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I like him so much he gets is own thread. Anyhow, UNC is going to be tough to beat for him. They need to replace Cam Johnson and aren't getting Hurt and probably aren't getting Precious. Tucker is from the Charlotte area and has a lot of family connection to UNC. He's taking a visit to WVU this weekend, but KU has reached out and Tucker is interested. Memphis, Texas Tech, Auburn, the Arizonas, South Carolina, and Iowa State are also involved. I don't think Memphis or the Arizonas are really a threat. If I had to guess, UNC, KU, and SC are the top 3.

@FarmerJayhawk

Brutal. This kid would start if he came here. I had no idea where he went after leaving Dooley. I remember him at FGCU and he was good then. Seems like he's a grown man now.

Hoping we can get in serious with him despite the UNC area connection

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@dylans

Eww

Declared for the draft. Probably just testing since he's not a NBA player right now.

Looks like he already visited West Virginia and is visiting Auburn this weekend

Dooley put a word in?

Also set a visit up to Memphis

Sounds like we aren't in on this one. Maybe the Dooley connection actually hurt us. Maybe he doesn't want to play in that system again.

Tucker is planning on visiting KU. Timing TBD.

Boy, pipe dream thoughts of landing Hampton and bringing Ochai and Garrett off of the bench are starting...

Kcmatt7 said:

Boy, pipe dream thoughts of landing Hampton and bringing Ochai and Garrett off of the bench are starting...

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I would still love to see Garrett as the lead guard and move Dotson off the ball to free him up to shoot more 3's.

If KU landed Hampton, I suspect the back court would be Dotson, Hampton, and Agbaji with Garrett off the bench since Garrett can guard 1-4. Unless KU lands someone who can immediately start at the 4, I suspect that KU will be back to having a 4 guard line up with Garrett at the 4 on defense.

Kcmatt7 said:

Boy, pipe dream thoughts of landing Hampton and bringing Ochai and Garrett off of the bench are starting...

Love where your head’s at! I think Ochai has a chance to develop into a 2 as well. Certainly athletic enough to guard 2’s. Just needs a better handle and more consistent shot.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Tucker is planning on visiting KU. Timing TBD.

Oh boy that's huge

BeddieKU23 said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

Tucker is planning on visiting KU. Timing TBD.

Oh boy that's huge

He'd start, at freaking Kansas so at least we have that to sell.

Tucker seems like an incredibly important target here — as important as anyone right now. Perfect fit, major need.

HighEliteMajor said:

Tucker seems like an incredibly important target here — as important as anyone right now. Perfect fit, major need.

Yeah he is more important then any recruit on the board. Not that we have a pick of the litter there but its definitely an important potential visit and signing

Tucker would be a great get right now. He's a guy that almost certainly would come in and contribute immediately. He will be 22 in September, so he may have a bit more athletic development to go. He probably won't average 20 per game like he did for Ark-LR, but he certainly could. And he did that while shooting a fairly efficient 49% from the field and 41% from three.

Slotting him in the backcourt with Dotson would make for a very nice combo. It would also help slot guys into some more natural roles, particularly if Hampton comes to KU as well, allowing KU to bring both Agbaji and Garrett off the bench, Agbaji as the sixth man, Garrett as the 15 mpg glue guy.

Of course, that's in a perfect world.

In Self's perfect world Garrett plays 40 minutes.

He's gonna play 30 no matter who's on the roster

BeddieKU23 said:

In Self's perfect world Garrett plays 40 minutes.

He's gonna play 30 no matter who's on the roster

And that would be a mistake unless he fixes his jump shot this summer.

justanotherfan said:

BeddieKU23 said:

In Self's perfect world Garrett plays 40 minutes.

He's gonna play 30 no matter who's on the roster

And that would be a mistake unless he fixes his jump shot this summer.

I agree. I don't think its fixable either so where does that leave us? Fatally flawed already?

