Kansas Crimson

Soklous wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:34 pm Not sure why the defense bit on it, but his two drives to a shovel pass to Dedric were alll right.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 2:34 pm

Soklous wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:34 pm Not sure why the defense bit on it, but his two drives to a shovel pass to Dedric were alll right.

It works a lot better in this five out offensive plan. Maybe a little more room for guys to roll and maneuver will help this lineup out. Not to mention Devonte Graham Facetiming them before every game to tell them "I don't care what coach says, shoot the damn open three!"

Graham is the leader of this team and he isn't even here any more. I hope I can make it to his ceremony to hang his jersey in the rafters. That kid freaking loves KU.

Soklous wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:20 pm Sadly number 1 reason and fear when Self caved. Devonte and those before were all about the culture that Self and Staff have created class after class. You aren’t getting that with a space cadet senior, transfers and freshmen.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:50 am

Soklous wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:20 pm Sadly number 1 reason and fear when Self caved. Devonte and those before were all about the culture that Self and Staff have created class after class. You aren’t getting that with a space cadet senior, transfers and freshmen.

Can’t disagree with this. Also doesn’t help that one of the transfers pretty much got away with popping a Self recruit in the face (and in so doing, neutering that guy as a possible leader).

There’s a foundation with Dotson and Garrett and McCormack. Those guys should all be around for the next loaded team (2020-21), assuming recruiting is stabilized and producing lottery picks again.

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:58 am "There’s a foundation with Dotson and Garrett and McCormack."

I think you are leaving out who I think is just itching to become a leader, Ochai.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:50 am

Soklous wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:20 pm Sadly number 1 reason and fear when Self caved. Devonte and those before were all about the culture that Self and Staff have created class after class. You aren’t getting that with a space cadet senior, transfers and freshmen.

Can’t disagree with this. Also doesn’t help that one of the transfers pretty much got away with popping a Self recruit in the face (and in so doing, neutering that guy as a possible leader).

There’s a foundation with Dotson and Garrett and McCormack. Those guys should all be around for the next loaded team (2020-21), assuming recruiting is stabilized and producing lottery picks again.

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:58 am "There’s a foundation with Dotson and Garrett and McCormack."

I think you are leaving out who I think is just itching to become a leader, Ochai.

Fifth Coach

“I’m not in love with Grimes. He was never a tough kid, and college basketball is hard. He’s lost confidence. [Ochai] Agbaji might be a better prospect than he is. Look through the years. Your guard play was Frank Mason and Devonte Graham. Has Grimes been relegated to Wayne Selden? Where you gotta be a shot-maker, defend. Has he been relegated to that?

“He’s not a super shot-creator, doesn’t have a lot of wiggle at 6-5. He’s athletic enough to finish at the rim, but he hasn’t been consistent from 3. Which is supposed to be his thing. So now you couple in that he’s playing scared and turning the ball over, it’s easy to put Agbaji in. He just fits in. He’ll make trash plays, he guards the shit out of the other team’s best player. You already got Lawson on the floor, you got Vick on the floor. You don’t need Grimes right now.

“Easily, I would transfer. He’d thrive at, like, a Nebraska. Losing James Palmer, losing Glynn Watson.”

NDballer13 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:50 am Subscribe for a guy who says Grimes' "thing" was supposed to be his 3 point shooting and he is not needed because Vick is apparently on the floor?

pdub wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:52 am Guy likes the Nebraska transfer because of what AWIII did out of Kansas.
But I think Grimes is best served to come back for his sophomore year and play alongside Ochai.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:05 am

pdub wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:52 am Guy likes the Nebraska transfer because of what AWIII did out of Kansas.
But I think Grimes is best served to come back for his sophomore year and play alongside Ochai.

You don't have to squint too hard to see a Dotson/Grimes/Agbaji (with Garrett behind) backcourt being ferocious.