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Hey, we still have a starting 5, but no bench!

@BShark said in The portal.:

@rockchalkjayhawk said in The portal.:

@BShark said in The portal.:

@kjayhawks He was encouraged to leave.

Too bad about Passmore. He looked like he had potential on D, and he has the proper size and athleticism to compete. I was hoping he’d stick around a few years or so as a foundational piece.

I saw a few flashes this year. Obviously limited viewing opportunities.

These are the kind of guys Bill develops.

Yeah, I wish there was time to develop anymore…

I think things are going to have to settle down with transfers and NIL in a year or two.

We have to weather the storm. And hope Self is the right guy to deal with fresh players every year. Off the top it sure doesn’t seem like it.

@BShark said in The portal.:

@kjayhawks He was encouraged to leave.

Too bad about Passmore. He looked like he had potential on D, and he has the proper size and athleticism to compete. I was hoping he’d stick around a few years or so as a foundational piece.

I saw a few flashes this year. Obviously limited viewing opportunities.

These are the kind of guys Bill develops.

The roster is shrinking pretty quickly here.

More news coming soon I assume.

@TYOHawk said in Swirling Bill Rumors:

@BShark said in Swirling Bill Rumors:

@TYOHawk said in Swirling Bill Rumors:

FWIW I’ve heard as long as Coach Self is here…Darryn will be here.

This is pretty much the deal.

Glad you’re hearing what I’m hearing on this.

Like I said Shark is my brother…but I’d just give Coach some time man. This has been a SEASON. I can’t imagine how taxing emotionally it was on the players and the staff…hell we feel it as a fanbase.

Kind of Self-inflicted though! ha. or

@approxinfinity said in Staff changes for 2025-2026:

Ok. Thanks guys… do you feel the absence of a GM will put us at a competitive disadvantage this off season? Do we have enough cabbage to field the roster we want?

Without any semblance of transparency in this new NIL era, these questions are impossible to answer.

For any public institution, all $$$ transactions should be recorded for all to see.

Who knows, maybe Self and Co. are brilliant money managers.

I posted this on the Portal thread, but does anybody even know if Flory is eligible for NIL cash, being from another country?

Wait, clueless question here:

Is Flory eligible to receive NIL riches? I thought foreign players were restricted?

Well, let’s sit back and pray Bill brings in a rebuilt, monster of a roster.

Jeez. Sounds like the ship is sinking.

Should we still have faith in Bill Self?

What’s the word?

@BShark said in The portal.:

Flory is in officially now

wtf??? Noooooooo!!! damn.

@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:

KT down in Hutch today

They have any guys worth a look at?

I know his son coaches over there, too, right?

@FarmerJayhawk said in KU Roster for 25-26:

It’s getting torn down to the studs (plus Jamari)

Wasn’t Jamari supposed to be a great shooter? We gonna see that next year?

@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:

Christopher Tilly- mutual interest

I may not be exaggerating by saying that dude has like a 1 inch vertical. glued to the ground.

I’d prefer more mobile, springy bigs. Remember when USC kicked our ass with the tall, athletic, mobile Mobley brothers? Like that, please.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:

@rockchalkjayhawk torn Achilles! Surgery this week. Last 3 mins of his KU career

Ugh. Poor KJ.

@patoh3 said in NCAA Tournament Discussion:

Maryland won over Colorado State with last second shot with Queen walking before making basket with no call. The talking heads are without a peep about it.

Not even a Euro Step.

May as well look ahead to see what’s in store for next season.

I’ll try to keep track of the offseason drama here. I’ll keep this mostly official, so no portal projections here.

But the portal window is: March 24 to April 22

Scholarships available: 14 (scholarships will expand to 15, but we lost one to NCAA sanctions)

Roster size at the moment: 5

RETURNEES (3) – some assumptions in here to start off

G Elmarko Jackson

G/F Jamari McDowell

PF Bryson Tiller

POSSIBLE RETURNEES (2)

G/F AJ Storr (gotta assume he’s out the door)

G Noah Shelby

IMCOMING FRESHMEN (2)

G Darryn Peterson

F Samis Calderon

HAVE ENTERED PORTAL (5)

G/F Rylan Griffen

C Flory Bidunga

G/F Rakease Passmore

PF/C Zach Clemence

G David Coit

Did we ever get a final KJ diagnosis? i don’t see any updates anywhere.

Forgot to post this the other day!

USA played Panama in the Nations league, and lost in the waning seconds.

Some odd people in odd positions to start the game. Mostly surprised to see Weston McKennie as the center mid #10 in a 4-2-3-1.

I always liked him and Tyler Adams teaming up in the defensive end, but they were on separate lines.

Anway, uneventful mostly. US had some good chances. Pulisic was messy.

@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:

Old friend Marcus Adams Jr in after a good yr at Cal St Northridge. Time to get him back?

Wasn’t the word on the street that he was bat shit crazy?

I was always intrigued because he lived down the street from my folks!

Just a general statement on Coit type players.

We need bigger, better to get back into upper echelon status.

I hope he and others like him are an afterthought in future recruiting.

I saw the Stanford loss coming a mile away.

But that was a bad matchup problem for us. Unlucky draw.

We didn’t do well against size and multiple bigs that season. And they had both.

Apologies in advance…but if Coit is the best we can do, we’re in trouble.

I’m looking at all these big, strong guards with multiple skill sets in the tournament, and Coit just doesn’t measure up.

sure, he can hit a streaky 3, but c’mon man.

We can’t settle for guys like Coit and hope to succeed on any level moving forward.

Jeez, my bracket lacked enthusiasm this year. Lost a million matchups already.

Toast.

And Fun With the Box Score!!