BeddieKU23 said:

justanotherfan said:

BeddieKU23 said:

In Self's perfect world Garrett plays 40 minutes.

He's gonna play 30 no matter who's on the roster

And that would be a mistake unless he fixes his jump shot this summer.

I agree. I don't think its fixable either so where does that leave us? Fatally flawed already?

@BShark Did you hack Beddie's account or something?

Kcmatt7 said:

BeddieKU23 said:

justanotherfan said:

BeddieKU23 said:

In Self's perfect world Garrett plays 40 minutes.

He's gonna play 30 no matter who's on the roster

And that would be a mistake unless he fixes his jump shot this summer.

I agree. I don't think its fixable either so where does that leave us? Fatally flawed already?

@BShark Did you hack Beddie's account or something?

I'm just on this kick of wanting to see shooters on the floor as much as possible. We have none currently. What do we do with guys such as Marcus

lolololol

BeddieKU23 said:

Kcmatt7 said:

BeddieKU23 said:

justanotherfan said:

BeddieKU23 said:

In Self's perfect world Garrett plays 40 minutes.

He's gonna play 30 no matter who's on the roster

And that would be a mistake unless he fixes his jump shot this summer.

I agree. I don't think its fixable either so where does that leave us? Fatally flawed already?

@BShark Did you hack Beddie's account or something?

I'm just on this kick of wanting to see shooters on the floor as much as possible. We have none currently. What do we do with guys such as Marcus

You pray we land Tucker and Hampton and he's on the bench a lot.

I'm still on the play Garrett 20 minutes per game train. His defense is still incredible, both in the eye test and advanced stats. Last year would've been one of the all-time kind of defensive seasons in the Big 12 had he not been on 1 leg for the last half of league play.

I'll go with Garrett as the #4 perimeter guy, 10-15 minutes, if we play conventional; #5 guy, same minutes if we play 4/1. But until he can shoot 30+% from three and competently knock down a 15-17 footer, his negative will outweigh multiple positives ... by the sheer weight of having a perimeter play that teams can sag back to the lane on. That's poison to an offense.

But he's got a role, and a role that would be strategic. I think Self started him the second half vs. Tennessee. Great move (I'm thinking it was Tennessee).

For what it's worth, until a MAJOR SHIFT is made FUNDAMENTALLY with Garrett, we'll never know. It's worth forcing him to make a major change. I advocate extended arms, high above heard, using mostly all wrist. That way, old habits can't overtake. Tweaks permit bad habits to creep back in. Further, it's clear he has no touch with his push shot.

Garrett's shot requires a full tear down and rebuild. This isn't something you fix with a few tweaks. This is a literal rebuild from the base.

You spend a week or two just addressing his footwork and shot preparation. No ball, just going through the motions step by step, slowly at first, then quicker as you build that good muscle memory. His shot is so bad that you have to eliminate everything and start over because there are too many bad habits to deal with. Once you deal with the footwork and shot preparation, then you introduce a ball to make sure that he can catch and line up his shot properly without having his mechanics suffer. This part of the process will take 4-6 weeks at a minimum. That means if he started today, it would be the end of May and he wouldn't even be shooting yet, just getting the catch and footwork right.

From there, you start with set shots, no jumping. The focus would be on shot preparation and release mechanics. Again, this is several weeks of training that would take him into early July. And he's not even shooting real jumpshots yet.

Once you add jumping, you have to take it slow. If the form starts to break, you go back a few steps to make sure the technique is good. You don't progress until its right. That's another month. We're into August and he may not be shooting much outside 15 feet, and probably still not quite up to game speed.

And this all requires a shooting coach to watch his form on each shot. He has to have someone there to watch his form every time to make sure he doesn't slip into any bad habits. That's 16 weeks of work just to get to a point where he can hoist a few hundred shots a day, and he has to have somebody watching his form every shot to be certain he isn't getting sloppy. It's a long road to rebuild a jumpshot.

