The portal.
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@mayjay turbulent times. I won’t bring politics into this thread otherwise I’d have a ton more to say
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@mayjay said in The portal.:
Have we lost @BShark ?
I had a rough personal stretch, I’ll post something about it behind the wall if people are interested
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One to monitor
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Sold!
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Agreed.
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Tell us about him, size, position and age. He could start for me. Chance? Can he take nil?
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From the highlights. Rim punisher, finishes through contact, finishes with either hand. Some nice blocks. However, I didn’t see any shots beyond 3 feet from the basket so I question the fit.
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in The portal.:
Tell us about him, size, position and age. He could start for me. Chance? Can he take nil?
Looks like the third post player.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 can he get paid? We couldn’t pay Furphy.
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@BeddieKU23 love it. Lets reel him in.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
One to monitor
So, what does “one to monitor” mean? That he is a capable international front court player that we should go after to fill a gaping hole, or that KU is actively pursuing?
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@BeddieKU23 Just got through reading the article written by Braulio Perez, a reporter from the site- – " Through the Phog "- - and turns out that Yes Self and KU were for sure recruiting RJ Lewis,
I ffelt pretty sure that they would, you can’t afford not to try with him being that type of talent and the way things have went for KU this off Season, that would of not been to smart not to. He would of fit vey nice with DP I think the article said he averaged 21 ppg for St Johns last Season.
Said Coach Self was actively recruiting Lewis knowing he was hoping for NBA but Self was hoping he would pull out of the draft , Article was just talking about Self’s misses this of Season- – Williams- - - Sarr - -& now Lewis -Article said Lewis was considering KU before staying in the draft.
It’s looking to me like they are really relying now on foreign players -either that or hoping El Marko takes a step forward and fills the gap on the wing. If they miss the bus on these three players they listed, I’m afraid we going to be pretty dang thin -thin bench again.- -goin to have to rely on Bryson at the five and then think maybe Calderon may surprise, Coach seems to be pretty high on him. Going to be very interesting how it pans out.
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KU is in the mix but waiting to hear from Swain on 247 where that one is going. Could be a bit before we know.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
KU is in the mix but waiting to hear from Swain on 247 where that one is going. Could be a bit before we know.
In case you missed it Swain will be away for a bit. Finally getting married congrats to him
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Yepp congrats to him. That’s why I think it might be a bit until we learn they are actually in the mix there.
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I could be wrong… but hasn’t Self scored late American players that had something go wrong with their committed team before? Didn’t that happen with Frank Mason?
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@drgnslayr Tyshawn Taylor for sure. He decommitted from Marquette after a coaching change.
Frank and Graham both decommitted to take a prep year to try to improve their college landing spot.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
One to monitor
Things are heating up and could hear news in the next few days
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If Bill attempts to have Flory play the 4 because he’s not happy with the guard play just go ahead and pencil us down for another 5-7 place in big 12, 7-10 seed and rd 32 exit
I’m good with Dessert as long as it’s off the bench at the 5 spot only
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@kuballin10 I think we will be fine with Flory playing some 4. Not terribly worried about that; Flory can guard anyone as long as he avoids fouls.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
@kuballin10 I think we will be fine with Flory playing some 4. Not terribly worried about that; Flory can guard anyone as long as he avoids fouls.
Flory, Tiller, and Dessert (if he commits) should not play a single minute at the 4 this season unless any of the have significantly extended their shooting range. All 3 have more limited range than KJ and with the primary offensive skill set of this team being the ability the drive the ball, you can’t have two non shooting post players on the floor together.
Right now, we know Peterson, White, and Flory are starters while Council, Dawson, and Jackson are fighting for a starting spot (probably Dawson and Jackson in reality). This is why Self has been targeting starting caliber 3’s so hard because KU doesn’t have one right now and is a huge hole in the line up.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 shouldn’t or won’t? Haha. I think we will see at least 5 minutes a game of Tiller or Flory at the 4
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I see the 4 spot as still a concern. We have White who’s experienced being a “small ball 4” right now and that’s it. Tiller and Calderon are your backup options and neither has proven anything, both freshman, one coming off 12+ months of being injured, the other dropped in the rankings due to inconsistency in play and ceiling at his age. One of them will need to be dependable if we don’t add another option there.
I guess when you look at a few positions, once you get past the starter its unclear what we are getting for any of them.
