Naw, he doesn't have a bad feel. There were times where he would dish some really nice passes. He just played like a lost freshman down the stretch. I think he may end up being the typical Bill Self project that turns into a stud by his senior year.

Just my .02.

I’d think so.

Weak draft class means he’ll go higher than he should.

He isn’t eligible for NIL.

I don’t see any reason for him to come back, though I’d love it if he did.

Insiders think Furphy is 100% gone.

Elmarko has something you can't teach or learn.

He's really fast.

If he can just fix *waves arms* all THIS

I agree. EJ just didn't know how to play the game without the ball in his hands. I think he makes a big leap next year if he's given the minutes.

He’s an NBA athlete. No doubt about that.

If basketball doesn’t work, give him to Leipold to just run some 9 routes.

No Kugel.

Would’ve been a fine depth piece. No major loss though with the other signings.

I believe Coleman Hawkins is in the portal. With all the guards we have now, he might be a better fit.

6’10” PF who can shoot the 3. We haven’t been linked to him if he drops out of the draft, but we also didn’t really have room before.

I haven't been following Kugel at all, just saw something the other day that was basically Self saying "Not sure he's coming here." What was the deal with that?

If I were them, I’d try to get another backup big who rebounds. KJ remains basically incapable of grabbing defensive rebounds apparently.

which is absolutely insane, with that kind of athleticism he should be a way better rebounder. It just doesn't make sense

Some sort of academic issue. Doesn’t sound like it was a surprise.

At Kansas, we have a pretty high bar for our student athletes. We’d never prioritize success on the court over success in the classroom.

I’d say maybe playing next to Dickinson took away some boards, but he sucked when he was playing the 5 the year before too.

Short arms.

Coleman Hawkins would be a dream but if Im him Im chasing the NBA Draft and Id go to a team that will showcase me front and center.

Never was high on Kugel. Even said so after he was early tranfer commit. Was very disappointed at that point as he was penciled in as started until we got some real guys in Mayo and Storr.

Braun getting some good minutes in

I hope I’m wrong but Vinnie P is a rich man’s Kila Kaʻaihue. A good 4A player. Sorry BWillie your boy is average.

Batting 243 with 1.0 war. Time for pratto.

Mizzou fan posts in KU basketball repository thread. But it isn’t the plot twist you’d expect. :D

Don’t know what this has to do with KU but if he’s got a 1 WAR in mid-May that’s really good

Hearing there’s a real chance Jaxson Robinson will pull out of the draft and commit to KU.

I’d like that a lot better than Kugel.

Legit shooter with some size. Perfect rotational wing.

We could even model our rotation after the 22 championship team.

Mayo takes the Remy role. Harris is Harris. Dickinson for Big Dave.

Then Storr, Griffen, and Robinson play that sorta interchangeable 2-3-4 like we had with Braun, Agbaji, and Wilson.

KJ becomes the energy big again. Bidunga takes Lightfoot’s role.

Anything you get from the freshmen or Elmarko/McDowell is a bonus.

Can someone translate this? Anyone speak MUron?

Not a KU thing other than we lost to them in the tournament, but GODDAMN those Nova teams had some ****ing sick talent. Hart Divenchenzo, Bridges, Brunson, Arcidiacono. Those few years put a ****ton of talent in to the league. And apparently Brunson of all of them is like infallable? Jesus.

He is in the wrong thread talking baseball

Didnt we get a walk on from the state of Kansas this week?

We did! Class 5A player of the year.

And why the **** is he talking baseball in a KU hoops thread?

Because he has the KU hoops thread openly, intently reading as all murons do and posted in here on accident

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/AnnwaMSGJO">https://t.co/AnnwaMSGJO</a> <a href="https://t.co/CnVBEOq7MK">pic.twitter.com/CnVBEOq7MK</a></p>&mdash; Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) <a href="https://twitter.com/H_Dickinson24/status/1791150566866915731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

PG - Dajuan Harris
SG - Jaxson Robinson
SF - Rylan Griffen
PF - AJ Storr
C - Hunter Dickinson

PF - KJ Adams
SG - Zeke Mayo
C - Flory Bidunga
SG - Elmarko Jackson
SG - Jamari McDowell
PF - Zach Clemence


Good lord.

Basically a better, deeper version of the 2022 national championship team

Have we ever had a starting 5 where everyone could shoot the 3 like that?

Maybe Tharpe, Selden, Wiggins, Ellis, and Embiid?

None of them were “great” shooters though. Embiid also barely shot the 3 back then.

Jay Wright would love this.

KJ is gonna start

Probably but I hope not.

Would be nice to see him go from 33.5 mpg to 24.

One of these is not like the other

As the NCAA's withdrawal deadline approaches, teams have indicated Furphy has only worked out for spots in the lottery. His decision whether to return to Kansas will likely go down to the wire, depending on how the coming days go and whether he likes his options. Scouts have been intrigued by Furphy's mix of size, skill and smooth athleticism, particularly at his age and early stage of physical development.

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/sto...p-25-prospects

Furphy officially gone, to nobody's surprise.

I sure hope he turns into something.

While I really dislike the NBA I'll always watch if there are some Jayhawks playing.

I would like to have seen Furphy another year in a Jayhawk uniform, but the lack of NIL for international players put that in the very low likelihood category.

Best of luck to the young man.

The draft is just so so bad this year. He would’ve been dumb to come back.

I’ll always remember Sherron being a fringe first round pick after his sophomore and junior years, then going undrafted. A lot of Damon Stoudamire comps.

If you can be a first round pick (especially lottery), just go. The chance might not be there the next year.

