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HuskyHawk said:
That model wasn't working but most of the KU roster is transferring out or has no eligibility. The one really good player, Bidunga, is in the portal. So how do you rebuild the culture?

They lost Udeh and Zuby by chasing Hunter and now lost Bidunga because he had to sit behind Hunter. Even though he'd start next year he wanted to start last year. The few hits they have had have been local kids. Mayo is from Lawrence and played with pride. Should have recruited him out of HS. Christian Braun, local kid. We didn't lose Clingan after he was a bench player, why? Local kid.

Smart coaches are going to start prioritizing kids who really want to be at the school. Whether transfers with more than a year left or HS kids.
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The blend of how you do it is likely a work in progress for all coaches, Self has specifically been slow to the punch in understanding how to create a balanced and motivated roster in the portal.

Hurley definitely gets the big picture but got a little too wrapped up over indexing on a specific archetype in the afterglow of B2B. Silas is already a sign he’s making those adjustments.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Nobody talks about the downside of the transfer portal where you miss on a transfer and then you have to play/invest in this low ceiling product while not developing and possibly missing out altogether on the much higher ceiling recruit.

Kansas spent all that money on Hunter just to wreck their program. Could’ve developed the HS player on a rookie deal for the same impact.
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But that PG (Darryn Peterson) they have next year is a beast - he dominated at the McDonald's AAmerican game. 6'5" guard. Kansas will be alright.
 
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TheHorde said:
Thank you. Wow that is a lot of spots.
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One less now.
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djct1999 said:


Why stop now?
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I absolutely want but can someone explain to me how this would work ? Assuming he wouldn’t be coming to be a bench piece. If that’s the case and he’s one of the 3/4, my question is who between Mullins and Stew starts ? Obviously there is no guarantees what has been promised but I feel like consensus here is that Mullins is an obvious starter but then I’d also think Stew had to have at least been given some sort of a promise of a starting role or starters minutes at least, no? This is all with the assumption that Reed is returning obviously.
 
Gurleyman said:
We won 2 national titles without developing any players. Lol. What is going on with this place?

I’m sorry you fell in love with Nowell and it didn’t work out. But you’ll fall in love again.
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If you are claiming that I am insinuating that there was no development going on the last 2 years you are wrong.
If you are claiming that there was zero development in winning 2 NDs you are wrong.

It's hard to decipher questionable grammaticism.

I am saying player development is essential in coaching. Thats why I stressed that point RuffRuff stated.
Many BYers are saying that the future is to take seasoned veterans via the portal vs developing players via recruitment of HS players. I don't agree with that at all.

Don't apologize how I feel about Nowell - he'll be more than just fine, believe me.
 
HuskyInfinity said:
I absolutely want but can someone explain to me how this would work ? Assuming he wouldn’t be coming to be a bench piece. If that’s the case and he’s one of the 3/4, my question is who between Mullins and Stew starts ? Obviously there is no guarantees what has been promised but I feel like consensus here is that Mullins is an obvious starter but then I’d also think Stew had to have at least been given some sort of a promise of a starting role or starters minutes at least, no? This is all with the assumption that Reed is returning obviously.
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My guess is Stew would start but also be the primary backup at the four getting 10ish minutes there, which would leave a lot of minutes for Mullins at the 2/3.
 
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HuskyInfinity said:
I absolutely want but can someone explain to me how this would work ? Assuming he wouldn’t be coming to be a bench piece. If that’s the case and he’s one of the 3/4, my question is who between Mullins and Stew starts ? Obviously there is no guarantees what has been promised but I feel like consensus here is that Mullins is an obvious starter but then I’d also think Stew had to have at least been given some sort of a promise of a starting role or starters minutes at least, no? This is all with the assumption that Reed is returning obviously.
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Why do you think that? I think Mullins is too small to play SF full time in the big east. I see Stewart starting and Mullins backing him and Ball. Let him develop and get stronger. He seems like a 2 year player. He can shine as a starter next year.
 
djct1999 said:


I know this kid well. His ceiling is very high and still has a ton of untouched potential. Would love to see our staff get involved.
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Sounds like too late unless we already did
 
I would like to see another playmaking/passing/scoring big guard in the fold, but maybe between the three freshman guards and Ross we have that covered. If Ross sees a path to playing time based on who we bring in thru the portal.
 
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Kolumbo said:
I think everyone is going to hate this portal circus. SJU, Wisconsin, Kansas...talk about a journeyman. 8 schools in 8 years. There are going to have to be some limits soon

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No thank you.
 
This would make sense if so many players are in the portal this year to grab one last big bag…

Hopefully the courts upholds this.
 

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WhereistheDove? said:
Yeah, the statement from Laranaga of all people deserved a huge eye roll. He had a long stretch of mediocrity and then used NIL and hired guns to really turn that program around the year before their F4 run.
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George Mason final 4 shows he was an excellent coach, pre-NIL.

He made elite 8 at Miami the year before NIL
 
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Umami Zen said:
Did you mean Bryce Lindsay-JMU? If yes- He would be an interesting addition to the guards if he isn't looking to start. Lindasy or Malachi Smith would be solid back ups to Silas as we develop the freshmen coming in.
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They're both definitely looking to start. Lindsay has Zoom calls with Texas and Oklahoma so seems like he's narrowing his list with no UConn. Smith visited Wake Forest but haven't heard anything after that
 
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