KU ROSTER 2026-27
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I don't like the fit and the cost to get him is a huge risk among other things
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Official Christian reeves is a Jayhawk
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
As is, our lineup is quite underwhelming. Hoping that changes soon.
Underwhelming is quite the understatement. We are reaching absurdity territory.
Thiam to Michigan today. So, they have added three quality bigs from the portal - all three better than the one we just added. Plus, they have Cadeau and McKenney coming back, along with a 5* guard recruit. Still in the mix for Juke Harris. Does Michigan have that much bigger NIL budget? Or do they know how to navigate the new era better and/or guys just want to play for May?
Even if we end up with Stokes, which is no sure thing, that line-up is so much better than ours. Same with the Gators and several others.
Seriously, even if we get Stokes and with Reeves, is our line-up better than last year's? Stokes<Peterson (at least coming in); Reeves way < than Flory; Dawes maybe a slight upgrade over Tiller (with another year)? Is Stokes going to produce more than White at the 3? Scoring probably yes, but rebounding or defense? Are Kinney and Blyden better than Peterson and Council? I don't see them scoring 32-35 pts per game...
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The one area where we have improved massively is at the 4. Dawes is better than Tiller at pretty much everything. We will also have a better bench next year than we did this year (if Rosario and Mbiya are our first bench guys that will be awesome). But Kinney probably won't be as good as Council and Reeves won't be as good as Flory.
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I'm tired of fishing for the best players at lower level / mid-major schools. ie If we're to lose Flory, we have to get a Flory equivalent (or better in return) if we have any hopes for Big 12 and National Championships. Bill's made 10 million a year for many years now. He should donate to his own NIL fund. It's the only way he will ever win another championship.
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@jojoandme troubling times.
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@wissox83 I think we have found the thread that is monopolizing Bucketeers' collective angst!
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@JoJoAndMe said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
I'm tired of fishing for the best players at lower level / mid-major schools. ie If we're to lose Flory, we have to get a Flory equivalent (or better in return) if we have any hopes for Big 12 and National Championships. Bill's made 10 million a year for many years now. He should donate to his own NIL fund. It's the only way he will ever win another championship.
If we were getting the best players from other schools or conferences, that would be one thing, but were not even getting that. Dawes is a solid player, but the 3rd leading scorer on a bottom tier team in our own conference that went 10-22. Blyden has some promise and good metrics but for a team that went 19-15 playing in the MAC that faced one P5 team all year. Reeves was a solid big for a SoCon team that didn't play a single game against a P5 school. He barely got off the bench in 3 previous years at Duke and Clemson.
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It also sounds like there is only enough $ for a Miller type + Stokes. The rest will have to be filled with PWO types. Yikes
Grant Mordini is one of those. Visits Monday
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@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
It also sounds like there is only enough $ for a Miller type + Stokes. The rest will have to be filled with PWO types. Yikes
Grant Mordini is one of those. Visits Monday
When you factor in that Luke Barnett is already a PWO type and Trent Perry can't shoot at all it leaves you with 9 potential real players.
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@BeddieKU23 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
It also sounds like there is only enough $ for a Miller type + Stokes. The rest will have to be filled with PWO types. Yikes
Grant Mordini is one of those. Visits Monday
I’m half asleep…what’s a PWO type?
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@rockchalkjayhawk preferred walk on is nomenclature used in football. Basically just filling out the back end of the roster with cheap players. Walk-ons no longer exist and everyone gets a scholarship now.
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Ahh yea, gotcha. Thx. Zzz.
This is not sounding promising! I hate the new era…
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Spending 50% of your budget on a top 5 Freshman hasn't worked. See KU, BYU.
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Thankfully Stokes would be around 25%, but it's still a lot.
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@DCHawker because the best players from other schools and conferences are going to the NBA.
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Stokes is likely committing to Kentucky tomorrow. I think we need to start looking into backup plans. McNeil from NC State is interesting
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We'll see tomorrow @jayhawk_69 -- maybe.
Pretty much everybody sees it as a two horse race: KU and Kentucky.
Both teams pretty desperate for a top NIL signing?
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@Jayhawk_69 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Stokes is likely committing to Kentucky tomorrow. I think we need to start looking into backup plans. McNeil from NC State is interesting
I don't have an issue with not landing Stokes, just the way this has played out. Should have told him at the beginning of the portal process what our offer was and indicated that if wasn't willing to commit then, we would move on - which we should have done a long while ago. The only HS recruit that could justify 25% of high major NIL budget is a generational talent - and there is no indication Stokes is that.
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@Jayhawk_69 don’t listen to anyone except Tyran on committing or a timeline. Almost no chance he does it without announcing a date and setting up a whole dog and pony show with CBS or ESPN
