KU ***** Official 2017-2018 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread ***** - Page 45

Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Again, I'm not sure why anybody expects Preston to be back. It sounds like De Sousa will play at some point next month, though.

I will bet you $5 that Preston plays this year.
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Originally Posted by BWillie:
I will bet you $5 that Preston plays this year.

Do you know something I don't? I know sometimes people have their "inside info" here, but if he can't explain how he got that car, how can they let him play?
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Do you know something I don't? I know sometimes people have their "inside info" here, but if he can't explain how he got that car, how can they let him play?

I don't understand why its so important to make a prediction about this. They sent in their package to the NCAA just prior to the holiday break, they'll make a decision about it soon. How do you know something can't be explained? You have zero information about it except that there is a question about it. Self seems to feel "confident" about it.

Its not like the NCAA has had the info on this and are dragging their feet because it is some irreconcilable event.
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Originally Posted by HolyHandgernade:
I don't understand why its so important to make a prediction about this. They sent in their package to the NCAA just prior to the holiday break, they'll make a decision about it soon. How do you know something can't be explained? You have zero information about it except that there is a question about it. Self seems to feel "confident" about it.

Its not like the NCAA has had the info on this and are dragging their feet because it is some irreconcilable event.

I'm not going out of my way to make a prediction, but I've just put the guy out of my mind this season until somebody provides me a reason to believe he's actually going to play. I feel that's the best way to treat this situation given what we know about it.

Self was just as "confident" and "optimistic" during the Cliff Alexander saga, so his public statements in this regard don't mean too much to me.
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
I'm not going out of my way to make a prediction, but I've just put the guy out of my mind this season until somebody provides me a reason to believe he's actually going to play. I feel that's the best way to treat this situation given what we know about it.

Self was just as "confident" and "optimistic" during the Cliff Alexander saga, so his public statements in this regard don't mean too much to me.

Well, that's fine and all, but Darnell Jackson received a nine game suspension, not the entire year, for an improper benefit. Why would lose Preston for the full year, if that is the case? Alexander case was just odd all around.
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Do you know something I don't? I know sometimes people have their "inside info" here, but if he can't explain how he got that car, how can they let him play?

Because the punishment for that is sitting out something like 15 games and he's sat for 13 already? I think it's something like that.
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
I'm not going out of my way to make a prediction, but I've just put the guy out of my mind this season until somebody provides me a reason to believe he's actually going to play. I feel that's the best way to treat this situation given what we know about it.

Self was just as "confident" and "optimistic" during the Cliff Alexander saga, so his public statements in this regard don't mean too much to me.

Alexander and his family refused to cooperate with the investigation. So very different scenario.
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Wake Forest UNC-- the road underdog was completely content launching 3s at the end of the game.
FSU/Duke -- same.

TCU/OU -- when they weren't launching 3s, they were shooting free throws.... 62 free throws and and 40 threes.

It's like I'm watching the NFL.
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I don't remember Self telling the media that he was confident that Alexander would play. Could be wrong though.

I think it's pretty likely that Preston and De Sousa both play. And pretty likely that KU will be as good as any team out there by March.
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why isnt cunliffe playing more?
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I wish you all would stop bumping this thread on off-days. It makes me think there is some Preston news.
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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
I don't remember Self telling the media that he was confident that Alexander would play. Could be wrong though.

I think it's pretty likely that Preston and De Sousa both play. And pretty likely that KU will be as good as any team out there by March.

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After the game Saturday, Kansas coach Bill Self told reporters in Lawrence that �we haven�t been told it was a KU situation� and expressed optimism that Alexander�s situation will be cleared up �in the very near future.�

https://www.si.com/college-basketbal...gibility-issue

Now there are obvious differences here between Alexander and Preston, but Self basically uses the same phraseology whenever one of these eligibility problems comes up.
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Originally Posted by smith11:
why isnt cunliffe playing more?

Because they'd rather play four guards, space the floor and shoot threes (which is this team's strength).
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Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Do you know something I don't? I know sometimes people have their "inside info" here, but if he can't explain how he got that car, how can they let him play?

So treat this as nothing because it just as well be. But my buddy has a guy he works with that has a daughter in the AD somewhere (see, basically nothing) that said whatever he did wrong there is typically a 10 game penalty for and he�s served 9.

Take it for what it�s worth - basically nothing.
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Originally Posted by Buehler445:
So treat this as nothing because it just as well be. But my buddy has a guy he works with that has a daughter in the AD somewhere (see, basically nothing) that said whatever he did wrong there is typically a 10 game penalty for and he�s served 9.

Take it for what it�s worth - basically nothing.

Thanks, I guess we'll find out what that's worth in a week's time.
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