ROB STOKES FREEMAN Monday news

Blue Jesus

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Yes, the counterargument to "creepy" is, if he intends to play in the NBA someday, he better get used to people filming him in public...
 

Rainmaker

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Yeah, and that’s the problem currently infecting UK basketball: A dude from Furman could make the starting rotation.
Lots of high quality portal starters come form lower level schools, even the final four teams from this past year and the prior year. Keep trolling though, you do you.
 
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travisbickle

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Hypothetical question:

If a feller was doing his court ordered community service and happened to be near the #1 ranked recruit would it be rude to ask him to promote an upcoming yard sale on his Instagrams Ticktocks? The guy would pay the recruit 10 bucks.
Totally legal and honestly, encouraged.
 

NociHTTP

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The difference today is the portal and NIL, schools only have so much money and schools can’t afford to wait very long. If Stokes drags this out schools may use a lot of their money on other players. His agent knows that.
Id laugh my *** off if he drug it out to the point that he was stuck going to a no-name school.
 

Dead Cat Bounce

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Rob Wright deal being finalized I hear, official announcement coming tomorrow. Fingers crossed this is the first domino to many more to come.
Prayer GIF
 

Rainmaker

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Have you heard anything about diallo?
Not today but I know we have ramped it up with Wilkins and Cox who were already targets but Staff has spoke with both of them and their agents today. The tea Leaves there leads me to believe either Diallo isn't interested once we get Wright or that the staff shifted directions. Would not surprise me if we still get Diallo but I don't think we get him, Stokes, Freeman and Wright. I believe it will be 2-3 of that group we end up with.
 

travisbickle

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Not today but I know we have ramped it up with Wilkins and Cox who were already targets but Staff has spoke with both of them and their agents today. The tea Leaves there leads me to believe either Diallo isn't interested once we get Wright or that the staff shifted directions. Would not surprise me if we still get Diallo but I don't think we get him, Stokes, Freeman and Wright. I believe it will be 2-3 of that group we end up with.
I just wanted to go off topic and say thanks for your updates. Much appreciated!
 

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Not today but I know we have ramped it up with Wilkins and Cox who were already targets but Staff has spoke with both of them and their agents today. The tea Leaves there leads me to believe either Diallo isn't interested once we get Wright or that the staff shifted directions. Would not surprise me if we still get Diallo but I don't think we get him, Stokes, Freeman and Wright. I believe it will be 2-3 of that group we end up with.
I understand why he wouldn’t want to come if we get wright but I feel like they would really complement each other. Oh well if we don’t
 

TotheMoon88

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I just share what I hear, definitely don't bat 1,000 but this is a message board after all so we are here to chat and share what we hear. I'm hoping for a huge week, I believe it happens.
I don’t mean to keep bugging you but from what you hear what players are you most confident we land?
 

Rainmaker

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I don’t mean to keep bugging you but from what you hear what players are you most confident we land?
Wright
Goode
Wilkins
Stokes
Freeman
Reibe
Cox
Murauskas
Diallo
Brown


in order of current confidence top to bottom. If we get Stokes probably only get 3-4 more off this list. If we don't we get 5-6, plus a few backup options either way.
 

Beatle Bum

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Yeah, and that’s the problem currently infecting UK basketball: A dude from Furman could make the starting rotation.
Dude from UAB led UM to a B1G championship and a National Championship. Bennet Stirtz is a PG UK fans would have loved at UK. X Lee started every game for SEC champs this year. Dude from Furman? Tell us about his skills instead of dismissing him because he went to Furman.
 

Rainmaker

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Dude from UAB led UM to a B1G championship and a National Championship. Bennet Stirtz is a PG UK fans would have loved at UK. X Lee started every game for SEC champs this year. Dude from Furman? Tell us about his skills instead of dismissing him because he went to Furman.
and before UAB Yaxel was at Arizona Western a Junior College. Lots of talent out there outside the power 4 schools.
 
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Hypothetical question:

If a feller was doing his court ordered community service and happened to be near the #1 ranked recruit would it be rude to ask him to promote an upcoming yard sale on his Instagrams Ticktocks? The guy would pay the recruit 10 bucks.
False alarm. Apparently Pope doesn't want to utilize all the tools available to him and isnt gonna show the recruits Sand Gap park. 🫠
 

theBlues

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Wright
Goode
Wilkins
Stokes
Freeman
Reibe
Cox
Murauskas
Diallo
Brown


in order of current confidence top to bottom. If we get Stokes probably only get 3-4 more off this list. If we don't we get 5-6, plus a few backup options either way.
I'd say Wright and any 4 off that list would be an improvement over the roster we had this past year. Wright, Stokes, and 4 players a tier below these would be amazing.