KU ROSTER 2026-27
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@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
I don't want a repeat of the last several years to be clear.
The roster is brand new outside 2nd year returnees Mbiya and Rosario so I guess I don't understand the new blood remark when 85% of the roster is brand new. Be careful what you wish for as well with this new group. There's potential but not a lot of certainties.Is your comment more directed at Council and the lack of shooting efficiency or something else specific to him at the PG position? He did struggle in the last few weeks of the season and that's something that can be hard to overlook. He also played a ton of minutes (100 more then anyone else). With the injuries to Peterson, Jackson & Dawson that seemed to put even more on Melvin's plate that ultimately wore him down.
KU currently only has 2 ball handlers on the team. A freshman and a Soph making the jump up in level from Toledo. There's been a lot of talk of Stokes being a facilitator as well due to his skills and lack of other options. If we can add Council to the mix you're solidifying the position from a lot of things.
Returning a starter with a ton of experience who knows the system and can lead sounds like a good thing to me
Again, I realize I’m in the minority here, but I do not want Melvin back. some of it being the ridiculous eligibility rules. Plus I didn’t buy into the “dawg” PR campaign, for multiple reasons. Dude cannot shoot at any level. Can’t make a 3, rarely could make a layup, or get to the rim. Struggled a lot to the naked eye at times. Plus the chemistry last year seemed sooooooo bad, and he was part of that.
So inviting him back officially clogs the lane again. No thanks. Let Stokes have space to roam!
I just don’t like the Melvin-like profile on PGs. Not a winning formula, IMO.
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@rockchalkjayhawk I agree with you about the eligibility rules being ridiculous and that is a valid reason not to want Melvin back on principle. I also agree that he was not a good three point shooter. Your concern about his presence clogging the lane for Stokes is also valid, though it does have to be weighed against the positives Melvin would bring to the table.
Where you are wrong though, is in saying that Melvin could rarely make a layup or get to the rim. He was excellent at getting to the rim and good at finishing while there.
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@Jayhawk_69 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@rockchalkjayhawk I agree with you about the eligibility rules being ridiculous and that is a valid reason not to want Melvin back on principle. I also agree that he was not a good three point shooter. Your concern about his presence clogging the lane for Stokes is also valid, though it does have to be weighed against the positives Melvin would bring to the table.
Where you are wrong though, is in saying that Melvin could rarely make a layup or get to the rim. He was excellent at getting to the rim and good at finishing while there.
ha! a few points of agreement!
Thanks for that.I don't have any stats to back it up, but just what I recall watching last season (but backed by his low FG%). i didn't think he was good at getting to and finishing at the rim. i recall more than a few chicken-sh*t attempts that ended up in a whimper.
Again seems like a nice enough guy, but onward, please. I know i'm a broken record about Melvin. I'll shut up now. maybe.
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@rockchalkjayhawk His low overall field goal percentage is not a product of him being bad a finishing at the rim. It is dragged down by the fact that his 3pt% was low and the fact that Council took way more desperation shots at the end of the shotclock than anyone else on the team (I will find a source to verify this later). I will see if I can hunt down his fg% at the rim.
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was this the one where Bill Self praised Melvin? I thought it was a 6-21 night where he said "its the greatest 6-21 night i've ever seen" or something. This one was against Syracuse so I figured it was this one, even if it was 3-15, because Syracuse zone always dares people to shoot midrange shots.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401817482
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White has joined the fight to get a 5th yr. He is an added plaintiff in Indiana along with 89 others. Although it doesn't appear he entered the portal during the window needed in the spring and would need a ruling to open it up.
Ha
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@BeddieKU23 not at KU?
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I’m honestly over the old guys in college, just give 5 years to play 4 seasons and that it’s. Don’t need 27 year olds out there playing 19 and 20 year olds.
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As promised, I found Melvin Council's shooting percentage at the rim. It was 53.8, which is not elite but not terrible either.
https://hoop-explorer.com/PlayerCareer?ncaaId=5177301&tablePreset=ClassicPer50Detailed&
It is important to remember it would have probably been higher if Council were not the guy we always asked to try to score in late shotclock situations. As promised, I found a source corroborating this as well:
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No he's not on campus or registered for classes. Imagine his specific case while part of the larger plaintiff suit is very unlikely to yield a positive result. He needs too much to go his way from what i see
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I agree that the old guys need to move on.
I also believe the NCAA made this mess possible with how they changed the rules suddenly again. Lawsuits were always going to test any rules put in place because there's an established history of courts overruling them.
