KU getting nervous
- Thread starter HuddleUp
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Well, they still have Drew for a coach. They guy can recruit like crazy, but can't coach himself out of a wet paper bag.
We beat them by 15. Nuff said.
I think Lacey will either choose Alabama or Kansas. I have a hard time seeing him pick Kentucky when they already have Doron Lamb at shooting gaurd who is going to take the majority of minutes. Kentucky's recruiting class is already ridiculous, with Lacey it would definitely be the best recruiting class ever. At least the best on paper.
I don't think anyone can predict who Daniels will choose considering he has changed his mind so many times. But Daniels and his teammate Traylor are announcing at the same time, they both have offers from KU and one of their friends and teammates is already at KU as a preffered walk-on.
Exactly, that should never happen when you have players like Acy, Jones and Dunn on your team. Think of what ISU could have done last year with players like that.
Well they had five guys drafted in 2008 and came back and went 14-2 and won the B12, so they've had to replace more and been just fine.
They also lost 8 games that year and lost to Baylor in their opening B12 tournament game. And, there were only 3 teams from the B12 ranked that year and they lost to one of them. They beat North Dakota State by 10 in their first NCAA game and drew Dayton in the second round. Michigan State beat them in the third round.
Hardly the type of year Kansas expects and a clear dropoff from their title the year before.
That 2009 Kansas team was expected to barely be in tourny... and got a 3 seed.... and won the Big 12 title. They only beat NDSU by 10 because there was 30k NDSU fans in the Metrodome (I was there). They then dismantled Dayton in the next game and lost a heartbreaker to the eventual national runner-up. Bill Self is a flat-out winner.
I expect KU to be just fine next year based on what I saw from that Kansas team.
I'll just go ahead and say it. If you think that season was anything but a resounding success, given what was lost and the expectations, you're an idiot.
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Though Kansas was expected to drop off, there was still some talent in the pipeline with the Morris twins, Cole Aldrich, and Sharon Collins all playing the year before. And don't forget, that Kansas team definitely overachieved. This year it doesn't seem like they have nearly the same confidence in their returning players, and they are still scrambling to get good players. It's Kansas, so you can never be shocked if they win the conference, but one of these years they won't. Also, a "down" year at Kansas is if they finish like 3rd in the conference, while for us that would be clearly exceeding realistic expectations. Having a "down" year is all relative.
Thats the point, without the 4-5 stars you HAVE to coach. I don't remember any of these teams in the final 4 with Self.
Go to the final 4 with 3 star guys and then I'll tip my hat to these guys who have and always will get the 4-5 stars. Players go to the school with the reputation and when you have 3,4 5 of them each year you damn well better win championships.
