Kansas Crimson

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 5:07 pm Didn’t Blake sit out for one of those big matchups?

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:54 am Maybe they had good matchups in the McDonalds AA game/practices? Or in AAU? They are the same age.

RainbowsandUnicorns wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:11 am

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:54 am Maybe they had good matchups in the McDonalds AA game/practices? Or in AAU? They are the same age.

Maybe but the original question was "Toughest opponent you played against in the Big 12" followed by "individual player in the Big 12".

Some BG / CA content....
Seems they are buds.

"Afterward, Blake Griffin said, “Cole was amazing. The way he played with the second unit, setting screen and rolls, he was just out there to do his job. I think that is a huge quality for him. That was a prime example of being a star in your role and not trying to reach outside of that.”
https://www.dailynews.com/2016/01/08/co ... -can-play/

Also....
https://www.nba.com/clippers/news/how-c ... st-to-gain

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 7:38 am With the roster over there maybe best chance to get some PT though I kinda think Vontes NBA run might be over.

Former University of Kansas combo guard Mario Chalmers won two state basketball championships at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska (2002, 2003), an NCAA title at KU (2008) and a pair of NBA crowns with the Miami Heat (2012, 2013).

The 38-year-old Jayhawk legend, believed to be one of 17 NBA players to win the biggest prize in high school, college and the NBA, this weekend has a chance to snare a third championship on the professional level.

Chalmers’ 3’s Company team (8-2) will meet Bivouac (9-1) in the championship game of Ice Cube’s Big3 League at 2 p.m. Central on Sunday at TD Garden in Boston. The title game will be shown live on CBS.

Chalmers has been part of the Big3 (three-on-three league) since 2019, when he was taken 22nd overall in the league’s draft.

The 3’s Company roster is headlined by Chalmers and former Kansas State standout forward Michael Beasley, a strong candidate for MVP of the league. Reggie Evans, who played in the NBA 13 seasons, is also on the team as well as former Boston College player Sean Williams and former Florida A&M player Nasir Core. The head coach is five-time NBA champ Michael Cooper.

Chalmers is fourth in the league in 3-pointers made (13). He’s 13-of-30 for 43.3%.
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Here’s a scouting report on Chalmers’ 3’s Company team courtesy of the Big3.com Website: “For the first time since losing the 2018 Big3 Championship, 3’s Company is back in the playoffs and has the depth to make some noise. Michael Beasley has once again been one of the top scorers in the league but they also have the supporting cast to back him up. Reggie Evans has always been one of the best rebounders in the league and is the lone player on this team who’s played in a Big3 championship.

“Add in a couple shot makers in Mario Chalmers and rookie of the year candidate Nasir Core alongside one of the top shot blockers in Sean Williams and it’s hard to find weaknesses in this team’s game.”

Here’s a list of the 17 NBA players to win titles in high school, college and the NBA, led by three Kansas Jayhawks — Christian Braun, Chalmers and Sasha Kaun. The others: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lucius Allen, Shane Battier, Quinn Buckner, Tom Gola, Gail Goodrich, Cliff Hagan, Magic Johnson, Jerry Lucas, Glen Rice, Rick Robey, Bill Russell, Jason Terry and Bill Walton.