May 10-12th is the visit date

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Ugh

FarmerJayhawk said:

May 10-12th is the visit date

Has this even been announced yet? :eyes:

BShark said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

May 10-12th is the visit date

Has this even been announced yet? :eyes:

Not that I know of. All I heard over the weekend was “after graduation.”

BShark said:

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Ugh

Not surprised. Pearly got his selling shoes out. Fits their program to a T

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FarmerJayhawk said:

BShark said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

May 10-12th is the visit date

Has this even been announced yet? :eyes:

Not that I know of. All I heard over the weekend was “after graduation.”

Apparently the 3rd, per Rayjon himself on twitter dot com

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"The people were so welcoming."

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@BShark

Good work!

BShark said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

BShark said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

May 10-12th is the visit date

Has this even been announced yet? :eyes:

Not that I know of. All I heard over the weekend was “after graduation.”

Apparently the 3rd, per Rayjon himself on twitter dot com

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Very cool! Need to lock him down.

Yeah w/e it takes. Roll out the red carpet.

@BShark Huh that's crazy. Cause off the interview off the Auburn rivals the article said he visited Virginia last weekend - - - going to be visiting Memphis this weekend the 25th-27th - - then Visiting Iowa State on the 3rd-5th of May - then we KU would be the last visit on the 1oth-12th of may. - I was counting on that Huge cause he said he wanted to make his decision right after the KU visit - wanted be decided before the 29th of May and the draft in case things didn't work out.

He did mention how impressed he was with Auburn and something to the effect about how everyone was treating him like family - really loved it and Auburn for sure was the team to beat saying Virginia - -Memphis - -KU and others were going to have to catch up - he said He feeling the love from Auburn and that he hadn't even comitted yet - -saying the key word was YET.

We got big time work to do - -that's why I was hoping we could really knock it out of the park with having the last visit and him deciding so quickly after the visit with us.

I can't imagine Memphis can land Tucker they already have a Top 50 player at his position coming in DJ Jeffries. Auburn is definitely going to be tough to beat for him as he fits their system to a T.

KU desperately needs him.

Our sales pitch is obvious. If you put up the same/similar numbers here, you’re a 1st round pick.

I don’t know anyone else can say that. Brown isn’t even going to get drafted out of Auburn after one hell of a career.

He may fit their system perfectly, but that system hasn’t produced pros.

@Kcmatt7

Okeke is a pro prospect for Auburn. Before his ACL tear was a 1st round pick. I wonder what he does now.

I agree that Auburn's system hasn't produced pro's. They haven't been any good at basketball either until this run they had. Pearl can recruit though and Auburn is closer to his hometown.

Can KU sell him a starting spot? That puts Agbaji or Garrett on the bench... That's the kicker

@BeddieKU23 If Bryce Brown did at KU what he did at Auburn I think he gets drafted. That's all I'm saying. 141 threes is absurd. And that is something that I'd harp on.

I definitely think Bill sells him a starting spot. Or at least phrases it, that if he can't beat out either of those two, he isn't an NBA player anyways.

BeddieKU23 said:

I can't imagine Memphis can land Tucker they already have a Top 50 player at his position coming in DJ Jeffries. Auburn is definitely going to be tough to beat for him as he fits their system to a T.

KU desperately needs him.

Correct on all counts.

@Kcmatt7

That's true. Brown is someone that likely gets a look due to his shooting but what else does he do well that translates to the league. I think that's why his draft stock is what it is. I do agree though at KU 141 3's probably is looked at in a different light. It's a solid point if that's apart of their pitch.

He's a 20 something OAD that can gain a ton of exposure at KU. I wonder what role he's looking for after being the man at Ark LR. Under Dooley he was just a piece. Will a starting spot and 15 shots a game be what he wants? I hope the allure of playing for a blue-blood has some weight.

Kcmatt7 said:

@BeddieKU23 If Bryce Brown did at KU what he did at Auburn I think he gets drafted. That's all I'm saying. 141 threes is absurd. And that is something that I'd harp on.

