From: orourke@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Michael O'Rourke)
Subject: Re: Bench Depth (+ Jayhawk Notes)
Organization: Stanford University CSLI
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 06:33:23 GMT

In <BttuLI.Gt0@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jdt29225@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jazzy J ) writes:

>orourke@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Michael O'Rourke) writes:
>>You'll get nothing but complete agreement from this KU fan.  There are
>>a couple of line-up adjustments to make, however.  

...

>	Thanx for news straight from Jayhawk land!  You may be right
>	about Richard Scott -- but he's really going to have to learn to
>	shoot those FTs.  However, a Scott/Davis combo at PF is lethal,
>	in my opinion.  Concerning Gurley, I think redshirting is his
>	best option.  Last season, it seemed that whenever he came in,
>	all he did was throw up 3-pt bricks.  He could use a little toning
>	up on his overall game.  

In the beginning of the year, I would expect Williams to play Scott &
Davis the way he did last year: Scott early and Davis when free throws
become critical.  Scott is an excellent low-post scorer and a decent
rebounder, whereas Davis has to gain confidence on offense but has the
potential to be as good a rebounder as KU has had since Chamberlain.
I expect Davis to come around and assert himself this year; if he
does, Williams might play them at the same time so that Scott can get
his minutes.  Scott was a bit inconsistent last season, but he will
only be a junior and he has the potential to be a very good player.
The presence of both made me wonder why Chris Davis even considered
signing with KU.

As for Gurley, he looked at times like the second coming of Rex
Walters, but he had a season of blurred vision from the three-point
line.  He is a good shooter, though, and will contribute, although if
KU signs a couple of top-flight guards he might transfer.  He is from
Kansas City so perhaps he'll stay out of loyalty, but the presence of
Pearson and possibly another shooting guard might mean little playing
time for someone who could be a big-time contributor on another team.

>	A question :  what ever happened to old Jayhawk recruit Chris
>	Lindley?  I remember that he was one of the top HS players coming
>	out of Kansas, but then had the misfortune of having his foot
>	cut off by a train.  From what I last heard, he got a false foot,
>	and was working out, planning to come back and play basketball
>	again (in a limited role, of course) at KU?  Any new developments?

I'm not exactly sure.  KU gave him an institutional (i.e.,
non-athletic) scholarship after the accident, and he did attend KU
with the intention of getting back into shape and, eventually, playing
a little in a KU uniform.  The last news I heard about him, though,
was that he had left school, although I'm not sure how reliable this
was. This was so tragic -- here was a good kid with a bright future in
basketball (top 50 player out of Raytown South in KCMO, where he
teamed with Mizzou star Jevon Crudup) who made a bad decision and will
pay for it for the rest of his life.  In addition, KU lost a player
who would have contributed immediately, but the human side of this
story is what is so heartwrenching.  If he's back in school this fall,
he should be at the end of the bench in street clothes during KU's
games.  

ROCK CHALK
orourke@csli.stanford.edu
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