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Kcmatt7
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About the only way to ruin a good party...
Super jelly of you rn
Brown looks like a 4 to me. He's a freak athlete, but he is so raw offensively I couldn't imagine him playing guard.
Tre White looks like a guard to me though. Much more fluid. Better form on his shot. Better handles.
But we'll see.
I am torn on the selling beer and wine.
I love the family friendly atmosphere Memorial has and alcohol being served for an extra 3 hours to already drunk people is a surefire way to ruin that. At least, that's my experience from Chiefs games.... At the same time, I also think it makes going to a game more attractive for people who don't want to go tailgate and worry about drinking and driving or finding a place to spend the night. You can show up 30 minutes before kickoff, have a beer or two before halftime, and still drive home no problems.
Financially, it makes perfect sense. I just worry about the unforeseen consequences.
BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
BShark said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
We still need 2 guards, possibly a wing, and 2 bigs.
This is how I see it. Would have to be a miracle like Scottie Barnes to take a wing.
SO McBride and RS FR/SO Harris as the only point options is an NIT recipe but Self is so good he would make the NCAAT somehow. Honestly in that spot maybe Garrett starts at pg, really don't wanna see it. Adding Caleb Love would be a game changer.
I think that we could skate with those two running PG.
It's those two running PG with the rest of that roster that is terrifying....
Bill absolutely needs to go find someone who's a walking bucket or else the 2020-2021 season looks like it's going to be rough.
We would need some rapid development from Tristan and Wilson. I think we really need to add a big like Todd or Garcia. Both in a dream world.
Absolutely need size. No disagreement there. Need a new project C too, imo.
BShark said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
We still need 2 guards, possibly a wing, and 2 bigs.
This is how I see it. Would have to be a miracle like Scottie Barnes to take a wing.
SO McBride and RS FR/SO Harris as the only point options is an NIT recipe but Self is so good he would make the NCAAT somehow. Honestly in that spot maybe Garrett starts at pg, really don't wanna see it. Adding Caleb Love would be a game changer.
I think that we could skate with those two running PG.
It's those two running PG with the rest of that roster that is terrifying....
Bill absolutely needs to go find someone who's a walking bucket or else the 2020-2021 season looks like it's going to be rough.
Les is known for being a terrible speaker.
But he is still able to inspire, recruit and make great hires.
The trailer was really cool. Les and Long definitely had a plan from the beginning.
dylans said:
Kcmatt7 said:
dylans said:
@BShark Mason 76, Graham 36. Seems to be the sweet spot.
Both had major KU bumps.
Yeah, but the major KU bumps this go around got the guys into the 90-150 range. Pretty unimpressive. Diamonds in the rough are tough to find and guys in this range rarely make an impact in their first 2-3 years.
Just no winning for Bill lol. Can't recruit OADs or program guys...
Have to be high impact freshman who are okay with sitting the bench. All 5 of them.
KUSTEVE said:
I wish you all would put videos up of these kids you talk about. Or use full names. Consider it your good deed for the elderly...lol.
We probably need a new thread with a list of “persons if interest” with their 247 linked next to them
FarmerJayhawk said:
It's grade and course completing dependent so nobody really knows for sure.
If he reclasses, redshirt? Or legit competition for McBride as the backup PG?
In my mind, he's much more of a pure PG than McBride who I feel is more like a short Combo guard.
How confident are we that he reclassifies?
justanotherfan said:
I am concerned about how much depth KU has, as well as how KU can play their best 5 together.
If KU's best group includes Doke, de Souza and Garrett, how do you build a real D1 offense with the skillsets of those three guys.
Let's say the best group is Moss, Dotson and the previously mentioned three. How is that better than what we showed last year? Lawson was much more polished than I believe de Souza will be. Moss and Vick are about the same. Doke is what he is, and despite our criticisms, Garrett likely isn't a large upgrade over Grimes.
So unless Dotson has made a huge leap, we have last year's team with some new faces. Perhaps I am too pessimistic, but that's my concern. I just don't see large differences right now.
I definitely think you're being pessimistic.
First off, lets start by saying we will be dropping Grimes and Moore who were the two worst regulars in the rotation. Period. There is no debate here. Grimes shot .384 from the field and Moore shot .286. No that is not a typo. Garrett was more efficient per shot last season than both players. (Points per shot attempt).
