Know why KU is ranked #1?
Because they can flip the score like no other team can. They can be down 12 and go up 6 in mere seconds.
DoubleDD
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Childs play.
Graham Crackers. you all.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam
The PHOG is rocking.
That's right JJ you can lay it in too. :yum:
OU burns a timeout. :satisfied:
We have a ball game. :bowtie:
KU waking up.
Mason warming up
Tough I feel like I'm sitting at some bar in Kstate or MU bar. I never seen so many KU fans spewing such negativity.
Naw sitting in some hotel in some crappy town in God's country.
Yep Facts are facts. KU 4 and 0 against top 10 teams, and will win tonight.
:mask: Man the negativity is making me sick.
Yea maybe by the so called rules. Yet there was no way the ball was going in. Like I said Defense grabs that ball nothing is called. That's just dumb.
There was no way that ball was going in. If the defense grabs the ball nothing called. That's punish an offense big for doing their job.
Terrible call.
Man that Svi plays no defense. :kissing_heart:
I know right?
Huh? Why are you looking at his hands?
Bragg got to dunk that
KU playing a terrible game, yet game is basically tied.
Man JJ? so Close.
Mason = Money
That's a signature move
Oh yea Mason will keep going to the lane.
It's only a matter of time
:stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
It's senior night. Wouldn't you be tight?
He will.
Tyler for three
Jayhawks amped.
Man I always get so pumped right before tip off.
In a perfect world I like what you're saying. I too think Graham should come back for another year. Just not for the reason you think.
Every one of these kids have dreams of making the big time. Their minds are filled with dreams of wealth, popularity, and all out greatness. Sadly as I mentioned early there're only so many open spots in the NBA in a giving year. It's no easy task to make it in the NBA. Great college players fizzle out in the NBA in mass numbers. This is why I would like to see Graham come back for another year. His chances of making an NBA roster are slim next to none. So why not enjoy another year of college? Shore up any academic needs, get that degree, make some connections that will last him long after he gives up on his basketball dreams.
I'm not saying Graham shouldn't chase his dreams. Yet what is wrong with having plan b's? Right?
I know everybody wants to believe that the longer a kid stays in college the better his draft stock will be. Yet it's just not the case. Since the explosion of the OAD, everything has changed. It used to be the 4 year player with experience was giving the nod. It's just not the case anymore. If you're not a lottery pick your chances of making it in the NBA go way down. I'm not saying I like it or agree with it. That's just the way it is.
To get to that second contract, you have to make it through the first. It's not an easy task. The competition is unbelievable. Each year brings in newer and better talent. Hard work can take you along way but you have to have some God given ability and physical blessings to seal the deal.
Not sure experience really matters to the NBA when it comes to drafting.
So few actually make it to and in the NBA. There are only so many roster spots to be filled. Can Graham make it? Sure but the odds are against him.
Not sure coming back for another year really changes anything. However I agree with you that another year of college ball, could help Graham become and even better player. Not sure how it makes him More NBA ready?
The NBA drafts on potential and not a polished finished product.
Whoa put down the pitch forks and the gasoline. Now take a deep breath, raise your hands to shoulder length, close your eyes, and touch your nose. I will give you a moment to complete the task.
Lets understand and view a few things here. I know KU has been getting beat up this year with these charges. Right or wrong the media has been on these occurrences like a crazed dog. however lets not panic. The sky isn't falling and in fact the future is quite bright.
There are three things I want you to consider before reaching your conclusions.
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Kids will be kids. If you've never been to or grown up in a ghetto area, it's hard to put things in prospective. What you might see as unacceptable behavior, is a way of life in these troubled areas. It really is a perception thing. It's all in how you perceive things. All we see is that JJ was convicted of property damage. Yet why did it happen and what caused JJ to reach a point that he would do damage? It appears to me that this Jezebel or lady, has been creating a lot of problems for the men's basketball team. It appears as more facts come out that this Jezebel started this altercation, by seeking out Vick and throwing a drink in his face. Keep in mind Vick was on probation because of his relationship to this Jezebel. He's not going any where near this girl. She sought and tracked him down. Right or wrong JJ was defending his brother. It happens all the time with boys/young men.
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The problem with the media isn't that they don't report. Yet they don't follow up on what they've reported. It really is a disservice to the fans and people in general. Too many people still think that Bragg pushed that Jezebel down. Yet you don't now that unless you are invested or have a interest in the issue. In this I think Coach has nailed it. He's not going to dole out punishment until a conviction is handed down, or a confession is made. JJ's situation was already handled in house. Tells me JJ told Coach the truth and confessed to what he did. Sound like a bad kid or program to you?
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Of course Coach not punishing JJ in front of the world to see looks bad. However who cares? It's not like the media and the talking heads are going to give the topic it's proper due. News/Media butters their bread with negative news. They're not going to give KU and Coach props for doing what they perceive to be the right thing to do. The News/Media are about tearing down not building up. These issues will blow over like the seasons of the year. Here today gone tomorrow. Nobody really cares but those that are truly invested in the perception of the KU program, or the demise of it.
If Coach is comfortable with playing JJ, then so it shall be. Besides who knows these kids better than Coach?
Going against conventional wisdom here. Yet the NBA doesn't draft on a finished product. They look for potential. I think we fans need to let go of the yester year thinking. The idea that the NBA will draft a 3 to 4 year player over a OAD type player, just isn't looking at reality.
Graham is a fine player and would love to have him back. Yet if the NBA comes calling he is gone in a New York minute. Any current kid on the KU roster would do the same. The money is to great to pass up. So this idea that a player needs another year of seasoning to raise their draft stock is not full proof.
The more games a player plays, the greater the chance of getting hurt. Also with more games there is a greater chance of the player getting exposed. So the idea of a player coming back though good for the program, may not be so good for the player.
Having said all that I too think Graham is coming back. Not so sure on Svi though. Svi has a lot of potential, and he so young. He's younger than JJ.
I guess UK will back out of the Champions Classic now. As Coach and KU are rising. Classic UK when somebody starts getting the best of them they run and hide.
KU against the world.
I like our chances.
Coach hugging his son. Priceless.
Forget Gonzaga, Forget Villanova
KU just became the team to beat.
It's all coming together my brother. It's all coming together.
KU finding itself at the right time. Holy cow.
Bragg = game changer.
No seriously.
Don't make me Bragg about my boy.
um my boy Bragg.
I don't know just thought it was a cool question.
Quickly how many 4 year KU players in this record tying conference streak? Four rings for four years.