Bill RE: Next Season
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@BeddieKU23 I’m just shy of 6ft. tall, when I got down to 170 this summer I thought I was getting skinny. I can’t imagine being 7" taller at that weight. -bean pole.
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Yeah I think if he is reclassing then it’s probably not KU.
I’m hoping that the wing we get will be Chris Smith.
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Me too, I think Smith is definitely a Top 75 wing
He looks like one from his highlights. At his size he should fill out to be 20-30 pounds more at the minimum.
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The question is: does he have the frame to support more weight? Remember Manute Bol was 7’-7" but only 200 pounds and because of his very thin frame and bones, that was all the weight he could carry; any more than that would have resulted in serious injury to the joints or bones. Bragg was able to add 30 pound to his thin frame but I believe he is still having problems coming to terms with that weight; his weight says 240 pounds but his minds still thinks he is 210 pounds.
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Definitely Bragg is still a work in progress playing with his new weight. I do think we are starting to see him put it together, 9 ppg 4 rebs last two games in only 15 minutes of action. That’s really solid production off the bench playing a position he wasn’t recruited to play. I’m cautiously getting optimistic about him for the remainder of the season. Would love to see him have another big week. Having said all those nice things he’ll probably play the opposite. We’ll see how he does.
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Updated ESPN rankings.
Young #15
Preston #20
Garrett #61
Big 12 likely to have 10 Top 100 kids (assuming Young signs with the good guys)
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Matt Scott said Cunliffe took MJ Walker’s spot. Soooo there is that.
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Trevon Duval is visiting on Tuesday
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Exciting.
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Less exciting: http://www.scout.com/player/213529-mark-smith http://247sports.com/Player/Mark-Smith-46038443
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Kid has some skill. Some athletic ability, can shoot the 3. Good vision on his passes. They say he’s now 6’5 220.
I’m honestly shocked he’s not ranked
Looks like Illinois probably in the lead but who cares they won’t have the same coach.
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@BeddieKU23 Think Tillmon will be back up for grabs? As long as he doesn’t think he is a OAD, we could use another big body behind Doke.
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Tilmon would be a great get. Let’s hope Groce gets fired.
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@BShark Looks like it’s heading that way. Let’s hope for that team to just completely lose all heart and close out the season on a bad streak.
We should be feeling the same way about Romar and UW. The actual Husky basketball fans want him gone.
I’m definitely not saying we should hold our breath for either, but those are two situations to keep an eye on. I’m sure Bill is ready and waiting to pounce on both of those guys if the opportunity presents itself in April.
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Well I have long thought groce would be out at Illinois so his signing didn’t make much sense.
But I guess one of the assistants was key in getting him so it will all depend on whether that assistant is back next yr regardless of groce’s status. Have to think that guy will get a long look with any new coach based on that fact. A school like Illinois can’t afford to lose a talent like him.
Tilmon is the perfect 4 year big that will be a good college player granted he stays healthy
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Even if Romar is fired Porter JR will end up wherever his dad does and it’s not going to be KU.
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@BShark Has to get hired first. Is it worth sacrificing the lockerroom, future recruiting and an assistant coach for? Experiment failed at UW.
And the new nepotism rule, I believe, means you have to hire the guy as an assistant coach if it is within 2 years of the kid going to the school.
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Someone will hire him. There is a good chance if fired that Romar (and Porter SR) end up in Columbia, MO.
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@BShark Well, if that happens, it is going to be one dysfunctional program. Let’s hope that is what happens.
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It would be very Missouri. They can’t get any worse though, I think…
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Isn’t porters Brother going to reclassify so they can play together? I read where they are homeschooled. Quite the strenuous class schedule.
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Yes.
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If the Porter kid follows his father one more time, the NCAA would be all over that…
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Just like they put the hammer down on USC…
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Are you talking about the OJ Mayo deal? They did get heavily penalized for that. I don’t seem to recall any coach-son deal at USC.
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Why are we talking about Michael Porter?
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Slater and Matt saying KU is a dark horse for MJ Walker.
what that actually means is nothing. Involved but who knows how much. UCLA was the latest pushing for him. I still think its a FSU- Georgia Tech battle here as distance to home wins out.
