The '19-'20 Season and Beyond (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond)



  • JAYHAWKFAN214 said:

    GUENTIN GRIMES IS GONING TO TRANFERRING PER TO BILL SELF

    Now there’s a surprise, huh?



  • You can sag off the ball if you are covering a non shooter. After Garrett had those big games driving, teams started doing just that. It changes the available passing angles and really negates the drive to sag off a few feet.

    Garrett is a good player with some clear flaws. Putting him at the point won’t erase or even hide those flaws.

    Garrett’s best use is as a cutter that works from the wing in, or along the baseline on the weak side. From there, you couldn’t sag off him or use his man as a free safety because he can finish and he would be a very dangerous offensive rebounder if left alone.

    Garrett’s limitations mean he is beat served by being on the perimeter less, not more.



  • @justanotherfan I agree, now that Dotson has come back. Play DD and McBride at the point, Garrett as a reserve 3 and 2. I think we’ll see Dotson and McBride play together quite a bit. This lineup has depth and versatility, all ten will play.



  • At the 5, Dok and Dave; 4 - Silvio and Mitch; the 3, Enaruna and Garrett. With Dotson and McBride running point and Agbaji and Braun at the 2 I am more than comfortable with that ten man rotation. McBride, Braun, Garrett and Agbaji are interchangeable, play them at three spots when and where as needed. I’ll put those ten guys up against anyone this coming season. Rock Chalk, baby!



  • I still think we are weak on the wing from a scoring perspective.

    Enaruna still has to prove to me he can play on the wing. Until then he is a project and a stretch 4. Braun will not see time as a freshman if I were guessing.

    That leaves us with a Dotson, Garrett, Ochai and McBride rotation.

    We need another guard/wing.



  • I think Enaruna is going to surpise, ditto Braun.



  • I think Braun will be effective in time. But if I were projecting his freshman scoring numbers, I would take the under on 6 ppg.

    Now, there is a possibility that he ends up being a key floor spacer in a role similar to what Grimes had last year (perhaps one his game is more suited for).



  • justanotherfan said:

    I think Braun will be effective in time. But if I were projecting his freshman scoring numbers, I would take the under on 6 ppg.

    Now, there is a possibility that he ends up being a key floor spacer in a role similar to what Grimes had last year (perhaps one his game is more suited for).

    I’d bet on under 3.



  • I we don’t sign Wilson I’ll take Braun getting six or seven points a game.



  • … And now we wait…



  • So, predictions guys! Do you think we’ll land Wilson?



  • Marco said:

    I we don’t sign Wilson I’ll take Braun getting six or seven points a game.

    Please no. Even just get Walker and Braun doesn’t have to play.



  • I gave up. I can’t believe that one kid played us. What a jerk! Everyone thinks it’s ok. (Twitter) karmas’s a 🧟♀



  • Crimsonorblue22 said:

    I gave up. I can’t believe that one kid played us. What a jerk! Everyone thinks it’s ok. (Twitter) karmas’s a 🧟♀

    Its pathetic what happened but that’s the times we live in



  • Crimsonorblue22 said:

    I gave up. I can’t believe that one kid played us. What a jerk! Everyone thinks it’s ok. (Twitter) karmas’s a 🧟♀

    You’re talking about RJ here right?



  • @rockchalkwyo yeah that guy!



  • @Crimsonorblue22 oh ok. Just making sure we didn’t get the middle finger from another guy. Thanks



  • @BeddieKU23 I didn’t teach my kids to lie like that or be disrespectful. I saw their family at the last game, over there pigging out on food, I’m sure on KU. What a bunch of moochers. Nice role models for parents. Just tell everybody, could care less.



  • The OAD rule will soon be gone, but there will still be plenty of divas. I’m of the opinion that we should, for the most part, steer clear of them. We had no OADS in '08, and that turned pretty good - ditto '12. The Year before last was not too bad either (Final Four), even the year before and year before, though only Elite Eights.



  • Someone mentioned Zach Harvey the other day. Wonder if we’re interested? What did he get in trouble for?



  • I don’t mind oad players, just ones that lie!



  • @Crimsonorblue22 Which is all of them?



  • @Crimsonorblue22 Give him hell…he deserves it!



  • @Marco Naughty pictures.



  • @Crimsonorblue22 which game did you see them at?



  • @approxinfinity last one, baylor



  • @Marco nobody played us like that kid and his dad!



  • @Crimsonorblue22 should have figured it out like K and Penny. Then again maybe Self knew and was fine with it ie just part of playing the game.



  • @Crimsonorblue22 True… To act like you’re going to make a school choice on ESPN, and taking both them and us for a ride was pretty pathetic.



  • Any takers on Wilson signing with KU?



  • Marco said:

    Any takers on Wilson signing with KU?

    Leader in the clubhouse



  • FarmerJayhawk said:

    Marco said:

    Any takers on Wilson signing with KU?

    Leader in the clubhouse

    You know, I’ll buy that… I think - even if we don’t sign Wilson - that we’ve finally turned the corner. The trial definitely hurt us (pun intended), but the worst is over. It’ll only get better from here.



