KU ROSTER 2026-27
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Mel coming back would be huge. Kinney wouldn’t have to start that way. He could be a very valuable 6th man.
Meh.
I am grateful for this time at KU, but historically it seems we could and should do better than Melvin as a starter.
I agree to an extent, Mel had his games where he was simply amazing but he was just wildly inconsistent which maybe chalked up to his inexperience at this level of college. It stank to see how badly him and Tre struggled in the post season. I’d still be happy to have him back just don’t think it will happen.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Mel coming back would be huge. Kinney wouldn’t have to start that way. He could be a very valuable 6th man.
Meh.
I am grateful for this time at KU, but historically it seems we could and should do better than Melvin as a starter.
He’d be better than freshman Kinney IMO
I can’t say I know much yet about Kinney. But, I was hoping a portal transfer would take over.
Not high hopes for Kinney?
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Mel coming back would be huge. Kinney wouldn’t have to start that way. He could be a very valuable 6th man.
Meh.
I am grateful for this time at KU, but historically it seems we could and should do better than Melvin as a starter.
He’d be better than freshman Kinney IMO
I can’t say I know much yet about Kinney. But, I was hoping a portal transfer would take over.
Not high hopes for Kinney?
He’s fine, just more of an inefficient scorer who hasn’t quite figured out the PG position yet.
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So Paul is ours again and are we getting Elmarko too?
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
@FarmerJayhawk said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
Mel coming back would be huge. Kinney wouldn’t have to start that way. He could be a very valuable 6th man.
Meh.
I am grateful for this time at KU, but historically it seems we could and should do better than Melvin as a starter.
Melvin coming back would make him the instant leader of this team and his attitude, work ethic, and passion for KU would be way more valuable than anything on the court, which would still be pretty high because he would likely be KU's leading scorer next season if he were able to gain another year of eligibility.
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I heard somewhere that Council entered the portal yesterday
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@Jayhawk_69 Where did you hear this? Sorry to pick on you,, but these types of comments drive me crazy.* People here are constantly referring to things they heard, but it would be helpful to be able to evaluate the credibility by knowing the source. "I heard from a guy who is close friends with a player..." might be worth more attention than "I heard a caller on a talk radio show..." For people like me who have no access to local sources, it is impossible to separate wheat from chaff. (Okay, husk from kernel for gluten sensitives.)
Based on your comment, I literally could go tell people that I read somewhere that Mel entered the portal. That makes passing the rumor on sound actually more authoritative, yet it would be of no actual additional substance!
*Edit: Obviously, it is a shorter and shorter drive to crazy as time goes by....
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He’s just keeping options open on the off chance that court case gets him an extra year of eligibility and KU has already filled its roster.
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Reeves was visiting Michigan State. However, Michigan St just landed Bonke.
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No Bonke’s Adventures
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I don’t see us competing for a championship with Kinney at PG, but maybe he’s better than what I’ve watched.
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@Kcmatt7 Mel would definitely be a better option at PG in the unlikely scenario he can come back.
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@Jayhawk_69 Some of the bigs who have committed elsewhere:
Flory
Estrella
Sherrell
Cyril
Sylla
Hines
Yigitoglu
Fru
Fielder
Riebe
BonkeOnly guys remaining guys at this point are Diop, Thiam, and Reeves; the first two who would be very costly.
We used to be big man U. Could we not afford any of these others guys, or they just didn't want to play at KU?
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The good news is that Diop and Thiam are by far the best bigs in the portal. The bad news is we probably won't land either.
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I thought Stokes might announce today. If he announces between tomorrow and Saturday he would have to share his sports media attention with the NFL draft. Perhaps he will announce next week.
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If Stokes committing is Plan A, what is Plan B?
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@bskeet said in KU ROSTER 2026-27:
If Stokes committing is Plan A, what is Plan B?
That is the multi-million dollar question. It seems as if we've put all our eggs in the basket. Wholly apart from whether Stokes is really worth it, if he commits to UK or elsewhere, what then???
I guess we would have some budget for Diop or Thiam? But that really wouldn't be an upgrade from Flory and we would still be in desperate need of scoring wing. Not much left other than Juke Harris, and I assume we can't afford both him and one of the above bigs? Want nothing to do with the Baylor guy who just entered; black hole with the ball...
