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Mar 12, 2020 08:52 PM #1

Still coming to terms with the fact that we've seen our last game with Doke, Moss, and probably Dotson.

!Kubler-ross-grief-cycle ↗

Just trying to work through the process... I'm currently somewhere between anger and depression, but trying to make my way to acceptance.

Now we get to look forward and move forward together.

Mar 12, 2020 08:53 PM #2

Yeah,, it totally sucks. Let's keep this thread about next year's team, shall we? We need to concentrate on positive things.

Mar 12, 2020 08:54 PM #3

NCAA does the right thing (lol). Everyone comes back. We roll 12 deep. Bring all comers.

Mar 12, 2020 08:55 PM #4

I'm definitely still in denial.

Mar 12, 2020 08:55 PM #5

The (other) day the music died.

Mar 12, 2020 09:06 PM #6

@FarmerJayhawk said "NCAA does the right thing"

Said no one ever.

(I know - you had the lol there...)

Mar 12, 2020 09:09 PM #7

@bskeet said in Next season...:

Still coming to terms with the fact that we've seen our last game with Doke, Moss, and probably Dotson.

!Kubler-ross-grief-cycle ↗

Just trying to work through the process... I'm currently somewhere between anger and depression, but trying to make my way to acceptance.

Now we get to look forward and move forward together.

The 1st step to recovery - - - Acceptance -- the healing begins

Mar 12, 2020 09:11 PM #8

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

NCAA does the right thing (lol). Everyone comes back. We roll 12 deep. Bring all comers.

Lmao -- dam there is that sense of Humor you was talking about on my post again lmao - - just be careful

Mar 12, 2020 09:11 PM #9

@Eric-san said in Next season...:

I'm definitely still in denial.

Welcome aboard lol - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Mar 12, 2020 09:23 PM #10

There is a real part of me that is still holding onto hope that Dotson comes back. He as much as any player this year had that chip that @drgnslayr loves to write about. He wanted to prove he was capable of leading a team to the championship. It didn't sit well with him that his team lost KU "the streak" and his goal was to get a championship to repair his legacy. If you go back and watch games, as much as Doke was starting to dominate, Dotson was really coming into his own as a leader. Whenever KU needed a bucket, he went and got it. Every run by opposing teams in the last month was halted by a Devon Dotson drive or 3 pointer. I really hope he comes back but if he doesn't I will miss him.

Mar 13, 2020 02:03 PM #11

I quickly came around to acceptance as I changed a big medical appointment for my 87 yr old dad who is at total risk of the virus. Trying to keep him out of public places, especially medical centers.

Hopefully we will get through all of this in a month or two and the risk will drop though I can see it return big in the fall.

Mar 13, 2020 02:37 PM #12

@jayballer73 I've always felt Great Auntie Elizabeth had that pretty close.

Mar 13, 2020 03:31 PM #13

I can't get excited about next season and I can't imagine I will, if at all. The way this season has ended is just a complete gutting

Mar 13, 2020 03:34 PM #14

Doke was robbed, I wasn't done watching him fulfill his dream. There will never be another guy like him, talking more than on the court.

Mar 13, 2020 04:15 PM #15

@BeddieKU23

I'm a nut. I get excited still thinking back to 08 and 88 with Manning... and everything around it... like TRob, Withey, Frank the Tank...

It's been such a blessing to be a Jayhawk fan, historically and going forward!

Mar 13, 2020 04:51 PM #16

@drgnslayr

Without a proper end to this season I don't see it.

Mar 13, 2020 05:10 PM #17

@BeddieKU23

I just look for a brighter way to view this so I can sleep soundly.

We were favored in this tournament but there was still and excellent chance we lost it. At least we don't have to have that scenario.

We can always imagine this as our National Championship and no one else has that above us because everyone knows we were favored to win it.

Mar 13, 2020 05:12 PM #18

Go appreciate this by hugging and kissing one of your elderly loved ones.

NO WAIT! Try standing at least 6 feet away and throw them kisses from that distance!

Cheer up, my friend. We will always remain a conquering force in basketball!

