@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@jayballer67 just filler
Gotcha bud. - so nothing earth moving , just mop up minutes - -maybe fill in gap from time to time. - that is still a lot of kids for a team like Nc has been in the past
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Puff Johnson of UNC in, 4th Tarheel in and likely not the last
JUMPIN gee hossie Toads, my friend. Who are the others from NC ? - anybody of importance or just seat warmers?
Just read with Adams re-classifying - they graded him and he dropped from a rating of 96 - - -to a 94 , which they said was pretty standard procedure when a player moves up a class.
He is now ranked as the # 36 ranked player in the class of 2023 - ranked right ahead of Chris Johnson another KU commit who is ranked 37th.
Adams is ranked as the # 8 SF in the Nation & the # 9 ranked player out of the State of California - -His move also effected KU team rankings, KU went from the # 13th ranked class in 2023 to the # - - 5 th ranked class in the Nation for 20223 - - & the # 1 ranked class in the Big 1 surpassing Iowa State. - -A typical year for Bill and Staff - ROCK CHALK
Just more updates on what I have been reading from different sites this week. - - # 1 - - Pac 12 Schools are staying in constant weekly talks with the Big 12. - The two prominent one's being most mentioned right now are Arizona - - & Colorado..
The feeling is that by next week possibly Pac 12 be holding meetings , probably will have some kind of Media deal. Most believe that IT WILL fall short of what the Big 1 media deal is. Some think maybe ESPN MIGHT be tied in some way but then also see where ESPN is no where close to any deals with the PAC 12. - Apr 15th is a date that is being thrown out where the Pac 12 more likely then not decides - -do wwe Solidify the Conference OR are we done & Schools start leaving and looking else where.
It's starting t become more widely talked about now - School presidents have been talking - - School AD are starting to discuss the expansion - -and even now Coach's are strating to talk opening about it
The article stated that - -Coach KU COACH BILL SELF - - -said that ARIZONA is a School the Big 12 needs to get'
The Article also stated that K/STATE COACH TANG- --stated the 4 corner Schools ( Arizona , Arizona State , Colorado , & Utah are Natural fits for the Big 12.
I think by the End of April things will really become more clear on this from the way things sound.
@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
6'9 Iona big Nelly Junior Joseph in the portal. Averaged 14.9 ppg & 9.3 boards a game
Wyoming 6'9 big Graham Ike . Missed all of this year with leg injury, averaged 19.5ppg and 9.6 boards in 21-22.
Dayton's Mustapha Amzil 6'9 in the portal. Averaged 9.3 ppg and 4.8 boards on 36% shooting from 3. Believe he's the one that made the game winner against us in 21-22.
Ya Graham was the one I postd about earlier , thoguht they ought to at least send out some feelers. - -He has 2 yrs of eligibility left because of his injury
@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@jayballer67 We play guard type guys skill wise at the 4 now. I do believe we will grab a starting 4.
I understand buddy - it's just that we have got to do better on the boards. Perfect example was the Arkansas games , giving up to many multiple chance 2nd , 3rd and even 4 cracks off the offensive boards. I dunno something needs to be done with a big in that area some how -Thought this guy could be the answer
@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BShark They clearly needed one this year. I don't think it is nearly as much of a need next year.
Literally anyone instead of Cam would have been nice. Would have been a tough sell but they did try (Nance).
Next year the young guys should be a lot more ready.
Possibly I mis understood you when you said anyone thinking about us and Big's would be disappointed. -Are you talking at the 5 ? - If that's what you were talking then I agree - -BUT at the 4 which I also consider Big's & we for sure could use help there. Some suggesting Kevin at the 4 - -he has showed no signs of being capable of playing a legit 4. You got to have some kind of outside J and do a better job on the glass.
Udeh & Zuby has our 5 spot covered next year , BUT we could use a legit 4 man. - That's where I thought Graham Ike could help - - especially when we are looking at a team that quite possibly may have trouble scoring the ball on a consistent basis.- -You would think Coach would at least reach out if nothing else to see if there was any interest , I mean your talking about a guy that was averaging right at a double, double avg - -19.5 ppg & 9.5 rpg -how could you not at least test the waters with a guy like that ?
