randylahey wrote: ↑Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:16 am
BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:15 am
randylahey wrote: ↑Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:06 am
I'm all in on the yesefu train. But its not a dajuan or yesefu argument here. Its dajuan and yesefu. We need dajuan to be a safety net for us. But not for 30+ minutes a game. We need yesefu to give us some of what dajuan can't. Even if its just 10/15 minutes of penetrating and kicking the ball out. That opens up the entire offense. Its what Dotson did to make our shooters look so good a few seasons ago
DH is better at penetrating and kicking out than Yesufu at KU.
Hes more comfortable in the offense. But no we've just seen a lot bigger sample size. Dajuan does make good decisions most the time. I like him hes a good player. But yesefu is light years ahead of him as far as his natural ability to get a quick first step and beat his man. That'll never change
Yesufu isn't light years ahead of him.
Neither were highly ranked.
One went to Kansas. The other went to Drake. Yesufu didn't turn down schools like Duke and UNC to go to Drake.
And it's not like Yesufu transfered in from Duke or UNC as formerly highly ranked HS player. He's a kid who had 3 good months at Drake after injuries got him a bigger role. He parlayed that into a chance to play at KU and compete for minutes. Unfortunately he's not able to beat out the guys ahead of him. Maybe eventually he will. I totally agree with you that he has an explosive frame and strength. I think he has a chance to be good at KU.
I also think, if current trends hold on the recruiting trail, that he will get recruited over and in 2yrs some of the same people will be complaining if he's playing over a McDs AA guard with NBA potential...or he'll get recruited over and transfer. Or if he's smart, he will enjoy his time at KU. Work his butt off. Improve as much as possible at basketball. And if the playing time happens then great. Otherwise he'll be set up for a lifetime of success.