LMAO Awesome.


I guess the students at UF did one..

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and then they did it live @ the game against Kentucky on Tuesday.

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To all the boo birds who thought they were doing this during the losing streak

The Jayhawks filmed their “KU Basketball Harlem Shake” video before practice Friday. It can be viewed at http://bit.ly/XaRTjs

Ready for a win tonight. Someone starting a game thread?

We really could have used an OU victory today. Sounds like it was a combination of Smart and the refs who got it done for OSU, but I didn't see it.

OU Blew it .

OU pissed it away, Smart played well, but it was a great game. Beating OSU at Iba will be extremely tough.

I'm optimistic. It's a vengeance game, considering OSU beat us at AFH. I can't remember the last time KU has been swept.

Just off the top of my head, maybe 2001 Iowa State?

I'm already missing the kid. Jeebus, what a talent.

Can't see laz's picture on my iPad or phone.

Lil' help please.

http://s18.postimage.org/ed2gg341j/xmsnk2.gif

I don't if this will help or not

it's a gif so i don't know if your phone/ipad likes those or not.

kid is pretty special....

it didn't even look like he got that solid a launch, and he still made it look easy...

Only the 41st ranked player of last year's class:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~rsci/RSC...Final_2011.htm


Otto Porter is only 34th and he's probably going to be the Big East POY, which is always a great conference with tons of NBA talent. I guess the experts severely flubbed on these 2 Missouri products.

neither of them played AAU...porter's dad wouldn't let him, i think

mcclemore changed schools his senior year and never got settled...

You could tell he was pretty tired, based on how or how high he didn't get.

He was running up and down the court quite a few possessions before lift off.

and he had tweaked his ankle earlier...

I had forgotten about that.

Dude shook that off.

Whew.

Finally got it to load on my iPad.

Sweet ****ing gif.

Love the crowd's reaction.

I have an opportunity to go to the OSU game on Wednesday....

Should I?

I have an opportunity to go to the OSU game on Wednesday....

Should I?

Is this a rhetorical question?

No I am in a Hotel in Houston and the internet is being a douche

Why would any KU fan have to ask this question?

Yes.

Exactly how I feel.

JayhawkSlant ‏@JayhawkSlant
KU comes in at 7th in latest RPI using records through today's games http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=5 … #kubball

Lunardi said he still has KU staying in KC/Dallas.

Seth Davis has KU dropping in the polls to #16 while KSU goes to #10 LMAO

Yes, absolutely

Yes, absolutely

Davis had KU at #23 last week.

He's an idiot. He also has Arizona staying at 9 even after losses to Cal at home and on the road to Colorado.

This Wednesday is big. I look for our guys to play with energy and passion. They know what's on the line.

There certainly doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to his polls. I'm not exactly sure why KSU is #10 for instance and OSU is #18. What's the difference (other than one of those teams being able to beat KU and the other getting swept)?

Isn't SD an MU guy?

Misery loves company...

Best three game losing streak in the history of sport.

Duke.

I wouldn't be too hard on Seth Davis. He's given KU plenty of love in the past and they've probably blown it a couple times and made him look silly.

He's playing possum this years.

He's shown KU lots of love. I think he's pretty fair in his criticisms and praise for KU. He was one of the few who picked KU to knock off Kentucky last year and in 08 he picked us to go to the final four and knock off UNC which we did.

Can someone tell me what the hell the Harlem Shake is and why everyone seems to be posting youtube's of it? I just don't get it.

I didn't have a clue about it until KU did that video. Maybe I'm out of touch.

This. I'm ****ing sick of the Harlem Shake and I don't even have a clue what it is.

I had heard the term a few times, but didn't care... figured it was like that like a "Teach Me How to Dougie" or something... but, I thought it could be like the Kate Upton "Cat Daddy" video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCUnWIs88CQ Which is amazing.

The original Harlem Shake is very gay... and not like the Kate Upton video at all...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJiSSAMNWw

Then people started making their own versions... The KU one was the first one I saw.

so this happened in the wichita state game

http://cdn2.mocksession.com/wp-conte...CHEST-KICK.gif

Holy....wtf!!!??? I hope that dude was ejected for the season.

that is awesome...

