Best posts made by BShark

You made it count when you got minutes. Good on you kiddo.

Our only RSCI top 100 players truly in the rotation are Dave and JWill.

Couple KS 3 stars (Och/CB), a PG going to Missouri State, a super walk-on and Remy is obviously good but was a fringe 4 star (depending on the site).

Player development is so good, and people (myself included) tend to underrate returning players.

Didn’t really want to talk about this beforehand but it went well. I should be okay.

We got a star here.

Says he told his team to back off, but he had starters in PRESSING AND HARD FOULING KU’s walk-ons with 2 minutes to go. I call bullshit, Squeaky.

BAH GAWD, THAT WAS A GREAT GAME FROM DAVID MCCORMACK.

He’s been serviceable all tournament. Tip of the cap. I’ve been hard on him all year.

@truehawk93

Guys…

Jossell grew up with Kansas as his dream school. He never really thought he’d wind up playing there and didn’t have any real connections to KU. He just always was intrigued by the place ever since he first saw a KU game on television while watching sports with his grandfather growing up.

“There’s just something about Kansas," he said. "The way the arena looked, the way everything looked, I would always just run in there whenever my grandpa said KU was on TV and I just fell in love with it.”

So when the time came this week to tell his grandfather about the KU offer and his plans to sign, needless to say it was a big moment for both of them.

“He was so excited,” Jossell said. “He said he could barely even focus when he was at work. It was great to hear that and a great moment for both of us.”

KJ is RETURNING. No portal for mama Adams.

Doesn’t really matter in January but pretty remarkable how good this team is coming off a title and losing almost all the key pieces. This is not normal, Self is the best.

@Jhawk69 I think it’s worth giving the team a shot, we largely have new players.

I would take KU’s roster over Arizona. I believe a lot of Dylans being down on the situation is not believing in Flory in general. I know him and Approx went at it on this subject before. I am somewhere in the middle with him but I think it’s very much within the realm of possibility that he proves to be a better all around player for the team than Hunter was. Defense can be hard to measure. I know last year’s team graded out well on that end but I believe that is largely due to Bill’s genius. That team was not getting a stop when they needed it. I suspect this team will be better on both ends if things play out right. This roster has quite a bit of positional length and should be getting after teams, attacking the ball to generate turnovers and thriving in transition. This team should actually play fast again, which was impossible to do with Hunter. As far as the offense in general, I know the KJ/Juan horse is long dead, but the impact of not playing a complete non-shooter and an unwilling shooter will open things up tremendously. That’s the thing some people (not saying anyone here) don’t understand about this topic in general. Jalen Wilson in the title year shot 26% from three. The important thing is that he was a willing shooter that had to at least be guarded out there.

TL;DR I’m going to believe in this team until they give me a reason not to.

I’m sorry for doubting you. You are a wizard.

Yours truly, BShark.

from his twitter today

BeddieKU23 said:

BShark said:

BeddieKU23 said:

@BShark

No Vick to get more Charlie. Not sure we won on that

So, the healthy and eligible roster right now

Dotson, Grimes, Agbaji, Moore, Lawson, Lawson, Mitch, McCormack

We are foul trouble away from TEAHAN TIME.

I wish I was surprised but the last few years have numbed away being pissed off about not having enough players or depth. It’s a circus

Well to be fair it’s hard to account for two injuries. Even in this crap scenario if Garrett and Doke were just healthy there would be more than enough depth.

So for now, Self pretty much has to play all 8 guys. We will get to see if Dave and KJ can adapt.

In the mean time…I heard KU is recruiting this player…

Not sure how we got to the FF with Juan and 44. Was told they would hold us back.

Da boys

Good night bucketeers. Best believe I’m coming for Scott Drew with Saturday’s game thread title.

I know some people won’t care about this thread, but I like to track this stuff.

So far Bobby can’t get off the bench for ECU.

Cuffe 3 points and 2 fouls at the half.

Most haven’t played yet.

For starters, we probably don’t have as much money as people think relative to other programs.

Second, I thought some people were leaving, but here they are.

