Kansas Crimson

digitalkookie wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:22 pm

jfish26 wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:19 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 12:51 pm

From what i've seen, no on the Cole Aldrich, not on the defensive end.
Aldrich won B12DPOY 2 years in a row.

Yeah, Aldrich isn’t the right comp. I think Wayne in a bigs-shoot world might be closer.

I don't think there is a proper comparison given we've never had a big who was a legitimate threat from outside

pdub wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:24 pm

digitalkookie wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:22 pm

jfish26 wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:19 pm

Yeah, Aldrich isn’t the right comp. I think Wayne in a bigs-shoot world might be closer.

I don't think there is a proper comparison given we've never had a big who was a legitimate threat from outside

Dedric.
Perry.
Morris twins to a point.

But Dickinson is 7 foot 1.
So, that's something different than any of those dudes.

Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:28 pm I’m sure he’ll be fine at KU. Better than fine. Perhaps wowzie good.

And I know NIL and transfer monies is just the new normal, but it feels so icky.

And HD, for some reason, probably related to the icky I feel related to this process now, seems like he might cause cohesion problems. I have no reason to believe that other than a gut feeling.

So, here’s to hoping he’s full 2023 4k or VR HD, and not that 720i plasma crap we got in 2007.

Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:28 pm
And I know NIL and transfer monies is just the new normal, but it feels so icky.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:39 pm

Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:28 pm
And I know NIL and transfer monies is just the new normal, but it feels so icky.

I feel the same.
Difficult to get excited even though I know we're better with him.

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:47 pm all he asked was "how much did we pay for him?"

what exactly is wrong with that. we all know why he came to lawrence. we all know how this transaction went down.

what exactly is wrong with asking how much we paid.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 12:55 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 12:49 pm honest question (perhaps without a knowable answer): can KU really offer better NIL options than uk?

I'm sure David Booth, bathing in stock profits, can drop a 500k to a million every season.
Even within Lawrence, we have a very powerful booster program.

surly wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 1:50 pm i asked a simple question to wit some of you go all bananas. why? it seems to me we should just get on with it and dispense with college eligibility altogether. allow pros to play at college or in the league. stop with the charade that this has anything to do with "student" because clearly it does not. it's about winning sports. colleges are in competition with one another and the pros now.

AlOerter wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:06 pm I think his decision was as much about the style of play and mix of teammates as it was about nil. Self is such a genuine dude when he talks to you and he loves to pound it in the paint. Dejuan is the perfect point guard for a guy like HD.

TDub wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:10 pm

AlOerter wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:06 pm I think his decision was as much about the style of play and mix of teammates as it was about nil. Self is such a genuine dude when he talks to you and he loves to pound it in the paint. Dejuan is the perfect point guard for a guy like HD.

I think you could name 2 million reasons he chose us

jfish26 wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:14 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:10 pm

AlOerter wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:06 pm I think his decision was as much about the style of play and mix of teammates as it was about nil. Self is such a genuine dude when he talks to you and he loves to pound it in the paint. Dejuan is the perfect point guard for a guy like HD.

I think you could name 2 million reasons he chose us

Not my money. And not like it's affecting ticket prices or anything like that.

Me, I think it's rad that he's playing here instead of riding a two-way contract.