KU ROSTER 2026-27
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How much of this top 15 analytics is driven by the freshman? Is it heavily slanted to Stokes and Kinney? The other 3 freshman are unlikely to play much and for good reason so if they are helping the numbers that's tough to take without a grain of salt.
Kinney is a major question mark having such a big role as a freshman. I know he's highly rated and he's very talented and hopefully will be the goods but there's also a good chance there's some real growing pains with him too.
I just think any analytics trying to incorporate freshman who have no data to include is misleading. There's no question this roster isn't as good as most in the Self Era. We only have 5 guys who've even played a college game right now. I sure hope the analytics are right..
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@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
How much of this top 15 analytics is driven by the freshman? Is it heavily slanted to Stokes and Kinney? The other 3 freshman are unlikely to play much and for good reason so if they are helping the numbers that's tough to take without a grain of salt.
Kinney is a major question mark having such a big role as a freshman. I know he's highly rated and he's very talented and hopefully will be the goods but there's also a good chance there's some real growing pains with him too.
I just think any analytics trying to incorporate freshman who have no data to include is misleading. There's no question this roster isn't as good as most in the Self Era. We only have 5 guys who've even played a college game right now. I sure hope the analytics are right..
On Evanmiya
Stokes is a heavy factor by virtue of being the #1 overall recruit. It then projects Blyden and Dawes as high end players. After that it's more that TK/Reeves/Kohl project out as rotation type guys. Doesn't think highly of Mbiya at all, actually has Adkins over him but I would disagree with that.
Interestingly enough KU last year finished exactly where they were preseason on Torvik, Miya and Kenpom. One of the crazier coincidences in awhile.
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Top 15 analytics don't excite me. If we finish the season as the 10th-15th best team I would consider it a disappointment.
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It would be a really big improvement from the last handful of years but I understand that.
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I've been following the Stokes saga this entire time, and I do so by blogging both KU and UK ball. The BBN is a rare breed. They make Mizzou fans seem tame. Thank God our fanbase has a bit more class and also has limited fanaticism. The BBN tormented Stokes this entire time... piercing what limited privacy he had and harrassed him constantly. So when you read about Stokes smacking down UK, you know why. Stokes is a fighter! I know we were all high on our dawg last year, but Stokes is on a different level. Some say he goes overboard because he'll rip his own teammates and coaches a new one at times. It's the next level of dawg. Hopefully, we will all adjust to this level of scrap. Personally, I'm psyched! And my ex would never call Stokes a p*ssy! lol
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Abdi Bashir has a zoom call setup with KU. Former purple cat, was injured a majority of Big-12 play.
Yikes
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Yeah I can certainly understand the #1 player being projected for big #'s as history says it's a good bet they will be really good. Hopefully he's worth it and produces at a high level.
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Bashir would be a great addition
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@Jayhawk_69 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Bashir would be a great addition
As a rotation player, yes, as a starter no. Really unusual in that all 3 years, his 3 pt % is higher than 2 pt %. For a guy listed at 6'7", he doesn't rebound the ball. But as someone who is capable of giving you production from the bench, yes...
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@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Abdi Bashir has a zoom call setup with KU. Former purple cat, was injured a majority of Big-12 play.
Yikes
He's terrible. This can't be the last "impactful" addition. Fwiw, he doesn't move the needle at all on Torvik or Miya.
Absolutely do not click (new video sept 30 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjs1LR1sarQ
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Do we have any money left?
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@BShark said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Abdi Bashir has a zoom call setup with KU. Former purple cat, was injured a majority of Big-12 play.
Yikes
He's terrible. This can't be the last "impactful" addition. Fwiw, he doesn't move the needle at all on Torvik or Miya.
Is there anybody left who would move the needle? Or is this the cream on top of the steaming pile?
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Is Kinney a real 5 star? Kinney 5 star, Stokes 5 star, Adkins 4 star.. is highest 3 guys in a recruiting class since... 2015, Carlton Bragg (5 star), Lagerald Vick (5 star) and Cheick Diallo (5 star).