I definitely think Bill sells him a starting spot. Or at least phrases it, that if he can't beat out either of those two, he isn't an NBA player anyways.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

There's a very recent KU comp to Bryce Brown - Malik Newman.

Newman averaged 14.2 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 APG last year at KU, and had the huge NCAA tournament that led his team to the Final Four.

Brown averaged 15.9 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG this year for Auburn, and had a huge NCAA tournament to lead his team to the Final Four.

Both guys are 6-3 SG. Both were in the same HS class, with Brown just five months younger than Newman.

Brown's shooting percentages this year were 43/41/81.

Newman's last year were 46/41/84.

There's not that much difference between the two, honestly. Score first, undersized SG's don't have a lot of margin in the NBA. Not sure that Brown gets drafted coming out of KU.

Tucker probably gets drafted if he puts up numbers similar to what he did at Little Rock at a P5 school. He's 6-5 and athletic. That additional size makes all the difference. In that respect, because he just needs to play in a P5 conference, KU doesn't have a decided advantage over Auburn on this.

justanotherfan said:

Kcmatt7 said:

@BeddieKU23 If Bryce Brown did at KU what he did at Auburn I think he gets drafted. That's all I'm saying. 141 threes is absurd. And that is something that I'd harp on.

I definitely think Bill sells him a starting spot. Or at least phrases it, that if he can't beat out either of those two, he isn't an NBA player anyways.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

There's a very recent KU comp to Bryce Brown - Malik Newman.

Newman averaged 14.2 PPG, 5 RPG, 2 APG last year at KU, and had the huge NCAA tournament that led his team to the Final Four.

Brown averaged 15.9 PPG, 2 RPG, 2 APG this year for Auburn, and had a huge NCAA tournament to lead his team to the Final Four.

Both guys are 6-3 SG. Both were in the same HS class, with Brown just five months younger than Newman.

Brown's shooting percentages this year were 43/41/81.

Newman's last year were 46/41/84.

There's not that much difference between the two, honestly. Score first, undersized SG's don't have a lot of margin in the NBA. Not sure that Brown gets drafted coming out of KU.

Tucker probably gets drafted if he puts up numbers similar to what he did at Little Rock at a P5 school. He's 6-5 and athletic. That additional size makes all the difference. In that respect, because he just needs to play in a P5 conference, KU doesn't have a decided advantage over Auburn on this.

That's a relatively good comp. I don't have much of a rebuttal other than Bryce did it as THE guy that got schemed for. But you definitely make a great argument.

UNC landed another wing as a grad transfer. So they're 1000% out on Tucker. Auburn and KU are the teams left.

FarmerJayhawk said:

UNC landed another wing as a grad transfer. So they're 1000% out on Tucker. Auburn and KU are the teams left.

We have to hit more then a Grand Slam - from what I've heard for Tucker not to go to Auburn. -- ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Does anyone know if Tucker is still planning on visiting this weekend? I think he was due in tomorrow.

Woodrow said:

Does anyone know if Tucker is still planning on visiting this weekend? I think he was due in tomorrow.

I know he was in Ames yesterday. People might have gotten dates mixed up.

He's supposed to be in on Saturday from what he tweeted.

That makes sense. Hit Ames yesterday and today, then Lawerence tomorrow and Saturday.

Tucker is in Lawrence.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Tucker is in Lawrence.

Knock it out of the park Bill.

Rayjon tweeting out. - What KU up to tonight -- let's see what's going on. - -Rayjon saying he is staying at the Oread - -yep he here in town. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

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@FarmerJayhawk I don’t have the twitter but to those who do, has he tweeted about other visits?

@rockchalkwyo yes but only KU has The Jayhawk Cafe.

@FarmerJayhawk Haha yes! Add that and the original rules of basketball and it’s a no brainer. All jokes aside I sure hope we land him

Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?

Marco said:

Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?

