@BeddieKU23
I hope Lon stays close to the program and helps Moser out with the transition.
Here's a nice rundown about Moser:
https://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/2021/4/7/22371129/oklahoma-sooners-basketball-porter-moser-lon-kruger-loyola-chicago-ramblers-rick-majerus ↗
@mayjay no, it really doesn't. Damn. It's hard to imagine feeling about a team like I felt about that one again. Certainty that we were the best team in the country. Confidence that our talent and experience could carry us. Trust that our second unit was good enough to play with anyone.
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@drgnslayr timely article comparing Kansas and Baylor: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31645615/sales-pitch-discussion-how-baylor-became-baylor-kansas-return-being-kansas ↗
Wondering also how Porter Moser will do at Oklahoma. What he did at Loyola was remarkable.
LeBron pointing at the condensed season as the reason all the stars are gimpy. He's not wrong.
@wissox your Sox are killing it. Big win over TB.
@drgnslayr too bad Jerome Tang isn't on our staff.
I've haven't seen a better on ball defender than Marcus. I could see that translating to the NBA. He just needs to be able to hit a wide open shot and force teams to guard him on the other end. Play on a team with a top 5 offensive player; I could see teams trying to scrap together a complimentary roster for cheap taking a long look at Marcus.
@Texas-Hawk-10 @FarmerJayhawk yeah that's fair.
And Markieff.
I think all of the notoriety we've had regarding our underachieving bigs has clouded my perception. De Sousa, Cliff, Diallo, BP, Bragg, Giles off court issues, Landen and Moody as starters, Dokes FT form and injuries, Dedrics lack of athleticism, Darrells green room issue, whiffing on big targets that seemed locks like Hurt, Tarzewski, others.
Feels like year-in, year-out our question marks are always what we will get from our PG and our bigs. Not our wings.
I want to see Self put more PGs and Cs in the league. Least worried about wings.
@BShark yeah it's nuts. Life like a light switch, off and back on.
During a Denmark vs Finland match today, Denmark star Christian Eriksen collapsed while running to a ball and wasn't moving. They had to revive him with a defibrillator. Hope he's 100% after this. Awful to see.
@rockchalkwyo he was, but Dave wasn't on that 2017-2018 roster.
Doke was a McD. I think he was the only left on either roster.
Thomas Robinson and Devonte Graham were first team All Americans.
@mayjay I look forward to seeing Dave with a complimentary team. Looking forward to 3 assists for 3 pters per game.
@jayballer67 glad you're ok. Scary. You getting some exercise? I haven't been good about it. But starting to take more walks.
I wish Silvio well. People make big mistakes. Still young. Can grow up.
@Texas-Hawk-10 ah yeah gotcha! Wasn't thinking about what you said right, and thought you were referring to some overlap in their game, now or future.
Makes sense about the schollie
@Texas-Hawk-10 I never considered Curry's minutes would be impacted by Agbaji. Interesting.
Wilson returns 90% confidence) Agbaji gone (70% confidence) .
Glad Bobby took #0. I hope he sees Frank in himself.
No Remy Martin on there yet. Does he like #4?
Wowow @Kcmatt7 i just saw! Because Alabama lost and they would have to fit both games in today, they bumped both to tomorrow. Crazy good luck!
@Crimsonorblue22 they play again tonight because they were in the winners bracket but yeah. I don't think they can win without odicci pitching and I don't think she can pitch second game of a doubleheader
Jmu just tied it up with a 3 run bomb. Go Dukes!
@Crimsonorblue22 wow that's awesome!
@Crimsonorblue22 nice! This the first time they've ever won?
@DanR makes me wonder if a MLB pitcher could use the fast pitch motion and possibly be different enough to get outs and pitch more often with less wear on the arm.
I was mistaken. Jmu will play the winner of OU and UCLA, right now UCLA is down 4-3 at the end of the 4th.
@Crimsonorblue22 nice!
PS did you know that at the distance the plate is from the rubber, a 70 mph softball gets to the plate faster than a 100 mph fastball in baseball?