Mar 13, 2020 05:45 PM #19

@drgnslayr

I get what your saying here. Regardless I wanted to know what the end result was one way or the other. That's the beauty and the pain of this tournament. Having it ending like it is just makes it worse

Mar 13, 2020 05:55 PM #20

The NCAA to decide on granting an additional year of eligibility to players…

Moss, Doke please come back again if they do

Mar 13, 2020 06:01 PM #21

@BeddieKU23 said in Next season...:

The NCAA to decide on granting an additional year of eligibility to players…

Moss, Doke please come back again if they do

No Way Doke would come back sorry to say

Mar 13, 2020 06:02 PM #22

@jayballer73 said in Next season...:

@BeddieKU23 said in Next season...:

The NCAA to decide on granting an additional year of eligibility to players…

Moss, Doke please come back again if they do

No Way Doke would come back sorry to say

We can only hope. I know its about as likely as another virus hitting next year

Mar 13, 2020 06:03 PM #23

@drgnslayr said in Next season...:

Go appreciate this by hugging and kissing one of your elderly loved ones.

NO WAIT! Try standing at least 6 feet away and throw them kisses from that distance!

Cheer up, my friend. We will always remain a conquering force in basketball!

I'm accepting all KISSES and HUGS from everyone thank you very much ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Mar 13, 2020 06:10 PM #24

@BeddieKU23 dokes luck, he'd get hurt! Srs coming back is a dumb idea, to me. Now dot! Still think see if this blows over and find a way! If hutch can pull off their nationals. Hope!

Mar 13, 2020 06:11 PM #25

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Next season...:

@BeddieKU23 dokes luck, he'd get hurt! Srs coming back is a dumb idea, to me. Now dot! Still think see if this blows over and find a way! If hutch can pull off their nationals. Hope!

I think Dot will at least think about it now. The way the season ended and the reason he came back was for unfinished business (besides improving his game & stock) and now this has to be killing him leaving KU without the chance at a ring.

Mar 13, 2020 06:14 PM #26

@BeddieKU23 but the trouble......

Mar 13, 2020 06:14 PM #27

Everyone comes back, add Tyon, Mitch, and Bryce. We steamroll everyone.

Mar 13, 2020 06:31 PM #28

Just coming across is that the NCAA is going to grant an extra season of eligibility to all spring sports athletes. They are looking into the same for winter sports athletes as well.

A good first step for the NCAA and surprising to see how quickly this came about. The NCAA still needs to work out the logistics for the spring sports, but since none of those are revenue generating sports, I'm guessing they'll do an exemption on the number of scholarships and roster sizes for the next 3 years in accordance with limits already in place for each sport.

Mar 13, 2020 06:59 PM #29

@BeddieKU23 said in Next season...:

@drgnslayr

Without a proper end to this season I don't see it.

After no World Series due to the strike, baseball has never been the same to me. I hope once basketball starts back up my love for the sport does as well since the players didn’t walk out on us. But it’s a bitter pill to swallow and it may change our love for the sport forever. Just the way it is.

I figure it will as pissed as I am right now.

Mar 13, 2020 07:23 PM #30

Next year's team will be ready to play. Let us assume that Moss comes back (NCAA allowing it), but Dot and Doke leave. What will next year's team look like? Starting 5 and bench. How good could it be?

Mar 13, 2020 09:19 PM #31

Hearing Silvio will stay from someone reliable, what say you @FarmerJayhawk

Mar 13, 2020 10:11 PM #32

There's so many question marks about the roster for next season now because of how the season ended.

I don't see any possibility of Doke coming back at this point. He's worked hard and his draft stock is as high as it will get. He needs to leave regardless of whatever decision the NCAA makes regarding eligibility.

Ochai Agbaji should probably throw his name out there to see if he gets a combine invite (if it happens) and go from there, but I would expect him to ultimately return to KU. I would put it at 90/10 staying/going for Ochai right now.

Devon Dotson, this is a tough one because he will absolutely declare and get a combine invite if there is one. With Dot's decision, I think it will all come down to the feedback he gets from the NBA on whether he goes pro or comes back. I would probably put it at 25/75 staying/going for Dot right now. If he performs poorly at the combine and gets a 2nd round grade, I think we'll see him back

Isaiah Moss is by far the one who will be most impacted by the decision the NCAA reaches about granting an extra year of eligibility to. He's not someone I see with much of a pro future and with an extra year of eligibility, he would probably complete his master's degree. Where does Moss fit into the team next year if he's back? Is he still a starter like he was down the stretch this year or is he a guy that comes off the bench?

