**** OFFICIAL 2014-2015 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread

[ArrowheadHawk]

11 straight Conference Championships!

Ranking #9 (26-8,13-5)

Non-Con Schedule (11-2)

Spoiler!

11/14/2014 UC Santa Barbara Lawrence, Kan. W 69-59 (1-0)
11/18/2014 Kentucky Indianapolis, Ind. L 40-72 (1-1)
Orlando Classic
11/24/2014 Rider Lawrence, Kan. W 87-60 (2-1)
11/27/2014 Rhode Island Orlando, Fla. W 76-60 (3-1)
11/28/2014 Tennessee Orlando, Fla. W 82-67 (4-1)
11/30/2014 Michigan State Orlando, Fla. W 61-56 (5-1)
12/5/2014 Florida Lawrence, Kan. W 71-65 (6-1)
12/10/2014 Georgetown Washington, DC W 75-70 (7-1)
12/13/2014 Utah Kansas City, Mo. W 63-60 (8-1)
12/20/2014 Lafayette Lawrence, Kan. W 96-69 (9-1)
12/22/2014 Temple Philadelphia, PA L 52-77 (9-2)
12/30/2014 Kent State Lawrence, Kan. W 78-62 (10-2)
1/4/2015 UNLV Lawrence, Kan. W 76-61 (11-2)

Conference Schedule

Spoiler!

1/7/2015 Baylor Waco, Texas W 56-55 (12-2,1-0)
1/10/2015 Texas Tech Lawrence, Kan. W 86-54 (13-2,2-0)
1/13/2015 Oklahoma State Lawrence, Kan. W 67-57 (14-2,3-0)
1/17/2015 Iowa State Ames, Iowa L 81-86 (14-3,3-1)
1/19/2015 Oklahoma Lawrence, Kan. W 85-78 (15-3,4-1)
1/24/2015 Texas Austin, Texas W 75-62 (16-3,5-1)
1/28/2015 TCU Fort Worth, Texas W 64-61(17-3,6-1)
1/31/2015 Kansas State Lawrence, Kan. W 68-57(18-3,7-1)
2/2/2015 Iowa State Lawrence, Kan. W 89-76(19-3,8-1)
2/7/2015 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. L 62-67(19-4,8-2)
2/10/2015 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas W 73-51(20-4,9-2)
2/14/2015 Baylor Lawrence, Kan. W 74-64(21-4,10-2)
2/16/2015 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. L 61-62(21-5,10-3)
2/21/2015 TCU Lawrence, Kan. W 81-72(22-5,11-3)
2/23/2015 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. L 63-70(22-6,11-4)
2/28/2015 Texas Lawrence, Kan. W 69-64(23-6,12-4)
3/3/2015 West Virginia Lawrence, Kan. W 76-69(24-6,12-4)
3/7/2015 Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L 73-75(24-7,12-5)
Big 12 Championship
3/12/2015 TCU Kansas City, Mo. W 64-59(25-7)
3/13/2015 Baylor KC, Mo W 62-52(26-7)
3/14/2015 Iowa State KC, Mo W 66-70(25-8)

Fri, March 20 NMSU at Kansas Omaha, NE CBS at 11:15a.m. CT

Players

Spoiler!

New Players
Hunter Mickelson - F Transfer
Cliff Alexander - 5 Star C
Kelly Oubre - 5 Star F/G
Devonte Graham - 4 Star PG
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk - (Not Ranked but equivalent to 5 Star) G

Players Lost
Tarik Black - Graduation
Andrew Wiggins - NBA Draft
Joel Embiid - NBA Draft
Justin Wesley - Graduation
Niko Roberts - Graduation
Christian Garrett - Graduation
Naadir Tharpe - Transfer
Andrew White - Transfer
Conner Frankamp - Transfer

Returning Starters
Wayne Selden, Jr. - G - Sophmore
Perry Ellis - F - Junior

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by Bambi

This team was constructed like shit. Is Self a victim of his own success? Yes, I think so. But what do we REALLY want?

Is making the tourney every year good enough if we're going out in the round of 32 or sweet 16?

I spent the past few nights watching great teams from 2003, 2005, etc etc and I feel no connection to this year's squad as I did them. Cliff was a disaster but maybe Black Panda needs to go if we're just going to get the same bullshit every year?

Why don't we have Baker or this Weasel guy? Why do we only look to Baltimore, TX, Chicago and Oak Hill?? Maybe start doing some real recruiting work and stop relying on Rivals to make all your choices for you.

That's all I'm saying. Bill's gettin a little fat..... you could see it on TV today.

Let's get the guy who was head coach in 2003 and 2005. Oh wait.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Can always count on chiefqueen to randomly stop by and post something that makes even the dumbest conversation look like a Mensa meeting.

I felt violated answering her.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

It's true, man. I live in Champaign. Self turned the Illini into a title contender. He had Villanueva coming to join Deron Williams, Luther Head, Dee Brown, James Augustine and Roger Powell the year he left for KU. Those were 5 NBA players and the runner up WITHOUT Villanueva who didn't come to Illinois after Self left.

Self got 5 NBA players to commit to Champaign, IL. 6 if Charlie came. You know how much success Illinois has had and how many NBA players they've recruited since Self? Ha.

Self is a hell of a recruiter and a hell of a coach. Only KU fans would be entitled enough to try and discredit his success. Embarrassing.

