KU cancelled the basketball banquet

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William hasn’t been the same since his heart issue…

He’s just grateful to be around.

Think it's pretty clear this is about Flory leaving, not any of the others.

Based on what?

Yeah i wasn't trying to imply that I want him out, I was a freshman in 2003 and was there for 2008 so I'm fine with him staying until he decides to retire whenever that might be, but the vibes seem weird and I can see a contingent of fans getting restless

Keep fkn doubting my guy Elmarko

He will come back a changed man!

We have one player.....

Baseball

Just a reminder to everyone out there.... today is April Fools Day.

That’s a relief. I walked in on my wife with our neighbor in bed this morning.

Glad to know that was just a prank.

Did you stay and watch? Or did you throw a fit?

Both

Sorry about that.

I went full KJ.

Lots of emotion, and fist pumping, and good in spurts, but overall pretty lackluster.

LMAO

I only mentioned it because I logged into X this morning to see "Hunter Dickinson granted 7th year of eligibility."

KCC hearing the news...

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Who's starting the Bill Self to A&M rumors?

18-7-3-3 for Darryn Peterson.

McDonald’s AA MVP.

We are so ****ing back. Retire the jersey already?

This season is going to be like that episode of Fresh Prince when Will and Carlton were on the basketball team.

“Pass it to Darryn!!”

Hopefully, Elmarko doesn’t wrestle the game winning shot away from Darryn and air ball it.

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...wouldn't be shocked if

He left here because he wanted to get away from Bill's bullshit. Why would you come back to the school that ran you off for Hunter Dickinson?

Ya, just can't see him wanting to come back.

It wouldn't be the first time someone who was ran off came back.

Hunter is gone. We have minutes and money. I am not even sure I'd want him back I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised

For money.

Also, Udeh isn’t particularly good (and certainly not even close to as good as Dickinson). I would hope we could do better for a big.

I would hope so too but at this point he's the best big in the portal other than the one we just lost who could still come back

I think it's to the point where as long as the 5 can catch lobs, rebound and play some above average defense I'm okay with them.

I feel like with the last two portal classes (minus HD) have been awful.

I just want serviceable.

I'm in shambles.

In your eyes, tough to do much better than Dickinson. I look forward to his statue unveiling one day

One less big



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If you put him on the 2022 team instead of McCormack, that wouldn’t even be a joke. He’d literally have one.

Damn. SDSU paid up.

Would y'all take a shot on Jayden Quaintance?

I'm not sure how long it takes player's to come back from ACL surgery.

Damn it. I really wanted that guy but cool to see him return to SDSU.

Keyshawn Hall...to Auburn

Why dont you guys recruit your own big man instead of trying to grab one from the portal? Curious? I would think with the rich tradition and pedigree (and $$$) that Kansas has, it would be easier than most have it?

Because Flory presumably has a distaste of this coach/program for playing KJ Adams over him all season and doesn't trust this coach/program.

Bill may have just ****ed up multiple seasons playing that loser and Juan no matter what

Makes sense...See, that right there was the biggest problem for you guys. That dude is a player. Coaching let you down big time this past season.

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100% starting from scratch. Hope Bill is up to it.

He's probably going to be very expensive, along with a big risk. I don't think they should invest a lot of money in a risk for the Peterson year. Especially since they already have two other expected contributors who are coming back from injury.

More like...hope the big money donors are up for it. Allegedly they're willing to pay for virtually any player he wants, but they're being patient to make sure they find good fits.

Well, I guess Kentucky did the same thing and ended up making it further in the tournament.

On one hand, outside of Flory, a clean slate sounds great compared to the past couple seasons.

OTOH, I have a feeling when the season starts, it'll be like watching preseason football... exciting for a few minutes because CBB is back, before realizing you don't really care about any of the players getting significant minutes because they may not even be on the team very long.

Sure, the money is going to come from the donors, but Self is going to be the one picking the players to pay.

If everyone BUT Flory would have left, I wouldn't have cared. Coit would have been one I would have been ok keeping. But, I guess we're going to see what kind of team they can assemble from nothing.

Bruh

Talk about a clean slate.

Time to see if Bill still has his fastball. You made the mess now have fun fixing it

Shit I'm gonna head down to the train park in Lawrence and work on my jumper.

Slaps concrete

There is no way we don't throw a Brinks truck at Flory at this point.

