Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk
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Stolen from Twitter:
Only 2 #Jayhawks in #KUbball history have scored more points in their first 3 seasons than Hunter Dickinson scored in his first 3 years at Michigan.
Danny Manning 2,009
Paul Pierce 1,768
HUNTER DICKINSON 1,617
Drew Gooden 1,526
Brandon Rush 1,477
Raef LaFrentz 1,473
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So, Hunter isn’t as tall as Big Greg Ostertag, 7’2". Has any Jayhawk player been taller then Greg? Wilt was a shrimpy 7’1".
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
@rockchalkjayhawk said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
Dang, i’m excited that we landed the top dawg in the portal, but i have honestly never seen him play! So, other than knowing his 18/9 stats, that’s about it. Anybody know his game? what’s he good/bad at?
On defense, think McCormack and on offense, think T-Rob.
T Rob? I thought he could shoot the 3?
T-Rob was 7-14 his senior year so while a high volume, if left alone he was a capable outside shooter.
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@wissox said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
Hunter is very good. Seen quite a bit of him the last two seasons. Great touch around the basket, but can pop from outside too.
His footwork is impeccable for a 7 footer.
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@madmax said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
@jayballer67 gotta remember KJ was boxing out the opposing big men on every team so they wouldn’t get the rebound. Which is why you saw our trio of wings rebound so well. That overwhelming big man KJ was assigned to will have to box out Hunter to keep him from getting his 10 rebounds a game. Which will completely allow KJ to rebound at a much higher rate with his elite athleticism and IQ.
Sorry, but KJ will never be a good rebounder. Arms are too short which is part of why his body looks so weird.
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@stoptheflop Embiid? Maybe that big red headed kid Kleinman?
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I think you will see several minutes of the ole high low. Which I think is good because you don’t see it as much anymore so people have worked on it less defensively. I wanted us to upgrade our athletic ability and I think we have done that big time. I also have concerns about Morris but they is zero denying his athleticism and Jaskson looks to be a high flyer. It should lob city in Lawrence next season, 70% of our 2 point shots should be dunks!
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Maybe you’ll be right about that, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see. He finishes lobs and dunks with his head near or above the rim. Imagine he isn’t fighting and having to box out and body the opposing teams biggest player. His matchups will be way more favorable for him guarding and being guarded on the floor. His efficiency in every area should improve. With rebounding being the most notable area to see improvement.
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Anybody else feel like the transfer portal has become Coach Self’s amazon cart?
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@madmax @Texas-Hawk-10 KJ will play a huge role next season and get his minutes. He is too athletic to not be on the floor. Him not going against guys that are 5/6 inches taller all the time will help. I’ve gotten word he has been getting shots up like crazy so far this off season. I know he’s listed at 6’7 but standing by him at a game, I’d bet good money he’s closer to 6’5 than 6’7. That being said he still may grow a bit more before he’s done here.
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@kjayhawks I’m looking forward to KJ’s improved shot. By all accounts he’s been taking tons of jumpers this off-season. Having a dependable 15 footer makes him very hard for most post players to guard.
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@kjayhawks said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
I know he’s listed at 6’7 but standing by him at a game, I’d bet good money he’s closer to 6’5 than 6’7.
As Michael Jordan once said when pressed about actually being closer to 6’3” than 6’6” - it just makes what I did that much more impressive.
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I don’t have time to search thru some of these long string posts, but curious if anybody touched on the rumors of Hunter’s supposed desire to get some up-front NIL money that the other schools in play for him weren’t prepared to give, and that his NIL offer from KU was massive. The theory being that he knows his chance of being an NBA player is iffy, so he wants to cash in now.
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Certainly rumor, could be true. He knew his worth and knew what attention he would get doing this. Watching the bigs that got paid this past season to stay then having the portal become even more crazy this yr led to a perfect storm for him. In the end we had the resources in place to win. It’s free agency with no rules
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4 million is the rumor.
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I’m curious how many more eyes Hunter Dickinson will attract to KU basketball than Zuby Ejifor? That’s all that matters - viewership. Wins help attract viewers, but if there is no continuity, who are the Jayhawks and what do they stand for? A Rent-a-win team? Hope this year is an outlier, but I’m skeptical - this feels like the new normal.
