Will update as people declare for the draft/transfer/commit
ROSTER:
Spoiler!
RETURNING PLAYERS
G Legerald Vick - Sr
G Marcus Garrett - Soph
F Udoka Azubuike - Jr.
F Mitch Lightfoot - Jr.
F Silvio De Sousa - Soph.
NOW ELIGIBLE TO PLAY:
G Charlie Moore - RS Soph.
F KJ Lawson - RS Jr.
2017 AAC Newcomer of the Year
F Dedric Lawson - RS Jr.
INCOMING PLAYERS:
SG Quentin Grimes
6'4" - 204 LB
Five star, ESPN 8th best player
PG Devon Dotson
6'2" - 175lb
5 star, ESPN 24th best player
C DAVID MCCORMACK
6'10" - 255 lb
4 star - ESPN 28th best player
SG OCHAI AGBAJI
6'4" - 200 LBS
3 STAR RIVALS, NO ESPN RANKING
HERE IS THE GROUP AS A WHOLE:
BYE BYE
Spoiler!
Devonte Graham - Get a clean jersey for hanging
Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk - off to the great corner three in the sky
Malik Newman - Don't forget your 80 pound balls, and thanks for the banner
Sam Cunliffe - dat sister ass tho
Honorable mention: Clay Young - you actually got minutes this year? WTF
BIG 12 FIRST ROUND
MAR 13 (WED) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
BIG 12 QUARTERFINAL
MAR 14 (THU) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
BIG 12 SEMIFINAL
MAR 15 (FRI) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
BIG 12 FINAL
MAR 16 (SAT) TBA VS TBA
KANSAS CITY, MO. SPRINT CENTER
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Spoiler!
FIRST ROUND
MAR 21 (THU) MAR 22 (FRI) CBS / TURNER VS TBA CAA
HARTFORD, CONN. / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH / DES MOINES, IOWA / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / TULSA, OKLA. / COLUMBUS, OHIO / COLUMBIA, S.C. / SEATTLE, WASH.
NCAA SECOND ROUND
MAR 23 (SAT) MAR 24 (SUN) CBS / TURNER VS TBA
HARTFORD, CONN. / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH / DES MOINES, IOWA / JACKSONVILLE, FLA. / TULSA, OKLA. / COLUMBUS, OHIO / COLUMBIA, S.C. / SEATTLE, WASH.
NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN MAR 28 (THU) MAR 29 (FRI) CBS / TURNER VS TBA
LOUISVILLE, KY. / ANAHEIM, CALIF. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / KANSAS CITY, MO.
NCAA ELITE EIGHT
MAR 30 (SAT) MAR 31 (SUN) CBS / TURNER VS TBA
LOUISVILLE, KY. / ANAHEIM, CALIF. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / KANSAS CITY, MO.
NCAA FINAL FOUR
APR 6 (SAT) TBA CBS VS TBA
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
NCAA FINAL
APR 8 (MON) TBA CBS VS TBA
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Definitely let Nova stay in that one with all of those offensive rebounds for 3’s and the ugly ending, but another good win nonetheless.
Schedule should ease up a bit until conference play. Hope our young guys can get some confidence and produce more consistently. Vick and Dedric have carried us so far without Doke. [Reply]
That is as bad as Villanova might be in the next five years. Good to get them now - still a disappointing performance. Nova just lost at home to Penn and also lost to Furman. FURR MAN.
Might be about the 4th game we win because of Vick. Imagine if we didn't have him this year? Could have four losses.
I'm amazed at how bad Charlie Moore is. He's just horrible. I'll give it to him - he tries defensively but he just is not good at it. He has never been able to figure out his role in the offense after being a 30+ minute a game shot chucker his freshman year at Cal.
Ladies and Gentleman Quinten Grimes will be in Crimson and Blue in 2019-2020. He's going full Wayne Selden. Hopefully Dotson keeps his assist numbers down so we are lucky enough to have him back. Once he figures out how to be a better distributor like Frank did, he's going to be a Frank Mason type yet 2 inches taller. [Reply]
I am firmly in the camp of pressing often. This team just can’t be efficient offensively outside of the possessions that go to Lawson. And if Vick happens to be on fire. [Reply]
Grimes has become a defensive specialist for this KU team, it's bizarre.
Now they are actually quite a good defensive team which is the first time that could be said in a few years. Offense is still more or less of a mess, though. It basically just consists of Dedric Lawson in the high post/on the elbow (which is really effective especially when he gets around the basket), Vick's ridiculous contested joke shots (obviously not sustainable at this 55% clip), and Dotson's occasional drives. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I'm amazed at how bad Charlie Moore is. He's just horrible. I'll give it to him - he tries defensively but he just is not good at it. He has never been able to figure out his role in the offense after being a 30+ minute a game shot chucker his freshman year at Cal.
Him pulling the ball out of an open layup up 5 points with a minute left was the kind of play I'd expect out of Vick. The basketball IQ just isn't there. Really it isn't there for most of this team (why is Vick not calling timeout and/or throwing the ball out of bounds in that spot, why is Dedric fouling in that spot at the end of the game...?) which makes it all the more incredible this team is #1 at the moment. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Him pulling the ball out of an open layup up 5 points with a minute left was the kind of play I'd expect out of Vick. The basketball IQ just isn't there. Really it isn't there for most of this team (why is Vick not calling timeout and/or throwing the ball out of bounds in that spot, why is Dedric fouling in that spot at the end of the game...?) which makes it all the more incredible this team is #1 at the moment.
If Vick wins NCAA tournament MOP and leads Kansas to a title, can you please post “I love Lagerald Vick, I always have, and I always will”? [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Grimes has become a defensive specialist for this KU team, it's bizarre.
Now they are actually quite a good defensive team which is the first time that could be said in a few years. Offense is still more or less of a mess, though. It basically just consists of Dedric Lawson in the high post/on the elbow (which is really effective especially when he gets around the basket), Vick's ridiculous contested joke shots (obviously not sustainable at this 55% clip), and Dotson's occasional drives.
Garett and lightfoot each had a few big time defensive plays. Garett is reminding me more and more of a less offensively skilled Releford. He might be more explosive driving to the rim though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Garett and lightfoot each had a few big time defensive plays. Garett is reminding me more and more of a less offensively skilled Releford. He might be more explosive driving to the rim though.
