danimal8533
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Kansas Kids Better Prepared for NBA Draft?
"Its likely not a surprise that the guys that carried themselves the best in the process were from Kansas. They all handled questions with maturity. They were all physically ready to compete and some executives noticed. The Kentucky kids, outside of John Wall, were not nearly as polished. Patrick Patterson came off well in every aspect of the Combine process. Daniel Orton, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe really struggled. One executive commented on how solid these guys were as players, but how hard it was to get a read on their maturity, which would influence that teams' thought process."
Love this...great catch Danimal. I have to think that there will come a time where the shine will wear off for Calipari. I've always though Coach Self is a guy that just gets it.
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2009 Nike Elite Camp
Sounds like Mark Mangino and his staff are gearing up for yet another impressive recruiting class for next year. Many of the top players in Texas are listing Kansas as their favorite, or one of their favorites. This is a great rundown from theshiver.com about some of the recruits at the 2009 Nike Elite Camp that are showing some interest in KU. Kudos to Mangino and his staff for capitalizing on their recent success and managing to keep building on it. Rock Chalk!
Sending in the Big Guns
Good article on Zagsblog about Danny Manning trying to be the closer to get Lance Stephenson to come to KU next year. Suddenly, I have a good feeling about this. I really think this kid could make an immediate impact next year, and I for one, would be very excited to get him. He reminds me of Brandon Rush coming in. A kid with a reputation as being a "me first" player with an expectation to be a one-doner. Brandon turned into one of my all-time favorites at KU, and I think Lance could end up doing the same. Keep in mind that early in his recruitment, HE contacted Bill Self about playing at KU, not the other way around. Here's hoping Manning has all the right things to say and gets Lance here for next year.
Interview with Lance Stephenson
Great interview with Stephenson after his visit to KU last weekend. I don't know why, but I am pretty optimistic on getting this kid for next year. I love Brady, but Stephenson would be a major upgrade, and barring any unforeseen deflections next year, we could be the favorite to win it all if he decides to come to KU. Sounds like he had a good time when he was here and he felt "comfortable" with the players and staff. I don't see John Wall at KU next year, especially if Sherron stays for his senior year (which I think he should). But Stephenson could definitely be a Jayhawk by late March.
An Interesting Perspective
by danimal8533 on Feb 17, 2009 5:56 PM EST
on Rock Chalk Talk
This comes from the guys over at phogblog.com. They don't put up a whole lot of stuff, but I always have liked their "REAL Standings" and wasn't sure if anybody here was aware of them. It is a long post since I included the background info on how they calculate things, but well worth the read. So......Here is a copy of the latest "REAL Standings" as well as a link to their site. Comment away.
BACKGROUND
The REAL Big 12 standings is not intended to be predictive in nature. My subjective pre-season prediction last year, for example, was that KU would do better than its REAL Standings projected record of 12-4. And my prediction was correct (13-3).
What the REAL Standings does is indicate which team or teams are in the most advantageous position to win the conference championship without regard to their current record as shown in the newspaper or on your web page. It assesses where teams truly stand in relation to each other, taking into account who they have played and where and who and where they have yet to play. This is especially helpful in an unbalanced schedule setup, as most conferences—including the Big 12–now have, as opposed to the days when every Big 8 or SWC team played an identical schedule consisting of games home and away with every other conference opponent.
The premise of the REAL Standings is that championships are won by:
1. Winning EVERY game that a champion should win: i.e., all Home games and all games against the league’s bottom-feeders; and
2. Winning the most losable games—i.e., Road games vs. other contenders and competitive teams—with Road wins vs. a contender being “Special.”
In the REAL Standings, each contender is projected to win all Home games and all games against the conference’s bottom-feeders; to lose all Road games versus other contenders; and to be at-risk (i.e., assigned .5 W and .5 L) for all Road games against those teams that are competitive enough to be dangerous, even for a contender, on their Home court.
Second tier teams (i.e., the competitors), are projected to win their Home games vs. their peers and third tier teams; to lose their Road games vs. contenders and their peers; and to be at risk at Home vs. contenders and on the Road vs. the bottom-feeders.
Third tier teams are projected to lose every game except Home games vs. second tier teams (which are counted as at-risk games) and other third tier teams (which are projected W’s).
The only subjective factor in the REAL standings is identifying the contenders, the competitors, and the bottom-feeders. I usually base this on my own observations, but remain open to changing a team’s status as the season progresses if actual results demonstrate that one of the contenders REALly isn’t, or that one of the others teams should be taken more seriously. This year, because my focus has been first and foremost on football to this point, I have also consulted Sagarin and Kenpom to supplement what my own eyes have seen.
What We learned about our Hawks on Big Monday
by danimal8533 on Feb 10, 2009 3:58 PM EST
on Rock Chalk Talk
Wow, talk about heartbreak city. It is a pretty tall order to go into Columbia for a nationally televised matchup of 2 ranked teams, two teams that absolutely hate each other. But for 32 minutes, this one was firmly in KU's hands. We had poise, we had passion, we had some absolutely phenomenal defense. But something happened during that tv timeout with 8 minutes left. We got tired. A Bill Self coached team, which is probably one of the best conditioned teams in the nation, got tired. For the last 8 minutes of the game, we didn't move our feet well, drew silly fouls, and our Leader, The Bowling Ball from Chicago, Sherron Collins, missed 2 easy free throws that could have kept the game a little more out of reach. That is what trying to play at an "organized chaos" pace will do to a team. For 32 minutes we beat Missouri at their own game, but then the wheels fell off. People always say that you learn more from a loss than you do a win. We all know what going to OkState last year did for that team. So what did we learn from this loss, and how will it help to make this team better?
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