@mayjay haha thanks! I'm just amazed at how much fun it's been watching them. They have a levity and joy and focus bringing their all that is fantastic.
Next up they face a Bama team with a pitcher who pitches in the 70s and threw a perfect game last night against UCLA, I think the fifth ever in the WCWS.
This is going to be a tough tough game. Sunday at 1!
Unbelievable finish against OK St. In the 7th, up 2-1,Oddici Alexander got lead runner in pickle but 3rd baseman called for obstruction. 2nd and 3rd no outs. Gets a pop out, then fields a squeeze bunt and dove to tag the runner at home, cutting open her pitching elbow, and then getting the 3rd hitter to pop out on 3 pitches. Right now, Oddici is the coolest college player I may have ever seen.
JMU advances to a matchup with either UCLA or Alabama
First time an unranked team has won their first two games. Alexander scored the first run (she also is batting. 330) and Kate Gordon, who had gone 2-27 before hitting the the game winning homerun against OU, hit what proved to be the game winning HR for JMU's second run.
BTW anyone see my Dukes beat now 51-3 oklahoma?? So special!
Playing OK St right now
I think it speaks to building with upperclassmen vs flipping burger boys. You know Roy had 8 McDonalds All Americans over 2018-2020, and he said his team last year was his least talented over? Lol.
For a while it worked when he had less attrition, but you can't build a return core out of McDs any more, 3 of his 4 from last year are leaving. I think that ship permanently sailed this year.
https://www.tarheeltimes.com/basketball/mcdonalds-all-americans.aspx ↗
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball_team ↗
I doubt K and Roy like the challenge of the brave new world of the almighty transfer portal.
I wonder if Scheyer will be a good coach. Maybe Duke actually gets better. UVA already was dominating the conference. Duke hadn't won the ACC in 10 years.
2010 Duke, Maryland
2011 North Carolina
2012 North Carolina
2013 Miami
2014 Virginia
2015 Virginia
2016 North Carolina
2017 North Carolina
2018 Virginia
2019 Virginia, North Carolina
2020 Florida State
2021 Virginia
@drgnslayr I gladly submit my comment to the creative commons.
@joeloveshawks I read that as "hearing his name consonantly"
So 3-3 in Self Era. Not bad when playing against 9 Burger Boys yoked up to a Rat Weasel's Hell Sleigh.
They beat Mizzou best out of 3! Wooo. Odicci pitched all three games, 1 and 3 were complete games.
Next up #1 ranked Oklahoma
@BShark lefty.
Huh the VA Tech pitcher pitched 3 games in a row. I guess thats what they do.
@jayballer67 so there was one game he willed us back into by absolutely going off from 3. If he can find that more often that would be a big leap forward. But mostly, I agree with your assessment.
Wellp. 1B botched a 2 out, 1 rbi play at first and then Mizzou hit a 3 run homer.
Was surprised Alexander was pitching today after going 7 yesterday. Could have saved her for game 3. Is this unusual for softball?
Mizzou fan holding up "Free Base" sign. This checks out.
On ESPN 2 right now. This might get ugly early. Odicci Alexander is a bad ass that pitched a complete game win for JMU yesterday, but she is pitching again today and getting roughed up in the 2nd.
JMU is my alma mater. School I like vs school I don't.
@jayballer67 i think Och has been a pretty competent defender for stretches, he just occasionally got lost. He has the body and athleticism for it. Also JCL has hit his ceiling. Hoping Och has yet to.
Well that was quick!
@FarmerJayhawk ok. I know people feel that way it's just hard to imagine our starting 1 and 2 both being 6 feet tall. You think Martin and Yesufu start?
@Texas-Hawk-10 said
If this is because of Ochai coming back though, Self may legitimately end up going 10 deep this year. Who ends up getting bumped from the starting line up? Yesufu, JCL, or Wilson?
Wondering same thing. If Ochai and Wilson are locks I wonder if Yesufu, JCL and CB will be happy. I'm guessing Yesufu is most likely to come off bench, but can fill in for both 1 and 2.
CB, Yesufu and JCL PT will live and die by the 3.
Hard to imagine if he's shooting well keeping him off the court. How are his handles?