Is anyone getting excited for the TBT this year? This is shaping up to maybe be the best roster we have ever had. Frank Mason, Marcus Garrett, Zeke, Mayo, and LaGerald Vick have all signed up. Seeing Frank and Marcus play together should be a lot of fun.

The backcourt is looking strong already but they need to get some bigs.

Here are some players I think might join the team (I have no inside info, just judging this based on eligibility, how much they like KU, past TBT membership):

Thomas Robinson
Billy Preston
Kevin Young
KJ Adams
Mario Little
David McCormack
DaJuan Harris
Perry Ellis
Tyshawn Taylor
Melvin Council

I doubt it but if we could get Thiam or Cadeau we might be the favorites to cut down the nets

Yes. A deep run into March/April begins by having a good regular season and building momentum into the postseason. Having a good regular season that builds momentum into the postseason entails winning the conference. Winning the conference is made much easier with an undefeated record at home.

Let's go undefeated at home the way we used to in the good ol' days

Update. Kinney and Team USA lost to Canada and settled for a silver medal. Kinney's stats after 5 games are as follows: 7.4 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.0 spg, 0.6 rpg, 2.0 turnovers/game, in 16.6 minutes/game. He shot 7/15 (47%) on 2pt field goal attempts, 5/15 (33%) on 3 pointers, and 8/11 (73%) from the foul line.

Through 2 games with team USA (against Argentina and Mexico) Kinney is averaging 9 points, 4.5 assists, 1 steal, 0.5 rebounds, and 1.5 turnovers in 17.5 minutes per game. He is 4/5 on two point field goal attempts, 3/6 on three point field goal attempts, and 1/4 on free throw attempts. This gives him a true shooting percentage of around 70% which is very good.

Word on the street is that the ncaa is trying to take out Paul Mbiya. Anyone know how likely they are to succeed?

Kentucky landing him would completely transform the narrative of their offseason. Perhaps patience is indeed a virtue

I have no inside info but I'm guessing Kentucky. They are a blueblood and they still have lot's of money to throw around.

Taylen Kinney is on the US's U18 team. Should be a good stage to assess how college-ready he is.

That is somewhat true but 2.2 apg is still terrible for someone who was double-teamed as often as DP

What Boozer was incredible at was getting to the foul line. Of course most of that was just the fact that he played for Duke.

Chance Thomas committed to KU. I have heard it argued he will be the next Jalon Daniels

As long as we rarely have to sit both Kinney and Blyden at the same time it shouldn't be a problem

My guess is the last roster spot will go to a veteran, undersized, break glass in case of emergency point guard in the vein of Diggy and Ngala

Is Atticus Richmond or Grant Mordini better?

I like that he wears 88. Perhaps an homage to Danny and the Miracles

@DCHawker It technically isn't unprecedented because we got a 7 seed in 2025

Given that people are not very enthused about Kinney starting, why couldn't Parker start? Stokes has the quickness, ball-handling, and passing skills to play the 2. Imagine a starting lineup of Blyden, Stokes, Parker, Dawes, and Reeves. That lineup would be elite in terms of size and athleticism plus it could also shoot pretty well. Then a bench of Kinney, Rosario, and Mbiya would be the best bench we have had in a long time.

He is a good player but I am not sure he is a good fit with Bill Self. I think there is a very real chance he has a Jayden Dawson type season