Bill Self

[WichitaSooner]

Just won the Big 12 by two games playing a seven man rotation, and the league tourney without his second most important player, while playing a high school senior in his spot. Safe to say the dude can coach. Lots of great coaches in this league, but he is incredible in the way he dominates the conference.

 

[sperry]

The man is a wizard. This Kansas team was straight up nothing special. And they won the Big XII, won the tourney and are going to be a 1 seed.

 

[Sooner81]

Just won the Big 12 by two games playing a seven man rotation, and the league tourney without his second most important player, while playing a high school senior in his spot. Safe to say the dude can coach. Lots of great coaches in this league, but he is incredible in the way he dominates the conference.[/QUOTE

Wichita, I agree that he is a fine coach, but every though he was using 7 players every one of those 7 players would have been offered and desired by all the other Big-12 teams and most of the others in the country. He “Picks” players in basketball much like Duke and NC and Kentucky. So yes he had some limitations buy many of us would like to live with those limitations. Also, as a blue blood program with all those advantages he has only been to like 2 final fours in 15 years. Not that impressive IMO.

 

[MercedeSooner]

We need to hire their S&C guy - they had guys playing big minutes and didn't wear down during conf play which is pretty impressive .

 

[WaymanFan]

I doubt anyone on this board will argue that he's a great coach. However, if he exits the NCAA Tournament even a round sooner than he should, go microwave some popcorn and log on to phog.net for some serious entertainment.

 

[coolm]

We need to hire their S&C guy - they had guys playing big minutes and didn't wear down during conf play which is pretty impressive .

they were talking about the stimulizers that the S&C guys use on the starters' leg muscles. they sure looked pretty fresh to me in the last few minutes hitting 3's.

 

[sperry]

I doubt anyone on this board will argue that he's a great coach. However, if he exits the NCAA Tournament even a round sooner than he should, go microwave some popcorn and log on to phog.net for some serious entertainment.

His teams generally outperform their talent level in the regular season, which leads to a lot of 1 and 2 seeds when they are probably not really one of the 4-8 best teams in the country.

 

[WichitaSooner]

Just won the Big 12 by two games playing a seven man rotation, and the league tourney without his second most important player, while playing a high school senior in his spot. Safe to say the dude can coach. Lots of great coaches in this league, but he is incredible in the way he dominates the conference.[/QUOTE

Wichita, I agree that he is a fine coach, but every though he was using 7 players every one of those 7 players would have been offered and desired by all the other Big-12 teams and most of the others in the country. He “Picks” players in basketball much like Duke and NC and Kentucky. So yes he had some limitations buy many of us would like to live with those limitations. Also, as a blue blood program with all those advantages he has only been to like 2 final fours in 15 years. Not that impressive IMO.

I completely agree that he has advantages most schools don't and that KU should win the conference more often than not. But to do it every year is unreal. It's not like he is going it in a mid major conference.

 

[soonerczech]

I will say he didn't hand pick Graham so much. The guy was committed to Appalaichan St. I will say the Big 12 is the only league without at least 2 power basketball schools. Texas is the only school that has recruited ok Kansas level yet they just couldn't win with them.

 

[DenverSooner]

they were talking about the stimulizers that the S&C guys use on the starters' leg muscles. they sure looked pretty fresh to me in the last few minutes hitting 3's.

What are stimulizers?

 

[Kswhitetail]

We need to hire their S&C guy - they had guys playing big minutes and didn't wear down during conf play which is pretty impressive .

Isnt KUs Strength and Conditioning coach a women?

 

[coolm]

What are stimulizers?

you know ... those little controls that apply electrical impulses to muscles. there's some hocus pocus BS they apparently do to stop any lactic acid buildup and aid in recovery.

 

[Eielson]

I will say he didn't hand pick Graham so much. The guy was committed to Appalaichan St. I will say the Big 12 is the only league without at least 2 power basketball schools. Texas is the only school that has recruited ok Kansas level yet they just couldn't win with them.

I'm so tired of this overblown story. Graham wasn't highly recruited for a while, so yes, he was committed to Appalachian State at one time. However, he ended up being the #36 ranked player in the country, which is higher than everybody on our roster outside of Trae, and he picked up quite a few D1 offers along the way, including the current #2 team in the country, Virginia. Additionally, Self has had him for 4 years, which can't be said of any recruits we've ever had of this caliber.

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2014/devonte-graham-9850