Someone on Phog mentioned that the Villanova boards are speculating that his wife has health issues. That would probably make the most sense as to why he would retire now, IMO.

Even though I hated playing Nova and especially when we lost to them, I have a lot of respect for Wright. He's always been a class act from what I've seen. He even had some nice things to say about KU in this year's FF.

He's the opposite of coach K.

Wright has always had good things to say about Self and KU.

Yeah, Jay Wright is a hell of a coach. Not a douche either, which is actually kinda rare for great coaches. Never really bothered me to see him have so much success (even at our expense on occasion).

If Self sticks around and doesn’t have any significant issues (which seems likely with NIL), he could absolutely win a couple more titles over the next decade. Wouldn’t shock me at all.

Self is the best in the game by a mile. Who’s the closest right now? Maybe Bennett, Drew, Beard, Izzo, Few? In some order.

It's Few or Drew I think.

I was leaning Few, but it’s really hard to say.

The gap between 1 and 2 is probably larger than the gap between 2 and 5.

I'd like it to be Drew. I used to hold him in pretty high disdain, but I've softened on that in recent years. I just don't care for Few, though I'm not that sure why.

Tom Izzo.

Eight FFs and a natty. Just alot of bad teams.

Calipari.

Rick Pitino.

Drew I think is not a very good coach on game day, But he has gotten substantially better.

All that being said, in aggregate, the job he’s done at Baylor after the program had been carpet bombed out of existence by ****ing murder, he stepped in and has done a pretty masterful job.

Regardless of whatever happens barring some Briles-esque allegations or whatever you think of the team and staff, drew deserves respect. That job was dead end and he won a ship. I don’t like it but I have to respect the job he’s done there.

Half of your teams can't be bad if you're gonna be the #2 coach in college basketball behind Self.

Calipari has no idea how to properly in-game coach or develop a consistent successful program from year to year. Without Nike money, he's nothing.

Pitino, sure, if you're giving a career achievement award.

Pitino is the next best behind Self and he's stuck at Iona.

This is a good opportunity for a period of KU domination.

Let's get this NCAA / FBI shit over with and start the 5* gravy train again

You know, I don't care if Self is able to bring in one and done type players. He hasn't really done a lot with those types anyway. He's always had more success with experienced teams.

A healthy Embiid or locking down Anthony Davis changes that narrative I think.

Realistically, you want a combination of both.

The 25-75 ranked recruits seem to be the sweet spot though.

Sure we’ve had some great top recruits and diamonds in the rough, but that range seems to be where we get most of our great players.

Bruh
 

Kyle Neptune = Nova's HC. Ho-lee-shit. :doh!:

I think you try to recruit the best guys you can and then with NIL some of them might stay a second or third year and you dominate.

Im not sure we want true five stars. Under the current system an NIL deal for an elite transfer who doesn't really have NBA first round talent but a ton of skill and experience really might be the way to do it. I think guys 20 to 60 who stay a few years is better than MOST oads as far as their impact on the program.

Assume Self coaches at Kansas for 15 more seasons. How many National Championships does he win?

I’m going to say 5 total, since he already has 3.

Obviously you always want the next Zion or Embiid. But generally I’d pass on the 2nd or 3rd tier of OAD types. Those who have the physical tools to get drafted after a year, but won’t have a big impact as freshmen (and are potentially cancerous prima donnas).

I think he has a good chance to win a couple within a 5 year period or so. And if that happens, he’ll retire. I doubt that he coaches more than another 10-12 years.

Embiid wasn’t always an obvious 1 and done. Here’s an article from B/R where 247 had him as the 9th best center and 78th overall player in his class.

We already signed Selden and Greene, who were ranked higher.

Pretty funny article in hindsight. Says he has potential to be an NBA player.

https://syndication.bleacherreport.c...hance.amp.html

Embiid truly is a unicorn.

I picked 15, because that would have him retire at the same age as Coach K.

THIS!

With the portal now, he can have his pick of immediate experienced help to patch a hole.

His progression throughout his one season at Kansas was remarkable. I can't say I have ever seen anything like it.

It was almost like he was sand bagging to start the year.

