Yeah insulting the kid is never the move @jayballer67
@FarmerJayhawk exactly, you can't turn down a guy like Elmarko.
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@BeddieKU23 said in Mikey to Memphis:
He's a distraction & I think KU ultimately dodged that from their program.
Chose not to deal with it is how I'd put it. Public timeline matches that as well.
Overall Bossi posted some great insights about KU's recruiting this cycle. I realize not everyone can/wants to pay of course. The one we will never really know on is Taison Chatman. Sounds like people involved with him were staunchly anti-KU. I like his game a lot though, I have to remember to track how he does at Ohio State.
I'm getting too old for this.
@jayballer67 said in Mikey to Memphis:
Question. Why is it when a player we recruited and they choose another school , people feel the need to start in on them like the Bask Brothers.?- -- -when we are recruiting them oh they bunch of studs and we woul love to have them and then BAM it's like oh we don't really need he -OR he is over rated - -OR he would probably cause problems we don't need that. - pretty funny stuff.
17-18 yr old kids have a right to choose or change their mind - if he is good - -he is good - question is whwn they pick another school how does a kid go from very talented game changer - to an out cast trouble maker ?
I will always say when KU misses. Kendall Brown was a miss. All the stuff about Mikey is coming from non-KU people. Even Bossi said Mikey talent wise would be a no brainer but the whole mess attached to him makes it more difficult. Fact is only Memphis really wanted him.
@NormRoberts said in Mikey to Memphis:
Nobody really wanted Mikey anymore. Mikey always played lesser competition going to the AAC a no brainer for him
Even Slater said this on twitter I was laughing.
Udeh is quite tall, probably tallest on the team so I do think you were thinking of someone else @dylans
Devin Neal turn me uppp
@FarmerJayhawk said in Okie St. Pokie Game:
Jason Bean is going to shorten my life by a few years
Yeah hard to not wonder what the record would be with a healthy JD6.
EVERYONE GETS APPLEBEES TONIGHT
AGGRESSIVE LANCE TURN ME UPPPPPPPP
@stoptheflop said in Okie St. Pokie Game:
14 passes to 21 rushes. I really think KU should pass more in the second half
I'd run, make them stop it. Plus is shortens the game.
One half away from going bowling!
Cuffe would not play much for Pitt State I would wager. Note the recruiting class this year, loaded up on guards.
HAWKS
@kuballin10 Yeah I agree with this completely that line-up simply can not score. Gradey needs to start going forward. You can't have 3 non-offensive players in the game at once and 2 is pushing it.
I am hoping MJ proves good enough to take those minutes from Joe who was playing back-up off ball roles. Bobby is clearly the back-up guard and he looked really nice. He just needs to look to score more and he can be a great player. I don't think it's outside his dna like Dajuan I think it boils down to what the staff asks him to do.
@jayballer67 It's in large part because we only had two guys in that starting line-up even interested in/capable of scoring much. It was not a good/sustainable line-up at all. Doubt we see it again.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in The 5 spot:
@BShark didn't gradey start 2nd half? Wilson shot us out at the beginning, to quick. Guess we have to disagree. Glad we started pressing. Won't be that easy from now on. Bet we work on screens but not much time before mon. Let's hope roberts can get them to start better.
I'm talking about the start of the game when we played like complete crap.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in The 5 spot:
I'm in favor of really looking to the future with Udeh. Get him time. They all were clogging the middle, hoping the screening gets better! Getting the ball side to side a few times like self and Juan said after game instead of Wilson shooting so quick at the beginning, which he said too. Pretty green. It'll be fun to watch them mature!
Not much else to do with that starting 5 out there but have Wilson try to chuck. Certainly can't get anything out of a structured offense when you are playing Dajuan (non-scorer period don't care what Bill lied about), KJ (non-existant on offense period far less value than Harris) and Udeh (a lob/rebound only guy at this point who also isn't good setting screens yet). Would imagine (hope) we never see that exact 5 again. Gradey should start.
@justanotherfan I'd settle for average rebounding from KJ I fear it will be much worse. Early on at least he is going to get more minutes than most fans would probably like.
I suspect Dajuan/Kevin/Jalen are all 30+ minute guys. Maybe Gradey gets there too but I think 25+ at a minimum. I think Bobby is the clear back-up PG and I see him getting steady minutes as long as he is healthy. When Joe was in there he was playing off the ball exclusively from what I remember. I hope MJ can prove good enough to grab those minutes because Joe showed me what he did last year which is that he isn't very good. I do feel confident that those 4 are the top 4 though, and that we see 2/3 of the other three round out of "small" rotation. As for the two bigs that separate, I truly have no idea at this point.
@stoptheflop Zach is a good player but a horrendous fit for what Bill wants. Could see multiple times Bill was FURIOUS with him. Going to be very interesting...
@BeddieKU23 Slater's tweet said it all lol
@Jethro Pettiford is clearly the back-up PG. He needs to be willing to shoot to get much time next to Dajuan imo.
Rebounding is a massive issue for KJ.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
How many assists did Juan have? 10?
@RockChalkinTexas said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
Every time I hear Releford I think of Travis ❤
A friend of mine knows the Pitt kid and his family, learned ball from his dad. He told me before the game that kid can shoot it and he isn't kidding that jump shot is NICE.
ZUBY EATS GLASS
GRADEY SPESHA
So the physical tools are certainly there with him
@kuballin10 Problem is Udeh and Zuby are both confused on offense. It will come in time though I have faith in the kids and the staff.
Udeh's high school in particular didn't even really run offense. They let their guards jack up shots and everything he got was off rebounds. So this is quite the adjustment for him.
@kuballin10 I like him a lot overall too and think he can develop into a great college big.
But I mean, Cuffe and a walk on are involved so yeah
Current line up is comical on d
I'd rate the bigs KJ > Zuby > bag of rocks > other bigs
Would definitely like to at least see more of Zuby tonight @kuballin10
@kuballin10 said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
5 spot needs to be Clemence and Zuby but Bills gonna be pushing kj and udeh for some reason
KJ has been our best 5 tonight and it is not close.
Agree on most of the other points.
Not loving Zach tonight
what a great play/pass from KJ
@FarmerJayhawk said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
@KirkIsMyHinrich I’ll take Jeff all day errr day
SR year Jeff was WEWWWW
@Jethro said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
@BShark said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
Ok so Juan/Kev/Gradey/Jalen/KJ is the line-up
I see some lumps coming. We have a long way to go.
Well sure. We are going to need one of our true post players to figure it out. That's our best line-up today though.
Ok so Juan/Kev/Gradey/Jalen/KJ is the line-up
Kraymond Green-Adams
That start is as bad as I have ever seen KU. That 5 just does not work, especially at this point. Overall bigs are very lost and we will be a lot better once they know how to run the offense.
@DanR said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
young Big guys can't screen worth a shit
Noticed this as well. Udeh completely lost.
@FarmerJayhawk said in Pitt State Gorillas Game Thread:
Oooo nifty post feed
Now if only we could get Jalen to pass ever. Doesn't seem likely this year lol
Doubt we see much more of Cuffe this year given how he looked.
Jalen had Gradey wide open last drive.
actually laughing
Getting cooked by Pitt St is not something I expected
BILL CONFIRMED Dajuan/Kev/JWill/KJ/Udeh