I don't know how Shaka will use him in the half-court, but I don't think Brown is really a back-to-the-basket low-post scorer. More of a face-up from the mid-range kind of player.
But he's athletic, plays with energy, can block shots, can finish in transition. Probably exactly the kind of player that Shaka wants.
Not really. Four of Texas' top five scorers last season were guards. The fifth was Sims. I think they need the front-court help considering Sims' back problems and the fact that Jones, Hepa, Liddell, and Baker all kind of suck.
I know most people here don't have a very high opinion of Smart as a coach, but if Sims stays and they land Brown, and they bring back pretty much everyone else... I don't know, they seem better than a bubble team to me.
How good will Texas be next season if they land Greg Brown?
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Mitch has made 10 3-pointers (10/30 = 33.3%) in 1,032 minutes played at Kansas. That's an average of one made 3-pointer every 103 minutes. He's not stretching anything at that rate.
Guessing starters will be Thompson, Garrett, Ochai, Braun, and Dave.
Harris, Wilson, Grant-Foster, De Sousa/Mitch see good minutes off the bench. De Sousa/Mitch and Enaruna get small minutes off the bench.
Powell averages 21.0 points per game and Dotson averages 18.1, but Powell shoots 7% worse from the field than Dotson (Dotson 46.8%, Powell 39.8%), so it's not even really an advantage for Powell.
Dotson is pretty much better in every other statistic and is on the #1 team in the country. Ya it's a joke.
Myles Powell shouldn't be on the 1st team. Several players deserved it over him.
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@KirkIsMyHinrich said in 2020 Transfer List:
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@KirkIsMyHinrich said in 2020 Transfer List:
Why do we want Bryce Aiken again? He's 6'0'' and doesn't play defense. He averages more turnovers than assists and doesn't rebound. Career 34.7% from 3. He's Charlie Moore with slightly better shooting and worse passing and rebounding.
Carton and Bruner seem decent but I don't think either guy moves the needle that much for us.
Because he's an elite scorer and shooter. 40% from 3 his last full season, 87% from the line. Assists would obviously go up because he's surrounded by a lot better players. We need scoring on next year's squad, and he'd be electric.
Ya, I'm not buying that his assists are going to go up just because he's surrounded by better players. Charlie Moore's assist percentage at Cal (27.4) went way down when he came to Kansas (16.0) and then shot back up again when he transferred to DePaul (34.3). His assists might go up, but it's not a given.
He might be an elite shooter, he's not an elite scorer. His career average is 16.8 points with 40.6/34.7/85.3 shooting splits. Nobody who barely eclipses 40% shooting from the field in the ivy league is going to be an elite scorer in the B12. In his best season, he averaged 22.2 points with 43.4/39.8/85.5 shooting splits, and he attempted more than 15 field goals per game. That 39.8% from 3 is the best-case scenario, and he won't get near the volume on Kansas that he did on Harvard.
So a guy whose only value to us would be shooting 3-pointers, might shoot 39.8% on low-volume while not doing much else and being a liability on defense. I think that ends up being a net negative for us. Like why even bother? Let's just play the guys we have now. We have good players. If you want to give Aiken the 0 mpg that we were going to give Jossell next season then that's fine I guess.
Using career numbers is weird for Aiken because he’s really only been a full time starter for one year.
Aiken is a much better player than Moore. Last full season he was 8 points better from 3, 5 points better from 2, 6 better from the line. Ends up a 10 point difference in TS% on really high volume. I’ll take that every day. His TO% was less than Moore with much higher usage. All while defenses were keying on him every night. For a team that will struggle some on offense, why not add one of the best scorers out there? He’ll have a lower 2 point% just because he scores a lot off the bounce. He’ll get much better looks at KU.
I’m less worried about defense. Self is an elite defensive coach, and if he can get Isaiah Moss of all people to develop into a decent defender he can get Aiken to defend.
Shooting is like pitching in baseball. You think you have enough, add one more.
27.8 minutes and 11.4 field goal attempts per game as a freshman. 27.7 minutes and 10.9 field goal attempts per game as a sophomore. 32.8 minutes and 15.1 field goal attempts per game as a junior. 25.6 minutes and 12.1 field goal attempts last season. 23 games started as freshman/sophomore/last season, 17 games started as a junior. 1291 minutes played as a freshman/sophomore/last season, 591 minutes played as a junior. Why wouldn't I use career stats? He's played starters minutes every season at Harvard.
Aiken is a better scorer and shooter than Moore, I agree. He has a lower TOV% than Moore but he also has a lower AST% and STL%.
Aiken's TS% is a lot better than Moore's, but most players TS% is a lot better than Moore's. Marcus Garrett has a higher TS% than Moore. Devon Dotson has a higher TS% than Aiken.
