Posts made by dylans

@rockchalkjayhawk Purdy’s new contract forced them to clear their books. Not a serious contender this year. Cap gymnastics are wild. Void years, backloaded contracts, etc. it all muddies up the picture. Essentially if a team wants to keep any given player they can make it work, but you can’t keep every player.

Dang!!! New England is so bad they couldn’t give away contracts!

@SlimShaddy54 Sounds academically ineligible -

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2025/06/156427/four-star-guard-dorian-jones-requests-release-from-ohio-state-reopens-recruitment?amp

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Recruiting Notes:

And we beat them!

Not if this is true. They are definitely winning. Why would you sign for the Jayhawks if you can get 28mil from Duke or have to threaten to transfer to get 2mil from KU?

@BShark said in KU Roster for 25-26:

@TYOHawk said in KU Roster for 25-26:

Team might be mediocre

I’ll bet against that

No way this team as constructed is anything but mediocre by KU’s standards. The floor should be a big 12 title and in the discussion for a national championship by KUs standards.

This team doesn’t pass the smell test yet. Will they finish in the top 1/4 of the Big12? - sure. Will they contend for a final four berth? - not very likely.

But Bill’s a terrific coach so maybe he can twist this deeply flawed roster into something watchable. DP should be electric. If Flory can improve to where he is worth the money (that would be a huge ask as he was mostly ineffective last year) then KU will be fun to watch, but will need a wing to develop to have any real shot at even the Big12.

Annual NIL donations need to exceed 10million per season. I’d say whatever business is willing to pledge 1 million plus gets prime court side advertising, 5 million + gets their logo on the shoulder of the jersey.

@AsadZ maybe Caglianone will provide a boost

@BShark said in I'm Back:

Had several people reach out and yeah I am okay and will be okay. Just a bad stretch where I didn’t want to be online as much.

As I think I have posted before my brother has cancer so that is a lot. He is autistic so I have to handle more or less everything in terms of scheduling, talking with drs etc Well about a month ago the chemo meds probably almost killed him due to a side effect of increasing his blood pressure massively. I thankfully got him to the hospital in time that Sunday night. Also didn’t help that he was dehydrated. This required a multiple day stay in the hospital which also delayed several things regarding his treatment that all had to be rescheduled.

This was coming off of finding out a long time friend committed suicide just days before. Then after that, the dad of my long term GF dies, he was only in his 50s. Then a bunch more medical crap that should be finished for awhile as of yesterday. My brother’s scans came back clean, they did bloodwork etc and he isn’t having to do chemo. They will check back again in three months.

So it’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but things have calmed down now.

You’re doing good work here. Don’t be afraid to ask for a hand of those in your life. It can be overwhelming on your own!

Not another administration racking up bills please, just less paperwork. It’s BS. The cost of insurance is outrageous - our family of 4s premium is $32k out of pocket - and then they don’t want to cover everything as they should. The struggle is real and the options are non-existent here. I can have blue cross or I can get laughed at and turned away with anything other coverage I have found.

Best of luck navigating the health care system! We’re trying to get my dad to the correct doctors. 2-3 weeks per inconclusive test and he’s in excruciating nerve pain. I’m ready to create doctor patients to see how they like being treated the same. Total BS

@SlimShaddy54 I mean KU did sign the top HS prospect and what would be a top 10 recruiting class if Tillery didn’t reclassify and come early. So it’s not all doom and gloom, but it’s definitely not all roses either.

Adidas flagship institution huh? Pony up big boys. Nike doesn’t seem to have a cash flow issue when it comes to directing recruits.

Just a reminder that there is no KUbuckets without @approxinfinity !

@rockchalkjayhawk said in The portal.:

Looks like Dame Sarr is on the Duke campus today. https://x.com/tiptonedits/status/1924473421586379115

Boo

@rockchalkjayhawk it is unbelievable, ridiculous fun. Zero consequences for murder in Montana it appears.

Should’ve stayed in Oklahoma.

@drgnslayr said in The portal.:

@Texas-Hawk-10 I’d be thrilled to land Williams and Fland. Like you said Williams is better now. We need quality experience to go along with DP.

Heck yeah. That’s one of the best case scenarios!!!

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/duke-commit-cedric-coward-affirms-222145916.html

Coward doesn’t sound too interested in college ball.

