Fire off your NUCLEAR TAKES about the 2022-23 season
We’re in the peak of the offseason. Tonight is the Roundball Classic. Duke hired a GM. The freshman are on campus and Ochai Agbaji left a note that said “Be...
RUN. IT. BACK.
Earlier this week, I drafted a post outlining the reasons I thought Jalen Wilson should stick in the Draft process. When I woke up the next morning, I...
I made you all a NATTY CHAMPS T-SHIRT
Streakers, while I’ve certainly bought plenty of it, I have found the Natty-celebrating apparel to be quite lacking. It deserves so much more love than it...
Bill Self should publicly refuse the Lakers job
The offseason is time for thought experiments and bold, maybe even kind of bad ideas. And while there’s definitely some motion when it comes to KU’s roster...
STREAK TALK GIVEAWAY: a bottle of J. Rieger's special edition National Championship bourbon
I’m excited to announce that Kansas City spirits MVP J. Rieger furnished Streak Talk a bottle of their limited-edition National Championship bourbon for our...
Isiaih Mosley, come on down!
As it stands today, four Jayhawks from last year’s roster have declared for the draft. McCormack and Agbaji will not be coming back, barring some last minute...
The NIL era is booming + I wish KD had bought Twitter instead of Elon
The 2022 Champions deserve everything we can give to them. Still, it was somewhat surprising to see just how well the Barnstorming tour is doing: Mike Vernon...
Is Christian Braun about to get handed the NIL bag?
The feeling has still not sunk in. The Jayhawks are champions, and more Banner Talk is in the pipe. In this afterglow, I’m reluctant to do the whole “well,...
Banner Talk
via Kansas Athletics It still doesn’t feel real. KU played their worst half of basketball in the entire tournament in the National Championship game, and...
IT HAPPENED
In the second half of the Elite 8 game against Miami, KU found its ideal form. The timing could not have been better. That… was… awesome. Whether it was on...
Do I trust KU to run Providence off the line?
KU is in the Sweet 16, and most Jayhawks fans I know are feeling satisfied. After all, there’s some evidence that this team loosens up after advancing from...
Could this happen?!
It’s Thursday morning. You’ve smashed the boss button, whatever your personal boss button may be. (This year’s Boss Button is you Zooming with Tracy Morgan,...
I was skeptical of a deep postseason run until I saw THIS PICTURE
It’s the Monday after Selection Sunday, and KU’s bracket, whew, well… we’ll get to that in a minute. All season, there’s been a fan narrative—that Remy...
Finally! Ranking Bill Self's regular season quarter zips
All season, I’ve been threatening the quarter zips ranking post. With rumors swirling around the program’s IARP punishment—and Self’s possible postseason...
Is there a talent crisis at KU?
Last night’s 10-point road loss TCU felt crushing. I feel like a Big Ol Idiot for watching the whole thing. The Jayhawks were outplayed the whole 40 minutes....
Why we need to appreciate every second of Joel Embiid's incredible season
Let us get it out of the way—the Baylor loss was annoying. We stopped hitting shots. The Remy flop was … wow, I hope he wins us a game in the near future so...
Q&A: Hanif Abdurraqib speaks on the NBA trade deadline (!), Nick Bradford (!!) and his new basketball book (!!!)
Photo by Megan Leigh Barnard Since Streak Talk last spoke with Hanif Abdurraqib, he’s been on an unholy tear. The National Book Award Foundation named his...
About last night's whole jersey situation
At Streak Talk, we take requests seriously. So when I heard from a handful of readers who wondered what I thought about last night’s slate-and-white jersey...
Point Jalen? Is Remy done? How "real" was the Baylor win?
courtesy of KU athletics This week has been a ride, and a few Streakers chopped it up about what our expectation are on Tuesday. It feels like we are all on...
Where does this year's team end up?
First of all… I can’t believe they stormed the court! Personally, I think the Jayhawks are gonna be fine. They still control their destiny in the Big 12, and...