How great was it this year? McCullar was nails, Jalen was fine. But Dick certainly didn’t guard and outside Udeh our bench didn’t guard a soul

And KJ is back obv so he should be the same
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This is correct. Self can coach up the defense, especially when he has a deeper bench and young guys with fresh legs.

We’ll be fine. Land Mgbako tomorrow, and this is a national champion contender. Probably already is.
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We are already the #1 team in the nation. And it’s a legit #1 without adding any more top shelf talent.
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Glass half empty guy, eh?

Why are you even assuming this will be a bad defensive team? Dickinson may not be a great pick and roll defender, but even he averages a couple blocks per game.
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I don't know about that. I wouldn't doubt that Self could get the current roster to the overall 1 seed, but there are other rosters that are up there.

But they're not done. Mgbako will commit tomorrow, and hopefully they'll add at least one more decent player.
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Mgbako and a decent bench big who can defend is all we need from here.

Even if that bench big is just a Lightfoot caliber player, that’s enough. Just need a guy who can play 10+ minutes without being a liability.
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Not at all.

It was an observation.
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Should’ve kept Cam then. He could’ve served that role as bruiser
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I’d rather have someone who can jump.
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My only memory of Cam is when he cost Pablo all that money against Indiana lol
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Ok but we are not getting anyone good with the offer of 8mpg

And at least he knew the system and could avoid making dumb turnovers
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Honestly athleticism was not Cams issue, it was Jalens. Cam could dunk easily.
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I have never seen a stiffer basketball player on a KU team. He simply could not dribble in a contested lane vs D1 competition.
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I would suggest watching the few games Cam actually got into again then. He was maybe the worst athlete I’ve ever seen actually getting any minutes on a Self team (which is likely why Self didn’t give him many).
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Not sure how u could tell in limited minutes. He was a prototypical offensive guy with horrid defense and lack of lateral quickness
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