Embiid will be sitting, it looks like

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...-miss-injuries

He'll be fine. I literally had the same back injury playing basketball a month ago. It was sore, but I could play. Then it would tighten up.

I took a week off and now I'm totally fine. With the trainers, masseuses, and care (and him not being 34 like me), he'll be just fine.

He could essentially sit for 10 days through the TCU/Tech games.

Problem is that it's the knee too. He hasn't moved the same way since it happened.

I'm willing to wait until March if it will get him back to the way he was in December.

Yes, they're very good, but they don't seem to have the drive to be great like a few of Self's other teams, to really take that next step and separate themselves from everyone else ('08, '10 and '12 stand out to me). A consistent effort level, particularly on the defensive end, just hasn't been there all season. The youth no doubt has a lot to do with it.

If he's not better in the nearly 2 weeks he would get off by missing the next 2 games, and considering its been 2 weeks since the knee injury, I'm not sure he would get back to 100%.

Obviously different sports, but knee sprains in football generally are a week-to-week deal and players seem to rarely miss more than 1 or 2 games.

We have to consider the possibility that he may not get back to 100% this season, yeah. Marc Gasol missed about 2 months with a knee sprain earlier this NBA season and he still isn't quite back to himself yet. And I would not be surprised if he wasn't until next season (although I think that was more serious that Embiid's situation).

Nice. Good timing

The court rushing was odd. But that's what happens when you're King.

Great timing to get Embiid healthy.

I don't think 10 days is going to be enough to get healthy to be honest but even if it is, I don't think that Tech game is an automatic victory without Embid. I could absolutely see us losing to them without him. Heck, OSU has a really good team and lost down there.

It's naive to think we're just going to waltz down there and come out with a W without one of our best players. Winning on the road in the Big 12 is hard and without Embid it's going to be even more difficult. Tubby is a great coach, and if he knows he can gameplan without Embid in the game, he's going to come up with a good plan that is going to give us fits.

K-State very rarely beats KU in basketball. I pretty much expected it.

Yes, Tech could definitely beat us at their house. They've been competitive all year there. Everyone will need to be on their game to win that one, especially with no defensive rim presence.

This weekend vs. TCU, though? I think we'll manage.

ku stormed the fb field and tore down the goal posts against K-State in 2004. That was against a K-State team that finished 4-7.

This is a basketball thread...

It is?

Every football win for KU is worthy of that, though. They're so rare.

Yup.

That is why people are discussing basketball.

Kind of like a K-State win against KU in basketball.

Never said Tech would be an easy win.

That's the analogy I was going for, yep. :)

Damn KSU fans. Always trying to turn a hoops discussion into football discussion. :doh!:

:LOL:

I would want to assume that Embiid's injury isn't nearly that serious, considering he started the 5 games after it happened.

Rashad Vaughn picks UNLV over tISU. ROFL ROFL

OHHHH RUSTY!!! Where are you???

HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA

No way this hampers their national title hopes next year.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Poor Rusty. LMAO

I tried to tell him not to bank on it. I tried to warn him. We all thought we were getting Randle. Illinois fans thought they'd get Cliff.

You just can't expect anything. Ever. Period.

Except the elite teams scoop up other stud recruits. tISU goes the JuCo route and crosses their fingers.

Hey man, they have a 6'7 center coming in that their current 6'8 center says is Nerlens Noel with the offensive game of Lebron Adbul Jordan.

Shit. I ****ing forgot about that. As if losing to KSU last night hasn't already ruined my week.

I look forward to hearing about how ISU will still be a Final Four caliber team next year.

RustShack swings and misses for strike 3.

Smack talk aside, Im always in favor of things that make the Big 12 a better conference. This year has been fun, and prepares KU for the big dance.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/...lakers_gif.gif

That was in 2004 when those acts were considered cool. /obv

I agree. But, Rusty has been dreadful again this year. Vaughn, who was a sure fire tISU commit going to UNLV is icing on the cake.

