Looks like we offered Dajuan Harris's twin bro https://247sports.com/Player/Rahsool-Diggins-46056543/ ↗
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The tax cut from the TCJA pays a month of rent for me each year. Frankly Amash and I agree on almost every issue. But I still have no idea if I’m going to vote for him.
@BShark said in 2021 Recruiting:
@FarmerJayhawk does not look winnable
It looks like, as @jayballer73 astutely pointed out in the 22 thread, we’re going after a different type of guy these days. I think Bill saw what he had last year and was like OH. This could be fun.
I think there’s a 90% chance we get a football season. AD’s can’t not have one financially. I think we start late, without fans. I could see us starting in January, playing until April. Most bowls and all of spring ball get canceled.
@Kcmatt7 said in Strong Third Party 2020:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Strong Third Party 2020:
He won’t win but mad respect for Amash. https://amashforamerica.com/ ↗
Seems like a strange choice in a year we may not have any debates and the election is 7 months away and he hasn’t campaigned for this even close to enough.
Big win for the Trump campaign imo.
I actually think he’d be able to gain enough traction to potentially get on the debate stage in a normal year where he started campaigning 6+ months ago. And at that point anything could happen... But this is just weird to me.
I think we’ll definitely have debates. Probably not with any crowd. We’ll see who he pulls from more. I’m not sure at this point. Regardless, I don’t think he’ll hit the 15% necessary. Perot was the last one and he bought primetime tv to tell everyone about the issues.
My theory is the Tara Reade allegations against Biden pushed him to try it. I’m glad he’s giving us a choice apart from 2 septuagenarians with credible sexual assault allegations against them.
He won’t win but mad respect for Amash. https://amashforamerica.com/ ↗
WANT. Even if he has to sit we need to replace Marcus in 21-22. You’d like to have a non-Harris option, or you could start all 3 of Harris, F-L, and Bryce. Or play Bryce at point and start Braun at the 3.
Remember when people killed Self for not landing Daishen Nix? Well he’s going pro 😂.
UNC offered Sallis. That could be a game changer. Also, Reid could reclassify and if he does I’m thinking UVA or Louisville.
Tyon this year as a 4* as well. From KCK.
@BeddieKU23 said in 2020 Recruiting:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Recruiting:
Mark Mitchell (c/o 22) is the next one. Don’t think he ends up here though.
Do you think it's due to the underbelly of recruiting or KU'S lack of interest or lack of ability to compete with what's going on
It’s early but I bet a program eventually places him at one of the prep powerhouses which would not be good for us.
Mark Mitchell (c/o 22) is the next one. Don’t think he ends up here though.
I don’t know what the future holds for Danny but I have serious doubts about him coming back. He was never a great or even good recruiter or a guy who would work like hell every day to outscheme opponents. He’s a terrific position coach for a spot that’s becoming less and less common. I hope he takes some time and learns what it takes to win at this level but we’ll see!
KU 1 KSU 0
@BShark said in 2021 Recruiting:
@FarmerJayhawk looks goooood. We have a shot?
Too early to say. Need to get him on the phone with Dave and sell him on the twin towers of Virginia
New offer! I like this kid's game a lot. Very, very skilled https://247sports.com/Player/Efton-Reid-46055252 ↗
@Woodrow said in 2020 Recruiting:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Recruiting:
Appears our old friend Greg Brown may be going pro
I prefer that over him going to Texas! He also has 300,000$ reasons to go pro.
And turned them all down to go to Texas. #StrongassOffer
@FarmerJayhawk said in missouri:
Update on this. No games in Arrowhead. Yay!!
Have they announced this yet and I just missed it??
That’s the right move to only play campus games.
I went to all of the games back in the late 2000’s at Arrowhead and while it was fun despite the outcomes it was so damn toxic .
Not yet, but it will be pretty soon.
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Whoa:
This is the direction I've believed the NCAA should've gone with on this issue.
It also gets me closer to playing a new NCAA Football game which I'm all for.
Honestly that’s what I’m looking forward to most. You can still get updated rosters for NCAA 14 but it’s still a 6 year old game, as good as it is.
Appears our old friend Greg Brown may be going pro
@justanotherfan said in Coronavirus Thread: Boy, guys. I really just don't know. Best to keep tabs.:
As testing has ramped up here in Kansas this week, we have seen confirmed cases jump quickly. I had felt for a while that we were only scratching the surface of how widely spread the virus was. Now we are seeing a bit more of the iceberg.
Yep, as of yesterday Kansas was 50th in the country in testing rate. That's last if we're scoring at home.
Update on this. No games in Arrowhead. Yay!!