Straight-up, you're undervaluing the Doke, De Sousa, and Dave combo. Those three will be 30+ ppg at a clip near .650. Doke alone is the most impactful player on the court when he's in the game, don't @ me. Both offensively and defensively he is a game changer.
You don't mention Ochai once in this post. Who very well could be the leading scorer on next season's team and shoot 3s near .400 . I'm slotting him in for 12-15 PPG.
Dotson is almost a lock for 15 PPG.
Garrett scored 8.8 PPG in conference play last season.
Our backup PG is NOT Charlie Moore. That is worth 3-5 PPG. At least!
Moss looks to be good for 9 ppg.
This team will be able to get to 80 points pretty consistently. Which is math for a lot of wins for a Bill Self team.
If you consider that our starting 5 could actually be:
- Dotson
- Moss
- Ochai
- De Sousa
- Doke
Then you have 2 post scorers surrounded by 3 shooters.
When you bring Garrett off the bench, sure, you lose a shooter. But then you also have the ability to bring Jalen Wilson (or Enaruna) off the bench if we need more shooting or athleticism.
And OKC is trying to move CP3 now lol.
I could see OKC moving him to Miami for Dragic and another piece and a couple of firsts (maybe 3).
And then moving Dragic to a contender to come in and run the 2nd squad. Philly, Utah, Spurs, and Dallas come to mind as fits. Utah makes the most sense to me. Exum is hurt and will be out most of the season I think, so OKC could tank while adding more draft picks and Utah trades a broken player for a good healthy one.
OKC is going full video game GM right now.
OKC now with 15 first round picks over the next 6 drafts, with 4 of them having the possibility (although unlikely) of being swapped for better picks.
Can someone win executive of the year and their team also get a Top 5 pick?
I just hope they can win a couple of conference games and keep the excitement in the program going. Recruiting is going well now, but an 0-9 conference record takes the wind out of their sales a bit I'd think.
Video posted here was from last March.
To me, he looks like he has decent arm length for his size. He finishes well in the lane with both hands. He absolutely can jump. In one of the newer videos he dunks from almost being flat footed.
I'd also rather get another PG in here now instead of hoping we land a big name next season and end up settling for someone almost exactly like him to be the backup next year. Get someone in now that can learn the system for a full season. Who's to say he won't push McBride out of the backup role? AND literally the worst case scenario is that he gets here, realizes he doesn't belong, and transfers out. This is a no lose situation from my point of view.
Dolan is human garbage.
As long as they stick to a simple passing game and run the ball, I think it will be fine.
I expect the offense to at least look more organized than it has in about 10 years.
KUSTEVE said:
Sooo...what does Miami have to offer for Westbrook? 6 first round picks?
For taking that contract OKC would owe Miami picks lol
Big news
Hard to place Paul George. He is great all around. Shooting, passing, defense, rebounding. Guy does it all. Efficiently. His rookie season is the last time he had a season with a losing record.
I would think he's right around the 10th best player in the league... But he's definitely that 2nd tier. I just don't think he's "overrated." Definitely not the first person in the NBA I think of when I hear the word.
Frank should seriously consider his overseas options now. He’s just got so many limitations
kjayhawks said:
Maybe the only bright spot this season. They need to get rid of Terrance Gore and bring up Bubba Starling. The management of this team has been laughable since they gave Gordo a giant contract and couldn't afford anyone else. Back to the 90s and 00s royals, I guess tickets will be cheap again.
Bubbas advanced numbers don’t project him to hit well in the pros yet. Getting a lot of hits without really squaring the ball up well.
I think you just wait until September.
dylans said:
I didn’t realize Whit is 30. Think the Royals will trade him?
They should trade him. Logically speaking, he's the best trade piece they have and we need some pitching in the upper minors. He could probably land us a couple of bullpen arms at the very least.
I expect Duke to struggle
Going through the Schedule:
- vs. Indiana State - W
- vs. Coastal - W
- @ BC - L
- vs. WVU - W
- @ TCU - L
- vs. OU - L
- @ UT - L
- vs. TTU - W
- vs. KSU - W
- @ OSU - L
- @ ISU - L
- vs. BU - W
It's possible. Not likely, but possible. Probably one of the more favorable schedules we could ask for as far as opponent Home/Away goes.
approxinfinity said:
Kawhi, LeBron, AD and 12 league minimum guys ... Will that really be the team to beat?
