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Joel Embiid's 14 year-old brother was tragically killed in an accident involving a vehicle.
9:15 AM - 17 Oct 2014
I did hear there was a horrific crash there, many victims. Not sure if he was involved in that!
@jaybate-1.0 har·i·cot vert noun \ˌär-ē-kō-ˈver\
plural har·i·cots verts also haricot verts
Definition of HARICOT VERT
: a thin green bean
@justanotherfan reminds me how ISU or Missouri played us w/Withey. Plus that just gave me a headache!
@drgnslayr imagine if he worked w/Hudy?
@drgnslayr wish he was in Lawrence.
@JayhawkRock78 not much, can't even tell if he's going home. I didn't even know Embiid was the oldest of 3 kids, a younger brother, Arthur and sister. Said he died in Cameroon. The sixers head coach and his friend and mentor were w/Embiid. Skipping their game tonight. Said he was devasted!😭very, very sad. Pretty young to handle that so far from home. Would guess coach is talking to him.
@drgnslayr Self has admitted to being responsible for our poor D, by telling players to not use their hands. Those stupid calls! I blame a lot of our poor D on that. I hated they way they called those fouls! But, it was the same for everyone. We seemed to have a harder time adjusting.
Just heard from twitter his brother passed away.
@KUSTEVE Svi
Soon we will know, many options is exciting-seems to be on our minds a lot!
Pretty sure our readers can read the "last edited by Jaybate" on the bottom! VERY Nice try!
Now, all joshing aside, how will our readers know which part of the above quote you wrote and which part jaybate wrote?
I believe this is in part what Baudrillard was trying to get at. :-)
@jaybate-1.0 if you have Wayne at one, who else you have in there? Vs Kentucky?
@jaybate-1.0 hate for my weird, change into another word!
@nuleafjhawk did you see end of game?
@jaybate-1.0 you editing me?
@jaybate-1.0 but still, I like TT type points, Sherron etc
@jaybate-1.0 Danny brought the ball up!
Wilt brought the ball up.
Many great and mediocre centers have been used to bring the ball up!
So have power forwards.
Basically anyone with soft hands can dribble the ball up uncontested.
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KU basketball alters practices in hopes of toughening up
Bill Self: 'I think we tried to be too pretty a team last year'
Posted: October 15, 2014 - 7:51pm
Associated Press
Kansas head coach Bill Self is seen on a video monitor as he talks about his team's upcoming Big 12 Media Day at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday.
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By Jesse Newell
jesse.newell@cjonline.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bill Self has changed up practices this year. And perhaps not surprisingly, Jamari Traylor has become king of the energy points.
“I pretty much win all the time,” Traylor said at Wednesday’s Big 12 media day at Sprint Center. “I’m serious.”
Let’s explain: Every practice, team managers are asked to tally up “energy points” for each player that can be accumulated from rebounds, 50-50 balls, steals, deflections, floor burns and a few other categories.
So far, the springy forward Traylor estimates he’s been the top point-getter for about two-thirds of KU’s workouts.
“I want to be an effective leader, and I want to show everybody how it’s done,” Traylor said. “I want to set an example and set the standard for everyone else. I just go out there and work my butt off.”
The underlying message from Self seems pretty clear:
This year’s team needs to get back to having a tougher mindset — a staple of the coach’s teams throughout his 12-year KU tenure.
“I think we tried to be too pretty a team last year,” Self said, “instead of a nitty-gritty-type team.”
RELATED: Mobile users, view video of Self's Big 12 media day comments
So now, hustle is being rewarded. Players get handouts tracking their energy stats a few times a week, while Self also attempts to motivate by sometimes singling out the top and bottom guys after practice.
“I like it. It shows who’s really working,” KU sophomore guard Wayne Selden said. “It shows who’s going after all the loose balls, getting blocked shots, getting rebounds. That’s really going to count for us.”
Even a player like junior Perry Ellis — never known as KU’s most physical player — has found himself getting competitive with teammates while trying to move up the leaderboard.
“I’ve been doing real well, actually. That’s what I’m trying to get better at, just energy plays,” Ellis said. “I’ve definitely seen improvement from what I would have did last year to this year.”
Traylor says he’s been pushed most by freshman Kelly Oubre, whose 7-foot-2 wingspan has created numerous steals and deflections.
Both Ellis and Selden were quick to admit that Traylor was telling the truth in saying that he was the best energy guy most practices.
“He gets all the energy points it seems like,” Ellis said.
Added Selden: “I’m up there. I’m not quite to where (Traylor and Oubre) are with it, because they’re all over the place.”
The Jayhawks, who finished 25-10 a year ago, have talked often this offseason about trying to enter the season with a different attitude following last year's season-ending loss to Stanford in the round of 32.
Earning — and fighting for — energy points appears to be the first step toward achieving that goal.
“Those things, they might seem little,” Ellis said, “but really they’re a big part of basketball and winning.”
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@drgnslayr based solely on late pm, Svi just wants to shoot! And miss!
@jaybate-1.0 I still don't think he's quick or agile, can slice and dice like TT, but those other 3 are really small. Who else you got 2-5? I think Self can change things up and will, depending on match ups. I think he'll start Mason, Wayne, oubre, Ellis and Cliff. Nothing will surprise me!!
@brooksmd ha ha!!!!
Even though we are a small group, we've been having fun!!!
I keep wondering if Selden could play point if we needed size there, like against Kentucky? I don't think he is a point, but might get us a better size match up.
@brooksmd longer time to celebrate!
Wow!!
@globaljaybird yeah!!! More fun!!
@wissoxfan83 not happening!!!
@brooksmd love to see Gore run💨
Global- you napping?
Whew! Glad to get out of that!! Need some bats to step up!!
@JayhawkRock78 they were low!!
@nuleafjhawk check out chat
Had an apt, who knew we'd be playing at this time a month ago!!! I'm caught up, called my son on way home.. What a catch by gordo!!! We ready!!!
@brooksmd save them for tomorrow! Get those tickets! That would be so fun!
@brooksmd I filled out an online form for WS tickets, informed today I didn't get them!
@JayHawkFanToo they won't be denied!
Win not drinks!
@globaljaybird enjoy! Nice to have friends!!! Here's to one more!
@brooksmd vargas
@brooksmd darn right!
@brooksmd nothing this team does surprises me!
@brooksmd have one for me! Or 2!!!! This is so much fun!!!! This is such a great group of guys-team!
@brooksmd hold 'em!!!!
@brooksmd glad you are here! I'd like to see more runs too! I want to see Gore run!
@globaljaybird where's brooks?
@globaljaybird they're having fun!!!
Dang! What a catch!
@globaljaybird I'm nervous!!