Also if Moss is granted an extra year of eligibility, how does that affect KU's scholarship situation with potential sanctions coming as well. Also how do those potential sanctions affect Moss, Dotson and Agbaji's decisions as well? Will the NCAA even get to those sanctions this summer now?

There's so many questions about the roster next season that it's hard to make any predictions with any kind of accuracy.

Mar 13, 2020 10:15 PM #33

@BShark said in Next season...:

Hearing Silvio will stay from someone reliable, what say you @FarmerJayhawk

Leaving was never really a consideration. Kid wants to be a great Jayhawk something fierce

Mar 13, 2020 10:23 PM #34

One issue that we haven’t discussed in this is, a postseason ban next season. I would’ve been mad no matter what but if we’d made the final four or won the title this season the sting would be much much less. It’s amazing what pops up when we have a team with a shot. Everything from injuries to NCAA eligibility issue and now a virus.

Mar 13, 2020 10:23 PM #35

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

@BShark said in Next season...:

Hearing Silvio will stay from someone reliable, what say you @FarmerJayhawk

Leaving was never really a consideration. Kid wants to be a great Jayhawk something fierce

that works just fine for me, hope he can work out this summer and be able to contribute next year - need that big man help

Mar 14, 2020 01:12 AM #36

Adding Lightfoot into the mix should make for an even more dynamic team. Hopefully McCormick learns how to emulate Doke a bit.

Mar 14, 2020 01:57 AM #37

I can't believe Doke would take the chance as his draft stock is pretty good. On the other hand it could help Moss. I seriously doubt basketball players get that extra year however.

Mar 14, 2020 02:28 AM #38

@Kubie it would be tough to get, because they’d have to give it to everyone. Even guys like Bane on a TCU team that’s season was over regardless. Its unfortunate but I don’t see it getting rescheduled unless this blows over by the end of April. Which probably doesn’t happen.

Mar 14, 2020 04:31 AM #39

Anger and depression stage here.. maybe in 20 years with lots of bi-weekly intensive therapy and Zoloft I can progress to Barganing. Unless Kansas wins it all say in the next Few years ... that would get me quickly to grudging Acceptance.

At least, when someone brings up the oft-discussed and inevitable topic of Self being ultimately judged by how many NCAA championships he has won (never mind that his record string of conference victories will live on and on as a never-topped DiMaggio- esque hitting streak record), we can always look back to this year and say... what if???? He, we KU were denied by history of possibly winning it all.

Mar 14, 2020 04:56 AM #40

@Bosthawk it sucks, I’m drunk good night.

Mar 14, 2020 12:33 PM #41

Not that there should be any doubt but Dotson on social media posted about how he will miss being with Jalen Wilson (they became pretty good friends) next season. Jalen will still be at Kansas, Dotson will be somewhere else likely the g league.

Mar 14, 2020 12:48 PM #42

This sucks. I'll be saying it for years to come

Mar 14, 2020 02:29 PM #43

@kjayhawks said in Next season...:

One issue that we haven’t discussed in this is, a postseason ban next season. I would’ve been mad no matter what but if we’d made the final four or won the title this season the sting would be much much less. It’s amazing what pops up when we have a team with a shot. Everything from injuries to NCAA eligibility issue and now a virus.

That will be answered by the question: Will our country remain in disarray?

We have a year to figure out how to adjust to contagious viruses. Will the bug win? At this point it is easy to be skeptical. Is it just a matter of finding a vaccine? What about future bugs?

This is the first time we have addressed testing and tracking bugs. By not having available tests, it is clear we have to say our system has failed (up to this point).

And since the powers of decisions are in the hands of politicians (instead of medical professionals) it is hard to think our reactions will shift away from fear and misinformation to proper logic from those who study bugs.

Mar 14, 2020 02:47 PM #44

@BeddieKU23 me too😄😔🤮

Mar 14, 2020 02:54 PM #45

@drgnslayr We never did get a vaccine for Zeka five years later. Odds are this will pass but no safe and effective vaccine will be made. Repeat the cycle with the next virus...

