Jayhawks in the NBA

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Sucks to be him. Well, as much as getting paid 17 million for being a mediocre player can suck.

[randylahey]

Sucks to be him. Well, as much as getting paid 17 million for being a mediocre player can suck.

Yeah. He cashed in. He's getting old. Probably not worth that on the court anymore. He had a few good years tho. This trade felt like a salary dump by the clippers. Shipping him to rebuilding washington

[pdub]

At the time they were drafted I thought guys like BRush, TRob and McLemore would have longer more successful careers than the Morris twins.

I was incorrect.

[Mjl]

Once again, and I think this is where people are underrating Wilson - athleticism is overrated.

[randylahey]

Welp. The trade involving Morris mightve fallen apart. For now

[randylahey]

Once again, and I think this is where people are underrating Wilson - athleticism is overrated.

Athleticism gets you drafted high. But to stick around the league long term you've gotta have a skillset and high bbiq

[jhawk23]

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[ousdahl]

At the time they were drafted I thought guys like BRush, TRob and McLemore would have longer more successful careers than the Morris twins.

I was incorrect.

Brush and BMac both played like a decade in the league.

They could both shoot.

And Rush's career, at least, was hampered by injury.

BMac may have played more like an undersized wing than a guard, too.

But yea, I thought TRob would find a niche, as athletic and high-motor as he was. I guess blame lack of a jumper? And/or tweener size.

For that matter, I thought Devon Dotson might sniff a roster too, just cuz he was so damn quick. But without a jumper, nor solid PG skills, alas...

I guess the takeaway is you gotta be skilled to make the league. You gotta be able to shoot, in particular.

But, despite his below-the-rim style, emphasizing skills makes me feel slightly more optimistic for Jalen's prospects.

[Sparko]

If you can shoot, you can play. There are a ton of athletes with the gift of Ben Simmons mid-range jumper. And competitive cowardice.

[pdub]

“ would have longer more successful careers…”

Games.
Rush 481.
Ben 556.
Marcus 783.
Kief 750.

Points.
Rush 3250.
Ben 5015.
Marcus 9649.
Kief 7954.

[Shirley]

“ would have longer more successful careers…”

Games.
Rush 481.
Ben 556.
Marcus 783.
Kief 750.

Points.
Rush 3250.
Ben 5015.
Marcus 9649.
Kief 7954.

Thanks, nice perspective.

[ousdahl]

A while back Marcus and Markieff had virtually identical nba stat lines - like 7250 to 7248 points thru the 2020 season.

Marcus a better run since

[ousdahl]

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Cigar cost him 15% of his salary.

[pdub]

Guy probably made 40k in 4 months.
It's not Hunter Dickinson money but not bad.

[ousdahl]

I was impressed with the size of crowds at the games. Prob better than your average D1 game (as long as they aren’t playing KU)

[randylahey]

[randylahey]

[Shirley]

David McCormack reflects on his playing days for Kansas Basketball and opens up about his post-Kansas basketball career.

"...bro, honestly, I kid you not, I can't make it up. It's almost like a mindset of, if we practice 3 hours and win by 15, if we practiced for 6 hours, we'd win by 30..."

[Mjl]

David McCormack reflects on his playing days for Kansas Basketball and opens up about his post-Kansas basketball career.

"...bro, honestly, I kid you not, I can't make it up. It's almost like a mindset of, if we practice 3 hours and win by 15, if we practiced for 6 hours, we'd win by 30..."

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