@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
Brick laying defensive juggernaut team incoming?
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They count tuition as a cost on this even though it’s not a real cost. So that’s part of it.
And then the required donations to Williams fun which is not controlled by AD is also something that doesn’t show up in this entirely.
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Someone rightly pointed out that the list we are discussing is valuation and not program revenue. However, the revenue numbers from this nasdaq article in 2023 were more alarming: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/schools-that-make-the-most-money-off-college-basketball ↗
KU’s public filing has them right behind Nova on the list, and $22.6M just for men’s BB.
@BShark said in The portal.:
I love the Tyshawn comp for this kid. Slightly worse shooter, but turns it over less.
Also a good comp from an athleticism standpoint.
@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
The fans who didn't understand DaJuan definitely won't understand Council either (insert laughing emoji)
I think it will depend on the minutes played lol. People loved Marcus Garrett, until they didn't.
@MR11 said in The portal.:
@drgnslayr A stretch big at the 5 is a little overrated IMO. Can be nice to have but I'd rather play a center that can set a good screen and get downhill off a P&R to pressure the rim.
I love a good rim protector. Get me a guy who can force bad shots & create turnovers/runouts the other way. Then all he has to do on O is set screens and catch lobs.
Basically I just want Doke.
@BShark said in The portal.:
Council is the downhill guy. Get it done Bill.
Really I just like him for the defense and versatility. Glue guy.
@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
If he can defend like Garrett that alone is good enough for me.
More steals per advanced stats than MG. He would be a menace. And I think* he is someone opponents at least have to defend. His FT% at the very least points to a guy who should be able to shoot better than .300 from 3.
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
@Kcmatt7 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity Just hard to say it was a big issue imo. The offense was bad (not surprising) and the defense when they had to get a stop was actually quite terrible. The defense I do think was a mirage all year. Part of that is Bill being a good coach.
I'm ready to play fast again. Defend. Two way players. I like the portal approach so far.
I really like the Melvin Council guy Bossi put up on the other board. Can run, can defend, and finishes at the rim super well.
Yeah seems like a decent defender as well. His shot is not great, film wise it looked like he could at least hit an open one at 30% clip or so.. Alarming was his ability to get into the lane with his athleticism and having such a low FT% rate. You'd expect someone who gets downhill to get to the line more. He also was like 31% on drives then end up in midrange shots. I'd like him as another rotation piece but not a starter. I really think we need another sure-fire dude that can complement Peterson. I did like his size, athleticism and quickness. Transitioned to PG spot and showed pretty decent ball skills and passing ability out of pick and roll. I guess he's a wildcard, he's got some traits that really fit here, some weaknesses that I don't think get any easier stepping up in competition level that are concerning enough to wonder about what role you ultimately would want him in.
I don't disagree. He has his warts. I think that ends up being the type of guy who gets 25 minutes a game because he can play the 1-4 and defend the opponents best player. Ultimately, I think the best thing about him was how well he scores in transition, and how well he takes care of the ball. Low TO%, high Assist %, plays fantastic D, and brings energy. He also seems like he would have an additional 2 years of eligibility I think?
You're still looking for a proven guy to add to the perimeter no doubt.
@BShark said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity Just hard to say it was a big issue imo. The offense was bad (not surprising) and the defense when they had to get a stop was actually quite terrible. The defense I do think was a mirage all year. Part of that is Bill being a good coach.
I'm ready to play fast again. Defend. Two way players. I like the portal approach so far.
I really like the Melvin Council guy Bossi put up on the other board. Can run, can defend, and finishes at the rim super well.
@FarmerJayhawk said in All of a Sudden:
It’s been a trip knowing A) my folks are very proud of me going to graduate school for economics and teaching it at a good school and B )saying everything I know about macroeconomics and trade is wrong
Well you probably learned all of that at some liberal university so you're wrong. Dumb DEI degrees you got there. Your professors were probably Hamas supporters who can't use the right bathroom.
And obviously you don't even understand what they're trying to do. Trump is playing 75D Chess because he is brilliant. He's simultaneously ending China's backdoor trading through Vietnam, lowering the interest rate to refinance the debt, cutting taxes, eliminating capital gains taxes, balancing trade, bringing manufacturing home, getting more fair tariffs from everyone else, and he can do all of that while he wins his Senior Club Championship.
