Is it "hating him" when you call him a Piece of Shit?????

More words of wisdom. Thanks again, Coach!

I stand corrected.

You're shitty at this. The most hate for Ellis was from you.

I know you're just kidding, but if every dumbass got banned from this thread, we wouldn't have posts from people like CJ or Plow, etc. Not worth it. :p

Well, apparently Rashad Vaughn is announcing this weekend. That doesn't seem so good for KU this early. My guess is that he's going to pick Kentucky out of nowhere.

I was under the impression his UNC visit was the weekend after next, as well.. so this is a bit of a surprise.

Weren't you banned from all KU related threads for not coming on Saturday? I think I heard that was the deal.




:p

I just don't get why Vaughn would go there, they already have two wings signed. Kentucky has Booker and probably has the Twins returning. I think playing for Hoiberg at ISU would be a blast, you can shoot whenever you want and you play up-tempo pro style spread.

I miss the event once and THIS is how you treat me? I see, I see. OK. OK. :harumph:

I don't think this is the first one you've missed, but I couldn't prove it. :)

I feel like I've been to the 3 previous ones? I could be wrong. How many have there been?

I was actually thinking this was year 4 at least.

I think there was one that snowed pretty heavily and you were excused from it because of the roads. I may be mixing you up with someone else though.

It's probably a good thing you didn't come because I can apparently only get seating for 12.

Kind of... at least there's some kind of back and forth between threads when other fans troll here, and there will always be the miserable fans, etc; but if someone is only here to troll everyone, they might as well be forced to the kids table (the conference realignment thread).

I remember it snowed one of the times (but not heavy) and I was nervous about driving back.

I am pretty sure I've gone three times. So, IN YOUR FACE!

LMAO

I used to go read posts in that thread. After the 11th cycle of the same arguments and counter-points started, I decided that was probably enough for me.

Kentucky has 2 wings signed? Not sure if I understand what you're saying.. KU or Kentucky?

If you're talking Kentucky - Devin Booker is not the player Rashaad Vaughn is, not even the same league at this point. Kentucky is actually a great fit. With Young definitely going pro.. there are a lot of minutes off the ball as a wing to be had at Kentucky. Calipari want's players and isn't afraid to sign multiple of a position.. just this past year he signed 3 PF's and a Center. Hell he had Six... count them Six 5-star players in the last class.. Including three 5-star big men. Not sure that argument will have much weight.

I think he's ISU bound. He's a shooter and Hoiberg will have him green-lit 100% of the time.

on One hand, I think it's a fabulous fit. Would thrive in that scenario as a scorer. Would love to seen him in the Big XII.

On the other - ISU Fans (aka RustSchtick). nuff said.

You know what....I remember that. You left right after the game instead of hanging out for a bit because of the weather.

UNC has 2 wings signed. Kentucky has Booker signed, and the twins look like they're returning. I don't see Vaughn starting at either school. Maybe he's as good as you say he is but he won't start over either Harrison for certain. I just think ISU is a great option for him.

You're missing the point, he would most definitely start at Kentucky... not because he'd have to compete against either Harrison, but because Young will go pro.

Wrong......Rustnucksack already told us he is a lock for ISU.....

Enjoy this!!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eddaE1n29Kw

Prison Flopper does not approve /Perry Ellis sucks!!!

The whole thing was hilarious.

Why yes, yes it was...

Shared that all over, hope you don't mind. Hilarious.

Whew. Glad he forgot about me.

About time for the bounceback. Hopefully the guys shoe some heart today.

12? ROFL More like 7.

Anyone else not expecting a win tonight? Sure hope I'm wrong, but Baylor has a lot of talent and I think in the second half of last game they figured out how to take it to us. Road games are never easy.

I am all for them stepping on some hearts.

Wait. Are you suggestion KU players kick Baylor in the chest?

Baylor came to play tonight.

WTF I'm starting the game thread now.

Love the autocorrect sometimes.

GO TO GAMEDAY THREAD TO PROTECT OUR MEGATHREAD

Crap. I was getting ready to start the game thread. I forgot they were starting at 6. I'm used to the 8:00 start.

I know it, bud. I think we had that discussion the other night. LMAO

He's only taken two official visits, Iowa State and UNLV. He's also taken a few unofficial visits to Iowa State and has said multiple times he has the best relationship with Iowa States staff. He also wants to play close to home(Minnesota), and wants to play in a fast paced offense.

He's going to Iowa State.

Sure seems like it. But just a word of advice... you're banking on this too hard. Just ask Illinois fans.

But I do think he'll go to ISU.

Good win. Victories on the road are always tough.

