Kansas Crimson

... to come in off the bench and light the game on fire with energy. ^^^^^ If we’re gonna afford the space to say these things…I also like the idea of Dajuan as a 20+ mpg reserve whose job is to come in and facilitate both next to and/or occasionally in place of a more dynamic starting lead guard

all I know is, if we're gonna roll with another year of Hunter/KJ/Dajuan as the big pieces, and expect newcomers to be the ones to make Hunter/KJ/Dajuan look like they suck less than they did this year, well...is it football season yet?

- KJ - Furph - another versatile shooter wing guy - a dynamic combo guard good enough to also make Dajuan look good enough - Dajuan since KJ ain't goning no where, let's embrace him as the undersized center he is, more so than the non-shooting shooting-forward he isn't. ...

... term for BofH Dedric - the dood who literally coined this term for DC …and I know what you’re thinking…the lead guard on this team just has to be Dajuan, right? Of course ous is gonna dip Dajuan again. Plot twist! Face Ass - sucks ass by the face full, single handedly gave Shaka Smart a career, ...

... (explosive, strong, good passer, versatile D) outweigh his liabilities (poor rebounder, undersized, poor rebounder, no J, poor rebounder) as for Dajuan, well, maybe can be "dragged into winning" by the right combo of other guys one more time yet...with one of those other guys pretty ...

If this was more of like a 2019 situation, where the problem was largely one of youth, but you could at least see the developmental potential there with Devon, I’d feel a little more optimistic about next season.

But Dajuan is literally one of the most experienced guards KU has ever had

... and perhaps a seasoned lead guard leader specifically. But instead of looking seasoned, and displaying the poise you should be able to expect, Dajuan has shown he’s vulnerable to looking just as rattled as the new guys out there.

Yea, me too. Or, if Dajuan DOES come back, it’s knowing he’s gonna be in a certain reduced role, and we have someone else with no history of sexual assault poised to play lead So then the question becomes, if you gotta consider a reduced ...

yeah, I clarified in the game thread. (4) is the hardest pill to swallow. Cuz poise/tenacity/intangibles is precisely what you should expect from your most experienced program guys. And if your most experienced program guys lack poise/tenacity/intangibles, then why exactly are they experienced progr...

I just ranted about (mostly) shooting in the Dajuan thread, but yea, the bigger grievance is flaccidity. We lack toughness, lack poise, lack focus, lack competitiveness, lack leadership. I can comparatively live with cold shooting, cuz shooters ...

actually, just looked it up...

Dajuan also started the 21-22 season going eight straight games without making a 3.

guess I feel better now.

sooo what's the longest a starting guard has ever gone without making a 3-pointer? cuz without knowing otherwise, I'd be willing to bet that this "since February 17 at Oklahoma" streak has got to be up there. 6 straight games! (in which we, coincidentally, are 2-4 in that stretch.) Over on...

Is it really gonna be like KJ/Furphy/Justin Timberlake/Elmarko/Dajuan

With Jamari and Haunkier Taunkier for the depth

Buckle up!

Here’s where I am with Dajuan, and this prob applies to other doods too:

If we need to complement Dajuan with superior talents 2-5 including/and (and/or?) another guard to make sure a Dajuan-led team isn’t 2024 levels of suck…why even bother building around a dood like that in the first place?

As has been mentioned, Dajuan’s poor shooting means defenses gamble off him and sag off him, which means they can focus more D on the other players who ARE supposed to be good shooters. Re: floor general, I think part of that billing ...

Go look at Dajuan’s stats.

I think his assists were up like .4 this year.

Other than that, the dood regressed in like every single other statistical category, despite more minutes and usage.

How often does a 5th year program guy do that?!

... kinda way. Tyler Self was an extension of Bill too but that doesn’t mean he should be playing 35 a night. Point is - if we were winning with Dajuan, then no prob. But since we’re not, well…

... been a 6th man on most of our other teams we consider “good.” A non-shooting, poor-rebounding, tweener wing thing, what the F is even that. And Dajuan. I know I’ve been critical of you. But if you don’t want criticism, don’t be the lead guard at a blue blood. And def don’t be the lead guard ...

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:05 pm He tells Dajuan, who has been in this offense for years, where to go on the floor.

nm

Yea, Dajuan only shoots if he’s wide open, and the thing is he’s wide open often, cuz the thing is defenses don’t even bother guarding him, cuz the thing is he’s not a good shooter. Pair that with KJ “never made a single 3 literally ...