The portal.
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@drgnslayr You also don’t need a bunch of 40% outside shooters to be successful. Most of the players for next season project as mid 30% which is still good enough that opponents will have to respect and defend that. Florida was 35.5% last season (KU was 35.4%) which was 86th nationally, which was good, but not elite. I know you compared next season’s roster to St. John’s, but this team as constructed will be better at driving the ball and being able to score. Michigan St. made the Elite 8 shooting 31.1% from 3 which was 317th.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The portal.:
@drgnslayr You also don’t need a bunch of 40% outside shooters to be successful. Most of the players for next season project as mid 30% which is still good enough that opponents will have to respect and defend that. Florida was 35.5% last season (KU was 35.4%) which was 86th nationally, which was good, but not elite. I know you compared next season’s roster to St. John’s, but this team as constructed will be better at driving the ball and being able to score. Michigan St. made the Elite 8 shooting 31.1% from 3 which was 317th.
There is a gap in attempts between KU and Florida, but that’s just a Bill Self thing.
The last KU title team the major rotation players from three were: 40%, 38%, 26%, 38%, 32%. Not including JCL or Yesufu. Neither big shot threes (1-4 COMBINED). 36% as a team on less attempts than last season.
KU, imo will be good enough from three next year. There are many other areas they need to improve. I’m not worried about three point shooting generally as long as the last impact addition (ideally Williams) is a solid shooter.
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The absence, rather than the addition of players, will mean that next year’s team will be able to play with a faster tempo. I think that will make a big difference.
As far as I can tell, all additions (so far) will not impede the tempo.
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No more walk-ons? Did our coaches age out of having more kids?
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@mayjay said in The portal.:
No more walk-ons? Did our coaches age out of having more kids?
HA.
Casualty of recent changes. Everyone will be on scholarship now.
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Don’t really know where to put this, but Duke C Khamen Maluach has officially entered the NBA Draft. Not newsworthy itself because he’s a projected top 10 pick. Unfortunately he may not be drafted as he is here on a student visa from South Sudan which were recently canceled. Since his visa has been canceled, that means he can’t legally play basketball in the United States. He could play 41 games if he was with the Raptors (home games only) or play in Europe. ICE is currently trying to locate him to deport him, but Duke is doing what they can to hide and protect him.
Regardless of personal feelings towards Duke, this is a beyond f-ed up situation where Maluach may miss out on making generational wealth because of a situation far beyond his control.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 to quote a senior administration official, “The cruelty is the point”
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I thought the Gestapo admirers reversed the visa cancellations of international students, and were now concentrating on deporting US-citizen children of adults getting shanghaied???
Does anyone know what the hell is really going on?
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in The portal.:
Don’t really know where to put this, but Duke C Khamen Maluach has officially entered the NBA Draft. Not newsworthy itself because he’s a projected top 10 pick. Unfortunately he may not be drafted as he is here on a student visa from South Sudan which were recently canceled. Since his visa has been canceled, that means he can’t legally play basketball in the United States. He could play 41 games if he was with the Raptors (home games only) or play in Europe. ICE is currently trying to locate him to deport him, but Duke is doing what they can to hide and protect him.
Regardless of personal feelings towards Duke, this is a beyond f-ed up situation where Maluach may miss out on making generational wealth because of a situation far beyond his control.
Don’t forget sports aren’t political! Lol.
This is so gross and wrong. I do think it at least helps to have some of these more high profile cases shared over and over again just so people know what is really going on. Imagine all of the folks who don’t have the name recognition, the support of a rich private university, etc. It’s heartbreaking.
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Apparently I was misinformed. International students whose visas were revoked have not had their visas restored by the administration’s reversal. It has to do with the federal database of international students’ status, where the feds had terminated their F-1 student status en masse. Deleting their status made them eligible for deportation. It is the status that has been restored. DHS says no visas have been restored.
I admit I have no idea what I’m talking about, but it sounds like something that may only delay students from joining the ranks of deportees as a result of the database change–until ICE just gets around to rounding up all visa holders from particular countries. Anyone who understands the student database thing is free to correct me!
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
@Texas-Hawk-10 to quote a senior administration official, “The cruelty is the point”
I don’t think enough people understand this. Even all the FAFSA revamp stuff (started under trump but finished under biden) seemed to purposefully make things more difficult for those who would need the support the most.
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Icestapo is what I call it. “illegals” is the equivalent to Jews 75 years ago and the detention centers that the border czar is codeword for c0ncentration camps. This is a nightmare situation unfolding in our country and one small impact is on sports and the aforementioned outrage.
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@wissox said in The portal.:
Icestapo is what I call it. “illegals” is the equivalent to Jews 75 years ago and the detention centers that the border czar is codeword for c0ncentration camps. This is a nightmare situation unfolding in our country and one small impact is on sports and the aforementioned outrage.
Disgusting post and you should be ashamed for pushing this hogwash narrative. Its nowhere near the same and insulting to families or people impacted by WW2 and its events.
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@RockkChalkk The Holocaust didn’t start with a bunch of exterminations that suddenly surprised everybody. Hitler ran for Chancellor on a campaign to literally destroy the German democracy, and he did it. It took 58 days. Using executive orders and passing laws restricting the rights of Jews in Germany are precisely how Hitler began his agenda. Once you declare people aren’t as entitled to legal protections as others, you open the door to larger scale assaults on civil liberties on a large scale which Trump has expressly stated is his goal.
What is disgusing is how few people recognize the historical parallels…and how you attack someone who recognizes them. Martin Niemöller had something to say about that willful blindness. Please read some history.
