I don't think that's him. That guy looks more like Racks than Snacks. For fun I went back in time looking for Illinois pictures of Snacks.
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Is this him or Luther Head?
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@HighEliteMajor I almost said something about Udoka when this article was posted. I predicted he would be a Wooden candidate this year before his injury last year. If he's able to resume where he was plus has the conditioning now to play 30 minutes nightly I wouldn't be shocked to see him on that list. I don't think he can win it because he hasn't established himself as a main focal point of an offense that has lots of scoring options. An opportunity he missed out on because of the injury.
@stoptheflop I think mama's boy and badass are two different spectrums. I always assumed he rates high on both.
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That's his best Clark Kent...
Sure, why not? If it doesn't get enough traffic to warrant it we can kill it off later, no harm no foul.
@Barney It's called a degree! (Sorry couldn't resist)
When I met Frank I told him I knew he was a beast when he went 31 minutes without a turnover when we were getting punked by Kentucky in 2014. I'll regret saying that and not just telling him we are going to miss watching him wear that KU jersey and that I am glad my kids get to root for someone so likeable. I was trying to avoid the "life is over after KU" vibe so I swallowed just about everything I felt and told him we will really be pulling for him at the next level and that I know he will make it.
@drgnslayr Sounds like SA should draft Frank Mason as bait, just in case.
@jaybate-1.0 maybe in light of the fact that dribbling is optional in the NBA these days anyway, KU could lean on TPTB to experimentally try out sand courts for a season, thereby rendering foot attire unnecessary.
If he went to Washington I'd watch a lot of Wizards games.
The San Antonio Spurs select.... Frank Mason!
Happily Ever After.
@JayHawkFanToo and like KU in their sometimes inexplicable losses, Clevelands bench barely played. Hmm...
Adidas shoes are too narrow, imo. But Nike shoes start to stink quickly, imo.
You know it :rolling_eyes:
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Also his first pitch was a strike. #BIFM
We got to shake Franks hand at the Squirrels game and told him it was a pleasure watching him for 4 years.
@Crimsonorblue22 Awesome!!!
@justanotherfan definitely better for Wiggins. But in an alternate universe, the LeBron that I like does one of two things.... 1. He calls Wiggins, explains why it has to be Love, congratulates him on being the #1 pick, how he's going to be the alpha dog wherever he goes, whatever. Or 2. He embraces Wiggins as the other big scorer with a nice rookie contract and starts working on recruting some big bodies to come on board for a championship run.
That moment with Wiggins going to the Cavs was the moment for me where I was ready to give LeBron another chance. I really was. Maybe Love was the right choice. Or maybe they win with Wiggins and some upgraded big journeymen (you know the guys that went to SA and GS). Who knows. That would have been the more natural thing.
When you guys talk about LeBron dragging a corpse to the finals has it occurred to you that he is the one responsible for recruiting corpses like Udonis Haslem, James Jones and Mike Miller, or getting rid of youthful assets like Wiggins ?
@justanotherfan @Kcmatt7 I can't really argue with anything you guys said. It's all true. But he is still the guy I root against. Maybe it was the Miami announcement with it's fireworks and not one not two garbage. I didn't like Shaq either because he bulldozed people. Maybe it started with the physical dominance that made me dislike LeBron and morphed into me looking and finding signs of arrogance. Maybe it's the way he does interviews. There never seems to be an extra thought given to his teammates or coach as people just as assets. Maybe it was the feeling that Mike Brown and Erik Spoelstra were his puppets. Maybe I didn't like how Blatt got run out of town. I know I didn't like how Wiggins got treated. There are other people that treat their family well that I don't like professionally. At his job, he is Faustian. What other star in the league tries to control the front office like LeBron? I probably don't like any that do.
I was too young to dislike Jordan and the media didn't negatively portray him at the time. I can't change how I felt as a child. But I agree that MJ isn't likeable by my standards now and trying to defend him is illogical.
@Lulufulu I would be surprised if Udoka isn't lottery. Before he was injured I thought he would be a Wooden candidate this year.
@BShark LeBron was an unstoppable force when he was young. And man, how I hated him and his arrogance and his "crab dribble". But athletically there was absolutely nothing you could do to stop him when he had a full head of steam.
@BShark as I said, LeBron has become a more well-rounded person. But he's like a Steve Jobs. He might get the job done but he wants to control everything and it's not pleasant to be a part of and not pleasant to watch.
