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I was still celebrating the Furphy commitment and now I get Flory. Bro this is euphoria to me.

@dylans said in Johnny Furphy anyone?:

When does Furphy get on campus?

In two weeks

https://www.semphoenix.com.au/news/aussie-basketball-wunderkind-trains-with-phoenix ↗

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@TYOHawk Bill and his pets……I don’t see practice but man with Kj it was obvious in games. With Taylor it wasn’t, same with the Reed/Morningstar deal. If feeding the post is so important Self doesn’t know ball as much as we think he does. On a list of important traits feeding the post isn’t in the top 10

It just comes with Coach. As much as he loves short scoring guards or athletic wings and post scorers. He loves the the scrappy kids who had to fight for everything.

Buy stock in this kid.

@kuballin10 said in Puerto Rico!:

@jayballer67

I thought it was interesting Bill said Juan was okay but didn’t hammer him in postgame.

Proceeded to say how Elmarko and Morris were so bad defensively yet those guys make up for it by rebounding, assisting and oh yeah scoring the ball on the other end.

I hope we see some fluctuation in minutes because when Juan is bad it’s real bad. When he’s good he’s great but when he can’t score and he doesn’t attack he’s not worth playing

He’s one of his guys he really loves like Jamari Traylor. He was awful the last quarter though…

The athletic wing I’ve been clamoring for!

@Kcmatt7 said in 2024 Recruiting:

@kuballin10 the point is that Bill has to
Settle vs getting who he wants.

Makes the margin for error a bit more slim. Duke gets to bring 1st round picks off the bench lol

Exactly..Coach should be picking who he wants at this point as the active best college coach in the game by far.

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Duke still getting to pick who they want even with K gone is infuriating.

@BShark said in 2024 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk said in 2024 Recruiting:

@BShark said in 2024 Recruiting:

Things are looking good with Flory

I need this and a Furphy commitment

Adidas might have actually done something RE: Flory

Love to hear that. Gotta start protecting their kids the same way Nike does with their guys.

@BShark said in 2024 Recruiting:

Things are looking good with Flory

I need this and a Furphy commitment

Didn’t do himself any favors with that article.

@FarmerJayhawk said in 2024 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk with NIL it’s not nearly as much of a factor as it used to be. Flory can and will get a huge payday no matter where he lands.

Yeah it will even out a bit. Just annoying that they were able to do this before “NIL”. Even UK wasn’t plucking adidas kids like them. Even a guy like Whitehead stock bombing at Duke hasn’t hurt them.

Amazing how they can routinely land top Adidas circuit guys…when adidas programs definitely don’t take the top Nike kids.

Was waiting for either him or Mikel Brown to get an offer. Think Rowe is from Columbia like Dajuan as well.

@BShark said in 2024 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk said in 2024 Recruiting:

@BShark said in 2024 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk said in 2024 Recruiting:

https://www.on3.com/news/jalil-bethea-updates-recruitment-talks-alabama-syracuse-miami-kansas/ ↗

A lot of praise for the program…

STAY AWAY CALIPARI

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Calipari doesn't know ball, we are blessed.

Bethea, Dajuan, Elmarko or Arterio backcourt will bring me joy man.

@dylans said in 2024 Recruiting:

How about Flagg or is that ‘25?

He’s probably reclassing and will be at Duke.

@BShark said in 2024 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk said in 2024 Recruiting:

https://www.on3.com/news/jalil-bethea-updates-recruitment-talks-alabama-syracuse-miami-kansas/ ↗

A lot of praise for the program…

STAY AWAY CALIPARI

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https://www.on3.com/news/jalil-bethea-updates-recruitment-talks-alabama-syracuse-miami-kansas/ ↗

A lot of praise for the program…

Bethea/Flory and an athletic wing like Passmore or Jahki Howard is all I want. If not I’d rather wait til the portal.

@patoh3 said in 2023 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk Just like Quentin Grimes did not do well at KU, but thrived at Houston and is playing in the NBA now. What I am saying is that 1 bad year should not decide if he is good or not. He was good enough to be recruited to KU initially, so the question should be why did he not play well this past year. Was it the fit? His confidence? Life situations that can mess with focus and ability? His ego not recognizing that he had areas to improve? I don’t know the answers, but I have not heard about any off court behavior that would put a bad light on the program. Where do we draw the line between tolerating talent on the court and behaviors that are harmful to others? In the scheme of things, which is more important?

Bill Self knows more about the situation than either of us. I’m not here to judge any young men on the team’s character.

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk

Only if the one we got in return can actually play. We probably still won even if he can't tbh now that I think of it.

Johnson really stunk it up at Montverde this year. Morris at least can be an athletic defender.

Chris Johnson to Texas. We won the trade imo.

@jayballer67 said in 2023 Recruiting:

OK so here is the 1,000 question. Since one of how ever many of the players that left this yr Chris Johnson being one of them - - seeing as he was no good and then he asked for his LOI release,- -so why in the hell have we not released him yet from said LOI - -it's been over 2 weeks since the request.

He has got all these other schools touching base with him yet we haven't released him. - -We recruited over him , didn't want him , --So - RELEASE THE KID for God's sakes- - we now have media asking why ? - -just release him period.

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If he has that Braun athleticism he will contribute.