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and BTW Jerry Meyer still believes Young to KU. says 15 years experience and learning to interpret kids has him combining his intel and gut to that pick… For what its worth
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I meant UNC lol
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@BeddieKU23 said:
Slater and Matt saying KU is a dark horse for MJ Walker.
what that actually means is nothing. Involved but who knows how much. UCLA was the latest pushing for him. I still think its a FSU- Georgia Tech battle here as distance to home wins out.
Weird recruitment for a 5 star.
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Definitely, sometimes these 5-star players don’t want the attention. This one seems to be the case. If he holds out until NBA decisions that’s probably KU’s only hope.
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Ok, that makes more sense. No sanctions yet because UNC has put a full court defense that has tied up the NCAA with legal paperwork. I am guessing that given Coach Williams health, he is not that far away from retirement and the school is hoping for one more NC before he retires and the program goes down the crapper because of the effect of the likely sanctions and the new coaching staff; a cosch like Roy Williams is not easy to replace…not many Bill Selfs around…
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Matt Scott posted a VIP thread about a couple potential spring offers. Derrick Walker and Francesco Badocchi.
Walker is a junkyard daawwwwwwg PF. Scott mentioned he might pop soon but if he waits KU would likely be a player.
Badocchi sounds like a freak athlete that is learning to hoop. KU checked in on him while watching JRE last night.
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Matt went a little overboard on use of freak athlete with Badocchi. Andrew Wiggins is a freak athlete, Badocchi is not.
Honestly we can do better than both but if I was choosing, Walker and red-shirt
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Agree. Walker could be a good 5 year guy like Lucas.
And yeah I assume they are plan Z but we’ve been there before.
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Certainly, Walker’s size alone would be a plus. Investing in a red-shirt these days is risky. Jerry Meyer just CB’s him to St Johns yesterday btw
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Yeah if he commits soon it isn’t KU.
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I imagine this will be the last we hear of him in that case
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Hell of a game for Duval to watch.
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So just waxing a bit here… Preston is likely to be frustrating at times due to his effort, but man, after seeing Josh this year it is likely to make it seem even worse than it normally would be.
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Is it just me? This win seems more satisfying than the win over UK…
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@JayHawkFanToo I thought the UK win was more satisfying. We beat a good team in their building. A blue blood team that competes with us for the hearts and minds of top recruits, the media, and the nation. No doubt this win over Baylor is huge and when we hold B12 trophy #13, we will look back at this one. But I felt that UK victory was one of the best KU wins in recent memory. As much as Baylor is a good team this year, I fully expected to punk Drew in the second half. The foul disparity makes it easy for Fran and like-minded trolls to discredit this win. Nobody in the nation can say we didn’t make a statement beating UK at Rupp.
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I agree. To take Self’s words the Kentucky game was a Showcase event. The Big-12 game was big boy ball.
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@approxinfinity @JayHawkFanToo @BeddieKU23
I think without the UK win, we would have not had the confidence and grit needed to beat Baylor, plus it also gave Baylor reason to seriously doubt our vulnerability under pressure.
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Good point.
I think what was important about the Kentucky win besides erasing the loss in Morgantown was taking the momentum from the win. Self was right, the Kentucky game would have been meaningless if the team didn’t take something from it and use it positively. I think we got a resounding answer to that question. Baylor brought everything they had, was a great overall game!
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anyone know about Chris Smith. looks like he moved from the 2018 class to 2017.
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@BeddieKU23 said:
Couldn’t have played out any better.
Imagine JRE & Harvey were impressed last night!
The atmosphere was electric for sure.
@kraken said:
anyone know about Chris Smith. looks like he moved from the 2018 class to 2017.
KU is involved. Nice combo forward with a solid stroke. Looks like Slater (reputable guy) crystal ball picked him to KU after he changed classes so it’s possible KU is driving this reclass. UK is interested but he doesn’t have a UK offer yet, while he does have a KU offer.
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He’s a definite want as we head towards spring.
Really good athlete and can shoot from the perimeter.
I also like his ability to possibly be a small 4 in the 4 guard lineup. Not saying next year we would be playing this way again but he’s the type of player that in time would allow Self to explore
He’s young so his best basketball is ahead of him. I think he’s a top 50 type personally.
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New name per Matt Scott: http://247sports.com/Player/Jermaine-Couisnard-46038749
Snacks will be checking him out Thursday.