Jokes, it's the Mormons!! Lolololol
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Mitch:
@FarmerJayhawk Mitch played the 5 out of necessity, not convenience. Mitch's game is built to play a stretch 4 role. Getting to play his natural position is going to help him out and make him look better. The 70% number isn't some random number I pulled out of thin air. Mitch was 72% from the stripe as a sophomore. That was also a season where Mitch shot 35% from 3. Mitch took 25 FT's that season and 35 as a junior and regressed for some reason. Mitch is definitely capable of hitting those numbers again and I think playing his natural position will make him feel more comfortable on the floor. Even with that regression from the FT line and from 3, Mitch was still at 61% from 2 which he did as a sophomore and junior.
Mitch doesn't need to take a lot of shots, playing 20-25 mpg, Mitch would probably end up taking 4-5 shots per game with most of those coming off of screen or pick where he either pops a 3 or gets an easy lay up rolling to basket off that action.
With your best line up, which end of the floor are you talking about? Offense or defense because it isn't the same line up depending on which end of the floor.
If you want the best offensive line up, Ochai Agbaji is not on the floor for that because he's still not good offensively yet. I said in a post above what I think the best offensive line up is and you'll notice I have Braun and Thompson in that line up because you can stick one on the wing on the away from the screen, the other shooter in the corner screen side and Dave on the baseline on the block opposite the screen side and you have spacing and room to work for everyone.
Just wondering why then he played 0 minutes when he was available to play the 4? We could've played him with Doke in 17-18 once Silvio was in the fold. I mean it's easy to cherry pick his career highs and say that's what he actually is as a player since we've already seen him for 3 years. I do think if he's a stretch 4 his 2Pt% will go down since he won't be in the post, which limits his efficiency.
It's definitely the best offensive lineup. Like you, I'm expecting a jump from someone: Ochai. He has the highest ceiling of anyone on the roster and just turned 20 two days ago. I actually expect Braun to make a nice jump, “I think Tristan Enaruna and Christian Braun, to me, would be the guys I could see would make the biggest leaps just because usually that freshman to sophomore year is a huge leap year,” Self says. “Also Ochai. I think Ochai will make another big leap as well.”
So I'm not exactly pulling rabbits out of a hat here. I'm thinking Braun is similar in reality to the guy we saw in league play: 50% from 3 (on more attempts than Mitch has taken in his entire career), 90% from the line, PER of 16.5. His 2 point percentage should go up as well since he'll add strength and become a better finisher. I like TGF a LOT too. I expect him to start slow but he's a future pro.
And that lineup is better offensively than our best defensive lineup is defensively, so you go with it. It's our 5 best guys all on the floor at once, and they fit together. Bill himself says we'll play small the majority of the time and I'm inclined to believe him, “If the roster returns as expected, I think we’ll have more depth on the perimeter than we’ve had in a long time,” Self says. “We’ll definitely be playing more people than this year.”
@jayballer73 said in 2021 Recruiting:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2021 Recruiting:
Got another! A tackle from Texas. Moves us up to #22 in the country. LES IS A MACHINE
Is this the OT that you were talking about a little distance back? - -Now the next step we have got to take is produce a little better in on game performance. Actually being able to hang on to these commits.
He’s the one! I really like where we’re at so far but assuming we have football, we need to at least look ok. Which will be a tall order.
@SlickRockJayhawk said in Game Changer at the center position:
So, who is going to play the 5 next year? Am I missing someone, or do we only have Mitch and/or DMac to rule the paint?
Silvio
Looks like UK. I knew I didn't like that dude. Definite Ivan Drago vibes
Got another! A tackle from Texas. Moves us up to #22 in the country. LES IS A MACHINE
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Mitch:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Mitch:
@drgnslayr said in Mitch:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Mitch:
If we play Mitch 25 MPG at the 4 we’re so, so screwed. He’s a good shot blocker and effort guy but I really don’t know what else he gives us.
I think Mitch gives us a lot. He's a guy who will stop opposition scoring and will win us possessions. He will give us consistency. 50/50 balls. He helps our guys with team confidence. And he's a glue guy. He will also find ways to get his points. I'm sure he has focused on scoring in his year off. Teamed with Marcus and we will be one of the better defensive teams in the nation.
Sounds perfect for 10-15 MPG backing up Dave. I’m not trying to knock Mitch, he’s just limited offensively and can’t defend on the perimeter. Good shot blocker, ok rebounder for his size. We become incredibly easy to defend if he and McCormack play together. Paint is clogged, Garrett can’t drive, and we’re left with 1 guy that can shoot (Bryce). Would make Dave and Doke lineups look like the Warriors from 5 years ago.
You say Mitch is going to play 10-15 mpg backing up McCormack. My question then would be where does KU's other senior post player fit into that picture then? Silvio sure isn't coming back to KU to ride the bench his senior year. And Mitch didn't redshirt to play the same number of minutes he could've played on a better team last season. I think you are underestimating Mitch and will be wrong on what Mitch will contribute next season and what position he will play.