@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Anyone looking for us to add a big will likely be disappointed.
simply just asking. So we don't have to worry about our rebounding problems then. Gotcha
That's Awesome new - -then of course Jo , Jo just being Jo, Jo doing Jo , Jo things
Question ?- -You think we have or should we have any feelers inquiries out for Graham Ike Forward from Wyoming ? - - - -Ike has entered the portal - -ESPN saying he will be one of the most coveted in the portal 6" 9 - Averaged 19 .5 PPg & the part I like 9 .5 rebounds. - You think we will send out some feelers se if any interest ? - It I think would at least be worth a shot. - We need people who can clean the glass
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in KU Ladies tourney time:
Nebraska won the 1st meeting in Lincoln in triple OT to hand KU their first loss on the season back in December. Time to get some payback.
Very true , now we get that chance for pay back at our place
Hey guys I know it's not the NCAA BUT our Ladies won their 2nd round NIT game tonight against hated MISSERY women. Showing once again Ladies - Men Missery can't play with our people. - -KU beats Missery tonight 75 - - -47 - just kick the lady butts off the court.
KU now plays Nebraska in the third round at the Phog - - T Jackson broke her own record she set last year logging her - -96 block of the Season, AND her And Z Frankling both coming back for super Senior Season - Frankin scored 21 -way to kick some TIGER TAIL LADIES-- ROCK CHALK
@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Cam Martin officially in the portal.
More VERY soon.
WELL THAT'S ONE and so it begins. - -Joe , Bobby , Zach , Kyle ,
@drgnslayr said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
@wissox said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
I’ve never heard anything definitive from Gradey. I’d guess he probably is, but his 2nd half soured some and he just might be the type who sticks around for more.
If he leaves his legacy is he was our only starting 5 starter who didn't make double digits in the game that knocked us out.
Fans have memories... and they tend to be critical memories. For most of our OAD players they were never a KU guy before coming here.
I'm going out on a limb... and saying he is coming back!
Call me a sucka... but he said he was always KU growing up and he dreamed about this moment. Right now... not much of a dream what went down.
What we need is for him to come back and while he is at it... call Kevin and convince him to return. Then... with our recruiting class we are ranked in Top 5 start of next year (and actually deserve it)!
Then he will make his mark at KU.... he can build his body and become a higher draft pick next year regardless of strength of draft. He spends the summer slurping on pea protein and pumping iron. Look what it did for JWil... consensus All American?
LOL , OH my friend you REALLY need to slowly put the pipe down and slowly back away. Listen closely -- listen- - there is NO WAY NONE that Grady is coming back .You might as well get over it it's ok - we will be just fine without Grady. -He put in his one year and now moving on to bigger and better things for him. - -Lik ol what's his name -- Aaron said - -R - -E- -L - - - A - X things gonna work out lol
@kjayhawks said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
@BShark he better not be playing this offseason because our rivals are still playing while we are at home. Every radio station in the state is continuously jerking off Tang and the mild cats. One year of that Bull S is as much as I care to hear.
You already knew that would be the case. - Every ONCE in about a decade they have a fairly decent team. We shall see how good they are NEXT season since the two studs of that team is gone after this year. -Let them thump their chest a minute cause in a heart beat they will be throwing all the sweatshirts - -hats- -jacket and anything else back in the closet not to be seen after this year for ANOTHER TEN YEARS or longer.
Just like the ol saying goes " The Sun has to shine on a dogs ass sometime " - this is the year for the sun to shine on that purple ass. One year or quality team and they think they are instant blue blood. Let them win consistently yr after yr for like 10 years then maybe they would have something. - They have ONE year. - THIS TO SHALL PASS - - SO LET IT BE WRITTEN - - SO LET IT BE DONE.-- -ROCK CHALK BUDDY
@BeddieKU23 said in Assistant Coach Roberts was... "soft":
Yeah disagree wholeheartedly.
