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Id guess this shuts the door on McCullar returning.


I hope Cuffe doesn't leave before qe even see him.

McCullar could still maybe return and be more of a small ball 4, keep KJ at the 5, and still play small ball with a couple shooters at 2-3, and Udeh and Zuby as the size off the bench when needed - if we strike out on Hunter. And even then, kind of a big “could.”

And I know McCullar offers a lot of good things, but I also wonder if Self hesitates in some way to bring back yet another non-shooter in a big role, when we already have several non-shooters slated for big roles as is. Prob not tho, as Self prob values Mc’s defense and intangibles more.

And yea, on one hand, I don’t wanna chase off Cuffe, and would like to see what we have in him. But on the other, if we still haven’t seen him hardly at all in 2 seasons here, and if after 2 seasons here Self thinks we’re better off swapping Cuffe for a transfer, I trust in Self.

maybe a bigger question is, whether Self values a 3rd year freshman in Cuffe over one of the other true freshmen - possibly Chris Johnson or Jamari McDowell.

randylahey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:01 am I mean looking at his tools, this is a really good pick. 6'3 combo guard, lighting quick, explosive jumper, can create his own shot off the dribble, can catch and shoot

He's everything elmarko is, he just already has a year of d1 experience. Similar prospects.

Tyshawn

DCHawk1 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 12:43 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:01 am I mean looking at his tools, this is a really good pick. 6'3 combo guard, lighting quick, explosive jumper, can create his own shot off the dribble, can catch and shoot

He's everything elmarko is, he just already has a year of d1 experience. Similar prospects.

Tyshawn

Yeah I had already thought of that comparison. Thats a good one

Shades of Selby or Dotson too perhaps

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:09 am I think I'll just wait and see how this plays out. I'm a little torn on this.

Either Elmarko or Arterio are gonna be unhappy campers come late December

Not necessarily. We don't really have a "3" at this point

But elmarko, timberlake, Morris are all big athletic combo guards. We might see 3 of them at a time

Same would go for kyle cuffe, jamari McDowell, and chris Johnson

Outside of dajuan, who's obviously gonna play as much as possible, all of our guards are big and athletic combo guards, and can maybe play 3 together at a time with no true "3" for sure on the roster yet

6'3 190
6'3 185
6'4 200


thats gonna be a short team if they're all out there with Dajuan.....even if 2 of them and Dajuan.

McCullar is 6'6, Gradey is 6'8

jfish26 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:18 am I think it’ll be fine. We will play small a lot, and Timberlake will get Moss-type minutes.

Moss minutes as in a lot? He averaged over 30 mpg the last seven games of the season.

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 2:44 pm 6'3 190
6'3 185
6'4 200


thats gonna be a short team if they're all out there with Dajuan.....even if 2 of them and Dajuan.

McCullar is 6'6, Gradey is 6'8

Also McDowell is like 6'4 and Cuffe 6'2

thats a lot of guys at the same height.

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:25 am Id guess this shuts the door on McCullar returning.


I hope Cuffe doesn't leave before qe even see him.

The coaches have seen him for years and they are still out there bringing in more guards.

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:48 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 2:44 pm 6'3 190
6'3 185
6'4 200


thats gonna be a short team if they're all out there with Dajuan.....even if 2 of them and Dajuan.

McCullar is 6'6, Gradey is 6'8

Also McDowell is like 6'4 and Cuffe 6'2

thats a lot of guys at the same height.

I think cuffe is like 6'4. We recruited him at 6'2 but I beleive he continued to grow some since getting here

twocoach wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:55 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:25 am Id guess this shuts the door on McCullar returning.


I hope Cuffe doesn't leave before qe even see him.

The coaches have seen him for years and they are still out there bringing in more guards.

Is there a reality where the coaches would quit recruiting more guards?

randylahey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:02 pm

twocoach wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:55 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:25 am Id guess this shuts the door on McCullar returning.


I hope Cuffe doesn't leave before qe even see him.

The coaches have seen him for years and they are still out there bringing in more guards.

Is there a reality where the coaches would quit recruiting more guards?

For the current class? Yes.

KU was the first school to off Morris back in 2019...he ended up committing to Memphis in 2020, then decommitted a few months later, to then obviously commit to Texas in 2021.

There's never been a situation where we didn't try to fill all our scholarships.

commit is the wrong word to describe what the kids are doing these times.

hopefully we are in the bottoming out phase.

Arterio's trial postponed by prosecutors to an "unspecified date". Wonder why prosecutors wanted delay? Seems like this could have been settled March 29. https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/ ... 038170007/

The more I read about Morris' situation with his ex, the more I'm surprised that Bill and staff decided to let this kid transfer in.

Mjl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:02 pm Meh.

I liked when he came into the games last year because he made bad decisions and was worse than Carr and Hunter.

I don't remember an incoming Jayhawk that I have been less excited about.

Bump

Mjl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:06 pm If Cuffe is forced to transfer for this I am going to be upset

I am upset