Since the transfers wouldn't count on the recruiting sites probably somewhere in the bottom Top 10, low teens

I ran the Class Calculator on 247. The additions of Hampton/Enaruna would jump KU's class from 57th to 13th.

Personally this would be a good haul. 3, One year players that can all play right away. 3 development players that become the foundation for future classes

He’s definitely been more vocal about this visit than all of the other visits besides Auburn.

I hope Devonte has been in his ear.

He's drinking some of that badass Kansas kool-aid, as we speak... I don't see us letting this guy get away. I think, from all that I have gathered, that we are recruiting him at the 2 and Hampton at the 1, which only strengthens my belief that Dotson will not be back.

Marco said:

He's drinking some of that badass Kansas kool-aid, as we speak... I don't see us letting this guy get away. I think, from all that I have gathered, that we are recruiting him at the 2 and Hampton at the 1, which only strengthens my belief that Dotson will not be back.

I'd rather have Dotson back for year 2 but if he is going these would be the two to get. I'm sure KU is running the ultra deluxe full court press on Tucker's visit.

BeddieKU23 said:

Marco said:

Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?

Since the transfers wouldn't count on the recruiting sites probably somewhere in the bottom Top 10, low teens

I ran the Class Calculator on 247. The additions of Hampton/Enaruna would jump KU's class from 57th to 13th.

Personally this would be a good haul. 3, One year players that can all play right away. 3 development players that become the foundation for future classes

The way things have been going - - I would take that ranked class - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

jayballer73 said:

BeddieKU23 said:

Marco said:

Tucker, Holyfield, Enaruna, Hampton, McBride and Braun, where would that class rank?

Since the transfers wouldn't count on the recruiting sites probably somewhere in the bottom Top 10, low teens

I ran the Class Calculator on 247. The additions of Hampton/Enaruna would jump KU's class from 57th to 13th.

Personally this would be a good haul. 3, One year players that can all play right away. 3 development players that become the foundation for future classes

The way things have been going - - I would take that ranked class - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

It would definitely fill every need

Real good shot at Tucker, I feel.

@BShark I do to. Just because I really think it would be hard for another school to do a visit better.... (As long as cash under the table isn't a major factor) Lawrence is less than an hour from the Airport, we put you in the nicest hotel in the city, which just so happens to also be LITERALLY on campus, we have the best facilities, a great party scene, great food, and even recruits are looked at like Gods at the bars, HOF coach, etc.

I know I'm biased, I just don't see why anyone would want to play basketball anywhere else.

Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.

@Kcmatt7 I'm sure KU is offering him compensation lol.

Kcmatt7 said:

Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.

This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.

BShark said:

Kcmatt7 said:

Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.

This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.

Not too get too creepy and detective, but all of his likes are KU stuff. Like even during the Auburn visit, the ISU visit, a little interraction. He wanted to be at KU for a weekend and get the full experience lol. And my guess is he had a pretty good time last night...

The KU staff knows how to put on a visit for sure.

Bryce Wood is the hero we need

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Sure has the feel of a visit we knocked out of the park.

BShark said:

Bryce Wood is the hero we need

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This is as good of one of these as I've seen...

@Kcmatt7 It's his actual job tbf for one of the biggest sports related companies. But yeah he is REALLY good at it. Love that he's a KU guy.

BShark said:

@Kcmatt7 I'm sure KU is offering him compensation lol.

Bill Self: "Now, I'm going to leave the room. We don't prohibit recruits from looking around, looking in drawers of the desk, top drawers to be exact. I mean, anything you find is arguably yours, we're kind of 'finders-keepers' around here."

BShark said:

Kcmatt7 said:

Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.

This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.

SHOCKED - - -I'M JUST STUNNED lmao

Kcmatt7 said:

BShark said:

Kcmatt7 said:

Watch him just not leave lol. He does seem to really be liking the visit if twitter interaction is at all telling.

This will shock you but his last follow is a young coed.