Eh, I'm sure every program has those fans... the reeruned shortsighted knee-jerk "something has to change" sort of posts. Chiefs fans do it, I'm sure as hell Kentucky, UNC, etc; fans do it. I could probably even find a few "is Coach K's time up?" posts from Duke fans if I tried hard enough.

[KC_Connection]

Don't think I've ever cared less about a tourney exit. We all knew what this soft team was and they proved it again today. Nothing remotely surprising about how the game went. Self honestly did well to get as much as he did out of them to maintain the streak at 11.

As far as next year goes, it's going to be nice to have Frank, Devonte, and Svi back and getting better. They'll certainly need to. Unless soft Perry Ellis and the baffling Wayne Selden have less responsibility in 2015-2016, we'll probably be right back in this same spot next year.

And it goes without saying that I really hope Self is working on recruiting a big or two. With Cliff gone, we've never been so thin there. Thon Maker?

[Imon Yourside]

I remember when Roy left, I emailed Chancellor Hemingway asking to go get BILL SELF right now. I will always know it was the right move.

[Bambi]

Originally Posted by chiefqueen

Gone:
Oubre, Jr.
Alexander
Seldon
Ellis
Garrett

Redshirting (either here or somewhere else to GROW UP)
Greene

Key ?????

Is this the summer coach Pop retires & HCBS leaves KU for San Anton (his daughter & son-in-law do live in TX)?

Will the actions of Alexander's parents get KU a 2016 postseason ban?

I would recruit over Greene, and try and convince Selden to go pro.

Oubre is probably gone which is ok.

Cliff is going to end up Lenny Cooke which is sad but I don't think there's any way out of it.

PG: Mason/ Graham
SG: ???
SF: ???
PF: Ellis
PF: Lucas?

I don't know who else I'm bothering with if I'm Self. If you're not going to play Mickelson then what's the point?

Bragg is coming in so maybe he's something.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Don't think I've ever cared less about a tourney exit. We all knew what this soft team was and they proved it again today. Nothing remotely surprising about how the game went. Self honestly did well to get as much as he did out of them to maintain the streak at 11.

As far as next year goes, it's going to be nice to have Frank, Devonte, and Svi back and getting better. They'll certainly need to. Unless soft Perry Ellis and the baffling Wayne Selden have less responsibility in 2015-2016, we'll probably be right back in this same spot next year.

And it goes without saying that I really hope Self is working on recruiting a big or two. With Cliff gone, we've never been so thin there. Thon Maker?

The bolded part is exactly how i felt. Just keep the streak going, it's all I wanted and I consider it a success.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Eh, I'm sure every program has those fans... the reeruned shortsighted knee-jerk "something has to change" sort of posts. Chiefs fans do it, I'm sure as hell Kentucky, UNC, etc; fans do it. I could probably even find a few "is Coach K's time up?" posts from Duke fans if I tried hard enough.

Kentucky went to an NIT two years ago and saved an awful regular season by going on a hell of a tourney run last year...

UNC hasn't been a powerhouse in a few years and haven't been a top 3 seed in a while...

Duke lost to Mercer last year.

The amazing parity and lack of MATURE COLLEGE SUPERSTARS is going to mean a lot of big programs are going to have more and more and more "upset" early tourney losses.

This Wichita State team has been a team and have grown together for years. Hell, Vegas didn't even consider this an upset.

The tourney is wide open for more teams than ever every single year.

[Prison Bitch]

If you think getting trashed by 15 to Wichititty is something the fan base should hold a welcome home pep rally for, knock yourself out. But the reality is he didn't make many friends with a lot of us the past few Marches. Calipari was so angry at that NIT he just started packing players bags.

Nobody is saying Fire Self so focus on what is being argued.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

He seems zombie like at times, when he's on fire mentally he does really well. I've seen him take over games on Offense and Defense So it's hard to understand how he sucked so bad at both and seemed to not give two shits about it.

Selden hasn't seemed to give a shit for two years running. Takes entire games off regularly (including today). Biggest waste of NBA talent/size from a wing I'e seen in a while. I'm sure we'll keep running him out there next year hoping it all clicks, but it doesn't look like it ever will.

[Mr. Plow]

Reerun got a boner?

[Hootie]

If public wasn't so naive WSU probably would've been favored by 5 today. It was a pick em. I bet Vegas made a killing on that line

[Bearcat]

Not that it matters, but I'd say last year was ever so slightly easier due to Embiid's injury.... OTOH, beating Notre Dame really wouldn't have done much for me and then they obviously wouldn't have gotten their shit pushed in by Kentucky.... so, pretty meh either way.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

The bolded part is exactly how i felt. Just keep the streak going, it's all I wanted and I consider it a success.

Yep, I wasn't sure they'd even manage to do that with 2 weeks left. Luckily, they grinded out a few wins at the end to do it.

Hoping the expectations are different next year, but the leaders on the team are going to be exactly the same.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Not that it matters, but I'd say last year was ever so slightly easier due to Embiid's injury.... OTOH, beating Notre Dame really wouldn't have done much for me and then they obviously wouldn't have gotten their shit pushed in by Kentucky.... so, pretty meh either way.

Not for me. Losing Embiid at the end left a sense of regret about what could have been had he been healthy. He was such a great impact player and came up large in big games as well.

That regret doesn't really exist this year as this team was never going anywhere anyway. Might have something to do with being in UK's region too, though.