Dear leader is much more smarterer than you.
@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
Go get me some dawgs
We had too many pretty boys like Jamari Traylor said last year. I can deal with losing but not cause we were getting out toughed. Those Houston losses still piss me off
Honestly shocked by most guys Bill has brought in have been obvious personality clashes.
More Diggy/Shak Moore type personalties. Not undersized guards, but guys who play their asses off. Or change your coaching style to have a longer leash. Can’t do what we’ve been doing for sure.
We are only 2.5 months in. There is so much more stupidity left to come.
Good opportunity for the staff to find some hidden gems and not just big names.
Bill replaced all 5 starters 2 or 3 times and won the league the next season… Just throwing that out there.
Oh my. Okereke would fit so well in a Bill Self offense too
@BShark said in The portal.:
@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
@BShark sure, Perry immediately came to mind but i would need to see how versatile and creative he is. Perry was very crafty despite being landlocked.
Was thinking Jalen Wilson
Except he can dunk.
@wissox said in The portal.:
Discussion on sports talk radio today about how the portal has devastated this years tournament. Mid Majors are losing too many guys to major powers meaning there's far fewer really good players at the mid major level.
We just had SDSU and FAU in the FF two years ago. Mid Majors are poaching D2 guys and benefitting from bench players who would have normally sat 2-3 years at a P5 instead wanting 30mpg at their program.
It goes both ways.
Go get a GM. Go get some actual athletes at the 3,4 and 5.
We are definitely heading towards the end of an era. This year or the next few. It was about as good of a run as anyone has ever had. I still think Bill can get one more. But things certainly have to change to make that happen.
Juan was a great guy. KJ was a great guy. I’ll wish them both the best. I wish they had a better ending.
But I’m excited to see some new guys rocking the Crimson and Blue.
@nuleafjhawk said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:
This is the most excited I've been for football in a while
Team looks good. Should catch a baseball game too if you can. I’ll make it out to one or two.
@kjayhawks said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:
4 turnovers for Zeke, 4 for Hunter and 3 Juan all seniors with most of these coming the last few minutes
Mostly awful turnovers. Arkansas didn’t even make us pay for most of them…
In all seriousness, I would be okay with returning everyone from this team eligible to return. I think Hunt and Juan leaving may be enough of a change.
Turnovers by the seniors lost the game. They had their chance, and they blew it.
We’ve seen this story 10 times this year unfortunately
This team’s biggest issue may be executing end of game plays. Seriously.
Cart ahead of horses, but win this game and Pitino has to spend all day tomorrow working on a f*cking zone lmao
@drgnslayr said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:
Sticking Rush up front…. 1-2-2 then
Actually forgot about how sexy that was.
Bill Self keeping this 2-3 zone secret all season apparently
@kjayhawks said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:
@Kcmatt7 drives me nuts to go from guys like Frank and Graham that drive in to contact instead of falling away from it
It’s just BBIQ
@drgnslayr said in Lets Dance - Arkansas vs KU:
@Crimsonorblue22 it’s not like he created offense with those passes…
Agreed. He had an opportunity in that fast break to draw a foul and instead he avoided contact and missed a layup.
Not driving the ball to score or anything.
Defense in the pain the biggest issue so far. Not sure there is a change we can make other than more Flory. And I don’t suspect that will happen.
@BeddieKU23 yea but Storr has made up for it a bit.
A lot of positives, and we’re still down 3 🙃
I can’t wait for Juan to be gone.
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
While we are down the Indiana Roster Rabbit-Hole, man look at Mackenzie Mgbako's stats through two years, another player that almost was a Jayhawk initially.
His stats are almost identical from freshman to soph year & I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like it. 3pt fg%, FT%, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, turnovers and ppg are almost identical its scary. Minutes per game, FG%, Field Goals attempted per game, fouls per game saw very slight changes. It's like he repeated the year exactly. How's that for consistency..
That is who should be playing at the 4. I’ll be a bit deflated if we roll out two bigs again for 40 minutes a game.
The only thing I’ll say is the guy put up 13 and 6 in 23 minutes. I don’t get the fit necessarily but I also wouldn’t be upset.
