Kansas Crimson

TDub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:19 am

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:18 am

mjl2 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:17 am

That lineup can't defend

Or create enough space to shoot.

or give Juan any help being the ball up


not to mention if "transfer portal shooter" is Nicolas 2.0 that lineup is potentially, decently worse than this years.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:22 am Bryson Tucker still uncommitted as a top 30 guy. SF

Khani Rooths top 35. PF.

We should be able to get anyone we want with what we have to offer.

And then the following year I want Xavion Stanton. C.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:21 am

mjl2 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:17 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:14 am What I'd like to see:
Starters:

Hunter Dickinson
Flory Bidunga
Liam McNeeley
Transfer Portal Shooter
Dajuan Harris

Bench Bigs:
KJ Adams
Zach Clemence

Bench Guards/Wings:
One more transfer shooter
Elmarko Jackson
Jamari McDowell
Labaron Philon
Rakease Passmore
I think we're using the last ncaa penalty scholarship here

That lineup can't defend

That lineup has three players in it who you have never seen play defense once in your life, including one player who hasn't even been identified by name yet so I am not sure how you come to that conclusion.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:23 am

TDub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:19 am

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:18 am
Or create enough space to shoot.

or give Juan any help being the ball up


not to mention if "transfer portal shooter" is Nicolas 2.0 that lineup is potentially, decently worse than this years.

Can a shooter not also dribble? Can McNeeley not do what McCullar and Adams did to "help bring the ball up"?

I think "can help bring the ball up" is a skill that way more people have than you seem to think. It's not that unique a skill as we saw this season.

TDub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:26 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:23 am

TDub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:19 am

or give Juan any help being the ball up


not to mention if "transfer portal shooter" is Nicolas 2.0 that lineup is potentially, decently worse than this years.

Can a shooter not also dribble? Can McNeeley not do what McCullar and Adams did to "help bring the ball up"?

I think "can help bring the ball up" is a skill that way more people have than you seem to think. It's not that unique a skill as we saw this season.

not a ton of 6'9 guys are great dribbling under pressure, there is a reason Magic was special. We saw a tin of unforced turnovers by guys dribbling the ball up and making distribution decisions this year....clearly it's a skill that isn't just as throwaway "everyone can do it" as you're making it sound.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:34 am

TDub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:26 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:23 am
Can a shooter not also dribble? Can McNeeley not do what McCullar and Adams did to "help bring the ball up"?

I think "can help bring the ball up" is a skill that way more people have than you seem to think. It's not that unique a skill as we saw this season.

not a ton of 6'9 guys are great dribbling under pressure, there is a reason Magic was special. We saw a tin of unforced turnovers by guys dribbling the ball up and making distribution decisions this year....clearly it's a skill that isn't just as throwaway "everyone can do it" as you're making it sound.

I think maybe the Samford game is making this seem like a bigger problem than it was. I don't recall ever even thinking about it as a problem before the Samford game, especially when McCullar was still playing.

Here's the scouting report on McNeeley. He's 6'6"/6'7". Hopefully that helps you feel like he might be able to help out.

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/scoutin ... -mcneeley/

Liam McNeeley has one of the best combinations of skill and basketball acumen in the national class. He came up the ranks known as a shooter – and for good reason as he has clean mechanics, a compact release, and shot over 40% from behind the three-point line in both the NIBC and EYBL seasons – but he’s far more versatile than just a specialist. He’s particularly adept at coming off screens, making instinctual reads, and then attacking defenders while they are on the move. That can mean movement threes, but it can also mean curls, dribble penetration, and an ability to get downhill at times.

McNeeley has a high natural feel for the game and is a good passer who can also facilitate for others around him. In fact, Montverde frequently made him the featured player of their half-court offense during his junior season and relied on his ability to make decisions with the ball in his hands, not necessarily as a primary ball-handler, but as the first domino in many of their actions. Physically, he’s not especially long or athletic, but he has legit size at over 6-foot-7 with his shoes on, a sturdy base, and increasingly strong and cut upper body. He’s made strides being able to stay in front of more athletic wings on the defensive end, in large part because he’s aware enough to be in the right spots and take the right angles.

Overall, McNeeley may not have the ideal physical measurables of a prototypical five-star prospect, but he is one of the most consistently productive and reliable basketball players in the class.

twocoach wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:37 am Let's see what everyone else's list of what they'd like to see KU do with their 13 scholarships.

TDub wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:58 am you don't want Furphy back?

AlOerter wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:33 am Do we get McNeeley if Furphy returns?