It would take a shit ton of money to lure Self away and IMO he'd only go to OKC only if Durant is still there.

I doubt anyone would pay more than KU especially after the 6 million accelerator for a college coach with no NBA experience.

San Antonio might, but I don't see him really wanting to go in for a rebuild project in the NBA. There are only 4 or 5 jobs worth a damn anyway, and those jobs would have to be currently stocked with at least one all star.

Thibodeau, Spolstra, and Stevens aren't going anywhere. If the Celtics can Stevens, they'd replace him with an NBA veteran coach, not another college guy.

I frankly don't see why an NBA franchise wouldn't go for Calipari or Pitino first. They have more panache. Basically, we're looking at the Spurs, because the Thunder aren't getting rid of Scott Brooks anytime soon and Buford would go after Self.

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A huge teary smile every time I see AFH watching the shot.

What college coach is best equipped to next jump to the NBA?

Fred Hoiberg (19 percent)
Mike Krzyzewski (16 percent)
Billy Donovan (14 percent)
Bill Self (14 percent)
John Calipari (12 percent)
Tom Izzo (12 percent)
Thad Matta (5 percent)

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...ump-to-the-nba

I think they confused "best equipped" with "most likely." Who would want to stay in that shithole in Iowa when they could be going league?

Who on earth would want to play anywhere else, no matter the sport, no matter the level of competition, no matter your background. That is sporting heaven. Arrowhead, Lambeau field, Boston Garden and Old Trafford are the only places to come close.

I get goosebumps every time and choke up a bit. For a sports fan (true sports fans, not bandwagon) winning a championship is so amazing. What a feeling. I can't wait to feel that for my Chiefs. Indescribable.

KU's video department is worth every penny


and I could watch that shot a million times

To be fair, Hoiberg has NBA experience both as player and front office... he's also done a fabulous job working with cast-offs and egotistical "problem children" at Iowa St. The guy can and will make a good NBA coach some day.

I don't disagree, but how is he more equipped than Coach K?

You should've been there, like I was..

:KU:

Years of experience in the NBA as both a player and in management.

Well since he was the #2 guy in the Timberwolves front office, and could have been a GM soon and took a pay cut to leave the NBA to coach at the school he loves... It's probably not happening anytime soon. He also turned down the Celtics job this year already too... Not to mention numerous colleges who tried offering him a lot more this year too.

But coach K has actually coached these guys, and been successful doing so.

That would have been amazing...simply unforgetable..:KU:

I tear up.

Welcome Mr. Wiggins. Enjoy the Show.

Are there even any NBA coaches that are paid more than Self is now??

I can't think of any.

The Champions Classic has been renewed for another 3 years. This year in Chicago is going to be one of the toughest tickets in collegiate sports in years. Can't wait.

Good news. I like good basketball early. Same teams?

Tyus and Okafor, rumored to be a package deal, will make their official visits to KU together. Only a few schools are getting both on a visit together KU is one of them.

Sounds like it. KU says they are in.

Still never understood how Mich State weaseled their way into this over UCLA. I guess Indiana didn't do it because they already played Kentucky each year.

Michigan State has been a much more consistent winner over the past 15 years. UCLA has been up and down. And they seem to be a mess right now.

yea I read oka will sign with whoever ty signs with and ku is one of his top choices. schwingggg

Pretty much this.

I have massive respect for Izzo. He does it every year. One of the few coaches I put on par with Self.

They're going to Duke. Thhhhhhhhhhhhhump.

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These are the final visits I'm taking.
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Officials to:
Baylor Aug 30-Sept 1
UK Sept 27-29
KU Oct 18-20
Duke Oct 25-27

I hate recruiting.

Yeah... they're going to Duke.

1. Playing time.
2. Top school.
3. Absolutely no one in front of them.
4. National exposure
5. Top coach.

It's totally fine. We should be focusing on Mudiay, Turner, Cliff Alexander, and one of: Stanley Johnson, Justise Winslow, or Kelley Oubre.