And Kuzma...
Yes that team ends up good enough. It was in Miami.
HighEliteMajor said:
Edit
I made long post basically saying that @Kcmatt7 was completely full of it, except of the "pc" part. Decided against leaving it up. Always the same leftist garbage.
I'll just say this.
It's easy for cowards to pile on him now. But he transformed KC sports radio. Before Kietzman, this town was stuck with a few hours of Don Fortune on 980 KMBZ.
Leftists themselves are cowards. They don't want debate or discussion. They want censorship. They don't want uncomfortable opinions voiced. They desire those voices to be silenced. Again, cowards.
And because Kietzman was not a leftist, leftists relish in the fact he has lost his job.
I have been all over Keitzman for years. We’ve made how many mentions about him on this board?
Take politics out of it and say one nice thing about Keitzmans show. He was a terrible interviewer, unless you like two guys trying to yell over each other. He was an asshole to every guest he ever had on. He was always quick to hang up in callers. He ALWAYS gets the last word. And he got his ass kicked in ratings by Danny and C-Dot for two years because his show has no substance. I don’t like Fescoe, but at least Bob isn’t a dick constantly. And he has a very similar stance in issues as KK. He could have said the same thing and 10 people would have came to his aid and he would have kept his job.
NOBODY in KK’s own field stood up for him. No sports figures stood up for him. Not another one of the 8 radio personalities at the station said anything. Petro routinely “subtweeted” about KK. He is the definition of a prick.
You come here, to a site where we constantly debate, and say many of us don’t want debate lol. Go preach you leftist stereotype elsewhere, because you’re certainly not talking about this group.
approxinfinity said:
@BShark I'm not understanding. What happened?
He finally crossed a line far enough people could complain and get him fired.
Kk was hated by all, including hosts at his own station that he is part owner. He has not one, but two twitter parody accounts. No other radio show host I think he city has a single one lol. People hated him.
He was the type of guy who “wasn’t pc” and told “hard truths.” His show was basically Tucker Carlson for Sports. He talked over his guests. He hung up on callers if they were intelligent and he couldn’t “own” them. The only segment worth listening to was when he had Mizzou fan Jack Harry on every week, and he would get Jack so worked up it seemed like they were about to fight then and there in the studio. This happened every week.
I never thought I’d see the day KK got fired due to his ownership stake in the station. You could tell he felt invincible as his takes continually walked a line (a lot of racist implications, stopping just short of saying black athletes should just be grateful). But he should have known that in his business, there is no such thing as being invincible.
This was long overdue.
BShark said:
Why though? The US doesn't have an official language so I see no issue with translating the tests.
Also, knowledge of a 2nd language doesn’t mean one is intelligent or stupid.
If they would “pass” the test in their native language it means they should qualify for college.
justanotherfan said:
drgnslayr said:
California is the 5th largest economy is the world. Let that soak in.
If you remember nothing else from this outstanding post, remember this single line. The California economy is so large, losing it could potentially destroy the NCAA.
With nearly 40M people, California could (on its own) create its own separate division. There are, besides the D1 schools in California, some fairly large D2 institutions that could join as well. There are over 100 schools in California that have an enrollment above 10,000. The 60 or so biggest schools could create their own division with no problem.
This is a fight the NCAA can't win if California sticks to their guns. Cali is simply too big, with too much money. Add the marketing angle and a California only division would do just fine on its own, with a ready television market to serve.
Meanwhile, the Pac-12 would effectively collapse. Without the Pac-12 to generate West Coast viewership the NCAA would have to shift to being even more East Coast biased to make sure that it held viewership numbers back East. That would leave schools in smaller Midwest and Mountain states out of the loop (i.e. places like Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, etc.)
The death of the NCAA is coming. California may be pushing them closer to the edge of the cliff than they even realize.
There are a lot of states that I think could pull off having their own profitable sports league.
- New York
- Texas
- California
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Illinois
Basically any state with a great major market for TV, 1 major program, and 9 other schools to fill the schedule could probably create a profitable league that pays players.
Of course, TV contracts would have to be a tiered system for each league, but I think it would ultimately get schools a better value.
Using California as a hypothetical, and a $250M TV Contract.
- Cal - $35M
- UCLA - $35M
- Stanford - $35M
- USC - $35M
You could then pay the remaining schools all $5M a year, which would be more than double any of their current deals from what I could tell.
