What happened....

[Kyle]

Re: What happened....

Deon and Seth both have the potential to be our marquee guys we build around. Unfortunately they are both 18 year old kids.

[DownGoesKansas]

Re: What happened....

I posted this elsewhere but..

Bohannon, Olivier are critical next year.

-We absolutely need someone else to be able to play down low. (Olivier)
-We need a sharpshooter, hopefully Bohannon can be that guy. Sure, this year and next we will have a lot of guys capable of making a decent amount of 3's when open but we need that 1 shooter that changes things.

Ali was clearly our last sharpshooter, and trying to say anything else is silly. Sure half of our team has a better 3 pt percentage than him but that really means nothing. There are a ton of reasons for that.

-None of our current shooters require the defensive focus like players like Ali, Gatens, and Chrispoherson do so that dont always shoot wide open 3's and create openings for other players. What made Ali so good was the ability to make from anywhere with only a millisecond to spare.

-People seem to forget that Bohannon was just as highly touted as Tuttle/Mitchell. He's a solid all around player not just a shooter.

-Lyle will also give us another ball handler off of the bench will be nice.

-Anything from Buss will be a bonus after missing the season, as well

[9YRPLAN]

Re: What happened....

ali's % was a little low because he took some ridiculous shots. when he was open and in rhythm he was money.

[Chitown Panther]

Re: What happened....

Our problem is our older guys are best suited to be role players. If Koch, AJ, Sonnen, and Moran only had to be 20 minute a night guys they would absolutely flourish in change of pace type roles. The guys that were going to be our centerpieces play for Wisconsin and Creighton.

We just don't have anybody who can step up and consistently hit a big shot when we need it. Kwadzo was that guy. I hope Matt Bohanon is that guy.

I know we have to play the hand your dealt, but Gasser and McDermott, I'd guess Tuttle and Bohannon would be on the team, Mitchell, Lyle and Olivier, probably not. I'm guessing last years success would have brought in even better talent than Lyle and Olivier.

Would have been REALLY fun...

For some reason I'm really worried Olivier is going to be soft.

[D Panther]

Re: What happened....

Lyle had already committed. Mitchell and Olivier more than likly would not be Panthers.
By the events that happened for Dougie and Gosser to go elsewhere, it did set us back a couple of years because today we would have played for the 4 peat. Everything happens for a reason and future has never been brighter.