Mar 14, 2020 02:57 PM #46

@BeddieKU23 said in Next season...:

This sucks. I'll be saying it for years to come

Woulda went on a rampage.

Jalen posted "gotta pay for my son dotson's last meal in Lawrence". So uh, yeah.

Mar 14, 2020 02:58 PM #47

@kjayhawks said in Next season...:

One issue that we haven’t discussed in this is, a postseason ban next season. I would’ve been mad no matter what but if we’d made the final four or won the title this season the sting would be much much less. It’s amazing what pops up when we have a team with a shot. Everything from injuries to NCAA eligibility issue and now a virus.

I don't think the NCAA is going to be worried about KU right now and the other programs they are investigating at this time. They're going to be more worried about the logistics of extending the eligibility of the spring sports athletes.

I'm guessing we won't hear anything about sanctions until next summer at this point.

Mar 14, 2020 03:03 PM #48

Doke I’m really going to miss. Dotson I will forget in 2 years since he had no defining moment. No tournament means no legacy at KU for Dotson.

Mar 14, 2020 03:59 PM #49

KU's roster for next year will probably look like this (scholarship players only):

Departing:

Isaiah Moss

Udoka Azubuike

Devon Dotson

Returning:

Ochai Agbaji (Jr.)

Christian Braun (So.)

Silvio DeSousa (Sr.)

Tristan Enaruna (So.)

Marcus Garrett (Sr.)

Dajuan Harris (RS Fr.)

Mitch Lightfoot (RS Sr.)

David McCormack (Jr.)

Jalen Wilson (RS Fr.)

Incoming:

Bryce Thompson

Tyon Grant-Foster

Gethro Muscadin

Latrell Jossell

Positional breakdown (I'm only going to put what I think a player's primary position will be in 2020-21 as most of these players can and will play multiple positions):

PG: Marcus Garrett (Can play 1-4), Dajuan Harris, Latrell Jossell

SG: Bryce Thompson (Can play 1-2), Christian Braun (Can play 1-3)

SF: Ochai Agbaji (Can play 2-4), Tristan Enaruna (Can play 3-4), Tyon Grant-Foster (Can play 3-4)

PF: Mitch Lightfoot (Can play 4-5), Jalen Wilson

C: David McCormack, Silvio DeSousa, Gethro Muscadin

Looking at the roster, I think there are two players who are strong redshirt candidates for next season. Latrell Jossell and Gethro Muscadin both appear to be strong redshirt candidates because neither come to KU projected to leave early and each has a logjam of better players in front of them next season.

Mar 14, 2020 04:55 PM #50

@BShark

Yes. Vaccines tend to show up after bugs have already peaked.

Studies have to be completed first. And then, by coming out after nature has already sent the bug over the bell curve, people question their effectiveness since the bug is already being reduced.

Those involved in developing vaccines claim there is new technology in place that will reduce the time in development. Guess we shall see. Obviously, there is a huge desire to see it developed quickly!

I know I have shared my skepticism on vaccines.... but I truly hope a vaccine comes quickly, while the virus is thriving, and it would be a great opportunity to prove it's effectiveness! Let's hope science comes through for much needed help!

Mar 14, 2020 09:21 PM #51

Not really in doubt, but Wilson is staying. ?s=21

Mar 14, 2020 10:11 PM #52

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

Not really in doubt, but Wilson is staying. ?s=21

Couldn't be my take. Some of the fanbase is nuts man.

Mar 14, 2020 10:43 PM #53

@BShark said in Next season...:

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

Not really in doubt, but Wilson is staying. ?s=21

Couldn't be my take. Some of the fanbase is nuts man.

Idle minds are dangerous. I think he’s going to be a really nice piece at the 4 if his shot becomes more consistent and if Ramsey works his magic.

Mar 14, 2020 10:49 PM #54

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

@BShark said in Next season...:

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

Not really in doubt, but Wilson is staying. ?s=21

Couldn't be my take. Some of the fanbase is nuts man.

Idle minds are dangerous. I think he’s going to be a really nice piece at the 4 if his shot becomes more consistent and if Ramsey works his magic.

If the 19 class all sticks around for JR and SR years that is a super nice core.

