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Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:08 pm
by randylahey
ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 pm
yea, maybe.
maybe this is optimistic fanboyism, but I think I'm comfortable enough with what we've seen from Ernest to pencil him in as a 25+ mpg starter next year, and Zuby as the 10-15mpg backup big. (assuming we're going with 2 true bigs for our rotation, instead of playing the matchup game with KJ and/or just keeping him there jumping center since he did this year, potentially)
but, yeah, maybe one more.
But should that one more be some young dood to develop, or some more seasoned transfer? Maybe somewhere in between (underclassman transfer with still 2-3+ years of eligibility)
I think we all feel good about those 3. Our francourt is set already. Self kind of already added another. Marcus adams jr, a small ball 4 to develop
And we all know we're still gonna add another big
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:34 pm
by twocoach
ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 pm
yea, maybe.
maybe this is optimistic fanboyism, but I think I'm comfortable enough with what we've seen from Ernest to pencil him in as a 25+ mpg starter next year, and Zuby as the 10-15mpg backup big. (assuming we're going with 2 true bigs for our rotation, instead of playing the matchup game with KJ and/or just keeping him there jumping center since he did this year, potentially)
but, yeah, maybe one more.
But should that one more be some young dood to develop, or some more seasoned transfer? Maybe somewhere in between (underclassman transfer with still 2-3+ years of eligibility)
I feel pretty confident that if Udeh is good enough to be starting and playing 25 minutes that he can take over doing the jump ball to start the game.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:37 pm
by twocoach
ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 pm
yea, maybe.
maybe this is optimistic fanboyism, but I think I'm comfortable enough with what we've seen from Ernest to pencil him in as a 25+ mpg starter next year, and Zuby as the 10-15mpg backup big. (assuming we're going with 2 true bigs for our rotation, instead of playing the matchup game with KJ and/or just keeping him there jumping center since he did this year, potentially)
but, yeah, maybe one more.
But should that one more be some young dood to develop, or some more seasoned transfer? Maybe somewhere in between (underclassman transfer with still 2-3+ years of eligibility)
Do we really need a big more than a shooter?
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:44 pm
by ousdahl
why not a big who can shoot? wait nm, Cam and Zach already transferred.
but, yea for real.
we only play 1 big at a time, but ideally 4+ doods who can shoot.
Let's go with Big Ern/Zuby/KJ as 5 options, Dajuan at the 1, and as many gunslingers as we can fit in between.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:08 pm
by KUTradition
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:09 pm
by randylahey
33 percent 3pt%?
No thanks
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:18 pm
by InfiniteJ
He technically shot 33.9% which is better than what Jalen shot this year, but with that being said, McKnight only made 19 threes (out of 56 attempts).
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:24 pm
by Mjl
No thanks
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:53 pm
by jfish26
ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:44 pm
why not a big who can shoot? wait nm, Cam and Zach already transferred.
but, yea for real.
we only play 1 big at a time, but ideally 4+ doods who can shoot.
Let's go with Big Ern/Zuby/KJ as 5 options, Dajuan at the 1, and as many gunslingers as we can fit in between.
The problem is that we do not have, and do not have a clear path to getting, a big who can shoot AND do all of the other things we ask our bigs to do.
Those are extremely rare; they become lottery picks (like Markieff).
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:57 pm
by Mjl
Yesufu gone now
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:58 pm
by TDub
also not shocking. Nothing surprising so far.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:59 pm
by twocoach
Mjl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:57 pmYesufu gone now
Up to 2 spots open now. Going to be all in on the transfer market now. A shooter and a big.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:59 pm
by jfish26
Mjl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:57 pmYesufu gone now
Good. I'm ready to get back to the days of us having good guards.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:10 pm
by Mjl
twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:59 pm
Mjl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:57 pmYesufu gone now
Up to 2 spots open now. Going to be all in on the transfer market now. A shooter and a big.
Shooter and a scorer/shooter.
Need that more than bigs. I don't think we can get a good transfer big since they'd have so much competition.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:11 pm
by NewtonHawk11
Self hated the bench. It's pretty clear. Not great roster construction from him for the 22-23 season. But it's tough with the portal.
Need shooters. Isiah Moss types.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:13 pm
by KUTradition
twocoach wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:59 pm
Mjl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:57 pmYesufu gone now
Up to 2 spots open now. Going to be all in on the transfer market now. A shooter and a big.
is the big just an assumption?
i’d think a couple prototypical combo guards that can shoot a bit (and aren’t midgets) would be the targets…a guy that can play on ball or off, coupled with a bigger “wing”
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:16 pm
by MICHHAWK
the best part is that we no longer have to be tortured by the "joe vs bobby" blather.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:22 pm
by jfish26
NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:11 pm
Self hated the bench. It's pretty clear. Not great roster construction from him for the 22-23 season. But it's tough with the portal.
Need shooters. Isiah Moss types.
GM Bill has had a pretty rough run over the last, what, 5-7 years.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:28 pm
by MICHHAWK
recruiting has suffered because of the never ending investigation.
Re: 2023-2024 lineup
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:32 pm
by jfish26
MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:28 pm
recruiting has suffered because of the never ending investigation.
It has. And when you're already playing with one hand behind your back, you can't afford some of the misses we've had (Grimes, Thompson, perhaps Rice).