But you love watching the #12 player hit a three pointer to send the national championship to OT. That doesn't happen without this ugly part of the game.

That was when I followed recruiting, I don't do that anymore.

Smart. I kind of check in on recruiting, but I don't really "follow" it. I'm not going to ****ing scour twitter for some nugget of a hint from a 15 year old kid. Shit's creepy.

I really hope we land Cliff Alexander. Guy is an absolute monster

I love recruiting! It's kind of like putting a trophy in the case for joining a new athletic conference.

KU is at #22 in apparel sales. Better than most, but not as good as some others. #4 in the Big 12, behind Texas, OU, and West Virginia.

Link

Superman wears KU gear. That's good enough for me.

But his old man sends mysterious metal to KSU for analysis... but they don't know what it is. Guess it came off a national championship trophy.

Not so sure about this list. KSU isn't even in the top 75? I mean come on...

(61.) University of Central Florida (62.) University of Wyoming (63.) University of South Florida (64.) University of Nevada (65.) University of New Mexico (66.) The University of Memphis (67.) Northwestern University (68.) Texas State University- San Marcos (69.) Fresno State (70.) Louisiana at Lafayette (71.) Colorado State University (72.) Marshall University (73.) Gonzaga University (74.) James Madison University (75.) Montana State University

Guess they didn't count the "Titletown" t-shirt sales.

Kansas just needs to let Conner Frankamp shoot the ball ALL DAY LONG.

Making 400-410 shots in a single workout with his dad? That's one of the most impressive things I've heard someone do relating to basketball.

Wish Tharpe wouldn't have to start.

I'd literally start these guys....IMO it's the most important group that needs to learn how to gel and play together.

PG-Frankamp (he's going to shatter any records Tyrel Reed or Jeff Boschee had at KU)

SG-Seldon (how awesome would it have been if McLemore stayed?, Seldon is a beast though, but not as polished offensively as Ben.)

SF-Wiggins (duh....the guy's at least the next Tracy McGrady)

PF-Ellis (this guy needs to be the leader of this team - not sure if he's ready for that. Hopefully with the late season success last season can carry over to this season along with him getting better in the process, bigger and stronger. He was kinda a pussy down low last season. He needs to get bigger...but give it time, he was only a freshman.)

C-Embiid (he's 7ft tall, much more athleticism than Withey and has more offensive game, blocking shots is easy and even though Withey made an art of it and is one of if not the best blocking center in KU history, Embiid will not have any problems blocking shots, esp if he can learn early how to force other guys off the block and get good position....not to mention he has a soft shooting touch and can hit 10ft jumpers...he's raw, but the sky's the limit for this Embiid kid.)

Mason, Tharpe, Greene, Black off of the bench. This is a DEEP team. There are a couple others too like Traylor and WhiteIII, but KU can easily run a 9-10 group this season. This is gonna be a high scoring/shooting fresh team that's going to run people right out of the gym. There's nothing that takes the wind out of another team's sails more than a team that does nothing but drain 3's all day. When you're scoring 3 more times than they're scoring 2 when they're playing their asses off, it's naturally exhausting to look up at the scoreboard and see you're down 12-15 or so pts when you think you're outplaying them. It's the kind of team that can make a dangerous tourney run when having the hot hand.

I know the Royals are in the middle of a possible playoff chase now, first time in damn near half of a century, and Chiefs have a new regime and show some promise with their pro bowl talent and new QB/coaches etc - at least it's a fresh and new/better feel around the organization and that's saying a lot considering what all happened last season and the season before. But I'm REALLY excited for college bball season. Kansas is gonna get tested early by some good teams...it will be great to see Kansas thump them early and just run roughshod through the Big12 for their 10th straight title and onto the Final4/National title game. I'm expecting that. Anything less would be a failure. Hope this team can handle any pressures they're gonna endure as the season progresses...because they're gonna look good....real good.

ROFL

The starting lineup is going to be:

Tharpe
Selden
Wiggins
Ellis
Black

By conference play, I expect Mason to have beat out Tharpe for the starting PG spot. Embiid won't start over Black unless he majorly develops. He could be another Marvin Williams, where he can't crack the starting five but still goes in the lottery.

