I know we’re mainly a basketball school, but the soccer team is going to the semis in the big 12 tournament. Lets show them some love!

Bill often likes to use an 8 man rotation and otherwise sprinkle in playing time occasionally for others farther down the bench. I think David Coit ends up playing a Remy Martinesque role with this team and comes off the bench for an offensive spark. My final amateur purely speculative predictions for the rotation:

• PG— Dajaun Harris

• SG— Zeke Mayo

• SF— AJ Storr

• PF— KJ Adams

• C— Hunter Dickinson

• Bench Guard— David Coit

• Bench Wing— Rylen Griffen

• Bench Big— Flory Bidunga

• Extra rotational players– Shakeel Moore/ Rakeese Passmore/ Jamari McDowell

• Buried on the bench- Noah Shelby, Zach Clemence, Noah Cross, Wilder Evers

• Buried even farther on the bench- Patrick Cassidy, Will Thengvall, Dillon Willhite

We are thinking of cancelling cable anyone know of a good streaming option to watch basketball? We were thinking of the espn+ but not sure if that gets regular KU BB games on espn? Their website is of no use. Thanks!

I’m done paying child support so I have a little extra change. Was thinking of giving to this NIL fund. What are the benefits? Can I write it off on my taxes since it’s a donation?

I’m a Toronto Raptors fan and I just wanted to let yall Knotts your Basketball alumni Gradey Djck has been absolutely amazing this season.

I’ll never forget watching on of your March Madness in 2023 and just knowing immediately that Gradey was going to be a stud in the NBA and that he would be a perfect fit for my Raptors.

Fast forward to the 2023 NBA draft and I couldn’t have been more happy.

It’s safe to say that Gradey Dick is one of my favourite current Raptors and that his jersey is in the way to my house.

I’m just letting yall know that you should be proud of this guy.

So I've never bought tickets to a game but would like to get some for my family for Christmas!. I was looking for tickets for later in the year, but I'm only seeing resell tickets for $200+ each a piece. Is there a better way to buy tickets or are some not on sale yet? Thanks for any help!

First time visitor to Lawrence and Allen Fieldhouse here, super excited. Can anyone give advice on how to get to/from bball game? Are Ubers abundant on game day? How walkable is it from Mass Ave bars to AFH? If we decide to drive to arena is there parking available nearby? TIA for any info you can share

I am going as Sean Evans from Hot Ones and as part of the costume, I will be asking people well-researched questions. I have a coworker who graduated from KU in the late 1980's who is part of this. Are there any interesting things about KU that an alum would be surprised and impressed that a non-Jayhawk knows?

Example question:

"Where do you stand on the ----- debate? And why was that such a big thing at KU?"

"What made a night at the ------ special? And do you have a particularly good story from an experience there?"

I wanted to put some observations out there because its pre-season and nothing before a real game means anything anyway. These are some of the things I saw in the (2) don't matter at all exhibition games.

