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Odds of a portal departure?

Peterson is getting major minutes at one guard spot.

We have Jackson, McDowell, Shelby, Dawson, and an expected additional PG add. That is six guys primarily vying for playing time at two positions and Peterson is eating up 30+ minutes. Someone isn't getting playing time, and someone else is getting pretty limited minutes. I would expect Dawson and the other transfer to get 15+ minutes each. What are the chances someone sees the light and hits the portal? We seem heavy at the off guard spot.

Maybe we are going to play smaller guys at the three spot, go with smaller wings, three true guards?

If we go out and spend money on a high level wing, like Luis, he is getting a majority of the minutes on the wing.

Bidunga

So, here you go to anyone who thought his lack of PT played a small role in his contemplating leaving....

Self simply HAS to improve in the area of player/personnel management.....it is far more important than development these days....sadly...

"I felt like I wasn’t valued as a player,” Bidunga told The Star. “I feel like I could have done more than I did last year. Maybe someone else could provide what I needed.”

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News and Notes Updates from Lance Leipold final spring practice

Some things were better with practice like physicality. The transition and things they did where better with a lot of new players.

Saw a lot of improvement.

Advantage to have analysts help out more.

Lot of new players felt comfortable and that could be culture.

On portal he called it unsettling. Said you think you know where the team is heading and then you get a phone call about someone going to the portal.

Jalon Daniels coming back and practicing more. He's positive through missed time.

Likes how DK and Zebrowski handled their groups this spring and continuity and alignment are important.

Said players are emerging as leaders and wants more to pick up that role in the off-season.
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News and Notes Updates from Taiwo Onatolu press conference

Likes the new group of specialists and they have had a good spring.

New Laith Marjan from connections on staff.

Said the new guys bring maturity.

Dean Miller has been patient and worked hard.

You would think Justice Finkley has been at KU for four years with his leadership. Hard worker.

Will play the best 4-5 guys regardless of position.

Brinkley, Jobe and Brooks have gotten some work on the strongside.

Holley has put on some weight.

KO Henderson, Pickett, Nagy has been back there. PR Nagy, Kubecka been there.

Redd playing more weak side and Onatolu is excited about him. He's got multiple years.

Brooks coming off injury and he's been ramping it up over the last couple years.

Trump's Economy

Bond yields on Gov't bonds are increasing in response to the Trump victory. This is pushing mortgage rates higher despite the Fed announcing a 25 bps rate cut today. Mortgage rates typically follow interest rates the Fed sets but it really tracks the bond yields. Those are increasing because Trump is expected to blindly slap tariffs everywhere which is inflationary. The cost gets passed to the consumer.

Wall Street is essentially pricing inflation increase due to a result of Trump's expected direct policy and actions. As a result, mortgage rates are increasing which in itself isn't good for people wanting to refinance to save money, or for homebuyers, builders and construction either.

If these tariffs are blindly applied everywhere, I would expect to see massive price hikes in food imported from Mexico, like avocados, tomatoes cauliflower & broccoli, onions, beans, pineapple, carrots, asparagus, garlic and much more.

Then there's the manufactured consumer grade crap form China, all of that will skyrocket in price. Even the "Made in the USA" stuff will go way up, because they use get the parts from China or process raw materials there.

The tariffs are speculatory because nothing has changed. But the mortgage rates are absolutely rising to highs right now.
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