Imagine Kevin McCullar playing on a team that had an actual point guard. Ask CB, Jalen, and Ochai what it's like playing on a team that has no point guard. How did that work out? Uh huh...
Look no further than Marcus Garrett!
Yes sir.
Jethro
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Imagine Kevin McCullar playing on a team that had an actual point guard. Ask CB, Jalen, and Ochai what it's like playing on a team that has no point guard. How did that work out? Uh huh...
Imagine if Kevin McCullar was a much better player than anyone realizes...It basically starts at 1:00-
@BShark said in Strong Early Contender For Most Frequently Misspelled Name:
Someone has to carry on the proud tradition brought to you by former Jayhawk greats such as Kirk "Heinrich", Ben "Macklemore", Wayne "Seldon" and many others!
Kevin McCullar. I am seeing A LOT of "McCullers" and some "McCullars" as well. The first one I am thinking must be a phone auto-correct thing because it is so frequent.
Yeah sorry for this thread, I'm bored and waiting for more news lol.
There's an entire thread misspelling his name on another site.
The hyperventilation thread. We haven't even completed the roster, and we're eviscerating the team...just like we did last year.
@BShark said in Strong Early Contender For Most Frequently Misspelled Name:
Someone has to carry on the proud tradition brought to you by former Jayhawk greats such as Kirk "Heinrich", Ben "Macklemore", Wayne "Seldon" and many others!
Kevin McCullar. I am seeing A LOT of "McCullers" and some "McCullars" as well. The first one I am thinking must be a phone auto-correct thing because it is so frequent.
Yeah sorry for this thread, I'm bored and waiting for more news lol.
I say we split the difference, and start calling him this,.."HEY, CULLIGAN MAN"...
@drgnslayr You trying to give me a heart attack?
BIFM is back in Lawrence, working out with Ramsey Nijem. Are we sure he doesn't have another year of eligibility? He never got a Covid year...
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@tis4tim said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
@Jethro said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
Speaking of Matthews, it appears Matthew Mayer is going to UNC. Going to take the Brady Manek role.
But is he going to take the mullet?
I think he already has one. I always thought Mayer was better than Manek- UNC is going to be STOUT next year.
@BShark said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
Jalen going to the show. They may not have to get creative with the roster after all
This would work out a lot of things.
I think he's ready. Not sure if he gets drafted, but he has plenty of talent to do the grind, and put himself in position to make money off his craft. Great kid- made a 180 after the DUI.
@approxinfinity said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
To paraphrase Matthew Mcconnahey in Dazed and Confused, what i love about the NBA draft is that while the Lakers get one year older, the rest of the league stays the same age! Giggity.
Speaking of Matthews, it appears Matthew Mayer is going to UNC. Going to take the Brady Manek role.
@approxinfinity Giannis 15th pick...lol.
@BShark said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
@Jethro said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
No Mosely. It won’t be too late to circle back if there’s a spot, but they’re locked in on Hunter and McCullar.
If we get those 2, our defense will be suffocating. I wasn't excited about McCullar, but I think Bill could utilize him better than Tech did. I read he hit 42% from spot up 3s last year, so he could be quite a weapon if utilized properly.
Did you watch the cutting video I posted? Bill has a lot to work with here.
I heard he wasn't 100% last year. We might reel in a really good one with him. Lots to like. Maybe some of that quickness will come back.
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
No Mosely. It won’t be too late to circle back if there’s a spot, but they’re locked in on Hunter and McCullar.
If we get those 2, our defense will be suffocating. I wasn't excited about McCullar, but I think Bill could utilize him better than Tech did. I read he hit 42% from spot up 3s last year, so he could be quite a weapon if utilized properly.
GET HUNTER. Me likey.
JWill looks like a stud in that clip.
I'm not worried in the least about next year. No matter who is on the roster, I know I'm going to watch a premium product. We've got more talent coming in than we've had in a long time. Yes, it would be great if CB and JW return, but we'll still be good if they don't. We have a 5 -10 point coaching advantage every game, so that helps.
@benshawks08 said in Everything Bill Self:
@DCHawker I said something in an earlier post that he'd be pretty even with Roy IF Self won another title but may not have brought that back up because I thought it was clear overall he IS like you said, behind Roy all time for me right now. I bet Self himself would scoff at being compared to Rupp, Smith, and Iba as they are more legend than coach at this point. But you know he wants one more title to catch Roy. They've competed enough that even though they aren't the SAME generation of coach, they are very comparable for sooooo many reasons. And to get 3 at KU where Roy couldn't get one....
LOL. That's a good one.
@mayjay said in Gradey Dick NIL:
@Jethro said in Gradey Dick NIL:
Dick for Dicks. I hope he doesn't get too cocky about all this.
How did South Carolina not monetize this?
Good question.
Dick for Dicks. I hope he doesn't get too cocky about all this.
Bill Self's winning % at Kansas is higher than John Wooden, or Rat face.
