Is this another "one and done" Kansas team?
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KU went 3-0 against very good Ohio St. teams the last couple years. One of those games at home. Beat Duke nuetral court this year. 2-0 against UNC last two years in tourny on neutral courts. Their strength of schedule is lightyears above anyone else with the 4th youngest team in the nation out of 351.
Right now they are playing on a level with Syracuse, Arizona, and WichState. They have the goods to go all the way.
Right now they do . . . but they will get their typical arrogant "no body can beat us" attitude after cruising through the 12 and 12 tourney. Besides, the mickeyds will have to "show their stuff" to position for $$$$.
They've had so many early outs over the years because they don't get the calls like they do in conf play. Look at their non-con record this year.
Yeah. Its just silly. kansas runs a clean program, always has, always will.
This is the second time in 18 years that the Kansas basketball program has run afoul of the NCAA. Following its 1988 national championship under coach Larry Brown, the school was barred from postseason play because of illegal benefits given to players.
Kansas on probation for violations in men's hoops, football - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
Allegations surrounding Kansas star McLemore will be tough for NCAA
Allegations surrounding Kansas star McLemore will be tough for NCAA - CBSSports.com
Read this whole thing:Cheating Kansas ~ Recorded for Posterity | Silk Roads and Siamese Smiles
KU wins its second national title of the modern era. They are the first team ever to win a championship while on probation for cheating
NCAA Probation and Division I College Basketball
School Probation Yrs Tourny Ban Yrs
Kansas 1956-57 1 - -
Kansas 1960-61 – 61-62 2 1961-62 2
Kansas 1972-73 1 1973 1
Kansas 1988-89 – 90-91 3 1989 1
Kansas 2006-07 – 08-09 3 - -
NCAA Probation and Division I College Basketball « SportsDelve.com
Yahoo! Sports published a detailed story early Wednesday that reports the operation in question made more than $800,000 for a high-ranking member of the KU athletic department and the father of a current member of the Jayhawks.
Yahoo! Sports: Kansas ticket scandal netted more than $800K
Go ku!
I think they're more likely to make the Final 4 than lose in the 3rd Round (2nd game), but if they play like they did in Hilton, they could easily lose early. They can have a bad shooting game, turn it over their typical amount, and lose. Also, Embiid has a tendency to get into foul trouble which could really hurt them.
I really wouldn't call sweet sixteens and elite eights early outs. Plus they did make the National Title in 2008.
Since the turn of the century, KU has been a 2 seed or better eight times. They got to the Sweet 16 seven of those seasons and never lost in the First Round. In that same time period, ISU has gotten a 2 seed two times, making one Sweet 16 and once losing in the First Round.
Moral of the story: no one is immune to being upset in the Tournament.
They won the title in '08 and made it to the Championship game just 2 years ago. They've had their share of upsets also. Everybody has. Duke lost 1st round as a 2 seed a couple of years ago. K-State was co-Big 12 Champs and they lost 1st round last year. I'm sure there will be a ton of upsets this year and if KU misses shots and another team gets really hot they can get upset. That's why the NCAA tourney makes so much money.
I doubt they will be a 1 and done team as unpredictable as the NCAA tournament is. Last year only one #1 and two #2 seeds made it to the elite 8. The way the are playing now I'd have them going to the Final 4 and take them over Arizona or Syracuse right now. They have all the weapons. If Embiid and Wiggins keep improving at the rate they're going without any glitches, I don't see them getting beat. And to think those two are freshman and Embiid didn't start playing until he was 16. Some comparisons to Hakeem Olajuwon already.
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If I had a bracket right now, they would be my NC pick. And they are going to get better. Self always has them playing their best ball in March.
I actually think Kansas is the best team in the country. Their only weakness is they rely on talent and not discipline sometimes.....i.e. turnovers.
Embiid/Ellis are monsters. Wiggins is long and can shoot/slash. Their guards are doing what is asked of them. They have depth......this team is legit.
Embiid/Ellis are monsters. Wiggins is long and can shoot/slash. Their guards are doing what is asked of them. They have depth......this team is legit.
They will be eliminated no earlier than the Sweet 16. Final 4 team, at least as far as potential goes.
Or Mothers - don't forget that Thomas Robertson's mother was an "admin" in the basketball offices. Why is there no NCAA investigation into that and the Manning situation?
Several of the NBA mock drafts have Embiid the overall #1 lottery draft pick and Wiggins either #1 #2 or #3 pick. Perry Ellis and Wayne Seldon (Both McDonald's All-American freshman on Kansas along with Wiggins) will go late 1st round. No other college basketball has this type of talent and that many 1st round picks going to the NBA since North Carolina two years ago with Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson and Tyler Zeller.