Mar 15, 2020 12:25 AM #55

@BShark said in Next season...:

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

@BShark said in Next season...:

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

Not really in doubt, but Wilson is staying. ?s=21

Couldn't be my take. Some of the fanbase is nuts man.

Idle minds are dangerous. I think he’s going to be a really nice piece at the 4 if his shot becomes more consistent and if Ramsey works his magic.

If the 19 class all sticks around for JR and SR years that is a super nice core.

I don't see why they wouldn't at this point. Enaruna has the highest NBA ceiling, but like Svi, he's still very raw and needs a lot of refinement first. He's the strongest candidate to leave early to me, but it's all dependent on when the light comes on and he puts it all together.

I've never thought Jalen Wilson was an NBA prospect because he's always reminded me of a poor man's Perry Ellis. I think he'll be a fine college player, but I just don't see NBA in his future.

DaJuan Harris is probably the hardest to get a read on because we haven't seen him on a college court yet. Based on his ranking and size, I wouldn't anticipate him leaving early and I would bet that he ends up a 4 year guy.

Those are definitely 3 nice pieces to have for the long haul as you have the 1, 3, and 4 spots taken care of for the future as all 3 should be rotation guys at minimum. With Gethro Muscadin as well, that's the future 5.

I like the pieces KU has for development in the future and even 2 years of Bryce Thompson which I think is realistic at this point and KU is a dangerous team for awhile as Self appears poised to go on a run of dominance like KU had in the early 2010's.

Mar 15, 2020 12:34 AM #56

Just bend over and take it from the NCAA unless KU realistically thinks they can win. Next year is going to be a down year - sorry Mitch. No need to miss out on another good year two or three seasons from now when everyone is seasoned.

Mar 15, 2020 12:57 AM #57

@Texas-Hawk-10 Braun as well. I think transferring would be the biggest potential risk.

@dylans disagree, there is no reason next year can't be good. I don't even think Mitch should be a big factor. Flexible roster with plenty of good players and athletes.

Mar 15, 2020 02:21 AM #58

@BShark said in Next season...:

@Texas-Hawk-10 Braun as well. I think transferring would be the biggest potential risk.

@dylans disagree, there is no reason next year can't be good. I don't even think Mitch should be a big factor. Flexible roster with plenty of good players and athletes.

How could I forget Braun!?!? I don't see him leaving early either.

I don't think any of the 2019 guys transfer out, the one I could see eventually transfer is 2020 recruit Latrell Jossell if he plays to his ranking.

Mar 15, 2020 02:56 AM #59

@Texas-Hawk-10 we are pretty much on the same wavelength here. It's just you never know and it can be tough on kids when they aren't getting the minutes they hoped for. Bill wanted Tristan to be good, gave him minutes early he just didn't progress fast enough to be relied on late. I still like him a lot going forward.

Mar 15, 2020 03:02 AM #60

@BShark so do you think 20-21 will be better than 21-22? Sr. Silvio vs Sr. McCormack So. Braun vs Jr. Braun Fr. Thompson vs So. Thompson Jr. Ochai vs Sr. Ochai. I don’t. I’d also hate for McCormack and Ochai to give up their senior year vs Silvio sacrificing his. (Like I said bummer about Mitch having two senior years wiped out under this scenario) But the way things are going KU will be eligible next season and have the postseason ban in two years. Total bummer.

Forgot about Garrett. Poor guy. Would’ve been a huge difference maker this season. I guess we will see who gets jobbed out of their last year at KU. The NCAA will continue their witch-hunt it’s just a matter of time.

Mar 15, 2020 03:09 AM #61

I made a NCAA 2k8 (best college hoops game of all time, no debate there, and the good folks at operation sports update most rosters each season) roster with all of the recruits sans Jossell and Doke, Dot. Oh. My. Lord.

Mar 15, 2020 03:23 AM #62

@dylans it will suck regardless of when it happens but if it will be just one year we probably would be better off taking it next year.

Mar 15, 2020 01:06 PM #63

@BShark I agree it sucks. I hope KU can win, but I think the NCAA really wants a scapegoat so they can say they cleaned up the sport. Meanwhile it’s business as usual for Nike schools. Wish this could be resolved as quickly as the b-ball season went away!