Not too get too creepy and detective, but all of his likes are KU stuff. Like even during the Auburn visit, the ISU visit, a little interraction. He wanted to be at KU for a weekend and get the full experience lol. And my guess is he had a pretty good time last night...

Ya probably so. - -I imagine him and the boys got around the dorm and played some -- -GO FISH and sipped some tea , maybe watch some Bug's Bunny and the Road Runner - - really hard core stuff lmao. -- ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

I'm Thinking - - are we his last visit? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

@Kcmatt7 I think he's going to commit.

@BShark Imagine that, the Asses From Young Lasses Campaign.

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Sure is enjoying himself.

Is back at the hawk

JAYHAWKFAN214 said:

Is back at the hawk

I saw that saying - -- - I'm back at the Hawk - - AGAIN lol. -Must of liked the place lol.

Rayjon has been live tweeting ALOT. - I usually don't follow this twitter crap that often. - -BUT with this guy and what's seeming like becoming even MORE important by the day - -been following his conversation.

Not sure if he is just doing this because he is HERE right now and to see what kind of response he is going to get from KU faithful OR - -if he is really having that good of a time.

This guy looks like he is going to become even more of a critical piece of our 19 recruiting. - -like a MUST need. - Thing is he plays what ? - is he a point guard OR a 2? - -could his decision have even MORE of a decision on RJ ? - -Have we turned up things even more which might be an indication that the staff knows we are losing out on RJ ? - AGAIN - -can some one tell me - -are we Tuckers last stop? - -Thanks - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

@jayballer73 I hope we are his last stop. As far as I know, don't think that he has anyone else scheduled. I agree with you, Tucker is a must-get! Hampton is a 1 while Tucker is a 2 (he has a good outside game) who can also play the 3.

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@BShark That would be a nice piece to get the recruiting rolling.

Breaking out of my finals-induced hiatus just to say KU hit a grand slam here. If it’s not KU it won’t be anything KU did.

@FarmerJayhawk What major?

@KirkIsMyHinrich Ph.D., Public Policy. Taught stats this semester so am up to my eyeballs in research papers and their finals too. Good times.

@FarmerJayhawk impressive farmer!

@FarmerJayhawk Very nice.

@Crimsonorblue22 @KirkIsMyHinrich thank you kindly. Back to regularly scheduled programming. Rayjon is exactly what the staff wants on the perimeter. To my knowledge they think could play a lot of 2 if we miss on Hampton. Dude is just an absolute freak show kind of athlete.

Ok doesn't mean anything necessarily, but the most recent twitter follows for Rajon: Ochai, Mitch and a Volleyball player.

It's certainly not a bad sign.

His newest followers on instagram: Mitch, Elliot, Silvio, Teahan, Ochai, same Volleyball player, and 4 coeds.

Kcmatt7 said:

His newest followers on instagram: Mitch, Elliot, Silvio, Teahan, Ochai, same Volleyball player, and 4 coeds.

Elliott is an MVP walk-on lol.

Pretty sure this kid will be a Jayhawk but the silence leading up to the commitment is always tough.

Kcmatt7 said:

His newest followers on instagram: Mitch, Elliot, Silvio, Teahan, Ochai, same Volleyball player, and 4 coeds.

Yeah, he loved Kansas. Hopefully it's enough to get past Auburn.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Kcmatt7 said:

His newest followers on instagram: Mitch, Elliot, Silvio, Teahan, Ochai, same Volleyball player, and 4 coeds.

Yeah, he loved Kansas.

To your point...

https://amp.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article230064449.html ↗

And the wait is on. - time to land somebody - -maybe he can break the ice. -- -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

jayballer73 said:

And the wait is on. - time to land somebody - -maybe he can break the ice. -- -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

Ice? Let’s have an iceberg break off! A big one! 😉
Thanks for keeping an eye on it, Jayballer!

ISU CyFan insider staff guy floated out there that KU is behind ISU/Memphis/Auburn due to "wanting to be the man". Hope he's wrong.

