KU ROSTER 2026-27
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Mbiya and Reeves is maybe good enough at that spot. Not enthralled by it. If they get a bunch of scoring to surround them with it will be fine.
Not hitting panic button yet by any means. They’ll field a good squad.
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Dawes can also play the 5 if need be
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We could name a Keanu Dawes and Christian Reeves front court "Keanu Reeves"
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As is, our lineup is quite underwhelming. Hoping that changes soon.
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We have a lot of good role players but we are missing a star. That is where Stokes is supposed to come in
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@Jayhawk_69 oh….my… god…. How did i not see this! Hahahaha
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@Jayhawk_69
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@BeddieKU23 Why do you say that?
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@BeddieKU23 black hole?
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@Kcmatt7 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Mbiya and Reeves is maybe good enough at that spot. Not enthralled by it. If they get a bunch of scoring to surround them with it will be fine.
Not hitting panic button yet by any means. They’ll field a good squad.
Big man market is so cooked. Hopefully Paul develops further.
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Not sure but I'd imagine Peterson level usage. He did show he was a high level passer this year but that was also what DP was known for so who knows. I just have a hard time believing he's going to lock all the way in and be mature but I suppose there's always a miracle. That's if he even ends up here which is still a daily circus
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I don't like the fit and the cost to get him is a huge risk among other things
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Official Christian reeves is a Jayhawk
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
As is, our lineup is quite underwhelming. Hoping that changes soon.
Underwhelming is quite the understatement. We are reaching absurdity territory.
Thiam to Michigan today. So, they have added three quality bigs from the portal - all three better than the one we just added. Plus, they have Cadeau and McKenney coming back, along with a 5* guard recruit. Still in the mix for Juke Harris. Does Michigan have that much bigger NIL budget? Or do they know how to navigate the new era better and/or guys just want to play for May?
Even if we end up with Stokes, which is no sure thing, that line-up is so much better than ours. Same with the Gators and several others.
Seriously, even if we get Stokes and with Reeves, is our line-up better than last year's? Stokes<Peterson (at least coming in); Reeves way < than Flory; Dawes maybe a slight upgrade over Tiller (with another year)? Is Stokes going to produce more than White at the 3? Scoring probably yes, but rebounding or defense? Are Kinney and Blyden better than Peterson and Council? I don't see them scoring 32-35 pts per game...
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The one area where we have improved massively is at the 4. Dawes is better than Tiller at pretty much everything. We will also have a better bench next year than we did this year (if Rosario and Mbiya are our first bench guys that will be awesome). But Kinney probably won't be as good as Council and Reeves won't be as good as Flory.
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I'm tired of fishing for the best players at lower level / mid-major schools. ie If we're to lose Flory, we have to get a Flory equivalent (or better in return) if we have any hopes for Big 12 and National Championships. Bill's made 10 million a year for many years now. He should donate to his own NIL fund. It's the only way he will ever win another championship.
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@jojoandme troubling times.
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@wissox83 I think we have found the thread that is monopolizing Bucketeers' collective angst!
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@JoJoAndMe said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
I'm tired of fishing for the best players at lower level / mid-major schools. ie If we're to lose Flory, we have to get a Flory equivalent (or better in return) if we have any hopes for Big 12 and National Championships. Bill's made 10 million a year for many years now. He should donate to his own NIL fund. It's the only way he will ever win another championship.
If we were getting the best players from other schools or conferences, that would be one thing, but were not even getting that. Dawes is a solid player, but the 3rd leading scorer on a bottom tier team in our own conference that went 10-22. Blyden has some promise and good metrics but for a team that went 19-15 playing in the MAC that faced one P5 team all year. Reeves was a solid big for a SoCon team that didn't play a single game against a P5 school. He barely got off the bench in 3 previous years at Duke and Clemson.
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It also sounds like there is only enough $ for a Miller type + Stokes. The rest will have to be filled with PWO types. Yikes
Grant Mordini is one of those. Visits Monday