Overall there are just a lot of ifs. If Aiken shoots around 40% from 3, and if he can play defense, and if he can stay healthy... If he can do those things, and especially the first two, then I'd love to have him. I don't think he can but I guess why not take a shot, right? What do we have to lose?
I'm a Colorado Rockies fan so pitching analogies do nothing for me.
@FarmerJayhawk said in 2020 Transfer List:
@KirkIsMyHinrich said in 2020 Transfer List:
Why do we want Bryce Aiken again? He's 6'0'' and doesn't play defense. He averages more turnovers than assists and doesn't rebound. Career 34.7% from 3. He's Charlie Moore with slightly better shooting and worse passing and rebounding.
Carton and Bruner seem decent but I don't think either guy moves the needle that much for us.
Because he's an elite scorer and shooter. 40% from 3 his last full season, 87% from the line. Assists would obviously go up because he's surrounded by a lot better players. We need scoring on next year's squad, and he'd be electric.
Ya, I'm not buying that his assists are going to go up just because he's surrounded by better players. Charlie Moore's assist percentage at Cal (27.4) went way down when he came to Kansas (16.0) and then shot back up again when he transferred to DePaul (34.3). His assists might go up, but it's not a given.
He might be an elite shooter, he's not an elite scorer. His career average is 16.8 points with 40.6/34.7/85.3 shooting splits. Nobody who barely eclipses 40% shooting from the field in the ivy league is going to be an elite scorer in the B12. In his best season, he averaged 22.2 points with 43.4/39.8/85.5 shooting splits, and he attempted more than 15 field goals per game. That 39.8% from 3 is the best-case scenario, and he won't get near the volume on Kansas that he did on Harvard.
So a guy whose only value to us would be shooting 3-pointers, might shoot 39.8% on low-volume while not doing much else and being a liability on defense. I think that ends up being a net negative for us. Like why even bother? Let's just play the guys we have now. We have good players. If you want to give Aiken the 0 mpg that we were going to give Jossell next season then that's fine I guess.
Defensive Rebound %: 7.9
Steal %: 1.7
Block %: 0.0
Defensive Rating: 103.5
Defense Box +/-: -2.7
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Why do we want Bryce Aiken again? He's 6'0'' and doesn't play defense. He averages more turnovers than assists and doesn't rebound. Career 34.7% from 3. He's Charlie Moore with slightly better shooting and worse passing and rebounding.
Carton and Bruner seem decent but I don't think either guy moves the needle that much for us.
Is he allowed to transfer to a non-Nike school?
Buddy Hield is really likable.
These battle vision commercials are kind of creepy.
Sounds like some sort of dog breed.
What is a Spangler?
@approxinfinity said in Next season...:
“He’s good. He’s fast. He’s got the best hands of anybody on our team including Marcus (Garrett),” Self said recently of Harris. “He’s not a shooter but he’s a true point guard. He has vision. All our guys will love playing with Dajuan. He will not be a guy to get you 15 (points) a game,” Self added. “But he’s an excellent free throw shooter, excellent floater and layup shooter and I’m hoping will make wide open shots. I think he will be an impact player for us,” Self added.
Aaron Miles?
Does this end KU's tournament streak? What about a team like UNC who wasn't going to make the tournament anyway, does it end their streak? It would be nice if the NCAA just released the 68 teams that made the tournament for that reason.
Well, good season. Stay healthy stay safe.
It's Litmus test Thursday. OH YA BABYYYYY
I think these conference tournament games with no fans will be kind of a litmus test for the tournament either happening or not happening. If none of the players/staff etc get sick from now until Sunday, the NCAA might feel better proceeding with the current scenario of a tournament with no fans. If we have an incident like the NBA had with Rudy Gobert, I'm guessing the tournament will be cancelled or postponed.
@FarmerJayhawk Or maybe St Mary's isn't that bad.
I think somewhere between 1 and 2.
@Marco said in My NCAA Prediction . . .:
Are we even going to have a tournament?
Probably going to be a tournament. It may be that some/all games are played without spectators.
I would want the South region. The reason I would want to play in the South region is because the teams we would play in the S16 and E8 are more likely to have fan-bases near Indianapolis than they are Houston. Specifically B10 teams, Kentucky, Louisville, Butler, and other teams that I'm probably forgetting. Even teams that aren't that close to Indianapolis are still closer to Indianapolis than they are to Houston. Also, Houston isn't that much farther away from Lawrence than Indianapolis (8 hours to Indianapolis, 11 hours to Houston), there are a lot of KU fans in and around Texas, and it's B12 territory.
@jayballer73 said in Win It Outright Game Thread:
@kjayhawks said in Win It Outright Game Thread:
@jayballer73 I don’t think it was a foul, a trash shot that was too early. Players don’t try to come down doing the splits lol, he only kicked that leg out to make contact. The reply from the front you can clearly see it. They got garbage calls the whole second half.
ya it was a desperation act - then fall and get up and wine like a lilt B - - - - . I'll say this - -he sold his Coach lol.
