Transfer Rumblings
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@kuballin10 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark Bill is an idiot if he’s watched two years of KJ and thinks he can be a 4 man.
KJ is your backup 5 with this roster. If the whole “we want as many shooters around Hunter” crap is true then it’d be
Juan - Morris - Timberlake - Mccullar - Hunter
Bench - Jackson, KJ, Braun and Marcus
Why? Even if you think the offense will be hot garbage with KJ at the 4 spot, this team doesn’t have to be great on offense because this will be an elite defensive team with Harris, Morris, McCullar, KJ, and Dickinson because Harris, Morris, McCullar, and KJ are all above average to elite level defenders. Teams are going to struggle to score 65 points against KU next season so KU doesn’t have to be the highest scoring team next year to be really good.
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
@rcjhdraft said in Transfer Rumblings:
Dajuan timberlake mccullar kj hunter is some terrible spacing.
Even more hilarious when Terio starts at the 2. Biiiill Self.
The defense would be elite…but the offense would need Morris to live up to all recruiting expectations
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@BShark Yes, another McCormack and Doke type deal. It can work if Hunter can hit the top of the key 3 consistently.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t disagree but when we run into a good offensive team in the tourney that will test how truly good the D is
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@kuballin10 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark Yes, another McCormack and Doke type deal. It can work if Hunter can hit the top of the key 3 consistently.
Is there a reason to Dickinson won’t be able do that based on how much his shot has improved at Michigan?
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@kuballin10 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t disagree but when we run into a good offensive team in the tourney that will test how truly good the D is
We’ll know long before that just what this defense can do against top offenses before March.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 how fast is Hunter, can he run the floor?
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I think he can and he will. Think Bill showed him some Morrii tape and said - go get 23&10 big fella
Regarding the defensive stuff we will play our best competition early in Maui.
UK is down and we will get uconn in the friendly confines of AFH.
IU on the road is a nice test.
Big 12 I think will be down this year and that will inflate our defensive rankings prior to the tourney. I’ve not researched much on other big 12 teams but seems besides wvu most will be worse from the twitterverse
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I’m just not buying that we’re done adding. Does not seem like Bill Self to me. Even if it isn’t Nelson.
I do think he might have seen the issue with too many mouths to feed last year. But that is a 2024 problem. You’ve got a NC caliber roster you could put over the top with one more depth add at the 4/5 spot.
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@Kcmatt7 said in Transfer Rumblings:
Does not seem like Bill Self to me.
Same man that signed Whitman, Maxwell etc so I agree but that is the chatter right now.
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The natives are restless in Lexington Kentucky. Absolute scenes.
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@BShark it’s been such a bad portal season for them that either things are horribly, horribly wrong or Cal knows things others don’t.
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The three they’d hope come back, apparently aren’t. Oscar staying in the draft for sure.
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Kobe Brown staying in the draft. Some Iowa smoke on Twitter with Nelson.
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Have to question NIL game with UK if they aren’t able to get any of their three back…
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@Kcmatt7 said in Transfer Rumblings:
Have to question NIL game with UK if they aren’t able to get any of their three back…
They have money, which makes this weirder.
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Isn’t Nelson going G-League?
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Wonder if Nelson will plan to visit soon? He’s apparently visiting Alabama… I think we would have heard something about him or anyone else setting up a visit by now, or in the next few days… if Self thinks there is a need for a shooting 4, then Self will get someone. If not, then we’re all set. This has been arguably the wildest offseason I’ve ever seen. 8 effing transfers leaving KU- yikes. And next year, the question will be not which of our recruits will leave, but who will stay.
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@Bosthawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
Wonder if Nelson will plan to visit soon? He’s apparently visiting Alabama… I think we would have heard something about him or anyone else setting up a visit by now, or in the next few days… if Self thinks there is a need for a shooting 4, then Self will get someone. If not, then we’re all set. This has been arguably the wildest offseason I’ve ever seen. 8 effing transfers leaving KU- yikes
The crazy thing is I think we likely only end up truly missing one of the bigs out of this whole group. I’d lean towards that being Zuby, honestly as I think he will end up a 16ppg guy eventually. I get it though, Self was able to land a star in the portal.
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
@Bosthawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
Wonder if Nelson will plan to visit soon? He’s apparently visiting Alabama… I think we would have heard something about him or anyone else setting up a visit by now, or in the next few days… if Self thinks there is a need for a shooting 4, then Self will get someone. If not, then we’re all set. This has been arguably the wildest offseason I’ve ever seen. 8 effing transfers leaving KU- yikes
The crazy thing is I think we likely only end up truly missing one of the bigs out of this whole group. I’d lean towards that being Zuby, honestly as I think he will end up a 16ppg guy eventually. I get it though, Self was able to land a star in the portal.
I said before Zuby and Udeh left that I felt Zuby has the higher ceiling long term over Udeh. I think both have a similar ceiling in offense, but I believe Zuby is the better overall defender. Zuby was a significantly better rebounder and actually was a better shot blocker than Udeh.
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@BShark Zuby would have really thrived as a 4 year guy under Self.
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I’m so happy for Udeh -couldn’t be better
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Kentucky is a sewage dump right now , people going insane. – Oscar Gone , Livingston gone , Reeves is gone .- -Oh they will be decent, they still have quality players but Kentucky base feels it’s the end of the world
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It’s pretty inexplicable that calipari didn’t get a single transfer. Out of those three players, Reeves seemed like the only one with a solid shot of coming back.
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So - is the consensus here that we are now done adding players despite having one more scholarship ???
Just curious
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Seth Davis has us as a prohibitive favorite for number 1 now that Kev has come back.
https://theathletic.com/4571190/2023/06/01/college-basketball-rankings-kansas-purdue-kentucky/
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Makes sense. Kev should be first team all conference this season. This was bigger then any transfer we got
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I really don’t think we should be the heavy favorite we are. I just don’t know that we have enough scoring from the perimeter. I think Jackson or Morris could be total studs. So I’m not saying that it is impossible. I just don’t like putting those expectations on either of them.
We need Kev and KJ to really take a step forward this season.
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Just to curb the enthusiasm a bit, I wonder where UConn was on the 2022-23 preseason ranking?
Oh yeah. Not even on the list. San Diego State was #23.
https://theathletic.com/3680987/2022/10/17/college-basketball-top-25-unc-zags-kentucky/
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GRAPEVINE HEARINGS from a former CBB coach.
Oscar was working out here and Calipari showed up to make him an offer to return: https://www.thecarolinafactory.com/
Oscar was offered FOUR MILLION DOLLARS by Calipari and he turned it down.
Seeming like a lot of kids are now determining that Calipari isn’t even worth the money.
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@BShark If true Oscar should have taken the money. His pro career doesn’t appear that promising. 75th rated prospect. Europe doesn’t pay that well.
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
GRAPEVINE HEARINGS from a former CBB coach.
Oscar was working out here and Calipari showed up to make him an offer to return: https://www.thecarolinafactory.com/
Oscar was offered FOUR MILLION DOLLARS by Calipari and he turned it down.
The link is to an advertisement.
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Smoke on Chris Johnson not going to KU…
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The portal thread is BACK
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Here we go again!
Why does it say “professional athlete” in his Twitter profile? that normal for kids these days?
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@BeddieKU23 said in Transfer Rumblings:
Smoke on Chris Johnson not going to KU…
Dam what - -that would leave us with three Scholis?
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
The portal thread is BACK
LETS GOOOOOOOOO
So seriously he was just going to sit on the bench for a year and transfer out anyway.
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@FarmerJayhawk So if Chris leaves now we are back in on what another guard?
Should have never stopped recruiting Nelson…….
Bama and Oats might get Nelson and Kaluma which would be salty
***edit - seeing Nelson’s final 4 as the third ranked transfer is stupid. We clearly had an in and there was mutual interest but Bill didn’t wanna hurt any one’s feelings. Just dumb
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Checks out https://twitter.com/andrew__slater/status/1665072849227218945?s=46&t=c0LiaNrxev6XfT7LIH8dAQ
@kuballin10 I wonder if we try to get back in for Zyon Pullin
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
Checks out https://twitter.com/andrew__slater/status/1665072849227218945?s=46&t=c0LiaNrxev6XfT7LIH8dAQ
@kuballin10 I wonder if we try to get back in for Zyon Pullin
That’s when the chatter first really started. Slater plugged in as always.
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We need another body or two. I’m weary of only having 10 scholarship guys. As far as Chris it doesn’t bother me. Only guys in the recruiting class you had to keep was Marcus and Elmarko…,
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crazy , crazy off season
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Johnson leaving is a blessing
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Johnson has asked to be released. Now let’s get a dude
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I’d even take another freshman that understands if you can only score 7 ppg in high school that you may need to ride the bench for a year or two
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Why is it a blessing that he’s leaving? Love to know more about him
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@Bosthawk he just really isn’t very good. Cannot shoot. Also some stuff with his attitude. Not that dominating prep ball is a requirement to be good at the D1 level, but he sucked at prep school this year.
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@Kcmatt7 said in Transfer Rumblings:
Also some stuff with his attitude.
This is kinda like saying Bill Self is somewhat of a good basketball coach.
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What an odd commitment from the start. If he really had a crap attitude from the get go, why did Self recruit him? Odd. From his scouting report: Overall, he is confident, physical, and plays with an edge, that can be either a competitive advantage or disadvantage depending on how it is impacting him.
