Justin McBride

[VC99]

-Former 4* top-140 player from Oak Hill Academy with an offer from Kansas.
-15.3 PTS, 5.6 REB, 1.5 AST, 40% 3-PT, 78% FT
-6'7", 240 lbs

How do ya'll feel about him? What role should he have?

 

[BlueBloodKyFan72]

7th man player IMO we still need 2 guys that can take over a game minimum either wing F PF or SG 2 out of that 3. Currently we still don’t have an elite scorer. Decent pieces but nothing elite

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Offensive threat but defensive liability from what I've seen.

 

[BlueBloodKyFan72]

Any Mc We should go after is McNeil and McNair both shot it in the 44 and 42 percentage range with high volume 246 and 248 attempts rank 5th and 18 in percentage rank NCAA

 

[AllBall]

McBride brings experience having played at Ok St and Nevada before JMU. Good functional size and stretches the floor nicely. He would open up the lane for guards to drive and kick. He also has some ability to put it on the floor and attack the basket as well.
Not sure how his athleticism and speed translate in the SEC. He could potentially fight for starting mins or be a solid rotation piece for 12-15 mins a game.

Overall, we need a guy like him. I would like this addition to our roster.

 

[Captain Coy]

Offensive threat but defensive liability from what I've seen.

I've heard people compare him to Ansley Almonor and I think that's pretty accurate. He give you something on offense. He's not a good defender. He's probably not the shooter Almonor was coming into UK, better rebounder, probably slightly better defensive player. I expect him to get roughly the same amount of minutes as Almonor had.

 

[Anon1776024529]

If he plays valuable minutes, we will be having a coach search next April.

 

[StuBlue270_uk]

I've heard people compare him to Ansley Almonor and I think that's pretty accurate. He give you something on offense. He's not a good defender. He's probably not the shooter Almonor was coming into UK, better rebounder, probably slightly better defensive player. I expect him to get roughly the same amount of minutes as Almonor had.

He looks like a bigger, more athletic version of Almanor. I just remember AA sitting in the corner and hitting 3s. McBride looks like he moves and posts up like Mo D but can actually finish.

 

[BCGera]

I love him in Eastbound and Down

 

[Wildcat4Ever]

Some highlights of McBride

 

[#1 cat fan]

7th man player IMO we still need 2 guys that can take over a game minimum either wing F PF or SG 2 out of that 3. Currently we still don’t have an elite scorer. Decent pieces but nothing elite

You're out of your mind if you think wilkins isn't elite
The dude will probably avg 17 a game next year

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

He'd be a nice backup for the 4 position.

 

[20MRoster]

He's taken a demotion every year. B12 -> Mountain West -> Sun Belt. Not exactly the career path you want to see. Entertaining a guy like this just cements the notion that UK is where underachievers / backups go to get overpaid.

Not saying we don't need bodies, just stating some facts. We may have to bite the bullet anyway just to field a team.

 

[UKSanders]

He's taken a demotion every year. B12 -> Mountain West -> Sun Belt. Not exactly the career path you want to see. Entertaining a guy like this just cements the notion that UK is where underachievers / backups go to get overpaid.

Not saying we don't need bodies, just stating some facts. We may have to bite the bullet anyway just to field a team.

Is your statement if McBride is nds up as the starter?

Or are you saying that’s the case even if Freeman (or equivalent) comes in as the starter, and McBride is the backup?

 

[BlueBloodKyFan72]

You're out of your mind if you think wilkins isn't elite
The dude will probably avg 17 a game next year

Well according to my last psych evaluation yes yes I am I hope he does become elite because the competition is going to be brutal every single night in the SEC and playing real teams. I say you mark this post and we will come back to it. If I’m wrong hopefully Iam will gladly say you’re right but hard to tell because we are still 6-7 players short.

