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@stoptheflop said in I Know it's Pointless, but what if. . .:

Arterio Morris got a federal court injunction against KU's dismissal from the team like Terrence Shannon did at Illinois? I have to admit I was really disappointed that Shannon played out the season for Illinois despite a Douglas County Kansas pending felony case, while Morris languished from juco team to juco team due to a Douglas County felony case that just got dismissed. Shannon's charges remain pending. It doesn't help to speculate about the charges and the reasons why cases get dismissed. I'm really wondering how much Morris would have helped this year's team. We didn't see him on court enough to tell how he would have fit in with the rest of the guys, but I remember wishing for another scorer throughout the year just before Johnny got going for several games. And, another scorer would have helped replace Kevin's points when he got hurt. Maybe, Morris was dismissed for reasons other than the pending charges, but I sure wonder if Morris hired a lawyer and got an injuncton if that would have been a positive for KU, expecially with the dismissal of the charges against him.

Counting the minutes before this post gets ugly…(sorry, flop)

Dang, arrest warrant for Rice.

It’s hard to root for dangerously stupid people sometimes.

“The police report also said marijuana was found in both cars, as well as credit cards, a $16,500 check, a diamond chain and the playbook for the Kansas City Chiefs.”

@dylans said in New NIL tournament for next year:

I wonder how long universities will continue to receive public funding for semi-pro sports? Will it come to a vote like the Royals/Chiefs next time they want a new arena!?!

Yup. And what if universities eventually want a cut of the NIL cash, arguing that they provide the platform to given them stardom?

Wow! If you haven’t, watch the first 14 minutes of Man City vs Real.

Wow!

Maybe he can play for the KU women’s team as pennance?

Onward.

Bummer if true. But I hope it opens the door for a top recruit.

Dang, pretty close finish. I feel better than Purdue I suppose.

@FarmerJayhawk said in New NIL tournament for next year:

@rockchalkjayhawk might be a big disadvantage for UCLA and Cal State schools to have to disclose what players actually get.

Yup. But, as they did previously, I imagine other states will quickly follow suit if this one passes. So maybe temporary disadvantage. I haven’t read more to see if this bill stands a chance. Gotta be heavy pushback from the “private” collectives.

You’d think rumors about NIL cash would spread quickly between players. Guessing kids already know what each school pays. It makes sense to me that eventually the public knows what public universities or their collectives pay kids. By name, too.

BTW, it’s from the same legislator (Nancy Skinner) who was behind the first two bills in the US to give students the right to NIL compensation

Speaking of NIL…this may be of interest to some.

A California legislator has offered a bill that would pull back the veil on NIL deals.

Would mandate that collectives and other entities provide this basic info to colleges, which then would be made public:

— amount of NIL $$ provided to athletes and their families

— the team/sport

— provide total compensation and value of deals by sport and gender.

— would not require names.

Looks like a gender equity play.

@BShark said in 2024 Portal Madness Thread:

@rockchalkjayhawk said in 2024 Portal Madness Thread:

I’ve never seen Zeke play, but I thought I read that Zeke has zero pull up or midrange game? It’s either at the rim or behind the arc. Either way, nice to have a player on the roster who can find his own shot.

He pulls up from behind the arc. He absolutely has a pull up game.

Ha! gotcha. Must be my old school thinking. Pull up is midrange!

I’ve never seen Zeke play, but I thought I read that Zeke has zero pull up or midrange game? It’s either at the rim or behind the arc. Either way, nice to have a player on the roster who can find his own shot.

Looks like we’re still waiting to hear who’s gonna do some portaling.

Given our guard/wing acquisitions, Elmarko has to be thinking twice about leaving.

Looks like Clyde is back for a year. I’m fine with that. He can pound out a few yards.

Oddly JK Dobbins was in town today. Guessing he’s off the table now with Clyde back.

We really need a pass catching back.

Wow. Two free agent commits before the season is even over. Nice. Will be interesting to see how these two battle it out for PT. I’ve never seen either play, so no clue what Self has in mind.

Watching a few minutes of Bidunga in the McDs practice scrimmage.

Only saw a few runs up and down the floor. Very springy! Left handed. Quick up the floor. Doesn’t have traditional big man size. At least not compared to a few other guys on the floor.

Man, after watching Purdue today, I am shocked at the lack whistles on those defending Edey. Constant aggressive arm bars in his back. Thought that was a point of emphasis?

Ok, cruising the top site for this kinda stuff (TMZ pays the best for source material)…these guys look to be absolute idiots. I’m still guessing Rice has a semi soft landing, but it now would not surprise me if it were harsher after seeing the scene.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/31/first-photos-rashee-rice-car-crash-site-dallas-occupants-leaving-scene/ ↗

I’m no expert, but dude in white could be Rice? Hair looks right, hard to say on face.