Thinking about going to Stillwater to mock Marcus Smart. Any ideas on how I can get on television and piss off the Cowboy faithful, all 37 of them?

5 points with a minute to go seems insurmountable for TCU right now.

I just watched the last 2 minutes of that against my better judgement.

Have no idea why TCU didn't foul earlier and try to extend the game there. You're banking on getting a stop and running down the court to shoot a 3 with 8 seconds left? Fouling was really the only shot they had.

MU working over the gators.

@AdamZagoria: Joel Embiid leaning towards coming back to school, @GoodmanESPN reporting

Mizzou can't make shots, can't make free throws, keep turning the ball over. They are gonna lose.

Oh, HELL YES. :thumb:

DOUBLE HELL YEAH!

Man, the possibility of Embiid, Ellis, Alexander, Traylor and Mickelson is FAP worthy.

It's extremely to early to determine that either way

Should be some enjoyable rape on Saturday.

Would be nice, but such statements don't mean much of anything right now.

It might very well be the best for him. He simply might get run over in the NBA. You only live once.

Yeah it doesn't mean much in February. I'm currently trying to find an article if there is one to base this tweet off of.

College = fun. The NBA = the job. As much as I love my career, if I had a chance to go back to the time when I didn't have today's responsibilities and just have a great time, ****in' a, man.

@GaryBedore: Embiid after the game said hell go pro if he feels he's physically n mentally redy but not thinking bout it now

I don't think he's physically or mentally ready, but he can learn that stuff while making millions in the league.

Talking about Embiid coming back on SC right now.

@GaryBedore: Self said Embiid decision will not be based on money but if he's ready. Also said there is no news there at all as of now

The list is very short of players who passed up being the #1 pick to stay another year. Whether he's "ready" or not, I wouldn't expect it.

That said, I never expected Smart to come back either. It does happen...just rarely.

Pablo... you troublemaker. LMAO

It's dumb to talk about it right now anyway.

Just let the kid enjoy college and play the season out

Seems ESPN just wanted a story and made a lot out of a little. It's what they do.

Waco, Texas — Kansas University freshman Joel Embiid caused quite a stir on Tuesday when he told ESPN’s Jeff Goodman he was strongly considering returning to school for his sophomore season.

So what’s up with that, Joel?

“As the season goes ... my development physically, mentally if I feel like I’m ready I’m going to leave (for NBA),” Embiid told reporters after scoring five points off 1-of-6 shooting in KU’s 69-52 win over Baylor in Ferrell Center.

“Right now I’m not thinking about that. I’m thinking about winning the Big 12 and the national championship. I’ll start thinking about it when we win here.”

As far as returning being an intriguing possibility, Embiid said: “I mean, like I said, I am not thinking about that yet. I could come back, but I am not thinking about that right now.”

KU coach Bill Self said the whole topic is ridiculous.

“The whole thing about the report ... what else could Joel say?” Self said. “If anybody thinks that (ESPN report) is breaking news, they don’t understand it because there is a chance he could come back. There is a chance Jabari (Parker) could come back. There is a chance (Aaron) Gordon could come back. There is a chance Wiggs (Andrew Wiggins) could come back. There is always a chance that somebody could come back. I will say this: Joel will not make his decision based on money. He’ll make it on, is he prepared?”

Asked about his sprained knee, Embiid said: “It feels good. The brace (he wears) helps it. I have to wear it. I wear it for protection.”

KU’s players did not fly back to Kansas via charter after the game.

“We’re stuck here. We’re staying tonight,” Self said, not wanting to fight the snow.

“I’m glad we’re staying,” said center Tarik Black. “No need to take off with all that snow.”

Injuries: Senior Justin Wesley did not suit up because of a knee injury. Self said he’s day to day. He was hurt at practice Monday. Self said Conner Frankamp (knee) could have played in the game.

Vaughn to decide: Rashad Vaughn, a 6-foot-5 senior shooting guard from Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., will announce his college choice on Saturday, zagsblog.com reported on Tuesday afternoon.

Vaughn, who has a final list of UNLV, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina earlier Tuesday Tweeted, “Will be Announcing my decision this weekend!”

Vaughn, who is originally from Minnesota, has visited Iowa State and UNLV. Rivals.com’s No. 7-rated player nationally has canceled a visit to North Carolina that was set for Feb. 15.

“I have already been there on a visit and my family and the UNC staff have a close relationship,” he told Zagsblog.com.

KU is considered a long shot at best to land Vaughn.

“Good bet it will be either Iowa State or UNLV,” said Jon Rothstein of College Basketball Insider CBS Sports Network.

