Landen Lucas commits to Kansas

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http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/nov/ ... ks-kansas/
“Landen’s got a good body on him,” Coons said. “He’s a good, strong kid that is only going to get a lot stronger. He carries his frame in a large way, so he’s got the type of body that he’s going to keep putting on muscle and he’s going to keep putting on bulk, which is going to make him a heck of a post-up kid. One of his assets is that he can step away and shoot. He’s got a really nice touch for a big kid, but he’s not going to run outside and shoot all of the time. At the same time, he’s a kid, with his body that can rebound. He’s a natural shot blocker and rebounder.”


I really hope Altman feels good about landing Anthony Bennett.... cause I really don't buy that Landen Lucas "didn't progress well enough in the summer" line that certain people have floated around.

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Kind of makes you wonder why he's good enough for Kansas but not for Oregon. Or it could just be that Oregon wasn't really in it and he wanted to get away from the state for college.

[dthomas=ddixon]

I watched the espn signing day show & they pretty much said Kansas was getting desperate for bodies because their class was going so badly. This wasnt a case of LL being good enough for Kansas, it was Kansas being desperate enough. Pretty much every guy left on our board is a better option.

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I watched the espn signing day show & they pretty much said Kansas was getting desperate for bodies because their class was going so badly. This wasnt a case of LL being good enough for Kansas, it was Kansas being desperate enough. Pretty much every guy left on our board is a better option.

http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/ ... class/2012
According to ESPN they have the 12th rated PF forward and they are still in on several top 100 players.

I highly doubt that Kansas is anymore desperate than we are.

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there's no conspiracy, altman just wasn't as impressed with lucas as others perhaps were. it doesn't mean lucas is a bad player, he just didn't hit the strides we were looking for and altman thought we should look elsewhere.

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Mops posted on DT, that it was a case of Kansas missing out on a lot of other highly recruited players. FWIW He also said that all the PacNW teams had stopped recruiting Lucas, despite what some reports said. I would think if OS thought he was worth it, they would have gone hard after him. But the fact is, none of us(UW,WSU, OS or UO) have the luxury of bringing in a kid that we don't think can make it. Kansas does, because they have depth, and he does have great size.

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Mops posted on DT, that it was a case of Kansas missing out on a lot of other highly recruited players. FWIW He also said that all the PacNW teams had stopped recruiting Lucas,

UW just had him in for an official visit... how is that "not recruiting him"

Did Landen Lucas personally tell Mops this or is he just making stuff up?

despite what some reports said. I would think if OS thought he was worth it, they would have gone hard after him.

Oregon State already signed a center.. who committed to them 2 years ago.

But the fact is, none of us(UW,WSU, OS or UO) have the luxury of bringing in a kid that we don't think can make it. Kansas does, because they have depth, and he does have great size.

Again this doesn't make sense... He had Pac12 schools recruiting him... and I don't think Kansas brings in people who they think can't make it. Makes absolutely no sense for a premier basketball school with high expectations to do that.

there's no conspiracy, altman just wasn't as impressed with lucas as others perhaps were. it doesn't mean lucas is a bad player, he just didn't hit the strides we were looking for and altman thought we should look elsewhere.

No one's talking conspiracy theories here

[dthomas=ddixon]

I watched the espn signing day show & they pretty much said Kansas was getting desperate for bodies because their class was going so badly. This wasnt a case of LL being good enough for Kansas, it was Kansas being desperate enough. Pretty much every guy left on our board is a better option.

http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/ ... class/2012
According to ESPN they have the 12th rated PF forward and they are still in on several top 100 players.

I highly doubt that Kansas is anymore desperate than we are.

Pretty much what buckmark said. It's Kansas so they're need going to have a bad class but this one has been going badly as they've missed on a bunch of the top guys they went after. LL is really a last option for them that they can afford to take a risk on.

Would it be nice to have a solid big man like LL locked up already? Of course, but there's much better option out there for us. It's not just Bennett or bust.

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I watched the espn signing day show & they pretty much said Kansas was getting desperate for bodies because their class was going so badly. This wasnt a case of LL being good enough for Kansas, it was Kansas being desperate enough. Pretty much every guy left on our board is a better option.

http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/ ... class/2012
According to ESPN they have the 12th rated PF forward and they are still in on several top 100 players.

I highly doubt that Kansas is anymore desperate than we are.

Pretty much what buckmark said. It's Kansas so they're need going to have a bad class but this one has been going badly as they've missed on a bunch of the top guys they went after. LL is really a last option for them that they can afford to take a risk on.

Would it be nice to have a solid big man like LL locked up already? Of course, but there's much better option out there for us. It's not just Bennett or bust.

I know... and agree... I'm just stating that I hope we get one of them

I just think it's ridiculously silly to say that LL isn't good enough to play here. I can understand why Kansas fans might be a little disappointed on settling on a kid like LL.... but we're not Kansas

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I'm not saying he's a bad player, I'm just reporting what others that have connections have reported both from mops and ESPN. I remember no one wanted to offer Michael Lee either, but Kansas took a chance and he turned out pretty good for them.

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Kansas has missed on a lot of their top targets. Lucas makes sense for them. He's a good defender, will stay 4 years, and is an excellent student (huge plus for KU after having 3 recruits not qualify this year).

I really wanted Lucas early on, but I think Altman feels that he isn't a good fit. I don't see Lucas being an ideal center on a team that likes to run. Lucas isn't athletic enough engage in the fullcourt press. He also isn't going to finish on a fastbreak. I definitely think that Lucas is capable of having a solid college career.

Lucas did visit UW, but a lot of teams had pulled their offers (Oregon, Stanford, Georgetown). Lucas was a backup plan for UW. It appears that Zena Edosomwan will end up at Harvard or USC, so I think Romar decided "what the hell" and tossed an offer Lucas' way. Anthony Bennett is the guy that UW is really banking on in this class. They only have 2 scholarships available for this class. If they miss out on Bennett, I'd expect them to pick up a transfer/Juco late in the Spring.