The portal.
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Whoa, Xavian Lee visiting this weekend as being reported by Tipton
Would be a good get - can hit from deep and is actually a ranked transfer. White just 73 on ESPN’s list; Lee is 25. No one else associated with us is in the top 100. How is that possible??? Does it make sense to ink both Lee and Council? That is lot of perimeter players, none with much size. We need at least one true rotation big. Would Brennan really fill that need?
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Really good player
But at some point dude you need some bigs and wings…
He’s gonna have a 14 scholarship roster with 9 guards at this point
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I dunno. We really have no true PG on the roster. I know DP will dominate the ball though.
And what, three total playable guards right now? DP, Elmarko and Jayden Dawson? Tre White more of a 3-4?
We still need a lot, IMO. Bigs and littles. Bring ‘em on!
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@DCHawker Plus 6 rebounds a game at 6’4" is awesome. Says a lot about his hustle.
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in The portal.:
I dunno. We really have no true PG on the roster. I know DP will dominate the ball though.
And what, three total playable guards right now? DP, Elmarko and Jayden Dawson? Tre White more of a 3-4?
We still need a lot, IMO. Bigs and littles. Bring ‘em on!
I’m rooting for the kid but we genuinely have no idea if Elmarko is playable at this point.
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@Jhawk69 That’s playing the Ivy. Not sure if he could match that in the B12? No question a good player. But, what position? Would he be the PG? DP is more of a 2, even though would probably have the highest usage. A small 3? We would really need a big 4.
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Of course his numbers dip a bit in the big 12 but I would still love him to commit. I would envision him and Peterson working together as combo guards.
I am not worried about us recruiting him. We still have many more roster spots that we will fill. We will get a smaller guard, a couple wings, and a couple bigs yet. We just have to be a little patient.
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I still think they take Council and Lee ends up at Florida. Just my opinion.
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Would love for him to commit, as well. And, agree, we need to fill other slots. Patience? How much? Most the top 100 ranked transfers have already committed. Several schools have 2-3 of them. Louisville has 3 of the top 30, Michigan 3 of the top 33, Kentucky 3 of the top 52, 4 of the top 72. Curious why we need to be more patient than others?
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Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
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@BShark Is a third-team MAAC guy a starter for us? Or, just a good bench piece?
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@BShark I like Council as much as or more than Lee but would be happy with either and thrilled if we somehow got both.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
An actual wing…
I can’t believe it…
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@TYOHawk We already signed two wings
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
@TYOHawk We already signed two wings
I’m being respectful and I’m rooting for the kid like all the Jayhawks….but I don’t expect Calderon to play like at all.
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@TYOHawk I think he WILL PLAY
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@TYOHawk I meant White and Dawson. But Calderon is another wing assuming he plays (knock on wood).
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Malique Ewin Florida St Forward averaged 14.2 ppg &–7.6 rpg is focusing on five Schools.— KU Arkansas , Auburn , Mississippi St- - & Virginia. Could be a solid piece. I know we need to find another solid Big , that’s for sure
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
Not getting my hopes up but he’s a major ceiling raiser if we do get in this
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@DCHawker Rather have Ewin then Brennan shot 60 % from the field averages right at Eight rebounds a game and 14.2 big man from Florida St
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Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
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@SlimShaddy54 Agree. Against MD in the tourney, Brennan had 8 RBs, but only 2 pts as GCU got blown out.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
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@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Haven’t got the name yet. Swain on it too…
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@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
PG Xaivian Lee from Princeton. 1st team all-Ivy League last year while averaging 16.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 5.5 apg, and 1.2 steals per game. 22.7 PER last season and 24.7 as a sophomore and over 36% assist rate last season. Like other targets, not a great shooter, but gets to the line and he is a playmaker. 4.4 FTA as a sophomore and 3.8 FTA last season. Having spent his first 3 years at Princeton, we also know he’s very smart and should pick up Self’s system pretty easily.
I really enjoy how good of a passer he is in his highlights. He can create some pretty crazy passing angles and find lanes that shouldn’t be there. Him and DP in a little two man game would be insane.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Haven’t got the name yet. Swain on it too…
Still no word on this other possible visitor ?