Well, He already has "his guy" to lead the team. Potential All-American, NBA calling player.

Oh thank god

LOL

LMAO

Sad thing is that in year's past, I would have chastised you for making such a statement about Self. But now I, too, wonder if Bill just doesn't have what it takes for this new era of college hoops recruiting. :(

Blaming Bill for players transferring/testing the waters is a little ridiculous. Half the players in the country are in the transfer portal and there will be more to come. Agents are trying to get everybody to test the waters and hunt for a bigger bag.

I blame Bill for the Flory situation. The rest I don’t care about. That’s where he potentially ****ed this up. Still a chance he comes back I guess but I’m not holding my breath

He has a generational talent coming next year, plus another top 20ish recruit. I'd say that's a decent start to the class.

The last few years, it was well beyond this point before they'd signed any transfers. I don't think it's time to panic yet.

If you build it they will come.

We have Darryn Peterson.

This will take care of it on its own.

By all accounts, Bidunga's camp was fully aware that he was raw and needed a few years to develop. They didn't expect major minutes, especially on a roster with Dickinson. Bill actually did him a big favor by giving him minutes at the 4, which he's not at all suited for.

Why is Bill to blame?

I wonder how long HCBS will coach with paying players on 1 year contracts?

He's not a fan of it and neither am I!

Before you know it, almost every college player is going to test the portal each and every year they are in college!

This shit is already out of hand and it's looking like there needs to be a cap limit!

Flory happy -> Flory transfers
Flory happy -> Flory stays

Flory unhappy-> Flory transfers
Flory unhappy-> Flory stays

Pretty simple to make a guess at the chances of each of those outcomes, and why you might want to keep him happy, considering he's the one person who could play a significant role next season... and on top of that, knowing that group of seniors wasn't going to win shit, much less make it out of the first weekend.

Don't want the players driving the bus, he could transfer anyway, etc etc... but coaches have less leverage than ever when it comes to doing things they've always done before and not adjusting on the fly.

Dix to Creighton, so we got that going for us.

LMAOLMAOLMAO

Probably the better way to go with that one.

Except it's not that simple. Self also has to keep all of his handlers and his agent happy. And even if they're all content, the player might transfer anyway because somebody else lures him with a bigger bag, or he wants to be closer to home, etc.

Self's job is to try to win games. Not to bend over backwards to meet every demand of every recruit...who might turn around and bail anyway. Besides, he DID meet their expectations. If those expectations change retroactively, that's not Self's fault. Bidunga did nothing this season to earn significantly more minutes, especially down the stretch.

Half the players in the country are in the portal and plenty more will follow. Did all their coaches fail them?

Which part is funny? You think Bidunga is an ideal fit at the 4?

I proactively covered all of the unnuanced stuff you just said in the part of my quote you deleted... and the last thing you asked is covered in the part you didn't delete.

Seems like you're trying to KCC up the thread with bullshit as opposed to having an honest discussion about it, if you can't even be bothered to read what people are typing.

He might have gave Storr 2 years and then paid him to go away...

I apologize for not accepting your assumptions as fact and proceeding to shit all over a HOF coach.

You're assuming that Bidunga was angry/unhappy, and that's why he's in the portal. What makes you think this isn't just about money? You realize that every agent in the nation is encouraging his players to test the waters, right? Hence why there are 7 billion players in the portal and guys are asking for 5x their worth.

And in fact, I've heard that his relationship with the staff is okay, and this IS mostly about money. Which makes a lot more sense than the theory that he's pouting because Self gave him the role he expected, and has decided to pass up the opportunity to start and play 30+ min next year with Darryn Peterson out of spite.

Oh so you didn’t watch the games this season. Good to know

From Vernon's newsletter last week:

If Flory isn't playing with KU next season, it's pretty obvious who/what the reason is.

You might be too stupid for this thread, and we literally filtered the most often used word to describe such a person to the username of another KU fan, so we don't exactly set the bar very high around here.

KU played like one of the best teams in the country in the short time that Flory was starting and playing big minutes.

It was clearly an egregious mistake to bench him for who they did and I imagine the whole team grasped that by the end. It would seem Flory's camp certainly did.

I think ....... It's a waste of time trying to explain where you are wrong.

Pretty sure I said exactly that in the last thread. No way to understand if you're not watching the games.

I thought it has been pretty clear who is to blame already.

At least I can agree with KCC again. :)