Mar 15, 2020 06:25 PM #64

ā€œHe’s good. He’s fast. He’s got the best hands of anybody on our team including Marcus (Garrett),ā€ Self said recently of Harris. ā€œHe’s not a shooter but he’s a true point guard. He has vision. All our guys will love playing with Dajuan. He will not be a guy to get you 15 (points) a game,ā€ Self added. ā€œBut he’s an excellent free throw shooter, excellent floater and layup shooter and I’m hoping will make wide open shots. I think he will be an impact player for us,ā€ Self added.

Mar 15, 2020 06:37 PM #65

@approxinfinity said in Next season...:

ā€œHe’s good. He’s fast. He’s got the best hands of anybody on our team including Marcus (Garrett),ā€ Self said recently of Harris. ā€œHe’s not a shooter but he’s a true point guard. He has vision. All our guys will love playing with Dajuan. He will not be a guy to get you 15 (points) a game,ā€ Self added. ā€œBut he’s an excellent free throw shooter, excellent floater and layup shooter and I’m hoping will make wide open shots. I think he will be an impact player for us,ā€ Self added.

Aaron Miles?

Mar 15, 2020 07:22 PM #66

@approxinfinity

?s=19

From yesterday

Mar 15, 2020 07:26 PM #67

Maybe we are underestimating him?

Mar 15, 2020 07:34 PM #68

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Next season...:

Maybe we are underestimating him?

Not me I expect him to be very good here

Mar 15, 2020 07:41 PM #69

His highlight reels show a very creative player. The kid seems woke. Him, Braun and Garrett is a fantastically smart core of handlers.

Mar 15, 2020 07:47 PM #70

If you all are aching for hoops (and really, who isn't?) go back and watch the 2019 Peach Jam final. Kid was amazing.

Mar 15, 2020 07:57 PM #71

He can't shoot but he is a good player.

Mar 15, 2020 08:02 PM #72

@BShark said in Next season...:

He can't shoot but he is a good player.

Pre-requisite for playing here

Mar 15, 2020 08:17 PM #73

I think we could be better offensively next season but the chemistry and defense of this team may not be seen again for several years. I think each passing day I get angrier and angrier, this is as bad as a death in the family.

Mar 15, 2020 08:41 PM #74

@kjayhawks said in Next season...:

I think we could be better offensively next season but the chemistry and defense of this team may not be seen again for several years. I think each passing day I get angrier and angrier, this is as bad as a death in the family.

Agree with you on the defense. - -have to dis agree about a death in family buddy. - People have no idea what it's like to have to put your little boy in a grave - can't agree with you there not even close.

Mar 15, 2020 08:56 PM #75

@jayballer73 in fairness he just said a death -- any death -- think a distant cousin.

Mar 15, 2020 09:07 PM #76

I was thinking more along the lines of the dog died, for a comp. It’s nothing like losing people.

Mar 15, 2020 09:13 PM #77

@jayballer73 I was thinking not so immediate family. Probably a bad comparison either way this sucks as bad as anything not death related.

Mar 15, 2020 09:16 PM #78

How will we fill the stands next year after everyone dies of Coronavirus?

...at least that’s how folks are acting. It was normal here yesterday. Then the a group of a-holes from Texas figured out we aren’t all psycho here. So they came up and cleaned out all our stores of cleaning supplies and toilet paper. It doesn’t even give you the squirts. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø The sheeple are ready for the slaughter all they need is a shepherd to take them there.

Mar 15, 2020 09:22 PM #79

@dylans I highly doubt there is a mass that big of the people that we lose and obviously hope that’s not the case. There is just so much stuff out there and most of it is opinionated. I still wondering why we cancelled so much stuff besides people working and groves of folks at Walmart.

Mar 15, 2020 09:25 PM #80

@kjayhawks said in Next season...:

I think we could be better offensively next season but the chemistry and defense of this team may not be seen again for several years. I think each passing day I get angrier and angrier, this is as bad as a death in the family.

Not even close to a death in the family.

Mar 15, 2020 09:31 PM #81

@kjayhawks Its crazy. I still haven’t heard one logical reason basketball could not be played without fans. One group of people that are already fully exposed to one another playing another group of people that are fully exposed. Groups of people that are already being quarantined with their group for the entire tournament and that quarantine could continue afterward.

