Five thoughts after watching Kansas’ first summer intrasquad scrimmage

KU has started men’s basketball practice early this season because it’s competing in the World University Games next month. | Rustin Dodd The Kansas City Star LAWRENCE

The first thing that must be said about Kansas’ alumni scrimmage on Wednesday — which took its usual spot on the final day of Bill Self’s basketball camp — was that the basketball was not so good. Self, himself, has a saying for this kind of basketball — “brother-in-law ball” — and that’s a fitting term for Wednesday’s game, which included appearances from former KU players Elijah Johnson, Sherron Collins and Brady Morningstar.

There was little defense, some iffy shot selection, and all the usual aspects of a pickup basketball…