In SEC play. Best shooter in the country numbers right there.
Collin Chandler 49% from 3 pt range
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I think our path to success in March involves the 3 guards staying hot. Aberdeen, Oweh, Chandler have to lead the way.
Agreed, but EVERYONE must step up and give max effort for 40 minutes every game. If we are going to do anything at all this March, we need a total team effort every game the likes of which we have rarely seen this year.
We are talented enough. The effort must be there. I want Josh Harrelson against OSU type performances from every damn player from here on out. I’m not talking about the numbers, I’m talking about the effort and the “refuse to lose” attitude.
Guys have to hit shots. It’s really that simple at times.
Jelavic hit his early looks. That dude has to be shooting better at some point.
Jelavic hit his early looks. That dude has to be shooting better at some point.
Giard play has ALWAYS been the path to success in the tournament.
It absolutely does
Chandler 80% shooting deep 20% driving
Oweh 80% driving 20% shooting deep
Aberdeen 50% shooting deep 50% driving
I think we’ve got a pretty good little 3 headed monster
staying engaged on D, very important
I also want to see basketballs be thrown at full speed into the opposing teams players. All time great Kentucky play. Simple but meaningful. Jorts brought some of the best memories during that 15 year ride.
"Not UK caliber"
"I would rather go with Perry or Noah"
"He will never be an SEC shooting guard"
LMAO
"I would rather go with Perry or Noah"
"He will never be an SEC shooting guard"
LMAO
Pretty sure I compared him to James Young and got laughed at for it. He is shooting waaayyyy better than James Young!!! Heck… overall, he might be better than James Young.
Absolutely. Great guard play will have to carry us. We need a solid combined stat line from Jelavic and Dioubate. Moreno is reliably good but not a game changer. Just can't have Garrison, Noah, or Jasper come in and tank us for 4 minute stretches. I don't expect to get Kam back or if we do only for very short stints, but if he can give us another option for games where Jasper or Noah are off, all the better.
I can’t wait for his season next year. He is such a great young man. I can definitely see an all sec Richie Saunders type of year.
Pope absolutely has to be able to keep Chandler.
Get 14 from Mo and jelavic and I will take that all day. Get 8-10 from Moreno and you will have 24 points from your bigs. That should be enough to be successful.
1 turnover from the bench trio is huge!!! And that turnover was a dead ball turnover. That makes a big difference. I still would like to see 10-15 from those 3 guys.
He is a great kid. I think he stays here. He followed Pope here and Pope has stuck with him getting his minutes when half the fanbase wanted him gone. Now he is set to be the star of next years team. They will have to increase his money but he will stay
True.. he brought his fiance with him from Utah for a reason and got married here. If he was going to leave, it would have been last year when she was still in Utah. He will cost a pretty penny but I believe Pope will pay it.
What did James Young do so great that Chandler ain’t doing?
Totally agree. Now MM, thats a tricky one. He may enter the draft
He might. I think though that he does an Oweh and test the waters. I see him coming back though so he can be a lottery pick.
I don’t see it he’s projected early 2nd round. He must bulk up and develop mid range shot. 2027 mock he’s late 1st
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I firmly believe he was drafted in the NBA because he was a Cal kid and a highly ranked high school recruit. He should have never left to the NBA and turned out being a complete bust picked by my Celtics.
Chandler had always been the key to the team. Said 4 weeks ago that OO has to stop shooting so much and get Chandler involved. He leaves him wide open constantly. So does Aberdeen. If thy will. Look for Chandler in the tournament there’s a shot we could break through in some way. If they go for their numbers especially Oweh they’re going home. But he will get 20 thought.
That sure was a good mid range shot at LSU
I think that is one thing he will develop next year. That mid range shot from the free throw line down will be huge for him next year. So many times during zoom action he has the ball and is wide open after he doesn’t pass the ball to the cutter. I would like to see Moreno take that middle.
I think Moreno just needs to really focus on strength and conditioning, then start perfecting those little hooks. He also needs to learn how to pump fake and do up and unders. I can see his game taking a monumental jump next year.
This! Man, it just sucks we have so many guys down with injuries. I don’t think this roster was as terribly constructed as many people think.
Would be nice to have Lowe, who is always a threat to get to the bucket anytime he wants. Plus, it’s another ball handler, which we could really use. Then, Kam, with his defense and 3 point shooting, who was also starting to get comfortable putting the ball on the floor and driving. Then, of course, JQ. We would’ve been our muscle and defensive post presence. Plus, he would be taking Garrison’s minutes. Just sucks, man.
Young chocked when it mattered. I'll never forget his little autograph session in Dry Ridge, KY. Hardly a soul there. He thought he was going to make bank off UK fans.
Totally agree. I don’t think it’s as bad as others make it either. Just replace BG, Noah, and Jasper with Kam, Lowe, and JQ. Night and day difference. That’s an elite 8 maybe final four type of team. We would have beaten Georgia and Auburn with that sub pattern and could have maybe ended with a 3 or 4 seed.
Also didn’t have Mo when we lost to North Carolina at the end of the game. How many times has Mo come up big in the clutch with a rebound or stop!! If we had a full roster.. I firmly believe Pope built an elite 8 team. Is that so bad for a second year?
Jelavic is hitting 35% during SEC play, which isn’t bad for a PF.
I’ve wondered if it would make more sense on offense to have him at the top of the key setting the screens for the guards as a pick and pop or pick and roll guy.
Moreno could be in the “dunker spot” along the baseline.
Totally agree, Pope should be playing him inside the arc where he's shooting about 67%, Pope continues to play him out there so he's gonna need to knock those down at a higher clip.
He passed John Pelohrey as my fav Cat of all time after yesterdays game.
He just keeps getting better and better.
He just keeps getting better and better.
He a really good shooter , a great athlete , and pressure doesnt hurt his game. He does some stupid **** and not the grestest defender but along with Oweh and DA2 hes in our current top 3.
If he's the teams star next year then were not a very good team. I like Chandler but imo hes a Robin not a batman.
If he's the teams star next year then were not a very good team. I like Chandler but imo hes a Robin not a batman.
I don’t think anyone thinks he’s our number one or two next season. What he is is our shooter that creates space by being on the floor and helps the scorers that we’ll presumably have next season.
You misunderstand.
Chandler is better than Young. I was saying that's why we laughed at it. The comparison is a slight to Chandler. Young was never anything good here outside of a few shining moments.
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