2026 Recruiting
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Encouraging update about Stokes on on3 this morning..
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I mean it's not really much new info. If he wasn't a Nike kid he likely would have already signed with KU but it's a complicated situation with Nike already sinking their teeth into the situation.
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Certainly, has some maturing to do. You'd like to know you're recruiting a good character kid, not just a good ball player.
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All these Adidas kids going to nike schools while nike is holding onto dear life with stokes. Let him be free! He'll have a better career not playing under "Mark Pope"
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Sounds like Oregon has the strongest NIL package for Stokes. I still think he ends up at KY but certainly not going to lose sleep over this one. It's certainly up for debate whether we could fair better in the portal at that position then dealing with this whole fiasco
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@rcjhdraft said in 2026 Recruiting:
All these Adidas kids going to nike schools while nike is holding onto dear life with stokes. Let him be free! He'll have a better career not playing under "Mark Pope"
I’ve thought the same thing lol. Adidas is letting a lot of their signees attend Nike schools and the swoosh is fighting tooth and nail against us.
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@TYOHawk said in 2026 Recruiting:
@rcjhdraft said in 2026 Recruiting:
All these Adidas kids going to nike schools while nike is holding onto dear life with stokes. Let him be free! He'll have a better career not playing under "Mark Pope"
I’ve thought the same thing lol. Adidas is letting a lot of their signees attend Nike schools and the swoosh is fighting tooth and nail against us.
Funniest thing was them immediately flipping Ament after they couldn't flip DP.
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I was surfing through this afternoon on the Rupp Board from UK seeing if they had anything on the latest for them with Stokes , ran across a thread where Joe Tipton had posted about Stokes.
. Tipton goes on their boars sometimes and answer questions and tells them he will answer any questions he can throughout the day, well anyways- - - -one of the questions was what he thought about their chances was with Stokes - -Tipton said they weren't as close as before and probably as they have ever been and said if he had to give a percentage it was probably like 9 % now.
Another poster ask if he thought the issue some of the reported issues Stokes has had , some of the problems that has been with Stokes was true , Tipton answered and said he really didn't want to get into Stokes issues publicly--problem child, he didn't say hat I did lol. I really don't think we would want all the baggage. We shall see I guess
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We’ll be factors for Branch if Stokes goes elsewhere. He’s just on the back burner for right now
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Only concern is Stokes drawing it out. Ideally you’d like to have a decision in the next few months.
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@TYOHawk you’re 100% right. At some point you have to just pivot. To use a metaphor, if the lady you’ve been seeing for 6 months or whatever doesn’t want to commit you move on.
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Stokes approaching it like a business I think. The downside of drawing it out could make the winning teams fans uneasy about your give a s***. It's a negative vibe until he displays his integration and some unselfish play. Now this is just how I might feel about him and it could be far from the truth.
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Let me say this one more time , we DO NOT want or we shouldn't want Tryan Stokes brings with all the baggage that comes with him a true Cancer beyond doubt,
First he leaves school because of problems with fellow students --Now there is video of where he is in a game and trolling opponents students , every time he makes a bucket he feels the need to just troll and make an ass out of himself. Instead of focusing on the game. he makes a bucket he feels the need to slide dance just a lot of garbage. Needs a lot of growing up and mature a lot, just a bad look a very bad luck not worth it
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Stokes is a talent you take and figure the rest out later.
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@FarmerJayhawk horrible fit, time to grow up. Look like it's getting really bad, Lots of posters saying if Stokes getting all worked up when HIGH SCHOOL kids start working him over giving him fits, what's, he going to do when College kids really give it to him, gonna be bad.
Don't think we are going to have to worry about it though he ain't doming here
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@ROCKCHALK2025 I wouldn’t be so sure about that
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I’d listen to Farmer..
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little FYI didn't know Darryn has played a grand total of 22 minutes this year-- -- crazy
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I think the biggest change from the older college and NBA Is not the three point shot or not calling the game as close (it seems) but it is allowing dribblers to carry the ball. It's a different looking ball handling game when you can palm it.
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@ROCKCHALK2025 said in 2026 Recruiting:
little FYI didn't know Darryn has played a grand total of 22 minutes this year-- -- crazy
I think that's the total at AFH. He's played on the road some and that would increase that number.
But a bar chart with total minutes played would not look good next to teammates' right now.