How much is UNLV paying him?

Rusty,

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...SlXof6cvZ1SJlg

It's why I never get emotionally involved in that recruiting stuff. Nobody ever really knows for sure. It's just not worth it.

Also, unsurprisingly, OSU looked like an absolute mess without Smart. He was the only thing keeping them decent. I think it's pretty safe to say they'll lose the next 2 as well.

Yeah, **** my face. I guarantee UNLV is hiring his handler Kaffey... And probably throwing him some money under the table.

Rumor is he was a silent commit after the Michigan game, and got real shady recently and suddenly moved up his commitment catching all coaches by surprise(probably besides UNLV's)

But seriously, I can understand Kansas Kentucky or UNC over Iowa State... But ****ing UNLV!?

We'll see how the rest of the year plays out. I was factoring Vaughn into my Final Four prediction... But we should still be at least the same but likely a little better next year... But at least can do better than 7 deep. And will be more experienced.

Even if you happen to be right playing the "he got paid" card is kinda bush league when you lose a recruit. Don't be Illinois fan.

I'm really confident they will hire Kaffey and that's the reason. The other schools didn't want to hire him.

The only way to handle it is to have every ISU fan attack his twitter with BOOOOOOOOOOOOs. ;)

Losing out on recruits suck, man. Don't take it so hard. These kids have adults trying to pull them every direction that by the time they pick they're probably like "WTF just happened?" It's a toss up.

It could also be that going to school in Las Vegas is more fun than going to school in Iowa.

I mean... have you BEEN to a Vegas strip club? It's a buffet of virtually every fantasy you've ever had. Naughty Asian librarian? Check. Dirty blonde Brit? Check. Blind Pacific Islander with one leg and two clits? Check...

LMAO

So? Iowa State plays much better competition and they're on TV way more. Who wants to go play in UNLV's conference? I wouldn't.

He went to prep school because he wanted to play against tougher competition. But he doesn't want to play tough competition in college?

Ya know....Just a bit of advice....NutSack....

You wouldnt catch near as much shit if you learned from your mistakes.

This is about the 5th time you have made a guarantee and ended up
deep throating the crow.

So....maybe a little more caution in the future?

Deepthroating crow? ROFL

You are losing two of the best players and likely Big XII first trainers in Ejim and Kane... Yet you will be better?

He will be. Kansas is on his schedule :p

YOU MEAN I GET TO PLAY KU AND I DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN IOWA?

Duke/UNC postponed due to bad winter storm. It's rescheduled for Thursday, February 20th.

Heard that last year when we lost McGee Lucious Babb Clyburn Booker, and the year before when we lost White Allen Christopherson. Yeah we get better.

Who are those scrubs?

Pretty sure he just saw the girls at Iowa State. Then ran back to Vegas.

BEEP BOP BOOP BEEP BOP ZAP ZING ZEEP BLOOP.

lol

How in the world did Dreamy get bitch slapped on the recruiting trail by this rube????

#1 Syracuse 55
#25 Pittsburgh 54

10.8 seconds to go

Oh my.

Pitt to shoot 2. Syracuse could go down.

Holy crap Syracuse.

Oh my God.

What a ****ing finish.

#1 Syracuse wins. Go check out the highlights. Amazing.

That was a 30 footer. Incredible.

Right? Holy shit.

Wow

Texas Tech putting the smackdown on Oklahoma tonight.

Tech- 45
Lahoma- 27

Like 17 mins left in the second half.

Shit.

That's a good thing for KU.

So how many of their remaining games does Texas win?

:huh:

Well, shit.. here comes Oklahoma

TT-51
Oklahoma 46

I think they win 6 of their final 7 and put themselves in a position to win or share the league title.

On the flip side I think there is a good chance KU will lose 2 of it's final 3. @OSU and @WVU.

I think they drop the remainder of their road games. ISU, KU, OU.

Texas is going to go on the road and somehow win three of four games at KU, ISU, OU, and Tech?

Not likely at all.