still can't believe a guy like Josh Jackson would go there.
there's a good chance that Self will knock him out of next year's lottery.
Nah. No chance of that ever happening. Jackson is way too talented. I know we all seem to say this about at least one recruit from Ku every year, but with Jackson,i believe it's true. He is one of the most talented players in the entire class. He has too much talent for Self to screw up. He will get drafted lotto with just his hype alone. If Self ends up burying this kid on the bench, i would be shocked. He is too complete a basketball player to screw up. Jackson is one of those guys that would go lotto no matter where he decided to play for. He's a lotto lock and probably a huge cotender of being the next's draft # 1 selection.
Maybe it's just me, but i have never been a big fan of Ellis. I don't think he has a chance of making it in the Nba. He is a 6'8 power forward that has trouble when he is being guarded by a bigger defender. At 6'8 and in the Nba, that is going to be the case every game he plays in the Nba. When you are a soft frontcourt player, i don't like your odds of lasting long in the Nba. Ellis will always be remembered as a really good college basketball player, but i didn't even think that much of him. He's average at rebounding the ball and doesn't like contact inside. If he makes it on any team's roster in the Nba next year, it would be a huge shock for me. Way more talented big guys with his same skillset have not had the chance to even try in the Nba. The good news for Ellis is the fact he's had a good run and a good life. Now it's time for him to sit back and relax and draw social security for all those hard years he has put in working. He's earned that much.