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  • bucsrule8872
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2025
    • 185

    #31
    Originally posted by Matt Dillon
    It could be neither. We may not get Stokes and everyone on this season's roster may not be back next season either.
    I don’t think we lose everyone.

    My thinking is that if Stokes signs, a kid like Kam Williams might be tempted to bolt rather than lose his starting spot to Stokes.

    Right now, I expect Lowe back at PG, Johnson at SG, Dioubate at PF, and Moreno at C, with the SF spot either going to Stokes or Williams. I think Chandler will be good with starter minutes off the bench. Hopefully Williams will be okay also getting starter minutes backing up the 3/4 spots, if we get Stokes, but he might not be okay with that.

    But a kid like Stokes probably demands 30 minutes a game. Going to be hard to keep a guy at the same position around, so Williams is probably the most likely to leave if we sign Stokes.

    So it might be a returning Williams or Stokes.

    I’m a fan of retention, but Stokes is likely a superstar.

    Might be a tough call for the staff.
    Last edited by bucsrule8872; 12-21-2025, 04:29 PM.

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    • Matt Dillon
      Administrator
      • Oct 2014
      • 50736

      #32
      Originally posted by bucsrule8872

      I don’t think we lose everyone.

      My thinking is that if Stokes signs, a kid like Kam Williams might be tempted to bolt rather than lose his starting spot to Stokes.

      Right now, I expect Lowe back at PG, Johnson at SG, Dioubate at PF, and Moreno at C, with the SF spot either going to Stokes or Williams. I think Chandler will be good with starter minutes off the bench. Hopefully Williams will be okay also getting starter minutes backing up the 3/4 spots, if we get Stokes, but he might not be okay with that.

      But a kid like Stokes probably demands 30 minutes a game. Going to be hard to keep a guy at the same position around, so Williams is probably the most likely to leave if we sign Stokes.

      So it might be a returning Williams or Stokes.

      I’m a fan of retention, but Stokes is likely a superstar.

      Might be a tough call for the staff.
      I didn't realize until I read your opening statement that my post might be misunderstood. I didn't mean that we might lose everyone off of this year's team rather that not everyone might return.
      Philippians 4:11-4:13

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      • GOCAT15
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2014
        • 2035

        #33
        Looks like Stokes is heavily leaning Kansas now, guess they are opening their checkbook and the Nike connection is irrelevant.

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        • rick64
          Member
          • Jul 2025
          • 98

          #34

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          • GOCAT15
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2014
            • 2035

            #35
            Stokes is expected to be in attendance for KU's game against BYU this weekend. I haven't heard that we have any more visits upcoming.

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            • westerncat
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2025
              • 105

              #36
              I don't see Stokes coming to UK

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              • Matt Dillon
                Administrator
                • Oct 2014
                • 50736

                #37
                He's Kansas bound, in my opinion.
                Philippians 4:11-4:13

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                • Simple_Man
                  Member
                  • Jul 2025
                  • 75

                  #38
                  I hope to be wrong but I don't believe he is coming to Kentucky either.

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