It was quite obvious (at least to me) from somewhere around January that he should have been the #1 overall pick over Wiggins and Parker. And maybe he would have been had he not got injured and had a NCAA tournament run, but I don't think the hype around Wiggins coming out of HS was ever going to allow that to happen. Would have taken a lot for a team to take that kind of risk on a guy who was virtually unknown 6 months before over Wiggins.

If Wiggins had half the aggressiveness/confidence Embiid has, he'd be the best player in the NBA.

I'm not sure I'd go that far as his basketball IQ is and always has been poor in my mind, but his physical talents are immense.

I will say I’m really happy to see Wiggins settle into a niche as a contributor with a good team. Always seemed like a good dude.

Easy to dominate high school kids when you’re that size and that athletic. He was still damn good as a freshman, even if he didn’t live up to the hype.

I hope he stays with the Warriors as long as they’re relevant. He could win a few titles and have a really nice career overall.

Right. I supposed we'd have to chuck in some brain power as well, but I'm not entirely convinced it isn't largely due to his passive nature.

Enjoyed watching Wiggins' burst and blowing by defenders in college when he forced the issue.... all 3 or 4 of those times.

Didn't see it posted here yet:

Jalen Wilson has signed with a professional agency. They have one agent that is NCAA certified. He hasn't announced anything, just shared on social media that he signed with an agency.

https://247sports.com/college/kansas...aft-186495266/

https://web3.ncaa.org/AgentCertifica...AgentDirectory

Edit to say one agent who is certified in Kansas. I didn't realize that made a difference. Christ I hate the NCAA.

A true seven footer with back and foot problems before he finished his freshman year of college.

What could go wrong?

This is an interesting narrative (that he got so much better over the course of the year) but I don't know if I buy it. I think we've just told this story to ourselves so now we believe it. Looking at game logs he was good in the beginnning of the season, he was good in the middle, and he was good at the end of the season with actually very consistent stat lines.

He went 7-7, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks for 16 points against Iona in November.

He went 5-6, 5 rebs, 3 steals, 4 blocks for 18 points against New Mexico in mid December.

He went 6-7, 8 rebs, 3 blocks for 18 points vs Texas Tech in middle of February.

He was shut down after Mar 1.

Now that storyline about Kelly Oubre I could get behind until he shit himself in March.

If anything, Wiggins was too assertive in college. We should have given Joel more usage instead of Wiggins due to efficiency. People just don't like Wiggins because he is more of a quiet personality. They say things like he isn't an alpha. He shot PLENTY here, which actually has been a significant problem for him. Letting the game come to him and taking the right quality shots has been his issue in the NBA which Golden State has helped him fix and it's done wonders.

Wiggins was a guy that forced the issue and got himself to the line a TON when he was here (6.5 per game). In fact, Wiggins forced himself to the line more than any other Kansas Bill Self player EXCEPT one year of Frank Mason in 2017.

Sometimes Wiggins did that. Other games he was totally passive. See the loss to Stanford.

So Pack transfers to Miami for 800k and a car. And to think DeSousa's 25-50k under armor/adidas thing prompted a multi-year investigation that still isn't resolved. Good on him though, Miami is a vast college upgrade.

I woulds paid him 1.1M.

Great shooter.

If Conner Frankamp had hit that third three in a row we win that game and he probably doesn't transfer and we'd have had to deal with that bald headed douchebag with the helicopter dad for four years.

Net gain.

Braun declares

Heard from an Iowa state fan that ku is a likely landing spot for Tyrese hunter

Sign me up for that. I really like him.

I'm a bit worried Braun won't be back because he's going to grade high on the athletiscm drills. Maybe not the shuttle but he'll have a really high max vert, good wingspan and good full court straight line speed.

Wison I dont think will grade out above expectations athletically so I expect him back moreso than Braun.

I’ll be sad if Braun stays in the draft but I’m glad I got to enjoy the hell out of him this year when he finally realized how athletic he was. Absolutely love his fire and energy.

I read he scheduled a visit.

The last mocks I saw had him at the end of the first. He’d be smart to go, even though I was hoping he wouldn’t.