Boot to the head....

Falcon Kick!

I read on Kansas.com that Greg Marshall (WSU coach) actually asked that to be reviewed.

Then there was some sort of quote that the ISU coach didn't see how that was reviewed and a flagrant foul.

Pretty intentional looking to me.

So they called it a flagrant in the game? Did they eject him?

http://m.kansas.com/wichita/db_10658...l=true#display

It was a flagrant foul.

Carmichael didn't get ejected.

They are annoying but I admit I have watched a million of these things. Anything under 60 seconds is sure to get me attention.

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The ****?

That's pretty ****ing crazy.

ISU coach needs to look at the game film. It was pretty obvious.

Sunday, February 17, 2013
http://worldonline.media.clients.ell...1a4892028de933 Keegan

Opinion: KU makes it hard for recruit Julius Randle to say no

By Tom Keegan


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Kansas recruit Julius Randle sits behind the Kansas bench during the first half on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Allen Fieldhouse.


Julius Randle, ranked second by Rivals behind only Andrew Wiggins in the Class of 2013 among high school basketball players, had a seat behind the Kansas University bench Saturday night. He was treated to an evening that highlighted the past and reminded the audience that the present, somehow, never strays far from the glorious days of yesteryear.

Freed from a funk that included a three-game losing streak, Kansas is back to doing what it usually does under Bill Self now, Roy Williams and Larry Brown before him. In a word, dominating.

Randle watched Kansas destroy Texas, 73-47, one of the other schools on his short list, along with Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina State and Oklahoma.

Not only that, he watched it sitting among seven active NBA players who played their home games in front of adoring capacity crowds, sometimes including fans who were in the building in the morning watching the ESPN “GameDay” crew do its thing, as was the case Saturday.

Mario Chalmers, Nick Collison, Xavier Henry, Marcus and Markieff Morris, Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor all sat near Randle.

Well before tipoff, students chanted “We want Randle! We want Randle!” They didn’t mean team orthopedist Dr. Jeff Randall, who happened to be strolling past at that moment. Their knees were fine, and so were their voices. They used them to speak from the heart. They want Randle, and they made sure he knew how much they want him.

Randle also was treated to a slice of how Kansas treats its stars from the past when he witnessed the unfurling of Chalmers’ No. 15 jersey, stationed high on the south wall between those of Wayne Simien (23) and Max Falkenstien (60), both of whom also were in attendance.

Kansas had Texas doubled up, 70-35, late in the game, and the recruiting chant again erupted: “We want Randle! We want Randle!” Sitting next to his mother and wearing a red sweatshirt and huge grin, Randle thanked the students with a wave. They responded with another chant: “Come to Kansas! Come to Kansas!”

The celebrity list on this electric evening extended beyond those who made their names playing basketball. PGA Tour pro Gary Woodland, who drives a golf ball the way Ben McLemore dunks a basketball, took in the game. Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2009 and Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2008, looked to be having a blast.

Randle and the rest of the crowd caught a glimpse of how much fun the Kansas players have in the locker room, doing the Harlem Shake, captured by a video on which McLemore also looks the most talented. (“With the first pick of the 2013 NBA Draft ... select Ben McLemore.")

After the blowout, Elijah Johnson shared that when he was in the throes of the worst slump of his career he received encouraging text messages from former stars who let him know they had been there, done that, a once-a-teammate-always-a-teammate reminder that surely would appeal to any recruit pondering a college choice.

A 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, Randle totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds Friday night for Prestwood Christian in Plano, Texas, in his season debut after missing most of the season because of a foot injury.

If Randle doesn’t choose Kansas, it won’t be for lack of effort on the part of anyone emotionally invested in the program. He would be joining a recruiting class ranked second without him. Small guards Conner Frankamp and Frank Mason, wings Wayne Selden and Brannen Greene and 7-foot center Joel Embiid make up a class that has everything but a power forward.

Randle certainly couldn’t hurt his NBA Draft portfolio by learning to play the sort of team defense KU played in harassing Texas into a .218 overall shooting percentage and a .095 three-point mark on a night the Longhorns had shot-clock violations on back-to-back possessions. And as McLemore showed in executing a 360-degree dunk, Randle also would be coming to a place where freedom of expression isn’t discouraged.

