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Based on what has been seen and written, which position is of greatest strength, and which one is weakest one for this team.
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@rockchalkjayhawk Damn it Rice
It is early but Royals are becoming entertaining, on a 7 game winning streak.
Damn, was not expecting this at all.
While it is early, Royals starting pitching is looking solid.
Bullpen is okay but back end needs to shore up a bit.
Hitting is work in progress.
Overall, much better than last year.
@approxinfinity This is a big anticlimax for me, seems to be a blur
To the experts:
Currently which players in the portal are on KU's wish list.
I love Self and will not trade him for anyone else.
At the same time, we all mistakes and Self has made a few.
I'd hope Self can reflect and look in the mirror and determine what needs to change for greater overall success.
Also, is he holding his assistants accountable? I am not sure? Maybe he is, maybe he is not.
Instead of 3-4 B12 championships, I would rather win Natty and hang the banner in AFH.
Natty is the ultimate prize.
Bruce Pearl will be perfect fit for UK
@approxinfinity He issued a statement about staying at Bama
Hurley may be lured although he has hinted on staying put a UConn.
Hats off to Hurley, like him or not, what he has done in past two years is simply outstanding.
He can recruit and coach at a very high level.
@wissox I generally root for the underdogs hence UConn women on this one.
I have great respect for what Clark has done but I also think she has been blown out of proportion by media when it comes to advocacy for women.
I think there are several other women athletes who are doing great work in this regard but don’t get the same recognition. I think I know the reason.
Mike Dana is back on a 3 year deal. Veatch has brought back almost entire DL.
@wissox Refs were inconsistent, they let them play whole game and made that call that was so close and ended up deciding outcome.
@approxinfinity Yes, for sure Vegas
Iowa got some Vegas whistles...
To the experts:
What's the take on our transfer signees so far, one has to replace McCullar.
Is Self still recruiting hard in the portal.
What about our own players, any indication of KU losing players? I saw KJ is staying put.
Two blown saves already, yikessss.
Instead of 3-3 Royals are 2-4.
Ragans was electric, sorry to see him not getting W.
@Texas-Hawk-10 I think Texans have improved most in this offseason.
They had an interest in him even last year, certainly an upgrade over Gabbert.
HCBS is an amazing coach, HOF. However, he cannot do everything by himself and has to rely on his assistants especially on scouting and game planning.
My question is whether he is getting proper support, perhaps he is perhaps he is not. I am not sure but raising a question.
Couple of his coaches are getting close to their retirement and one has to wonder if they are still running and gunning or just walking by.
After scoring 2 runs in first two games Royals had an outburst scoring 11 runs with 5 HRs.
Witt Jr had a big night.
Singer was solid, looked like an ace.
Going by tradition, assistant coaches' responsibilities can be summarized as follows:
Recruiting
Player development
Scouting and game planning
With portal and NIL changing traditional recruiting, assistant coaches in modern day needs to excel in development and scouting more so than in past IMO.
With this in mind, I would like to ask experts here on how KU assistant coaches are doing in this regard.
In NCAA tourney, KU has proven that if team goes on to second weekend it goes deep, however, in recent years, except 2022, it has been challenging to get past by second round game. This brings a point of discussion on KUs scouting and game planning ability versus competition.
Self has openly said that they start scouting second round opponents when brackets are announced.
This brings up a point on how good of a job is being done by KUs assistant coaches. There is significant experience on the bench but are these coaches keeping up with competition.
Do KU assistant coaches need to enhance scouting and game planning. Should any changes be made here.
I concur
What they are doing there is simply amazing.
@dylans Damn
I was hoping for an offseason without drama.
What UConn has been doing in NCAA tournaments since last year is absolutely amazing. Thye are destroying their opponents.
They have very good players but we must give credit to their coaching staff.
KUBallin, I will not trade Self tho, I am 100% confident he will be back with vengeance.
This UConn team is amazing
One has to tip off their hats on this extraordinary performance since last year
At this point, IL for me
I am not saying that these were best players at KU but they were certainly talented enough to be recruited by KU coaches, Grimes was MacD American if I recall correctly. Tristan was highly touted.
I think this point should be debated where talented players recruited and enrolled at KU for some reason or other struggle here and become better players and perform after transfer.
Is KU standard so high that they cannot adjust?
Is HCBS too demanding?
As there too much pressure here?
Thoughts?
@jayballer67 Ju Ju
They need to calm down a bit, do not rush, still time left to come back.
KU Women came from behind and won in OT.
Big Win for KU Women.
KU Women playing against Michigan, 39-46 trailing by 7 with 2:40 in 3rd, back and forth.
Hopefully they can pull it off.
Key for me is for Hunter not to get in foul trouble, he needs to stay on the court.
Well I have never started a game chat thread here, first one.
Hope it brings good luck :)
I was hoping Pratto was in the roster instead of Minors
Also I would have liked to see Lynch get 5th spot in the rotation instead of Marsh
How about Grand Canyon with former Jayhawk, TGF
He is getting PAID.
Emotionally I am feeling sorry to see him go.
NFL Business wise, I am at peace.
All said, I am happy for him.
Auburn vs Yale is very close, could be a nail biter
As I have been saying, tourney is a different animal.
Experience and good coaching count a lot more than normal season.
Recall, no way we would have lost to Arkansas if we had Self coaching last year.
Deep bench is not such a big factor.
UK going down
@Gorilla72 very happy for him
If team is healthy, I like our chances.
We have tourney experience, played on big stages.
We have senior leadership.
We will play with chip on the shoulder.
We have HCBS.
Folks, tell me how you see bracket toughness on paper:
Below is mine:
1, East, 2 South, 3 Midwest, 4 West
If Hunter is 💯 and McCullar at 90 I feel very confident with our chances to advance to second weekend
@Texas-Hawk-10 thanks, much lower than season average
I like our chances to advance
Generally speaking 3pt% goes down in the tournament, too much pressure.