🏀 KuBuckets Archive

Sherron Collins will be the coach. First game is on July 20.

KU finally announced their non-confernce schedule.

Oct. 29 - Washburn (Exhibition)

Nov. 4 - Howard

Nov. 8 - North Carolina

Nov. 12 - Michigan St. (Champions Classic - Atlanta)

Nov. 16 - Oakland

Nov. 19 - UNC-Wimington

Nov. 26 - Duke (Las Vegas)

Nov. 30 - Furman

Dec. 4 - @Creighton

Dec. 8 - @Missouri

Dec. 14 - NC State

Dec. 22 - Brown

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Tornados:

@Texas-Hawk-10 sucks! Sorry. I know if you don't open freezer it last a few days. I hope you don't have a big freezer full of meat. Ice chest and ice? I'd throw out the fridge stuff before it stinks up the place. Lots of cold showers!

Not a lot of meat, but it's already gone bad and will be getting tossed next time I'm home. My mom got power back overnight so I'm hanging out there and will check on my place throughout the day.

@Crimsonorblue22 Still no power, and no clue how hot it is in my apartment becausr my thermostatis off too, but it's upper 80's at least inside my apartment. I'm going to have to throw out pretty all the food in my fridge and freezer which sucks.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Tornados:

@Texas-Hawk-10 ugh, what's the temp up to there? My bro is definitely investing in a generator. Hang in there.

Heat index was about 105° today. Spent most of today driving around to charge my phone and at a local bar that has AC.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Tornados:

@Texas-Hawk-10 their power is on!🔌

I still don't and have no idea how long it'll be. Centerpoint, who manages all the stuff here said they expect to have power restored to a million people by tomorrow, but that's still less than half of the people they service.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Thoughts On 2024 Schedule:

Arrowhead is going to be dirt cheap on the secondary market, there's about a 0.000001% chance we come close to filling it regularly. Children's Mercy, good luck.

Are they even opening the upper level at Arrowhead or just the lower bowl for KU games?

@Crimsonorblue22 I'm good for now. The rain is mostly done, but the eye is a few miles west of me so still getting tropical storm force wind and probably 50-60 mph gusts. There was a huge pine tree that came down about an hour ago or so that's blocking the parking lot to the back half of my complex. I still have probably another hour or two of dealing woth the wind before it starts to die down. There's currently about 2.1 million people without power in the Houston area right now.

Beryl made landfall overnight and is currently sitting over the west side of Houston. I lost power about 7am amd have mostly been sitting on my patio this morning watching the storm. Saw a tree come down near my car, thankfully not on it, and a few sections of fence blown over on some house backed up to my apartments.

I'm sure there's no nepotism involved here, but Parker Braun is apparently on the Nuggets Summer League roster.

@AsadZ said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

As long as both parties love each other and are loyal, I do not think 8 year age difference should be an issue IMO.

The age difference itself isn't why this is an issue. The reason it became a potential issue is that Kyle was 15 when they started dating and she was 23 and she was also his former babysitter. That's why it's an issue.

Imagine if the roles were reversed and it was 23 year old man dating a 15 year girl who was projected to be a top recruit and eventual WNBA pick, there would be a huge outcry of grooming. Kyle being estranged from his family means that there's something going on that he and his family don't see eye to eye on.

Currently under a tropical storm warning as Beryl prepares to make landfall south of Houston tomorrow morning. Already had a couple of the outer bands move through. Houston will be on the dirty side of the storm as we prepare for up to 15 inches of rain, possibly more in some areas. Also expecting wond gusts upwards of 90 mph and sustained winds around 40 mph where I'm at and higher the closer to the coast you get.

Spain and Germany has been painful to watch. 30 minutes in and already 3 yellows, an injury sub, and bunch of fouls. This game just has zero flow and rhythm to it because they can't go more than a minute or two without a foul being committed.

@bskeet Grant Hill works for CBS as an analyst so probably wouldn't be the smartest decision for him.

@wissox said in Chalmers & Sherron:

Seems like a stretch to me. Asking for money for future uses of their names/images I could see that. If people start seeking money that they would have made when that law/program/entitlement didn't exist it's a huge can of worms.

It sounds like the same premise as the Ed O'Bannon suit that led to NIL being legalized in the first place.

