Ty Berry
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For all of you guys in the Kansas city area both Ty Berry and Bryce Thompson are playing in overland park this weekend and could end up playing each other on Saturday night or Sunday in the championship. I would love to see them to square off against each other
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BShark said:
@justanotherfan like Braun I think Berry is much more appealing as a wing than a pg. Some kids do get stuck on position though.
I’m not sure Braun was ever going to be a PG at the college level. Berry could still be a PG at the college level, but I think his ceiling is higher on the wing.
I may also being viewing that because he is a better fit on KU rosterwise if he’s a wing player.
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@justanotherfan probably d2 as a pg for Braun.
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BShark said:
@justanotherfan probably d2 as a pg for Braun.
D2 Braun would destroy as a point forward with his size. If he played PG, he could maybe play low D1, but not P5. He’s going to be a nice wing player, though.
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Just got done watching Ty Berry play live. All I can say is WOW!!!
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@alwaysajayhawk tell us more
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@alwaysajayhawk I would love for us to sign Berry.
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Marco said:
@alwaysajayhawk I would love for us to sign Berry.
Offering him a scholarship and actively recruiting him would be a good step towards that but it doesn’t seem like he is a priority from what I can tell. Could bite us if he ends up at Ok ST.
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II don’t know if Ty Berry is a full 6-6 in his latest videos, but he is A LOT bigger and stronger than he was before. And that shooting stroke is still just as good. I would be curious to see how his athleticism increases with his added size and strength. Definite P5 target at this point.
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@justanotherfan honestly if he grows into a 6’6 wing that can really shoot I’d probably take him.
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This Berry you speak of…why are so many on here gaga about him?
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KUSTEVE said:
This Berry you speak of…why are so many on here gaga about him?
We love our local players until they get to KU and then we rip them to shreds.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
KUSTEVE said:
This Berry you speak of…why are so many on here gaga about him?
We love our local players until they get to KU and then we rip them to shreds.
I’ve never understood this…
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I think this has a lot to do with expectations.
A D1 player here in Kansas will dominate the Kansas HS basketball scene, especially if they are P5 level. They will generally be a man among boys. I think this leads to unrealistic expectations of some of the players that come out of Kansas because we expect them to dominate because they set the HS scoring record, but they are really just a bench player at the D1 level (Conner Frankamp). That wasn’t on him. That was on fans because we thought he would turn into something he never was.
That’s why I critique players the way I do. I am trying to see what they can be at the college or pro level, rather than just what they are at the HS level. There are kids all over the country putting up crazy numbers against lower level competition. Now, sometimes that stuff translates to the next level. Other times it doesn’t.
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@justanotherfan to be fair Conner and Marty had unrealistic expectations as well
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@justanotherfan 100% agree. I watched Perry a couple times after he committed to KU and he was several notches above everyone else. Mark Mitchell will be the same (c/o '22 stud at Miege.) And a lot of times, the transition to P5 ball is rough. Perry’s freshman year was a total loss until the Big 12 tournament where it all clicked.
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Ryan on the phog mentioned Berry has attitude and work ethic issues. If true that would help explain why KU hasn’t offered.
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BShark said:
Ryan on the phog mentioned Berry has attitude and work ethic issues. If true that would help explain why KU hasn’t offered.
@bsrraygk48 If that’s the case, KU should move on and never look back!
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@BShark That is so far from the truth. I heard from a very reliable source that Berry is just the opposite. Strong work ethic in the gym lifting and getting shots up , have you seen his body lately the muscle mass that he has put on since his freshman year, He is also a very good student and an exceptional person.
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alwaysajayhawk said:
@BShark That is so far from the truth. I heard from a very reliable source that Berry is just the opposite. Strong work ethic in the gym lifting and getting shots up , have you seen his body lately the muscle mass that he has put on since his freshman year, He is also a very good student and an exceptional person.
Well there is something about him the staff isn’t in love with.
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alwaysajayhawk said:
@BShark That is so far from the truth. I heard from a very reliable source that Berry is just the opposite. Strong work ethic in the gym lifting and getting shots up , have you seen his body lately the muscle mass that he has put on since his freshman year, He is also a very good student and an exceptional person.
I usually take those with a grain of salt. It’s pretty rare to find a non-knucklehead 16 year old. The guy on the Phog who starts a lot of them has never had anything good to say about the KU program. Don’t even know why he follows it honestly.
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@Kcmatt7 Exactly. Not saying it is true but a proven fairly reliable source and there is something that is having KU hold up.
