**** OFFICIAL 2014-2015 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread

[ArrowheadHawk]

11 straight Conference Championships!

Ranking #9 (26-8,13-5)

Non-Con Schedule (11-2)

Spoiler!

11/14/2014 UC Santa Barbara Lawrence, Kan. W 69-59 (1-0)
11/18/2014 Kentucky Indianapolis, Ind. L 40-72 (1-1)
Orlando Classic
11/24/2014 Rider Lawrence, Kan. W 87-60 (2-1)
11/27/2014 Rhode Island Orlando, Fla. W 76-60 (3-1)
11/28/2014 Tennessee Orlando, Fla. W 82-67 (4-1)
11/30/2014 Michigan State Orlando, Fla. W 61-56 (5-1)
12/5/2014 Florida Lawrence, Kan. W 71-65 (6-1)
12/10/2014 Georgetown Washington, DC W 75-70 (7-1)
12/13/2014 Utah Kansas City, Mo. W 63-60 (8-1)
12/20/2014 Lafayette Lawrence, Kan. W 96-69 (9-1)
12/22/2014 Temple Philadelphia, PA L 52-77 (9-2)
12/30/2014 Kent State Lawrence, Kan. W 78-62 (10-2)
1/4/2015 UNLV Lawrence, Kan. W 76-61 (11-2)

Conference Schedule

Spoiler!

1/7/2015 Baylor Waco, Texas W 56-55 (12-2,1-0)
1/10/2015 Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. W 86-54 (13-2,2-0)
1/13/2015 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. W 67-57 (14-2,3-0)
1/17/2015 Iowa State Ames, Iowa L 81-86 (14-3,3-1)
1/19/2015 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. W 85-78 (15-3,4-1)
1/24/2015 Texas Austin, Texas W 75-62 (16-3,5-1)
1/28/2015 TCU Fort Worth, Texas W 64-61(17-3,6-1)
1/31/2015 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. W 68-57(18-3,7-1)
2/2/2015 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. W 89-76(19-3,8-1)
2/7/2015 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. L 62-67(19-4,8-2)
2/10/2015 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W 73-51(20-4,9-2)
2/14/2015 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. W 74-64(21-4,10-2)
2/16/2015 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. L 61-62(21-5,10-3)
2/21/2015 TCU Lawrence, Kan. W 81-72(22-5,11-3)
2/23/2015 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L 63-70(22-6,11-4)
2/28/2015 Texas Lawrence, Kan. W 69-64(23-6,12-4)
3/3/2015 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. W 76-69(24-6,12-4)
3/7/2015 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L 73-75(24-7,12-5)
Big 12 Championship
3/12/2015 TCU Kansas City, Mo. W 64-59(25-7)
3/13/2015 Baylor KC, Mo W 62-52(26-7)
3/14/2015 Iowa State KC, Mo W 66-70(25-8)

Fri, March 20 NMSU at Kansas Omaha, NE CBS at 11:15a.m. CT

Players

Spoiler!

New Players
Hunter Mickelson - F Transfer
Cliff Alexander - 5 Star C
Kelly Oubre - 5 Star F/G
Devonte Graham - 4 Star PG
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - (Not Ranked but equivalent to 5 Star) G

Players Lost
Tarik Black - Graduation
Andrew Wiggins - NBA Draft
Joel Embiid - NBA Draft
Justin Wesley - Graduation
Niko Roberts - Graduation
Christian Garrett - Graduation
Naadir Tharpe - Transfer
Andrew White - Transfer
Conner Frankamp - Transfer

Returning Starters
Wayne Selden, Jr. - G - Sophmore
Perry Ellis - F - Junior

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by Zeke

You also said Bupu being reinstated was going to put you over the top in winning the conference

Yeah that's just a weird situation. They never should have let him play last year if it was so bad. Suspending a guy, letting him come back and play, then kicking him off the team right after fall term starts doesn't make any sense.

But when senior night rolled around he said he told Fred he doesn't want to play this year because he's going to apply for an extra year somewhere else. He also said he would have went somewhere else no problem this year if the President didn't screw him over after school already started. Well that's my wording of it.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Fred gets more respect every year. We get better players every year. He will have Iowa State at the top of the Big12 sooner than later.

I don't think you understand how bad the team was he took over. Or that Iowa. State was his first ever coaching job. He had to build this program from the bottom, couldn't just land a bunch of five stars out of his ass.

I don't think you understand it's Iowa State we're talking about.

Iowa.

State.

He's been building the program with a bunch of transfers and his coaching ability. Both of which are respectable. You aren't going to challenge KU for top of the B12 any time soon. You can't even beat out UNLV for a top prospect. The best kids don't want to go to Iowa State out of high school. Can you blame them?

That might change over the course of the next decade if Hoiberg builds up that program substantially more and doesn't bolt for a shinier NCAA or NBA job. Your recruiting class for next year isn't even in the Top 40. Transfers are good for the short term, but Fred is going to have to get some blue chip players in there sooner or later if you plan on actually winning this league and besting KU.