Kansas was voted 4th in the Big 12 preseason media poll today including 5 first place votes. Utah was voted 1st, KSU was voted 2nd, Oklahoma St. was voted 3rd, and Arizona was voted 5th. Those are 5 teams that received 1st place votes.

Turkey just got done beating Austria in a downpour in Leipzig in the game of the Euro's so far. Turkey's goalie made the save of the year in the closing seconds off an Austrian header.

Both US and Mexico out in the group stage. Say whatever about Uruguay's goal, the US never should've been in this position because they shouldn't have lost to Panama. That Panama loss is up there with the loss to Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 WCQ. Berhalter isn't the man for the job and needs to fired after this embarrassment of a performance.

US would be eliminated if current results hold with Panama and Bolivia.

@mayjay said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

@Texas-Hawk-10 Did I miss a link to the Filipowski story?

No, it's a story from SBNation about why Filipowski might've slipped to the second round since he was also expecting to be a mid 1st round pick. The link is below.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2024/6/28/24188094/kyle-filipowski-girlfriend-nba-draft-utah-jazz ↗

@FarmerJayhawk said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

He’s going to be a good one if he stays patient 🐦 View Tweet?s=46&t=c0LiaNrxev6XfT7LIH8dAQ

Unless Self expands the rotation to 9, the battle between and Mayo should be pretty good.

Also saw his name on a 2026 draft board as a top 100 draft prospect.

For those who don't know the Filipowski story, it involves him likely being groomed since he was in high school by an older woman, potentially with intention of trying to separate him from his family and convert him to the Mormon church.

I want Jurgen Klinsmann to become the director of US Soccer. He doesn't need to coach because he's not great at that, but his vision for building US Soccer is desperately needed and would work long term.

@kjayhawks said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t want to throw shade at Bronny. I genuinely hope he runs with this opportunity, he is blessed to be born into the right family. Also not to hate to LeBron I’d do anything for not only my kids but most kids in general. This fell into their lap, let’s see what happens. But I have seen nothing from watching him play sparingly at USC that he is even remotely close to being an NBA caliber player. Yes LeBron is an unbelievably gifted athlete and one of the best to do it but that doesn’t guarantee his son is the same. A couple of Jordan’s kids played CBB too and weren’t drafted have much better numbers than Bronny. He young and will get his shot so congratulations to him but I don’t expect him to turn into anything but a G-league or practice squad guy.

Bronny was coming back from his cardiac arrest less than a year ago, so he was nowhere near 100% last season at USC. When you look at his high school videos against other top HS talent at stuff like the Nike Summit and McDonald's AA game, Bronny is a more than capable player who deserved his top 25 ranking. As long as he keeps putting in the work, which I've never seen anyone claim he has a poor work ethic or sense of entitlement, he'll be fine and be a serviceable NBA player in 3 years.

@kjayhawks said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

Good for Kevin to hear his name called I wasn’t a 100% sure he would. @drgnslayr yea the second round can become a G-League purgatory for a career real quick. @Texas-Hawk-10 they only drafted him to keep Bron for a few more years no chance he plays meaningful minutes on a contending team.

I'm fully aware of why the Lakers drafted him. In regards to playing meaningful minutes on a contender, are you referring to this upcoming season, or ever because I believe those are two different answers.

I do believe Bronny can be a solid NBA role player in a few years. If it wasn't for this unique opportunity to play with his dad, he'd still be at USC and would probably be a 3 year player there before making the jump.

Does he have All-Star level talent? I doubt that, but I believe he has the tools and talent to eventually become an NBA starter or 6th man type role. He does genuinely have the talent, work ethic, and attitude to make it in the NBA. It will take time, and he'll likely spend some time in the G-League this season. It will probably take 2-3 years for him to start coming into his own, but even without his dad, I don't think him going at the back end of the second round was a huge reach.

@rockchalkjayhawk Weah screwed the team big time with a stupid decision that got him red carded. This group doesn't have the composure or discipline to be consistently good. And now, they're in a terrible spot where they probably have to beat Uruguay to advance and even that might not be good enough since Panama is capable of putting a big number on Bolivia.

And McCullar going 56 to Phoenix who is sending that pick to the Knicks.