BU’s travel woes: Baylor’s basketball team was happy to be home Tuesday after encountering some travel problems en route to last Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State. On Friday, the Bears’ charter plane was re-routed from Stillwater to Oklahoma City where the team had to wait an hour and a half for a bus to drive to Stillwater, Okla.

On Saturday morning, the team bus malfunctioned and plodded 5 mph to Gallagher-Iba Arena, the Waco Tribune reported.

Baylor went on to win the game, 76-70.

“Everything that could go wrong. ...” coach Scott Drew said. “Everything that looked like we’d be in trouble kept happening. I’ve never been on a bus when the light turns green you are hoping to make it through the intersection before it turns red.

“That was a different experience. The team bonded together. When you have adversity like that, you can use it as an excuse or rise up. I thought our guys stuck together and took the challenge, didn’t use any excuses, took it as an opportunity to show their heart. As a coach, you are proud and happy when guys lay it on the line and are rewarded with a win.”

Slow starting Bears: Baylor entered Tuesday’s game with a 2-6 league mark.

“The difference between the Big 12 this year is in years past you’d have two to three teams having down years or struggling where you could get healthy and get four to six wins and not play good ball,” Drew said. “This year, if you don’t play good basketball, you will not win any conference games. The margin of error is not there for a lot of teams. (It’s) the parity of the Big 12. We got off to a great start in non-conference. In conference we’ve struggled. We hope to finish on high note and each day get better.”

BU sophomore Isaiah Austin spoke to the Journal-World at Big 12 Media Day about KU.

“Their fans are amazing. Any time you can pack out a home game all the time is crazy,” said the 7-footer from Arlington, Texas. “We have nothing but respect for the Jayhawks.

“They haven’t lost a Big 12 title in years. It’s always our goal to go in there and try to beat them. It’s all competitive. At the end of the day we’re cool off the court. On the court we like to battle.”

Asked about the publicity surrounding frosh Andrew Wiggins, Austin, who was ranked No. 4 nationally in the Class of 2012 by Rivals.com, said: “He’s deserving of it. He had a great high school career. I’ve seen his highlights. He’s a great player. I don’t look at publicity like that. I just play basketball. I’m not into all that media, getting hype and all that.”

Big 12 tickets: Tickets for the 2014 Big 12 basketball championship go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m., Friday, online only, at SprintCenter.com. A special pre-sale is scheduled for Sprint Center’s “Connection Newsletter” subscribers at 10 a.m., Thursday. Each ticket includes all sessions for the four-day tourney, slated for March 12-15, in KC’s Sprint Center.

http://m.kusports.com/news/2014/feb/...ut-nba-right-/

Kansas 7-footer Joel Embiid told ESPN that he is far from a lock to leave college after this season, and is "strongly considering" returning for his sophomore campaign.


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Kansas big man Joel Embiid (21) is "strongly considering" returning for his sophomore season.
The Cameroon native said prior to Tuesday's win at Baylor that he didn't feel as though he was ready to make the jump to the NBA, but added after the game that it will depend largely on his development over the remainder of the season.

Embiid struggled in the 69-52 victory over the Bears, going 1-for-6 from the field and finishing with five points and seven rebounds.

However, Embiid -- who has only been playing organized basketball for three years -- has quickly become a lock to be taken in the top three picks in June's NBA Draft if he opts to leave college. Many NBA executives told ESPN.com that he is the frontrunner to be selected first.

Embiid entered the game averaging 11.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. He told ESPN.com that he has been shocked by his impact thus far this season, even saying that even thought about redshirting prior to the year.

"I'm not even thinking about it right now," Embiid said. "I'll make a decision after the season, but I'm definitely considering coming back to school."

"He's a bright young man and he's going to weigh his options," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "He's considering coming back and he's obviously also considering leaving. He can't make a bad decision."

http://m.espn.go.com/ncb/story?story...72&src=desktop

I wonder if OKC will get the big 12 tourney again?

It's from John Goodman's talk with Embiid earlier this night. They mentioned it during the game.

It doesn't mean anything.

There's a video in the link below of Goodman talking about what Embiid told him btw.

Yeah I think I missed it I was putting a car seat together while watching the game. I'm gonna rewatch it tomorrow after work.

Iowa State might have some competition for the conference championship if that's the case.

Cliff Alexander will feast on Niang's soul while Selden and Oubre shut your perimeter down whether Embiid is there or not.

Well we will likely have McKay starting at the 5 next year, who Niang says reminds him of his former teammate Noel in practice... Except a lot better on offense.

Hope he gets that waiver to be eligible first semester instead of just second and the following year.

If Selden and Embiid both return and Turner goes to Texas and Vaughn goes to Iowa State the Big 12 will be crazy next year.

Best frontcourt defense in the nation