BShark said:

ISU 24/7 guy floated out there that KU is behind ISU/Memphis/Auburn due to "wanting to be the man". Hope he's wrong.

Not sure that Tucker would not be the man at KU.

Look at the current roster. Who's the Man?

It can't be Doke because he can't shoot FTs or get his own shot. He will get touches, but he can't have the offense run through him.

We will go ahead and eliminate Lightfoot, Garrett, and the freshmen (Braun, McBride, Enaruna).

That leaves us with Silvio (if he's eligible), McCormack, Agbaji, and Dotson.

We don't know about Silvio's eligibility, so I will mark him out. McCormack will play behind Doke, so he's out.

Agbaji figures to be improved, but I doubt he suddenly becomes a 15-20 PPG guy. I like his upside, but he's probably not there next year. He's out.

Dotson is more of a playmaker than a big time scorer. He will certainly have his games where he scores big, just like he did this season, but I don't see him being the main guy scoring wise.

The only reason to think differently is if you already know Hampton is coming to KU. Even then, there's no guarantee that Tucker isn't still the man on that roster.

I don't think we are at a disadvantage if that's the case. It may come down to system, but role wise he has the same opportunity at KU that he would elsewhere.

@justanotherfan I hope it's just the ISU guy blowing smoke and I see your points on it.

I'm still of the belief that KU isn't getting Hampton. I think no matter where Tucker goes, he's going to be featured offensively.

Well he wouldn't be the "man" at Memphis either.

BShark said:

ISU CyFan insider staff guy floated out there that KU is behind ISU/Memphis/Auburn due to "wanting to be the man". Hope he's wrong.

It's and ISU idiot - -what do you expect. - He could be right BUT still anything connected to ISU is Idiot. - lol - - -and I still don't think he is right. - -I think if it's not KU -- - it's Auburn - -the take I got was he was just flat ass sold on Auburn - we needed to hit a grand slam - -which I think MAYBE w might have. - -we shall see soon. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

BShark said:

@justanotherfan I hope it's just the ISU guy blowing smoke and I see your points on it.

I'm still of the belief that KU isn't getting Hampton. I think no matter where Tucker goes, he's going to be featured offensively.

WHAAAAAA? - -now why you thinking we are not getting Hampton?

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

jayballer73 said:

BShark said:

@justanotherfan I hope it's just the ISU guy blowing smoke and I see your points on it.

I'm still of the belief that KU isn't getting Hampton. I think no matter where Tucker goes, he's going to be featured offensively.

WHAAAAAA? - -now why you thinking we are not getting Hampton?

KU is firmly in the lead for Hampton. He’ll announce a decision at the end of the month and hopefully be on campus in June.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

BOOM. Hope your source is right!!

FarmerJayhawk said:

KU is firmly in the lead for Hampton. He’ll announce a decision at the end of the month and hopefully be on campus in June.

It does seem like KU is in the lead but do any of you think that he’s waiting until the 29th to pass to see if Dotson will return and if so commit elsewhere?

I don't know if KU gets Hampton or not. I'm just looking at the potential roster makeup.

With or without Hampton, I think Tucker would be the #1 offensive option at KU. With Hampton, obviously, things get much better. But even with him, Tucker is getting the shots and would be the go to guy down the stretch.

Without Tucker or Hampton, I don't know what this backcourt looks like next season.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

Boom!

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

This lines up with everything else I've heard and read.

FarmerJayhawk said:

jayballer73 said:

BShark said:

@justanotherfan I hope it's just the ISU guy blowing smoke and I see your points on it.

I'm still of the belief that KU isn't getting Hampton. I think no matter where Tucker goes, he's going to be featured offensively.

WHAAAAAA? - -now why you thinking we are not getting Hampton?

KU is firmly in the lead for Hampton. He’ll announce a decision at the end of the month and hopefully be on campus in June.

There are caveats and you know it. :p

justanotherfan said:

Without Tucker or Hampton, I don't know what this backcourt looks like next season.

