The portal.
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@BShark you have much more knowledge on them, I’ll take your word for it. Another thought is we got some of the best rated guys in the portal with Storr and Hunter. That obviously didn’t work, we need good ball players with high character
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@kjayhawks said in The portal.:
@BShark you have much more knowledge on them, I’ll take your word for it. Another thought is we got some of the best rated guys in the portal with Storr and Hunter. That obviously didn’t work, we need good ball players with high character
Fit above stats/ranking.
Walter Clayton was like the 90th ranked guy in the portal class two years ago
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@dylans If Flory’s guardian is seeking more money, how is that accomplished if there’s no real threat of Flory leaving Kansas? College sports is a cutthroat industry, even before is was legal to pay players, especially when it comes to recruits/players from Africa because of their guardians. In a lot of cases, including Flory’s, kids from Africa have guardians living here in the States looking to make as much money as possible to exploit these kids that don’t actually care about what’s best for the kid, just about how he money they can make off of that kid (see Cheick Diallo and Silvio DeSousa).
I would just about guarantee if the decision was solely Flory’s, he would choose either Kansas or Indiana and Auburn wouldn’t be in the picture right now like they currently are.
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Of course stuff can be handled differently. I think Self would probably like that kind of stuff to stay out of the public eye as well but here we are. Could all be the handler or a combo. We’ve seen handlers screw over KU kids in the past.
Until there is some kind of correction or path forward where some of this madness can be reigned in I’m just going to stay numb to it. Everyone is a Sr and on their way out until things change
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Looks like something should be announced soon
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Yeah I really don’t see demonizing Flory here as a reasonable outcome.
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Who are our bigs going to be next season?
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Reed Bailey to Indiana is official now.
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A lot of smoke out there that Flory will be returning and possibly announced today, we’ll see.
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The ceiling is the Flory.
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https://x.com/FansOfKU/status/1908954491958722889
Is this true? I can never tell
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Seeing it in lots of places, looks like Flory is back!
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I think it’s good he is returning, lock him in the weight room and gym over the summer
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I keep hearing about Nigel Pack to Kansas haha that could be funny
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@kjayhawks said in The portal.:
I keep hearing about Nigel Peck to Kansas haha that could be funny
It’s on the table. Him and Kyan Evans are options for another handler/shooter.
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@BeddieKU23 His return will undoubtedly add another dimension to the team’s versatility as well as its defensive and rebounding strength. That’s a big IF, right?
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Rim protection, rebounding. Big offseason for him in the weight room and individual skill on offense. I think he can be a double double guy
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@wissox Damn! I doubted myself reading @BeddieKU23 post. Flory is returning! This is the best news for Jayhawk Nation!
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Remaining needs and who I think we get. Big: Dunter Hickinson Wing: JA Tsorr Guard: Harris DeJean
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@BShark said in The portal.:
@kjayhawks said in The portal.:
I keep hearing about Nigel Peck to Kansas haha that could be funny
It’s on the table. Him and Kyan Evans are options for another handler/shooter.
Big issue with Pack is the same as Dawson and that’s health. Both a pretty injury prone players.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
Remaining needs and who I think we get. Big: Dunter Hickinson Wing: JA Tsorr Guard: Harris DeJean
You left off AJ Kadams
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Anybody hear where our transfers are going? Kinda wondered what their worth is since Coach turned down some offers of theirs to stay for more
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in The portal.:
Anybody hear where our transfers are going? Kinda wondered what their worth is since Coach turned down some offers of theirs to stay for more
Haven’t asked on some in awhile but last I heard
Diggy - Maryland
Rylan - Bama/Texas Tech
Kease - Miami/Bama/Auburn
Storr - Washington/SMU
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Are we still in contact with Rodney rice? I watched every Maryland game this year- he was a scoring stud.
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@BShark I like Kease, to develop. May be 2 or 3 yrs.
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https://x.com/draftexpress/status/1909005849265389926?s=46
Darrion Williams portal
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The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
My new top choice personally
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Agree let’s do it
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Agree let’s do it
He’s tough as nails. Helluva two way player (our portal theme so far).
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Absolutely, he’s a stud and would make us a lot better
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@BShark we have an opening? Cash?
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in The portal.:
@BShark we have an opening? Cash?
We have another wing starting spot available for sure.
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Can’t see him in the big 12 against TT. Everyone else does it though. Texas schools.
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We’re gonna see a lot of former KU (brief) commit Riley Kugel next year. He’s moving to UCF.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
My new top choice personally
He or RJ???
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@kuballin10 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
The perfect wing. He and Tre at the 3/4 would straight up bully everyone
My new top choice personally
He or RJ???
I prefer Williams but it sounds like he will be asking for DP type money. Which I get, but just about any school can only afford that for one guy.
I think both are good players that would do well here. I have a few concerns with Luis but I’d happily have him as the last piece of the starting puzzle.
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Hopefully we are able to find a big-time wing player. We have the capital, we have the need, our system is meant for wings to flourish. Need that 2nd dude that can take pressure off Peterson.