You guys have a good thing going right now, but your commitment to the concept that ISU is going to propel to the top of the B12 after this good year you've had is hilarious.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I don't think you understand it's Iowa State we're talking about.

Iowa.

State.

He's been building the program with a bunch of transfers and his coaching ability. Both of which are respectable. You aren't going to challenge KU for top of the B12 any time soon. You can't even beat out UNLV for a top prospect. The best kids don't want to go to Iowa State out of high school. Can you blame them?

That might change over the course of the next decade if Hoiberg builds up that program substantially more and doesn't bolt for a shinier NCAA or NBA job. Your recruiting class for next year isn't even in the Top 40. Transfers are good for the short term, but Fred is going to have to get some blue chip players in there sooner or later if you plan on actually winning this league and besting KU.

You guys have a good thing going right now, but your commitment to the concept that ISU is going to propel to the top of the B12 after this good year you've had is hilarious.

You realize Kansas lost out on that same recruit to UNLV right? And it's funny that KANSAS of all schools is saying you can't build a program at Iowa State.

Fred isn't just getting transfers. Niang, SDW, Morris, Thomas, and Custer were all ranked coming out of HS. Long was one of the best out of Canada who's putting out good players lately. He actually was the PG on a team with Wiggins and Anthony Bennett. Kane was our only transfer who played this year.

[RustShack]

Iowa State is also one of ten teams to win a tournament game each of the last three years.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Iowa State is also one of ten teams to win a tournament game each of the last three years.

That sounds like something mizzou would celebrate.

You're better than this.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Bill Self is 9-2 up in Ames. That's pretty sad they can't even put up a fight on their home court. 30-0 last two seasons at home vs everyone but KU. 0-2 vs KU. Yeah Hoiberg really showed Bill what a "real" coach is.

simply scathing

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Yeah that's just a weird situation. They never should have let him play last year if it was so bad. Suspending a guy, letting him come back and play, then kicking him off the team right after fall term starts doesn't make any sense.

But when senior night rolled around he said he told Fred he doesn't want to play this year because he's going to apply for an extra year somewhere else. He also said he would have went somewhere else no problem this year if the President didn't screw him over after school already started. Well that's my wording of it.

that was definitely a weird situation.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

LOL at Rusty homer article...

Lol! Ah, let him be a homer. He loves his Cyclones like I love my Jayhawks. A little diversity here isn't a bad thing. A little rivalry isn't a bad thing either.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Ennis averaged more assists and fewer turnovers. And fewer suspensions. And fewer distractions. And fewer flops. Better shooter from distance. One fewer steal per game and one fewer foul. I don't think the gap is that wide, if at all.

Smart's Win Share/40 rate is .225, while Ennis' WS/40 is .143, a gigantic difference. Smart's PER, TS%, TRB%, STL%, BLK%, TOV%, ORtg, and DRtg were also all better than Ennis. And their AST% were nearly identical (30.9 for Ennis, 30.2 for Smart). As I said before, the only thing that Ennis has on him as a basketball player is 3PT shooting. The value they provide overall really isn't all that close.

And Ennis was a freshman. And I did watch both play. And Ennis looked more in control and dependable than Smart. Smart plays his ****ing ass off every minute, which I love. But Ennis could easily be the better PG.

I love Ennis (with my Canadian background, I'm almost obligated to) and think he'll be a good NBA player, but he's not better than Smart. Guards as good as Smart don't come around all that often.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

They're not going to compete for the title, but I'm interested to see what TT does. If Smith lands a couple decent recruits they could be a pain in the ass.

Just read Tolbert is transferring. That won't help them in the immediate timeframe.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by RustShack

We lost a lot more last year. You guys didn't think we'd be as good, we got better. Exact same story as the year before after we lost Royce, Allen, and Christopherson.

I'm sure I'll hear it again next year too even though we only lose Hogue.

ISU is losing their two best players by far, though. They've shown an ability to bounce back, but to be as good as they were this year (when they still were worse than KU anyway, I should add)? Will be tough.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

ISU is losing their two best players by far, though. They've shown an ability to bounce back, but to be as good as they were this year (when they still were worse than KU anyway, I should add)? Will be tough.

Niang and Ejim were the only two returners in the rotation. Clyburn, McGee and Babb were better than those two that year. Arguably even Lucious. They developed and got better, just like the current starting freshman will. And the transfers coming in. It's literally the same story every year. No way to replace so and so, but we do and we're even better.

Look at Kane before Iowa State. All of our transfers for that matter. Fred makes guys look really good, and will continue to do so.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by RustShack

Niang and Ejim were the only two returners in the rotation. Clyburn, McGee and Babb were better than those two that year. Arguably even Lucious. They developed and got better, just like the current starting freshman will. And the transfers coming in. It's literally the same story every year. No way to replace so and so, but we do and we're even better.

Look at Kane before Iowa State. All of our transfers for that matter. Fred makes guys look really good, and will continue to do so.

You are teetering on Knowmo territory, Rust.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

You'd have more success ignoring a thread by not posting in it, I think.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by Zeke

You are teetering on Knowmo territory, Rust.

I don't think you remember last years team then.