Norm did great considering the circumstances. Had the team in position to win the entire game.
Needed some help from his players..
Exactly bottom line is , Norm could try any kind of Coaching approach- thing is in the end - THE PLAYERS have to execute. Asa some say how poorly we played , maybe we did - -but again the bottom line to the game is - - -hit your feebies - - just needed the front end of then one and one's from our Senior leaders f the team Jalen & Kevin - they even hit the front end of their one & ones - - WE WIN
@SlickRockJayhawk said in Assistant Coach Roberts was... "soft":
Just checking in to Buckets after the weekend. I think it begs to be said that Norm Roberts was soft in how he handled his coaching duties during the games.
We have come accustomed to hearing Coach Self use that adjective to describe the team when they aren't giving it their all.
There would be no other way to describe Coach Roberts game demeanor than SOFT. And he didn't step up to the plate when Coach Self and the Team needed him to tear into the players when they got off to a decent lead against Arkansas and then let them back in the game so Ark could gain their confidence.
Very poor job by Coach Roberts. Lacked intensity, fire and sense of urgency. Soft.
My only question to what you said is - - How do you know he didn't tear into them? Was you there in the team huddle during that time? - -Just curious.
@RockChalkinTexas said in Hog Wild Game Thread:
Still hurt for the team. They didn't want to end it there.
I am glad Marcus Adams reclassified!
Did he re-classify ? -I hadn't heard one way or another yet
@BShark said in Alpha Kevin, 2023-2024:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Alpha Kevin, 2023-2024:
When the replacements get announced I think most will be pleasantly surprised
You mean the transfers in yeah? I'd agree with that. I think we are shaping up to have a rather nice roster.
I know your not gonna say but you know of players that already saying transferring to KU ? - - legit players/scorers ? -not asking for names but just yes or no we got guys coming through the portal for sure that you know ?
Nowell giving Kentucky fits
@Gorilla72 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:
Gradey didn’t take any kind of role yesterday, given his time on the court. 7 pts, 1/3 on 3’s. He could have done better in the biggest game of his life… oh, well. Next man up.
Like Coach Roberts said. Teams grew how they had to play Grady - they blanketed him making him a priority - forcing Ku to make some one else score besides Grady & Jalen - -a lot of Face Guarding made it pretty hard on him. - I don't have any complaints with Grady - big games in a lot of games this year
@drgnslayr said in Spoiled:
Curious... who do we root for now?
All the other Big 12 teams? Purple kitties? Longhorns? Toads?
I definitely want the purple kitties to kick UK back to Kentucky!
I know there are some here that doesn't want any Big 12 teams to win/do well in the tourney. It's ok , whatever rows their boat , for me since Conference Season is over and NCAA tourney time - - I pull for ALL other Big 12 teams- yes even in K/State. - I would love to see them Kick Kentucky's butt. Will that happen - -more then likely not , they have no answer for OSCAR - oh I forgot not surpose to say anything about that cause nobody gives a rats ass about Kentucky when you mention it here - -my bad
I think if Miles can play today they got a really good chance at Gonzaga - -Gonzaga plays NO defense what so ever. TCu might just run their tails right off the floor turn them over. - I hope all the teams do well today
@BeddieKU23 said in Alpha Kevin, 2023-2024:
Perhaps he will be an alpha on a g-league or European team next yr. Kev go get paid!
ya NO WAY Kevin OR Grady comes back - - ZERO
@BeddieKU23 said in NCAA NON- KU GAMES:
And those missed free throws
Like I posted yesterdy afterwards. Think about it , IF Kevin & Jalen had even hit the front end of their one & one's doesn't matter about the back end - -they hit the front of those in the closing minute/minutes - -that's two more points & we win
In ONE of my brackets I had filled out for ESPN I was in the 97 % cat - -pretty cool. -Even had a little camp fire by my entry - lol - guess that means I was hot
@cragarhawk said in Spoiled:
Ya this hurts. It always hurts anytime when we don't win it all. We're fans. We're FANATICAL. We want another weekend. We want another game to look forward to. We wanna see the kids grow just that much more and the success that comes with it.
