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  • JT3 is out at Georgetown. šŸ˜²



  • @BeddieKU23

    He says that, but Iā€™d still possibly bet Nevada is in play.

    Oh and this is from the Duke 247 siteā€¦before Jeter announced of course.

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    @BeddieKU23 said:

    JT3 is out at Georgetown. šŸ˜²

    SHOCKER. Lol.



  • @jayballer54

    Donā€™t fret, people are just speculating because they didnā€™t decide in 2.2 seconds. He has to get his release first and Iā€™m sure Missouri and his father are negotiating behind the scenes.



  • Like he certainly isnā€™t going to a GOOD Pac team and getting 30 minutes a night.



  • @BShark

    Exactly, they have some really lofty expectations of Chase if we are taking what heā€™s shown on the court at face-valueā€¦



  • He scored 100 points in 2 seasons in limited minutes in both. Yup feature scorer in the Pac-12 a year from nowšŸ˜›



  • That image was ripped from a premium article so probably a good idea to not repost it to the phog or somewhere with high visibility. Guess I could have typed out the percentages, but w/e.



  • @BeddieKU23

    Hopefully Bragg is drinking from the same crazy. Bragg is frustrating but if he is the 3rd/4th big next year thatā€™s fine.



  • @BShark

    I saw that meter in the Duke thread yesterday. Was interesting to see the intel on Allen at this point, insuiating he might be back again



  • @BeddieKU23

    With all the bullcrap drama he might as well come back and enter a weaker draft.



  • Kennard is better than Allen, IMO.



  • @BShark

    Luke is definitely a better offensive player but heā€™s a liability on defense. I think thatā€™s the only concern for him leaving this season with scouts. Heā€™s also not an elite athlete nor does he have ideal sizeā€¦

    Allen bombed trying to be a PG both in on-court performance and mentally. Heā€™s been exposed coming back and has IMO no chance of restoring his draft stock to where it was after his freshman year. He can certainly come back and erase a lot of concerns about his game with another year. If I was a NBA GM I wouldnā€™t want anything to do with him, ticking time bomb always.



  • I like how there isnā€™t a narrative when K or Cal have a 5 star player transfer. But when one doesnā€™t work out for KU, itā€™s all gloom and doom crap.



  • @BShark

    I canā€™t imagine anyone around the program thought Braggā€™s season would end up where it has to this point. It still seems the staff has confidence in him the way they were talking him up for this tournament and what kind of role he can still bring. Tonight is another opportunity for him to impact the teamā€¦



  • @BShark

    If you read their board, they are definitely in negative mode post the loss. But your right, we donā€™t hear a lot of people talking negatively about it. If Bolden leaves though we may see some headlinesā€¦



  • @BeddieKU23

    Not sure what Bragg offers tonight. He got abused by Ward and Purdue has bulky bigs as well.

    I moreso meant the national narrative as well as recruiting vibes. It just seems that everything bounces off K and Cal.

    Bolden should honestly stay. Who does Duke have to play ahead of him? Presumably he would start with Carter.



  • @BShark ya I understand that, - -but this kid was the # 11 player in the nation thatā€™s not cold cheese, the problem is kids like this get buried on the bench - -too many really good players thatā€™s one of the problems where itā€™s just a ;loaded one and done after a one and done there are many many schools where he could of went and probably would of been a lot better off. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY



  • @jayballer54

    This is why coaches should trust their own evals and not blindly follow what the ranking services say. Different sport but this was a huge issue for Mack Brown at the end of his Texas tenure.

    Also, when Duke basically just takes nothing but 4/5 stars, well some arenā€™t going to playā€¦



  • @BShark Exactly my point - - Duke is almost exclusive 5 stars, you can be good & still get buried, not really get that chance to develop. - -I kind of agree with your point also about Nevada, as was stated off zags blog, he was looking to transfer somewhere closer to home, & him being out of Las Vegas would make sense for sure. - -Hell could be he checks into UNLV maybe. - - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY



  • @jayballer54

    When I saw Jeter play he wasnā€™t good though. Not sure if he ends up being much more than Landen Lucas at this point. Of course things can change and obviously there were some things there that made him get ranked that highly.

