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Today would've been a good visit day. Weather is beautiful. I'll take some commits.
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I like the way Rancik drives to the basket, I read that he also guarded the opponents best player last season.A Wilkins alone, would make my Fridayand believe it or not, I like that Rancik kid too …
Rancik, Freeman and Wilkins are all looking good. Would make for a good start and momentum would be back.
He's way better than Jelavic, one look at his tape shows that & he put up his numbers in a strong Big 12.
Still don't see his as starter quality for UK though. Really need Freeman IMO.
Great post. I'm feeling exactly how you stated things in your post. Not sure Pope can right the ship that is UK basketball but I'm going to back him this year because I want Kentucky to be successful. Those who hope we have a horrible season just to get rid of Pope don't have the best interests of Kentucky in mind, just a personal agenda. I'm definitely frustrated by his lack of recruiting just like others but will still pull for him and Kentucky to get things going. If not, then we can talk about our next coach but Pope isn't going anywhere this year yet.
Jelavic started out of necessity. I would love to get Freeman & it sounds like we will.
You've been riding him like a rented mule, he's probably put you on ignore.
He deserves it. He passes himself off as an insider and tries to speak in absolutes. He's full of
Him and the other 200 accounts he has had. They are all on ignore, keeps saying I pass myself off as an insider even though I've posted numerous times on not an insider. This is a message board and I share what I hear, he has issues and that's obvious by his obsession. Won't be long and he will get this account banned as well. Trolls like him bring zero value to message boards, but for whatever reason feel compelled to spend all their time on them even replying to their own posts with their other accounts. It's a mental sickness.
If we get them they'll be declared 2nd or 3rd tier. If we miss, it'll be a giant whiff on a true game changer. Rinse and repeat.
I've never replied to my own posts. And it's also a mental sickness to constantly claim you're "hearing" things when you're just reading tweets like everyone else
Agree.
If every other team had full rosters, than sure. Kick and scream.
But many other big name schools are in the same boat as us right now. I know just waiting to see who’s on the roster in a month and evaluating from there requires too much patience for modern society, so instead let’s flip out over … tweets from random “insiders”
Yep, that's what they do. Empty life to live, it's sad really. Mental disease is nothing to laugh about, but it is rampant in this day and age. Today should be Wilkins and Freeman, but could be Rancik instead and Freeman tomorrow but we should be getting a commitment from all 3 of them by end of weekend regardless.
And if we get all three we have a very good team on paper. If Stokes joins that we have a FF caliber team
Does he though? Why does it bother you so much. Quite frankly it’s weird.
We still need another 4/5 type and another 2/3 role player to complete the roster IMO, Obviously Stokes would fill one of those if he commits. We will sign 5-6 more players maybe more depending. So the 3 listed is a good start but still more work to do even with them. Definitely 4-5 wins better than last years team if we get those 3 and a Stokes type or the right pieces added could make us a Contender again. So many on here have been blinded with the Pope hatred that they'd rather see us suck and lose than have a top 10 team next year. Insane to me but to each their own. I personally agree 100% that Pope isn't a good fit and we need a change, but I'm not going to root for us to fail. I'm always going to be a fan of Kentucky first and foremost. Popes time will run its course and we will move on to the next coaching search, but until then I don't want us to fail, I want us to compete and be in the mix.
Wilkins don’t commit today he’s gone. That sucks too because he’s a superstar in the making.
Then why are uconn and other top schools going after them. Just because you don't know them doesn't mean they aren't good. Both of those players pass the eye test for sure
Why? Because I absolutely despise know it alls like that. He spends all day here but claims he has inside scoop (he "hears" things). Not buying it and don't know why anyone does
Yes, true, BEFORE the internet. Dated concept now. The internet never takes weekends off.
It's a mental illness. You can't find a post I've ever put on here saying I'm an insider. I'm not, I'm a performance coach with a background in Neuroscience. Not a basketball journalist or "insider." I'm a lifelong Kentucky fan though hence why I'm on this message board to begin with.
Oh so now you're not only a college basketball insider, you're a psychologist. Never change. What exactly is the diagnosis?
Add me to this observation, Fingers crossed!
Yeah, we would have to fill out the roster, but if we get those three and Stokes...
Zoom
Wilkins
Stokes
Freeman
Moreno
Kam
Rancik
Mason Williams
We would need another shooter and a backup 5, a legit backup PG...but thats pretty salty either way
Jelavic's per 40 rebounding numbers certainly look impressive. But would you agree that something is just wrong with shot - or maybe it would be more accurate to say he just doesn't seem to have "touch." The form doesn't look bad - sometimes I think he short-arms it - but it just catches way too much rim on both his perimeter and FTs. I'm not claiming to know for sure what the shooting issue is or if it's something he can get right fairly soon, but the vibe I get is he doesn't have a great natural talent for shooting - and sometimes all the practice in the world can't fix that.
I am a big fan of Rainmaker. One of my favorite posters along with the Colonel and RBS. Too many others to name.
Comparing Per 40 doesn’t make sense with someone that is a full time player (28 mpg) and someone that didn’t even get 28 minutes in any game this season.
Plus I still see a lot of difference in Rancik being better in everything other than rebounding even with this rates.
A big difference is 27% 3pt and 53% FT vs 33% 3pt and 86% FT.