@KUSTEVE
"Svi’s year is next year, imo. If he stays…"
I haven't heard that he will leave to play foreign ball. I was under the opinion that his focus is the NBA, and coming to Kansas was part of his pathway to succeed in the league.
I just don't see him leaving after this year. The media will (most likely) be giving their attention to Cheick, and maybe Wayne... maybe even Perry.
Svi needs to stay in school all 4 years. Grow up his body and his game. He has made quite a jump in his body over the past year, and now must learn to play in his new body. He should continue to build his body in the off-season and use the season to adjust to his changed body. At the level his body is changing... it really does require him to adapt to his changed body.
Plus... he still needs lots of time just to adapt to American ball.... D1 ball... He needs to "master" that first before considering the NBA.
Hard to guess accurately how he will turn out, but my money is on Svi making it to the next level and also being a real contributor in the NBA. The game needs to slow down for him, especially on his perimeter shot. Scant defense is all it takes to distract him enough to brick the shot.
Really, considering Svi, BG and Wayne.... even though BG is red hot from the perimeter, I've been most excited about Wayne's perimeter shot. He came to Kansas with a very unorthodox shot behind his head, and has cleaned up his form and is now getting the benefit from his hard work. He must have really worked his arse off to become that effective with his changed shot over such a short period. To produce like he is producing (at this level of ball) takes the kind of muscle/mind memory changes that can only happen from mega repetition. Wayne elevates well on his shot, has a fairly quick release without a hitch, and has the strength of an ox (giving him the ability to shoot from very long distances without "pushing" the ball).
My hope is that Wayne comes to realize that NO ONE can stop him on his trey! He doesn't need a great deal of space to have adequate scoring space. From what we are seeing so far this year, he will quickly catch the eye of NBA scouts. He still needs to clean up a few areas of his game, but if we do well in March, good chance he is gone. If we have an early exit and he doesn't have a sparkling year, good chance he returns for his senior campaign.
@betterfireE
"Greene is a wing"
Last year... no way Greene could be considered a 3.
This year... he is definitely taking on more of the role of a 3, even if he plays some minutes at the 2. He seems to be more athletic this year. Maybe part of this relates to his healing up. Or maybe he has also increased his strength quite a bit by working with Master Hudy. He started to intensify his play (both offense and defense) towards the end of last year, and seems to be carrying that over to this year with even more intensity. I've been impressed with him starting to listen to coaches and lowering his center of gravity by bend his knees more and widening his stance. I know that sounds like an easy thing to accomplish, but it really isn't. A big part of it relates to genetics... how the body is proportioned and mechanically working. It is a major task to adjust something like stance and have it stick as "natural." I am very impressed with Brannen's obvious commitment to improve his game. He requires being pushed, but the only thing that matters is he improves his game. Bravo, Brannen! Just so he doesn't let stuff get to his head and he keeps his nose to the grindstone and keeps a humble focus.