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can we not go scorched earth? I know it’s stressful times, but can we avoid getting personal? ie its better to be disgusted by an idea than a person, its better to discredit an idea than shame a person who thinks it. Defensiveness is antithetical to change, so anyone who is committed to winning over hearts and minds should try to not force people of differing opinions to defend themselves, and thusly make it hard for people to separate themselves from the opinions they hold.
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Oh brother
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So KU has been linked with Desmond Claude. Claude is visiting Florida this week. I’m not a big fan.
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@wissox - move it to the Politics board.
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@Gorilla72 good with this.
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I’d just like to say for the record that I had a bad Hitler joke lined up. I resisted, or am resisting.
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@RockkChalkk Sorry/not sorry if I can. The topic was threaded into the discussion of someone being deported who’s here to play basketball. I see a lot of parallels. It’s not a hogwash narrative. Hyperbole has been used to make points a lot in writing. I was employing the same. Trumps policies are already leading to deaths and so I’ll speak up, even on a great basketball blog.
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@wissox Every leaders policies lead to deaths. That’s the burden of the position.
This type of conversion is what the political section is for (we can all fall into this rabbit hole if not careful). Politics are more interesting and impactful, but also far more polarizing. Since the 70s politicians have leaned into emotional rhetoric over factual speaking points and it’s a problem for advancing the nation. Basketball conversions generally have more factual basis.
I block anyone that can’t stick to basketball on this thread because it’s supposed to be a release from that bs that’s actually impactful to our lives. Don’t care about the pope or president, here they’re just bit players.
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@rockchalkjayhawk resistance is futile
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Yeah, guys, lets move it over to political if we want to continue, please
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Coward to Duke. Would have been fine going after and getting him in lieu of waiting on Williams…
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If we get Williams though it was worth the wait!
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Surprised Bama didn’t get him but I guess Duke’s NIL won out
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Coward to Duke…what was he scared of?
Coward to Duke, just like the rest of ‘em.
Coward to Duke - I just buried my head in the sand and picked a school.
Coward to Duke - No way could I go to KU, I’d be a chicken hawk!
Coward to Duke. Which one?
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Surprised Bama didn’t get him but I guess Duke’s NIL won out
I wonder if Coward has graduated because Duke has a lot of trouble getting non-grad transfers in (has cost them several portal guys).
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@wissox said in The portal.:
@RockkChalkk Sorry/not sorry if I can. The topic was threaded into the discussion of someone being deported who’s here to play basketball. I see a lot of parallels. It’s not a hogwash narrative. Hyperbole has been used to make points a lot in writing. I was employing the same. Trumps policies are already leading to deaths and so I’ll speak up, even on a great basketball blog.
It’s almost like the concept of sports and politics cannot actually be separated. Hmm…
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I think @dylans has a fair point that we need separation / compartmentalization of concepts.
It is a noble goal to find common ground, compassion and consensus with and for people with different beliefs than yourself. If all concepts bleed together that goal can become increasingly hard.
We need to fight back against the winner-take-all globalizing singularity of all entities (including ideas) and be able to appreciate things like moderation, diversity, balance, satisfaction.
Lets not lose our taste for these beautiful concepts!
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Also, the above is not intended to be political, just a rebuttal to the idea that sports cannot (should not?) be separated from politics. There is value in keeping things in their lanes.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
I think @dylans has a fair point that we need separation / compartmentalization of concepts.
It is a noble goal to find common ground, compassion and consensus with and for people with different beliefs than yourself. If all concepts bleed together that goal can become increasingly hard.
We need to fight back against the winner-take-all globalizing singularity of all ideas and be able to appreciate things like moderation, diversity, balance, satisfaction.
Lets not lose our taste for these beautiful concepts!
YOU SAID THE D WORD! J/K Sorry, @approxinfinity While I disagree with you, I do respect and appreciate you and all you do to keep this little community together.
So… Is KU going to have a full team next year? Seems like maybe we should have taken on more players previously and just eaten all of those penalties this year!
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@dylans It"s all about the money anymore.-- I’d almost be willing to bet even with all the money BYU has thrown around this year— They ARE NOT winning the NCAA title this year with AJ and all the others , we’ve seen it before , to many I need the ball in my hands so I can show NBA Scouts-- -to many black holes you Watch, have a really good year-- -I’m just saying right here - -right now they are not winning the Title.
Then what good has all that unlimited money done ?— ABSOLUTELY ZERO?/ NADA / ZELCH / NOTHING- -book it buddy , and s long as they are are getting all the money - they could give a Rat’s Ass about winning the title OR the School , it’s about the payday
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@benshawks08 STII FOUR Scholi’s available according to Locked on Jay Hawks- - -Daily podcast
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Can’t remember his first name-- -but last name of Bynum I believe where there has been conversation, not real sure how serious KU is/was but he for sure for me would be ummmm NOPE been dismissed for the Season from the last two Schools he played for- -don’t need that Cancer for sure
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A unexpected/Surprise Player has entered the Portal and Bill is being linked to him according to Athlon Sports & Joe Tipton from on 3.
Desmond Claude a junior from USC has entered and I guess were in on him pretty hard. A 6’6 guard Avg 15.6 ppg – - 4.2 assists per -& 3.5 rpg .–Word is out really good player.
Has a visit scheduled Thursday with Florida ,Schools involved are Florida- -North Carolina- --Virginia— & KU
Even though Claude has the visit Scheduled according to sources and Joe Tipton from On Three-- -Kansas remains very much in the mix.— - Yep I’d take him in a New York Minute-- fingers crossed
