The talent level between the two is night and day. And if IIRC TyTay never wanted to leave. You can only help someone if they let you.

But Tyshawn never tried to transfer and then change his mind.

This statement is what I was quoting, not that they were parallel situations.

Following second meeting with Bill Self, guard Rio Adams decides he will transfer from KU

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/a...ard-rio-adams/

I'm guessing Bill told him he won't ever play even if he stays all 4 years.

Bill had to let him go. He has some talent, but he's been bringing too much drama to the team, attracting the wrong kind of attention. He'll land somewhere and play all he wants.

Well it will have to be a d2 school or the only place he will be playing next year is still on a bench.

Sure does suck seeing freshman leave before they've fully matured and blossomed.

I think he could have been pretty decent.

But, in Self I trust.

News conference for tomorrow with Self and BMAC at 230

Gone!

Ya that sucks, I think he could be a great player someday and I love the humor he brings.

He can drop to JuCo for a year, then pop back at D1 for another two years, if I recall NCAA rules correctly.

Yep. Best of luck Ben, go take care of your family.

Clearly this means he's coming back.

git dat paper son!

Lol not sure about that. I know Cole and Sherron had a press conference announcing they were returning. Tomorrow is for the media to ask questions and make a story out of it.

http://gameinformer.com/resized-imag...sarcasmtop.jpg

Lol **** you.

:D

Gottlieb thinks Wiggins is going to pick FSU or KU.

What a cluster****.

When does he declare?

I don't think he is going to KU but I would gladly accept him.

I am in the same boat with ya, man.

i think i read hes declaring may 15th. anyone confirm that?

Until greasy Cal sends his minions to visit the week before his announcement. :cuss:

Did BMac declare?

He gone.

Self: [paraphrasing] "We feel our recruiting class in underrated, but we still would like to add a piece or two..."

JayhawkSlant‏@JayhawkSlant1m
Bill Self said Kansas would like to add a player or two to its incoming recruiting class. #kubball

I'm completely blown away by this startling revelation.



:p

Other than Wiggins who is KU targeting?

OP

Possible Recruits
SF ***** Andrew Wiggins
SG *** Isaiah Lewis
PF *** Treshawn Bolden


;)

After Kevin Ware got injured... that solidified any "Will BMac come back or not!?".

He was gone long before then.

@DannyParkins: Bill Self on the Drive just now: "We don't have all our guys in line yet, at least I hope we don't." Andrew Wiggins anyone?

@DannyParkins: Self basically came on the air and said, and I'm paraphrasing here, 'Don't worry, we'll be damn good again next year. Peace.'

There's still no way I'm getting my hopes up on this one. If Cal pulls out all the stops to get Wiggins (and we know what those are), it's hard to see him choosing anywhere else but UK.

Pretty much. Burberry clothes and a nice new Rolex for Wiggins is on the way. Just like he did for Randle.

True... but any tiny inkling that remained was smashed.

I thought we'd get Julius Randle before we'd get Wiggins. It seemed to me that Wiggins wasn't too excited during his official visit. I hope I'm wrong, though.

so bill has three scholarships to give out still correct?

Yep, we only have 5 scholarship players returning in Tharpe, White, Traylor, Lucas, and Ellis.

5 incoming, with 3 left over to make 13.

KU is reportedly interested in Tarik Black who recently graduated from Memphis and is eligible to play ASAP.

6'9" 260 post player.

I wouldn't be opposed to snagging him with only one year of eligibility left.

We need UP up in this bitch to give us the low-down on this fella.

I can give you the low down. Big guy, mediocre at everything. Not terrible, not great. He was the primary big for Memphis the last couple of years. He was the preseason POY in CUSA, but clearly didn't live up to that. He tends to get in foul trouble, doesn't rebound like you'd expect from a guy that big (5 boards/game) and is just ok in the post defensively. Offensively, he's not without some ability to score around the basket, but he doesn't shoot outside of 4 feet and he's an awful FT shooter.

He was voted team captain, yet, surprisingly missed a game or two early in the season with some type of attitude issue. Word was he was thinking of quitting/transferring at that point, but came back. From that point forward, he was first big off the bench (instead of starting) behind Shaq Goodwin, but still played 25 or so minutes a game.

By all accounts he's a good guy. He's bright (graduated in 3 years) and he won't hurt the team that gets him. Just don't expect too much.