• David Coit is a Bill Self player.
  • I really don't care that he scored a bunch- that was just a cherry on top. The shots he took were great shots, and he was pesky and hustle on defense. The guy was probably the smallest player in the game but he was chasing down rebounds, fighting through picks, and just being tough the entire game. Really happy we picked him up. We NEEDED David big time.
• Kansas Fans are under-rating KJ adams. He got better.
  • KJ is already looking more efficient and loving that he got some help. Aside from some moments where he could have been more careful with the ball on the perimeter, he didn't really make any mistakes. He's also a nightmare to guard and his range seems ever so slightly further this season. People seem overly concerned with KJs lack of an outside shot - get over it. There are tons of great players that couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from 19 ft. (Rodman, Rando, Wallace, Green, etc) The only question mark are free throws because he's going to end up at the line in late game situations.
• Rylan Griffen
  • 1 game sample but I like his decision making and his defense. We all like his outside shooting because that seems to be what makes or breaks good Kansas teams, but he seems to be a composition piece... if you notice he will find a way to make himself ever so slightly more open when someone else has the ball... its subtle but important. Great cuts off the ball. Some of the other guys will get caught watching the ball- Rylan seems to be looking for opportunities. He also has a lengthy, but space consuming style of defense. Its not pesky, but changes shots and off-ball routes on help D. Definitely underrated qualities.
• Flory is going to be a Roller Coaster, but the good kind
  • At some point this season he'll be in late game when its a tight game and people are going to get really really pissed at some of the decision making. I'm going to love it... the guy is clearly a freak athlete and wants nothing but to shove the ball back down someones throat after they throw up a prayer that they THINK is is out of his wingspan. He hasn't shown the offense yet besides the lobs, but you get a sense that its there.
• Reading the comments about Dajuan, Zach, and Jamari piss me off
  • Its super clear when you see negative comments about Dajuan that people on the internet have no idea what the hell they are talking about and they certainly have never played organized basketball. Dajuan is a cornerstone of the program right now, and its awesome. He leans pass first which pisses people off... yet they don't realize we get recruits because they know they will score 2-3 more points a game because of him. He doesn't care about his own stats he cares about winning. He takes care of the ball, plays great defense, and makes all the other guys look good. Aside from that, I'm CRAZY excited to get his pesky defense back since David Coit can share some ball handling responsibility.
  • Zach and Jamari are different than Dajuan but similar. Jamari isn't getting enough minutes for what he's shown in the games historically. He always did well but he seems to not have developed as much? It must be something Self is seeing in practice. What I see is hustle and solid shots. He even landed more rebounds than AJ store and Zeke Mayo combined in 1/3 the minutes tonight. He's making shots as well as the other guys, but everything else seems turned down 1-2 levels below what he needs for a role (toughness, competition, off ball play). Which not going to lie... kind of bugs me because he's high potential. Maybe things will shake out, but he seems on the bubble at the moment.
  • Zach is under-rated by KU fans right now. He's sped up a bunch, but he's getting to the spots, he's hustling and playing defense well. If you watch him, he is always the first one on the floor for a loose ball. His offense is completely out of stride and off balance (he's forcing things) and he will occasionally lose his assignment or miss his help side defense... none of it is THAT bad and none of it will continue one way or another. Basically, he'll calm down find a rhythm on offense and end up with a Mitch Lightfoot type role this year, OR Self will pull his minutes for too many bad decisions. It was a similar vibe with David McCormack there for a bit. Frustrating to watch but in David's case he ultimately came around. With Zach, I have no clue which way it will go, there aren't a lot of minutes to spare... but the comments on the internet are dead wrong about the guy. Missing a couple of shots doesn't mean shit. Hustle, defense, toughness, and making plays happen are what matters, and Zach is doing it. Realistically we will be in a much better shape if Zach can provide 15 solid minutes a game. It honestly might be the difference this season because we don't know how Flory will develop.
• I'm still trying to understand AJ storr and Zeke Mayo.
  • The box score says they both had good games preseason. The eyeball test says they were super sleepy in the first half tonight and didn't start showing up until the game was already in hand. Hell yeah!!! to Zeke for shooting as well as he did, but also thats the last time this season he's going to get that many looks that are wide open. Meanwhile I didn't see the defense. 1 rebound (Zeke) in 24 minutes of playing time in a game where we have a massive height advantage is a little concerning for a guy who is fighting for a starting position. Its not like Hunter was out there being all tall and taking them out of your hands. The flip side is that he's clearly a sniper. And thank god.
  • AJ Storr - I'm quite hopeful about AJ because he definitely has more to offer than he has shown, but considering all the press I'm curious where the guy I read about is. Wisconsin is a serious program. Being the top scorer at Wisconsin last year is no joke. My gut tells me the pre-season has been out of context.
• Wow! Passmore
  • His numbers obviously don't show the talent the guy is working with. The dunk he missed tonight is a prime example... wholly crap had he finished that it would have likely been the most athletic play of the night. Before the transfer portal he would have been guaranteed 15min at game and probably would have worked to 20ish before the season is over. In 2024 I'm not so sure. Regardless, he's fun to watch. Super athletic, quick moves, and you can tell he wants to run. I want him in the game, even if he does the normal freshman stuff

He comes in as the top QB in the state!

I find myself watching the game making announcer type calls to learn the new names...Coit, to Griffen, to Mayo to whoever new guy...and then happy when it's Harris or KJ you know...

Wasn't really high on him last year and screamed his name many times, but just seeing him there on the sidelines gives me a good feeling inside.

Can't wait for his comeback story, and I hope it ends with KU....

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For any fellow Jayhawk fans that would like to go to the game tonight, I am going to give away my 2 tickets to the first person that responds to this thread. I ask that you please not resale them!

I’ve heard from quite a few people that want Lance fired for refusing to make changes at OC and DC. I have agreed to an extent that he needs to change things especially game management and take more accountability but I wouldn’t say fire him.

This specific loss last night does show the lack of discipline of this team, I can give numerous reasons. But this isn’t a powerhouse program so we can’t bench a lot of these guys making mistakes because we’ll be playing walk-ons with our depth.

This team could realistically be undefeated but especially 7-1 if we just finished games but we can’t. Grimes started off bad, hasn’t been consistently good but it’s hard to replace a guy like AK. Borland should be gone regardless, we could have Georgia talent on the defensive side of the ball and be horrific still. Granted they played their ass off last night but it’s just been to inconsistent every year we’ve had Borland.

It’s disappointing because next year will undoubtedly be a down year disregarding the fact we will probably lose multiple commits and the portal may very likely dismantle us.

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When: 10/26/2024 07:00 PM

Where: Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS

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I want to hear everybody’s take on the game last night.

Biggest surprises?

Biggest disappointments?

Season outlook?

I’ve seen a lot of reactions mostly bad to the performance last night but I can’t see Self necessarily bringing out the entire playbook and being without arguably the best player in CBB in Hunter Dickinson and a lengthy guard in Griffen is tough.

Can anyone put down the stats and shooting percentages from last nights game for our guys?

My take away from watching some highlights are:

1. Rakease* needs to make the rotation - athletic, looks big and strong out there, reminds me of maybe even a better young Agbaji

2. Zeke - want to know his shooting percentage because he seems like he might be underwhelming (I know we don’t have floor spacing but I got the same feeling in the KUvKU scrimmage a few days ago).

3. Bidunga - will be a nice backup to Hunter. Seems raw but a good sub to give Hunter some rest.

4. What did AJ Storr, what was his percentages? 8 points seems sub par given what I expected of him.

5. The backups last year probably shouldn’t see much playing time this year (Clemence, McDowell). I think Coit will get some time early season but won’t see much time either even though I think he’s good. Just short.

All things considered I think Hunter and Griffen will be critical to the teams success and fluidity when it comes to shooting well and spacing the floor. I’m not too worried about an exhibition away sellout against a very good Ark team without 2 of the starting 6 playing.

Good test... Bill's got some stuff to work out with this squad.