@dylans said in Where art thou, Jaybate?:
@Jethro broke his spirit if nothing else.
He was brilliant. But he was more of a novelist than some liked in here, and several folks took exception. Haven't seen or heard from him since.
@HawkChamp said in Everything Bill Self:
@Jethro the reason I say it was our best is because it was completely in the half court and played how Nova wanted it and we still crushed them. Baylor had a ton of transition points and easy buckets.
It was Dave's best game as a Jayhawk. One of Och's best games. Might be our best defensive game of the year. I rewatched it again. One of our best tournament games ever.
@HawkChamp said in Everything Bill Self:
Easily the Villanova game. Villanova shot and extremely good percentage from three, made 13 threes and made us play in the half court and still got dominated by us most of the game. I mean, our guys scored 1.58 points per possession. The execution and shot making was amazing. Not to mention the defense to start the game was literally straight out of 08 with the quickness and trapping. Honestly one of the best executed games I’ve seen a Self team play, factoring in the opponent and that it was a high stakes game.
It was close to our best game. The 3 best to me were Baylor, Misery, and Nova. The Baylor game signaled to me the ceiling was much higher than what we had seen, the Misery game was special because Bill let them run up the score, but Nova was the most important because we not only crushed them, we also beat them by the same margin they had beat us in 2018. So the Nova monkey has forever been lifted.
@dylans said in Where art thou, Jaybate?:
Politics ruined this place for many. Period. I enjoy the basketball talk and if we had kept to it I would enjoy the company of all. Even those who love contentious takes are fine, it’s just basketball - doesn’t make a lick of difference beyond entertainment. You can think KU sucks and it doesn’t matter. Politics are different - if you think my way of life sucks you can actually do things to take that away. That’s a real threat and thus has ranging implications.
The block button is glorious, it has allowed me to return in a limited capacity. Thanks for adding it aprox. Anyone that strays from basketball, particularly those that like to force their covid views on you - Silenced permanently, wahahahaha. I can’t remember who all I blocked, but I do know the reading is much improved.
Jaybate is dead. The government killed him when the FBI opened an investigation on KU.
You were doing so good up until the last 2 lines.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Everything Bill Self:
What was our best game? I'd say beating the crap out of Baylor!
The Misery game is up there too.
@RockChalkinTexas said in Where art thou, Jaybate?:
@KUSTEVE .......Yeah, that is the one I was thinking of
I tried to get the same name back, but it wouldn't let me, so I Jethroed it. Crimson gave me the nickname years ago, so I figured folks would know who I was if I used it.
@RockkChalkk said in Where art thou, Jaybate?:
@Kcmatt7 Are we sure @JayHawkFanToo isn't here? It looks like he "liked" the post from @drgnslayr within the last day in this thread. Its odd because his profile says he hasn't been logged on in a few years.
@Statmachine was definitely the BShark before BShark was here, lol.
He's here. We talk from time to time.
@drgnslayr said in Everything Bill Self:
Wow! I guess Bill is only 59!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Self ↗
I feel like Bill will be back for another NC within 5 years. I think this year has been a real educational year for Bill and how he intends to coach moving forward.
Areas where I think he learned a lot this year:
How to prepare for March - This year's team peaked at the end... probably the #1 reason why we took home the trophy! We never choked in March. Never looked really out of sorts. We maintained a high level of composure. That simply cannot happen without the head coach having it all together. His poise this year was off the charts.
He learned the value of team cohesion - This team was like glue! There was a very dominant chemistry within the team. None of these guys wanted to stand out separately from the rest of the team. I think Bill learned it is more important to find team players than just pure talent. At least... I hope he learned this lesson!
I think he finally embraces a hybrid hi-lo. No more 2 big (post-up) lineups. 4 on the perimeter. His schemes are more slashing. Guards slash at an angle through the post and have a desire to pass back out on the perimeter for an open trey, finish in the paint, or feed our one big in the paint to finish. I really liked the offense this year and what it became. It forced some of our perimeter guys off the trey line. No more camping on the trey line, like we did in past years!
I think Bill realized the need to up the pace. Didn't mean we have to finish off the preliminary break, but also the secondary break, usually open for a trey shot.
I think Bill learned more of the importance of team rebounding. This team could have only succeeded with team rebounding because we didn't have a singular potent rebounder.
I'm curious of the status of our our chop scheme. I hope it is rarely used and not part of the dominant offense. It's largely outdated because most teams know how to defend or disrupt it to the point of destroying all flow to that possession.
I think he's become a better coach. I want to see what next year's tempo will be like. Was that faster pace just an anomaly, or are we going to continue to run and gun? I sure hope the pace stays fast.
The weirdest part of this year come in the fact that as good as our team was, I still don't think they played their best game. I still think there was a level they could've achieved that we only saw glimpses of during the year. Not complaining - I sure loved the ending.
