Ames is a nice player but the fact that he's been at 3 different schools is a reg flag.

Perfect fit next to Kinney at the 2. We need to reel him in

This might have been Bill's decision. He wants to work with a clean slate.

Big Paul is in the portal

@DCHawker Just a feeling. Ol' Bill is about to do one of his best coaching jobs

I have a good feeling about next years roster. Bill Self is about to put together a roster of talented, coachable players who will gel as a group. Just wait and see

@rockchalkjayhawk I will not make any comments (as of yet) about my opinions about our current political state of affairs. But I am in favor of this bill.

My inside sources are telling me that Flory will play for Kansas, Duke, Auburn, an undetermined other school with a big NIL offer, or an NBA team next season. No need to thank me for the early scoop.

My guess is Frager is an option B if we don't get Stokes. With the money we would save from not paying stokes I am sure we could afford Frager if we really wanted him.

I think our portal assessment showed a lot of signs of improvement last season. Melvin and Tre were really good. Our problem last season was not a lack of good individual players, but a lack of cohesion.

@Kcmatt7 Andrew White III is another one. Tyon has been solid for Gonzaga this year too.

I will miss Kohl Rosario. I think I will always believe he would have turned into a fan favorite before the portal era.

@rockchalkjayhawk I don't mean to suggest Council is a wing. What I meant was I want a wing who has the athleticism, effort, and glue of a Council or a Garrett.

1. I want two scoring combo guards or lead guards in the backcourt. That is where Self thrives and this should help our offense. Taylen Kinney might be one of these. We should probably pick up another in the portal.

2. I want a starting wing in the vein of a Marcus Garrett or Melvin council. Probably a portal guy though I have my eyes on Trent Perry.

3. I want us to save the 6 million that Stokes wants (use it for some good portal combo guards and wings) and for us to start Rosario at the 4 next year. He will rebound, defend, help give our big man space, and I think his shots will fall.

4. Unless his demands are outrageous, I want us to keep Flory. Give him more spacing with a four around 1 lineup next year.

5. Keep Mbiya. Have him rotate in with Flory to give us a change of pace bruiser off the bench.

6. Play Luke Barnett big minutes off the bench. Tell him to let it fly.

7. Find a way to get Adkins some minutes too. Maybe at the 4 if need be. His defense can be a great tool.

I do not want Elmarko on the team next year. Or Tiller. I do want Rosario and Mbiya.

We will never make it past the first weekend again

The goal was to try to develop chemistry between DP and the rest of the group during the regular season. Mission failed. Maybe our best chance is for DP to take over and let it fly. On the other hand, we played better without him. Maybe benching him is our best chance. Either way, I don't think this team is it. They looked like they might be special for a while in February, but then they let the wheels come off.

But Self's coaching has been really bad this year. The inability to solve high traps and refusal to address our rebounding issue have doomed our team to humiliation and failure.

He hasn't had shooters since then

@rcjhdraft He won a title with a good shooting team in 2022 and made the final four with an elite shooting offense in 2018