@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.

@Jayhawk_69 that honestly doesn't sound like an awkward fit. The small lineup would probably look the best when you can afford to run it, with the bigger lineup being good for matchups that White/Dawes need help at the 4/5 or potentially whenever Stoke/White are out. Lineup versatility would be a big plus come March if both are playable.

Woof, Zona and Houston away only.

Not having West Virginia away is good though since we always seem to play like shit there.

Low sample but loving that 4.5 assist on 18 mpg

Hopefully that just means UK stays just good enough to not pull the trigger on firing Pope for how ever many years Self has left. Would be nice to not have them drive up the price of a coach when he retires

NCAA likely to fight that one since he declared for the draft and didn't withdraw (and this isn't an international prospect situation). Always a chance it doesn't hold up in court, but the NCAA has been consistent that players are no longer eligible after that so I feel like like it is a long shot that RJ is eligible when this is all played out.

I didn't watch AJ much but DP definitely looked better from what I saw when he actually played. AJ does perhaps fit the Wizards positional need a little more though and doesn't have the health concerns, so seems pretty likely that AJ goes #1.

Boozer doesn't have a top end talent but he is pretty close to a lock at being a starter level NBA player at worst. If you aren't star chasing and looking to contend in the next few years, he is a good pick.

@BShark Yeah doubt Bill starts the season with this, but a Dawes at the 5 lineup of Blyden/Kinney/Kohl/Stokes/Dawes has a lot of potential and then could run one of the 7 fters as needed when there are matchups that Dawes can't handle on defense.

Don't know the answer to those questions but wanted to note I think it is more likely than not that Self is back for a couple more years if he can avoid another heart incident and he hasn't made it back to the F4 (though another heart incident seems likely after 2 in the last 3 or so years).

Melvin already played 2 years of of junior college and 3 years at D1, so does the 5 in 5 rule change even help him?

IDK how true this is, but supposedly we aren't the highest offer for Stokes so if he does end up signing here, that gives me more confidence that he buys in and could end up being worth it. Still putting a lot of eggs in that basket which I'm not crazy about but it would make me feel a little better if that is true.

Our guard room has question marks but there are enough bodies there that we don't need all of them to hit. On paper it does have potential shooting there to space the floor and let Stokes work, so I see the vision for the roster. If the last two years have taught us anything, we shouldn't rely on transfer rankings to tell the whole story. Need players that will buy in to playing for Self, so hopefully the staff has fully learned that lesson. Starting center is still a question mark, but just having one major spot left to fill doesn't seem like an unsurmountable task.

Louisville is reported to be throwing stupid money around, so I don't know that it was ever feasible to get Flory back especially knowing he had one foot out the door already. Definitely wasn't going to be

Last year was inconsistent, but that team was good enough to win vs anyone (except prob Michigan). I would call doing it again insanity if that team was like 2024-25 and a shit show. Even then, if DP was fully healthy for the full season and they could have jelled a little more, maybe it ends up better? Or if just Kohl had been the 3 pt shooter he was billed as when recruited, we could have played Tiller less and more small ball.

@bskeet Yeah the main downside to putting your name in the portal is you could get recruited over. Players coming from P5 level teams likely find landing spots, but I'm sure there will be mid major players thinking they could get a raise and find they don't have a home once everything plays out.

@DanR Agreed, outside of Tech who we can't play, St. Johns is the 5 seed I would want to play the most. Duke is probably the 3rd #1 seed with the injuries they have so can't complain about pulling them. Uconn is the weakest 2 seed and while Michigan St. is a good 3 seed, KU can only play one of those two.

Yeah it is definitely for PR, DP seems to be somewhat private/awkward with the media so wouldn't expect him to put something out if it wasn't for the negativity around him. Doesn't mean there isn't truth to it though. If he shows out and we make a run in the tournament, no one is going to care too much about how he handled the regular season.

I think you guys are watching a different DP than I am though when it comes to draft stock. He has slumped a bit lately, but he still makes plays no one else in this draft class is doing. Maybe he doesn't progress and falls short of becoming an all star level player, but to say he a NBA bench level prospect is laughable.

@drgnslayr Yeah I feel much better about this team than I did for 2022, they have played like a top tier team in spurts this season.

Usually I don't care too much how we do in the B12 tournament, but think it is important for this team if they can get 3 games and work out the consistency issues.

Anything done with an EO is worthless here. The court rulings are driving the NCAA currently, so any changes to those rulings would need to come from laws passed by congress, not EOs.

Yeah listened to it as well and it is more believable than I was thinking just reading the post. The details don't necessarily give it too much credibility for me, but learned it was directly from someone one of the hosts knew and not some random fan. But am still far from sold that it happened, especially if they had other media duties after the game ended.

@JoJoAndMe said in Darryn Peterson:

Let me make a prediction. This will be Bill's last season, and I think DP will have been the catalyst.
I have stated before that I admired Bill's willingness to continue coaching during the new NIL / Portal era when most of his contemporaries retired. So much has changed. Notice how Elmarko and Jamari have improved. That's what Bill's always been good at. Player development. i.e. Travis Releford who took a redshirt after his soph season. Unheard of, but it gave him a chance to develop into a very good college player. SO few players today stay long enough to be developed. Now, Bill has the DP drama to manage. And, to his credit, he's managed it amazingly well. BUT . . . as much as he wants another national championship (and with it a statue in front of AFH), I think Bill will conclude that he's made more money than he can ever spend, has grandkids, and needs to take care of his health. I think this will be it. Great run. (But who's next??)

As much as the DP situation frustrates Self, I think coaching Melvin does the opposite. I feel like the chances this is his last season are <5% unless his heart condition is bothering him more than he lets on or he continues to have new scares there.

@kjayhawks2.0 said in Darryn Peterson:

I say with how my mind works right or wrong if we continue down this path and get bounced in the first weekend yet again while DP plays sparingly. Would we have been better off getting a Flamings, Brown Jr, Wagler or Acuff Jr. instead of DP? Those guys are out there playing every game and good players all projected lottery picks.

If he doesn't play much and we get bounced the first weekend? Yeah, I think we confidently say we would have been better off putting our chips in on someone else.

Personally, I still wouldn't trade DP for any of them though. He fits this team well and gives us the best chance at a championship. I would maybe feel differently if the rest of the team gave off indications that DP coming in and out of the lineup bothered them. You can tell Bill is frustrated as all hell but the vibes with everyone else seem good still.

@wissox83 Just shows how much more competitive the B12 has been for KU lately that Bill isn't comfortable spotting them a game