Kansas Jayhawk News and Notes 6.28.11

I think he just said that was going to be Lindsay’s plan, up until he exploded on the AAU scene and got discovered…

I ran a quick errand last night and had the radio on and heard some KU talk show (in place of Hawk Talk, I guess?), in which they were interviewing Merv. They asked him what percentage he shot from three in HS and he said 43-44%. I’m hardly suggesting that he’ll come in and shoot that way this year, but I do think he’s going to turn into a real nice piece – maybe even soon.

I’ve certainly seen far worse.

either Leonard or Singleton. Both are going to play the 3 and both will be excellent defenders. But neither of them can shoot it one bit. Maybe they’ll develop it someday and become Bruce Bowen, but that’s a best case scenario. And it’s a very real possibility that neither ever learns to shoot the ball.

Whatever you think of the pick personally, no one can be surprised that stat-driven Daryl Morey took an efficient scorer like Marcus. He won’t be an all-star, but he will figure out how to score from either position. And while I don’t ever see him excelling on defense – probably too small to guard big fours and too slow to guard quick threes – he shouldn’t get abused on a nightly basis either.