Meanwhile airplanes with hundreds of people are breathing the same recirculated air and then end up in many different destinations. The subway with 1 million plus passengers a day rages on. Walmart has canceled order delivery so you have to go in the store and has stopped 24 hour service to get everyone in there at the same time. Makes sense to me.

It was cool to see Dana White provide a little live entertainment. The feeling of normalcy was nice.

Mar 15, 2020 09:38 PM #82

@approxinfinity said in Next season...:

@jayballer73 in fairness he just said a death -- any death -- think a distant cousin.

just not a good comparison - -were talking about basketball compared to Family, but it's all good - -no harm no foul

Mar 15, 2020 09:45 PM #83

@dylans that is exactly my point in this whole ordeal. We are gonna keep the athletes most of which are pro safe and celebrities but the average people are supposed to go on as normal with working, etc. I personally would’ve put it in the players hands. Scan all the teams and coaches selected before they are cleared to play and then play in an empty arena. When look at the stuff that NCAA tournament has been played around, stuff like multiple years of polio outbreaks that killed 10 of thousands of children to teams having several players away fighting in wars. It’s a little odd at this point but I’m glad I don’t have to make the decision but probably wouldn’t have cancelled it.

Mar 15, 2020 09:54 PM #84

Heck of a lot easier to cancel basketball games than an entire industry. We saw an official get it, and possibly spread it to players. What if those players become infected, spread to other players, and go home to be with their families and infect them? It wasn’t safe to hold the tournament, as much as it sucks for players and fans. Just not worth the risk.

Mar 15, 2020 09:59 PM #85

@FarmerJayhawk the trouble is that they are saying that 40% of the population is infected and probably doesn’t even know it. Some people are wondering if they did have in January. We had a sickness at work that sounds like Coronavirus and we were all tested for flu, strep and pneumonia but all were negative. But we all were tired and coughing for 3 weeks. It’s just crazy right now with how little actual info there is.

Mar 15, 2020 10:02 PM #86

@kjayhawks said in Next season...:

@FarmerJayhawk the trouble is that they are saying that 40% of the population is infected and probably doesn’t even know it. Some people are wondering if they did have in January. We had a sickness at work that sounds like Coronavirus and we were all tested for flu, strep and pneumonia but all were negative. But we all were tired and coughing for 3 weeks. It’s just crazy right now with how little actual info there is.

Yeah this is a pretty weird virus. You guys might have had it...might not... we need more info in general about it.

Mar 15, 2020 10:10 PM #87

Turns out the tests haven't been 100% reliable either. There's on-going work to improve that, but it contributes to the confusion and controversy over numbers and rates...

Mar 15, 2020 10:14 PM #88

@kjayhawks said in Next season...:

@FarmerJayhawk the trouble is that they are saying that 40% of the population is infected and probably doesn’t even know it. Some people are wondering if they did have in January. We had a sickness at work that sounds like Coronavirus and we were all tested for flu, strep and pneumonia but all were negative. But we all were tired and coughing for 3 weeks. It’s just crazy right now with how little actual info there is.

I don’t think anyone’s saying that’s absolutely going to happen. It’s all based on projections, and some of those are from the data we had weeks ago and a scenario where we did nothing.

I agree there’s significant uncertainty, which makes caution all the more prudent.

Mar 15, 2020 10:16 PM #89

@kjayhawks I was sick in January for a week straight, and now i'm wondering if it was covid.. joint pain, coughing, but no fever.

Mar 15, 2020 10:20 PM #90

@Eric-san yep same story with us, coughing, tired and sore, but no fever.

Mar 15, 2020 11:55 PM #91

Well here is another thing with the virus. - -It has been said that some even a lot of people will have such a mild case, say they go in and get tested - they said that the test will come back negative ! ! ! - -and yet they ARE infected , just such a mild case it doesn't show, so their infected and can go out and spread the virus thinking they tested negative , what the hell do they do - - - they have to be tested a 2nd time ?

Mar 15, 2020 11:58 PM #92

@jayballer73 yup. see above comment about tests. It is what it is. Nothing is perfect, and these have a ways to improve.

