2023 Transfer Portal
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@Kcmatt7 That’s my thought as well. I do think KJ might be able to play some bully ball similar to Wilson on drives just without the shot to back it up. My secret hope is that KJ has a serviceable jumper that he just hasn’t shown yet. I know it’s a long shot.
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@benshawks08 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@Kcmatt7 That’s my thought as well. I do think KJ might be able to play some bully ball similar to Wilson on drives just without the shot to back it up. My secret hope is that KJ has a serviceable jumper that he just hasn’t shown yet. I know it’s a long shot.
Yea since the days of Mitch Lightfoot we’ve been hoping a big man could develop a shot… I don’t think it is crazy to think KJ could stretch his range to the top of the key. But I also don’t see how his shooting is the liability some think it is. He is shooting 64% from 2 which would be one of the best in the country (sports-reference is down or I’d check exactly where he stands).
If Udeh approaches a similar efficiency on the block next season I’m pretty sure it will work, and work well.
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He dunks a lot. I’d love to see his two point percentage on jump shots but I think those kind of stats are locked behind pay sites (or individual research which would take a lot of time). I really don’t like that pairing offensively.
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Hoop Math has him at 49% on 2 pt jumpers. 72% on shots at the rim matching “he dunks a lot”.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Hoop Math has him at 49% on 2 pt jumpers. 72% on shots at the rim matching “he dunks a lot”.
Not as bad as I thought. Though I imagine anything not a dunk/lay-up is classified as a jumper.
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Crazy Wake has a guy shooting 89% from the field. 60-67 on the year. Wild
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@BShark at the 4 hopefully after spending all summer working on his shot.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Hoop Math has him at 49% on 2 pt jumpers. 72% on shots at the rim matching “he dunks a lot”.
This is pretty good.
I also don’t think you can discount his ability to get to the rim. He’s a freak athlete so getting to the rim is something he’s going to be able to do at the 4 or the 5.
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UT is one of the best offenses in the country starting 3 players who basically won’t take a 3. And Hunter is the 4th and he is a bad shooter.
It isn’t the death of KU’s offense to play the 2 together.
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I hope we are not revisiting this discussion in November as we score 60 points in a close win in our exhibition.
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Yeah good point. Next year I expect him to be even more prolific in the paint. Dude should just live with a coach in the gym and figure out some post moves with his back to basket. He’s really just scratching the surface of what he could do with development.
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@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
I hope we are not revisiting this discussion in November as we score 60 points in a close win in our exhibition.
Oh lord - -let’s hope not
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Udeh’s development is huge for this year to have a deep tournament run and next season in general. Hope he keeps coming on!
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
UT is one of the best offenses in the country starting 3 players who basically won’t take a 3. And Hunter is the 4th and he is a bad shooter.
It isn’t the death of KU’s offense to play the 2 together.
Hunter has not been the BMOC we all thought he would be. They could’ve used Ramey the other night.
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@Jethro said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
UT is one of the best offenses in the country starting 3 players who basically won’t take a 3. And Hunter is the 4th and he is a bad shooter.
It isn’t the death of KU’s offense to play the 2 together.
Hunter has not been the BMOC we all thought he would be. They could’ve used Ramey the other night.
Yeah, OOF. He’s gotten worse in almost every category.
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Let’s see, who thought we should’ve picked Hunter?
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@Crimsonorblue22 I’ll be honest, I wanted him over hanging onto a guy like Cuffe. I thought he’d look elsewhere after last season.
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He’d look better here. Big part of this is the loss of Beard. Big drop off in coaching to Rodney Perry.
I’d take Hunter in a second if he enters the portal again because of the Beard situation.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Hoop Math has him at 49% on 2 pt jumpers. 72% on shots at the rim matching “he dunks a lot”.
This is pretty good.
I also don’t think you can discount his ability to get to the rim. He’s a freak athlete so getting to the rim is something he’s going to be able to do at the 4 or the 5.
The issue with KJ at the 4 is he has no range so playing him next to Udeh takes away pretty much all of KJ’s offensive strengths because he won’t have the room to drive or run Pick and Roll. If you play a 2 big line up with KJ, the other player has to have range to space the floor and open up the paint. This is how Self was able to play KJ and Zach Clemence together in the KSU for a short stretch. Clemence has tge range that defenses have to cover him on the perimeter compared to Udeh or Ejiofor who don’t have that kind of range.