@nuleafjhawk said in A Beginner's Guide to Using Nipple Clamps:

K-State has had this in place for quite some time now. But they call them Udder Clamps.

Right up there with the bedazzled fidget spinner b-plug.

Louisville thread?

@drgnslayr And somehow KU got punished for Zion’s recruitment, but Duke was of course completely in the clear.

Florida lean?

@Jhawk69 That would be a fun waste of money (that I don’t have). But I’d be hard pressed to give millions to player salaries over a building; better for posterity.

@Crimsonorblue22 lol I sent my buddy a b-day card with pDiddy on it holding a bottle of baby oil saying let’s get this party started!

@Crimsonorblue22 Not rapey enough…

@BShark said in The portal.:

Sounds like Duke.

https://throughthephog.com/kansas-lands-potential-star-with-international-recruit-from-europe-dame-sarr

Legit?

@Jhawk69 said in Retired Jayhawk Jerseys:

I seem to recall Bill Self saying he would advocate for Big Dave to have his jersey retired, given that he should have been the final four MOP.

The standards have been loosened. It used to be next to impossible- 3x all America or POY maybe MOP too. Now it’s consequences All America POY, MOP and not sure what else qualifies. Academic all America?

I don’t know if McCormack meets the qualifications, though he was integral to the 2022 championship. Could’ve come back for another year, that might have helped him qualify - or maybe he does? ‍️ that’s a good one.

@Jhawk69 No worries, that article doesn’t really come to that conclusion.

@BeddieKU23 Miss the days when Dick was hanging out on the wing making the net wet. Splash (mostly for the jokes if I’m being honest.)

Sarr would really help round out the roster. Would like a shooter as well to help keep teams from packing the paint.

@Jhawk69 said in Jacque Vaughn... Thoughts?:

@dylans This doesn’t even take our 2020 team which probably deserves a championship into account

I try to repress that memory. It still makes me ill. In a weird way it stole a lot of the fun out of the ‘22 championship for me.

My basement flooded a couple weeks ago - it nearly got my Jacque Vaughn SI that’s been sitting on top of a stack of magazines since the 90s. That would’ve been a shame, but disaster averted. All I need is new carpet no sentimental attachment there. lol

Roy vs Bill

4 final fours for each. Different patterns due to different recruit patterns. Roy was all or nothing on the recruiting trail - so 2 then a 9 year gap and 2 more. Bill averages a final four every 4-5 years. - wash

2 national runner ups for Roy vs 1 for Bill. -Edge Roy

2 National Championship winners for Bill. - Off the top turnbuckle Bill Self for half of KU’s NCAA championships.

Roy won 9 conference championships. So far Bill has won a record 14 straight conference championships 17 in total. - edge Bill

Number players drafted - 15 Roy. Bill - 19 current players another 17 former players. - edge Bill

Bill’s been good for KU. I hope he regains his form quickly in this altered landscape. A shakeup in the staff may invigorate him.

@wissox said in Jacque Vaughn... Thoughts?:

@dylans Embiid, OAD, Wiggins, OAD, Chalmers 2 + national Champ, Morris both 3 years (?), Oubre OAD, Braun 3 + NC, Selden 3 years (?), Dick OAD.

Williams guys hung around enough for us to get to know them. Wish Williams guys could a made some FTs in 2003 or to me at least it’s a clear cut argument in his favor.

Oh I thought you were curious who had the better nba players. At Kansas Roy probably squandered more assembled talent than Bill has.

Does anyone know which Jayhawks are eligible for future enshrinement?

I’d imagine Frank Mason for his consensus national player of the year.

Devonte Graham, Ochai Agbaji, and Jaylen Wilson were consensus first team all America players.

Udoka Azubuike was first team all America as well.

Also of note Adonis Jordan and Tyshawn Taylor are top 10 for assists at KU. Eric Chenowith top 5 in rebounds. Perry Ellis top 10 in scoring.

Both great coaches. What a problem to have. Well it is a problem for the next guy, expectations are sky high!!! Maybe if I go back another coach - nope Brown won a national championship in his short tenure. Gonna need someone who embraces the high expectations to fill Bill’s shoes when he decides to retire.

