Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
He’s a top 30 recruit. I wouldn’t be so quick to give up on him. Those guys almost always end up becoming productive players for Self. He just started the year with some health issues and fell too far behind.
MJ Rice has Andrew White and Quentin Grimes written all over imo.
Those guys underwhelmed at Kansas. Grimes was pretty good at times, but never lived up to the hype. White could barely get on the court.
Both became great college players. Rice has a similar upside to him.
Better luck and more PT in the non-con will go a long way. The conference was too strong for him to get much of a chance to develop with real experience.
Hopefully, he sees that and Self is in his ear about it. [Reply]
Jalen Cone might make some sense. I think he’s a little turnover prone and not much of a defender, but he can really shoot. Career 38% from 3 on 7 attempts per game. Shot 40% from 3 on 7 attempts per game last season. His worst season was 34%. 85% on free throws too.
If he plays in a reserve role or next to Harris, we don’t need him to be a main distributor or defender. He’s really small though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
This guy sucked and worse, was a total dork
He did suck. But let's be real here. It sucks that he sucked. If he could have developed into a competent big with a shot, he'd have been extraordinarily valuable in a Self offense. He had the shot down, competency was his problem. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Prison Bitch:
Bobby stunk worse than a hangover dump
There were times where it looked like he couldn't dribble the damn ball. He looked so uncomfortable every single time he was on the court.
He seemed unsure about running the offense, and there were times where he came in the game and immediately had a turnover.
Makes me wonder how bad MJ Rice was in practice, because just looking at them in high school, Rice looked much better than Pettiford.
But, if Rice couldn't take time away from Pettiford, I feel surprised that he isn't entering the portal too, because if he couldn't get minutes over Pettiford, how is he going to get minutes over the incoming Freshmen guards, who are better than Pettiford. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
With Marcus Adams reclassifying and the return of Udeh, Harris, KJ, and Ejiofor, we already have a decent squad for next year.
The needs are really pretty specific from here: shooting and another point
Elmarko Jackson looks like the next great Kansas point, but he’s still only going to be a freshman. A ball handler with experience would be a huge get.
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Is Harris leaving?
I meant a reserve point to back up Harris. I assume Jackson will start beside Harris, but having a third option would be ideal since you never know with Jackson. [Reply]
