@crimsonblu22 said in Mother's Day:

@BShark 🥰 glad you’re w/your mom! Thx!

She's great. You only get one, have to enjoy the time remaining.

@rockchalkjayhawk Yeah I think starting both is a big problem if they don't at least have another back-up level guard. It's the same problem as last year, just at opposite positions.

To all the moms on here I hope you are having a wonderful day.

I'll be spoiling my mom but her favorite restaurant isn't open today so it will be later in the week.

@kjayhawks2.0 Their goal is to keep making money, not healing people.

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@RockChalkinTexas-0 not really, just finding guys that would’ve been walk ons back when that was a thing.

This guy is closer to Mitch than a total bum though imo. But somewhere in between. Maybe a walk-on plus or something lol

His younger brother is a really legit QB prospect. Will be something to monitor.

@Jayhawk_69 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

Is Atticus Richmond or Grant Mordini better?

Richmond by a lot. We don't need to wonder either. They went head to head in prep school and Richmond dominated. Newman where he was at is a really legit prep school.

@TYOHawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

Only two guys should feel confident they start and that’s Keanu and Tyran. Everyone else spot is up for grabs.

This is probably correct. I love Blyden so personally I will be surprised if he doesn't end up seizing it.

@Kcmatt7 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

@BShark said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

I think there is a chance Kohl starts. This is just a thought I have been having lately. He started to begin last season as well so the staff clearly sees something there, and with the way the roster is constructed it would make sense to start him or Parker to stagger the PG minutes a bit. Otherwise you kind of run into the problem KU had last season in starting their only two bigs albeit at a different position.

Kohl is starting. Kinney off the bench barring a huge offseason for him and he adjusts well.

Genuinely think we may see Dawes start at the 5, and the two bigs get 10 minutes a piece.

I'm not ready to make definitive statements yet but as the roster sits we see it pretty similarly. Ultimately Bill will play the best players and I think that could involve getting Dawes to the 5. The good thing is that rebounding theoretically wouldn't suffer too much as they have really prioritized rebounding with every meaningful addition this offseason. Even Blyden at 6' averaged 4 a game. Rebound rate for everyone is really good for their position. Parker is in the JR year CB range in terms of rebound rate.

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

A 7 is WILD because the analytics guys have us around 10

It will be interesting to see where things settle. Last year was kind of wild and KU finished in the exact same spot that they were ranked in the preseason on the analytics sites.

Biggest question is the 5 spot but this team definitely has some talent. Kohl and Paul will need to take big steps but the bench could be a bit better if that happens.

I think there is a chance Kohl starts. This is just a thought I have been having lately. He started to begin last season as well so the staff clearly sees something there, and with the way the roster is constructed it would make sense to start him or Parker to stagger the PG minutes a bit. Otherwise you kind of run into the problem KU had last season in starting their only two bigs albeit at a different position.

Believe we are done with meaningful additions barring a miracle.

@Jayhawk_69 Far better rebounder and defender.

@Kcmatt7 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:

Had 23, 10 and 18 against UNC, South Carolina and SMU respectively. Seems to be a good rebounder.

Wasn’t the most efficient those games but a sign he can score at this level.

Wouldn’t say he isn’t athletic but he is no Dawes. If I had to guess he would be a backup to Dawes.

Rotation is going to be interesting. I imagine we see a lot of Dawes at the 5 with how this is shaping out.

Passes the bar to get out on the floor for Bill at the very least. I don't think Bashir did and there was a real big chance Bashir would have been racking up conference DNPs. Quality depth for the 3/4.

@crimsonblu22 said in 2026 KU Season:

Ours weren’t that cheap and were up high!

Seems like Goff is raising prices. When the season started, you could get tickets to most games for 10. Edit: Still seeing some for quite cheap, under 15

@nuleafjhawk under 20 pretty easily, especially with patience

Baseball being good is super fun. Tickets are cheap.

I am not.

@Kcmatt7 I think there is a very real chance if they get someone decent that Kinney ends up the primary back-up at the 1 and 2.

The Mordini kid is a practice player yes

@NormRoberts I would think McNeil wants to start. He's good and in a vacuum he is appealing but I wonder what he would cost and TK would have to come off the bench.