@Kcmatt7 I appreciated Jordan. Maybe my opinion of him is clouded by the nostalgia of youth and it being a time when social media and the fungus that is ESPN hadn't blanketed everything, but I felt that Jordan was a more complete person than Kobe and LeBron and Curry. He is an insanely competitive and talented player like these other guys, but even though Jordan has his worts, I think he's a more likeable icon the others. It may well be a generational thing. Jordan is an icon from an era where even superstars didn't live their lives behind velvet ropes, and weren't handled and groomed from a young age to be professional athletes.
You may be the champion of the world but you gotta serve somebody. - Bob Dylan
You're not wrong LeBron, you're just an a**hole. - Big Lebowski
LeBron has gotten better over the years. I like him better than Kobe at this point. But he has never shown any humility.
He does think too highly of himself, because he is not a God. He wasn't Mario's boss. He is a professional basketball player. A great one sure. But extremely self centered.
:clap: shaka
Yup Lu. This off-season is already killing me :)
@Lulufulu I dunno man. Watched him chew his mouthpiece as it bounced around his face while the media adulated one too many times, and all of his little antics, shimmying, pre-game secret choreographed stupidity. It's just tired. Draymond Green and his big mouth didn't help. Neither did KD going there. And Iguodala running his mouth about "massah". Just stupid sh--. Like watching the real life Peter Pan and Lost Boys. They're kids that will grow old but never find the real world. Over it.
@JhwkrRedLegs yeah, I don't see how the disadvantages to pulling these high talent and/or high skill transfers could possibly outweigh the advantages.
We're talking about a top ten recruit in Newman that Self wanted in the first place, and then got to see a year of in D-I. I think his performance this year in particular will be a bell-weather for future recruiting class compositions. If he comes in and crushes it, I would hope that the matter would be settled that we aren't taking a recruiting backseat to Kentucky. We are getting the guys we want.
When the dunk was insanely nasty it was usually Vick
@JayHawkFanToo lol
LeBron is great, sure. But I don't find him likeable. He's gotten a little better. Still seems a product of arrested development like Kobe. Curry also, find him annoying. Maybe absolute media adulation corrupts absolutely. In a professional league, I want to root for heroes not overgrown children throwing tantrums when they don't get calls and constantly posing for the camera.
@brooksmd @JayHawkFanToo I told myself I'd learn the names of logical fallacies a couple years ago and never did. While I don't think that what you said is directly stating a conclusion, my mind goes to "what is the implied conclusion/ solution here?" It seems to be that US students' debt is a consequence of things such as this free ride for an illegal alien. That would qualify as "Affirming the Consequent" I believe, as denying the Emory student athletes a free ride would not mean that US students' would be given a free education. The Universities would find something else to put the money in. Maybe a billion dollar slush fund! Just saying, theres no way in that cookie jar! Need a hammer.
Now that the Wizards are out, the Spurs are the only remaining playoff team that I have any interest in watching.
I hate Al Horford. Dirty b.
@jaybate-1.0 we just need to make it until 2031, when Amari Mason gets to campus.
Lol. Alright guys! What a weird world. I'm the instigator and you guys are telling me to simmah down! Point taken.
@jaybate-1.0 Hmm. The silver lining to the Trump administration is how overtly stupid they are. Where there is stupidity there is transparency. Who knows what other shady business happened under Slick Willie that will never see the light of day.
@jaybate-1.0 no worries. Appreciate the integrity. The Comey drug monies thing is news to me. Will have to read up.
Here’s a little DIY project to keep your mind off the insanity.
For any of you guys in driving distance and wanting to spend a special moment with Frank and Bill next weekend...
@jaybate-1.0 relentless! We are just going to have to win a championship with the transfers before you give it a chance.
Bump. You guys should sign up to our slack so we can easily spin up game threads over there with a critical mass
@mayjay lol, theres that legal mind. Do you watch Better Call Saul? It's a great show. The last episode had a courtroom scene that was satisfying.
@chriz yeah that's so dumb and disrespectful. But Frank handled it well.
@JayHawkFanToo here we go! The Unstoppable Frank Mason!
@tis4tim well disliking him is different than saying he's a horrible coach. I just dont like the guy. He's a putz.
@dylans lol
Hahaha
@BShark sounds disinterested and not worth pursuing.
Nats bullpen got their 6th loss today. Rough.
This thread has been anally retained. Let's move on.