked asleep at times. Maybe guarding Buddy and Gordon isn't easy! Too many pina coladas.

-- Timberlake. Interesting. Showed more athleticism than i thought he had. Drained a three or two. He may need some time to figure out how to get his shot in the offense.

-- Didn't see many positives out of Parker so far. At least today. The backup post seems like an issue so far. (insert KJ as a 5 talk here)

Self was livid when the team allowed 2 straight baskets on inbounds-under-the-basket plays by the Bahamian team. No more of those after the KU time out, if IIRC.

I think my takeaways are mostly positive. There were some mistakes that will be cleaned up as the season draws near. Things like the inbounds and getting pulled into trash talking, holding onto the ball, and positions on offense and defense... Free throw shooting has to improve.

The athleticism is impressive at all positions, so the team could be elite at fast breaks and elite at defense.

The team is already good. Really good. If their improvement curve is above average, they should be a FF contender.

Just got a chance to watch. The frosh still have no idea what they're doing. Self yelled at Elmarko a few times to drive when he didn't or pass out when he drove. The feel isn't there just yet, which is fine. He's still new-ish to the game and very new to Kansas. At this point you have to be concerned about rebounding. Hunter hasn't rebounded well AT ALL and KJ is... KJ. Missing Terio hurt. He's the only guy right now I trust to go out and get his. Juan is Juan. He's a capable scorer. He looked much more engaged today than Saturday. Everyone says Kev's shot is better, but we need to see it go in. So many bricks today. But overall good trip, we got out healthy, and know where we need to work.

@FarmerJayhawk Kevs free throws are enough for me to be concerned about his 3% getting any better this year. The touch just does t seem to be there. I feel like good shooters swish the free throws a majority of the time and then on the misses have a soft enough touch for it to fall a good amount of the time. Doesn’t seem that way for kev. Even the males don’t go in clean or soft a good portion of the time. His balance on the free throw line stresses me out. Seems like he’s falling into the lane after every attempt. If he’s thinking that hard about a free throw imagine the wheels turning on the long ball…

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

Bill draws up elevator play for Kev….not our best shooter Timberlake

KJ was fine….Bahamian team changed how they played ball screens and KJ/Hunter was neutralized

Every team should do this, and pack the paint against us. This team will have to prove they can make shots.