The article recently released by the KC Star was kind of weird. His mom hinted he could redshirt and then transfer if things don’t go right. Also mentioned he was going to play the 4 at UCSB and get the offense built around him.

@rcjhdraft said in 2024 recruiting thread:

🐦 View Tweet 4 star recruit Jalil Bethea plans on taking an official to Kansas towards the end of Peach Jam. Has already visited Syracuse and also plans on visiting Miami

This kid is gonna be a star.

@BShark said in SCRIMMAGE SZN:

Early chatter on Terio is extremely positive. I'd bet he has the inside track to start.

Think he’s our second best player by the end of the year. That’s my hot take. Buying all the on court stock I can on him and Elmarko.

@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk same. If it’s this kid or eat the whole penalty sign me up for the latter

Couldn’t agree more.

Think they should’ve got a developmental wing and another big. But if this is our roster I’m fine with that

@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Recruiting:

Simeon Wilcher will NOT be going to UNC.

Rumor is they will also be losing Ian Jackson who will reclass to '23 and be a Kentucky Wildcat.

If Hubert doesn’t win this year he’s in trouble.

We get Mackenzie and I’m doing backflips

CJ shouldn’t be the one getting the boot. It should be # 5

@dylans said in Arterio Morris is a Jayhawk:

@TYOHawk Are you really comparing a DUI to domestic violence? We jump the shark so fast as a society.

Jalen handles himself in an extremely respectful way. I would be proud to call him my kid from what I’ve seen of him. Yessir, no sir, makes eye contact, payed his dues for his mistake. - yes a mistake.

There is zero excuse for what Morris did as it’s portrayed. Sure people deserve a second chance - but it should be a privilege to play basketball for KU, one he should have lost for his lack of character.

There is no excuse for a DUI especially with Uber and other traveling services made available. Same thing with domestic violence being unacceptable.

Domestic violence is obviously unacceptable but let the process play out in court and with our judicial system not Reddit or IG posts.

@dylans said in Arterio Morris is a Jayhawk:

I would rather lose with high character players, than sell out morality for wins. But that really isn’t the only option. Good people play ball - Jalen, Ochai - both great human beings and proven winners. Just because he’s a Jayhawk now doesn’t change my view about Morris, but it does about the program.

Jalen got a DUI. Not the player to use in this example. But he manned up and made the most of his second opportunity and became a champion and a man. Who’s to say the same can’t become true for Morris?

@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

JJ Starling in the portal from Notre Dame. Yes and yes

Syra and cuse

Already confirmed. Nothin' to see here apparently.

Was done before he entered the portal. Much like a certain player currently collecting NIL checks in California and KU.

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Is this the wing or combo forward we discussed?

@BShark said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@TYOHawk said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

Sounds like we might be after Harrison Ingram when he enters the portal..

Yep. Fits the profile of what we are looking for and a Southern Assault AAU kid. Makes a ton of sense.

I like the fit. Nice Jalen replacement as a 4..

Sounds like we might be after Harrison Ingram when he enters the portal..

@kuballin10 there’s never been anything since he’s been here that leads me to believe Pettiford is KU good. He looks like a backup pg for like East Carolina…

@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:

@TYOHawk I think he ends up a Jayhawk.

Hope so. I love seeing the staff go after guards with more size. Makes it easier to play positionless basketball.

@BShark said in 2024 recruiting thread:

@BeddieKU23 the plan from both sides is 23. Whether he can get that to happen seems to be somewhat up in the air. Important to note 23 is his natural class so he wouldn't be coming in super young like most reclasses.

His brother is also an absolute STUD, will end up a 5* imo.

It's nice to see us going into Cali again. We are in a GREAT spot with Vyctorius Miller as well.

Glad we’re still pushing with Miller.

@FarmerJayhawk said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

Grant Nelson with a cool 18 and 20 so far

This is one I’d be in favor of. Get Grant and get me an athletic wing.

@Kcmatt7 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@TYOHawk Bobby isn’t good. Can’t shoot. Not really elite at anything. Constantly unavailable.

He still has potential, but I’d rather find another guy.

Boggles my mind when Self says he’s the next great one. You saw signs from Frank, Devonte, Dot and Sherron early.

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Transfer Portal:

@BShark

Bobby can't stay healthy. Either he has the worst luck or it's a real issue

Going to be very transparent. He just doesn’t seem that good…a poor man’s version of Dajuan who is always hurt.

Watched him play against Montverde last night. It was tough to get a feel for him scoring wise due to him being low in the pecking order offensively. But he made Chris work for the baskets he did get on him and showed a good feel as a passer and secondary handler. He was willing to defend and looks very smooth athletically.

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Freak athlete

Would keep an eye on this one.

@BShark said in 2023 Recruiting:

@TYOHawk said in 2023 Recruiting:

@BShark Land Elmarko or Mikey and I’m content.

I would greatly prefer Elmarko, but if they whiff there then they can press for Mikey in the spring.

We’re on the same page. Think Elmarko would be the most physically gifted lead guard we’ve had since Tyshawn if he commits.

@BShark Land Elmarko or Mikey and I’m content.

Shocker

@BeddieKU23 said in 2023 Recruiting:

Bossi mentions that Mikey really likes KU.

Have a lot of mixed feelings with this one.

Kid can play and would be our biggest high profile recruit probably since Josh or Wiggins.