HighEliteMajor said:
I want OSU to be good and relevant. It's good for the Big 12, which is good for us.
@BeddieKU23 There hasn't been much more of a complete disaster than the Porters at MU. It's perfectly "MU."
I wouldnt' call it a "disaster." The hype sort of sparked that program from the cellar back to mediocrity.
I'm sure losing a giant market won't hurt the NCAA at all... California could legit just have their own tournament where all of the attendance proceeds go to the players. All 25 schools in one tournament together. A 20 game tournament would fetch good TV dollars too
KUSTEVE said:
@jayballer73 Hey...I like Marco. We're all wrong from time to time. I thought Charlie was going to be good...remember? LOL...
You were given ample warning too lol
KUSTEVE said:
@Texas-Hawk-10 Everyone is automatically assuming Jalen can guard the 3, and i'm not so sure he can.
This is how I feel. I think he gets 7-10 MPG to come in and be a spark offensively. Very much what BG was during his time here.
BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
Marco said:
@BShark Garrett will be a great defensive spark plug coming off the bench. His decreased minutes will allow him to go full bore!
Who's starting over him?
Moss is the only possibility.
His minutes are not dropping much either way though.
I knew I was forgetting someone.
Marco said:
@BShark Garrett will be a great defensive spark plug coming off the bench. His decreased minutes will allow him to go full bore!
Who's starting over him?
BShark said:
Sounds like he will be a Tarhole.
Probably ends up staying there 4 years too
Garrett is gong to start lol. His minutes aren't getting cut.
dylans said:
@Woodrow Yeah, Woj and Steven A., Jalen Rose, Max Kellerman, every taking head and analysist down to Stugotz has said it. But until Kawhi or his agent say something it’s just the same year old speculation. It’s just heating up, because he’s out of his contract now.
Kawhi, the most boring super star ever.
Mike Trout is right there too.
As is Brooks Koepka.
Sports world is in need of some fresh blood.
justanotherfan said:
If Kawhi really wants to maximize his potential, he should sign a 2 year deal with someone, and THEN sign a super max extension. At 27 (now) he can command top dollar. He will still (probably) be able to command top dollar in two years, so he could effectively get seven years of near super max money. If he does a one year deal, the contract he could sign at 33 won't be a super max or near super max contract. Best chance to capitalize is now, in his prime.
That's what LeBron did basically
drgnslayr said:
I think you are right. I'm looking at Big Mac right now and I have to look at him twice to recognize him. He has changed that much since March. He's a lot more chiseled. I've never seen anyone change their athleticism so quickly. He is going to be a force next year that we won't realize until he's in games because we don't know how well that will transfer but it surely will be a positive. He's slowed the game down and is using his energy more efficiently, too. His midrange shot is coming along. I'm sure his defense will be much improved as well. David is "dialing in" to the game now and he's not ready to just concede he'll be riding the pine.
I mentioned the hopes of RSing Mitch. We do really need to address our big situation because we can't sit guys like David for most of the season. He's worked harder than anyone and he deserves PT.
Managing player minutes has become one of the most important aspects of coaching D1 today. We are seeing a record amount of transfers and unhappy campers in the game. All that not only disrupts team personnel but also creates recruiting problems.
I hope they can RS Mitch, but I'm doubtful that it happens.
When that was the plan a year ago, we also thought we'd have De Sousa to backup Dedric and we'd be 4 deep in the post.
Not the case anymore.
As far as Big Dave getting PT, I wouldn't worry about it. Doke can really only handle about 25 MPG. De Sousa, probably the same.
That gives him and Mitch 30 MPG to split and basically 15 mpg guaranteed.
Either he takes money and stays in Toronto or he does a short term deal (with player options) and goes to the Clips and signs a supermax next season.
If I were to guess, he ends up in LA. He already did what he needed to in Toronto.
Football season can't come soon enough
BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
BShark said:
https://247sports.com/Player/Andre-Curbelo-46043229/ ↗
Norm reached out.
Tiny little fella
The kind of electric player that you get to keep longer than you should because of his height. :sunglasses:
Hell of a passer... I worry about his size and athleticism at this level, but he definitely looks like he has that special feel for the game.
BShark said:
https://247sports.com/Player/Andre-Curbelo-46043229/ ↗
Norm reached out.
Tiny little fella