Originally Posted by Zeke (Post 10403196)

I'm good for a laugher every now and then.

For example, I just now hit the "view post" button next to your name. :)

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 10403080)

I think he's playing pg better right now than Taylor ever did. He's not scoring as well, but in terms of playing the position, yeah

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 10403071)

In all fairness to Rust, Iowa State is a ranked team with good players and a damn good coach. That must be said. I was quite impressed they hung in there last night as well as they did given how big a hole we put them into early. When they tied it first play after half I was really surprised. When they cut it to 2 with a few min to go I was really surprised.


Frankly it's gotten boring running roughshod through the league. I know that's just heresy for a KU alum to say that but it's true. I look forward to the non-con and the NCAA Tourney more than the league play and it wasn't always like that. I didn't enjoy the Ted Owens days but the Larry Brown days were damn fun. We've killed the enjoyment of college basketball for our whole region.


About all that gives me solace is the fact that it's my team that wins. It keeps idiots from other fanbases (which are the rule rather than the exception) from talking shit like they do during football season.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 10403171)

Sports are a lot more interesting when there's intrigue. That's what the NFL discovered long ago, which the other sports never have. Dynaties are boring. The intrigue of suspense is what makes March Madness so popular.

Face it: we always needed a North Carolina to our Duke. I'm insanely jealous of the new ACC hoops league. Will be pure heaven for those basketball powers while we sit out here jerking off over beating southern schools who only care about football.

Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 10403195)

Becoming? He always has been.

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 10403213)

Disagree. Both are really good for their team, but they aren't doing the same thing. Tyshawn was required to beat people off the bounce and score or find Robinson. Tharpe is required to let Selden,Wiggins, and Embiid buzz saw ****ers. Tharpe is doing that better than Tyshawn could (I postulate). Tharpe cans do what Tyshawn did.

Tyshawn was ridiculous. Just stupid fast with the basketball. Dude was absolutely the catalyst for the offense that boasted Conner Teahan as a starter and laughed at defenders trying to stay on front of him to the national championship game. Conner Teahan as a starter. National championship game. To me that's more impressive than what Tharpe is doing. But the fact that it is a discussion is ****ing awesome. Hopefully I get to chow on crow about Tharpe for the next year and a half.



No. I'll take this over 38-10 "intrigue" every day of the week. I'd concede the point about duke unc adding to the conference and the overall experience.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 10403238)

Tyshawn was more of a combo guard/scoring point guard. He was great for that team, but I'm a bigger fan of having a pg who facilitates and can knock down a jumps hot or get in the lane when needed. I'm not a fan of having my pg be the "scorer" on my team per say. I loved tyshawn, but I think right now, Tharpe is playing pg, as good as just about any pg self has had. He's rarely had a true pg at KU, more combo guys who play pg.

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 10403256)

I'd agree, it's nice to have a "true PG", but it's hard to argue with the results.

Conner Teahan. National Championship game.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 10403193)

You don't really believe that. If you did, then you'd want to play shit schools all the time and you would hate playing Duke, Kentucky, UNC, all the big boys. And I know you don't want that.

Originally Posted by O.city (Post 10403238)

Tyshawn was more of a combo guard/scoring point guard. He was great for that team, but I'm a bigger fan of having a pg who facilitates and can knock down a jumps hot or get in the lane when needed. I'm not a fan of having my pg be the "scorer" on my team per say. I loved tyshawn, but I think right now, Tharpe is playing pg, as good as just about any pg self has had. He's rarely had a true pg at KU, more combo guys who play pg.

Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 10403302)

Tyshawn's assist rate in his final year (29.7%) isn't too far off what Tharpe's is right now (30.3%). And that's in addition to everything else he contributed and the much larger offensive load he took on. By the end of his KU career, Tyshawn was really doing it all. Great player.

Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 10403296)

I'm a fan of the Chiefs, Raptors, Leafs, and Blue Jays. And the Jayhawks. Watching the first group of teams has been completely soul crushing in my lifetime. Watching the latter has been completely the opposite.

So yeah, I believe it. Winning makes watching sports worth it. Winning against good teams makes it even better (and that's what KU has done for 10 years in the B12, whether you are willing to admit it or not).

Originally Posted by Pants (Post 10403304)

What was Sherron's?

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 10403310)

I'm in the same boat as a lifelong Royals and Chiefs (and frankly, KU football) fan. But I don't think anyone nationally thinks our conference is great shakes. Okie Light went to the final four in Selfs first year but since then the Big 12 has been poor in March.