@BShark said in The portal.:
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Valpo freshman All Wright, yes that's his name. Very talented kid. I would definitely go after him
Keep a close eye on the other Valpo transfer Cooper Schwieger. From Overland Park and Bill wants to add a lot of bigs.
Stretch bigs right? Like guys for rebounding and shooting at least. We aren't trying to add another footer to go next to Flory/Tiller right?
I've heard Bill wants to add 3 bigs do with this information what you will. That would mean 5 on the roster.
Sounds like actual bigs too, like not focused on big guards at that spot. Bill on his shit.
Welp. Okay.
I know ...
Couldn't believe it when I heard. The other stuff I heard was good. Interested to see the final roster.
I'm not overly worried. I think DP and Flory are two good cornerstones. I think Tiller as the backup 5 is solid. Diggy back will be nice. Would love to see Passmore take a big leap.
I, personally, would be okay having Griffen come back if that ship hasn't sailed yet. A 2nd year under Bill will do him wonders I think. But I also get it if both parties want to move on.
Can Moore get a redshirt, and is he willing to come back? I don't hate having him on the roster.
@BShark said in The portal.:
@Kcmatt7 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Valpo freshman All Wright, yes that's his name. Very talented kid. I would definitely go after him
Keep a close eye on the other Valpo transfer Cooper Schwieger. From Overland Park and Bill wants to add a lot of bigs.
Stretch bigs right? Like guys for rebounding and shooting at least. We aren't trying to add another footer to go next to Flory/Tiller right?
I've heard Bill wants to add 3 bigs do with this information what you will. That would mean 5 on the roster.
Sounds like actual bigs too, like not focused on big guards at that spot. Bill on his shit.
Welp. Okay.
@BShark said in The portal.:
@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Valpo freshman All Wright, yes that's his name. Very talented kid. I would definitely go after him
Keep a close eye on the other Valpo transfer Cooper Schwieger. From Overland Park and Bill wants to add a lot of bigs.
Stretch bigs right? Like guys for rebounding and shooting at least. We aren't trying to add another footer to go next to Flory/Tiller right?
Dropped the game yesterday. Blew an early lead. But this team can absolutely hit the ball and has aura. I don't remember the last time KU Baseball was this hyped up, if it ever has been.
I don’t hate the draw. Poor shooting teams. Athleticism has bothered us too, but I like our odds better in a fist fight than a race to 80
@approxinfinity said in Central Florida 3. Not UCF.:
@Kcmatt7 we beat this team 99-48 in january. I would lean towards the latter.
BUT STORR PROX. STORR.
Sigh. You’re probably right.
I’m torn between being more optimistic because Mayo and Storr played well, and less optimistic because a team who kind of sucks just took us to OT at basically a home game.
AJ giveth and AJ taketh
Crazy to see Storr in here late after how the regular season went
Would be great if these guys would execute something down the stretch. Vintage Bill Self slows the tempo and calls plays down the stretch and we just out-execute the other team.
I feel like the basketball team struggling combined with this team off to a hot start really got the fans behind this program. Good to see!
If you can keep getting these efforts from Hunt and KJ we're going to be hard to beat. We really need to make a run to the championship game. I think there is a path to a 5 seed (currently 7th according to Lunardi) if we can get to the championship.
This Auburn/Bama game is going to go until 4 at this pace
@BeddieKU23 said in The rest of the season:
Diggy was great on offense against Houston but just about every big shot he made was followed by a shot he gave up on the other end. His effort was great though and I'm happy he's still fighting hard.
I do agree the Juan/Mayo thing is a major problem. Mayo wouldn't even look at the hoop to shoot on several occasions he normally lets it fly. They are also putting him in way too many situations where he has to dribble to make a play, and he's turned the ball over a ton lately. He doesn't seem to be a confident ball handler which is shocking to me.
Unfortunately too late to change the offensive scheme... But yes they need to get Mayo more catch and shoot situations rather than pick and roll. He's got no confidence with that at the moment.
Diggy is a defensive liability, but at least he gives you a chance to go out punching. I'll take his ability to score over whoever he is guarding probably 9 out of 10 times... He also stretches the floor and moves the defense. Gives Hunt and KJ more space. Probably lets you slide Mayo more into the catch and shoot role in the corners too.