Kansas Crimson

mjl2 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 3:47 pm Too soon?
Yep. Don't care.

Starters
Jackson
Peterson
Griffen
Tiller
Bidunga

Bench
Passmore
McDowell
Calderon
Clemence

So, need some transfers. A point guard, a big wing, and a shooter.

I assume based on his history that Storr is gone, and based on his history that Clemence stays.

That's a really athletic, unskilled lineup.

randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 4:52 pm Once all the potential draft guys have made their decisions

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:03 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 4:52 pm Once all the potential draft guys have made their decisions

Well, that's one less thing we will have to worry about since we have 0 guys who have (real) decisions to make as far as early entrants into the NBA draft.

randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:20 pm

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:03 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 4:52 pm Once all the potential draft guys have made their decisions

Well, that's one less thing we will have to worry about since we have 0 guys who have (real) decisions to make as far as early entrants into the NBA draft.

Yeah but we will be recruiting portal guys who are eyeing the nba draft and weighing their options of staying in or returning to college

That's how we got mccullar for example

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 6:22 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:20 pm

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:03 pm

Well, that's one less thing we will have to worry about since we have 0 guys who have (real) decisions to make as far as early entrants into the NBA draft.

Yeah but we will be recruiting portal guys who are eyeing the nba draft and weighing their options of staying in or returning to college

That's how we got mccullar for example

For sure.

I do prefer, if that's a significant portion of our roster building long term, that we target guys with multiple years of eligibility left. But I also wonder if this strategy doesn't sort of contribute to our feeling that we've built sort of lower ceiling teams a few years in a row due to our lack of high end/NBA talent.

Obviously, Peterson helps this. As he's the talent guy next year. And Tiller to a lesser extent. Plus the upside growth potential we've got in Bidunga.

I think we're getting a good foundation for next year already. But we've still got a handful of pieces to plug in. Hopefully, high end talent type pieces.

I like HD as much as anyone, and he's an awesome college player. But I would feel better if in future years if our best player is someone capable of playing at the next level.

mjl2 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 8:07 pm

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 6:22 pm

randylahey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 5:20 pm

Yeah but we will be recruiting portal guys who are eyeing the nba draft and weighing their options of staying in or returning to college

That's how we got mccullar for example

For sure.

I do prefer, if that's a significant portion of our roster building long term, that we target guys with multiple years of eligibility left. But I also wonder if this strategy doesn't sort of contribute to our feeling that we've built sort of lower ceiling teams a few years in a row due to our lack of high end/NBA talent.

Obviously, Peterson helps this. As he's the talent guy next year. And Tiller to a lesser extent. Plus the upside growth potential we've got in Bidunga.

I think we're getting a good foundation for next year already. But we've still got a handful of pieces to plug in. Hopefully, high end talent type pieces.

I like HD as much as anyone, and he's an awesome college player. But I would feel better if in future years if our best player is someone capable of playing at the next level.

There's a sweet spot for players who aren't sure-fire NBA guys, but can be dominant in college. The Duke Scheyer/Smith/Singler team is a good example.

I think Bidunga is one of those guys. Too small to be an NBA big, not skilled enough yet to be an NBA 3 or 4. I mean, he may turn out to be Pascal Siakham. But he's a ways away from that. I think he'll be an all-american as a junior.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:04 am wasn’t a charge, regardless of how it was called

pdub wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:23 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:04 am wasn’t a charge, regardless of how it was called

Yea, i'd say 99% not a charge if no restricted area.
100% not a charge if there's a restricted area because he'd definitely be in it.