It's a late night. A sad night. I just hear the highlights of games, results, etc. Texas just made their first sweet16 since 2008 . Read that again.
2 Nattys in that time span and countless other successes. And we always know that KU basketball is forever legendary.
As fans it's okay to be spoiled. Love this game. Love this program. Rock Chalk forever!
So true , It's really kind of sad though that some take this so serious that they take the fun out of the game. Yes I get wrapped up in the game , probably to much , but at the end of the day - -next morning I realize the Sun still came up , I was allowed to open my eyes for yet another day by my maker, and there is life after Basketball.
Just think of the pressure that these kids feel that play for the University of Kansas .The pressure they are under trying to please the fan base of the University - not wanting to disappoint, they have eyes - -they have ears they can and do read and hear what people say about them. Constant scrutiny trying to appease the fan base.
It's exactly as your Title reads -- SPOILED it can get to a point where it takes the fun out of the game. Think of it , how many other Schools /fans would absolutely die to be able to have the success that KU has had - - does have -Winningest program in the History of the game - -We have the inventor of the game - - we have the rules of the game ,AND we have the PHOG - -We have as the recently retired Coach K who says we have the best Coach in the Nation - -COACH SELF. - life is good , sure we lost but at the end there can be only ONE NCAA CHAMPION. - -We have TWO and probably more to come , we can't win it every year.
In the end I'm really proud of these guys for what they accomplished this Season - these are still kids believe it or not - let them be kids , sure they make mistakes , bad decisions - who doesn't - -We are KANSAS the Blue Blood of ALL BLUE BLOODS - ROCK CHALK MY FRIENDS
@BShark said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
@jayballer67 said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
@Kcmatt7 said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
Let’s start churning. 8 new faces next season would be my guess
Jalen - - Kevin - - Grady - - Cam - - MJ - - Bobby - -who else ?
Cuffe gone. Zach gone.
ya I was just getting ready to edit - -remembering them
@Kcmatt7 said in KU Offseason Chef Bill Cooking Thread:
Let’s start churning. 8 new faces next season would be my guess
Jalen - - Kevin - - Grady - - Cam - - MJ - - Bobby - -who else ?
Bottom line is & it's simple. We can ty to make all the excuses you want - -try to find things but the bottom line is really simple.
Even if Jalen & Kevin hit the FRONT END of their one and one free throws - - not even hitting the back end of these - -yet if Jalen & Kevin hit the front end of those- - that's TWO more points and we win - PERIOD pllain and simple, you hit your freebies - -you win
@bskeet said in Hog Wild Game Thread:
My only solace: Arkansas is going to get destroyed by their next opponent and I am going to revel in their destruction when it happens.
YA THEY NOT GOING ANY FURTHER
GONNA BE A LONG BORING SUMMER
COME ON FOOTBALL
you hit the front end of your free throw - -we wouldn't be looking for reasons why we lost
Pedigrew - -made call afer call after call agisnt us. - that 5th foul on Kevin the fucker dipped his shoulder into Kvin and of course they call the foul on Kevin
Wish I could say we got beat by the better team
Good God can we go play defense ONE time doown the flor without these guys blowin a whistle
I hate these kind of games. I'm to old , can't take these single possession games
14 - -3 over the last 5:04
Well boys heer we go
@BShark said in Hog Wild Game Thread:
@jayballer67 said in Hog Wild Game Thread:
We got to re group ---- oh shit Zach coming in
Zach about to cook. Don't question it lol.
question is cook whtat
They have taken 2 points off the half time score in a little more then 8 minutes - -somebody might want to guard Dumbo Davis
We got to re group ---- oh shit Zach coming in
Al Ready 5 tetam fouls on us
we have to come up with a defense where we can guard - -5 - - -on - - -8
Dam these fricken refs love blowin their whistle on us
got to get big minutes from Zuby