The portal.
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@Gorilla72 good with this.
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Iād just like to say for the record that I had a bad Hitler joke lined up. I resisted, or am resisting.
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@RockkChalkk Sorry/not sorry if I can. The topic was threaded into the discussion of someone being deported whoās here to play basketball. I see a lot of parallels. Itās not a hogwash narrative. Hyperbole has been used to make points a lot in writing. I was employing the same. Trumps policies are already leading to deaths and so Iāll speak up, even on a great basketball blog.
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@wissox Every leaders policies lead to deaths. Thatās the burden of the position.
This type of conversion is what the political section is for (we can all fall into this rabbit hole if not careful). Politics are more interesting and impactful, but also far more polarizing. Since the 70s politicians have leaned into emotional rhetoric over factual speaking points and itās a problem for advancing the nation. Basketball conversions generally have more factual basis.
I block anyone that canāt stick to basketball on this thread because itās supposed to be a release from that bs thatās actually impactful to our lives. Donāt care about the pope or president, here theyāre just bit players.
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@rockchalkjayhawk resistance is futile
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Yeah, guys, lets move it over to political if we want to continue, please
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Coward to Duke. Would have been fine going after and getting him in lieu of waiting on Williamsā¦
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If we get Williams though it was worth the wait!
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Surprised Bama didnāt get him but I guess Dukeās NIL won out
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Coward to Dukeā¦what was he scared of?
Coward to Duke, just like the rest of āem.
Coward to Duke - I just buried my head in the sand and picked a school.
Coward to Duke - No way could I go to KU, Iād be a chicken hawk!
Coward to Duke. Which one?
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Surprised Bama didnāt get him but I guess Dukeās NIL won out
I wonder if Coward has graduated because Duke has a lot of trouble getting non-grad transfers in (has cost them several portal guys).
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@wissox said in The portal.:
@RockkChalkk Sorry/not sorry if I can. The topic was threaded into the discussion of someone being deported whoās here to play basketball. I see a lot of parallels. Itās not a hogwash narrative. Hyperbole has been used to make points a lot in writing. I was employing the same. Trumps policies are already leading to deaths and so Iāll speak up, even on a great basketball blog.
Itās almost like the concept of sports and politics cannot actually be separated. Hmmā¦
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I think @dylans has a fair point that we need separation / compartmentalization of concepts.
It is a noble goal to find common ground, compassion and consensus with and for people with different beliefs than yourself. If all concepts bleed together that goal can become increasingly hard.
We need to fight back against the winner-take-all globalizing singularity of all entities (including ideas) and be able to appreciate things like moderation, diversity, balance, satisfaction.
Lets not lose our taste for these beautiful concepts!
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Also, the above is not intended to be political, just a rebuttal to the idea that sports cannot (should not?) be separated from politics. There is value in keeping things in their lanes.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
I think @dylans has a fair point that we need separation / compartmentalization of concepts.
It is a noble goal to find common ground, compassion and consensus with and for people with different beliefs than yourself. If all concepts bleed together that goal can become increasingly hard.
We need to fight back against the winner-take-all globalizing singularity of all ideas and be able to appreciate things like moderation, diversity, balance, satisfaction.
Lets not lose our taste for these beautiful concepts!
YOU SAID THE D WORD! J/K Sorry, @approxinfinity While I disagree with you, I do respect and appreciate you and all you do to keep this little community together.
Soā¦ Is KU going to have a full team next year? Seems like maybe we should have taken on more players previously and just eaten all of those penalties this year!
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@dylans It"s all about the money anymore.-- Iād almost be willing to bet even with all the money BYU has thrown around this yearā They ARE NOT winning the NCAA title this year with AJ and all the others , weāve seen it before , to many I need the ball in my hands so I can show NBA Scouts-- -to many black holes you Watch, have a really good year-- -Iām just saying right here - -right now they are not winning the Title.
Then what good has all that unlimited money done ?ā ABSOLUTELY ZERO?/ NADA / ZELCH / NOTHING- -book it buddy , and s long as they are are getting all the money - they could give a Ratās Ass about winning the title OR the School , itās about the payday
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@benshawks08 STII FOUR Scholiās available according to Locked on Jay Hawks- - -Daily podcast
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Canāt remember his first name-- -but last name of Bynum I believe where there has been conversation, not real sure how serious KU is/was but he for sure for me would be ummmm NOPE been dismissed for the Season from the last two Schools he played for- -donāt need that Cancer for sure
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A unexpected/Surprise Player has entered the Portal and Bill is being linked to him according to Athlon Sports & Joe Tipton from on 3.
Desmond Claude a junior from USC has entered and I guess were in on him pretty hard. A 6ā6 guard Avg 15.6 ppg ā - 4.2 assists per -& 3.5 rpg .āWord is out really good player.
Has a visit scheduled Thursday with Florida ,Schools involved are Florida- -North Carolina- --Virginiaā & KU
Even though Claude has the visit Scheduled according to sources and Joe Tipton from On Three-- -Kansas remains very much in the mix.ā - Yep Iād take him in a New York Minute-- fingers crossed
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@benshawks08 MDNAWWAM ā¦ make ādiversityā not a āwokeā word any moreā¦
Acronym rolls right off the tongue! Haha
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@SlimShaddy54 said in The portal.:
A unexpected/Surprise Player has entered the Portal and Bill is being linked to him according to Athlon Sports & Joe Tipton from on 3.
Desmond Claude a junior from USC has entered and I guess were in on him pretty hard. A 6ā6 guard Avg 15.6 ppg ā - 4.2 assists per -& 3.5 rpg .āWord is out really good player.
Has a visit scheduled Thursday with Florida ,Schools involved are Florida- -North Carolina- --Virginiaā & KU
Even though Claude has the visit Scheduled according to sources and Joe Tipton from On Three-- -Kansas remains very much in the mix.ā - Yep Iād take him in a New York Minute-- fingers crossed
Nice. But how are kids still entering the portal? I thought it closed.
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@RockkChalkk they just had to have the paperwork or something like that. By the time it gets through all the wish wash takes a minute but had to enter before the 22nd
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Not a transfer but seeing Dame Sarr could be a potential KU target (international kid). Italian kid whoās 6ā7 with 7 foot wingspan. Illinois was heavily on him but apparently out now. Rumored to be KU/Oregon and the latter possibly having a big NIL pitch but who knows
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Mama Mia! We will have to make him an NIL offer he canāt refuse.
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247 confirming interest and that its KU/Oregon battle at the moment. Would be a big time add if it happens
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Swainās latest update for today:
Sarr is a legit target- KU/Oregon the two to watch, UNC also interested.
Nothing new on Williams- committed to draft right now, donāt think thatās uncommon for prospects that are focused on getting drafted to be relaying that feedback until its time for them to make a final decision about their next step.
Bynum the UTEP transfer is not a serious target.
KU is looking at the international route for a Center. Perhaps a new target is emerging but heās trying to confirm the interest first before reporting.
Also saying things have slowed at the moment.
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Bill was also in Cancun for most of last week so not a lot of recruiting was going on lol
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
Bill was also in Cancun for most of last week so not a lot of recruiting was going on lol
There is a plot twist to this.
