Transfer Rumblings
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PG: Juan - 33/Elmarko - 7 SG: Elmarko - 18/Morris - 22 SF: Kev - 30/ Timberlake - 10 PF: Nelson - 15/KJ - 25 C: Dickinson 30/ Nelson - 10
Still room for Nelson if you ask me. Bench is starting to look crazy deep at the 1/2/3 spots.
Tie a bow on it Bill. Go get your versatile big man. Pitch is easy. Plenty of shots still to go around. Play next to 3-4 good passers at all times. Practice next to the best. Win a Natty. Get paid. Perfect opportunity to showcase your abilities at the 4 and 5.
I do think they have to at least take a 3rd body at the 5 if they whiff on Nelson/Kaluma.
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@Kcmatt7 oh gosh. Uhhh Torvik?
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@FarmerJayhawk I don’t think that was it. I tried searching for it but couldn’t figure it out. Oh well
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Quite pleased at McCullar’s return for many reasons, but most especially for his maturity and the knowledge of the Kansas system. It it’s not an easy system and his mentoring will help many fold. Welcome back, Kevin!
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Kev just needs to work on that shot. Go find a trainer and live in the gym all summer. Rebuild that stroke. His FT% projects him to be a better shooter than he is from deep. If he can bring a 35%+ deep ball back to Lawrence that is a game changer.
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McCullar is back bitches! Fuck yeah!!!
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@Kcmatt7 said in Transfer Rumblings:
PG: Juan - 33/Elmarko - 7 SG: Elmarko - 18/Morris - 22 SF: Kev - 30/ Timberlake - 10 PF: Nelson - 15/KJ - 25 C: Dickinson 30/ Nelson - 10
Still room for Nelson if you ask me. Bench is starting to look crazy deep at the 1/2/3 spots.
Tie a bow on it Bill. Go get your versatile big man. Pitch is easy. Plenty of shots still to go around. Play next to 3-4 good passers at all times. Practice next to the best. Win a Natty. Get paid. Perfect opportunity to showcase your abilities at the 4 and 5.
I do think they have to at least take a 3rd body at the 5 if they whiff on Nelson/Kaluma.
I think Timberlake will play a bit more but we are loaded for sure.
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@BShark probably, but I don’t know whose minutes he takes.
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Bossi just said to watch out for KU/Grant Nelson so uh there is that.
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@BShark Wowwww
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If Nelson signs that would be 10 quality players. - transfer city again next season, but this roster should be solid top to bottom.
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
Bossi just said to watch out for KU/Grant Nelson so uh there is that.
I promise I’m not going to get to ecited on these words, cause that’s all it is right now. I’m promise not getting excited but WOW
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If we get Nelson our second unit could be a top 25 team lol
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@Kcmatt7 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark probably, but I don’t know whose minutes he takes.
In an ideal scenario, Harris isn’t playing 33 mpg so that might be a place to get some more minutes for Timberlake.
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Hopefully there are enough absolute dog walks we can pull the starters at like the 33 minute mark
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@FarmerJayhawk …and the reserves lay wood on them. No more deep bench redheads to keep the score respectable lol
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Get me Nelson
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Question is, if Nelson is that much of a quality player, would he be satisified with coming of the bench ? - -Would he come off the Bench ?
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
Bossi just said to watch out for KU/Grant Nelson so uh there is that.
The academics part of this will be fascinating if he does indeed decide to go back to school and those rumors are true. Can he still practice? Can he do the summer trip? Can he play in exhibitions? Can KU find a way to get him enough Summer credits to make it work? How many other schools does that eliminate if it really is an issue?
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@FarmerJayhawk 2009-2010 roster had that kind roster/ability.
- Morris
- Morris
- Collins
- Aldrich
- Morningstar
- Henry
- Reed
- Withey
- T-Rob
- EJ
- Teahan
Only guy over 28 minutes a game was Sherron.
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@Kcmatt7 I believe the answers to those are yes, yes but not play, no. I asked my sister (family dinners are RIVETING let me tell you) about what it would take since she’s THE expert on all things academics, “Depends. Have to pass 18 hours between fall and spring and a minimum of 6 a semester so if you miss that mark you’re fucked. If it’s meeting the 40/60/80% (degree progress measures) you can use summer.”
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@jayballer67 he’d start at the 4. KJ super sub
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Nelson would start at the 4. He ain’t coming here to come off the bench. Kj is backup 5 and Braun in slot minutes when needed.
Curious what Timberlake now thinks
Assuming zero chance at Kaluma (think he’s better than Kevin), and the Rutgers kid
@BShark @FarmerJayhawk - thoughts?
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@kuballin10 I think Nelson or we’re done at 11
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@kuballin10 I think Nelson or we’re done at 11
Agree with this strongly.
Also another walk-on is expected to be added.
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@kuballin10 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@Texas-Hawk-10 Nelson would start at the 4. He ain’t coming here to come off the bench. Kj is backup 5 and Braun in slot minutes when needed.
Curious what Timberlake now thinks
Assuming zero chance at Kaluma (think he’s better than Kevin), and the Rutgers kid
@BShark @FarmerJayhawk - thoughts?
We reached out to Spencer (Rutgers) but he wasn’t very interested. To be fair other teams are far more desperate and can tell him he would start.
Disagree on Kaluma v Kev and also think experience in the system matters.
I think Timberlake still starts but it’s not guaranteed for sure and we will know a lot more once practices start.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@kuballin10 I think Nelson or we’re done at 11
Aren’t we at 12 with Kevin?