@FarmerJayhawk Oh be fair now Ryan isn’t tonto, lol.
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Ty Berry may be a local-ish kid, but KU doesn’t want to keep stockpiling players with his profile. KU already has McBride, Harris, and Braun on the roster so I’m guessing Ty Berry is a low priority recruit because there are other positions that KU has greater need. As low as Berry is ranked, the staff also likely view Berry as a fall back option in case they miss on other higher profile players they are targeting.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 You could even argue that every HS recruit KU ended up taking this year is a 4 year player. Enaruna has the most potential upside to leave early and actually go pro, but he has a ways to go.
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BShark said:
@Kcmatt7 Exactly. Not saying it is true but a proven fairly reliable source and there is something that is having KU hold up.
@FarmerJayhawk Oh be fair now Ryan isn’t tonto, lol.
Nobody like Tonto lol
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BShark said:
@Kcmatt7 Exactly. Not saying it is true but a proven fairly reliable source and there is something that is having KU hold up.
@FarmerJayhawk Oh be fair now Ryan isn’t tonto, lol.
Yeah, I was talking about tonto. He’s got a weird thing about KU. Maybe Self banged his wife.
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@FarmerJayhawk Yeah I’m not sure what the deal is there.
The Berry stuff came from Ryan, though he did hedge it slightly.
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BShark said:
Marco said:
@alwaysajayhawk I would love for us to sign Berry.
Offering him a scholarship and actively recruiting him would be a good step towards that but it doesn’t seem like he is a priority from what I can tell. Could bite us if he ends up at Ok ST.
You’re right. I’ve been a fan of Berry for awhile now. Think it would be a mistake to not, at least, have someone camp out at his doorstep. I’m starting to think him to be a wing, if so a big take. If he has issues - which I didn’t hear until just now - , pause…
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FarmerJayhawk said:
BShark said:
@Kcmatt7 Exactly. Not saying it is true but a proven fairly reliable source and there is something that is having KU hold up.
@FarmerJayhawk Oh be fair now Ryan isn’t tonto, lol.
Yeah, I was talking about tonto. He’s got a weird thing about KU. Maybe Self banged his wife.
lol - - stop that lol
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justanotherfan said:
I think this has a lot to do with expectations.
I totally agree… then add in a ton of wishful thinking. We all want to see a Kansas player rise to stardom!
It also just feels right. University of Kansas… Kansas players. I have to admit sometimes it feels a bit weird when we don’t have a single player from Kansas. Bill is on to this. He likes to have someone from Kansas on our team.
I know I like to see some Kansas players on our team.
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@FarmerJayhawk interesting
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Yeah I m hearing the same thing out of Houston. They said Ty is playing the best out of all the guards there, he had 20 pts and 12 rebounds earlier from the point guard position and just dropped 30 something in his last game tonight in front of about 60 coaches that was there watching him tonight…
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I’m hearing that Ty Berry is going to announce his decision this week. I’m hearing that it is down to 3 Big 10 schools, Minnesota, Michigan, and Northwestern. Don’t know why KU struck out on this kid , A 6"5 combo with exceptional skills, shoots 3s from NBA range, not to mention that he’s lives in Kansas.
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@alwaysajayhawk watched him in person last season, he’s pretty good.
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Well, I can say this much, I’ve thought Berry to be one that we shouldn’t lose for quite some time now.
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KU never really recruited Berry. Usually there is a reason for that.
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@Woodrow what I’m hearing from a very reliable source is they were waiting for Caleb Love, KK kid, and Bryce Thompson to see what they was going to do, before they offered Berry, once they found out that Love was going to North Carolina, then they started to contact Berry more, even invited him to late night last week. That’s what I’m hearing from a very reliable source
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But KU was coming with an offer soon
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alwaysajayhawk said:
But KU was coming with an offer soon
But the offer Never happened
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No , I think because Berry was already committed, by the time that they got ready to offer, that’s my guess
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Good for Ty. A degree from NW is legit.
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Has Ty announce yet where he’s going to to play at next year?
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@FarmerJayhawk Is it Northwestern?
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@jayballer73 I really thought that it would be Michigan, but they do have a lot coming in
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alwaysajayhawk said:
@jayballer73 I really thought that it would be Michigan, but they do have a lot coming in
well it’s not in concrete yet - -but everything sure pointing that way for him to North Western
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Ty Berry is heading to Chicago to play at Northwestern University
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@jayballer73 you were definitely right!
