With that roster, they don't need a Mason or Graham.
Vick (KU) announces he is going pro
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Yes, there comes a point where numbers outweigh talent and that seems to be the upcoming case at Ku. Self, without FBI meddling, will have 6 months to meld this group into another conference champion. If his 5* freshmen are what they're purported to be, and there's no reason to think not, Ku will dominate, and the race will again be for the Big12's esteemed silver trophy.
Yeah, whens the last time a big-heavy team won an NCAA title?
Anthony Davis' Kentucky team? KU has a nice roster but it's a guards game come tourney time, and there ain't nobody near AD level on that squad.
They could make another Final 4 run though.
Numbers outweigh talent? Kansas' bench will be talented enough to be a Top 25 team.
What do mean by a "big-heavy team"? A deep team? Let's see, when was the last time a team won the national title with 6 different players scoring an average of at least double figures? It was just months ago when Nova won the 2018 title.
Likely starters to open the season are Moore, Grimes, Vick, Lawson & Azubuike
So that leaves a bench of:
Fr PG Devon Dotson
So SG Marcus Garrett
Rs. Jr SF KJ Lawson
So PF Silvio De Sousa
Fr C David McCormack
That's two McDonald's All American freshmen, two top 35 sophomores and a Top 50 4 star transfer who averaged 12 and 8 at Memphis in his last year there. Yes, that's a Top 25 starting lineup, easily.
CycloneErik
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KU has a very good roster for next year, no question.
But listen to yourself. You're making it seem like this is a 0 loss team that we should just declare NCAA champs now. I mean, might as well right? A team with it's 6-10 players being "top 25 good" surely wouldn't bow out early in the NCAA's would they?
What I see is potential with big time recruits and a shaky back court.
There's probably a reason a certain American Conference school lots its two "best players" and had a better season the following year, right?
K-State will match up well on the starting five. Today, I'd say the talent is even. But who knows until they play? After that though, it's clearly Ku's advantage.
6'2" F PG - Dotson v. 6'4" So Chartier Diarra
6'5" F SG - Grimes v. 6'3" S Barry Brown
6'5" S G - Vick v. 6'5" J Xavier Sneed
6'9" J PF - D. Lawson v. 6'10" S Dean Wade
7'0" S C - Udoka v. 6'9" J Mak Mawien
6'2" F PG - Dotson v. 6'4" So Chartier Diarra
6'5" F SG - Grimes v. 6'3" S Barry Brown
6'5" S G - Vick v. 6'5" J Xavier Sneed
6'9" J PF - D. Lawson v. 6'10" S Dean Wade
7'0" S C - Udoka v. 6'9" J Mak Mawien
Oh, K-State most definitely does not match up on talent/potential but certainly does from a toughness/experience stand point.
I don't want to make this a K-State topic but I do disagree. Both Brown and Wade will be first team going into the season. Dean will be preseason POY. Sneed showed v. UK that he's ready to play with anyone. Doke has a clear advantage down low. I don't know about PG.
KU is more talented than K-State and I don't think it's really that debateable.
Always appropriate to include FBI takes when talking about KU basketball.
Right, but unless I am mistaken there is nobody on the KU roster with the versatility of a Justin Jackson.
Curious how well he does next year. He's going to be a stud. I think Moore is pretty overrated though. His numbers at Cal were pretty meh
