Tyran Stokes pulls a Zach Calzeda

StuBlue270_uk

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Just a young immature kid who's got a world of potential and more money than he knows what to do with.
 

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Tyran Stokes
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The Bill Self Horcruxes
I personally loathe the Lawson twins because they are punk bitches and they effectively ushered in Tubby's downfall at Memphis. Tubby actually had them doing better than Penny is now, IIRC, but Tubby is NOT the man for the Memphis recruiting scene.
 
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Nightwish

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As far as Stokes goes, it'd be hilarious if he only averages 8 points and quits by Feb but we wanted him and we needed him so I'm not going to pretend we'll be better off without him because it's more likely he burns us when we play KU. We can say we dodged a bullet if he fails next season or KU loses in the first round or something but right now in May, this thread just sounds very sour grapes and bitter.
 

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So we got some like myself wanting to land Tyran Stokes. Hoping he picked UK. Saying pay him however many millions.


Then you're saying if he committed here and we had the number one player in the country flexing a couple twenties BBN wouldn't like it. That's the stuff I stay talking about. What a terrible young man he is enjoying his money. Show it off. You're only young once Kid.

I hate he didn't pick UK but I also moved on.
 
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anot

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He's got the red and the LV poster in the back. He would have went to Louisville before he ever went to UK. I will say he played UK from the start. Well Pope.
 
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katwest

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Maybe he can buy Self a new rug and get that bird nest on his head trimmed down a little. That head and mouth are way to big.
 
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Won’t be long and he’ll start beating women and raping them. Bill Self sets the standard for these kids. In order to complete the college experience you need to punch a woman in the eye.
 

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Very talented and I don’t even think he’s a bad dude. Just very immature.

I work in a high school and there’s like 100 of this dude in every high school. This one just happens to be 6’7” 230lbs and is gifted af basketball. And also a millionaire.

If he matures and takes it seriously he will have a nice NBA career. But for one year I don’t know what his impact will be at any college because he isn’t mature enough yet IMO.
 

smoothmoves

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Even in the transfer portal era, there's still a place for elite one and done's to lead a contending level team. With that being said, it's incredibly hard to imagine Tyran being the best player on a final 4 level team. Has turmoil season written all over it. Pope missing on this kid reflects less poorly than him not dropping out when all the other big coaches did.
 
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UKgrad22

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Don’t forget Tay Kinney also released his own “6 7 Water” upon committing to Kansas. Can only imagine the locker room with him and Stokes, hope Self has his cardiologist on speed dial.
 
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