Thanks!

Bill Self is great at getting the best out of bigs; but that's over the course of multiple years. We shall see.

He's worth taking on for most schools with an open scholly. Good enough dude, average player, and a big guy. You only use 1 year of scholly, and you're back on the recruiting trail with that scholarship available next season. You certainly won't find a JUCO kid any better, and those guys you'd consume two years of a scholarship.

The more big bodies, the better IMO.

Especially using a scholarship for one year on him.

Matt Scott of The Shiver is saying that he heard from 3 different sources that Andrew Wiggins is leaning towards KU.

Don't do it.

Oh Jesus....

Sounds just like Randle. Get hyped to get the kid and then he goes with PayPal Cal.

I wont believe anything until he commits. however it did sound like he had the most fun at ku

FWIW, Wiggins recently started following Tharpe on twitter.

Get hope. lol

Having said that, Wiggins is pretty much following the whole UK class. Tharpe is recent though.

Man I'm excited for next year...I give thee Brannen Greene! :D wowzaz!

Kid looks like Reggie Roby to me for some reason...

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Even without Wiggins this could be our best class ever...

Lots of amazing young talent. Our non-con next year is gonna be a bitch too so they'll grow up fast. The Big 12 is supposed to be super weak again next year (likely worse than this year) so the non-con will help in conference play at least.

Not this shit again. Leaning? Let me know when he makes a decision.

No doubt. He's going UK unless proven otherwise.

This.

This guy looks like a great scorer. Smooth but not a great driver. But he can definitely shoot it well. I did only noticed 1 pass out of that bunch of highlight plays. He will have to learn to share the rock.

^

He drives the ball well too, I don't blame him for hogging the ball he was probably The go to guy in High School.

This is the rumored non-con...taken from Phog.net

Our non conference schedule looks insane

@Florida (or Arkansas not sure yet)
@Colorado
Duke in the Champions Classic
Georgetown at home
San Diego State at home
Battle for Atlantis tourney

Definite chance we're gonna take some early lumps with our young team next year. But last year was tough too as was 11.

WHAT ABOUT WSU?!?!?!

/Every WSU fan on my facebook feed.

Self already said nope...so No it is.

The Jayhawks are a bunch of chokers...

LMAO

buffs could definitely beat ku next year. theyre actually gonna be pretty good.

Nice!

Yeah. I managed to catch CUs game before KU played them and they were curb stomping somebody decent. Illinois maybe. And I though they'd at the very least give us a game. Nope. They rolled over like $4 hookers in AFH. I'm sure it will be different this year, but I was surprised they didn't give us a game.

ya ku trashed em lol but cu is returning their whole team along with the pac12 defensive poty Roberson, 2 up in coming to be sophmores in xaiver and scott, and 2 4 star recruits coming in. Along with their backcourt Dinwiddie and Askia, Tad is turning Cu's program around quick. Theyll be a top 20 team

Jordan game is this Saturday right?

Embiid and Selden are playing in it, if I recall correctly.

.

CU will be favored over us in Boulder this year.

This may have been posted somewhere else already but RE: be damned!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...428681370.html

ROFL

"They don't want to play us for fear of losing."

Makes you wonder why we play Duke, Mich State, Kentucky, Ohio State, on and on. I guess we don't fear them as we do Wich State.

THEY DON'T GO TO THE FINAL FOUR BITCHES!!!!

\sarcasm

I know it's sarcasm, but all 4 of them have been to the FF in the past few years.

That's why it is (supposed to be) funny.

As a freshman at Kansas, he will make an immediate splash with his inside scoring, short jumper and shot-blocking abilities. By the time he’s a sophomore for the Jayhawks, expect him to dominate the paint. He’s not a household name yet but he could be after his time at Kansas. When it’s all said and done, Embiid might end up being the best big man Bill Self has ever coached...

Biggest sleeper: Joel Embiid
Embiid is the best player in the game whom most people don’t know much about, but that could very well change after the JBC. At 7-foot, he makes short jumpers and jump hooks and also block shots well. It’s an understatement to say he’s rapidly improving.

He can also shoot the 3 real well for a 7 footer.

Adam Finkelstein ‏@FinkelsteinNERR

Joel Embiid has a lot to learn but his talent level is off the charts. One of best NBA prospects here IMO.



Nice compliment from ESPN's Finkelstein for Embiid.