@AsadZ said in 2026-2027 NFL Season:
ATL is looking dangerous, great running attack.
Oline is truly special there as well I think. A great WR as well. Just need okay QB play.
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RE: KU ROSTER 2026-27
Ha, well what the heck. My this week players in the rotation:
PG Melvin Council Jr. -- backed up by Taylen Kinney
G Leroy Blyden Jr. -- backed up by Kohl Rosario
G/F Tre White -- backed up by Dennis Parker Jr.
G/F Tyran Stokes -- backed up by Keanu Dawes and Davion Adkins
F/C Keanu Dawes -- backed up by Paul Mbyia and Christian Reeves
Of course this lineup could go big, but then somebody would have to hit the pine.
The guy getting hosed the most: Davion Adkins. I wanna see him play lots of backup minutes. Need a bouncy athlete like him learning on the floor. Block some shots and just be an athlete.
The guy getting hosed the second most: Take your pick ... Paul Mbyia or Christian Reeves.
My thoughts, or maybe my hopes:
-- Every excuse i heard about the last few teams included "oh, xxx player was just tired. thats why we lost. Self just wore down his players with too many minutes." So, i'm praying that Self realizes he can't wear players into the ground every year and hope to succeed. IF he plays 10 guys (ha), i think we can be very competitive with the mix of players we have. The drop off between starters and bench guys isn't massive. But, TBD with guys like. Kinney.
-- Kohl: This is the big question mark for me. Has he improved enough to not be a liability on defense? Can he really shoot? He hustles of course, and has the potential with his size to be a defensive troublemaker ... but will his footwork allow him to be? Does he have a decent basketball IQ? TBD this year. hope so!
My fears:
-- Self will once again tighten his rotation to like seven or eight guys. There will be angry dudes causing team locker room issues.
-- Council and White will eventually by ruled ineligible. that will eff up this team beyond belief. And ruin trust between Self and the remaining squad.
-- If we go with the smaller front court lineup, bigger teams will take advantage down low. Dawes is not the ideal C.
-- TBD how Stokes plays or thinks about playing defense. I hope he commits, as Self prefers of course.
-- Somebody (Parker Jr) will leave the team mid season.
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RE: Jalon Daniels sighting
@Jayhawk_69 I can live with that assumption
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RE: Jalon Daniels sighting
@Jayhawk_69 Neal there isn’t any question at all IMO that he is a legend. I’m good with your take on JD my problem is during those back to back bowl years he played the first few games against inferior opponents while Bean did the heavy lifting in the meat of conference play. It was all his team in 24/25 and he crumbled. Losing both against inferior opponents and conference rivals we were better than talent wise.
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RE: KU ROSTER 2026-27
Ha, I’ve been wanting to discuss the starting lineup for sure, but I’m gonna wait some more until this legal nonsense sorts itself. Who knows what next week will bring…
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RE: KU ROSTER 2026-27
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Peterson was the best player on the team, but he was the one who wasn't a great fit. Peterson is much more of an iso player which is also partly why he chose Kansas so he could expand his game. The cramps and being in and out of the line up in the early season killed his chemistry with everyone else. KU was actually pretty good when Peterson was out because they had chemistry.
Agreed, I feel like we are rewriting last year a bit. Peterson in and out of the lineup really messed with the team consistency, but they showed flashes of being a really good team. Council had to take on more of an offensive load than was ideal because of this and his efficiency reflects that. Last year's team had no other reliable ball handlers and our offense would have been a whole lot worse if he hadn't stepped up when DP was out. And when DP was in, he warped the offense and the team never seemed to figure out how to best play around that.
One or two of Blyden/Kinney/Stokes emerging as a reliable secondary creator should help Council quite a bit.
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RE: 2026-2027 NFL Season
@rockchalkjayhawk ya I’ve been told by sources that he should be good by the of October for a return. I don’t like some of his off the field but I do see sign of him doing some maturing the last few years.
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RE: 2026-2027 NFL Season
I’m all for Hill returning if he’s healthy. A couple months back he said he still has no strength in that leg. Hope he’s getting stronger and will be ready soon.
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RE: Jalon Daniels sighting
Seeing guys argue on X if JD is a KU legend or not?
My take: JD is a good dude and injuries prevented him having a special career here. But you can’t be a Kansas Legend never beating a rival or winning a bowl game IMO.
Jason Bean? Kansas legend IMO, beat OU for the first time in 20 years and led the team to a bowl win.
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RE: KU ROSTER 2026-27
@DCHawker said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@crimsonblu22 Just a few highlights. I really hope he can step it up. But for 4 years in college with 4 different schools and conferences, he's been basically the same player. His numbers last year were nearly the same as his sophomore year (better 3pt%).
I like him and I like Council. But the fact is that with both of them and the #2 in the draft, we just weren't very good.
So, we replay White and Council. Swap Stokes for Peterson. Is Dawes/Mbiya/Reeves better than Flory? Blyden is probably a step up. But is that enough to turn a 20 win team into a 30 win one? Maybe with a much, much better and deeper bench - but again, only if we take advantage of that depth...
Peterson was the best player on the team, but he was the one who wasn't a great fit. Peterson is much more of an iso player which is also partly why he chose Kansas so he could expand his game. The cramps and being in and out of the line up in the early season killed his chemistry with everyone else. KU was actually pretty good when Peterson was out because they had chemistry.
I will agree that White and Council shouldn't be KU's leading scorers this season, but White should be either the 2nd or 3rd leading scorer behind Stokes and potentially Dawes. Council at best should the 4th leading scorer.
I'm expecting Self to play a lot of small ball this year with Council, Blyden/Kinney, Stokes, White, and Dawes playing together a lot. Mbiya will provide size, but I don't see him being ready to contribute on offense much yet. Fortunately, we should be done with the 2 big line up so ce KU only has two true post players in Mbiya and Reeves and neither should be on the court together ever.
