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@BShark Marko was very passive in Puerto Rico and Juan gets assists not from attacking but more ball movement around the perimeter

I’m not sold on that yet. Again hyper analysis we are gonna be good and I’m excited to see Hunter with a legit coach

@BShark Last year when he was in attack mode he’s catch it around either the top of the key and go right by his man to the right or drive and kick. No 5 can stay in front of him heck same for most 4’s

He also catches it around the elbow and has the same process….attack and either score or kick it

Play through him because I don’t trust our guards to create anything off of the bounce

@FarmerJayhawk I didn’t hear that at all…seemed pretty happy at Duke winning a title

Bill LOVED tyus like his love for Juan

@approxinfinity From what I saw in Puerto Rico if our offense flows through Kevin or he’s trying to go 1 on 1 things won’t end well

Play through Hunter and KJ - let them create

@Woodrow hyper analysis welcome to the off-season. We are going to labor to score, struggle to create off the bounce and besides Timberlake have zero proven outside shooters.

We have our warts but will still be right there when it’s all said and done

Murrell or Mgbako would be great right now….

@FarmerJayhawk Nah - we’d put on a great show like we always will but he was Duke all the way. Just selling clicks similar to Okafor and Jones about a decade ago…always Duke bound

@BeddieKU23 Unless you follow Vernon’s ect to tried to push we had a legit shot

@jayballer67 I’d rather have the top transfer like Hunter every year than high school recruits. Plenty of Selby’s and Cliff Alexander’s compared to Wiggs and others that were good right away

@BShark recruiting is fluid and if anyone on this board gives you crap who cares. You’re right way more than you’re wrong and any info you provided…..I know people here appreciate.

I’ve only had inside info on 3 recruits. X Henry, Wiggs and Flagg. All weird one off situations through grapevine of knowing the right people from my playing days.

The guy I know is like “vacation together” tight with the Duke player so I knew it was over. The visit canceling just confirmed what he told me last week was lock step with the truth.

I may need to leverage some contacts more than I’d ever thought

@wissox said in 2024 Recruiting:

@kuballin10 I believe it because I always thought you were a dork without even knowing how you look!!

Haha no doubt!

@TYOHawk He’s gotta get to campus first…..

@wissox lol I’m worse than dork face Scheyer I’ll admit that!

@BeddieKU23 ding ding ding….

The Vernon’s of the world gotta string people along because Flagg does like KU and Self but there is no chance he comes here. I’ll eat my words and gladly be wrong but I confirmed again today and Flagg is 100% Duke. He ain’t coming to Kansas. Not even dork face Scheyer can mess this up

@jayballer67 Blind squirrels find an acorn eventually!

Bill draws up elevator play for Kev….not our best shooter Timberlake

KJ was fine….Bahamian team changed how they played ball screens and KJ/Hunter was neutralized

We definitely need Morris and Furphy

Elmarko struggling to hit the outside shot otherwise he’s solid.

Timberlake is hit and miss today as well

Need more offense when Hunter goes to the bench

Juan night and day different!

Ripped buddy and has hit a 3

Way more aggressive…let’s go Juan!

@stoptheflop I think he’s just not laterally quick or explosive off the floor (not a quick jumper).

He should have 5 or so more blocks but he’s a hair late every time

Offensively he’s flat out stupid….just crazy at 7 feet his touch near the rim and all the way out to 3

@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t disagree with you but kensucky not playing Booker more because he was a frosh is also the reason they lost. You play your most talented guys now so by March they are ready.

You were dead on with Joe and I was wrong there….tip of the cap.

Juan should average 8-9 assists because he can’t shoot and doesn’t look to attack the paint for any dump off dunks/layups or ooops. I mean all the way in Puerto Rico they know he doesn’t look to score. They are daring him to shoot floaters.

@mayjay lol no doubt I’m starting early.

Last year it was Joe should play more or actually year before that and then last year he showed he doesn’t have it.

This year we have the horses and both Morris and Elmarko are better nba prospects for a reason.

Gotta trust Bill

@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

@Texas-Hawk-10

Morris
Elmarko
Kev
Kj

He’s maybe the 5th guy but I doubt it. He isn’t fast, he isn’t quick, he is very limited athletically. Granted we are nitpicking a KU starter.

Let’s hope he bounces back tomorrow against nba competition but if he’s lackadaisical with the ball, turning it over as if he’s not trying and completely disrespecting the game as @FarmerJayhawk said then don’t let him play many minutes

Tomorrows the game I care about most if their 3 nba guys play decent minutes we will lose but man it will be fun

@jayballer67 oh he’s starting every game no doubt. If steph curry was at KU he’d start next to Juan but Juan wouldn’t leave the rotation lol

Juan is important to the team and can start but I hope our other more impactful guards can play more minutes and finish.