    And to be clear he has to improve to get to Landen levels. Probably wonā€™t do all the little things Landen does either.



  • I posted earlier about John Thompson iii in the let the firings begin - -just curious, do you think we might have any possible transfer out of G-Town that KU might show interest in? - ā€“ ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY



  • @BShark

    I agree, we have no idea what Bragg will bring. Iā€™m just trying to stay positive because anything he does bring thatā€™s positive will help this team win tonight. An offensive rebound and a put-back, making FTā€™s, an open mid-range jumper, getting a key blockā€¦ Those are things we know he can do when heā€™s engaged.

    And I also agree about the national narrative. Everyone must be numb to their recruiting ways and just figure attrition is going to happen, or some are not going to pan out. Who knows, KU does seem to get a lot of flack for its OADā€™s that didnā€™t pan out. Hopefully Josh helps restore some of the national reputation.



  • @jayballer54

    Slim pickings on that team. Govan is a 6ā€™10 big that improved in his Soph year. He can step out and shoot some. I think Georgetown will get someone that will energize the area and keep what little roster is still on scholarship



  • @BeddieKU23

    Yeah I mean we still heard about friggin Selby in the Young recruitment from the Youngs.



  • @BShark

    I was shocked Jeter was that highly rated coming out of HS. But we also have to remember some kids are rated high on what they think the level they can get to in the future. Obviously it seems a lot of evals missed the mark on him to this point.



  • @BShark

    Definitely which was kind of shocking. Even Collins was apart of that and to most KU fans Collins is sacred. But the Youngā€™s ate them up because they didnā€™t have successful NBA careerā€™s. It truly shows how narrow some kids/parents view things from. Being 24/7/365 KU fans we see things differently, not as ā€œBlack and Whiteā€ as the youngā€™s made it seem about Self with point guards



  • Cliff wasnā€™t as much of a disaster as Cheick imo. The staff deserved a little flack for Cheick. Despite Embiid the negative impact of the Cheick situation will continue to be felt. Bragg isnā€™t helping either. Hopefully Bragg turns it around and Doke/Preston both work out.

    @BeddieKU23 said:

    @BShark

    I was shocked Jeter was that highly rated coming out of HS. But we also have to remember some kids are rated high on what they think the level they can get to in the future. Obviously it seems a lot of evals missed the mark on him to this point.

    I remember not being super excited when KU offered.



  • @BeddieKU23 said:

    I think Georgetown will get someone that will energize the area and keep what little roster is still on scholarship

    I wonder if Patrick Ewing would consider it to resurrect his alma mater. Has been an NBA asst for years. I could see that being a huge recruiting attraction to potential OADs. Have no idea how much of a winner as a college coach he would be, but some OADs donā€™t care, they just want contacts and visibility (Simmons, anyone?).



  • @mayjay

    Good point, Georgetown must hit a home-run with whoever it hires. Itā€™s a really strong recruiting area that has some nice prospects in future classes coming up. A lot of local recruits have been going elsewhere because of JT3ā€™s style of play and the general lack of momentum within the program. Ewing definitely would be a big name with Bigā€™s. As you stated not sure how heā€™d transition from the NBA to College. There has been a trend so far with coaches getting hired with limited coaching experience thoughā€¦



  • @BeddieKU23

    The more I read from Youngā€™s circle the more I was like mehā€¦ I wish Young nothing but the best at OU and KU will be fine.

    Give me hard workers like Garrett any time.

    Not sure how Collins gets put on Self/the staff. Dude ate his way out of the league and was short. And I loved Collins but it is what it is.



  • Georgetown isnā€™t even relevant anymore sad to say for them. Of course one great hire changes that instantly.



  • @BShark

    Cliff was a poor defender and always had one foot out the door IMO. His family helped the other leg.

