Posted on August 22 at 5:34 p.m.

What is up with everyone on here giving LJW such a hard time. I don't understand it. The article said yesterday that Self hoped the Clearinghouse would clear the twins by the afternoon practice today. What is the problem with keeping people updated on their status. People need to get a life. Gary, keep up the good work. It's unbelievable some of things people choose as their battles.

On No change in status of Morris twins

Posted on August 4 at 4:18 p.m.

For those that don't want to watch the Olympics because of Team USA, you should watch the other teams play if you're a true basketball fun. The Olympics will be some of the best basketball you'll see. Team USA will destroy some of it's opponents, but once you get to the Quarterfinals, it will be so entertaining the competition will be quite fierce. If you like college basketball as much as I do, you will thoroughly be impressed by the quality of basketball being played. You can hope that Team USA loses, but you should watch for the sole fact that their is so much talent out there beyond the borders of the U.S.! Paul Pierce didn't get slighted by this team; he didn't qualify by the rules of the program. Yes, Paul Pierce was apart of the program, but he didn't play in 2006 because he thought he needed the rest and in 2007 he was still recovering from an injury he was not expecting (He was going to be selected for that team). He did not play in one of those tournaments and therefore basically eliminating him from the 2008 Olympics.

On U.S. wins defensive battle

Posted on August 4 at 4:10 p.m.

strikewso: After the 2004 Olympics USA basketball had to make a change and the change they made for their program was to get guys to make a 3 year committment to Team USA. They selected 31, 32 or 33 guys (Too Lazy to look up the exact number, but it's one of the three) to represent Team USA over that 3 year span. In order to play in the 2008 Olympics you had compete in either or both the 2006 World Championships and 2007 Tournament of the Americas. Because Paul Pierce did not compete in either event he was virtually eliminated from the Olympics in 2008 even though he was initially selected for this program.

You don't need "Big Names" on a team in order to be successful. Greece is a perfect example of that. Spain is another example of that even though they do have both Gasol's, Jimenz, and future NBA point guard Ricky Rubio (Top 5 pick next year). Finally after 8 years of playing subpar Fiba basketball; Team USA has finally figured out that you have to throw all egos out the door and play "Team Basketball". That is the only way Team USA will win the gold. The rest of the world has caught up in terms of basketball IQ (Maybe not talent, but basketball isn't all about talent). A lot of people will say, "Wow, Team USA is winning by an average of 30 points!". What people tend to forget is that after the top 5 or 6 teams in the world, there is significant drop-off in the caliber of teams. Also, Team USA did the same thing in the 2006 World Championships and came up short because they didn't take Greece seriously. Team USA absolutely destroyed Lithuania, but Lithuania was lying in the weeds. They didn't play their top 2 players and didn't run all their sets because they didn't want to give Team USA anything to look over since they are both slated to play in the same pool once competition starts. Team USA I think understand finally that this is about "The Team", but we'll see how well they play together.

On U.S. wins defensive battle

Posted on August 4 at 6:33 a.m.

It was great to Sasha get some playing time in this game. 4 Months ago he was playing in the National Championship and now he had the opportunity to play against the best talent the world has to offer. What a great opportunity for Sasha!
You know, over the last month more and more players are heading to Europe for the big paydays. Sahsa's decision is looking better and better with every month. Sure, The United States might have the best players, but the best basketball in the world is being played overseas. The NBA should lose it's ego because if it's not careful the league could be in trouble in years to come with the amount of money European Owners are paying their players.
I can't wait for the Summer Olympics and Olympic Basketball. It will be some of the best basketball you've ever seen. Spain will be very very tough, but you should watch Spain for the sole reason that Ricky Rubio plays on their team. He will be a top 5 pick in next year's draft and is the ultimate Point Guard. He is only 17 and has been playing in the top division of Europe since he was 15. Now that is unreal! I would take this kid any day of the week over Derrick Rose. Congrats again Sasha!

On U.S. wins defensive battle

Posted on July 29 at 9:03 a.m.

Jaybate: I enjoyed your post yesterday about someone that I do not want to bring into a conversation. You're stretching today in my opinon of all these championships that Kaun is going to win. You also have to be somewhat realistic and if Kaun did become a citizen, there is no way he would be on the USA Olympic team. Just not going to happen. Good post just a little farfetched.

On KU's Sasha Kaun to represent Russia in Olympics

Posted on July 29 at 8:58 a.m.

Soloman and Everyone: You guys are also forgetting about the KU Debate team. "Now that is how you Debate!"

On Lawrence comes up short for TitleTown

Posted on July 20 at 10:56 a.m.

djkc: I am giving you a layup here! Everyone knows that rivals, scout, and jayhawk slant are recruiting websites. If you're so adament about this Christian thing; why don't you start Jayhawkchristians.com! That way, those individuals that want to talk about Christian athletes within the Jayhawk community can go to that website and talk about it in that forum. For me, I am going to continue to enjoy my Sunday's at home, drink beer, cheat on my taxes (Not really) and live a good non-Christian life. You should pay me some rolyalties for giving you this start-up idea. I will never read or acknowledge your posts after today.

On Summer recruiting heats up for Self

Posted on July 17 at 10:05 a.m.

geniusman1: Funny post! I also agree with you, but I thought I was reading something from a Seinfeld episode with all the questions followed by your own answer. Pretty funny!

On KU freshman Taylor ‘in a zone’ in Pro Am

Posted on July 15 at 12:25 a.m.

This was a great quote from Bob Mckillop (Davidson Head Coach who is coaching this team) on the usabasketball.com website.

“We felt since day one that Kemba Walker was the catalyst for our team,” added McKillop. “He’s the one that started us off, he’s a superb leader. He just gets better and better and makes everyone around him better. I thought Travis Wear and Travis Releford were sensational, as was Ryan Kelly. Ryan Kelly and Travis Wear gave us great interior scoring, added buckets and rebounds. Travis Releford did everything: rebounded, ran the court, defended, got loose balls, made shots inside and was extremely, extremely effective and efficient in running our offense.”

This is very very encouraging. If Bob Mckillop already likes Releford than you know you have a pretty good player on your hands.

On Releford scores eight in U.S. victory

Posted on July 14 at 9:28 p.m.

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On Jury finds for KU in Joe-College lawsuit