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Flory should start at the 5 but he can be a serviceable 4 for stretches as well
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@BeddieKU23 Bryson is 6-10, 240 lbs. with limited shooting range, he’s not a college 4.
Tre White will be just fine at the 4 spot. Jalen Wilson ended up measuring 6-6 and was fine in that spot, Marcus Garrett and Ochai manned that spot as well at different times figuring what many consider Self’s best stretch of teams at KU.
If KU runs into a situation where a team plays two traditional bigs, then sure, play Tiller some at the 4 if White is getting abused defensively, but that’s not likely to happen.
The defense this season is going to be back to being elite level which will mask some of the weaknesses of this group. KU does have 3 players capable of playing lead guard right now with Dawson, Jackson, and Peterson which will help a lot as at least two of those 3 should be on the court together pretty much at all times. This is a vintage Bill Self roster with positional flexibility as all 7 players currently on the roster that should be in the rotation next year can play multiple spots on the floor.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
@kuballin10 I think we will be fine with Flory playing some 4. Not terribly worried about that; Flory can guard anyone as long as he avoids fouls.
Flory, Tiller, and Dessert (if he commits) should not play a single minute at the 4 this season unless any of the have significantly extended their shooting range. All 3 have more limited range than KJ and with the primary offensive skill set of this team being the ability the drive the ball, you can’t have two non shooting post players on the floor together.
Right now, we know Peterson, White, and Flory are starters while Council, Dawson, and Jackson are fighting for a starting spot (probably Dawson and Jackson in reality). This is why Self has been targeting starting caliber 3’s so hard because KU doesn’t have one right now and is a huge hole in the line up.
You and I 100% agree the issue is the guy calling the shots and dictating minutes loves two bigs so much he played 3 bigs at the same time……multiple times last year!
No way would I play any of the bigs on the roster at the 4 - I’d be running 4 guards all day as I’ve always said but Bill loves him some size and will sacrifice skill/ability to score for some height and arm length.
That’s specifically why I brought it up because we all know it will happen if he’s “not happy” with how the guards have been playing in practice. He did that this year with KJ at the 4 and even 3……he did it in reverse when Ernest and Zuby didn’t satisfy his practice itch and then ran 4 guards around KJ at the 5.
I’m starting to think Bill values practice so much in comparison to game results
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I don’t think KJ played the 3 for more than 2 minutes last year. That said, 4 guards is a superior approach. I would have liked to see us start 4 guards and rotate Flory and KJ at the 5, Hunter being kicked out of the rotation until he steps up as a leader and hits the weight room
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It wasn’t a lot but that 3 big lineup happened on more then 1 occasion later on in the season after KJ came back from the shoulder injury. It was a terrible lineup combination when used
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@BeddieKU23 was def a surprise to see.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
One to monitor
Things are heating up and could hear news in the next few days
Sounds like logistics are being worked here, eligibility etc. Promising that it sounds like he’s gonna be a Hawk
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@BeddieKU23 I certainly hope so, bout time ew get some good new instead of talking about ANOTHER MISS or crickets
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Nice
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
One to monitor
Things are heating up and could hear news in the next few days
Sounds like logistics are being worked here, eligibility etc. Promising that it sounds like he’s gonna be a Hawk
Does he have a Darnell Jackson vibe to him? Not super springy, but hustles and works hard lower to the ground?
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Yeah good backup option, old as well (22). Hes a bruiser we desperately need
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Boy oh boy would I like to add a few warm bodies to the roster
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Yeah it’s just transcript issues with Dessert. My sister was responsible for transcript evals when she was in athletics and always said international SAs were pains in the ass to get cleared.
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This is a big one (literally) if they can get all the logistics in order. I think this is the biggest remaining need to ensure this team has enough front court depth + he’s going to have a good-sized role.
Another Wing Shooter is still priority 1A, but they may have to live with what they got. Perhaps they get lucky shaking the trees this summer as we’ve seen Coit/Furphy join the team late in the last two years and have impacts.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
This is a big one (literally) if they can get all the logistics in order. I think this is the biggest remaining need to ensure this team has enough front court depth + he’s going to have a good-sized role.
Another Wing Shooter is still priority 1A, but they may have to live with what they got. Perhaps they get lucky shaking the trees this summer as we’ve seen Coit/Furphy join the team late in the last two years and have impacts.
Reporter for 247 quoted HCBS as saying we needed to add a 15ppg wing (3/4) to “have a complete roster.”