If KU were to have a line up with Harris, McCullar, Adams, and Udeh next year, Self would need to go buy a playmaker at the 2 spot, otherwise defenses would just pack the paint and dare KU to make a 3.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Or KJ has to develop an outside game in the offseason
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He’ll get a look if he transfers https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/Grant-Nelson-North-Dakota-State-generating-NBA-Draft-buzz-204878983/
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Looked better against us when he was a freshman then this year but yeah he’s a real quality mid-major big.
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Sooo players from Tech will be available. I like Jaylon Tyson.
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@BShark I mean that is a good team that just didn’t quite get it done this year. I’d definitely be making calls.
I’m interested in Isaacs if he’s willing to openly compete. Tyson can do everything you’d ask him to, and would fit right in. Aimaq proved he can do it against good competition. Batcho would be the best true big man on our roster right this second.
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@Kcmatt7 Yeah not sure we take a big but if Zach leaves (prob best for both sides) then you’d have to take a look at Batcho. Not as interested in Isaacs but there is some talent there.
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@BShark Isaacs has the “it” factor. You hold your breath everytime he shoots because you think its going in. Probably a better fit at a place like Miami or UNC where they just roll the ball out and play.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BShark Isaacs has the “it” factor. You hold your breath everytime he shoots because you think its going in. Probably a better fit at a place like Miami or UNC where they just roll the ball out and play.
Agree. Not a great fit here.
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@BShark curious why not? Is it because of all the guards we have coming in?
A true shooting 2 guard like pop who can play alongside mr assist in juan would be a good fit I’d think.
Explain ur logic u know some ball and clearly connected
Tyson and the big 11 from France I’m on board with.
We need: Legit big scoring 5 Crazy athlete who can do all 3 phases at the 4 Shooter at that 2-3 spot who can attack
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@kuballin10 Doesn’t play much defense and definitely a “free spirit” on offense. Both of which tend to get players riding the bench for Self when he has options. I think he is a good player but not the kind of player Self prefers.
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@BShark makes perfect sense to me
Self 101
- defend
- run my stuff and once you have my trust you can free lance within it
Can see why you wouldn’t be a fan. Pop isn’t an elite athlete either from what I can tell
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@kuballin10 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BShark makes perfect sense to me
Self 101
- defend
- run my stuff and once you have my trust you can free lance within it
Can see why you wouldn’t be a fan. Pop isn’t an elite athlete either from what I can tell
Yeah he isn’t a great athlete. Helluva scorer though.
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Grant Nelson with a cool 18 and 20 so far
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@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Grant Nelson with a cool 18 and 20 so far
This is one I’d be in favor of. Get Grant and get me an athletic wing.
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Ledlum officially in the portal. Mmm
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@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Grant Nelson with a cool 18 and 20 so far
Ok so let me play dum - well not playing lol - -and who is Grant buddy ?
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@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Ledlum officially in the portal. Mmm
Who is this BShark - -someone we would want if he entered ?
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@BShark That one will be a fight, and I’m not sure it is a need for us is it?
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BShark That one will be a fight, and I’m not sure it is a need for us is it?
Would fit okay. I like the Tech kid better for sure. And yeah this will be a long line.
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Tyson is the play if he’s available.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Tyson is the play if he’s available.
Would imagine most of Tech’s roster being available.
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Yeah, would be stop #3 for him.
Fisher is an intriguing prospect as well, was a 5 star type in the 24 class and reclassified. Another year for him and he’s going to be good.
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The top transfer option has to be a big time scorer, preferably from a P5 school. And honestly, Tech doesn’t have that available so none of their players would be the top of my list.
And without knowing what the transfer numbers will look like for KU, it has to be a minimum of two players with scholarship numbers for next season. If more end up transferring, then look at other options.
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Rumors that Eddie Lampkin will be in the portal soon.
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@BShark no, you?
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@Crimsonorblue22 I would not want him, just mentioning it. Sounds like he won’t play again for TCU this year either.
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@Kcmatt7 Yeah, not a great look.
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Hmm
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Im wondering how much of the racial issues coming out regarding coaches is rooted in the culture of exploitation inherent in amateur sports, all of this seems to be normalizing after NIL to where the athletes party feels empowered and speaks out.