Wiggins, a 6-7, 190-pound forward, has KU on his list, along with Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State.

It might be difficult to pry Wiggins from Florida State, reportedly the favorite because his parents both starred in their sports as Seminoles. Guard Mitchell Wiggins played in the NBA. Marita Payne-Wiggins ran the 400 meters for Florida State and in the Olympics for Canada.

After the show he witnessed Saturday, it’s difficult to imagine Randle saying no to Kansas. Think about it: If you were in his sneakers, could you say no?

I heard Randle was bored and stared at his phone the whole time. There's really nothing left to do at this point. He was at Legends of the Phog, and he was there last night, and he's been there one or two other times. Either he gets KU basketball, or he doesn't.

Monday, February 18, 2013
Jayhawks ‘Shake’ funk

Bill Self says dance video bonding experience for team

By Gary Bedore


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Kansas players Travis Releford (24) and Kevin Young go wild after a 360 jam by teammate Ben McLemore against Texas during the second half on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at Allen Fieldhouse.



Kevin Young, who has been rail-thin since his days as a cross country runner at Perris (Calif.) High, says he has discovered the secret to putting on weight his second and final season at Kansas University.

“I just let my ’fro grow,” joked the 6-foot-8 senior basketball power forward, who is listed at 190 pounds but in actuality may tip the scales 10 to 15 pounds below that standard.

Somewhat shy around the media, even in this, his senior year, the man with the expansive afro was in a jolly mood after Saturday’s 73-47 home rout of Texas. It marked the Jayhawks’ second straight victory after three consecutive defeats.

Young gladly discussed his role in production of KU’s “Harlem Shake” video, which was filmed in KU’s locker room Friday, and since being posted on YouTube has had more than 450,000 views.

“Oh my gosh. I got prepared for that video. I think I bought almost everybody’s costumes,” Young said of wacky costumes and props, such as guitars and hats that can be seen at http://bit.ly/VoAkOK

“When they told me we were going to do it,” Young added of organizer Justin Wesley, “I watched a couple (Harlem Shake) videos. I’d never seen it before. I said, ‘If we’re going to do this, we’ve got to go all-out. We can’t just do a little half version of it. We’ve got to do it the best we can.’”
The Jayhawks’ version of the Shake includes a starring role from coach Bill Self, who begins the video by writing the words “Harlem Shake” on the chalkboard.

“I have no idea,” Self said, asked how filming dance videos helps a team. “The guys told me Thursday, ‘Coach, we need you in the locker room at 2 o’clock.’ They wanted me to dance, and that wasn’t going to happen. “Of course, if I knew I could wear a chicken head (like Ben McLemore in video) and nobody knew who I was, I might have done it. I didn’t know what the Harlem Shake was. They asked me to do whatever I did, which I’m sure added a lot of value,” Self added with a laugh.

“I do think it kind of shows team unity, and the other thing (is), I think our fans like seeing that our guys are real. I think that’s as much as anything it does for us.”

Of course, other dance videos have appeared featuring the Jayhawks in the locker room, such as one filmed after the Ohio State victory and available at http://bit.ly/Vy5ovz

“It’s huge,” Self said of the importance of players having fun. “There’s not a team in America that has fun every time they go play. You go through ruts and lose your personality through the course of the season, at least every team we’ve had. Ours (funk) came at an inopportune time. We were duds three games. I think we got our personality back. When we play with energy, we are good. When we don’t, we get average fast. That’s the thing we have to learn.”

The Jayhawks this past weekend received a jolt of energy from past Jayhawks on hand for the Texas game. They included NBA players Mario Chalmers, Marcus and Markieff Morris, Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor, Nick Collison and Xavier Henry, as well as Jeff Graves, Mario Little, Conner Teahan, Brady Morningstar, Jeff Hawkins and Wayne Simien.

“They text us every now and then,” senior center Jeff Withey said. “The older guys don’t give us a pep talk or anything. We know what we’ve got to do, but it’s definitely good to have them back. They are our old teammates. You want to perform for those guys.”

