Pretty interesting article over at RealGM.com analyzing the differences between Bruce Weber and Frank Martin in how their freshman players performed, how their transfers performed, and how their players improves through their careers. Similar to the analysis that was done here on BotC, but hits some points that weren't covered while supporting some others that were.

H/T to Bensa for the original fanshot, I missed it yesterday so sent this one to the FP for further viewing. - Denver

Great, lengthy article on si.com almost entirely about Bill Self. There's also a link to another article the author wrote at the top of the page that is focused on the Jayhawks as a whole. Apparently while writing that article Joe Posnanski was so fascinated by Self that he wrote the piece I linked to. Read it, tis fun.

What can you say? Turner Gill gets another good hire, DW was the Associate Head Coach and OC for Southern Miss. He's familiar with KU because he coached here before, and he's been learning from Larry Fedora. Not to mention he's supposed to be a good recruiter as well. Sounds good to me.

Article on the LJworld.com website about the men's basketball team doing what it takes in the weight room. Some ridiculous numbers about how much all of them have improved in there since coming to KU. Read it. It'll make you yearn for next year.

Rivals finally released its last set of rankings for the 2009 class. Looks like Elijah Johnson moved up to five-star status (checking in at #24) while Thomas Robinson moved down to #31. I don't give a sh*t really, but I'm glad we're still getting a five-star - I'm probably even a bit happier its EJ since I feel like rankings matter more to guards.

Most of you probably already check out espn.com enough that you saw this article anyways, but I thought it was interesting enough to merit a link. I know its not exactly KU related, so just call me out if its too out of line for this site, but its a nice piece on some of the things Tom Izzo does at MSU that have a proven track record of success in the postseason, when its toughest to get your teams prepped. Anyone know if we've got anything like this going on in Lawrence? If not, here's guessing that Lew Perkins is down.

Pretty much a foregone conclusion, but the AP announced today that Bill Self won the Coach of the Year award.
Congrats Coach Self!

Sounds like B-Rush might be finding his scoring touch in the pros. Probably helps that Indy is lottery bound and his playing time is seeing a spike (see: three straight starts), but I'm glad for the guy. His game always seemed well-suited for the League, and hopefully Indy's got another steal from that team we know so well.

Good news that Sherron was named one of 17 finalists for the Bob Cousy award. I don't like his chances of winning the whole thing, but I'm glad he's getting at least some of the recognition he deserves. Hats off to one of the most exciting jayhawks I've seen.