Mitch isn't backing Dave up and he will play 20-25 mpg at the 4 because he is the best option at that spot. Keep underestimating him like people here have done his entire career. He's not going to be spending a lot of time down low on the post because that's not his game either. His PER for his career is 14.8 which higher than the other know options at that spot other than TGF who we don't know how well he'll actually do yet and what kind of adjustment period he'll go through. 14.8 is the same as Braun, but Braun probably backs up the 1-3 spots this as a universal sub like he did the last part of last season. Ochai Agbaji who spent a lot of time at the 4 in the 4 guard look had a PER of 13.1 last year and Tristan Enaruna had a PER of 9. Jalen Wilson was a -67 for his very limited minutes in his 2 games last year and still wouldn't have been very good even factoring the two exhibition games where he shot a combined 3-13 for 9 points in 40 minutes. Lightfoot is the best option at this point at the 4 spot.
Out of Lightfoot, Enaruna, and Wilson, Mitch is by far the best defender out of the 3, I'm going to reserve judgement on TGF because JuCo players can be very hit of miss at the high major D1 level. Does Mitch get blown by? Yes, but unlike the other options, Mitch adapted to that by becoming a very good backside shot blocker to compensate.
On offense, KU shouldn't look the same as last year because that 2 man game with Doke and Dotson/Garrett isn't going to be as effective. I'm sure we'll still see it at times, but that shouldn't be the primary offensive look this year, especially with Dave and Mitch together. You're worried about the lane being clogged because of what happened last year.
That happened because Doke couldn't make a shot outside of 5' last year so there was no reason to go with him beyond 5'.The difference this season on offense will be that Dave is a capable mid-range shooter which means defenders have to go out with him when Dave is 15'-18' away from the basket and I'm betting the biggest thing Dave is working on offensively is extending his range to 3 point territory to hit that top of the key and baseline 3's. Mitch on offense isn't someone who needs the ball or will be spending a lot of time in the post area. He will be out on the perimeter doing what he does best on offense, setting picks and screens for the guards to drive or get open looks from 3. This is where most of his points will come from is of off the pick or screen and rolls where his man abandons him. If he gets back to what did as a sophomore hitting 35% from 3, that's exactly what KU needs from the 4 spot this year because that's not the position where scoring needs to come from this year because the 4 will be the weakest position for KU on both ends this season.
This is what I'm expecting Mitch's stat line to look like next season. 20-25 mpg, 5-7 PPG, 4-5 rpg, 1-2 apg, 2 bpg while shooting about 60% from the field, 35% from 3, and about 70% from the FT line.
His PER is exclusively playing the 5. He's never played the 4 at KU and just assuming he can come in and be effective at it is a reach. I don't see any evidence he can be a consistent threat from 3. He's take only 30 3's his entire career, not like we have any real body of work there. And if you believe FT% is a leading indicator of 3PT% (the analytics suggest @scricca1\/so-can-ncaa-free-throws-really-predict-nba-3-point-shooting-ability-21cee782859e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it is ↗) then you're expecting a career 53% FT shooter to be consistently good from 3. I'm just not counting on a guy that's made 10 his entire career being a threat. I doubt he gets close to 70% on FT's. A near 20 point jump is A LOT.
I think our best lineup will be Garrett, Thompson, Braun, Ochai, McCormack. Garrett is going to be really good at PG, and obviously Braun and Bryce can shoot. Tyon will be a key reserve along with Harris. He's got the size to play the 4 (6'7, 7' wingspan) and can rebound.
I don't know exactly what we'll get from Silvio. I hope he can crack the rotation because he's very talented, just it hasn't clicked for him yet. Ideally he pushes McCormack at the 5, but I doubt it happens. I don't expect much from Wilson either. Probably needs at least another year. We'll see on Enaruna, he may have the highest ceiling on the teams and seems like a candidate for a big jump if we can have a decent offseason.
I'm worried about playing essentially 3 guys who aren't real threats from 3: Dave, Marcus (TBD), and Mitch at the same time. And it's not like Ochai lit it up last year either (33%). If everything has to be inside the 3 point line we'll be woefully inefficient even if Dave makes every midrange jumper.
@drgnslayr said in Mitch:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Mitch:
If we play Mitch 25 MPG at the 4 we’re so, so screwed. He’s a good shot blocker and effort guy but I really don’t know what else he gives us.
I think Mitch gives us a lot. He's a guy who will stop opposition scoring and will win us possessions. He will give us consistency. 50/50 balls. He helps our guys with team confidence. And he's a glue guy. He will also find ways to get his points. I'm sure he has focused on scoring in his year off. Teamed with Marcus and we will be one of the better defensive teams in the nation.