And as expected, Bronny James goes 55 to the Lakers to play with his dad.

My personal opinion on scheduling a 20 game schedule would be 3 regional rivals that are permanent and the other 2 based on the previous season's standings.

Furphy not staying in San Antonio long as the Spurs and Pacers swapped the 35th and 35th picks so Furphy going to Indiana now.

I personally hate that Furphy is in San Antonio because I hate the Spurs, but that's a great situation for Furphy with a team that's on the rise with Wemby.

Furphy finally gets selected at 35 going to the San Antonio Spurs.

Tyler Kolek to Portland at 34, who's being traded to NY.

Still no Furphy after the first 3 picks in round 2.

Round 2 now underway with Toronto on the clock.

Some schedule news today. The Big 12 is moving to a 20 game conference schedule this season. This means that KU will play 10 teams once, and 5 teams home and away. Those opponents have been announced today.

KU will play Arizona, Arizona St., Oklahoma St., Texas Tech, and West Virginia once at home in Allen Fieldhouse.

KU will play road games against Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU, and Utah.

KU will play home and away games against Colorado, Houston, Iowa St., Kansas St., and UCF.

The 5 teams we're playing home and away don't really surprise me other than UCF. I would've thought it'd be someone like TCU or BYU who finished close to KU in the standings.

@kjayhawks said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

@Woodrow I thought he could return idk how it works anymore lol

He could only return if he's not drafted and met all other eligibility requirements to return. You can't withdraw from the draft in the middle of the draft, that deadline was about a month ago.

What's crazy about Furphy's slide is because it's happening for the exact opposite reason Dalton Knecht slid from top 10 lock down to 17. Furphy's slide is supposedly because of how young and raw he is while Knecht's slide was because he was too old.

@kjayhawks said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

I’d pull out right now if I’m him. He’s a lottery pick next season no question if he develops. He’s guaranteed nothing as a second round pick.

Not how the draft works. Closest he could do to that would be to refuse to sign with whoever drafts him, play a season in the NBL at home, and re-enter next draft. Danny Ferry is the only player to go that route when he flat out refused to play for the Clippers in the early 90's and spent a season in Italy. This path would have its own risks as well and would not be advisable as next year's draft is being hyped as a potential all time draft.

Terrance Shannon to Minnesota, thought they'd go Kolek to get Conley's replacement.

Real shot Furphy slides out of round 1 now. Minnesota needs a PG to eventually replace Conley, Utah doesn't need a wing, Denver has Braun, so Boston seems.like the best bet unless someone trades up to Furphy.

Wow, another wing before Furphy. At this point, it's definitely looking like Furphy made the wrong decision at this point.

Filipowski is NY's likely other pick because of them losing Hartenstein to free agency and needing to replace him.

New York taking Kyshawn George means Furphy slipping to at least 26 now. I hope Furphy doesn't go there because Washington is in the beginning phases of a massive rebuild and will be pretty bad for the next several years.

NO takes Missi from Baylor.

Cleveland would've been a good fit for Furphy, but they went Jaylon Tyson from Cal instead.

@approxinfinity said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

Raptors next. Furphy and Dick?

Nope, Walter from Baylor. That wouldn't be a great fit for Furphy because he'd be directly fighting with Dick for time.

Hopefully New Orleans looks elsewhere besides Furphy.

I am personally happy with the Rockets pick getting Reed Shepherd. I don't necessarily see him being the best in the draft, I think that'll end up be Sarr or Holland, but Shepherd fills a big need for Houston as a shooter. If his defense is serviceable, Shepherd could turn into one of the top shooters in the league very quickly and make Jalen Green an expendable piece in a trade. The Rockets did offer Green as part of a package to the Nets for Bridges at the trade deadline last season, so he's definitely not someone Houston is fully committed to at this point.

As long as Furphy ends up avoiding New Orleans at 21 or Washington at 26 in the 1st round, he should end up in a pretty good situation where he'll be on a good team and not counted on to be a major factor early on. That'll give him time to develop which likely means spending a decent chunk of his rookie year in the G-League.

@approxinfinity said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

This NBA Draft feels so soft

This is considered one of the weakest drafts in recent history. Pretty much the only reason why Furphy and McCullar have any shot at being 1st round picks this year.