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Practice tidbits from Fran again.
Oct 24, 2016 11:47 AM #1

Fran has been to practice a few times now. Getting his hate material ready again.

Bet Frank Mason is on his all Big-12 PG list this year :smiley:

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Like you'd expect from most good teams this time of year, Kansas has made big jump in 2 weeks. Rookies comfortable, Vick & Bragg improving.

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There may or may not be a better backcourt in country but KU's Mason & Graham but their togetherness is telepathic. Always aware of other.

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Started to see real Josh Jackson today at KU practice. Less thinking, more instinctive and extremely high hoops IQ. Alpha dog.

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Always glad to see @StephenCurry30 @UAbasketball Camp alum, @iammaliknewman at KU practice. Bill Self will get a lot out of him. Looks great

Oct 24, 2016 04:23 PM #2

@BeddieKU23 I think Fran actually likes KU.

Oct 24, 2016 04:24 PM #3

@Lulufulu I don't, think he's a butt kisser.

Oct 24, 2016 04:25 PM #4

@Crimsonorblue22 Yeah, I'll concede that point. Ok, how bout this. He respects KU and the unmatchable tradition we have.

Oct 24, 2016 04:32 PM #5

@Lulufulu nope, can't buy it! He disrespected Frank. For instance he told holly he wanted to stay at our new dorms. Was he complementing us? No, IMO he was saying we are sickening. He loves ISU!

Oct 24, 2016 04:33 PM #6

@Crimsonorblue22 Which is funny considering his ties to OU.

Oct 24, 2016 04:43 PM #7

Not a Twitter user...was Steph at a practice?

Oct 24, 2016 04:45 PM #8

@Lulufulu

Frans is a good analyst and he used to be pretty fair in his comments about KU. Everything changed when his kid decide to attend OU and he has been critical of KU ever since. The rumor was that his son James (5'-10" 150 lbs.) wanted to attend KU but there was zero interest and he ended up walking on at OU where he played a total of 41 minutes over 4 season...not exactly KU or even OU material; he would have done better at a smaller program like his brother who went to Harvard. Maybe now that he has been gone from OU for a year, Frank can get back to being more objective.

Oct 24, 2016 06:55 PM #9

@chriz

He keeps referencing guys who attended Steph Curry's camp- Malik Newman was one of them

Oct 24, 2016 07:05 PM #10

@BeddieKU23 you should change your avi to the new pic of Frank!😳

Oct 24, 2016 07:25 PM #11

@Crimsonorblue22

Crossed my mind.

Oct 24, 2016 10:25 PM #12

Fran is being nice to KU in hopes of getting his son a grad assistant spot?

No, of course not!

If Self spurns his son again, the dissing will follow like night the day?

No way!

Oct 24, 2016 10:26 PM #13

What we need is more nepotism in coaching.

Oct 25, 2016 03:35 PM #14

A lot of great guys have come through the @Big12Conference . @NazzyJML & @MonteMorris11 are two of my favorites.
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Oct 25, 2016 04:01 PM #15

@Crimsonorblue22

there we go, he's more at home in that photo. Bet he'd miss his kids wedding if KU was playing @ Iowa St on the same day

Oct 26, 2016 01:30 PM #16

I ran into the Texas Tech players (and Tubby) at a hotel last year. None of them were an impressive physical specimen. Monte' and Naz fall into that category as well.

I have always been impressed with the upperclassmen at KU after Hudy is done with them!

Oct 26, 2016 02:23 PM #17

@JayHawkFanToo

And don't forget this -

Opinion: Jayhawk, Sooner become bloody good friends ↗

That was the "exclamation point" to it all.

I just think Fran is a butt-kisser. In the right setting he loves to dis Kansas and the Kansas "smug" fan base. He does this when he is away from Kansas because he knows the other 9 Big12 teams want to hear that. Then he comes to Lawrence, sucks up to us and gets the inside info on our team. I've always questioned if he was a spy. I wouldn't want him sitting in on my practices, especially when we are preparing for a big game.