***** Official '24/'25 KU Men's Basketball Repository Thread *****

[cmh6476]

The Team:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/

The Schedule:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule/

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Everyone has Adidas money now. NIL has destroyed your basketball program I love that for you

I guess if there's one thing corn fans know, it's a fall from grace.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Everyone has Adidas money now. NIL has destroyed your basketball program I love that for you

Destroyed is a strong word. We're still a top 10ish team even right now with some of the most talent in NCAA. Most programs would kill to have a team/season like this.

NIL has balanced the playing field a ton now, though. It's why a bunch of coaches of Self's vintage have already quit and it may be why he ultimately bows out soon as well.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

BIGGEST LOST LEAD LEAD IN KU HISTORY

21 POINTS

We just need to get into the tournament and hope to get lucky. We aren't good.

We go in as a 6-8 seed, we could lose in the first round.

[Mr. Plow]

Terrible team. Wake me up in March so I can watch them lose in the 2nd round. No reason KJ got the minutes he did.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

We go in as a 6-8 seed, we could lose in the first round.

Oh I expect to. But it's the NCAA Tournament. Anything can happen.

[lawrenceRaider]

Has any Self team ever given up 60 points in a half before?

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Destroyed is a strong word. We're still a top 10ish team even right now with some of the most talent in NCAA. Most programs would kill to have a team/season like this.

NIL has balanced the playing field a ton now, though. It's why a bunch of coaches of Self's vintage have already quit and it may be why he ultimately bows out soon as well.

It’s a completely different world now.

I can’t imagine a coach being elite in the old days and now.

Self’s history of recruiting diamonds in the rough and building them up over 2-3 years simply doesn’t work anymore. Those guys are just going to transfer.

[cmh6476]

This team is about a Darryn Peterson short of being a legit contender.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Everyone has Adidas money now. NIL has destroyed your basketball program I love that for you

I'd think it's currently the transfer portal... it's not like KU had a monopoly on paying kids under the table, but watch the team the past couple years and to the shock of no one, they look like a team that's never played together because... and then you NIL a dud like Dickinson who makes everyone around him a little worse and only shows up when he feels like it (which I guess you could blame on NIL), off years will happen... but it's cool this is considered "destroyed" I guess, goes to show how spoiled we are as fans.

[CasselGotPeedOn]

Flory played 4 minutes in the second half

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

We go in as a 6-8 seed, we could lose in the first round.

I expect they'll be a 3-4 seed given their resume, but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't lose in the first round either.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn

Flory played 4 minutes in the second half

And Baylor was attacking the basket over and over again with great success for the entire 2nd half. Self just decided not to play his shot blocking NBA big for KJ.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn

Flory played 4 minutes in the second half

Holy. Shit.

Bill self is an idiot.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

It’s a completely different world now.

I can’t imagine a coach being elite in the old days and now.

Self’s history of recruiting diamonds in the rough and building them up over 2-3 years simply doesn’t work anymore. Those guys are just going to transfer.

Agreed. Similarly, Cal's style of freshmen recruiting isn't working anymore either.

College basketball success today is about bringing in high level transfers in and coaching them up into your system immediately. Self hasn't adjusted yet to that reality and he may never do it.

[Buehler445]

Not mad I missed this.