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Svi returning for his junior season
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8 years 7 months ago #7942
by DrJHawker
Expected it but good to hear the confirmation.
m.kusports.com/news/2016/apr/12/svi-mykh...urning-ku-junior-se/
m.kusports.com/news/2016/apr/12/svi-mykh...urning-ku-junior-se/
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8 years 7 months ago #7944
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Great news! I think it's going to be another banner year!
Thanks, Dr J!
Thanks, Dr J!
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8 years 7 months ago #7945
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Thanks Dr. J! This is great news. I was hoping he'd come back. He's gonna be spectacular!!!
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8 years 7 months ago #7946
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Give how our current guards rebound and Josh's capability I can see us playing 4 "guards" a lot............with a disruptive defense.
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8 years 7 months ago #7947
by porthawk
Maybe stretching it a bit (b/c Golden State is in a special class), but Jackson and Svi could be the 2 versatile forwards (a la Green and Barnes) in that scenario.
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8 years 7 months ago #7948
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"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
I don't think Wayne was ready, but I'm looking forward to his replacement. I also don't think Diallo is ready and should come back. I hope he does, but I don't think he will. So all we're really losing there is potential.
Perry will be tough to replace, but in time I think Bragg might exceed Perry's abilities.
So here's the comparison:
Frank>>>>>>>Frank. No change, 1 year better and more experienced.
Devonte>>>>>Devonte. Ditto.
Landon>>>>>>Ditto, but a he'll be confident from day 1.
Wayne>>>>>>Jackson. Likely some early season bugs to work out, but surrounded by the other 3, he'll do great.
Perry>>>>>>>Carlton. By conference season, I could see Carlton being better than Perry.
Ladies and Gents...we're going to be really really really good next year.
Perry will be tough to replace, but in time I think Bragg might exceed Perry's abilities.
So here's the comparison:
Frank>>>>>>>Frank. No change, 1 year better and more experienced.
Devonte>>>>>Devonte. Ditto.
Landon>>>>>>Ditto, but a he'll be confident from day 1.
Wayne>>>>>>Jackson. Likely some early season bugs to work out, but surrounded by the other 3, he'll do great.
Perry>>>>>>>Carlton. By conference season, I could see Carlton being better than Perry.
Ladies and Gents...we're going to be really really really good next year.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
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8 years 7 months ago #7949
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violently agree with your conclusion NotO with two small nits. one, i worry landon wont look nearly as good initially when not playing next to perry who drew a lot of attention so lets all agree to give him ( and bragg) some time to find their modus operandi. and, two, sadly vs the yr just completed where there were no truly dominant teams, it looks like that next year duke (especially), villanova and kentucky are going to really really good. the conference tho will probably be significantly easier which shld at least bode well for meeting the regular season goal. final four, however, if we get there will be a supreme challenge.
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8 years 7 months ago - 8 years 7 months ago #7950
by konza63
“With kindest regards to Dr. Forrest C. Allen, the father of basketball coaching, from the father of the game.”
1936 inscription on the portrait of Dr. Naismith, displayed above Phog Allen's office desk at KU.
This is phenomenal news. When you have a proven (and rising) commodity in the stable like Svi, it's important to retain him. All the more so since his departure would've left us with no seasoned depth on the wing.
As I said about him earlier, in talking about lineups and recruitment issues, he came on big-time down the stretch this past season. I loved watching the evolution of his defensive chops, and he also began to get more comfortable shooting the ball (in more pressure-packed games) and driving it. His biggest thing will be improving his handles and his quick-hit flash moves and speed. I'd also like to see him really dedicate himself to becoming a rebounding force from the wing position (or stretch 4 if we go small and he lines up there instead of Jackson). At 6'7, he can be much more of a presence on the boards, and that would really help out our attack.
I love that the tweet and recommitment came literally the day after the top recruit in the land (who happens to be a tall wing himself at 6'7) committed to KU. Whether he intended it or not, it comes off as Svi and Self being on the same page, and Svi telegraphing that he welcomes Josh to the team and will enjoy competing for minutes with a supremely talented group of guards/wings.
Rock Chalk, and welcome back, Svi!
As I said about him earlier, in talking about lineups and recruitment issues, he came on big-time down the stretch this past season. I loved watching the evolution of his defensive chops, and he also began to get more comfortable shooting the ball (in more pressure-packed games) and driving it. His biggest thing will be improving his handles and his quick-hit flash moves and speed. I'd also like to see him really dedicate himself to becoming a rebounding force from the wing position (or stretch 4 if we go small and he lines up there instead of Jackson). At 6'7, he can be much more of a presence on the boards, and that would really help out our attack.
I love that the tweet and recommitment came literally the day after the top recruit in the land (who happens to be a tall wing himself at 6'7) committed to KU. Whether he intended it or not, it comes off as Svi and Self being on the same page, and Svi telegraphing that he welcomes Josh to the team and will enjoy competing for minutes with a supremely talented group of guards/wings.
Rock Chalk, and welcome back, Svi!
“With kindest regards to Dr. Forrest C. Allen, the father of basketball coaching, from the father of the game.”
1936 inscription on the portrait of Dr. Naismith, displayed above Phog Allen's office desk at KU.
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8 years 7 months ago #7963
by Wheatstate Gal
Big old THUMBs UP, Svi!!!!
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