By the way did anyone happen to see what Coach Beard said? - He said : - -This was the best KU team he has seen , the best point guard in the Nation - - the best Big Man in the Nation - -& quite possibly the best defender in the Nation - -think it would be kin of hard to agrue with that - - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
"That's the best Kansas team I've seen," Texas Tech coach Chris Beard told reporters after the Jayhawks beat his Red Raiders, 66-62, on Saturday to secure the outright Big 12 title. "[Devon] Dotson [is] the best guard in college basketball, [Udoka Azubuike is] the best big in college basketball, [Marcus] Garrett is the best defender in college basketball, and their role players just don't make mistakes."
BYU shoots 42.1% from 3 as a team, which is by far the best percentage in college basketball this season.
The 2nd-best team is Oregon, who shoots 39.6% from 3 as a team.
@jayballer73 said in Ok so here is another question with the tourney:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Ok so here is another question with the tourney:
@jayballer73 said in Ok so here is another question with the tourney:
So here is the thing if YOU were connected in the inner Circle say like staff Who might be a team that would make you feel a little uncomfortable , maybe get your stomach to churn a little , might make for a hard night sleeping some?
I've mentioned before in some other thread , I think the team that might be for me just might be BYU. - their age/maturity the way they can shoot the 3 - -43% from distance just pretty solid. They man handled Gonzaga earlier dude Haas is pretty scrappy kid.
So let's hear you - -who is THAT team you might not want to see fairly early in the Tourney ? - - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
KU already handled BYU by 15 out in Maui in November. I'd be more worried about a potential game with Marquette or St. Mary's in the second round anyway.
True they did BUT that was without their best player in Maui - -Fields , pretty dam good and went off for 28/11 against Gonzaga
I think you mean Yoeli Childs. He's probably the best player in the WCC (no offense to Petrusev or Jordan Ford), and BYU is a different team with him. But, BYU struggles against teams with athleticism and good big men, so I think we would match up pretty well with them. To me, they're kind of like a worse Dayton. Doke would go for 30-15 against BYU. The worry is BYU making ~ 15 3-pointers against us, like Dayton did.
Kentucky: Preseason #2, 25-6 record, 15-3 in the SEC, probably drops a few spots from 6th in the polls tomorrow, probably a 3-seed in the tourney.
Kansas: Preseason #3, 28-3 record, 17-1 in the B12, unanimous #1 in AP and Coaches Poll, probably the overall 1-seed in the tourney.
Hmmm...
I have to be honest, I really thought Dotson deserved POY in the conference.
@BeddieKU23 said in Big 12 Awards:
Self goes 17-1 and doesn't win COY. Gtfu
Voters should have their rights revoked
If you're mad about that, check out the Naismith COTY Semifinalists. Somehow Calipari is on there and Self isn't.
lol Penn St
@BeddieKU23 said in Win It Outright Game Thread:
@jayballer73 said in Win It Outright Game Thread:
Ok got a question - -let's be real - -how many felt that Marcus fouled on that last three point attempt? - - Sure the hell not me. - -The way Vitale & ol what's his name was crying they thought there should of been a foul called on that shot. - - There is NO WAY the official would or should of made a call for that at that point - -there was by far not enough contact there to make a call during that time - after the way Doke had been butchered a lot of the day, if they would of called a foul there - -Hell hath no furry lol. -- maybe I'm wrong but umm no - -there wasn't enough to call anything there
Nope not a foul. Cant reward that leg flop
I'm not 100%, but I think there's a rule about it being a foul if the defender is in the vertical space of a shooter. Garrett wasn't in Moretti's vertical space, and there was only contact because Moretti kicked his foot to the side. It was a good no-call.
@BShark Their lack of fan support is kind of sad.
Texas down 20-5 in a home game against Oklahoma St. That's a real good way to not make it into the tournament.
I think it's pretty cool that we just wrapped up an undefeated season on the road in conference.
Moretti must be a James Harden fan.
4-17 from 3. Going to need to shoot better than that if we want to do anything in the tournament.
Vitale needs to go.
KU does this on senior night.
UK loses to Tennessee.
Shout out to @BShark for posting 22,000 times. Your frequency is inspiring.
This is a roll call for sure.
Thank you, seniors.
9-15 from 3 in the 1st half. 2-9 from 3 in the 2nd.
This commentator really doesn't like Dotson lol
I just don't think Braun feels comfortable taking those shots when Doke and Dotson are on the floor with him. When he's a junior he'll let those fly.
Agbaji lol
Joe DeRosa has never made a call against KU he did not like.
That guy in the B12 propaganda commercial does not look like Dotson at all.