Juan is a great story and important to the team but when he turns it over and can’t hit the broad side of a barn it’s brutal to watch

@FarmerJayhawk Of his 9 the first 3 were him directly and not the means of another player.

Didn’t catch an inbounds pass and resulted in layup

Missed kj on the lob

Fell over and lost the ball

I’m watching the second half tonight but from the 247 board it sounds like it was bad so curious to see

Yeah this team is a final 4 team it has all the pieces and finally have a 7 footer who can score is a match made in Heaven for Bill. Throw in Kev back, KJ’s a stud and Juan is Bill’s guy….this team is loaded

I’m still thinking uk gives us a game

@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

@Kcmatt7 said in Puerto Rico!:

Just now able to finish the game. I think maybe the coolest thing to me so far is how well KJ and Hunter play next to each other already. They are passing to each other as if they have been playing ball together for 10 years. There is a connection there.

100% agree both so unselfish which Michigan fans claimed Hunter wasn’t that…..clearly he just needed new scenario and a real coach

@BShark You know much about their roster?

Their bigs I’m guessing Hunter and kj just eat up.

Dillingham and Wagner will be a handful. Real curious to see how that game goes…..

@BShark Forgot about that makes sense now

Juan, Elmarko, Morris, Kev, kj, hunter, Timberlake, Braun and furphy….that’s the 9

@BShark Who plays less because of it?

@benshawks08 he’s 2/3 I thought and yeah he made one - same corner spot as before

Kj is the man. If he can learn to put his head down and drive right like Jalen he would be tough to guard. Freak athlete and his passing with Hunter and vice versa is money already - great chemistry and unselfish ball.

Hearing uk thinks they are gonna wax us which I find interesting. Their young guards are real good but curious to see how they do against our backcourt with Elmarko and Morris as athletes

@stoptheflop Juan against athleticism isn’t good unfortunately. If guys get in his grill and muscle him he doesn’t do well. Play against grown men and that will happen. Curious to see how he responds Monday!

Best lineup with true talent is:
Elmarko
Morris
Kev
Kj
Hunter

Juan off the bench…..yes, I know it will never happen but we got two nba level guards and one comes off the bench cause Bill somehow will never not start Juan. Hopefully much like the 2022 run the guards off the bench play 20-25 minutes and Juan is in that 18-22 minute range.

Love Juan but we got better players than him based on what we’ve seen down there. Only one game and it’s sample size (I’m ignoring the first game against an naia type school).

Morris pulling rebounds like crazy for 6-3

Elmarko takes it and Morris with the guarded layup

Our guards are NASTY

Morris in for Kj now!
4 guards - Juan, Elmarko, Morris and Kev around big Hunter

Juan ripped him that’s the Juan we know!

Kevin two and one’s man he’s looking like the man on both ends!

Hunter didn’t box his big man out for the buddy Hield 3

For Morris not Juan

Elmarko first sub in for Juan

Geez juan slip and another turnover this his 3rd in 5 minutes

Kev big 3 nice pass Juan!

Man they are doubling and pressure Juan this is good for him

Hunter huge 3

Juan rough start…didn’t catch it turnover and layup

Missed kj on the dunk

Guys look hesitant

Hunter needs to help to block a shot instead of just watching

Morris got the start today well deserved

@benshawks08 I like what Bill’s thinking…….

That lineup is nails

@FarmerJayhawk 100% on board with this. Juan, Elmarko, Morris and then Kev with KJ

Or Kj and Hunter because we board better….

How Bill runs these lineups is going to be fun to watch.

Timberlake should be the 6th man

Who’d you start?

@Kcmatt7 Nah we good!
Give us the footer and we will be just fine. 6-8 …5 man isn’t much better than KJ down low.

I’m all for this working itself out and us being just fine in the end. Bill’s got this

@Texas-Hawk-10 +1 and I agree. This shows what we’ve heard that early on this team seems pretty night even with all the new faces.

Juan, Kev and Kj are great dudes and team players. Morris is on his best behavior and Hunter knows he’s the man but still respects Self and his refining.

Throw in the freshman who already want to naturally please Self plus Braun who I’m sure has heard all about how things go….we look good!

Get us that Aussy Bill!

@BShark @FarmerJayhawk - think he plays any significant minutes?

@BShark Good glad to hear we stood firm. Would have been awesome to have him back if he was happy with off the bench. He left though and doesn’t sound like on great terms.

My bad on the Braun/Clemence/Udeh mix up above

@BShark Parker is not better than Udeh. He can’t alter shots and make plays Udeh can because of Udeh’s size and athleticism.

I bet this year Udeh produces more than Braun

@BShark You can’t be serious. Dude was so fun loving on the bench always smiling and hamming it up even when he wasn’t playing big minutes.

That being said hope Hunter takes him to school twice this year