I’m intrigued to see what happens going forward this year and how things change without KJ. Then next year we are looking at a completely different core.

Obviously I don’t think this year is a title caliber team. That’s disappointing sure.

Bill is a really good recruiter, it’s going to be a fafo moment once he actually does retire.

I also like how all this is being said when KU has a ranked team, #7 on KP. I can only imagine the discourse when the next coach has us unranked/on the tournament bubble. Oh boy.

Iowa State could not get by KJ last night. That was a beastly defensive effort from him. I’m as much a detractor as anyone but he was key last night.

Bill Self is BACK folks

This needs it’s own thread.

https://theplayerstribune.com/frank-mason-goodbye-kansas-jayhawks/

Everyone should read it.

Jaybate the prophet.

Thanks Bruce.

Share with any KSU friends you might have.

Caption this!

Impossible to not cry during Graham’s speech.

Newest Jayhawk

https://twitter.com/dillonwilhite/status/1393739197148663810

6’9’'235 pounds out of Cathedral Catholic in San Diego. Had a few offers but is choosing to walk-on at KU. Family originally from Lawrence.

That’s a 52 piece half against a top 20 defense.

How are KSU fans doing?

Heard it’s gonna be a tough game that Iowa will win.

Bill Self 9 elite 8s at Kansas. That’s okay.

@Kcmatt7 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:

@BShark said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:

BAH GAWD, THAT WAS A GREAT GAME FROM DAVID MCCORMACK.

Okay so next game is the Och game

He was pretty good this game too. We owe Jay Wright a beat down.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Miami Hurricanes Game Thread:

@BShark they can bite me. Mcgusty from 1st half to 2nd half? Yeah.

Best half we have played all year.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/different-halftime-talk-bill-self-002111057.html

ONE MORE. JOB’S NOT DONE YET.

Dave really dropped that masterpiece tonight

Been watching a lot of Ernest Udeh and if this kid gets the system down he should get real minutes. Getting the system down is no small task but his body is P5 ready. Again not any real skill to speak of but like Udoka you surround him with 4 guards/wings and let him rebound/dunk/block. Seals/screens very well, and has really good/strong hands.

https://theathletic.com/4152204/2023/02/03/kansas-basketball-kj-adams/

Must read stuff. Hope it gets unlocked at some point.

Thank god he was back. Looked GREAT today. Such a difference maker!

Haters cmere. Front and center. Tonight was extremely telling how important he is to this team. They looked frequently disjointed on both ends.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Self Rumor:

Saw a pic of some KU players there, flory, cross, Shelby and Elmarko. Somebody said zeke was there. Saw a post game interview, their young coach had so many positive things to say about DP! One reporter asked him who was he excited to play with and he said Flory. Was very impressed!

Yeah Zeke was there, away from the other players. Some former players showed up too, pretty sure I saw Tyshawn.

Bill got a great round of applause, not many kuballin10s in the crowd I imagine.

Commits

Tyon Grant-Foster UNRANKED JUCO 6’7’’ G/Wing FROM KC https://247sports.com/Player/Tyon-Grant-Foster-46093992/#

Gethro Muscadin 3-4* 6’10’’ C from HAITI https://247sports.com/player/gethro-muscadin-46057375/

Latrell Jossell UNRANKED 5’9’’ G from TEXAS https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2020/latrell-jossell-213166 No 247 profile yet.

Bryce Thompson 5* 6’5’’ G from OK https://247sports.com/player/bryce-thompson-46040037/

Also I am sure we are still recruiting Scottie Barnes and some others super hard or something, but I am not listing players KU has absolutely no chance to get.

July 16 Update Notes: Harris committed and joined the 2019 class so he was removed. Cam’ron Fletcher cut to 5 and KU didn’t make it so he was removed.

Aug 27 Update: Moved Caleb Love down to big target. Removed Daishen Nix who committed to UCLA. Removed RJ Davis and Josh Hall who appear to be trending in other directions. Added Javonte Brown-Ferguson, Moses Moody and JT Thor since he reclassified.

Sept 27 Update: