Transfer Rumblings
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I’ll just dump this whole shebang out there re: the 4 spot. Ingram was flat down our board a ways. I probably like him better than the staff but hey, hoops opinions are like arseholes it that we all them. There were things with other dudes that have fallen through (so far). None of which I feel comfortable sharing because some enterprising jackwad (likely dressed head to toe in purple) could go to the NCAA and claim tampering. Anyways, the lack of KU caliber 4s in the portal has the staff on the hunt. I’m not going to say scrambling or anything like that because my dudes it’s April 5 and the portal doesn’t close for another 5 weeks and the draft deadline is like 3 months out. So they’ve been hard at work hunting DUDES. Hence Ingram back on the board as a possibility. The shine has worn off Cal for guys in the program (see their transfers page, and Oscar passing up 7 figures to play pickup ball in some backwater) so there’s opportunity to be had if certain things go right. We have PT, an appealing NIL program, and the undisputed king of college hoops at the helm. They aren’t hurting for guys interested. It’s working to find the best 3-4 we can because last year’s talent was unacceptable and Billy Eugene Self is over that shit. The king has returned.
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@FarmerJayhawk haha win it all with bad shooters and I will have no leg to stand on
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@FarmerJayhawk good staff views Ingram like I do
Hmmm massoud to KU but can’t because what they’d claim?
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@kuballin10 Massoud sucks he wasn’t good enough for new era KSU lol
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@BShark lol dude was big in tourney
My question is why purple would claim tampering if it wasn’t one of their players
Nowell….Johnson?
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If you get busted for tampering you can no longer recruit the player and he can’t go to your school
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@kuballin10 You have to look beyond the scope of the tournament. He had his best game ALL YEAR against MSU. It’s an outlier. Tang made some very candid public comments about the situation that basically he doesn’t think Massoud as a starter gets them to where they want to be and he wants to start in his last season hence the transfer.
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@FarmerJayhawk yeah so we we’re interested in someone over there
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@BShark yeah I’ve followed it he wouldn’t start at ksu and he wants to start
I get scope is more than 1 game sample size
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@kuballin10 we are unequivocally not interested in anyone playing for KSU
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@FarmerJayhawk i read head to toe purple and assumed that’s what you meant
Them claiming tampering on some player from ole miss or md wouldn’t hold one ounce of water
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@kuballin10 given the NCAA wants our scalp it’s the last thing I’d put past them. There’s literally no upside to dropping those names except message board fodder.
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Give me Brandon Murray, from The Athletic, “Now, Murray is more of a reclamation project for a team that can slot him into the role that worked best for him at LSU: an off-ball wing who can shoot from distance, attack when advantages present themselves, and defend.”
Or Bamba, "Bamba blossomed in 2023. He averaged 15.2 points per game operating mostly as a slasher that excels getting downhill toward the rim. His game is very uncomplicated in that way. If he can’t get to the rim, he’s comfortable shooting from 3, particularly off the catch. He made 43 percent of his catch-and-shoot 3s this season, per Synergy. Where he struggles is when he has to actually create his own jumper off the bounce. Washington State preaches 3s and layups, but even in the opportunities Bamba took from midrange, they weren’t all that successful. Basically, Bamba looks like a perfect fourth option on a legitimately good team, or a solid second option on an average team. "
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@FarmerJayhawk 2 dogggggs
I know we like Bamba a lot. Not sure if we contacted Murray.
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Let me play the what IF. the what if these were the one’s that turned out to be the one’s we landed how bad would it be? - or how good I’m just babbling tossing these out sooo What If :
Harrison Ingram DID land here - - -What IF Kevin Mc , goes through the NBA waters and then decided - that ya he wanted to come back with that NIl Deal - - What if Hunter did end up landing here ? - And then we get that Wing - -nice scoring wing. - -How would that be - -would that make ANY SENSE ? - --just asking and me throwing around some combinations
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As I understand it
Full court press: Hunter, Timberlake
High targets: Hart, Primo
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
As I understand it
Full court press: Hunter, Timberlake
High targets: Hart, Primo
that would be a nice group huh - especially IF he hit 1000 with them all. - -Did I hear right Timberlake at KU right now today ? - -I think Hunter is either to have a zoom or visit right ?- - Spears supose to visit next weekend right ? - - don’t know much about Hart
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@jayballer67 Timberlake visit starts Friday. Commit watch on that one.
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
@jayballer67 Timberlake visit starts Friday. Commit watch on that one.
fingers crossed
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@BShark when the heck is Cuffe gonna make a decision?
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@kuballin10 early May is the deadline to enter the portal. By all accounts he doesn’t want to leave and you can’t make him soooooo we’ll see what happens
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@kuballin10 early May is the deadline to enter the portal. By all accounts he doesn’t want to leave and you can’t make him soooooo we’ll see what happens
Self was hilarious about him in the presser today. It’s very clear what he WANTS to happen.
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@BShark for sure. And tbh I’m on Cuffe’s side here. He and KUAD signed a 4 year deal in effect. He’d be losing the very nice KU housing, NIL money, and apparently he has a gf at KU too. He’s upholding his end of the deal.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@kuballin10 early May is the deadline to enter the portal. By all accounts he doesn’t want to leave and you can’t make him soooooo we’ll see what happens
Cuffe to SFA seems like it could be a good fit for all involved. SFA’s coach Kyle Keller is a former Self assistant and wouldn’t ve the first KU player to transfer to SFA. And that player was also a PG who just so happens to have entered the portal again leaving SFA with a hole at PG. I imagine that’s something Self is trying to make work and that’s a move that makes sense for all parties involved.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Yeah we even had a walk-on end up there before.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 So…maybe some KU NIL provider decides to boost the recruiting efforts of their new-found obsession, SFA?
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark for sure. And tbh I’m on Cuffe’s side here. He and KUAD signed a 4 year deal in effect. He’d be losing the very nice KU housing, NIL money, and apparently he has a gf at KU too. He’s upholding his end of the deal.
Just put him on a “Bill Self” scholarship and have him be a regular student then.
If he isn’t going to play but wants to stay absolve him of the basketball duties.
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@Kcmatt7 Wish they could do that……frustrating really
If we only can land 3 portal guys I’m out on Timberlake as we need three starters not a shooter off the bench
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It’s unfortunate that part of this is because we lost that scholarship. I don’t think anyone would care about Cuffe using the 13th scholarship
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@Kcmatt7 agreed but so be it let that third party finally make a decision so we can move on
Self said we need a 20 and 10 big - Hunter
2 big wings who can shoot - not sure who they are yet
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark for sure. And tbh I’m on Cuffe’s side here. He and KUAD signed a 4 year deal in effect. He’d be losing the very nice KU housing, NIL money, and apparently he has a gf at KU too. He’s upholding his end of the deal.
If Cuffe had suffered some catastrophic injury I’d be upset if KU pulled the scholarship. As is he’s not holding up his end of the contract if he can’t help the team. With lack of player loyalty in this era of free agency I don’t know why the university should be expected to honor scholarships beyond one year. - that being said, I hate the current environment, I love watching players develop over a four year career. If things don’t stabilize KU basketball will be harder to enjoy with the Kentucky like yearly turnover - yuck.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark for sure. And tbh I’m on Cuffe’s side here. He and KUAD signed a 4 year deal in effect. He’d be losing the very nice KU housing, NIL money, and apparently he has a gf at KU too. He’s upholding his end of the deal.
Is Kyle even or have any NIL deals?
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@jayballer67 He has pulled over 6 figures both years.
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@BShark good livin for a college kid with pretty much everything paid for to begin with (housing/food ect)
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@kuballin10 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@Kcmatt7 Wish they could do that……frustrating really
If we only can land 3 portal guys I’m out on Timberlake as we need three starters not a shooter off the bench
Commit watch for Timberlake. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if he pops on the visit.
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@BShark Nice hopefully good bench piece. He doesn’t exactly fulfill the big wings who can shoot piece.
If Cuffe doesn’t transfer and we only got 3 spots and we give one to Timberlake that really limits the 2 left we need.
Think Bill’s perfect world is: Cuffe transfers so 4 spots Timerblake this weekend Hunter soon Maybe 1 more wing 1 spot left for nba draft withdraws
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@kuballin10 said in Transfer Rumblings:
@BShark Nice hopefully good bench piece. He doesn’t exactly fulfill the big wings who can shoot piece.
If Cuffe doesn’t transfer and we only got 3 spots and we give one to Timberlake that really limits the 2 left we need.
Think Bill’s perfect world is: Cuffe transfers so 4 spots Timerblake this weekend Hunter soon Maybe 1 more wing 1 spot left for nba draft withdraws
Agree in an ideal world you get him, a big, a wing and then one more real guy whether it be a CG or wing. I don’t think they will risk Timberlake getting away.
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Fully Support Timberlake being a take. Fills a big need.
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The Cuffe situation is so awkward man.
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Timberlake is going to visit UCONN next weekend. Need to make our move this weekend.
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@Woodrow said in Transfer Rumblings:
Timberlake is going to visit UCONN next weekend. Need to make our move this weekend.
Yeppp just saw this.
https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1644015503889907712?t=04MPdrOErb97CHo2-qHq-g&s=19
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dang
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The press conference has me thinking there is a real chance Kevin returns.
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@BeddieKU23 I didn’t think we were serious on him. But I finally watched some tape and it ain’t bad… Then you add in that he’s shooting comfortably over .400 on his last 413 attempts and I’m good with the add.
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@RockkChalkk said in Transfer Rumblings:
The press conference has me thinking there is a real chance Kevin returns.
I got the opposite out of it, but there is a chance.
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Reading off Uk boards. Dickinson had his zoom with Cal yesterday - had a zoom with Arkansas Tuesday. - -A poster put on their board an Article from a reporter of the Spun. by the name of Matt Audilit he said :
That Hunter had name the 4 frontrunners for him and they were G’Town - -Maryland - - Villanova – & Kansas .He reported that even though Hunter had zoom calls with Kentucky - - & Arkansas that those two Schools were less likely for his landing destination. - -AHH CAL so it isn’t so. lol
Also read that it sounds like pretty good Cahce goes back to Kentuky now anyways. If that turns out to be the case then for sure that would pretty much take care of Kentucky.
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@jayballer67 said in Transfer Rumblings:
That Hunter had name the 4 frontrunners for him and they were G’Town - -Maryland - - Villanova – & Kansas .He reported that even though Hunter had zoom calls with Kentucky - - & Arkansas that those two Schools were less likely for his landing destination. - -AHH CAL so it isn’t so. lol
I have been saying this.
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@Kcmatt7 he clearly wants to play basketball or he’d medically retire.
@dylans he’s had two knee surgeries since he got here. He’s done everything asked of him.
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@BShark said in Transfer Rumblings:
@jayballer67 said in Transfer Rumblings:
That Hunter had name the 4 frontrunners for him and they were G’Town - -Maryland - - Villanova – & Kansas .He reported that even though Hunter had zoom calls with Kentucky - - & Arkansas that those two Schools were less likely for his landing destination. - -AHH CAL so it isn’t so. lol
I have been saying this.
didn’t realize you had mentioned G’Town sorry, at any rate interesting three out of the four East Coast- - makes me wonder if he isn’t more likely to end up on the Coast
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@FarmerJayhawk Maybe everything he’s capable of, but he was asked to play. Scholarships are now paid jobs. Underperform for any reason and you get shown the door. Unfortunate consequence of NIL $ at the big boy table. Can’t handle them with kid gloves if they want treated like adults.