Actually, not much stood out to me tonight. Lots of similar stats.

The biggest thing was turnovers: KU 16 – Arkansas 10

One small thing also stood out: AJ Storr got 28 minutes, and produced.

I’ll list the obviously desperate acts Bill Self miraculously resorted to tonight (finally – and they worked):

– Zone defense. Stupid effer could have done this much earlier in the season to help us out a bit???

– Playing AJ more minutes.

Both worked very well tonight.

Why did he decide to succumb tonight? He has had many chances all year to alter his approach.

@Crimsonorblue22 said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:

It is his Achilles. His family was w/him in the locker room. Don’t know the full severity of it.

Yea, looked like it.

The way he reacted and went straight to the locker room. Terrible.

Well, we had a lead with minutes to go, then just started tossing the ball to the other team.

So hard to see that.

@approxinfinity said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:

Mayo and AJ came to play.

Yet invisible man Rylan is in the game…

@approxinfinity said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:

Shak Mayo AJ KJ Bidunga please

Not Shak. Let Diggy hoist up a few.

Danger zone.

Very happy that AJ has come to play.

And why is it every game we make one guy who averages like zero points a game into an all star?

Step it up, defense!

Well, here we are. Up against the Hogs in the big dance. Not feeling like many of us have high hopes today, but off we go. Rock Chalk!

@approxinfinity said in Bracketology:

The Mountaineers are in. Mt St Marys Mountaineers that is.

They still got 20 minutes to go before they’re in!

@kjayhawks said in The portal.:

@BShark said in The portal.:

We wouldn’t even look at Mgbako I bet.

Now Bryce Hopkins, that’s a JAYHAWK (I pray and beg)

I’d probably cry if we got him at this point. He reminds me a lot of Jalen Wilson maybe even better 6’7 guy that plays like a guard. I’m just scared we will roll out 2 bigs that are completely useless more than 5 feet away from The goal.

Having two bigs clog the lane with DP coming in doesn’t sound ideal? He needs room to get in the lane.

For those wondering: Zeke has played in the NCAAs a few times now i think.

Hoping that means he’ll be at least somewhat comfortable and be home field Zeke.

I’m bracketed. didn’t seem too weird.

The gang’s all back: JuJu returning as well.

Sounds like Kareem Hunt is back too.

The RB room seems set with Pacheco, Hunt, Mitchell and maybe a late round RB draft pick?

Pretty much zero contribution from Rylan and AJ tonight. Deal breaker.

Not so fun with the box score!

A few startling stats tonight.

3Pt

Arizona 8-17

KU 14-41

And we lost???

FT

Arizona 18-31

KU 9-13

Big difference in makes.

POINTS

Rylan — 2

AJ — 0

BENCH POINTS

KU — 13

Arizona —45

@wissox said in Arizona beatdown!:

I’m just worn out thinking if we somehow come back and win that we have to play a tougher opponent tomorrow and then another tougher opponent Saturday. It’d be exhilerating, but wow, daunting.

Remember when WE used to be the tougher opponent?

@BeddieKU23 said in Central Florida 3. Not UCF.:

Rylan is 22/75 from the field (29%) since February started. He hasn’t played like a starter in almost 2 months outside a play or 2 a game. Don’t get it with him

Even though I’ve stated earlier I’d like to see AJ start, I’m not sure I’d want to switch Rylan and AJ at this point, but it’s difficult to watch Rylan put the ball on the court in his spastic way.

If we can get him an open shot, that would help.

Now if AJ has back to back good games…I say presto chango Remy March Madness time.

Watch out Mahomes, Minshew Mania is in da house!!!

Fun with the box score!

Nothing real shocking tonight. Lots of similarity though. Stats nearly identical.

Turnovers

KU — 16

UCF — 14

Basic shooting stats

KU took eight more shots, both otherwise both teams about the same with percentages:

FG

45% ish

3PT

44% ish

FT

75-78%

Bench points

This was a big one for KU!

30-13

@BShark said in Central Florida 3. Not UCF.:

Haphazard line-ups tonight. Storr has given up multiple wide open threes.

In defense of Storr, giving up wide open 3s is kinda our thing. Blame all around many times over.

I was very excited about Storr’s play tonight. I know going in not to expect much on D. That changes your perspective for the better. If he makes a play, great. Kinda like not having high hopes of KJ making any guarded shot near or under the basket. If he does, I’m elated (lobs not included).

But this team, Jesus! It’s like digging a grave with a spoon. They make things soooo much harder than they need to with brain dead play! Even the announcers were like, wtf are these guys doing??? Value the ball. Slow down. Keep possession.

But a win’s a win. We need em. On to Arizona.

Go Hawks!

@BShark said in 2025 Portal Madness Thread:

PJ Haggerty

And to think Artificial Intelligence will soon rule the world… google search, with an AI assist.

Pj haggerty PJ Haggerty is a professional bowler with a career spanning several years. As of 2023, he has participated in 157 events across his bowling career, securing 73 cashes and winning 2 titles, with total earnings of $144,872.50.

In addition to his bowling career, Haggerty has also been a prominent figure in college basketball. He played for TCU, Tulsa, and Memphis, where he won the AAC freshman of the year in 2024 while at Tulsa.

Can’t believe it’s March and i’m still pondering this, but what IS our team identity?

Hard nosed on defense? Post play? Running? Half court?

I’m not even sure i can say.

In year’s past it’s been way easier.

@dylans said in Chiefs offseason:

@rockchalkjayhawk Fair enough. 10 pressures and 1 sack in 4 games is about what Patrick faced per game on the left side last year though. I’d be happy with league average.

yep. fingers crossed.