Also I would 100% take Silvio staying instead of adding a 5* big. I love Silvio.
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Kcmatt7 said:
Well I won't be mad adding a developmental PG. Perfect time to add one if we don't think Dotson is going to be here 4 years.
There is almost no chance Dotson is a 4 year guy.
Scenario: open scholarship, Vick graduates, Dedric, Grimes, Doke and Silvio all leave early.
Dream class: Braun, McBride, Stanley, Chandler, JRE, Hurt.
And feel free to sub Kai Jones for JRE or Hurt.
McBride, Braun and Stanley is a nice group for the perimeter. Stanley comes in and starts at the 2G replacing Grimes while McBride and Braun don't mess up the minutes for incumbent playes and can take time to develop. I really really like McBride assuming he keeps developing.
@BeddieKU23 Assuming KU wants him yep. Tenn has 2 Seniors, an open scholarship and 3 commitments.
Kcmatt7 said:
Texas firing Rick Barnes looks so funny now
He is 100% a better coach than Shaka.
Josiah James to Tennessee WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT.
@kjayhawks Been busy and stuff is buried. XD
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article218626780.html ↗
“I think one thing Coach Self really liked … he told him (Braun) about other players he’s going to get. Christian said, ‘Great, we want to have a good team.’ He’s not worried about the competition, not afraid of competition and I think coach Self likes that,” Fritz added.
Gotta love Self's confidence.
approxinfinity said:
You got me excited ! Gotta get me some mbappe highlights
That was the best game of the day, big time performances.
ohhhh my godddddddddddd
Mbappe!!!!!!!! STUNNER
Tigerboard took Braun going to KU very hard. Woof. Even some good old Brandon Rush hate got dredged up.
Missouri wasn't even in the picture. KSU would have been his destination if KU didn't offer. OU was probably his third choice. Missouri was maybe...5th?
BeddieKU23 said:
Interesting take for Oklahoma St getting Avery Anderson the 3rd. They currently don't have any open scholarships but that always works itself out.
Texas Tech trending for 4 star guard Top 40 Jahmius Ramsey. Playing at Oak Hill this season. Chris Beard parlaying the Evans/Smith/Culver success into recruiting!
Yeah, someone will get cut loose, their roster isn't exactly stacked.
As for Ramsey he would be a huge addition for the overall talent of the league. I thought he wasn't deciding until late but things change and it's not like I was following his recruitment that closely since KU isn't involved.
@FarmerJayhawk Yeah and I gave you crap for it too lol. Seems like it's KU or Oregon. It would be quite the friggin coup.
@KUSTEVE Yeah Dedric is a special talent. Really understands the game too, great natural feel, a basketball lifer.
Y'all are gonna like Big Dave.
UEFA Champions League is back!!! Some real hot match-ups too.
Dedric is the kind of player that warps the court and most opposing teams will have no good answer for defensively. He will score himself and create offense for everybody else because he is such a threat on offense.
OSU got a player
https://247sports.com/Player/Avery-Anderson-III-46036184/ ↗
Very solid player, nice to see the league with some strong additions lately.
@jayballer73 Cassius Stanley is better than Williamson, and would start right away at KU at the 2. :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking:
Kcmatt7 said:
I might try to make it to a BVNW game
I'm probably going to make it up to a couple myself.
Well you don't get this every day, Braun going on a podcast with Matt Tait to talk about his commitment to KU.
@BeddieKU23 @Kcmatt7 @Crimsonorblue22 @justanotherfan @FarmerJayhawk @KUSTEVE
DanR said:
You guys sure seem sold on Dedric. I'm not ready to predict him as b12 player of the year before seeing him play at least one game.
If he really is as dominant as Lafrentz, Gooden, Collison, Simien, Marcus and TRob I'll be very pleasantly surprised.
Hopefully he does live up to the billing because the plan is 100% to run the offense through him. Showcase type of talent and basketball ability.
@jayballer73 Simmer my friend, simmer. I like his game but Sam would have maybe played 10 minutes a game next year and possibly struggled to ever start because he is very passive as a player. Which generally is not a trait that finds success under Self. Seems to me like the staff pivoted and quit recruiting him as hard. Just because a kid has strong KU ties doesn't make them an automatic take. Bossi was mentioning the other day that KU put themselves more or less out of the picture in Sam's recruitment.
@justanotherfan Silvio is like a rebounding vortex. Just pulls in basketballs.
