Kansas Crimson

Obviously there's a market for this thing...and by no means should my disinterest discourage anyone from rooting on their favorite 'Hawks, but...man I just can't find the motivation to give a shit about this.

Mjl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:32 pm No more Garrett and Dotson. Really lacking ball handlers

Both were playing nba summer league. Does that disqualify them from being eligible? Does that count as being an nba player

So I guess that anyone can play. Current NBA pros and all of that. But I'm sure there's language in contracts to prevent that from happening.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:51 pm Obviously there's a market for this thing...and by no means should my disinterest discourage anyone from rooting on their favorite 'Hawks, but...man I just can't find the motivation to give a shit about this.

I was excited at first. They are playing in Wichita. But I won't attend and probably won't watch. I'm just kind of blah about it, too.

Oh, Selden dropped too

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:57 pm So I guess that anyone can play. Current NBA pros and all of that. But I'm sure there's language in contracts to prevent that from happening.

Current nba players cannot play I thought was the one stipulation, but I didn't know I'd that applied to summer league guys trying to make rosters

Yeah, I saw one thing but might be wrong. It says can't be on a current NBA roster and has to be over 18.

Not sure if Summer League counts as current NBA roster.

surly wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:45 pm

I'm old enough to remember when it was called the "Field House", before it became "Henry Levitt Arena", in '69.

Had the good fortune of seeing Lanny van Eman, Dave Stallworth, Warren Armstrong, Carr, Levingston, and the X-Man play there.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:58 pm

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:51 pm Obviously there's a market for this thing...and by no means should my disinterest discourage anyone from rooting on their favorite 'Hawks, but...man I just can't find the motivation to give a shit about this.

I was excited at first. They are playing in Wichita. But I won't attend and probably won't watch. I'm just kind of blah about it, too.

I'll always be excited about whatever iteration of KU hoops I can get.

But, knowing it's a guard-heavy game and how we performed last TBT, I was way more excited when Dotson was on bored. Elite speed and still young.

the final roster's guards more than anything are just old. It'll still be fun to see them play again, and to see the dynamic of a broad era of KU guys all playing together.

I'm also excited for the Morrises to coach. Last time out, it was fucking Face Ass. Last TBT I remember a critical timeout, out of which we needed a shot, and the camera cut to the huddle. There he is acting like a moron just like, "ummm....well...for this play...uh, I guess...for this play...ummm...why don't...why don't we have....uh, Elijah shoot it....derp...."

filler awaiting football season. people getting all excited about these old jocks is just silly.

you get excited for people testing dirt quality.

pdub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:33 pm you get excited for people testing dirt quality.

Talk all the shit you want about k state, but they can test the fuck out of some dirt in manhattan

pdub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:33 pm you get excited for people testing dirt quality.

I should be more excited for tbt. But I'm not, its just not that exciting to me.


I'm not defending being excited for dirt quality testing, but, in the grand scheme of things, its probably more important than tbt.

I was pumped when it was Selden, Dotson, Garrett, maybe someone else younger?

But yeah, despite them adding possibly my favorite all-time player (Rush), it's a lot less exciting. I think some of that was with the younger guys, they were probably the favorite to win it all. Not so much with the geriatrics.

We really have people on here defending competitions where you judge dirt over actual basketball.

On a Kansas basketball bored.

Jesus.

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:36 am We really have people on here defending competitions where you judge dirt over actual basketball.

On a Kansas basketball bored.

Jesus.

Judging dirt is more important and possibly/probably more interesting than TBT.
Yeah, I said it too.
Add me to your list of Jesus inciters.

Being completely serious (I was being kind of serious before)......

TBT is something I and probably 95% (or more?) of all the other people in the world have little to no interest in.
For those 5% (high estimate?) that do have an interest, good for them and I seriously mean that.
If something gives you excitement and joy and it doesn't hurt you or anyone else - fantastic.

P.S. I figure TBT has to be better than Big3. Right?

Feral wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:43 pm
I'm old enough to remember when it was called the "Field House", before it became "Henry Levitt Arena", in '69.

Had the good fortune of seeing Lanny van Eman, Dave Stallworth, Warren Armstrong, Carr, Levingston, and the X-Man play there.

Dang Feral! You are old! I played against Carr in high school BTW.

Testing dirt is more important.
Judging it in some collegiate competition is not.
And even if we are talking about testing dirt, to say it's more interesting/exciting than watching former KU players play actual basketball, as old as the players are and as useless as the competition may be ( and I agree it is useless ), is close to bannable.

Scenario.
You can get 1000 bucks in cash.
To get the 1000 bucks in cash you have to stay in your home all day ( or until scenarios A or B are finished ) on a Saturday and either:

A. watch four games of Mass Street TBT
B. watch eight hours of soil judging

Is this the game day thread?