***** Official '24/'25 KU Men's BBall Repository Thread *****

[cmh6476]

The Team:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/

The Schedule:

https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/schedule/

[KC_Connection]

Kansas freshman Flory Bidunga today in the win over Oklahoma State

6 points
16 boards (7 OREB)
3 blocks
3-6 FG

Wether it’s this year or the next, Bidunga has all the intangibles to be an interesting NBA big man, leveraging his size, defensive instincts and frame on both ends pic.twitter.com/ipBLW1kEg0

— nbadraftpoint (@nbadraftpoint) February 23, 2025

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

If Self was playing him 30+ minutes a game, he'd be averaging 10+ rebounds and 4+ blocks a game and he'd clearly be on all of these lists on the internet.

The people NBA teams pay to follow B12 games have already seen more than enough to rank him highly, though, there's no hiding him from them. Only way he's coming back is if he, for some reason, decides to pass up on a guarantee of a multi-million NBA contract to stay at KU for NIL money and that feels incredibly unlikely in this era.

I think the only way he comes back is if he’s a back of the first round pick and feels like he can climb with another year.

Basically, what Blake Griffin did.

Next year’s crop of freshmen is pretty strong though, so I don’t think it would be worth the risk.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Probably because every metric states that the team falls apart whenever he's off the floor this year too.

They literally have no offense if he doesn't touch the ball in the half court.

He also didn't play against Texas the year before - does that have a correlation to this year?



He wasn't on the team that year, so no it doesn't matter to this year. Just like last years team that was nearly a completely different roster doesn't matter to this years team.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Case in point. Effectively a Triangle and Two https://t.co/asHIIa12dc

— R Boyd (@RRB4KU) February 25, 2025

Found KC on twitter.

[KC_Connection]

Bill Self after he realized he can change and manipulate the season to get two seasons while everyone else only has one https://t.co/IKNpXOX1NS pic.twitter.com/kleVl6Ar0q

— Jayhawks (@RockChallk) February 25, 2025

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

He also didn't play against Texas the year before - does that have a correlation to this year?



He wasn't on the team that year, so no it doesn't matter to this year. Just like last years team that was nearly a completely different roster doesn't matter to this years team.

All I know is that KJ wasn't scoring or rebounding in any/all of the seasons.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I wonder what it would look like if actual NBA teams with actual paid NBA scouts posted their draft boards for everyone to see because I guarantee that Flory is on all of them at this point.

If I was an NBA GM I'd draft him around 20-25. But just showing many of the mocks out there.

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Bill Self after he realized he can change and manipulate the season to get two seasons while everyone else only has one https://t.co/IKNpXOX1NS pic.twitter.com/kleVl6Ar0q

— Jayhawks (@RockChallk) February 25, 2025

lol a follower of Gene Ray

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Why do you think some random game from last year has any correlation to this year?

Because it's the only full game he's missed at KU?

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, it's bizarre to you and KCC because after months of discussion, you guys still can't even state the opposite opinion/argument without obsessing over box scores and making up a bunch of stuff nobody actually believes... except probably BWillie, but he doesn't count.

You didn't say he makes the team worse most nights?

[farmerchief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

If I was an NBA GM I'd draft him around 20-25. But just showing many of the mocks out there.

Maybe about 5 spots behind that KJ Adams kid.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by farmerchief

Maybe about 5 spots behind that KJ Adams kid.

I would draft KJ in the 5th round and make him play TE or bulk up and be an edge rusher.

[smithandrew051]

KJ could be an all time fan favorite if he uses an extra year to play football and becomes a big time college TE.

Help get KU football back to a bowl and you’ll be remembered as a great football player who was a good enough athlete to play on the basketball team as well.

No one cares if Julius Peppers was a good college basketball player but it’s impressive that he was even on the team.

[KC_Connection]

#CUBuffs head coach Tad Boyle: "Post defense is not for pussies. It is for men. You have to be a grown men to play post defense on Hunter Dickinson."

— Oliver Hayes (@ocuhayes) February 25, 2025

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

KJ could be an all time fan favorite if he uses an extra year to play football and becomes a big time college TE.

Help get KU football back to a bowl and you’ll be remembered as a great football player who was a good enough athlete to play on the basketball team as well.

No one cares if Julius Peppers was a good college basketball player but it’s impressive that he was even on the team.

That would be really cool.