Posts made by Kcmatt7

@wissox said in Jayhawks in the pros:

Lots of guys from KU in the pros this year, but seemingly some taking their swan song. Not sure why Och and Grady’s minutes are limited in Toronto, but they are. Wilson doing about the same with the Nets. Embiid’s production is waning as is Higgins…or is it Wiggins? Oubre and Grimes are still productive pro’s but I am way more impressed by grinders who hung around KU and made a name here for themselves like SVI. He scored 28 tonight for Utah!! Braun’s still starting, but not scoring a ton, which isn’t his role anyways.

Oh and in 5 minutes of action Hunter was 1-2 and had a block and 2 fouls and 2 turnovers. That’s a lot of bad to fit into 5 minutes. But those are his only minutes he’s played.

Ingram taking up a lot of minutes that would have gone to Ochai and Dick last year. Can’t say that’s the wrong decision, but it does suck for those two guys.

@Jhawk69 I guess I was just hopeful that he would be able to be some kind of offensive threat. Either in transition or with the ability to drive to the rim.

But so far he’s really not done a lot. He had 11 in that Louisville game, but 9 were free throws. He’s made 4 baskets in 66 minutes of playing time. I figured he would be better than that…

At the same time, none of the guards on the bench are doing much thus far. He may be the best of the bunch. At least he can defend and knows his role on this team I think.

@Jhawk69 what are we liking about Elmarko so far?

I expected him to be a guy who. Pups get to the rim a bit tbh

I really hope we see LL here one more year at least. I do think they do all the right things as far as running a football program, so the floor is higher than a lot of other guys we could end up with. If he makes a bowl this year he should get two years no matter what. Bowls 2/3 years moving forward should be expectations.

Next steps are really just stacking bowls and beating rivals. We aren’t THAT far from that. Win one of these final 3 games, get that bowl and extra practice. Do it again next year.

You can already see us doing better recruiting locally against KSU. Keep that up for 3-4 years and you’ll see KU take a step up, and likely KSU a step down. Let LL recruit to his new facilities for a few years.

The program is in as good of shape as it has been in 13 years. We just need to be a patient fanbase. I do think we are still on the right track. Progress is unfortunately not linear at times

@BeddieKU23 said in KU Vs Green Bay Game Chat:

One thing I was focused on was Dawson since he’s been basically MIA through the 2 exh and 1 game so far. He doesn’t look playable right now which isn’t good. Perhaps he isn’t healthy and is trying to play through whatever leg injury he has. Body Language and aggression are not there when he has been in the game. Not someone that looked to be fighting that hard to get back in the rotation. Mari was playing twice as hard as him and Kohl has certainly shown he’s valuable to this team. Hopefully he can figure it out as the season goes.

Yea kind of wild to see Dawson playing like a freshman and the freshman playing like a vet.

So far imo:

• DP - better than I expected. Legit #1 overall guy
• Flory - right what I thought. Will have good and bad games.
• Tiller - better. Maybe significantly
• Rosario - better, way better than I expected
• Elmarko - worse, slightly
• council - better, slightly
• Dawson - worse, significantly
• McDowell - right where I thought
• White - slightly worse so far
• Mbiya - maybe a little worse. Thought he could be a dunk machine.

Still a very good 10-man group. Hoping to see them still be elite defensively. Team plays above the rim and can really push the tempo. Better shooting team than I expected, mostly from DP so far. But outside of Flory and Mbiya everyone who steps on the floor is a threat to shoot the 3.

They handle the ball well and pass well. Sometimes too quick of a shot but I’m not complaining too much about that. I like that we pick up full court. I think we have the bodies and athleticism to do that.

They do need to find something from the bench. Tiller is good there. But they need a guard to step up a bit. Ideally Elmarko…

@FarmerJayhawk ball moves well. Always 2 basically primary ball handlers on the floor at the same time

Really expected Dawson to be a mainstay in the rotation. A bit disappointed to see him so far down the bench

How much would this team beat last year’s by?

@kjayhawks said in Sanders and the Buffaloes:

Well I was perfect with my first year prediction of 4-8 and it’s looking like Coach Prime maybe wearing out his welcome in Boulder.

$33M buyout if fired. $12M if he leaves voluntarily.

So would likely meet in the middle at $20M for him to leave… still steep.

Don’t disagree though. His schtick works a lot better when you win games than when you don’t.

@DCHawker said in KU Vs Green Bay Game Chat:

Finding things to complain about… Two guys have 34 of our 48 points. Need to see some production out of other starters and especially the bench…

I’ve been looking for the go to guy if DP gets hurt. I think it’s probably Council. Elmarko was someone I was hopeful for but he still looks like he doesn’t know that he’s playing basketball out there.

Going to need more out of Tre White and Rosario.

This team really could have used Diggy off the bench imo.

But also maybe this Gotlieb guy can’t coach. Tbh shocked he ever got a job offer

This team so far continues to look special. Defense looks elite and it’s like 90% just being crazy long and athletic

Positives so far? Council looks like a dude.

Not a lot else looking great.

@kjayhawks said in Lance Leipold:

Honest questions I’d like to hear some input on. Is Lance Leipold a good D1 coach? Is he a good recruiter? The two best years in Lawrence (6-7 in 22, 9-4 in 2023) were loaded with Les Miles recruits. Did he get lucky with the foundation Les laid and now we are seeing he is incompetent?

I think his recruiting has been pretty solid. The QB room is as good as we could hope imo. I thought the transfers he brough in this year are good.

