Final thoughts from a cluttered mind…

A frustrating season to be sure.

Pre-season things looked pretty good. Then we lost some folks to the portal and legal issues. That drastically cut in to our depth and talent.

We had a pretty fair starting 5, but very clearly soft. Other than KJ and McCueller, nobody sought contact. We had a center that got a ton of points but played so soft that if he had half a dozen dunks I would be surprised and his defenders never got in to foul trouble.

In a brief stretch (very brief) Furphy looked like the missing piece. Then his shot stopped falling. He still did a lot of things to help, but without a real consistent threat on the outside, we were toast. I fail to see how he is still in the NBA draft talk. He should go and find out what he needs to do to be a serious contender and then comeback to improve his status.

Harris never seemed to find his from from last year. Hoping he can next year.

KJ could be a superstar. He plays with contact has a nice shot in short and can rebound. If he came back and developed a decent deep shot, then he might become a lottery pick. He is just so darn athletic.

Looking forward to football this year. When was the last time a KU fan said that in March?!?!?!?

So long and thanks for all the fish

I think in today's game KJ makes a fantastic 6th man, but his lack of outside shooting -- and mystifyingly poor rebounding -- make him a liability on any team with NCAA title aspirations UNLESS the other 4 starters are excellent enough from deep and on the boards to make a difference (see 2022 - and even then, he was the 6th man...).