Originally Posted by ShockInTheredbird:
I think next year KU will be a better team and will challenge again for the Natty. We just need to get Bill back at the helm to steady the ship.
Why did someone thumb down this post? What am I not seeing? [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo:
Frank Mason was broken by Fred VanVleet years ago in the tournament. Fouled him out, and abused him emotionally. Ultimately crushing the entire KU team and making Bill Self fall into a years long
cheat spiral. Mason has never recovered and now plays for a team named the Nancy boys. Sad. Fred of course has an NBA title and will likely have a better NBA career than Paul Pierce.
Originally Posted by Lzen:
Cam Martin was never a good fit here.
Id argue he was a great fit here for this particular team(if he was any good). One of the biggest problems with this year's(and likely next year's) is KJ Adams and the road block he creates and the issues it causes size wise. Since KJ can't play the 4 other than some emergency minutes, he effectively blocks Udeh. This means that if any one of Mccullar, Wilson, or Dick went to the bench for whatever reason, Kansas was at a huge hight disadvantage. We saw on the most important rebound of the season what can happen when we are small. The ideal scenario would have been for Martin or Clemence to emerge as a stretch 4/5 guy that could play along side Adams and space the floor, as well as possibly play with Udeh. With all of those guys probably gone, it leaves a big roster problem with size, because all of the incoming freshman guards aren't really wings, leaving only freshman Adams available at the 4. Being even smaller than last year won't be ideal. [Reply]