They need to take defense more seriously this offseason. They have to find some pass rushers and some guys who can create negative plays on the DL especially.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Lance Leipold:

This cycle is going to be especially insane. We’re probably looking at 25ish FBS openings. Which drives me nuts about the fire Lance crowd. Where do they think we fall in that ranking, especially in a year where there aren’t really many great candidates out there?

I think a lot of people forget how hard it is to win here. And even if they do, keeping them here long enough to actually build a program.

I do think making bowls with his own guys is important. If he can’t do that, we do need to move on. But he absolutely should get another season at the very least. Probably 2 considering the buyout.

@kjayhawks said in Kansas State hate:

What a disgusting performance, this maybe the first time in the Leipold era I’m ashamed of our program and lack of progress. Maybe the first team we’ve had get worse as the year goes on. If we don’t get to a bowl, his seat should be hot.

He gets one more season with his shiny toys to recruit to. If he misses a bowl next season though you have to move on. He’s done a ton for the program and whoever the next coach is after him needs to send a massive thank you. But the reality is the standard for a P5 team like KU should be to make a bowl game 2 of every 3 seasons to keep your job from here on out.

@DanR said in Kansas State hate:

Take him out ffs

Marshall Era if we don’t beat Okie Lite

Man this season has sucked. LL doesn’t make a bowl this year or next and I’m afraid he may have done all he can for this program.

I’m not sure we should throw the ball again today.

TD on the first drive out of half really swings momentum

Very happy with what we saw tonight. Athleticism is the main takeaway

Wish the coaches could choose to not shoot the free throws in an exhibition

Tiller has to be playing better in practice.

Where was the foul?

Want to see some sets ran against a real D. End of game situations before DP goes out

Would like to see more Dawson this half. Would like to see Elmarko try to get aggressive here too

@approxinfinity said in KU vs Louis exhibition game chat:

That PnR Peterson and Flory looks pretty dangerous

Unguardable when he’s shooting like this

I do think I’ve now seen enough of Tre White to see why he never became that 30mpg guy anywhere he’s been

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU vs Louis exhibition game chat:

I like the cut of this group’s jib

Certainly going to be a fun team to watch.

@BeddieKU23 said in KU vs Louis exhibition game chat:

Council supa fast with it

Tyshawn vibes

STAAAAAAHP. Get out of here

Man expectations are about to get insane after this performance from DP

Council is going to end up a fan favorite

Dawson not getting in until now is not a good sign for him (or us maybe).

Mbiya looks like a great 3rd big. Wouldn’t shock me to see him play over Tiller by end of season

How long is Dawson out?

@BeddieKU23 said in KU vs Louis exhibition game chat:

@Kcmatt7

We dont really have another 4 without going small at the moment. Thought he was fouled there but oh well

I thought maybe, but the iso from the short corner didn’t seem like a good idea from the get

Tre with a bad shot and then burnt on a back door. Imagine that gets him pulled regular season

Good fit for Bill.

@Jhawk69 said in Kansas State hate:

@kjayhawks I disagree. A game against an unranked secondary rival is not the biggest game of Lance’s career. All of the games we have played against top-10 opponents were bigger. Our game against Okie State a few years ago that got us bowl eligibility for the first time in forever was MUCH bigger. Both of the bowl games we have played in have been bigger. Our game against Baylor at the end of last year, which was a fight for bowl eligibility, was bigger. Our game against misery, who is a much bigger rival than K-State, was bigger.

I agree to some extent it may not be the biggest game in LL’s tenure. But I do fear the ramifications of a loss may be this team quitting on LL and staff. And then that snowballing into something even worse this offseason.

A win basically guarantees a bowl appearance and accomplishes SOMETHING this season by ending that damn streak.

Anyone who thinks this isn’t a good contract for the Nuggets does not know ball. Guy is a stud.

I do think Ochai will get a new multi-year contract next year as well, but not for as much as CB.

LL needs this win to change the new cycle, change the narrative, and finally change the way in-state recruits look at these two programs. A lot on the line Saturday imo

And Udeh has been a bit of a disappointment himself. Will be interesting to see how he fairs at Miami this season

@BShark said in Ranking centers for 2025-26:

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Ranking centers for 2025-26:

Zuby! Impressive

We chose Hunter Dorkenson over him

Well we also would have picked Udeh over him if memory serves so we just missed that one pretty bad.

What Agendas in what fields of study? Politics would be topical to some extent right now in Econ, Finance, Population health, education, journalism, supply chain management, Biology, religion, law, meteorology, anthropology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, public affairs, medicine, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.

Current events has always been a part of almost every class I’ve ever taken in college. Even something as dry as accounting will have “news”.

These Are the dumb things that happen to a team when the wheels fall off and they break.

Beat the Kitties next weekend or I do fear this team may become laughable

I suspect this team has “that dawg” in them. A defensive-minded team with a lot of length and athletes. Feels like we will be playing 4-out which is a significant upgrade over last year’s scheme. A LOT of potential on the roster in Flory, Elmarko, Rosario and DP. Solid veteran transfers.

It looks like a recipe for success to me.

We are still KU Football even ignoring the Gill to Miles era.

LL was too successful almost too quick for his own good. Fan expectations are wild.

We need to give LL time with all his new shiny toys before we even think about pulling the plug

@wissox said in TTech Game thread:

Well our defense gave us some moments but Tech figured it out with a backup QB. Lance has to figure this out because we have an offense that wins us lots of games.

They just don’t have the bodies on the DL. Was hopeful we did but they’ll need to evaluate this offseason.

That’ll do it. They gave us hope at least.