Kansas Crimson

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:23 pm Our worst seasons have been trying to plug a transfer or freshman as our top guy.

In order from worst to least worst

1. Dedric year
2. Wiggins year
3. Hunter year

2021.

We don’t like him.
It’s gonna be ok.

Psychhawk wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:26 pm Pretty sad seeing so many supposed KU fans shitting all over a second team AA player.

lol @ shit like this.

i don’t like Hunter, but (depending on the other pieces) i’d have zero issue with him being here next year

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:31 pm i don’t like Hunter, but (depending on the other pieces) i’d have zero issue with him being here next year

I’d guess he’s coming back.

I would bet that’s the case.
We just got a 1 million dollar donation to Mass St Collective.

pdub wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:33 pm I would bet that’s the case.
We just got a 1 million dollar donation to Mass St Collective.

need to have him renegotiate his contract so we can get under the salary cap .... oh.... wait...

Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:32 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:31 pm i don’t like Hunter, but (depending on the other pieces) i’d have zero issue with him being here next year

I’d guess he’s coming back.

so we're gonna run this thing back with the same starting 5 sans Timberlake as the one we put on the floor today?

cool, thats....awesome. Can't wait.

i’m amazed how many of you, otherwise rather intelligent people, are attributing anything other than our depth as primary factor in this loss and the season’s success

InfiniteJ wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:26 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:52 pm

mjl2 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:48 pm Self never figured out how to play defense with Hunter in the game.

Also, I prefer Juan having a center he can throw lobs to.

I think we'd have been better this year with Udeh/Ejiofor.

I am totally flummoxed to hear people say that. Not necessarily because Hunter is the best Big ever, but especially since neither Udeh/Ejiofor distinguished themselves this year.

Yeah, but I would like to think they would have progressed better under Self and staff.

We'd like to think that ElMarko would have progressed better under Self and staff too, but he didn't.

I can't blame Self for going out and landing the #1 prize in the portal last year, a pre-season All American,, rather than going with two untested players, both of whom while good and with potential, were still projects and don't appear to be particularly gifted.

But who knows.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:00 pm i’m amazed how many of you, otherwise rather intelligent people, are attributing anything other than our depth as primary factor in this loss and the season’s success

I would say the lack of shooting, athleticism, and defense were all big issues as well.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:00 pm i’m amazed how many of you, otherwise rather intelligent people, are attributing anything other than our depth as primary factor in this loss and the season’s success

^^^

(And an injury to our best player.)

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:00 pm i’m amazed how many of you, otherwise rather intelligent people, are attributing anything other than our depth as primary factor in this loss and the season’s success

Lack of quality depth and lack of shooting. Eight guys is enough of a rotation if your three off the bench play way better than what KU got from Timberlake, Elmarko, Braun and McDowell/Braun. The lack of quality depth is part of why we had so many chunks of halves where the offense and defense just disappeared.

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:58 pm

Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:32 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:31 pm i don’t like Hunter, but (depending on the other pieces) i’d have zero issue with him being here next year

I’d guess he’s coming back.

so we're gonna run this thing back with the same starting 5 sans Timberlake as the one we put on the floor today?

cool, thats....awesome. Can't wait.

I am hoping that KJ is relegated to being an energy guy off the bench where he belongs. He is just not skilled enough at scoring or rebounding to be getting this volume of minutes. Plus, we have zero clue whether or not we'll find a shooter in the portal who is good enough to be a starter or not or whether we'll land Liam McNeeley in the next few weeks which I think we will.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:15 pm

TDub wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:58 pm

Back2Lawrence wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:32 pm


I’d guess he’s coming back.

so we're gonna run this thing back with the same starting 5 sans Timberlake as the one we put on the floor today?

cool, thats....awesome. Can't wait.

I am hoping that KJ is relegated to being an energy guy off the bench where he belongs. He is just not skilled enough at scoring or rebounding to be getting this volume of minutes. Plus, we have zero clue whether or not we'll find a shooter in the portal who is good enough to be a starter or not or whether we'll land Liam McNeeley in the next few weeks which I think we will.

Don't kid yourself, KJ is locked in as a starter

KJ is the starter next year, but you're crazy if you don't think he was a huge part of this teams problem on offense. An undersized forward who can't shoot isn't something I want to recruit again.

KJ desperately needs to develop a shot or he will be a major liability again next year. Let's hope he can.

randylahey wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:30 pm KJ is the starter next year, but you're crazy if you don't think he was a huge part of this teams problem on offense. An undersized forward who can't shoot isn't something I want to recruit again.

KJ desperately needs to develop a shot or he will be a major liability again next year. Let's hope he can.

^^^

Unfortunately several of our problems this year will be back next season most likely

KJ is one of them, and undersized forward who can't shoot.
Dajuan is another, an unathletic PG who can't create offense very well
Hunter is the biggest problem I think, a slow center who can't anchor the defense

All 3 are really good college players in their own way, but all 3 have a major weakness that is tough to build around

Triangle and one will save us. And good minutes from Turgeon off the bench.

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:31 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:30 pm KJ is the starter next year, but you're crazy if you don't think he was a huge part of this teams problem on offense. An undersized forward who can't shoot isn't something I want to recruit again.

KJ desperately needs to develop a shot or he will be a major liability again next year. Let's hope he can.

^^^

I'm sorry. I could not disagree more.

KJ is a MAN. Other schools would build a team on him.

We NEED him. That's that.

imo