BeddieKU23 said:
jayballer73 said:
@BeddieKU23 I agree pretty much with what you have predicted , like you say a lot of mouths - -however I think Silvio might be a little more productively ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
I lowballed Silvio until we know for sure he's playing and if he's the only primary big sub for Dedric and Doke. I hope we can get him 12-15 minutes a night consistently because he'll produce
I'm expecting 20 minutes a night from Silvio. He KU gets the shaft and he can't play that changes my projections big time.
@jayballer73 KU is currently Stanley's only scheduled OV. I would think he visits Oregon too though.
KUSTEVE said:
All 5 of our starters will average double figures, and two reserves will avg double figures as well.
Lol, calm down. This won't happen. Even 08 only had 4 guys in double figures.
@joeloveshawks I get where you are coming from on it but it's already 45 points a night from the front court, counting KJ as a front court player. Even on Self's deepest front court teams like the JR Morris Twins team or the Cole and SO Morris twins team the front court scoring has only been in the high 30s.
For Doke to average 4 more points they have to come away from someone else. I think with more depth and post options Udoka could be better overall but still score less than last year.
These were mine that I posted in another thread. I think the overall average might be a bit high though...
Dedric 17
Grimes 12
Doke 10
Vick 9
KJ 9
Dotson 7
Silvio 7
Moore 6
Garrett 5
@BeddieKU23 Agree. They were in the mix for Boogie Ellis too but they have loaded up. I don't think Ellis is even going to visit USC. Hopefully Oregon can get Ellis.
Hawk8086 said:
@BShark So, it appears that, between Braun and Williamson, we took the first one to commit? At that point, Williamson then went to LVille?
I am not so sure. I think I've heard the same rumor @FarmerJayhawk was talking about earlier. If it's true, the staff wanted Braun anyway, as a long term player that probably won't get minutes next season but can develop. And look for KU to make a big push for Cassius Stanley.
@BeddieKU23 I think he ends up being the 2nd leading scorer and a general stat sheet stuffer. That should be good enough for first team if it happens.
Louisville, Arizona and USC all cruisin. It's almost like the FBI thing didn't matter at all. Lol.
@justanotherfan Yep. You can only win so much with a bag full of rocks.
And now Lon is going to have to start two grad transfers, including one who is on his third team now, and wasn't really doing well in the A-10.
Realistically Lon needs a big class this year too. They currently have one solid player committed that should be the cornerstone of this class but there is a lot more work to be done there.
I will be very impressed if KU beats Baylor.
For those that care about the rest of the league: KSU could get a commitment from DJ Thorpe. A 3-4* C out of Austin, Texas. A nice player and he would be a great signing for just about any team in the league outside of KU. SMU is the other player for him.
Also, the Big 12 is the first league that has every team with a player committed for 2019 with Braun popping for KU. Meaningless but kinda cool.
@drgnslayr The rebounding numbers will be way up, back to normal by our spoiled standards. :D
@jayballer73 Braun was a take independent from Williamson's decision.
BVNW games gonna be sold out. :joy:
KUSTEVE said:
I like him. I think he's smart enough to know he's not going to get alot of playing time at first, but he will grow into a real good 4 year guy, imo. The kid can flat shoot the ball.
Yeah and he is more than just a shooter. He can take it to the hole. Tenacious on the boards too.
FarmerJayhawk said:
The kid is still growing too. There’s a good chance he’ll end up anywhere from 6’7 to 6’9
Yeah if he gets to 6'7'' or taller just fuhgeddaboutit.
Also: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2018/sep/17/christian-braun-commitment/ ↗
Dude is has some nasty to his game.
Watching both of them there are definitely merits to Braun over Williamson. This isn't so clear cut as Williamson is ranked x spots higher. Braun could develop into a nice player. He is a wing with PG skills. Wasn't a KU level guy as a PG but as a wing that changes a lot.
@jayballer73 Braun verballed to Self last night and made it official today.
If Missouri didn't have a scholarship for him, Arizona probably didn't either. They probably passed but schools never put that out there. Like when KU moved on from Jacobs, they let him say he was de-committing and re-opening his recruitment.
I could list tons more examples of guys that reported a KU offer but couldn't commit. Rafus ended up at Eastern Michigan btw.
JAYHAWKFAN214 said:
It's seems like is gonna be Louisville for Williamson
Yep!
Andre Rafus had a "KU offer".
@JayHawkFanToo lol
If you choose to believe that I can't stop you.
Interesting stuff on this commitment from Ryan on the Phog. Worth reading, it's in the recruiting thread.
Kcmatt7 said:
Either way, landing a MoKan kid is huge.
Two years in a row!