    Cheick is such a crappy situation. But generally agree he never gained the trust of his coaches or players. What can we do, in both cases we didnā€™t get nearly enough time with either for Self to truly make his mark on them. Itā€™s not like Josh Jackson came to KU and Self transformed him. Most top talents donā€™t come to College and have that situation change them. Itā€™s the Frank Masonā€™s of the worldā€™s and the Landen Lucasā€™s that help prove Self is the real deal.



  • @BShark

    Somehow we always come back to Garrett and I smile. Will be giddy if we get at least 3 years with that stud



  • @BeddieKU23

    Cheick was totally lost. Thatā€™s on him and the coaches. Agree though with these OAD players, you mostly have to hope you get the right one. With the way Self is, those oads really need to have high bbiq. Self is loathe to play a raw player that makes lots of mistakes, but thatā€™s what a good chunk of OADs are now. Kids donā€™t really stay in school to develop anymore.

    @BeddieKU23 said:

    @BShark

    Somehow we always come back to Garrett and I smile. Will be giddy if we get at least 3 years with that stud

    I think there arenā€™t a lot of scenarios where he only stays two years but certainly they exist. If he shows he can run the point in year two well that is certainly tempting for NBA scouts with his size.



  • @BShark

    His size and defense will have him on the radar for the NBA at some point. Could be a similar development arc to Vick. Garrettā€™s goals should be about adding good muscle weight and working tirelessly at that jump shot.

    Cheick is a personal failure of mine. Saw him play a ton in HS and was just convinced he had the tools to be great with Selfā€™s help. Boy did that end up wrong



  • Porter got his release.

    Donā€™t worry Washington wasnā€™t worried about letting him go. He wasnā€™t that good anyway



  • @BeddieKU23

    To be fair if Cheickā€™s circle wasnā€™t so dead set on him being OAD, we probably would have seen him be a solid player for KU.



  • Duke insiders have moved Boldenā€™s chance to stay to 1% within the last few hours LOL.



  • So, someone fill me in - - -whz going on at Virginia? ā€“ -Yesterday Shayok - - -Reuter announced they transferring out ā€“ & now today Thompson announces he is transferring out - - WTH is going on there? - - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY



  • @jayballer54

    Smells like a coach leaving for another job perhaps.

    @BeddieKU23

    Interesting post from BHam if you didnā€™t see it. Mentioned that more than anything Self/KU doesnā€™t want to deal with Watersā€™ dad.



  • @BShark You think Bennett might be leaving Virginia? - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY



  • @BShark

    Garret was selected the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year. BTW, he is listed as 6ā€™-8" now.



  • @JayHawkFanToo I freaking LOVE that kid. I am so glad we got him instead of Trae Young.



  • Well you can add another player to the list. ā€“ not only Porter leaving Washington but - ā€“ Noah Dickerson is looking to transfer and explore possibilities - - -Going to be a very interesting spring - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY



  • @KUSTEVE

    Agree. this is one prospect that keeps getting better every single dayā€¦



  • @JayHawkFanToo

    Yep I posted in a thread about it. I think a thread about Garrett but maybe it was here. Good stuff.

    @jayballer54 said:

    Well you can add another player to the list. ā€“ not only Porter leaving Washington but - ā€“ Noah Dickerson is looking to transfer and explore possibilities - - -Going to be a very interesting spring - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

    Would take.



  • @BShark

    This is the time when Coach Self does his magicā€¦



  • @BeddieKU23 said:

    Porter got his release.

    Donā€™t worry Washington wasnā€™t worried about letting him go. He wasnā€™t that good anyway

    So, will be a good fit at Mizzou, where Cuonzo just hired his daddyā€¦



  • KU very likely out for Duval according to BHam. Things change but, itā€™s pretty late in this process. He says Duke or Zona based on what he heard.



  • Getter of buckets Thomas Allen has requested a release from his NLI to NC State. Currently at Brewster c/o North Carolina. That has worked out for KU before (no idea if KU even shows interest).