That 2nd big behind Flory is ideally someone like a Javier Francis or Federiko x 2 from Texas Tech. Those two guys I’ve been jealous of how well they fill their role all season.
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Clearly looks like we have 3 immediate needs… A 4th is needed depending on who you get at the wing.
A starting Wing-
Best available/best fit. Need to hit this one the most.
I know Williams and Luis are at the top of the Wishlist currently. Luis we’ve been linked with but he’s also doing the draft. Williams just entered and might be too expensive or might have a plan already. Perhaps Lejuan Watts? Otherwise, we might have to wait for additional entries because I don’t see a clear target there.
High-End Rotation or starting guard-
We’ve been recruiting Nigel Pack, Kyan Evans and Rodney Rice so far. Any of the trio would help. There are a few other prospects I like in the portal but best to stick with what KU has been linked with. Seems we are clearly hunting a ball handler with playmaking ability.
Backup 5-
Can’t just be a body that gets you 5 fouls. You need a dependable body. Ideally, a rebounding, rim protecting, lob threat.
4th need- backup 4 man.
Unless Tiller is taking that role with his injury concerns your starting wing will have to be interchangeable, or you need another option. We didn’t have another 4 man this year and we all saw the struggles there without Adams.
If you can find the capital to squeeze in 3/4 needs this could be a fun roster.
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Now that JUCO players have 4 years of eligibility, should we consider looking into JUCO transfers more often?
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
Now that JUCO players have 4 years of eligibility, should we consider looking into JUCO transfers more often?
Could be an option but perhaps it’s best to look at Juco guys that have proven themselves moving up first. Coit is an example of that.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
We’ve been recruiting Nigel Pack, Kyan Evans and Rodney Rice so far. Any of the trio would help. There are a few other prospects I like in the portal but best to stick with what KU has been linked with. Seems we are clearly hunting a ball handler with playmaking ability.
Does anyone know how Elmarko has been looking lately since he was supposed to be close to fully recovered by end of March? Not that I think we should stop at 2 options for ball handling, but it would make me less nervous about getting a starter level player at this position if he is back with a full offseason for improvement.
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Swain reporting:
Starting Wing- KU will be patient here. RJ Luis and Darion Williams are potential targets until they are not currently.
Kyan Evans had a zoom call with KU, there is interest. His coach went to Minnesota but possibly playing closer to home could be in play (he’s a KC native). Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota also involved.
Nigel Pack is another with confirmed interest but sounds like KU isn’t pushing here at the moment.
As for bigs- Shawn Phillips from Arizona St for the backup big spot.
Also a new name Utah’s Ezra Ausar
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K-St’s Brandon Hausen in the portal. Really good shooter. Poor kitties
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@BeddieKU23 This really surprises me my friend , I did not expect that. Seems like I ever seen him shooting a three – he made it
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@BeddieKU23 My personal choice for two of those from the position you listed would be RJ Lewis at the wing, just kind of a personal favorite of mine, no special reason just always kind of liked his play Yet on the other hand Williams would be sweet too lol. I’ll stick with Lewis.- - -Then I kinda like Rice think we would be a nice addition
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@msanchez said in The portal.:
I’d much rather watch a team full of solid, versatile, gritty, physical & athletic players who can all handle the ball and score — not just stand around while the system runs through a couple of ‘go-to’ guys.
This is my opinion exactly. We have to have players that can easily create for themselves.
Look at last season… we only had two players capable of creating their own shots… Hunter and Zeke. And Zeke was undersized, so often had to back out on his shot.
KJ drove me nuts. For a while in the season before this one he was comfortable hitting that baby 12-footer in the paint. This past year, he missed a few then lost all confidence. Teams were giving it to him and he wouldn’t take it most of the time.
Griffen was a catch and shoot. He wasn’t open enough or we’d pass it to him at his knees and then he’d take a shot with no flow.
AJ… I’m not sure what his strength was. His long ball shooting form was odd, but he could hit an open shot sometimes. Then he was asked to drive and it looked awkward. Down the stretch I give him credit for trying.
Juan… only created when he was forced to. That’s not the attitude you need from your PG.
We shot so few FTs. But this group of guys were never able to accel at playing beyond their comfort zones.
I’m convinced we need better coaching. I’m not talking about Self… just his cling-ons.
The ONLY reason why Houston is in the finals is because of their offensive rebounding. Sampson explained how he put a lid on the goal and made these guys fight it out in every practice. Why aren’t we doing that? What else is he doing to get his lower-ranked players to step up?
It does start with recruiting. I’m so sick of having anemic teams incapable of playing physical. Recruit some bruisers… But then, they need to be coached up in how to use their brawn.
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@drgnslayr Agree with most, but respectfully would argue that offensive rebounding is not the ONLY reason Houston lost just one game in conference and is now playing for the title - best defense in the nation and 3 starters who shoot better than 40% from the arc certainly had something to do with their accomplishments…
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No doubt they are well rounded. But look at that Duke game. They had 18 ORs on the tallest team in the nation! And for the game they had 11 total rebs more than Duke.
I bet if they can create 18 ORs on Florida tonight they will take home the trophy!
