Self comments on Henry situation

UK is a great choice over KU for a thin skinned family like the Henrys. UK fans never complain about their players or coaches.

Tubby Smith left because Minnesota is so much more of a basketball hotbed than Kentucky. The fans never complained about him. How could they, he won a National Championship and made the big dance every year.

Meeks was crying all the way to the middle of the second round because he was going to miss all that Big Blue support he got after not scoring 54 points every game and leading the team deep into the NIT.

Heck, the administration even let the team play in town, (not in Rupp of course) for their home game in the small dance.

It seems to me we may be dodging a bullet here if they are dumb enough to switch again. Two names keep popping in my head when I hear about the Henrys - Lester Earl and JaRon Rush. Neither one of them was good for the program. We dodged a bullet on one, and took a hit on the other.

Carl is the worst of 4 worlds. An AAU coach, a meddling father who spoils his kids as he says he is being tough on them, a frustrated stage mom (dad), and a guy with no filter who cant say no to an interview.

June 30, 2009 at 4:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Self comments on Henry situation

How can coaches go through this every year? I am tired, and I am not even involved.

One thing can take care of all of this: Carl Henry---SHUT UP. But we all know from experience that is never going to happen. No matter what happens, it is going to be very hard for me to cheer for either one of these two next year.

June 30, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KUsports.com plans live stream of Xavier Henry press conference

LJW, if you are going to do this type of stuff in the future, you may want to actually send someone who knows what they are doing rather than a reporter with a camcorder. On the other hand, this was free and live and you get what you pay for. Thanks for trying.

April 23, 2009 at 11:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Henrys say prom will keep them from visiting Kentucky

I think there is a point here that not many people have mentioned IF we get the Henry brothers (will it ever end????). We will get X for a year, maybe two. But we get CJ for 3 or 4. CJ is a great athlete who was good enough to be recruited by many major basketball programs and drafted as a SS/Pitcher by the Yankees. Not to mention he is 5-6 years older than the average incoming freshman. That athleticism and maturity may pay off in a year or two.

Reminds me a little of the Aaron Miles/Michael Lee package deal. I (and probably many others) thought we were spending two scholarships to get one point guard and his best friend who was a better football player. But Lee ended up being a major contributor as early as his sophomore season. CJ may play a large role in the re-peat of 2010-2011 and the three-peat (I owe Pat Riley $1) of 2011-2012.

April 22, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Henrys say prom will keep them from visiting Kentucky

I hope they delay their announcement for a week or two. I will miss all this...

April 22, 2009 at 8:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Collins, Aldrich announce plans to return to KU next season

Good luck and good health to both of you next year and in the future.

April 13, 2009 at 9:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Memphis not hiring recruit’s father

Jaybate, I am glad you brought up the fact that Roy spent his time at KU with one hand tied behind his back recruiting-wise. I understand him leaving to go back and coach at his alma-matter, even after he promised he wouldn't. However, I am surprised more people don't bring up the fact that Roy did not recruit east of the Mississippi or battle UNC head to head for recruits during his time at KU.

It is one thing to be out in the open and change schools, but it seems much more deceitful to be in the bag for UNC as the KU head coach. Roy would never admit any kind of deal, he always felt he could not recruit against UNC or east coast schools in his heart. I am not sure if it is worse to have a secret deal with UNC or to truly believe that no one would ever choose KU over UNC in a recruiting battle.

Either way, the thing that kept Roy "getting over the hump" at KU was not lack of coaching ability, it was the fact that we ignored the best basketball half of the country for 15 years in recruiting. It cost us in our overall talent level, head to head with UNC ('91 team had mostly Brown recruits in key roles and beat them, '93 did not), and in exposure and interest east of the Mississippi for future recruiting.

I remember an article quoting a NYC coach when we were recruiting Russell Robinson saying KU felt had no foothold in east-coast recruiting. He said something like "Our kids love KU, we just have not seem them in here recruiting for the last 10 years."

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2003/oc...

I don't hold it against Roy for leaving. I have left a few good jobs for more money or a location closer to home, a combination of both would be a no brainer. These two titles in the last 5 years do show what a great coach he is and was. The only thing holding him back here was his loyalty to UNC, his lack of belief in KU, or most likely a combination of both.

April 8, 2009 at 3:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Darnell Jackson's letter to KU fans

My favorite Jayhawk ever. The Cavs got a steal.Here is a list of my favorite Jayhawks (since the Brown Era) based on class, work ethic, love of KU, and success. I put Darnell at the top because he MADE himself great right in front of our eyes over the past five years. Any suggestions?1. Darnell Jackson2. Danny Manning3. Wayne Simien4. Jacque Vaughn

September 6, 2008 at 3:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Freshman Jayhawk basketball player gets court date after BB gun incident

At least now we know he can shoot from inside and outside and has great long distance accuracy.Shooting a BB gun out the window is typical college behavior. Choosing people as targets is the thing that worries me.

August 21, 2008 at 7:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Final Four floor heading to KU

I want the bench area where Roy looked so confused and frustrated in the semi's.

May 20, 2008 at 8:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )