The portal.
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Anybody hear where our transfers are going? Kinda wondered what their worth is since Coach turned down some offers of theirs to stay for more
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in The portal.:
Anybody hear where our transfers are going? Kinda wondered what their worth is since Coach turned down some offers of theirs to stay for more
Havenāt asked on some in awhile but last I heard
Diggy - Maryland
Rylan - Bama/Texas Tech
Kease - Miami/Bama/Auburn
Storr - Washington/SMU
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Are we still in contact with Rodney rice? I watched every Maryland game this year- he was a scoring stud.
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@BShark I like Kease, to develop. May be 2 or 3 yrs.
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https://x.com/draftexpress/status/1909005849265389926?s=46
Darrion Williams portal
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The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
My new top choice personally
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Agree letās do it
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Agree letās do it
Heās tough as nails. Helluva two way player (our portal theme so far).
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Absolutely, heās a stud and would make us a lot better
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@BShark we have an opening? Cash?
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in The portal.:
@BShark we have an opening? Cash?
We have another wing starting spot available for sure.
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Canāt see him in the big 12 against TT. Everyone else does it though. Texas schools.
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Weāre gonna see a lot of former KU (brief) commit Riley Kugel next year. Heās moving to UCF.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
My new top choice personally
He or RJ???
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@kuballin10 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
My new top choice personally
He or RJ???
I prefer Williams but it sounds like he will be asking for DP type money. Which I get, but just about any school can only afford that for one guy.
I think both are good players that would do well here. I have a few concerns with Luis but Iād happily have him as the last piece of the starting puzzle.
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Hopefully we are able to find a big-time wing player. We have the capital, we have the need, our system is meant for wings to flourish. Need that 2nd dude that can take pressure off Peterson.
That 2nd big behind Flory is ideally someone like a Javier Francis or Federiko x 2 from Texas Tech. Those two guys Iāve been jealous of how well they fill their role all season.
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Clearly looks like we have 3 immediate needsā¦ A 4th is needed depending on who you get at the wing.
A starting Wing-
Best available/best fit. Need to hit this one the most.
I know Williams and Luis are at the top of the Wishlist currently. Luis weāve been linked with but heās also doing the draft. Williams just entered and might be too expensive or might have a plan already. Perhaps Lejuan Watts? Otherwise, we might have to wait for additional entries because I donāt see a clear target there.
High-End Rotation or starting guard-
Weāve been recruiting Nigel Pack, Kyan Evans and Rodney Rice so far. Any of the trio would help. There are a few other prospects I like in the portal but best to stick with what KU has been linked with. Seems we are clearly hunting a ball handler with playmaking ability.
Backup 5-
Canāt just be a body that gets you 5 fouls. You need a dependable body. Ideally, a rebounding, rim protecting, lob threat.
4th need- backup 4 man.
Unless Tiller is taking that role with his injury concerns your starting wing will have to be interchangeable, or you need another option. We didnāt have another 4 man this year and we all saw the struggles there without Adams.
If you can find the capital to squeeze in 3/4 needs this could be a fun roster.
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Now that JUCO players have 4 years of eligibility, should we consider looking into JUCO transfers more often?
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
Now that JUCO players have 4 years of eligibility, should we consider looking into JUCO transfers more often?
Could be an option but perhaps itās best to look at Juco guys that have proven themselves moving up first. Coit is an example of that.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Weāve been recruiting Nigel Pack, Kyan Evans and Rodney Rice so far. Any of the trio would help. There are a few other prospects I like in the portal but best to stick with what KU has been linked with. Seems we are clearly hunting a ball handler with playmaking ability.
Does anyone know how Elmarko has been looking lately since he was supposed to be close to fully recovered by end of March? Not that I think we should stop at 2 options for ball handling, but it would make me less nervous about getting a starter level player at this position if he is back with a full offseason for improvement.
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Swain reporting:
Starting Wing- KU will be patient here. RJ Luis and Darion Williams are potential targets until they are not currently.
Kyan Evans had a zoom call with KU, there is interest. His coach went to Minnesota but possibly playing closer to home could be in play (heās a KC native). Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota also involved.
Nigel Pack is another with confirmed interest but sounds like KU isnāt pushing here at the moment.
As for bigs- Shawn Phillips from Arizona St for the backup big spot.
Also a new name Utahās Ezra Ausar
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K-Stās Brandon Hausen in the portal. Really good shooter. Poor kitties
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@BeddieKU23 This really surprises me my friend , I did not expect that. Seems like I ever seen him shooting a three ā he made it
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@BeddieKU23 My personal choice for two of those from the position you listed would be RJ Lewis at the wing, just kind of a personal favorite of mine, no special reason just always kind of liked his play Yet on the other hand Williams would be sweet too lol. Iāll stick with Lewis.- - -Then I kinda like Rice think we would be a nice addition
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@msanchez said in The portal.:
Iād much rather watch a team full of solid, versatile, gritty, physical & athletic players who can all handle the ball and score ā not just stand around while the system runs through a couple of āgo-toā guys.
This is my opinion exactly. We have to have players that can easily create for themselves.
Look at last seasonā¦ we only had two players capable of creating their own shotsā¦ Hunter and Zeke. And Zeke was undersized, so often had to back out on his shot.
KJ drove me nuts. For a while in the season before this one he was comfortable hitting that baby 12-footer in the paint. This past year, he missed a few then lost all confidence. Teams were giving it to him and he wouldnāt take it most of the time.
Griffen was a catch and shoot. He wasnāt open enough or weād pass it to him at his knees and then heād take a shot with no flow.
AJā¦ Iām not sure what his strength was. His long ball shooting form was odd, but he could hit an open shot sometimes. Then he was asked to drive and it looked awkward. Down the stretch I give him credit for trying.
Juanā¦ only created when he was forced to. Thatās not the attitude you need from your PG.
We shot so few FTs. But this group of guys were never able to accel at playing beyond their comfort zones.
Iām convinced we need better coaching. Iām not talking about Selfā¦ just his cling-ons.
The ONLY reason why Houston is in the finals is because of their offensive rebounding. Sampson explained how he put a lid on the goal and made these guys fight it out in every practice. Why arenāt we doing that? What else is he doing to get his lower-ranked players to step up?
It does start with recruiting. Iām so sick of having anemic teams incapable of playing physical. Recruit some bruisersā¦ But then, they need to be coached up in how to use their brawn.
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@drgnslayr Agree with most, but respectfully would argue that offensive rebounding is not the ONLY reason Houston lost just one game in conference and is now playing for the title - best defense in the nation and 3 starters who shoot better than 40% from the arc certainly had something to do with their accomplishmentsā¦
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No doubt they are well rounded. But look at that Duke game. They had 18 ORs on the tallest team in the nation! And for the game they had 11 total rebs more than Duke.
I bet if they can create 18 ORs on Florida tonight they will take home the trophy!
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@drgnslayr yeah. I am amazed watching them rebound. Its beautiful. When a shot goes up, layers of guys fold in from the sides and half the distance to the opposing player who isnt trying as hard.
Some possessions i became suspicious that they seemed to care less about making the shot than reboundingā¦ just throw it toward the rim and someone will get it!
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@drgnslayr Ilike Houstons Chances. - -Sampson is a really good Coach
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Flaggās miss was contested and off balance he had to angle jump to his right to get it off.
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Pack to Oklahoma, phew.
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Old friend tyon grant foster in the portal again. Crazy thing is he might have 2 more seasons with juco rules now
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
No doubt they are well rounded. But look at that Duke game. They had 18 ORs on the tallest team in the nation! And for the game they had 11 total rebs more than Duke.
I bet if they can create 18 ORs on Florida tonight they will take home the trophy!
Itās as if rebounding is important. Wish someone wouldāve beat that into this last KU team!
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Tyon Grant Fosterā¦ hmmmmmmmm
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@approxinfinity Iām open to taking him for the right price and role. My guess is his expectations are much higher than a rotation piece
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Ian Jackson from UNC in. Would love to land him.
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
Ian Jackson from UNC in. Would love to land him.
St. Johnās most likely.
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
No doubt they are well rounded. But look at that Duke game. They had 18 ORs on the tallest team in the nation! And for the game they had 11 total rebs more than Duke.
I bet if they can create 18 ORs on Florida tonight they will take home the trophy!
What makes their rebounding prowess even more remarkable is that they donāt really play anyone over 6ā8". Size of their 3 bigs. And, their guards donāt have that much length eitherā¦
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I feel like rebounding is as good of a measure of effort/hustle as any advanced stat could be.
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It is more a measure of height
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@drgnslayr They only had 15 ORās, compared to Floās 8. Maybe 3 more wouldāve helped.
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@dylans said in The portal.:
@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
No doubt they are well rounded. But look at that Duke game. They had 18 ORs on the tallest team in the nation! And for the game they had 11 total rebs more than Duke.
I bet if they can create 18 ORs on Florida tonight they will take home the trophy!
Itās as if rebounding is important. Wish someone wouldāve beat that into this last KU team!
KU was in the top 30 nationally in rebounds per game? Top 10 in defensive rebounding. Last yearās team had a lot of issues but they did rebound. I think one of the biggest issues was the fact that they just did not get to the FT line. That screams a lack of athleticism to me. They also fouled a lot, which same deal.
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@BShark fair. I find stats often have a scoping issue. With a couple more filters, like rebounds in close games, or when games are close, we might see effort shine through more, would be curious how that stacks up to āwhen behindā and āwhen aheadā. Also, if we broke the season up into quarters, feel like we well apart at the end.
But i think youre absolutely right that there was an athleticism gap.
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@approxinfinity Just hard to say it was a big issue imo. The offense was bad (not surprising) and the defense when they had to get a stop was actually quite terrible. The defense I do think was a mirage all year. Part of that is Bill being a good coach.
Iām ready to play fast again. Defend. Two way players. I like the portal approach so far.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity Just hard to say it was a big issue imo. The offense was bad (not surprising) and the defense when they had to get a stop was actually quite terrible. The defense I do think was a mirage all year. Part of that is Bill being a good coach.
Iām ready to play fast again. Defend. Two way players. I like the portal approach so far.
I really like the Melvin Council guy Bossi put up on the other board. Can run, can defend, and finishes at the rim super well.
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@Kcmatt7 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity Just hard to say it was a big issue imo. The offense was bad (not surprising) and the defense when they had to get a stop was actually quite terrible. The defense I do think was a mirage all year. Part of that is Bill being a good coach.
Iām ready to play fast again. Defend. Two way players. I like the portal approach so far.
I really like the Melvin Council guy Bossi put up on the other board. Can run, can defend, and finishes at the rim super well.
Yeah seems like a decent defender as well. His shot is not great, film wise it looked like he could at least hit an open one at 30% clip or soā¦ Alarming was his ability to get into the lane with his athleticism and having such a low FT% rate. Youād expect someone who gets downhill to get to the line more. He also was like 31% on drives then end up in midrange shots. Iād like him as another rotation piece but not a starter. I really think we need another sure-fire dude that can complement Peterson. I did like his size, athleticism and quickness. Transitioned to PG spot and showed pretty decent ball skills and passing ability out of pick and roll. I guess heās a wildcard, heās got some traits that really fit here, some weaknesses that I donāt think get any easier stepping up in competition level that are concerning enough to wonder about what role you ultimately would want him in.
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@Kcmatt7 looks like a million spam posts on his x from providence fans. I added a Jayhawk to the mix
https://x.com/melvincounciljr/status/1905623928015376475
Lmk if i got the wrong Council
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@Kcmatt7 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity Just hard to say it was a big issue imo. The offense was bad (not surprising) and the defense when they had to get a stop was actually quite terrible. The defense I do think was a mirage all year. Part of that is Bill being a good coach.
Iām ready to play fast again. Defend. Two way players. I like the portal approach so far.
I really like the Melvin Council guy Bossi put up on the other board. Can run, can defend, and finishes at the rim super well.
My goat is getting back to his roots.