When Jamari Traylor is your 9th man you know you're sitting in a pretty good position.

KU at Okie State is going to be a Gameday.

KU v. Duke in Chicago is going to be so bad-assed.

Jabari vs. Wiggins.

You can bet every single NBA GM is going to be on hand.

Can't. ****ing. Wait.

Had a garage sale last weekend, and Aaron Miles came by and picked up some children's books for his kids (heads back to Russia at the end of August, found out he lived a block over from me). We got to talking about this years team, and when I asked about Frankamp his eyes got big. Said he hits everything from everywhere. He said Greene needs to be at least a 3 year player, Embiid needs two years, but could go after one just on his potential . Tariq Black is going to be a leader and heavy contributor this season, and he is strong. Selden and Wiggins are as real as it gets. Had dinner with Sasha every now and then, as his team plays Sasha's team twice a year. Pretty cool conversation.

That's pretty cool, I'm a lot jealous.

Thanks for passing along BC....
Good info

Wow pretty cool. I didn't know Aaron Miles was around. Good to hear he still has roots here. Was a hell of a player, probably one of the more underrated guards we have had. Just as good as Jacque Vaughn IMO

It was one of the cooler things to have happened to me as a KU fan. To be honest, he was just flat out cool, just another guy in the neighborhood - who happened to spend the summer working out with the KU basketball team. He likes talking about basketball and his kids. I got the feeling he didn't like being away from his family for such a long period of time, but he wanted to put down roots in Lawrence. I have no clue what they pay in Russia, but I got the idea he was doing a good job taking care of his money. Nothing extravagant.

Just added all the KU games on my outlook calendar PBJ

ku/ duke is on my bday ;)

I'm pretty sure I'm hitting STL up for some poker and then heading to Chi Town for that game. Should be a fun time. Who says you can't have fun in Chicago on a Tuesday? Psh.

Larry Brown snagged a top 5 recruit for SMU.

Good for him.

Quit recruiting Vaughn! He's coming to Iowa State!

Not sure how I missed this...Cool story

He plays in our Wednesday night softball league in the Spring/Summer. Really great guy. Definitely easy to talk to. Glad to see he's that way with everyone

tldr; anrio never enrolled at ohio u and is going to community college.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...r-transferring

Kansas transfer Anrio Adams will not play for Ohio University this year, according to the Athens Messenger.

The Messenger reported Adams wasn't at the Ohio team meeting Sunday and failed to enroll in classes for the fall semester. He was with the team for all of two months before parting ways; Adams, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, announced his transfer to Ohio in mid-June after opting to leave KU in early April.

"After meeting with Rio, we've agreed that it's in his best interests to pursue his basketball career at the junior college level," (Ohio coach Jim) Christian said. "We wish him the best in his future endeavors."
...
Adams has had trouble staying in one place very long. As a junior in high school, he was kicked off the Franklin (Wash.) High School team despite being the team's returning leading scorer. He attempted to transfer to schools in Connecticut and New Jersey, but instead ended up at Garfield High School (near Seattle) to finish his junior season, then wrapped his prep career at Rainier Beach in Seattle.
Playing behind lottery pick Ben McLemore last season, Adams scored 27 points total for the Jayhawks, averaging less than four minutes per game. He was set to redshirt this season for the Bobcats.

:wayne::wayne::wayne:

Is it that time of year? Cleaning out the cases?

I watched that Mixtape and Wigg looks pretty fukkin solid. Anybody seen him up close and in person? How big is he?

Blue Ribbon Pre Season All Americans

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I drove by him on campus the other day. Dude is a tower.

KU has more hardware than a Home Depot.

I'll be there

3 MU fans just wept

When I asked Aaron Miles about him a few weeks ago, his eyes just bugged out. He's the real deal, a future NBA Superstar.

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Not a surprise to see this thread bumped during football season

Not a surprise to see you in here trolling.