BC hired Charlestons' Earl Grant.
Depaul to fire their coach. Good recruiting class about to blow up
Minnesota fires the other Pitino
BeddieKU23
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Yeah I'm sure they will aim high. They need a splash hire, or the right up and coming coach
Really hope your right regarding Walker.
Both will play. Adams probably can carve a role backing up Wilson. Clemence if he can get his body good this offseason is a wildcard
Definitely. I wonder who the next hopeless soul will be to try and right the ship
Indiana fired Archie Miller.
Come on down Trace Jackson-Davis to KU. Just kidding I know he's going league but wow.
Probably means 5 star dud Khristian Lander headed somewhere else
Bad boy George Papas of Monmouth also in the portal. Hope he gets that s*** sandwich on the way out
Portal approaching 450. Fireworks!
Addition by subtraction
Good Movie but I can't remember watching TBS since the last tournament, nearly two years ago. Good times
Mobley is a Top 3 pick in the NBA Draft. Had 17 or 19 in the first half against Colorado. Really skilled big, big time shot blocker. Can shoot the 3. Really bad matchup for Dave. The worst kind of matchup honestly
For those interested Walker has heard from already: Miami, Michigan St, Nebraska, Seton Hall, Mizzou, Arkansas, Georgia, Stanford, Providence, Vandy, Florida, Indiana, E Carolina, Northwestern, Depaul, K-St, USC, Cal, TCU, St Mary's, St Johns, Pitt.
There's mutual interest for sure. His list of schools that have contacted him is really long. Definitely one to watch
Game Tip: 12:15 Central, 1:15 Eastern, Coffee Time if your PT.
Network: TBS. Guess I'll have to look to see if I have this channel anymore. What's on TBS these days?
Mascot- Eagles. Nothing to add here other then the "EW" is embroidered in the logo. Clever.
Conference- Big Sky. Wiki says they joined in 1982.
Tournament History- EW has made the tournament twice, losing to Oklahoma St in 2004 & Georgetown in 2015 in the opening round.
Coach- Shantay Legans. Legans played at Cal & Fresno St with a Euro career before getting into coaching. Young coach, not even 40. Legans was the assistant at EW for 8 seasons before taking over. Last year Legans was COY finishing 23-8. He's 75-48 as a coach with an impressive 53-20 record in conference play in 4 seasons. His .610 win % is tied for 4th highest in school history & highest since the mid 1960's
Who they've played: Lost to Washington by 3, Lost to Arizona by 3, Lost to Oregon by 17, Lost to St Mary's by 5. Some really close games against P5 competition. 10 cancelled/postponed games as well.
Winners of 13 of their past 14 games, they finished 12-3 in conference play & won their Conference Tourney by 10 over Montana State.
Kenpom: For the analytics peeps- #110 overall, #86 offense, #152 Defense. As a #14 seed they were the 3rd worse behind Morehead St (#128) who plays West Virginia. Colgate #84 (Top 50 offense) & Abilene Christian (Top 30 defense). #14 seeds only have 21 victories in Tournament History. They are #28 in Tempo which means they like to get up and down and take shots.
Team Statistics:
Avg 78 ppg as a team (41st best in country)
Opponents score 69.4 ppg (193rd in country).
Average shooting team- 46% FG , 35% 3PT, but great here 78% FT (#10 in country).
Poor Offensive Rebounding team (#315), assists (#61), poor in steals (#312), blocks (#208), low turnover rate (#61), fouls per game (#197).
Players: Leading scorer Tanner Graves won Big Sky POY & Kim Aiken was Defensive POY. Tyler Robertson was also Top Reserve of the Year.
Player Stats- 5 guys average double figures.
Tanner Groves, leading scorer at 6'9, has a big beard with a headband (I laughed watching highlights). Tanner averages 16ppg & 8 boards. 55% FG, 32% 3PT on 17 makes on the year.
Kim Aiken 6'7- 11.7 ppg, 8.5 boards, 45% FG, 31% 3PT, 34 made 3's (tied with Robertson for most made 3's on team)
Tyler Robertson 6'6- 11 ppg, 46% FG, 37% 3PT.
Michael Meadows 6'2- 10ppg, 46% FG, 37% 3PT.
Jacob Davison 6'4- 10ppg, 38% FG, 36% 3PT.
Jacob Groves 6'7- 8ppg, 53% FG, 30% 3PT. Brother of Tanner.
Jack Perry 6'2 4ppg, 50% FG, 50% 3PT. Primary ball handler.