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@dylans it’s a better guarantee at knowing what you get with a player. Some high school top recruits clearly transfer to d1 well and others suck.
A proven 21 year old with stats at d1 level >>> 18 year old who’s played bad aau ball and isn’t guaranteed to be proven at the next level
I get Zion or certain recruits are “sure things” but ultimately you don’t know until they are on campus.
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@kuballin10 said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
@dylans it’s a better guarantee at knowing what you get with a player. Some high school top recruits clearly transfer to d1 well and others suck.
A proven 21 year old with stats at d1 level >>> 18 year old who’s played bad aau ball and isn’t guaranteed to be proven at the next level
I get Zion or certain recruits are “sure things” but ultimately you don’t know until they are on campus.
So you know what your getting OR THINK you know. - No guarantees he will preform like that next yr. - - It’s impossible to predict that- , a lot of things could happen. - -just impossible to make any kind of prediction on how thigs will go. - We THINK we know, chances are BUt still - hell Hunter could come out and suck- you don’t know 100 % for sur
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Yes- looks like the new normal is that top programs like KU can cherry pick seasoned and more or less proven guys from other programs, by odds mostly lesser ones, who want to play for a blue blood and want to cash in on a lucrative NIL deal that we can easily afford. The rich get richer as always, But now quicker.
So, the big question I have is, is recruiting now much less critical? This really changes the whole process. We all loved the guys who played 4 years and grew with the program into very good players. I love senior nights… now most seniors are gonna be 1 or 2 year transfers who don’t have as much of a connection to the school as we used to have. Bummer. If we recruit really good players, and as freshman they understandably don’t get a lot of playing time because we always have a fresh crop of experienced transfers, they will leave. One and done in a different way
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@jayballer67 I think you have a way better chance of knowing because it’s against college competition versus high schoolers who are my height and have unfortunately my athleticism. Any 6-8 kid with some skill will dominate
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@kuballin10 said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
@jayballer67 I think you have a way better chance of knowing because it’s against college competition versus high schoolers who are my height and have unfortunately my athleticism. Any 6-8 kid with some skill will dominate
Dam your 6’8 and athletic - holy smokes send Bill your tape
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@Bosthawk said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
Yes- looks like the new normal is that top programs like KU can cherry pick seasoned and more or less proven guys from other programs, by odds mostly lesser ones, who want to play for a blue blood and want to cash in on a lucrative NIL deal that we can easily afford. The rich get richer as always, But now quicker.
So, the big question I have is, is recruiting now much less critical? This really changes the whole process. We all loved the guys who played 4 years and grew with the program into very good players. I love senior nights… now most seniors are gonna be 1 or 2 year transfers who don’t have as much of a connection to the school as we used to have. Bummer. If we recruit really good players, and as freshman they understandably don’t get a lot of playing time because we always have a fresh crop of experienced transfers, they will leave. One and done in a different way
You remember the phrase about how some playes don’t even bother to unpack their bags ?- - that’s what it is now becoming. —the connection between the players ,connection and the school those days are pretty much over. the days of 4 yr kids coming nd developing- -pretty much gone. - Seen a post from TOS - -why would schools want to recruit kds when they can just reload with transfers is gonna becom the norm
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@Bosthawk said in Hunter Dickenson is a Jayhawk:
Yes- looks like the new normal is that top programs like KU can cherry pick seasoned and more or less proven guys from other programs, by odds mostly lesser ones, who want to play for a blue blood and want to cash in on a lucrative NIL deal that we can easily afford. The rich get richer as always, But now quicker.
So, the big question I have is, is recruiting now much less critical? This really changes the whole process. We all loved the guys who played 4 years and grew with the program into very good players. I love senior nights… now most seniors are gonna be 1 or 2 year transfers who don’t have as much of a connection to the school as we used to have. Bummer. If we recruit really good players, and as freshman they understandably don’t get a lot of playing time because we always have a fresh crop of experienced transfers, they will leave. One and done in a different way
The Burger Boys have to go somewhere. I can see a future where different schools have different recruiting strategies. one will load up on freshman McD’s studs, the others will focus on the Portal.
I can see the NCAA changing the portal rules and regs pretty quickly though. So, it would not surprise me a bit if they backed off this insanity.
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@jayballer67 lol no definitely not! I was saying 6-8 dudes can dominate shrimps like me!
