Rewatching the Dayton game — Dotson

Stuffed full of Thanksgiving goodness and watching a “due to time constraints” butchered ESPN replay of the Dayton game (somehow I never recorded the original game ).

Anna commenting how much Devon Dotson has impressed her this season.

I told her that from what I’ve seen so far of him, DD may just be the best PG I’ve ever seen play at KU, over Aaron, Frank and maybe even Mario.

Of course, not being a Kansas kid, I never saw Jo Jo play. Anna was born and raised in Lawrence, so I asked her how Devon compared to the KU great, who is probably her favorite KU player ever.

First time she has ever favorably compared another player to Jo Jo. Speed, ball handling and driving ability, she’s liking what she’s seeing.

Your thoughts on Devon and how he compares to past KU point guards?

Especially if you were also fortunate enough to see Jo Jo @KU to make that comparison?
(His Boston time doesn’t count, okay?)

Hey, River, I agree with a lot of what you wrote. I would note that Anna agrees with you on Jo Jo and Owens. *Every* time Anna waxes poetic regarding Jo Jo she always finishes with what he could have done but for Ted Owens’ refusal to a adopt fast break basketball.

Thanks all for your thoughts!

969, as I noted earlier I never got to see Jo Jo play, but from everything everyone who did has ever told me, he's my choice for the best KU PG ever, and one of my "no brainer" KU all-time starting 5, along with Wilt, Danny and Clyde. I don't start getting wishy-washy on the lineup at all until after I've named those guys.

And yes, indeed, hoshi, credit to HCBS for developing and getting some really fantastic play from his guards. Like you I would have to put Naadir as the nadir* of his PG disciples. This season, which is beginning to look like for certain will be Devon's last at KU, will tell the tale.

And River -- Aaron, Frank, Devonté, Mario, Sherron, RussRob and before Self OMG yes, I loved Adonis -- a plethora of riches at the point for KU. I liked Kevin Pritchard as well, and it's hard to deny that putting him at PG in 1988 to solve the "problem" there was one of Larry's better moves (and that's saying a lot), but I think everyone would agree KP was not the same level as the aforementioned guys when it came to PG.



*Hoshi, I always thought it ironic that his name was so close to that word, since try as he might he just wasn't more than barely adequate at the point for KU.