In the thick of Baseball season currently with my son and he’s having an excellent season so far. Coaching one of his two teams for the first time after being a helper off and on at times over the past few years. His other team is a travel team so we are on the road a lot and both leagues are ongoing at the same time so lots of fun managing the logistics. My son is also a pitcher and a good one at that so I’m constantly juggling how much rest his arm needs. Overall though it’s a fun journey to be involved with as a parent now.

Also in the middle of several home projects, flooring in our downstairs, new roof and some kitchen upgrades.

Took the boy to a Redsox/ Yankee game in Fenway. Had never been and it’s iconic so that was a great bday gift and glad we did it. Won’t be our last

I’m hopeful others will share their story whether positive or negative

Parker had 53 pts in a game this year. Played 2 years at NC State prior. I like this addition.

KU still involved with Bashir.

Miller is not an option anymore.

@approxinfinity

It sounds like there's some money left. It sounds like another big and guard is what they are looking for and then it's cheap practice guys

@NormRoberts

Miller is the better option of the two but also not a real needle mover either. His numbers were not good against P4/Big-12 competition. We do need someone in his realm though, an experienced guard that can play a decent role

@BShark

Agree he's not an ideal option. Doesn't sound like there was much there other than the zoom as NC St also involved now. They can have em

@BShark

Yeah I can certainly understand the #1 player being projected for big #'s as history says it's a good bet they will be really good. Hopefully he's worth it and produces at a high level.

Abdi Bashir has a zoom call setup with KU. Former purple cat, was injured a majority of Big-12 play.

Yikes

@BShark

How much of this top 15 analytics is driven by the freshman? Is it heavily slanted to Stokes and Kinney? The other 3 freshman are unlikely to play much and for good reason so if they are helping the numbers that's tough to take without a grain of salt.

Kinney is a major question mark having such a big role as a freshman. I know he's highly rated and he's very talented and hopefully will be the goods but there's also a good chance there's some real growing pains with him too.

I just think any analytics trying to incorporate freshman who have no data to include is misleading. There's no question this roster isn't as good as most in the Self Era. We only have 5 guys who've even played a college game right now. I sure hope the analytics are right..

I hope it works out. That recruitment was a circus.

Let's finish this roster out now!

I wonder what Miller is going to do next as it’s been mostly radio silence with him since his visit. The national update on him didn’t reveal what other programs were showing interest so it’s been quiet. I think he is a key addition and would bring some much needed experience to the table.

At least this saga ends today as far as destination goes. All the positivity I have on this situation. Sigh

Say it ain't so

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

@Jayhawk_69

I don't like the fit and the cost to get him is a huge risk among other things

@approxinfinity

Not sure but I'd imagine Peterson level usage. He did show he was a high level passer this year but that was also what DP was known for so who knows. I just have a hard time believing he's going to lock all the way in and be mature but I suppose there's always a miracle. That's if he even ends up here which is still a daily circus

@Jayhawk_69
He is no star, far from it

Sounding like a deal for Christian Reeves is close to done

Currently we only have 1 player on the roster that's not a first or 2nd year player.

Yikes

@Kcmatt7

I mean we are not competing for a championship for many reasons and certainly starting a freshman PG is one of them.

This portal cycle has exposed a lot already in how we are compare to other teams in roster management/budget. We know we are not able to outspend others. If you don't have the budget you're relying on other factors to sell. I don't think players value our brand or the significance of playing here anymore. I think its easy to negatively recruit against KU right now.

We landed a PF coming from a bad team in conference. He is a good player and upgrade from Tiller but is he a difference maker or just a steady starter? Then we landed a good PG from Toledo and will need to transition up in competition level. Stats and analytics say he's good and should be a good fit but we've also had a history of trouble with kids coming from lower levels. In both cases did we really beat anyone of significance for them? They had the same agent. Were these guys options #1 or just what they could afford and easy to recruit based off who was after them etc.

Our 3rd leading scorer, left for another school who was our potential leader and offensive/defensive anchor. Whether it was solely for money still signifies an issue that doesn't seem to have a fix under Self. We wouldnt pay him what he wanted and apparently didn't value him enough to do so. Why couldn't we get the most important player to return? Seems like a major elephant in the room if you ask me.

We seemingly have decided that Stokes at his price was worth paying though. We just saw a season that relied on a freshman and how that went. Potentially signing up for that again is asinine. And what if they miss on him in the end? There isn't going to be a backup plan given the new portal window and how quickly it's moving at the top. Seems like the most risky recruiting decision this staff has made in the recent era. There's very little upside to this all unless Stokes is some ungodly talent which just doesn't appear to the be case either.

Of course there's still a roster to fill but man we look as if this season is going to be a real struggle bus