Loving the 4 Stars

I had lost complete interest in recruiting, especially the drama of the 5star OADs.

I am so excited to see this new bunch of very good, but not yet "rated" great players select KU.

My interest level in seeing who develops, how fast, and at what position, is making KU hoops fun again.

I'm cautiously optimistic for KU gridiron, and really looking forward to a new look, hungry KU hoops team.

Plus one. Harris just signed to join KU this Fall. 13th scholarship. MoKan AAU team supplies 3 players, 4 if you count Teahan. It will be interesting if any redshirt.

I am with you. I have come to disdain the 1-and-done pretty fervently. You can make a very strong statistical case that our best teams have been our most experienced teams. I’ll be glad when the new NBA rules kick in. As for redshirt, I cannot imagine NOT redshirting 1 or 2. Again, some of our best players were redshirt juniors and seniors. Think Withey, Releford, Kevin Young, Brady Morningstar and others. There is simply no way we play more than 9 players any significant minutes. And we seem to be strong to a man down to No. 13. Personally, I would really like to see Lightfoot redshirt just to have him around another year. I love that kid. He is about as crimson and blue as they come. Seems like either Harris or McBride should redshirt since Devon will only come out of the game for rest or foul trouble and we are crazy deep in the backcourt.

But with this recruiting haul we really look to be in great shape for the foreseeable future. As odd as it sounds, I love the fact (as AZ said in the original post) that we are getting guys ranked above 30 but still 4 stars.

I totally relate, AZ. It would be wonderful to have the same kind of passion for KU basketball that I had for so many years. My lackadaisical attitude might have been more pain free, but I'm ready for all the emotions to return!

I'm also much more excited to take back the Big XII than I was to keep adding another year to the streak.

Let's go out and stomp the conference and remind them who owns the place.

I will have to admit that I was almost disappointed when I looked at the recent post for the 2021 recruits and saw so many 5 star guys listed. I am really thinking we should go for the 4 star guys for longevity. There is likely only a hairbreadth of difference in ability, and in some cases, the 4's might even be better, especially when considering how willing they are to work and integrate into a system.

We will get a good idea of this with the current class coming in this fall.

I can't wait!!!