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.
Originally Posted by Lzen:
You forgot to add who is lazy and lost on defense at times, turns over the ball too often, poor shot selection. Shall I go on?
You're deluded.
Hey man - Vick is a knucklehead. No doubt about it. But unless KJ Lawson or Charlie Moore learn to shoot - this team is better with Vick on it. Maybe we get him to come back refocused like he was at the beginning of the year.
We don't go to the Final Four last year without Vick. We would have had at least two more losses this year without Vick.
I get why the coaching staff is frustrated with him - but if we are going to continue to run Quentin Grimes 25-30 minutes a game. I want Vick back if it might mean less minutes for Grimes.
I honestly think the kid may have a mental illness. Bipolar, depression, might be close to being on the spectrum. Perhaps something like that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Hey man - Vick is a knucklehead. No doubt about it. But unless KJ Lawson or Charlie Moore learn to shoot - this team is better with Vick on it. Maybe we get him to come back refocused like he was at the beginning of the year.
We don't go to the Final Four last year without Vick. We would have had at least two more losses this year without Vick.
I get why the coaching staff is frustrated with him - but if we are going to continue to run Quentin Grimes 25-30 minutes a game. I want Vick back if it might mean less minutes for Grimes.
I honestly think the kid may have a mental illness. Bipolar, depression, might be close to being on the spectrum. Perhaps something like that.
Buddy I work with played football at ku and is still linked in with folks in the know around campus. Says Vick is bipolar and been on and off his meds. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pablo:
Buddy I work with played football at ku and is still linked in with folks in the know around campus. Says Vick is bipolar and been on and off his meds.
Yep - that makes perfect sense. I can completely believe it. He seems to have some of the signs. And people that are bi-polar - when they get manic or depressed it takes them a while to straighten out again. That honestly could help explain why he was so good at the beginning of the year. And goes through phases of good and bad play. [Reply]
I bet Tech loses at either Iowa State or TCU. That gives them 5 losses minimum.
Iowa State already has 5 losses.
We need to beat K State for sure, but I don’t see them losing another game besides that one. It would take a major choke job for them to end up with 5 losses.
The game at Tech looks like a must win for me. I think the week off helps us. I give the edge to the better coach when the talent levels aren’t drastically different. Edge to Self IMO.
I could see K State choking down the stretch if we beat Tech and K State. After playing so well for so long they end up tied with KU? That would be extremely demoralizing. It could be one of those “here we go again” moments for their seniors. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I bet Tech loses at either Iowa State or TCU. That gives them 5 losses minimum.
Iowa State already has 5 losses.
We need to beat K State for sure, but I don’t see them losing another game besides that one. It would take a major choke job for them to end up with 5 losses.
The game at Tech looks like a must win for me. I think the week off helps us. I give the edge to the better coach when the talent levels aren’t drastically different. Edge to Self IMO.
I could see K State choking down the stretch if we beat Tech and K State. After playing so well for so long they end up tied with KU? That would be extremely demoralizing. It could be one of those “here we go again” moments for their seniors.
Squeaks is always due a - you got to be shitting me? They lost that one - game.
Remaining schedule:
vs Oklahoma State
@ Kansas
vs Baylor
@TCU
vs Oklahoma
Hopefully TCU and OU still have something to play for in those last two games. [Reply]
As a person with Bi-Polar the meds help but it's not like you still don't get wild mood swings or deep depression. If he was in a deep depression well shit yeah that hurts so bad you can't concentrate on anything. It's like you have the flu and lost a close loved on on the same time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
I said bitcoin - that doesn't mean a full bitcoin. But some bitcoin.
We are going to get ****ing slaughtered.
I think the line will be like -5 but it should be -11.
Based on...?
This team’s chemistry and ball movement have improved drastically lately. Tech is a fairly poor offensive team. KU is much more balanced. And they were leading Tech by 25 last time before putting in scrubs. Yet you expect to get blown out? I think it was clear that Tech doesn’t match up very well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Yep - that makes perfect sense. I can completely believe it. He seems to have some of the signs. And people that are bi-polar - when they get manic or depressed it takes them a while to straighten out again. That honestly could help explain why he was so good at the beginning of the year. And goes through phases of good and bad play.
that's kind of what I was referring to with my "I hope it's not a mental health issue" post. Mania will cause all kinds of erratic behavior and depression is depression.
And yeah, bipolar isn't like you're happy then you're sad in one day. You're manic for weeks at a time, you feel great, you can do anything and you can a million mph. That's when people stop taking their meds.
Then the depression hits and they literally want to die.
If he is bipolar is best for everyone that he's not on the team, unfortunately. If that is the case I really hope he gets the help he needs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Yep - that makes perfect sense. I can completely believe it. He seems to have some of the signs. And people that are bi-polar - when they get manic or depressed it takes them a while to straighten out again. That honestly could help explain why he was so good at the beginning of the year. And goes through phases of good and bad play.
Yeah, it does make sense. My buddy said Vick's mom is bipolar as well and that's a big part of the friction also. Self most likely had to do a pretty delicate balancing job on his part with all of that. And it's not like he can say he's off the team because his head isn't right and ruin the kid's future playing basketball somewhere. [Reply]