Sounds perfect for 10-15 MPG backing up Dave. I’m not trying to knock Mitch, he’s just limited offensively and can’t defend on the perimeter. Good shot blocker, ok rebounder for his size. We become incredibly easy to defend if he and McCormack play together. Paint is clogged, Garrett can’t drive, and we’re left with 1 guy that can shoot (Bryce). Would make Dave and Doke lineups look like the Warriors from 5 years ago.
Down to Texas Tech, BYU, and UK. Go Mormons
@bskeet said in Life after flattening?:
https://bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/BFI_WP_202044.pdf ↗
New paper from Uchicgao economist on Hannity watchers having higher death rates than Tucker Carlson viewers. Two conservative voices with qualitatively different messages from early Feb - early March (where the messages converged) ...and different outcomes for the consumers.
If true, strong evidence that the decisions that people make are only as good as the information upon which those decisions are based.
This is NOT PEER REVIEWED, but appears to be dripping in rigor. 90 pages. I'm still slogging through it.
I'm somewhat skeptical of IV as an identification strategy but the results are interesting
KSU’s projected starting center (Levi Stockard) is transferring. They and Miz will murder our SoS.
@DoubleDD said in The democratic nominee:
I’m a huge Crenshaw fan. He’s done a couple pods with Joe Rogan I highly recommend.
@jayhawks2010 said in Mitch:
I think we play lightfoot 25 min a game at the 4 and when he’s out we rotate 4 guards. Thompson and Braun are good shooters and I believe ochai will continue to improve on his shot. Wilson didn’t get enough time to really evaluate but he has good form on his three point shot and I expect him to shoot well. Biggest loss is dotson’s driving ability.
If we play Mitch 25 MPG at the 4 we’re so, so screwed. He’s a good shot blocker and effort guy but I really don’t know what else he gives us.
@kjayhawks said in 2020: HOLD MAH BEER:
Interesting, scary if true because who know what crazy SOB is waiting in the wings. As @FarmerJayhawk too early to know.
Possibly DOB https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Yo-jong ↗
Ah shat. Story appears at best premature
Kim Jong-Un not doing so well 🐦 View Tweet?s=21
And Kansas is still dead last in testing/100,000. Not ideal.
@Jhawk69 said in Can Bryce Thompson shoot?:
I hope Tyon can shoot as well. I tried to look up his JUCO stats but couldn't find them. Do any of you guys know what his offensive strengths are?
I'd compare him to a poor man's Josh Jackson. He's not a terrific shooter (stats: https://indianhills.prestosports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/grant-foster_tyon_nqkj) ↗ but is a very good athlete and defender. He's very long (7' wingspan) so he should be able to defend multiple positions. He's a solid rebounder, but not an adept passer. Needs to play more in the team concept. To me he's the highest ceiling guy we could plug in at the 4 spot. I think he's a future pro.
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Can Bryce Thompson shoot?:
@FarmerJayhawk said in Can Bryce Thompson shoot?:
Source for stats. http://uaa.io/teamstats.aspx?path=17u&year=2019&school=oklahoma%20run%20pwp ↗
Sub 70% from the FT line is concerning to me about how good a shooter he really is. How many guards has Self had shoot sub 70% from the FT line, but we're still good 3 point shooters?
He's a 38% career 3 point shooter in high school on over 500 attempts and we don't have any data from his senior year (remember, he really lit it up last summer) so I feel pretty good about him being a good shooter. He was also dealing with knee issues before last year.
I'm just seeing on every single site he's one of the best shooters in the class and I don't have any reason to doubt their evals. Wayne Selden was career 38% from 3 and 60something from the line, so he's an example.
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Yeah, I feel pretty good about it. “ Thompson is one of the better perimeter scorers in the 2020 class. He averaged 24.4 points and shot 45.8 percent from 3-point range for the Oklahoma Run PWP grassroots program on the UA Association circuit last spring and summer.
"Thompson is one of the most improved players in the senior class," ESPN national recruiting director Paul Biancardi said. "He has a tremendous knack in scoring the ball. His ability to make open shots and contested shots is impressive. His passing skills are better than most know about. He's a high-end, go-to recruit for Kansas."”
Bill would be on him like flies on turds if we had a scholly 🐦 View Tweet?s=21
@BShark said in 2020 Recruiting:
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2020/jaquan-scott-213158 ↗
This kid claims to be down to KU and New Mexico State. Can't see that we've offered. Walk-on maybe?
Would have to be. No offer or OV. Solid walk-on if he picks us though. He’d be the 4th walk-on which is a lot but ¯_(ツ)_/¯. If he wants to hang around and try to earn some minutes, why not.