  • We offered a scholarship and are scheduling a Bilau visit. We have also offered Karim Mane. I sense a change in Coach. He might have been turned on and bit by the OAD types three or four times too many, has maybe changed his recruiting accordingly.



  • @Marco Mentioned it in the crootin thread already but I like Bilau as a long term prospect.



  • @BShark I like him too, also like Mane.



  • @FarmerJayhawk brought up how he would like for us to sign Maker, Nx and Thompson in 2020, assuming we sign Walker, Bilau and Wilson thiis year (which means anytime now).

    Dave 5, Enaruna 4, Wilson 3, Nix 1, Agbaji 2 - second 5; Maker, Bilau, Walker, McBride and Thompson, Braun in situational spots. The 2020 class is absolutely loaded. A team could sign the bottom five position players and do pretty good for themselves.



  • @Marco honestly I’m not sure how realistic Maker is. KU made inroads with that crew during Thon’s recruitment, and probably would’ve gotten him had he gone to college. Just don’t ask how.



  • FarmerJayhawk said:

    @Marco honestly I’m not sure how realistic Maker is. KU made inroads with that crew during Thon’s recruitment, and probably would’ve gotten him had he gone to college. Just don’t ask how.

    I didn’t know that we were in that tight with his circle. Sounds like we stand (if not more) as good a chance as any to get him.



  • So Maker, Thompson and Nix (2020) added to Walker, Wilson, Bilau, Enaruna, Braun and McBride? And if Garrett and Agbaji were both back that would still leave us with two scholarships to give…



  • It seems that the worst is behind us. Thoughts on who we stand a realistic chance of getting in 2020?



  • Now that we’ve added Moss and Wilson we can finally fully focus on the 20-21 and 21-22 classes. Coach always pulls a rabbit or two out of a hat. Wonder who they are focusing on now, and I mean really focusing on?



  • I have no idea who we are focusing on, to be honest. Kyree? Maybe. But what position will he play? We already have McBride (who is bigtime), Wilson who will be around for atleast two maybe three years, Agbaji (who knows, maybe he’ll be back too), and Enaruna and Braun who will both be back. I don’t see us landing Kyree, who then?



  • Marco said:

    I have no idea who we are focusing on, to be honest. Kyree? Maybe. But what position will he play? We already have McBride (who is bigtime), Wilson who will be around for atleast two maybe three years, Agbaji (who knows, maybe he’ll be back too), and Enaruna and Braun who will both be back. I don’t see us landing Kyree, who then?

    McBride will be recruited over frequently so I would be prepared for that.



  • @Marco some targets

    Guards: Adam Miller, Karim Mane, Daishen Nix, Bryce Thompson, Caleb Love

    Posts: Josh Hall, Isaiah Todd

    Couldn’t tell you the exact order of priority but I am pretty sure KU would take any of them if they wanted to commit today.

    I didn’t bother with unrealistic targets like say…Dante or Greg Brown. Hopefully they both cut KU soon.

    New targets will begin to appear as the season comes around. This time last year no members of the current four man class were even on the radar to my knowledge. Trying to recall…

    McBride was a July find and the staff quickly liked him more than Jacobs.

    Enaruna popped onto everyone’s radar in November, wasn’t even recruited before then.

    Braun was a bit of an emergency pivot and quick take. Everything there happened within a 3 week span if memory serves.

    Wilson of course was committed to Michigan until Bill 4D Chess Self had his bag men pay Belein to take the Cavs job. 😂



  • @BShark I wouldn’t be so sure of that. Was Mason? Was Graham?



  • @BShark you are full of it!



  • Okay, here’s the deal… While my logic may be wrong-headed that is exactly the kind of logic that’s needed when trying to guess what an obtuse and obese entity - the NCAA - might want to or will do (and trust me, I know how these animals think, though I am not obtuse or obese).

    The NCAA cleared De Sousa to play, saying he was eligible after he had graduated early coming to KU. We then - after all of the cowshit hit the fan - sat him last year and the NCAA then without merit or proof benched him for not only the entire season but for this coming season as well.

    The NCAA then reversed that ruling, saying that De Sousa is eligible to play this season. Question. If they had proof of improper benefits would they have ruled him eligible this season? The answer is no. Preston we never even played and didn’t know about, right? 😉

    Trust me everyone, I know these animals. We will not even get a slap on the wrist (unless you are counting blah, blah, blah, some kind of sanction that doesn’t even matter). Arizona, Louisville and LSU on the other hand, I wouldn’t want to be them.



  • Marco said:

    @BShark I wouldn’t be so sure of that. Was Mason? Was Graham?

    Um, in a word yes. Bill tried, he just couldn’t sign the guys he wanted to.

    In 2015 alone KU offered and seriously recruited Malik Newman, Jalen Brunson, Jalen Adams, Donovan Mitchell, Allonzo Trier, Justin Simon and Tyler Dorsey among others. Those are all PGs, being recruited when Mason and Graham were on the roster. 4 of them were 5* to boot.

    @Crimsonorblue22 about what?



  • @BShark And why weren’t they signed? Maybe because Mason and Graham were there?



  • @BShark self had his bagman pay Belein to go to cavs🤣 you usually get me


Log in to reply