James is ready!
He has been slow cooking like good ribs on the bench.
He has been seasoned.
From the moment, he left JUCO, he has been being groomed for this appointment with destiny.
He is on no one's radar screen.
He has paid his dues ALL season, while the basketball players got their development time.
James has been grinding it out in practice.
He was placed on this team for a reason, not by Self, alone but by higher basketball powers.
His time is coming and it is coming in a conference tournament game, or maybe the first, or second weekend of the tournament.
Self needs to get him some minutes so he is ready to fulfill his destiny.
Everyone knew this was going to happen from the moment that Mr. Basketball, Bill Self, had to raid the football team for an insurance player.
James is going to save Bill Self's and KU's bacon once before the season is done.
Of course, the most likely thing of all is that KU makes a Cinderella run to the Carney Finals and James has to close out a double overtime game, because Doke, Silvio, and Mitch have fouled out. The opponent is killing us inside. Self tries to defend the lead with James on the bench for the last 3 minutes of the second overtime, but the opponent goes +1 with 9 seconds to go. KU accidentally fouls and the opponent gets 2 FTAs. KU has to have the rebound, if there is one--HAS to have it. Self does the only rational thing. He puts James in to grab a rebound if there were one and gives instructions to call time out immediately to sub James out if the possible. The opponent misses both FTAs and the carom rims to James, who gets fouled before a TO can be called. James shoots and makes the first FT. The opponent calls a TO to ice James and make him think about the next FT. James walks off the floor cool as a cucumber. Self shoots him one of his confidence and swagger inspiring grins. James puts his hand on Self's shoulder. "Relax, this is what I was meant to do for The Legacy, coach. Its in the bag." Self says, "You da man, James." The teams return to the floor. James steps up. He drains the FT. KU is +1. The team races to defense and James steals a long desperation inbounds pass and passes it to Devonte who dribbles till time runs out. James Sosinski and the 2017-2018 Kansas Jayhawk basketball team joins the greatest legends of the greatest team of the greatest game ever invented! Amazing things happen in this basketball program.
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