 

[#1 cat fan]

Well according to my last psych evaluation yes yes I am I hope he does become elite because the competition is going to be brutal every single night in the SEC and playing real teams. I say you mark this post and we will come back to it. If I’m wrong hopefully Iam will gladly say you’re right but hard to tell because we are still 6-7 players short.

Nah, we are about 3 maybe 4 players short
Hell u only need 7 or 8 and we have 4 solid pieces already.
I've always felt Ike stokes was coming here

 

[legalbeagle123]

Has Pope whiffed on him yet?

 

[owensborian]

Has Pope whiffed on him yet?

He left without committing, which usually means a whiff in the Pope era

 

[ThePopeMobile]

Nah, we are about 3 maybe 4 players short
Hell u only need 7 or 8 and we have 4 solid pieces already.
I've always felt Ike stokes was coming here

Stokes has been a done deal for weeks now. We're going to be a lot more loaded than people think. You've written off CMP way too soon

 

[TommyMansky]

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Stokes has been a done deal for weeks now. We're going to be a lot more loaded than people think. You've written off CMP way too soon

Y do u say this? Anons don’t have sources.

 

[Catphright23]

He left without committing, which usually means a whiff in the Pope era

Wilkins, zoom, hmm. I guess you guys love whiff and moist so much you just love to say it.

 

[Tim0808]

7th man player IMO we still need 2 guys that can take over a game minimum either wing F PF or SG 2 out of that 3. Currently we still don’t have an elite scorer. Decent pieces but nothing elite

We need more than two, because we average over 4 players a year being injured.

 

[ftp000]

He left without committing, which usually means a whiff in the Pope era

Both commitments this year came AFTER they left campus

 

[ftp000]

We need more than two, because we average over 4 players a year being injured.

I hate that you're right

 

[GACatsFan7]

Both commitments this year came AFTER they left campus

You're expecting too much critical thinking ability on this board.

 

[theBlues]

It took about five seconds of video to know that he's much more athletic than Almanor and he's got a much more diversified offensive game. When he gets the ball in the paint there's more in his arsenal than just facing the basket and throwing it in that general direction; he looks like a guy that just knows how to score. IMO McBride is a huge upgrade over AJ on offense and defense and over BG on offense.

 

[ftp000]

You're expecting too much critical thinking ability on this board.

"Expecting" might be a bit strong a word

 

[ftp000]

I haven't heard about him scheduling anymore visits. So maybe it's just a timing thing. A late Friday or weekend announcement to settle some of the rumbling.

 

[DKersey]

I haven't heard about him scheduling anymore visits. So maybe it's just a timing thing. A late Friday or weekend announcement to settle some of the rumbling.

McBride canceled all his remaining visits after our visit so I think we can pencil him in and I look for him to be an upgrade over Moe

 

[MachineHead]

Stokes has been a done deal for weeks now. We're going to be a lot more loaded than people think. You've written off CMP way too soon

lol

 

[TheDude73]

Stokes has been a done deal for weeks now. We're going to be a lot more loaded than people think. You've written off CMP way too soon

Oh boy, the return of "done deal"....

 

[Anon1730326584]

lol

I wouldn't laugh at that

 

[Anon1730326584]

McBride canceled all his remaining visits after our visit so I think we can pencil him in and I look for him to be an upgrade over Moe

He plays inside,Mo is a guard,he can score inside and out,he's way better than him

 

[moses1uk]

Stokes has been a done deal for weeks now. We're going to be a lot more loaded than people think. You've written off CMP way too soon

Silent verbal !!!!

 

[ThePopeMobile]

Stokes has been a done deal for weeks now. We're going to be a lot more loaded than people think. You've written off CMP way too soon

Watch and see

 

[MachineHead]

I wouldn't laugh at that

lol

 

[darkshadesofblue]

Sounds like he’s taking other visits

 

[TommyMansky]

It seems like Stokes and foreign prospects are the only players being recruited right now? Everything else has gone silent.

 

[philstat]

At this point, it wouldn’t shock me to see McBride go elsewhere, which will set this board ablaze.

 

[Anon668007]