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Originally Posted by smithandrew051
I’d bet the average fan stays about the same.
The diehard fan feels a connection to the individual players who stayed with and grew in the program.
Self has had some great 3-4 year players: Mario, Rush, Sherron, Aldrich, Morris Twins, Tyshawn, T Rob, Withey, Mason, Graham, Agbaji, Braun, Wilson, etc.
Seeing guys develop over the years is always more satisfying than any transfers, especially when it’s an under-recruited guy.
I don’t think the average fan follows it all that close. They just want the team to win.
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Yeah, and those players have so much more of a connection to KU... there wasn't ever any question Self's first recruits and that 2008 team wanted a NC more than anything.
And you know any one-and-done has both eyes on NBA draft position, which I've always been fine with, but with it comes expectations of still putting the team first and of course... I don't want to watch Trae Young be a 30% 3 point shooter and give no ****s about the team as long as he gets his stats.
And now you add the transfer portal and NIL... meh. Now you're here for a paycheck, and if you are here to win a NC, are you going to get sad if you get bounced early and go elsewhere.
It's just a lot of shouting at clouds for saying this team is just very uninspired, which doesn't mean that's how it'll always be forever, but it's not longer that far removed from the NBA, except the NBA has a ton more talent.