The Blake Griffin’s who really elevate their stock (when they would’ve been first rounders anyway) are pretty rare.

Especially if you are blocked from receiving NIL cash which is just so dumb

My recollection was that Sherron ate himself out of being drafted :hmmm:

Probably had something to do with it. He wasn’t near as explosive his senior year.

Would’ve been wise to go after the Title or maybe his junior year.

Having too much tape or exposure really seems to hurt your draft stock, unless you’re an otherworldly talent.

If I was scraping change together to get a 5 piece nugget and two jr bacon cheesburgers at the Wendy's drive-thru on 6th and Iowa in 1997 and someone came up to my car and knocked on the window and said if you leave college right now I'll pay you 12 million dollars I'd still go through the drive thru and get my food. But then drive away


just saying Wendy's dollar menu for poor college kids is top tier

What's honestly frustrating about Furphy leaving, probably for the reasons you said, is that basically every other fringe guy returned to school for NIL I guess. You would have thought a weak draft would hurt most teams with fringe NBA guys but instead everyone returned and it will be a deep year for the top 10.

I'm a very casual NBA fan.

But, I sure wish there were more Jayhawks in the league to root for.

Obviously Embiid being the cream of the crop, and Gradey potentially balling out his sophomore year in the league.

Everyone else is just meh.

Here's hoping Furphy continues to develop and can be a solid role player in the league.

Sounds like someone is not watching Nuggets games and seeing the glory that is Braun

Definitely said casual in my original post.

Plus, I'm 39, you think my ass is up late to watch Nuggets games. LMAO

Should have watched him. When Anthony Edwards was demolishing the rest of the NBA, Braun threw the best defense anyone had seen on him.

Jaxson Robinson went to Kentucky. Crap.

Pretty strong source here, but good chance Elmarko injured his leg badly (torn ACL/achilles) in the kids camp scrimmage this afternoon. Game was immediately stopped and camp ended. Buddy had kids there who confirmed there was an injury and that camp stopped, so I know that part to be true.

Should have gone pro

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our thoughts are with Elmarko and we wish him a speedy recovery ❤️�� <a href="https://t.co/spqQ4EPFEK">pic.twitter.com/spqQ4EPFEK</a></p>&mdash; Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/KUHoops/status/1798403973642404334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

And now it's official. Torn Patellar Tendon...much worse than an ACL or Achilles.

Medical redshirt, I assume?

Glad we weren’t relying on him for much this year.

Better go get another guard for sure now.

One of the worst possible injuries a bball player could even have.

That's terrible. :shake:

Just read Kansas adds Miss. St. Transfer guard Shakeel Moore it's on X

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Mississippi State guard Shakeel Moore has committed to Bill Self and Kansas, via <a href="https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TiptonEdits</a> ��<br><br>Moore has been on the Naismith DPOY watchlist and is a massive pickup for the Jayhawks, especially following Elmarko Jackson&#39;s injury. <a href="https://t.co/rQZxZJ5G2d">pic.twitter.com/rQZxZJ5G2d</a></p>&mdash; College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBKReport/status/1798453246874276279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That was quick����<br><br>KU lands Mississippi State guard Shakeel Moore. He was a 36% shooter from 3 last year and gets after it defensively <a href="https://t.co/RYtsIVSEGZ">pic.twitter.com/RYtsIVSEGZ</a></p>&mdash; Braiden Turner (@bturner23) <a href="https://twitter.com/bturner23/status/1798454624367841723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Probably an upgrade over Elmarko.

Elmarko had a high ceiling, but this is a much more proven commodity.

That was fast. A 5th year rotation player from the SEC is definitely an upgrade on Elmarko.

I don't know if we have any room left, but another big would also be nice.

I think we had 1 spot before Elmarko.

Assuming he redshirts, we should have 1 more.

Sure seems like this roster is absolutely loaded with competent players now. That’s nice after the last couple years.

If he can play defense as touted I am happy.

Tough break for Elmarko. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and coming back next year!!!

He should get a medical exempt for this year so he has 3 more years and keeps his redshirt year, correct?

Makes sense. He'll be your #1 option. At KU he would have come off the bench.

Dan Hurley is now the favorite to land the Lakers' job.

That'll be an interesting dynamic if he does bolt and how many kids remain at UConn.

Now, if Coach can get himself to change his mindset, and play more than a 6-7 man rotation, it should be an enjoyable year to watch. He cant say he doesnt have enough talent on the bench.

The last two years, with fewer schollies, we just didn’t have more than 6 or 7 competent players.

Self played 8 in 2022 (Remy, Lightfoot, and JCL off the bench), 9 if you count KJ Adams spot minutes.

We should be good.

Obviously Self knows what he's doing. But I thought he was missing the boat a few times by paring down the roster too much. Especially when some dudes would hit some serious slumps, getting some other guys some minutes. He can still ride his guys, but getting 8 or 9 minutes of another dude would have had some experience would have had value.

Especially in the Reed/Morningstar years getting some additional athleticism off the bench would have had value I think. Plus I think guys like Reed would have shot a better percentage with some fresher legs.

I'm not here to blast Self, I'm much more apt to make an argument for him being the greatest ever. But that's the way I see it from the couch.

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Lagerald Vick?

Copied from the ku fans Facebook page :shrug:

Oof

https://thetournament.com/tbt/teams/...kansas-alumni/

I will follow Frank Mason anywhere

But Lagerald?

2× CIBACOPA All-Star (2022, 2023)

The Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit (Spanish: Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico or CIBACOPA), officially known as the Chevron CIBACOPA for sponsorship reasons, is ten team basketball league based in Northwestern Mexico. [3] The matches take place from March to June.