Style of Play:
Watching their championship game High Ball Screen action with Graves (one set) or Aiken for a 2 big HBS action (another set). The two big set seems to be all about getting Meadows an open side from the wing or setting up a backdoor. Perry is the primary ballhandler but Meadows will also run the show as well. Tanner can beat you off the dribble at 6'9 so if Dave is guarding him from the perimeter that's a tough matchup. Meadows seems to have some craftiness/slashing 6-10 feet ability as he's got above average athleticism for his size & quickness and can rise up. They pass it well, seem to be a team with good chemistry. Montana St is really bad which makes them look better. EW was up almost 20 at half. Groves is relentless trying to establish post position. I can see Dave in foul trouble battling him just the way he plays with a high motor. I think Self may have to use Garrett on him at times although Groves has significant weight advantage. The other Groves brother is skilled, can score off the bounce and from 3 and looks bigger then his 6'7 listed height. Robertson doesn't look like much, thick wing body. Montana St made a game of it in the 2nd half but foul calls and a T seemed to end that run.
Interesting game. KU should win if we have Dave available. Hard to say much more at this point until we know for sure
The rebounding without Jalen is absolutely a huge concern. He's the leading rebounder on this team by a good margin, especially on defense where he averages almost 1/4 of defensive rebounds for this team while he's on the floor. Put it another way, Jalen had 9 or more boards in 9 of his past 11 games. Huge not having him.
Double dipping is fun nowadays
Earl Timberlake of Miami is transferring. Played only a handful of games due to injuries, was a Top 40 recruit and highly coveted one at that. Was mocking in the first round of drafts before the season. Imagine he's going to be one of the top 5 guys on the market
Says he's open to anyone, his recruitment first time around was shall I say interesting, if you catch my drift
Hard to expect he would when he's played so little in the past month
He's not sure when Dave or Tristan can travel but expecting Thursday/Friday.
Bill saying on ESPN that everyone else is Covid negative at this point. Jalen definitely out first two games.
There is no reason this team can't get to the elite 8 playing the way it has played the past month. Its up to the players and Self to make it happen. Iowa as a 2 seed is laughable. Oregon is not the normal Oregon, USC is average. Seriously KU has played 10 teams tougher then this group in the bottom end of the bracket
Usually need your whole team though for that and now everything thrown out the door with Dave and jalen on covid protocol. Basically everything could be lost that was built
@Kcmatt7 said in Selection Sunday:
Is Dave playing this weekend or not?
No idea. Self has been awful quiet regarding details
Not gonna speculate on availability but all we can hope for is Dave will give us enough to make it to the 2nd weekend. At that point its all gravy
Tough games though.
So does Illinois
I'm picking them to lose first round. Just a one man band who's a freshman
@Kcmatt7 said in Selection Sunday:
@BeddieKU23 just more proof the NCAA manipulates the brackets
It really does go to show you.
@BShark said in Selection Sunday:
KU is not making the S16, USC will destroy this team.
No way. USC is garbage outside one player
Eastern Washington kenpom #110 team, 86 ranked offense, 152 ranked d
@bskeet said in NCAA Tournament - Automatic Bids:
3 seed in the West. Interesting, given who else is in this region:
Teams we've played:
Gonzaga
Oklahoma
CreightonTeams we have a grudge with:
Missouri
VCU
Oregon
Wichita St!!!
NCAA committee should get a shit sandwich for putting Wichita as a possible 2nd round game
Possible 2nd round game against USC/Wichita St or Drake
ku will play eastern Washington in the west region on Saturday
@KirkIsMyHinrich said in Selection Sunday:
Officially hate the B10 for that
Unnecessary fouls and monitor checks. What a crap show
ROCK CHALK BUCKETEERS
Well after the 3 hour Big 10 game its finally time!!!!
@BShark said in 2021 Transfer Talk/List:
@Kcmatt7 said in 2021 Transfer Talk/List:
@BShark that looks like a Bill Self PG.
Both parties are quite interested, from my understanding.
I approve of this move.
The first step after a dribble is on the line of elite
All signs point to KU being a #3 seed. Hopefully we get good matchups and more importantly fingers crossed our players will be able to play. I've been on the edge of my seat for 2 days now waiting for positive and bad news.
@approxinfinity said in Big-12 Tourney:
Rooting for the Longhorns tonight.
Would consider but can't cause of shaka
You really couldn't expect Mark the idiot to prepare a proper plan now do ya? You made way too much common sense for the NCAA to ever comprehend
.01% consolation for Baylor going down
@Kcmatt7 said in Big-12 Tourney:
@BeddieKU23 we have had the worst luck.
Embiid, Perry, and Doke x2.
I'm past thinking its luck anymore
@jayballer67 said in Big-12 Tourney:
@DanR said in Big-12 Tourney:
OK, now Self says there were three positives, including Tristan and Dave (who up until now, I'd thought were isolated due to contact tracing, but maybe I missed something)
did Coach SElf say McCormack and Tristan were positive ?
Yes. They should be able to return next week. Who knows tho
So Jalen is out the first weekend. Every single season somebody key is out
there just winging it at this point anyway
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Big-12 Tourney:
Well we got it before the tourney
Really doesn't help us unless its isolated to one
Whatevs
KU hasn't reached out to Justin Powell. 20+ have