@nuleafjhawk But that’s all Roy won, big 8 and Big 12 championship games. I watched nearly every single single game of Roy’s and Bill’s KU tenures. I don’t remember Roy winning anything of consequence until he went to UNC. I do remember him losing to Arizona with the best basketball team I’ve seen assembled…

Now as human beings - Roy was much more approachable. He’d chat with you. I love the man. His best basketball was with UNC though.

Do you like NBA basketball? That tempo matches what you seem to prefer better. I’m ok with a defensive battle as long as there is some scoring - Virgina grind it out in the 50s and 60s is not fun for me though. Too extreme.

I agree the uptempo style is fun to watch. Kind of like passing the ball in football. But defense wins championships when combined with scoring punch.

@nuleafjhawk Maybe because you weren’t past your prime then? (Edit I am too) Roy’s guys never won anything for KU due to terrible defense, sorry you’re missing out! The last 20 years have been the best basketball the university of Kansas has ever seen. Sorry you’re just now waking up, it appears the prime years are past due to landscape shift.

If it makes you feel any better I thought it was time for Roy to leave when he did. How many years had it been since he last showed enough passion to take his jacket off at a game? He had lost his love for Kansas basketball and needed a new challenge (I doubt Roy even realized it). And yet I was still unhappy he left.

Bill is about done, but he’s making the end of career push, it’s a bit different than the middle of career lull we were getting at the end of Roy’s tenure in Lawrence. - it was the Andy Reid thing for Roy move on and grow sometimes that needs to happen. Hopefully the next coach KU hires carries the torch as well as Roy and Bill did!!!

Just by points per game Bill’s guys actually crush Roy’s. Not sure the best way to qualify it though.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=kansas

Pierce / Embiid

Reaf / Wiggins

Kirk / Chalmers

Pollard / Morris

Collison / Morris

Gooden / Oubre Jr.

Jacque / Braun

Walters / Selden

Simien /Dick

@rockchalkjayhawk said in Recruiting Notes:

@dylans said in Recruiting Notes:

Candy -

https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-dame-sarr-turning-aj-storr-college-hoops-fans-react-italian-prospect-set-visit-bill-self-s-kansas-as-per-reports

Do not read anything from Sportskeeda.

Rip off aggregators.

First post I’ve ever seen of theirs. It was just an amalgamation of junk information. Devoid of analysis or really a point. But it was about a KU recruit and interesting enough to parse.

@nuleafjhawk No championship without Russell Robinson. So yes there is for me.

If Roy had way better recruits the results are more lack luster. But I don’t feels that is true. Seems that bill might be the slightly better recruiter. I quit following Roy once he went back to unc. Roy sure didn’t hesitate to recruit west of the Mississippi and compete with Kansas for recruits, unlike the respect he paid UNC.

@nuleafjhawk said in Jacque Vaughn... Thoughts?:

@wissox Is that your way of asking if Roy was the better recruiter.

Impossible. Roy handcuffed himself while here. No recruits east of the Mississippi River.

@wissox Everyone was recruiting Vaughn. He was a stud. Top 10 recruit, second ranked point guard. Don’t know if Bill would have gotten him, but I’m guessing he would’ve at least made a flier.

@BShark said in Recruiting Notes:

@dylans said in Recruiting Notes:

Candy -

https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-dame-sarr-turning-aj-storr-college-hoops-fans-react-italian-prospect-set-visit-bill-self-s-kansas-as-per-reports

AI generated? Not sure but amazing what passes for an “article” these days.

Yeah, found it mindlessly entertaining. Sarr is the new Storr.

Candy -

https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-dame-sarr-turning-aj-storr-college-hoops-fans-react-italian-prospect-set-visit-bill-self-s-kansas-as-per-reports

6’8” 225lb limited skill forward? The bigs room is pretty weak I’d hate to have to give him too many (any important) minutes. He’d be good as a deep bench guy for practice and such.

Jacque is 50. Beard 52. Will wade 42. Todd Golden 39.

Bill was 41 when KU hired him.

https://kuathletics.com/news/2025/5/5/mens-basketball-assistant-coach-hall-of-famer-norm-roberts-announces-retirement-after-37-years.aspx

@BShark He’s always been amongst my favorite Jayhawks. Not sure about his coaching chops. I felt he got the short end of the stick in NJ.

Former players that I would love to see coaching someone else’s team for the drama - Lagerald Vick, Branden Greene, Naadir Thorpe.