Rayjon Tucker
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I can’t imagine Memphis can land Tucker they already have a Top 50 player at his position coming in DJ Jeffries. Auburn is definitely going to be tough to beat for him as he fits their system to a T.
KU desperately needs him.
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Our sales pitch is obvious. If you put up the same/similar numbers here, you’re a 1st round pick.
I don’t know anyone else can say that. Brown isn’t even going to get drafted out of Auburn after one hell of a career.
He may fit their system perfectly, but that system hasn’t produced pros.
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Okeke is a pro prospect for Auburn. Before his ACL tear was a 1st round pick. I wonder what he does now.
I agree that Auburn’s system hasn’t produced pro’s. They haven’t been any good at basketball either until this run they had. Pearl can recruit though and Auburn is closer to his hometown.
Can KU sell him a starting spot? That puts Agbaji or Garrett on the bench… That’s the kicker
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@BeddieKU23 If Bryce Brown did at KU what he did at Auburn I think he gets drafted. That’s all I’m saying. 141 threes is absurd. And that is something that I’d harp on.
I definitely think Bill sells him a starting spot. Or at least phrases it, that if he can’t beat out either of those two, he isn’t an NBA player anyways.
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BeddieKU23 said:
I can’t imagine Memphis can land Tucker they already have a Top 50 player at his position coming in DJ Jeffries. Auburn is definitely going to be tough to beat for him as he fits their system to a T.
KU desperately needs him.
Correct on all counts.
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That’s true. Brown is someone that likely gets a look due to his shooting but what else does he do well that translates to the league. I think that’s why his draft stock is what it is. I do agree though at KU 141 3’s probably is looked at in a different light. It’s a solid point if that’s apart of their pitch.
He’s a 20 something OAD that can gain a ton of exposure at KU. I wonder what role he’s looking for after being the man at Ark LR. Under Dooley he was just a piece. Will a starting spot and 15 shots a game be what he wants? I hope the allure of playing for a blue-blood has some weight.
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Kcmatt7 said:
@BeddieKU23 If Bryce Brown did at KU what he did at Auburn I think he gets drafted. That’s all I’m saying. 141 threes is absurd. And that is something that I’d harp on.
I definitely think Bill sells him a starting spot. Or at least phrases it, that if he can’t beat out either of those two, he isn’t an NBA player anyways.
I wouldn’t be so sure about that.
There’s a very recent KU comp to Bryce Brown - Malik Newman.
Newman averaged 14.2 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 APG last year at KU, and had the huge NCAA tournament that led his team to the Final Four.
Brown averaged 15.9 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG this year for Auburn, and had a huge NCAA tournament to lead his team to the Final Four.
Both guys are 6-3 SG. Both were in the same HS class, with Brown just five months younger than Newman.
Brown’s shooting percentages this year were 43/41/81.
Newman’s last year were 46/41/84.
There’s not that much difference between the two, honestly. Score first, undersized SG’s don’t have a lot of margin in the NBA. Not sure that Brown gets drafted coming out of KU.
Tucker probably gets drafted if he puts up numbers similar to what he did at Little Rock at a P5 school. He’s 6-5 and athletic. That additional size makes all the difference. In that respect, because he just needs to play in a P5 conference, KU doesn’t have a decided advantage over Auburn on this.
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justanotherfan said:
Kcmatt7 said:
@BeddieKU23 If Bryce Brown did at KU what he did at Auburn I think he gets drafted. That’s all I’m saying. 141 threes is absurd. And that is something that I’d harp on.
I definitely think Bill sells him a starting spot. Or at least phrases it, that if he can’t beat out either of those two, he isn’t an NBA player anyways.
I wouldn’t be so sure about that.
There’s a very recent KU comp to Bryce Brown - Malik Newman.
Newman averaged 14.2 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 APG last year at KU, and had the huge NCAA tournament that led his team to the Final Four.
Brown averaged 15.9 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG this year for Auburn, and had a huge NCAA tournament to lead his team to the Final Four.
Both guys are 6-3 SG. Both were in the same HS class, with Brown just five months younger than Newman.
Brown’s shooting percentages this year were 43/41/81.
Newman’s last year were 46/41/84.
There’s not that much difference between the two, honestly. Score first, undersized SG’s don’t have a lot of margin in the NBA. Not sure that Brown gets drafted coming out of KU.
Tucker probably gets drafted if he puts up numbers similar to what he did at Little Rock at a P5 school. He’s 6-5 and athletic. That additional size makes all the difference. In that respect, because he just needs to play in a P5 conference, KU doesn’t have a decided advantage over Auburn on this.
That’s a relatively good comp. I don’t have much of a rebuttal other than Bryce did it as THE guy that got schemed for. But you definitely make a great argument.
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UNC landed another wing as a grad transfer. So they’re 1000% out on Tucker. Auburn and KU are the teams left.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
UNC landed another wing as a grad transfer. So they’re 1000% out on Tucker. Auburn and KU are the teams left.
We have to hit more then a Grand Slam - from what I’ve heard for Tucker not to go to Auburn. – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Does anyone know if Tucker is still planning on visiting this weekend? I think he was due in tomorrow.
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Woodrow said:
Does anyone know if Tucker is still planning on visiting this weekend? I think he was due in tomorrow.
I know he was in Ames yesterday. People might have gotten dates mixed up.
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He’s supposed to be in on Saturday from what he tweeted.
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That makes sense. Hit Ames yesterday and today, then Lawerence tomorrow and Saturday.
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Tucker is in Lawrence.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
Tucker is in Lawrence.
Knock it out of the park Bill.
