2019 6’8 F Tristan Enaruna (KU transfer, Iowa State commit)

[Alphawalt]

Mac will obviously be nice about this, but we all know what is coming. Kansas will recruit over Enaruna and slot him onto the bench or into a role player situation where he's a spot up shooter only. Maybe he'll look to transfer, but yet another player will decides that being a backup plan for a team like KU is better than a situation that is the best fit. Good luck to you. See you in the transfer portal in a couple of years

I personally think Enaruna will be a starter and main contributor to KU, and that is what he probably thought. In addition, the other consideration is he will have more practice time against top level players daily instead of being a dominant force here, especially if Martin leaves. This really hurts because he was likely the additional player we needed to get to the “next level”, at least for a year or two. After watching games for 41 years, I was hoping to see the “next level” in my lifetime.

[3ontheway]

I really wish the Jays could land a 4 star top 50 or 75 guy without it being a drawn out delayed soap opera. You know, like other power conference teams seem to do annually.

Are you forgetting about Zegarowski, Bishop, Ballock, Alexandar, and Patton all committing early? All of these were 4* recruits.
CU even beat out Kansas for Ballock.

Those guys were top 50 or 75 guys? I didn't know that. Listen, I know recruiting to Omaha is not exactly a walk in the park when you compare CU to the usual blueblood suspects, just wish we could land a top 50 player or 2 to lay the groundwork for future years. A top 50 guy is lot different than a guy that is 100-125. Other teams in the Big East land top 50 players, CU has not, that is the reality. Easier said than done for sure but without landing a few of those guys from time to time, not going to take the next step forward as a program, imo.

[bluejayfan00]

I really wish the Jays could land a 4 star top 50 or 75 guy without it being a drawn out delayed soap opera. You know, like other power conference teams seem to do annually.

Are you forgetting about Zegarowski, Bishop, Ballock, Alexandar, and Patton all committing early? All of these were 4* recruits.
CU even beat out Kansas for Ballock.

Those guys were top 50 or 75 guys? I didn't know that. Listen, I know recruiting to Omaha is not exactly a walk in the park when you compare CU to the usual blueblood suspects, just wish we could land a top 50 player or 2 to lay the groundwork for future years. A top 50 guy is lot different than a guy that is 100-125. Other teams in the Big East land top 50 players, CU has not, that is the reality. Easier said than done for sure but without landing a few of those guys from time to time, not going to take the next step forward as a program, imo.

Ignore it. Comparing the recruitment of those guys to Enaruna is idiotic, and not comparable situations whatsoever

[Chicagojayfan]

Mac will obviously be nice about this, but we all know what is coming. Kansas will recruit over Enaruna and slot him onto the bench or into a role player situation where he's a spot up shooter only. Maybe he'll look to transfer, but yet another player will decides that being a backup plan for a team like KU is better than a situation that is the best fit. Good luck to you. See you in the transfer portal in a couple of years

I personally think Enaruna will be a starter and main contributor to KU, and that is what he probably thought. In addition, the other consideration is he will have more practice time against top level players daily instead of being a dominant force here, especially if Martin leaves. This really hurts because he was likely the additional player we needed to get to the “next level”, at least for a year or two. After watching games for 41 years, I was hoping to see the “next level” in my lifetime.

We'll see. The way they recruited him gave every indication that they thought of him as a backup plan

Playing against Epperson can be a top level. More than one scout has said he's got the most potential of anyone on the roster.

Playing in practice is one thing, but court time is the most important thing in development, IMO. Playing as a role player rarely gets someone to the NBA

Yes, he would have helped us over the next 4 years. Onto Mors and the other PF's we have on our list for upcoming recruiting cycles

[REALITY]

Mac will obviously be nice about this, but we all know what is coming. Kansas will recruit over Enaruna and slot him onto the bench or into a role player situation where he's a spot up shooter only. Maybe he'll look to transfer, but yet another player will decides that being a backup plan for a team like KU is better than a situation that is the best fit. Good luck to you. See you in the transfer portal in a couple of years

I personally think Enaruna will be a starter and main contributor to KU, and that is what he probably thought. In addition, the other consideration is he will have more practice time against top level players daily instead of being a dominant force here, especially if Martin leaves. This really hurts because he was likely the additional player we needed to get to the “next level”, at least for a year or two. After watching games for 41 years, I was hoping to see the “next level” in my lifetime.

We'll see. The way they recruited him gave every indication that they thought of him as a backup plan

Playing against Epperson can be a top level. More than one scout has said he's got the most potential of anyone on the roster.

Playing in practice is one thing, but court time is the most important thing in development, IMO. Playing as a role player rarely gets someone to the NBA

Yes, he would have helped us over the next 4 years. Onto Mors and the other PF's we have on our list for upcoming recruiting cycles

Epperson and Enaruna project out to totally different positions in the pros. Enaruna is an NBA 3 / small ball 4 or Euro 4 man. Epperson is a 5 no matter where he goes. Neither of them are going to be asked to primarily guard the other's position. So playing against Epperson does nothing for Enaruna. No one else on the roster comes close either, Jefferson and Mahoney are both wings at the next level even though they'll play the 4 here (yay!).

But yes, onto recruiting PFs who aren't going to help us next year. Or even the year after. Gotta get on those kids early so that we can stick with 'em until they say eff you and take the nearest blueblood offer.

[bluejayfan00]

“Onto Mors”

Well, he’s 2021, and we better have a back up plan for that since he’ll be harder to get than Enaruna was.

[Venturajay]

Did anyone actually think Enaruna was going to CU, I didn't why would a long athletic wing go play for MAC and get stuck as a backup 5 or a rotational 5 - it wouldn't surprise me if Bishop bolted at some point. Also, the solution to recruiting more players of Enaruna's caliber is to win in the NCAA at least make it past the first weekend.

[ictjay]

Did anyone actually think Enaruna was going to CU, I didn't why would a long athletic wing go play for MAC and get stuck as a backup 5 or a rotational 5 - it wouldn't surprise me if Bishop bolted at some point. Also, the solution to recruiting more players of Enaruna's caliber is to win in the NCAA at least make it past the first weekend.

Don’t miss you’re bus in the morning.

[chairclanger]

Always be closing. Since joining the Big East I've seen Nova, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier, Marquette, St. John's, Georgetown all sign CONSENSUS Top 50 recruits. I guess we're comfortable hanging out with Butler and DePaul. Finishing second in these recruiting battles means you'll always be a first weekend team. Creighton, "We're not for everyone".

[bluejayb13]

Always be closing. Since joining the Big East I've seen Nova, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier, Marquette, St. John's, Georgetown all sign CONSENSUS Top 50 recruits. I guess we're comfortable hanging out with Butler and DePaul. Finishing second in these recruiting battles means you'll always be a first weekend team. Creighton, "We're not for everyone".

It is interesting how the tone of this post has drastically changed. Most people were in agreement that Tristan was a huge need, especially if Martin leaves. Now it seems there is a lot of 'oh well, we can't get top 50 guys' and 'we never had a chance'