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BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:15 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:11 am It's not focusing on his negatives when you point out the reality that in order for both Harris and Harris's teams to be good you have to surround him with scorers.

Aaron Miles was the same way and he's one of the best distributing PG's in the history of the league.

It is, to me at least, focusing on the negatives when it's presented as needing to shoot 4+ attempts per game from 3 for his shooting numbers to not be "hollow".

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:18 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:26 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:17 am

Probably depends on who the one coming back is. I think Braun is much harder to replace.

Agree with that.

If you do a Harris/Guard/Wilson/Adams/5 starting lineup, it's in desperate need of shooters and spacing.

I think the ideal starting lineup if nobody returns that declares is Harris, Rice, Dick, Adams and Clemence. Yes, Udeh, Cuffe Jr and Pettiford off the bench.

BasketballJayhawk wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:20 am

pdub wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:14 am He can shoot it well enough when he's open, as ugly as the shot is.
And he was open a lot.
My question is, without DMac drawing doubles and Ochai getting shadowed -- will the opposing defenses not have to cheat off him anymore -- and then can he put up similar percentages with more attention?

Fair.

And conversely, with defenses not having to help off him, could that actually be a benefit to his ability to distribute the ball by getting into the lane to create for others, rather than feel like he "needs" to shoot to prevent them from helping off and ignoring him on the perimeter?

Maybe it could actually be viewed as a positive?

My worthless guess is that his attempts per game go up slightly and his 3pt % stays the same due to continuing to work hard on his shot in the offseason. Dude didn't earn this much praise from Self without being a hardworking team 1st asset. It wasn't a fluke that multiple times in the tournament Self praised him for being a difference maker in our comebacks. Miami and UNC.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:20 am I think Self may have the most free flowing, aggressive lineup he's ever had next year. Juando, Yes, Pettiford, Cuffe Jr, Rice, Dick, KJ, Clemence, Udeh. Not a lot of shooters there, but a shit ton of guys that can run.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:18 am

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:26 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 9:17 am

Probably depends on who the one coming back is. I think Braun is much harder to replace.

Agree with that.

If you do a Harris/Guard/Wilson/Adams/5 starting lineup, it's in desperate need of shooters and spacing.

I think the ideal starting lineup if nobody returns that declares is Harris, Rice, Dick, Adams and Clemence. Yes, Udeh, Cuffe Jr and Pettiford off the bench.

pdub wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:26 am Like he's shown?
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hasbeen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:30 am If CB and JW leave, I want Self to bring in that Iowa State guard (I've got no idea if we even have interest) to play next to Harris. Fill in the rest with Rice, Dick, and whoever wins out at the 5 -- but I wouldn't count out the freshman.

I don't know if that team gets a 1 seed, but they'd be fun.