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@benshawks08 3 returnees, 4 freshmen, 4 transfers I think?
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Juan, Morris, Kevin, KJ, Dickinson, Elmarko, Timberlake, Marcus Adams, Chris Johnson, Jamari McDowell, Parker Braun is 11 I think
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honestly Morris seems like the best nba prospect on the roster other than elmarko I can see him eventually becoming the second option
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@KirkIsMyHinrich said in Transfer Rumblings:
Juan, Morris, Kevin, KJ, Dickinson, Elmarko, Timberlake, Marcus Adams, Chris Johnson, Jamari McDowell, Parker Braun is 11 I think
Correct.
8 man rotation is pretty clear right now. Another big addition would change that.
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Ok, question need others thoughts. - - Do we call it good, and run with what we got right now OR we all in on Nelson , and if we are what’s the % we land Nelson ? - -what’s your thoughts on this right now ? - -IF ew were to land Nelson would he start at the 4 as has been suggested and Kevin at the 3 ? - -what would that do to KJ ? - -just asking some opinions from others
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@rcjhdraft said in Transfer Rumblings:
honestly Morris seems like the best nba prospect on the roster other than elmarko I can see him eventually becoming the second option
Agreed with him being the best prospect. Don’t see him being a second option with Kevin back though.
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@TYOHawk I think they need Elmarko and Morris as scorers/creators/ rim attackers along with Kevin, Chris, Adams and maybe KJ from the elbow! That’s what they didn’t have last year. Timberlake and Jamari will find spots on the 3 line. Also clearly need rim cutters w/out the ball to allow floor spacing. It looks like they have good enough talent to make a run. Another 4-5 that can score, defend and rebound would be great-IF he does not demand PT but earns it! Also should be a several year player. Still a lot of questions answered.
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I will be stunned if Chris and Jamari play more than with the walk-on minutes. Bill never plays everyone and right now those look like the end of the roster players.
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Sounds like w might be done for the year in recruiting - -Bill runnin with what he has got
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I’ll say this. Misdirection is a real thing.
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@FarmerJayhawk That’d be wise - kj didn’t play much his frosh year and was gonna transfer. Bill at the banquet gave it an effort to re-recruit.
If Nelson really wants to come here you don’t say no. He was tight with Grady and that helps but I can see if he comes and kj somehow doesn’t start that will cause some issues.
To please everyone a lineup of Juan, Kevin, Nelson, kj and Hunter would be odd but wouldn’t surprise me from Bill
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@kuballin10 exactly. It’s really hard for me to believe they’re fine with running Braun as the only reserve big. Nelson just checks so many boxes I can’t think they’re just going to stand pat. One rolled ankle and it’s Braun at the 5. I like him but he’s not a KU starter by a long shot.
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@FarmerJayhawk isn’t presumably the reason Udeh and zuby both left that one rolled ankle and we’d be running with KJ at the 5?
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@benshawks08 also Hunter gobbling up 30+. And Bill wanted to keep both
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@benshawks08 I think Bill in his favoritism will try KJ at the 4. It won’t work and he will become the backup 5. It will drive us crazy because the best scoring lineup will be with shooters around Hunter and Juan with kj as 6th man energy change of pace guy
Bill’s gonna try to fit a square peg into a round hole to start the season to keep everyone happy
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@kuballin10 it will all work out especially if we get Nelson and the rumors are true that he’s ineligible until spring semester. KJ gets his run, it goes over like a lead balloon, then Nelson comes in to save the season.
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KJ was in the game at the end of the 2022 natty as a freshman. Pretty sure he’s going to be on the floor a LOT and in crunch time every time over literally any newbie including Dickenson if he can’t set a screen on an inbounds play.
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@DanR said in Transfer Rumblings:
KJ was in the game at the end of the 2022 natty as a freshman. Pretty sure he’s going to be on the floor a LOT and in crunch time every time over literally any newbie including Dickenson if he can’t set a screen on an inbounds play.
I can almost promise you that Hunter will not be coming off the bench for KJ - with what heard on the NIL, they not shelling that out for a back up player , with what he has accomplished. I really like KJ , BUT Hunter is just so much more of a polished all around player. a player that you can almost bet gonna get you 20 & 9-10 every time out. a guy that can shoot the 3 st retch the floor, score inside - -score outside
just a more polished player. Doesn’t take anything away from KJ - -but KJ just has limitation’s KJ is not a good rebounder , KJ has no outside shot - -which he better be busting his ass developing this summer if they gonna try and have him play some four. Again KU had said thy would not be outbid in the NIL for Huntr, and we don’t know for sure where it ended up but I can bet it was plenty - -and he is not playing a reserve role -that’s just not happening.
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@FarmerJayhawk where’s the rumors on ineligibility? Figure he takes summer classes and gets eligible
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@kuballin10 just stuff around that he totally blew the spring since he thought he was going pro. If you don’t pass 6 hours in a semester you can’t play the next one. You can make up stuff for degree progress in summer but not to backfill from a semester where you done messed up.
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Udeh didn’t commit to Dook, rumors say he wasn’t guaranteed PT and couldn’t qualify academically. Next visits are KSU and TCU. Which if he wants PT he’ll probably choose between those two. I laughed at the thought of him getting PT @ Dook.
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@kjayhawks this makes me happy.
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It was about credits not transferring because Duke is particular about that.