This will go down as the year that none of us predicted we would win a national championship. After we lost to TCU, I suggested that Bill had lost the team. What I meant was they tuned him out that game. And then something happened, the switch was turned on, the chip was placed on the shoulder, and they rose up and beat Texas to clinch the B12 title, smoked the conference in the conference tourney, and then did the Big 6 dance, winning 6 straight to take home the championship. Nobody saw that coming except for the team. They knew, and it took them a while to convince Bill, but once they went all in, they TORE it up.
@tis4tim said in Next Year's Team Thread:
@jayballer67 said in Next Year's Team Thread:
Most of all like Coach has said - really doesn’t matter who starts the game - - it’s who is on the floor at the end of the game
I've never really understood this. It is who starts because the hope is that you have all your walk-ons in at the end of the game thanks to a blowout victory.
hear hear! We want the walkons closing the game...that's a PHOF response...
@BShark said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
@Jethro said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
@Kcmatt7 said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
Pass so hard on McCullar. Super mega pass.
Dude cannot shoot. He doesn't finish well at the rim. He is probably more of a below the rim player than Jalen and that's saying something. There have been at least 10 portal players I would rather have than Kevin McCullar.
He's really slow and methodical. We need some quickness.
Mosley isn't exactly quick but whewwwww he is a bucket.
Mosley isn't quick, but he is just so good offensively... I think we have to have him.
@Kcmatt7 said in KU/Big 12 NBA draft decisions thread:
Pass so hard on McCullar. Super mega pass.
Dude cannot shoot. He doesn't finish well at the rim. He is probably more of a below the rim player than Jalen and that's saying something. There have been at least 10 portal players I would rather have than Kevin McCullar.
He's really slow and methodical. We need some quickness.
He will develop his rebounding skills. He's 21 years old, completely dedicated to his craft... with the best coaches in the college world. Why wouldn't he develop those skills? He developed these skills:
@nwhawkfan said in Embiid:
Yet another injury, at the worst possible time. You have to wonder what Doc Rivers was thinking when he kept Embiid on the court that late in a blowout.
They were up 29 points with 4 minutes left. Dirty play, imo.
@stoptheflop said in BINGE WATCH BINGO- KU TOURNEY GAMES:
Thanks, Jethro. It pains me to remember how poorly Ochai shot FTs in the second half of the championship game. Painful.
LOL. That's a good one!
Joel got hammered by an elbow to the face and is out indefinitely.
The phrase ..."tears of a clown" hold so true with this...
https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/jai-lucas-to-duke.368903/ ↗
@BShark said in More Problems For Tucky:
Duke has poached Jai Lucas.
LMAO!!!! BOOYAH!
<---taking a trip over to Rump Rafters about now ...hehehehehe...
@Gorilla72 said in NIL, transfers, NCAA Policies and where do we go from here:
Looks like Isaiah Wong of Miami will enter the transfer portal if he doesn’t get more NIL money from Miami, according to The Athletic. Same school that gave Pack $800,000. Wild year.
LMAO!
Coach Self on with Landen and his dad:
@BShark said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
YESSSSSSSSS
@BShark said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
The Baylor kid is not a big. He's a wing. He wants an Ochai type role in terms of creative responsibility. I'm not sure how hard we go but I think if we press really hard we get him from what is being whispered around. I think a visit is key in terms of showing how serious we are. Agree there are real concerns with his athleticism.
The other kid mentioned, DJ Burns is not a KU level big.
Hunter is a great player and there is mutual interest. As @kuballin10 said the defensive potential is very good. There would be some offensive concerns but this could be mitigated by having good to great shooters at the other 3 spots.
The staff wants a small guard and a wing. Would be nice if both were starter level players or close to it. We have 2 5* wings coming in but Freshman are never entirely predictable..
Baylor is a pasty gangsta. The dude can flat ball. Beautiful shot, and Remy passes. Let's take Hunter and Baylor, and call it it a day...
@jayballer67 said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
@Jethro said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
@BeddieKU23 said in 2022 Transfer Portal Thread:
Big South POY DJ Burns in the Portal. Large human, 6'9 275.
Don't think that there would be a lot of interest - -not trying to sound negative , cause it's not. The guy has game , big boy , has a pretty nice stroke , smooth , moves pretty well , finish's - all very nice qualities yet you have to wonder IF we were to show some interested in someone like this- - -would his game translate to major P-5 level ? - Competition going to be a lot stiffer night in night out just wonder how he would be able to compete against other 6'9 - - 6'10 - -6-11 major P-5 big's. - I do like his game though pretty smooth shot, step away from the bucket a little open space J. -I'm sure he will find a pretty nice home
You might be right. He scored 64 points in 4 games against P5 opponents last year, which is 16.0 per game, so the offense is there . Where his game needs vast improvement is in the defensive rebounding. He only averaged 4.0 rbs per game in those 4 games he played against P5 opponents, and he only averaged 4.5 rebounds a game overall. His blocks are terribly low. I think with some serious coaching, he could improve. But enough for us to rely on him? Not sure about that.