Mar 16, 2020 01:10 AM #93

Lol thought everyone could use a laugh.

Mar 16, 2020 01:14 AM #94

This year, Kansas played its final game of the 2019-20 season on March 7, 2020. It was a 66-62 victory at Texas Tech.

It's now March 15 -- just 8 days later -- and I feel something is missing. Seems like a feeling I haven't felt for a long long time.

So I did a little research: When was the last time KU finished its season on or before March 7?

Even in 88-89, when we were banned from the NCAA tournament, we still competed in the Big Eight tourney on March 10, 1989.

You have to go back to March 2, 1982 when the 1981-82 season ended in a loss to KState in the first round of the Big Eight tournament.

HARDER QUESTION: When did we end the season with a WIN on or before March 7?

Back a bit farther to the 1975-76 season when we finished with a victory at Oklahoma on March 6, 1976.

I was in 5th grade. The planet had about 4.1 billion people. Billboard's number one song was "Love Machine" by The Miracles. Median US income was $12,690.

Mar 16, 2020 02:05 AM #95

@dylans I love Carlin, his skit on politics is spot on.

Mar 16, 2020 10:39 AM #96

@dylans

The NCAA was saying they didn't have kits to test players, families etc. That's one of the reasons I'm seeing

Mar 16, 2020 04:10 PM #97

@jayballer73 said in Next season...:

what the hell do they do - - - they have to be tested a 2nd time

That is why most effective quarantines for this require 2 consecutive negative test 24 hrs or more apart to be released. They didn't do that when the US hastily flew the passengers back from Japan who had been aboard the Diamond Princess. That resulted in some who later were revealed to be positive being on the plane.

Mar 16, 2020 06:53 PM #98

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Mar 16, 2020 11:54 PM #99

Ok more humor for you. True story - My friend, who works in Philadelphia at a paper plant that makes toilet paper for a major brand (Scott’s I think), says when he returned to work on Monday the bathrooms had no paper. šŸ˜‚

Mar 17, 2020 01:13 AM #100

Educators, free to use this as a nice example of a run-on sentence. It’s probably three well written sentences in one.

Mar 17, 2020 01:35 AM #101

@dylans lol that's fantastic.

Mar 17, 2020 01:51 AM #102

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Mar 17, 2020 07:20 PM #103

No pre-draft process could nudge some guys back to school. ?s=21

Mar 17, 2020 07:35 PM #104

@kjayhawks "I think we could be better offensively next season"

I just wish we could find a guy that shoots about 75% from the field...... :)

Mar 17, 2020 07:37 PM #105

@nuleafjhawk doke like?

Mar 17, 2020 07:40 PM #106

@Crimsonorblue22 Nah - 75% from THREE !! Lol

Mar 17, 2020 07:41 PM #107

@nuleafjhawk Man.....uh...Woman - I am totally flustered by the whole NCAA Tournament Cancellation thang - I was about 98% sure the trophy was ours this year. Would have loved to have watched the run.

Mar 17, 2020 07:56 PM #108

@nuleafjhawk so bad you r talking to yourself! You able to go to work?

Mar 17, 2020 08:19 PM #109

@Crimsonorblue22 Yep - I'm AT work. Can't say there's actually much work going on. My phone has rung about twice today. Oh well, it beats sitting in front of the TV and watching the hype.

Mar 17, 2020 08:33 PM #110

Last thing I will be doing is watching media coverage of this.

Mar 17, 2020 08:48 PM #111

@nuleafjhawk go big or go home lol

Mar 17, 2020 08:57 PM #112

@BShark AMEN Brother. Been watching a lot of ABT. (Anything But That)

Mar 17, 2020 08:58 PM #113

@Crimsonorblue22 Lol - i finally figured out what you were talking about - talking to myself. i didn't realize i had done that. I must get it from my wife.

Mar 18, 2020 02:10 AM #114

@FarmerJayhawk said in Next season...:

@BShark said in Next season...:

Hearing Silvio will stay from someone reliable, what say you @FarmerJayhawk

Leaving was never really a consideration. Kid wants to be a great Jayhawk something fierce

I hope for the best.

Mar 18, 2020 02:10 AM #115

@BShark I hear you there, man.