Jayhawks in the NBA

[ousdahl]

!!!!!!!

[CrimsonNBlue]

D’Tae is turning into a star.

[Deleted User 289]

29 points tonight. 9-16 from 3.

[Deleted User 289]

Benny Mac with another solid game. 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, in 37 minutes.
Did I ever mention Ben's brother was wearing a Mizzou shirt the moment Ben declared he was coming to KU?

[NewtonHawk11]

Ben with back to back 20 point games. Rockets the perfect team for him.

[Shirley]

!!!!!!!

Love the excitement in that kid's voice.

[Deleted User 289]

Last night performances of note. #6 present in each performance.
Marcus 23 points, 6 rebounds, team high +27
Devonte' 11 points, 6 assists
Ben 2 points (1-8fg / 0-5 3pt) 6 rebounds
Oubre 15 points, 6 rebounds

[punkrockhawk]

Where is Wayne Selden these days?

[Shirley]

Where is Wayne Selden these days?

Wayne Anthony Selden Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association. He has previously played for the New Orleans Pelicans, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.

[punkrockhawk]

Where is Wayne Selden these days?

Wayne Anthony Selden Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association. He has previously played for the New Orleans Pelicans, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association.

Thank you. Somehow I overlooked that on his Wikipedia page!

[randylahey]

marcus and embiid getting into it. jayhawk on jayhawk violence

[randylahey]

[NewtonHawk11]

I didn’t know this until I saw this tweet on many Jayhawk fan twitter accounts. But apparently Joel and Hunter Mickelson got into at practice during Mickelson’s transfer year and Joel was retreating as Mickelson went after him.

[ousdahl]

[Deleted User 89]

so happy for him

[Deleted User 289]

Oubre with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists in a loss last night.
He is averaging over 17 ppg (that includes his 1 point game against the Lakers).
I didn't realize he averaged 16.9 points per game two seasons ago.
Riddle me this. What makes Kelly Oubre and Ben Mclemore solid NBA players and guys such as Xavier Henry (1st round 12th pick), Josh Jackson (1st round 4th pick - I guess we can blame his brain), Josh Selby (2nd round 49th pick), and Wayne Selden (I am still surprised he was un-drafted) aren't on an NBA team today?

[pdub]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/281 ... -ja-morant


"3. Devonte' Graham can pass too
There is a tendency to brand guys like Graham -- small at 6-foot-1 and an eager shooter -- as bench gunners, but Graham's play has been more subtle than that. He has looked the part of NBA starting point guard, with canny timing as a pick-and-roll distributor...Last week, Borrego inserted Graham into the starting lineup in place of Dwayne Bacon. Graham is not giving up that spot anytime soon. He has been better than Rozier (by a lot) and everyone else on Charlotte's roster. The next step is getting more comfortable finishing in the paint, but Graham has arrived."

Also, JaMorant's gonna be a star ( I know, not a Jayhawk, but I'm a fan ).

[Deleted User 89]

never heard of dwayne bacon

odd, with a name like that i’d think it would ring a bell

[twocoach]

Oubre with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists in a loss last night.
He is averaging over 17 ppg (that includes his 1 point game against the Lakers).
I didn't realize he averaged 16.9 points per game two seasons ago.
Riddle me this. What makes Kelly Oubre and Ben Mclemore solid NBA players and guys such as Xavier Henry (1st round 12th pick), Josh Jackson (1st round 4th pick - I guess we can blame his brain), Josh Selby (2nd round 49th pick), and Wayne Selden (I am still surprised he was un-drafted) aren't on an NBA team today?

Health for Henry. Tore his Achilles and was done for all practical purposes. Josh has between the ears issues and that broken jumper gets exposed at the NBA level. He is a hundred thousand quality reps behind everyone else because the hundred thousand reps of a broken jumper harmed his future ability.

Selby? Dunno, health and brains maybe. He had no business going when he did and was washed out before he ever had the smarts to take advantage of the chance.

Selden is simply making better money and getting more reps in China than he could get in the NBA. It took him 3 years to become an above average P5 ncaa player so the fact he played in the NBA as much as he did is pretty impressive.

Oubre has the measurables to fit in his role well. In the confined space of an NBA court, that goes a long ways. And he seems to be working hard and playing well. McLemore? I hope he starts shooting better 3pt fg% so he can stick in the NBA. Great kid who deserves some good things, would love it if he could play in the NBA as long as he wants.

[Deleted User 289]

Good post 2coach - thanks for taking the time to respond!
I am going to some HS games in the near future and will be watching some highly ranked recruits.
I don't pretend I can tell who will make it as a quality player in the NBA and who wont and some of these kids are just a couple of years away from being NBA players.
Well, one guy I will give myself credit for GUESSING correctly about was - Cliff. Kid was a beast in HS. Watching him in HS I thought he wouldn't be anything other than a very good college player - and he wasn't really even that.