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Couldn’t ask for a better weekend for visitors. LFK is positively gorgeous today
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@FarmerJayhawk Love it.
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@Woodrow said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Haven’t got the name yet. Swain on it too…
Still no word on this other possible visitor ?
I would guess that Swain or Vern will be the first to get it.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in The portal.:
Couldn’t ask for a better weekend for visitors. LFK is positively gorgeous today
Elite vibes.
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@TYOHawk said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Talk of a second visitor this weekend as well…
Please be a big or a wing
Ask and ye shall receive.
Kansas a possible destination for Malique Ewin and Shawn Phillips Jr.
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Malique Ewin being a backup 5 seems to good to be true. I’m just hoping we get Phillips for some depth lol
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@Jhawk69 said in The portal.:
Malique Ewin is savage. Never seen a 7’-er’s moves like he does in college.
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A defense with him at the 5, Flory at the 4, White at the 3, Darryn at the 2, and Council at the 1 would be a wet dream for Bill Self
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Wow, yes please
This team could very much be the “not 2024-2025 Jayhawks”
Also, the url for that youtube video ends in KU. I will take that as a sign.
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The more I watch Ewin, the more I want him - this guy knows how to seal - what we miss from our bigs in the past decade. He can pass and has high bbiq. Def’ly worth 3mil. IMHO.
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@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
Brick laying defensive juggernaut team incoming?
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Dammm , hmmm Xavion entered the portal with a do not contact tag and yet he has visited St Johns , and now visiting us ( KU )-- - that sounds kind of like either St John or Ku-- but has visited these two and has a do not contact tag–whoever has the most money maybe ?
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@BShark https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pd1ZpRtnIO0?si=Mjr140oME5UX84P- This dude is a stud. Ewin + Watkins will be early Christmas in Lawrence.
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@Kcmatt7 said in The portal.:
@BShark said in The portal.:
Kansas is also recruiting Jamir Watkins, per source @TYOHawk @BeddieKU23
Brick laying defensive juggernaut team incoming?
This appears to be the vision.
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
Wow, yes please
This team could very much be the “not 2024-2025 Jayhawks”
Also, the url for that youtube video ends in KU. I will take that as a sign.
KU is actually out on Ewin and Phillips imo.
Arkansas is the heavy favorite for Ewin.
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@BShark sucks. Stupid Nike money.
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College basketball…
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I may be the only one rooting for us to only have like 3 bigs on the roster and just be forced to play 4 out from necessity.
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@approxinfinity Doesn’t really work that way in the portal per se.
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@BShark my assumption is that shoe co money is very much driving the bus, when it comes to sweetening deals, a bit above the table and a lot below.
I guess my question would be “whats stopping it from working like that?”
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@approxinfinity said in The portal.:
@BShark my assumption is that shoe co money is very much driving the bus, when it comes to sweetening deals, a bit above the table and a lot below.
I guess my question would be “whats stopping it from working like that?”
Just seems to not matter after highschool. For example Flory signed an under armor deal while coming back to an Adidas school. The main pursuer Auburn, will be a Nike school as of June.
So these kids will take shoe money and money from the schools. Pretty good gig right now.
ETA: Funniest thing might be Flagg signing with New Balance after Nike invested so much into him.
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@BShark lol thats fantastic about Flagg. I may just root for the kid in the pros.
Im sure New Balance stroked a pretty healthy check.
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Also just a gut feeling but I still think Council is a fair bit more likely than Lee.
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Ewin was good for FSU but their fans complained of effort with him which you won’t see in highlights but apparently was there in a lot of their losses. I wouldn’t read so much into it based on how negative the situation was there overall.
Look they had a coach who was on his way out after a great career there and it took them 2 yrs too long to make a change.
Watkins was fantastic his JR yr and while he scored more this yr his efficiency dropped due to the above and having to carry such a big role. I think he’s a very good Robin to someone’s Batman and that’s what I potentially like about him here but again no reason to care unless it heats up. Just a different perspective from a FSU football fan that ends up lurking on their basketball program at times.