I never thought he would make into the first round. But if that is where he is projected, I agree he should go.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Braun goes undrafted, regardless of all the mocks listing him in either round.

Och is going to be the only KU player drafted this year.

I will never fault a kid for going pro, but it hurts that we consistently lose players early that never get drafted, or are almost immediately relegated to playing in the G League or overseas.

I was hoping NIL would help stop this, so hopefully Braun comes back. He doesn't need money, so it's not like Cole leaving. He could come back, be the Man on the court, and the BMOC, and probably improve his chance at having a real NBA career.

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This NBA playoffs, I've been surprised how good Monte' Morris and Desmond Bane have been. Both 4 year players, both more athletic, but smaller than Braun, and Morris was better suited for the NBA game than Braun, but I don't know that Bane was.

Given that very small sample size, I think he'd be better suited to line out his shot, work on his footwork so he can showcase his explosiveness, and work on locking down his defense, he could get a similar look to those guys.

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Someone explain how the NIL stuff works like you are trying to explain it to a 3rd grader or Bearcat.

This gives you a good basic overview assuming every states laws are about the same

https://www.dreamfield.co/resources/...complete-guide

I think if he would come back like Och did, his chances of having a real NBA career improve significantly.

If he somehow gets drafted, he probably never sees game action in a real, meaningful NBA game. Most likely he would sign a 2-way contract and spend his entire career in the G-League or overseas.

And there is nothing wrong with that, but he wants to play in the NBA.

KU has lost so many players early, who all want to be like Paul Pierce, but end up no better than Legerald Vick.

I want Braun to succeed. I really do. But, he isn't ready for the NBA, and if he leaves now, he probably never will be.

But, if he does leave, I really hope I am wrong.

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Thanks, that helps.

Can you explain it like you would to Bearcat? I'm assuming MS Paint is involved.

I can't draw on MS paint for shit and I don't have any crayons or paper so you guys are screwed til next time lmao

Got my wine bottle, oh yeah!

I got this one because of this cool writing on the side. Very unique.

Nice.

Pay heed

One month since those Jayhawks cut down the nets!! And if it makes you all feel even better(I know it will) the cousin ****ers are still down really bad. Has rams fan been by to congratulate us yet??

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I love seeing UK fans turn on Calipari, just like every other coach they've ever had that didn't meet their cousin humper expectations. It seems like at least half of the fans want him gone.

To their credit, I would probably be questioning Self if he had missed 2 NCAA tourneys, had an embarrassing 1st round NIT loss at home, and then had an equally embarrassing first round loss this year.

Thankfully, we don't have to worry about any of that stuff happening, let alone all 3 of them happening in 23 years.

Well Cal isn't actually a good coach at all, he somehow just gets top talent and when it works out it works out great when it doesn't they lose in the first round of the NIT. So far in his entire career it has really only worked out what three times?

I heard Kansas won the National Championship and is the winningest program of all time.

Can anyone confirm this rumor?

TIA!

What news are they talking about?

He's good at getting players to buy into defending at a high level, and that's about it. His offense and in-game adjustments leave a lot to be desired.

Now, when you have the best PG in the country (as he seemingly did every year for awhile) surrounded by a bunch of NBA starters, getting them to defend is all it takes to win a bunch of games. When he doesn't have the perfect roster, he's underwhelming.

The years he purchased players who could run the team for him are the years he did well.

This March they couldn’t beat a Peter. But then they lost the all time wins lead to us when we won the S16 game. When UNC beat a Peter, they took over the all time Tourney wins lead from Kentucky. Then they had to endure a blue blood FF.


But we weren’t done. We set the all time halftime comeback record, down 15. Who held it? Kentucky 1998 over Utah, down 10.


They lost everything this March. Life is good.

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Braun’s milfy mommy working to get Isiah Mosley to transfer to KU


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seems like they might have banged before

Yeah I was going to say, from his perspective it might be MIHF.

Still waiting on this assistance. Thank you.

Yeah she has big "drunk on a boat in party cove and either flirts with an 18 year old or punches one" energy. Missouri MILF

this help?

That's... specific.

That middle left pic is a little…uhh…suggestive