Seeing them, “gives you a good feeling that shoots through your body,” noted senior Elijah Johnson. “In the locker room, you can’t deny it.”
Noted senior Young: “They let us know we’ve got to come out and do what Kansas does. They did it before us. It’s our time now. It’s more a support thing. They didn’t put pressure on us. At the end of the day, we’re all Kansas.”

Self loves when former players return to town for games.

“These are kids they grew up with,” Self said. “Thomas ... he was a roommate with (Johnson) for three years, and Tyshawn kind of mentored him. The twins, Mario Little, Brady … all of them care about these kids. I text Tyshawn the other day after he had 12 (points for NBA’s Brooklyn Nets). He texts me back. I said, ‘We’ve got to get Elijah going.’ He said, ‘I know, coach. I’m talking to him.’ These guys stay in contact. I think having those guys back will help him a little bit.”

KU will meet Oklahoma State at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.

It was a boring ass game.

Cool. :clap:

Very much so...great seeing the old guys and how they support the current kids!!

Do you know any teenagers? They get the shakes if they go 5 minutes without playing on their phone.

Interesting. Gonna be hard for him to practice 4 hours every day if he can't keep his attention on an actual game. I guess sitting 2nd row next to NBA players at a packed Allen on saturday night isn't exciting to him. Maybe the Soduku he was playing was more interesting than that?

I've always kind of skipped over your posts, but holy shit... :facepalm:

is this post real?

“It is the right fit for me as a person and a player,” said Selden, a Boston native who plays high school ball at the Tilton School in New Hampshire. “When we walked in the arena (for Late Night in the Phog), the roar of the crowd was insane. I was filled with excitement and to a certain extent overwhelmed.”


Filled with excitement? Why? Texting is so much more interesting than Allen Fieldhouse.

Maybe he was texting about how awesome it was.

Stop being a douche.

Prison and wicked are related.

KU up to #9 in both polls
KSU at #13 and OSU at #14

oops double post, damnit

Or maybe we can't seem to impress him. Hey, you can have your opinion and I'll have mine. Just like with Tarc stringing us along for 7 visits then going to Arizona first trip there. I bet you were surprised by that. I wasn't, because it doesn't take you multiple trips to decide. It didn't take Tarc many, didn't take several of our other guys either (Julian, Selden, Sherron, Arthur etc).

I don't know how many guys we signed who took multiple trips up here. Maybe it's more than I know about. I'd love to get Randle but until he signs, I'll assume he isn't coming.

He may not come here, but the point is that you are making a ton of assumptions based on absolutely no evidence whatsoever.

I don't think there's any reason to over-analyze it... ESPN did get a shot of him on his phone, and even if he did that most of the night, who cares? I guess it would be one thing if he didn't say a word to the former players or anyone else around him, and couldn't tell you anything about the game except who won... but it's not like any of us know what really happened.

I don't know how many visits he's been on, but I wouldn't expect him to be some starry-eyed kid the whole night... hell, I'd rather any potential Jayhawk take it all in stride and not be overwhelmed by the situation. Nothing wrong with acting like you've been there.

Nope. He wore red.

And reports have confirmed he wore blue boxers.

He's definitely coming to Lawrence.

Xavier Henry took a shitload of trips here and waffled a bunch. If he waffles a bunch and comes here, great. If he waffles a bunch and goes to play for Calipari, sucks but it happens. They're in high school. Not all of them are going to be consummate professionals or execute sound, efficient decision making techniques.

Talk about overreacting.

Wiggins will attend WVU game Saturday, March 2.

Josh Selby was a top 1 to 3 recruit. McLemore was anywhere from 15 to 30. I dont stress about recruiting anymore, whatever happens happens and the number next to their name means no more than a team's preseason ranking.

The larger the fanbase, the more people involved that you just wish werent a part of it.

I think your point is more of an over reaction looking for attention than anything of substance....

Drama Queen...

Hardly. I don't care if Julius or X or Shabazz commit to KU at all. KU isn't for everyone. I just don't like the endless waffling. Why would Shabazz even bother coming to KU for a visit when he saw the Mizzou game and immediately cut us after? Does that sound like someone who was legitimately interested?

In sales you want cold or hot prospects. Lukewarm ones nearly always waste your time and don't buy.