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Rayjon tweeting out. - What KU up to tonight – let’s see what’s going on. - -Rayjon saying he is staying at the Oread - -yep he here in town. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@FarmerJayhawk I don’t have the twitter but to those who do, has he tweeted about other visits?
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@rockchalkwyo yes but only KU has The Jayhawk Cafe.
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@FarmerJayhawk Haha yes! Add that and the original rules of basketball and it’s a no brainer. All jokes aside I sure hope we land him
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Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?
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Marco said:
Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?
Since the transfers wouldn’t count on the recruiting sites probably somewhere in the bottom Top 10, low teens
I ran the Class Calculator on 247. The additions of Hampton/Enaruna would jump KU’s class from 57th to 13th.
Personally this would be a good haul. 3, One year players that can all play right away. 3 development players that become the foundation for future classes
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He’s definitely been more vocal about this visit than all of the other visits besides Auburn.
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I hope Devonte has been in his ear.
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He’s drinking some of that badass Kansas kool-aid, as we speak… I don’t see us letting this guy get away. I think, from all that I have gathered, that we are recruiting him at the 2 and Hampton at the 1, which only strengthens my belief that Dotson will not be back.
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Marco said:
He’s drinking some of that badass Kansas kool-aid, as we speak… I don’t see us letting this guy get away. I think, from all that I have gathered, that we are recruiting him at the 2 and Hampton at the 1, which only strengthens my belief that Dotson will not be back.
I’d rather have Dotson back for year 2 but if he is going these would be the two to get. I’m sure KU is running the ultra deluxe full court press on Tucker’s visit.
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BeddieKU23 said:
Marco said:
Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?
Since the transfers wouldn’t count on the recruiting sites probably somewhere in the bottom Top 10, low teens
I ran the Class Calculator on 247. The additions of Hampton/Enaruna would jump KU’s class from 57th to 13th.
Personally this would be a good haul. 3, One year players that can all play right away. 3 development players that become the foundation for future classes
The way things have been going - - I would take that ranked class - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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jayballer73 said:
BeddieKU23 said:
Marco said:
Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?
Since the transfers wouldn’t count on the recruiting sites probably somewhere in the bottom Top 10, low teens
I ran the Class Calculator on 247. The additions of Hampton/Enaruna would jump KU’s class from 57th to 13th.
Personally this would be a good haul. 3, One year players that can all play right away. 3 development players that become the foundation for future classes
The way things have been going - - I would take that ranked class - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
It would definitely fill every need
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Real good shot at Tucker, I feel.
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@BShark I do to. Just because I really think it would be hard for another school to do a visit better… (As long as cash under the table isn’t a major factor) Lawrence is less than an hour from the Airport, we put you in the nicest hotel in the city, which just so happens to also be LITERALLY on campus, we have the best facilities, a great party scene, great food, and even recruits are looked at like Gods at the bars, HOF coach, etc.
I know I’m biased, I just don’t see why anyone would want to play basketball anywhere else.
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Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.
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@Kcmatt7 I’m sure KU is offering him compensation lol.
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Kcmatt7 said:
Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.
This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.
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BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.
This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.
Not too get too creepy and detective, but all of his likes are KU stuff. Like even during the Auburn visit, the ISU visit, a little interraction. He wanted to be at KU for a weekend and get the full experience lol. And my guess is he had a pretty good time last night…
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The KU staff knows how to put on a visit for sure.
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Bryce Wood is the hero we need
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Sure has the feel of a visit we knocked out of the park.
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BShark said:
Bryce Wood is the hero we need
This is as good of one of these as I’ve seen…
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@Kcmatt7 It’s his actual job tbf for one of the biggest sports related companies. But yeah he is REALLY good at it. Love that he’s a KU guy.
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BShark said:
@Kcmatt7 I’m sure KU is offering him compensation lol.
Bill Self: “Now, I’m going to leave the room. We don’t prohibit recruits from looking around, looking in drawers of the desk, top drawers to be exact. I mean, anything you find is arguably yours, we’re kind of ‘finders-keepers’ around here.”
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BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.
This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.
SHOCKED - - -I’M JUST STUNNED lmao
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Kcmatt7 said:
BShark said:
Kcmatt7 said:
Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.
This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.
Not too get too creepy and detective, but all of his likes are KU stuff. Like even during the Auburn visit, the ISU visit, a little interraction. He wanted to be at KU for a weekend and get the full experience lol. And my guess is he had a pretty good time last night…
Ya probably so. - -I imagine him and the boys got around the dorm and played some – -GO FISH and sipped some tea , maybe watch some Bug’s Bunny and the Road Runner - - really hard core stuff lmao. – ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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I’m Thinking - - are we his last visit? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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@Kcmatt7 I think he’s going to commit.
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@BShark Imagine that, the Asses From Young Lasses Campaign.
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https://twitter.com/Tak3FlightTuck/status/1124455908048822272
Sure is enjoying himself.
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Is back at the hawk
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JAYHAWKFAN214 said:
Is back at the hawk
I saw that saying - – - I’m back at the Hawk - - AGAIN lol. -Must of liked the place lol.
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Rayjon has been live tweeting ALOT. - I usually don’t follow this twitter crap that often. - -BUT with this guy and what’s seeming like becoming even MORE important by the day - -been following his conversation.
Not sure if he is just doing this because he is HERE right now and to see what kind of response he is going to get from KU faithful OR - -if he is really having that good of a time.
This guy looks like he is going to become even more of a critical piece of our 19 recruiting. - -like a MUST need. - Thing is he plays what ? - is he a point guard OR a 2? - -could his decision have even MORE of a decision on RJ ? - -Have we turned up things even more which might be an indication that the staff knows we are losing out on RJ ? - AGAIN - -can some one tell me - -are we Tuckers last stop? - -Thanks - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