Problematic.

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

that ( they ) - -as in KU buddy?

BShark said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

This lines up with everything else I've heard and read.

And the plot thickens. -- I LOVE thick plots - -lmao. -- ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY

jayballer73 said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

that ( they ) - -as in KU buddy?

Yessir. I should emphasize they just have a good feeling, nothing is done yet. Though it will be over pretty soon. Thinking this weekend.

FarmerJayhawk said:

jayballer73 said:

FarmerJayhawk said:

Heard from a KU source today they think they got Tucker

that ( they ) - -as in KU buddy?

Yessir. I should emphasize they just have a good feeling, nothing is done yet. Though it will be over pretty soon. Thinking this weekend.

I understand bud - -but hearing this from you and also heard from some others - -makes me just kind of wet myself down my leg a little lol - -on a Serious note - things starting to roll - things looking better possibly - -and yet some STILL question Bill. -- I'm sure Bill would love to have things all wrapped up in the early - - BUT sometimes things just take longer - so far he has always came through. - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY.

This one sucks. Staff thought they had him.

FarmerJayhawk said:

This one sucks. Staff thought they had him.

Blows major chunks. Not sure where they go to now.

Must have paid a pretty penny to get him. Hope we can get RJ.

And this ensures next years squad will be known as the worst three point shooting team to ever win a National Championship

KirkIsMyHinrich said:

Must have paid a pretty penny to get him. Hope we can get RJ.

Must have. Because Rayjon gave his verbal to Townsend.

Hmmm. 🐦 View Tweet?s=21

FarmerJayhawk said:

Hmmm. 🐦 View Tweet?s=21

Intriguing.

@BShark I guess if he stays in the draft we’ll have dodged a bullet

@FarmerJayhawk that tweet doesn't make any sense , as it says College if the NBA doesn't work out -he wasn't on any mock draft boards - -didn't get a NBA combine invite

Yet he says College if NBA doesn't work out - -unless pulls his name out before the 29th of May - -so how would he d College if the NBA doesn't work out? - -can't come back - - unless he is talking about being a D league player and then after not making it then come back to college to finish a Degree or something right?

@jayballer73 I guess he’s angling for some kind of guarantee?

FarmerJayhawk said:

@jayballer73 I guess he’s angling for some kind of guarantee?

I reckon - - - just sucks - - -and then even losing a so, so Holyfield - -is better then a better then nothing Holyfield. - -We better hope that Silvio gets his appeal approved so he can help on the frontline for sure

If that doesn't work then chances are your going to have to See MORE of Enurana then we wanted to his freshman yr along with Doke and McCormack - The whole Tucker thing just really kicks us in the nads - -I give up on these kids man - I can't even BEGIN to get in their heads anymore - - I'm to old for this crap - -one day we good - -the next - -were stinking up the place - -this year of recruiting has aged me another 10 yrs lol

Well dam I read that wrong - - -I thought he was going to try and make a go with the NBA - - now find out he committed to Memphis? -- WHAT THE HELL

Did this come out of the blue?

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26724999/no-2-grad-transfer-tucker-commits-memphis ↗

No need to stew over this one. Would have been a nearly perfect hole filler as a shooter. But got a little flavor of him when he was here .. came across as overly self-enamored. RJ is a better long term add. But we're not at the top of too many lists it appears.

Lolz /thread

Many posters on Memphis Twitter accounts think Tucker failed to graduate and can’t transfer. They think he will therefore stay in the draft, opening up another spot for Memphis.

Gorilla72 said:

Many posters on Memphis Twitter accounts think Tucker failed to graduate and can’t transfer. They think he will therefore stay in the draft, opening up another spot for Memphis.

Honestly we don’t know, and probably never will. My feeling is he could’ve but it wouldn’t taken a lot of work over the summer. Memphis is probably done in 2019. Lord knows they’ve got plenty of dudes.