Lots of damage done to cars. I’m still guessing this pleads down to not much, but for sure civil suits coming.

Maybe he’s got a good excuse.

Well, well. I’m surprisingly near the top. I felt good about a few teams reaching the Final Four, but spent zero time pondering the first few rounds and upsets. That cost me.

Meh, just read about it. No deaths or life threatening injuries. Dumb asses racing on the freeway probably.

Not expecting a major penalty. Fingers crossed though!

Jeez, say what now? I haven’t seen that yet. I don’t wanna look!

@bskeet said in KU Buckets 2024 ESPN Bracket Challenge!:

My bracket is so busted after the last two days.

Mine started busted.

@BeddieKU23 said in 2024 Portal Madness Thread:

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Old nemesis Eddie Lampkin in the portal for Colorado. Luke O'Brien in as well. Wonder if we look at him

Lampkin. So funny. Even my wife, who occasionally watches a KU game with me, recognizes and hates Lampkin. She calls him the troublemaker who quit on his team!

@BeddieKU23 said in 2024 Portal Madness Thread:

Old friend/commit Tre White back in the portal, leaving Louisville.

Joshua Jefferson of Saint Mary's in, Soph forward averaged 10 and 6. Didnt play in the tournament for some reason.

Utah St freshman starter Mason Falslev averaged 11 and 4 off 56% shooting. Avg 9 and 5 in 2 tournament games.

Knee injury for the Saint Mary’s kid (my neck of the woods).

Sounds like a Monty Python sketch:

“When you recruited a Rapist to Be Your Go To Bucket Guy”

Working on the lyrics now…ha.

Yea, that was the downfall.

Time to focus on the portal I suppose. I forget, when do things get truly cooking?

Yea, I was afraid our lights out shooting would cool off. They looked very beatable too. Eff.

Jeez, I watched the first half and felt confident. I look up in the second half and wtf happened? The D got worse I presume. Yikes.

Ugh, Sneed has been nearly officially traded to the Titans.

2025 3rd round pick main asset in return.

This should save the Chiefs about $19M in cap space.

We will see how the spend it, but I’d rather have Sneed. Great talent on a team that needs a strong defense.

Whew, the US tied it up with seconds to go in extra time. Wow.

Then Haji Wright took over, scored two nice goals in the two 15 min. OT periods.

US was mostly dominant all game, but as usual sloppy in front of the net.

Maybe I was KU cranky last night, but they looked better the more I watched.

As if I wasn’t tortured enough with sports today…

I decided to watch the US vs Jamaica nations league game after the KU game. First half at least.

Scaly, who I think is a giant POS, craps the bed 32 seconds into the game and decides not to cover his man near the net. Goal.

Multiple shots on goal in the box are comically missed in the first half. I can’t take any more poor play today! I’m going to bed!

What was I saying earlier about keeping it simple? Just make easy passes. My god.

For those Loki fans: You had just the ONE job!

Guard the freaking line!

Furphy looks tired.

Good lord. I was actually relaxing after the first few minutes of the first half!

Officiating isn’t the issue…

@webjay said in Sams club game chat:

@rockchalkjayhawk Exactly right! Make them make plays in the paint, don’t help off drivers, guard the 3!!

It sure seems easy from our couches, huh!

Man, glad we’re leading.

This game can be so simple to win. Limit turnovers and guard the 3 pt line and we win. Yet they are making it complicated for some reason.

Simplify. No more crazy passes. Easy.

Wow. Kentucky.

Ok, with this team, I don’t have much expectation. A loss is likely coming sooner than later. BUT…

I absolutely will not accept a loss to a team with a dude with a man bun!

@nuleafjhawk said in KU Buckets 2024 ESPN Bracket Challenge!:

@rockchalkjayhawk I'm filling out two brackets. One is the team with the prettiest colors. The other is whichever team has the best mascot.

Rest assured both will be winners!

My lackluster picks are in!

Ouch. McCullar out.

Of all the one seeds we could potentially face, I’m happy we got Purdue.

Sure feels weird not watching any KU games Friday or Saturday!

Whew, I’d take Lunardi’s current bracketology prediction for KU in a heartbeat.

KU a No 4 seed vs. Charleston. Next round vs. South Carolina or Princeton.

Of course UConn is Dop dawg…

@wissox said in Who would you keep for next year?:

Not sure about this premise who would we keep? We're obligated to keep players aren't we?

Who would YOU keep is the premise. Simply an exercise for Bucketeers to voice their opinions.

Excellent! Speedster.

I forgot about McDowell in my original post.

I’d keep him, too. Just need to figure out where his skills fit in.

And for those of you getting upset and hard nosed about Dajuan…it’s just an opinion thread. No need to derail it with facts! :)