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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 4669836, member: 237"] So this transfer was a perfect excuse to talk to my old neighbor from my my wife and I had our first apartment in Maryland - the neighbor was a Kansas alum who actually grew up in Lawrence and obsessive KU hoops fan. We kept in touch after a rocky start to the neighborship that improved over time and was a good hoops watching pal at BDubs until we moved. Anyways we caught up and chatted Mr Cuffe. Here's a few things he shared. 1- the first redshirt as always kind of a mystery as some said it was injury related as well as the second and others just due losing his last year in HS because of covid. When they just were speaking about one being medical and the other not, it was an eyebrow raise- but he said seeing that workout more recently- thinks it could just have been a lot of fan speculation - doesn't really know. Some of the online Kansas fanbase still seems to think it still was injury related, in part to if you just watch him play via old highlights he is quite reckless attacking the rim and often landing on one leg or awkwardly. He didn't mention anything about a reclass. 2- As for his recovery- there were mixed feelings and disagreements from fans around the ordeal. Mostly speculation. From what he heard Kyle has fully recovered and hard at work at his game. The explosiveness not gone but Kyle working hard on other parts of his game including his shot that might be way underrated at this juncture after a couple years at Kansas to work on it. Kyle is a relentless worker and gym rat. He said he met him once at a game and kid just is a bright spot wherever he goes. Sounds like Symir in that regard. Other thing he noted he has heard is that Kyle has focused on being smarter with the knee and not as reckless. That sort of promoted speculation he could never be the same athlete again- which is hogwash- its just about not taking unnecessary risks just to bring the house down... but no question he still can. 3. I invited him to this board as he lurks and occasionally posts on the KU board. He likely won't but did just share The KU board is like ours- a lot of impatient opinions and speculation that ends up with half the fans rooting a kid on and the other half saying he can't cut it, should go to a lesser school or that it's hilarious SU took a flyer and we suck because of it. The same hard-core saltiness we have here lol. Looking forward to another good addition. Nothing I heard screams to this kid being a major reach or gambling. He's got 4 years of eligibility with 2 years around the best program in the country. Basically an older more experienced freshman. [/QUOTE]

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