2023 Transfer Portal
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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.
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@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@Crimsonorblue22 I would not want him, just mentioning it. Sounds like he won’t play again for TCU this year either.
That’s not a good look. Something is up there for sure. Folks don’t sound happy at all - side note this hurts TCU for sur mainly possibly because he was a big boy - -energy maybe no elite scorer but could mix it up and get some - -sad to see. - -Something in TExas - - TExas - - Texas Tech - & this at TCU mercy
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@approxinfinity I definitely need to hear more of the story here before I suggest Jaime Dixon did anything wrong.
BUT I would imagine the bigger role at play here is the ability to transfer without sitting. Moreso than NIL. Just my thoughts…
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@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Rumors that Eddie Lampkin will be in the portal soon.
That’s awesome news.
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I don’t know Eddie but the way he conducts himself on the court is not a good look for him getting sympathy
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
I don’t know Eddie but the way he conducts himself on the court is not a good look for him getting sympathy
Yea right or wrong, this was my first thought as well. I wouldn’t exactly call him a “stable” person, just based on his on-court antics.
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And that maybe is a poor way to look at this but we have 2 years of watching his antics and they are not mature ones.
TCU took a huge gamble on him, he was 300+ pounds when he arrived and worked tirelessly to help him get in shape and now we have this… brutal
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As long as Dixon has been around and not having heard a single complaint about racism, this seems really hard to believe. Some just want someone else to blame.
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He’s hardly played since he got hurt during our first game. I couldn’t believe they put him back in since they were up by so many! Pretty sad deal no matter what the deal.
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Lampkin will be just fine. There are dozens of teams who will take him. Just not here.
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Some talent joining the portal already from smaller schools. Nothing that I would say should be a priority. I fully expect this staff will only focus on players from P5 and the bigger schools when the time comes.
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https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/spencer-jones-1.html
KC kid, would have a year because of covid. Not in the portal yet I’m just spitballing.
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I was intrigued with him at one point, has certainly become a pretty good 3 point shooter with 200 makes in his career, good for 39% in 4 years. Admittedly haven’t seen him at all this year but the numbers were solid enough where he might be worth a look
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@BeddieKU23 Yeah if he enters the portal we should inquire. Fits what we are looking for.
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@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
Some talent joining the portal already from smaller schools. Nothing that I would say should be a priority. I fully expect this staff will only focus on players from P5 and the bigger schools when the time comes.
Just as long as we don’t miss out on the occasional jewel at a Towson St or an Appalachian St. Ya know?
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@bskeet I actually feel like we saw small school players translate to P5 basketball pretty well this season. Something the staff should keep in mind.
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https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/javon-franklin-1.html
Pastner was just fired so this guy should be available. Not a three point shooter at all but when has that stopped Bill.
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That’s a good point, there will always be exceptions. Joe being a recent one from Drake.
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https://twitter.com/Andrew__Slater/status/1634635348792729601
A couple real dudes will be available soon.
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Elijah Fisher in the portal from Tech
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Sky Clark, Devin Ree & Kamari Lands all in the portal. Former top 100 kids
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Ole Miss freshman guard Amaree Abram in the portal. He was recruited by KU last year down the stretch before going elsewhere. Avg 8ppg.
A 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard out of Port Arthur (Texas) Abram appeared in 33 games and averaged eight points, two rebounds, and two assists for the Rebels season. He plays with a “win at all costs” type of mentality and has a very serious and mature approach to the game. On both ends of the floor, he is relentless and displays an incredible amount of toughness.
He has an attack-first mindset and is always looking to make high-effort plays on the defensive end. Abram is naturally more of a scorer than a passer who has a little mix of everything in his scoring bag. He can get to the rim, finish through traffic, nail the jumper off the bounce, or score with the in-between floater.
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@BeddieKU23 Shot .364 on 107 attempts too… Would say he will probably be able to score the ball in the next couple of years.
Probably could do better. Probably could do worse.
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@BeddieKU23 I’d be very in on Skyy Clark if he didn’t basically quit midseason.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BeddieKU23 I’d be very in on Skyy Clark if he didn’t basically quit midseason.
Waaaay too much drama here but yeah the player involved is certainly good.
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@BShark The only benefit of the doubt I can give him is that Underwood seems like a horrible guy to play for. Even Kofi tried leaving lol.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BShark The only benefit of the doubt I can give him is that Underwood seems like a horrible guy to play for. Even Kofi tried leaving lol.
Then Kofi said “I think I’ll play in the Japanese B league over playing my SR season”.
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Don’t think he would have lasted at KU either imo. Underwood is something else. Not my cup of tea. Some of these kids go into situations they can’t handle the coaching.
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@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:
@BeddieKU23 Shot .364 on 107 attempts too… Would say he will probably be able to score the ball in the next couple of years.
Probably could do better. Probably could do worse.
Interesting that Abram’s pretty much played similar to his High School eval as as a freshman which I like to see. Has great size at the guard position and did pretty well playing for an SEC overcast. I’m intrigued, however I’m not sure we’ll look at him given our other needs
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https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jaemyn-brakefield-1.html
Think it’s been mentioned he is in the portal. Hope we inquire.
