Oh, Dud. You’re precious with your continued attempts to needle. Back to ignore, so I won’t see any more posts about my balls. Have a good life.
Starting Lineup when MMom Signs
- Thread starter Beatle Bum
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Thought I stumbled into a homoerotic fan fiction thread with all the talk about taking balls
Could very well see the starting lineup be
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Kam
Milan
McBride
Moreno
Wilkins as 6th man/first guard off the bench
Morton
B. Hawthorne
N'Diaye
Kepnang
Noah
Potter
Williams
Z. Hawthorne
Zoom
Kam
Milan
McBride
Moreno
Wilkins as 6th man/first guard off the bench
Morton
B. Hawthorne
N'Diaye
Kepnang
Noah
Potter
Williams
Z. Hawthorne
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Idk what this means but my post wasn't targeted at youGonna take your word on that.
You sure would know about taking balls. I bet sea man visited your port so nicely and routinely. Hopefully they cleaned up after.
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Wilkins
Momcilovic
Williams or N'Diayne
Moreno
*I think Pope will opt for Williams for his defense and ability to spread the floor. To start games we can run 4 out and then sub accordingly with N'Diayne, McBride, Hawthorne, and Kepnang.
Having 2 lengthy knock down shooters on the wings opens up the lane for guards. It also allows Moreno to operate without getting doubled.
Wilkins
Momcilovic
Williams or N'Diayne
Moreno
*I think Pope will opt for Williams for his defense and ability to spread the floor. To start games we can run 4 out and then sub accordingly with N'Diayne, McBride, Hawthorne, and Kepnang.
Having 2 lengthy knock down shooters on the wings opens up the lane for guards. It also allows Moreno to operate without getting doubled.
KWill and MilMom on the perimeter with two guards that can drive seems like it could be lethal. I like that starting lineup. Let McBride and ON come off the bench. Both those guys could also be deadly from deep.
Pope did it!
PG: Zoom DialloSG: Alex Wilkins
SF: Kam Williams
PF: Milan Momcilovic
C: Malachi Moreno
That would be a fantastic lineup. I don’t think many on this board give Kam enough credit.Pope did it!
PG: Zoom Diallo
SG: Alex Wilkins
SF: Kam Williams
PF: Milan Momcilovic
C: Malachi Moreno
I think the opposite. Many on this board give Kam too much credit.
He wasn’t good enough to start for this year’s disappointing team. And he struck me as a rather limited player when I watched him. Yet a lot of folks now act like he’s a “must start” guy next season. I don’t quite get it.
Personally, would like the following if Milan decides to come to Lexington
Zoom
Wilkins
Milan
McBride
Malachi
Lacking on defense, but would be difficult to guard.
I also like Perry Stevenson’s thoughts on Milan playing the 4. An opposing 4 chasing Milan around screens and DHOs would cause problems, plus Milan likely has a better chance defending a 4 than a 3.
Zoom
Wilkins
Milan
McBride
Malachi
Lacking on defense, but would be difficult to guard.
I also like Perry Stevenson’s thoughts on Milan playing the 4. An opposing 4 chasing Milan around screens and DHOs would cause problems, plus Milan likely has a better chance defending a 4 than a 3.
I posted about the virtues of that line-up a few days ago: Two guys 6'8'' who have track records of hitting 40-plus percent from 3 opening up driving lanes for Diallo and Wilkins with Moreno inside demanding attention from the defense -- with a great mix of size and athleticism coming off the bench with N'DIaye, Kepnang, Hawthorne and McBride. Should be a lethal and versatile line-up. It's a classic 4-out starting line-up, with the size off the bench to modify that so teams would be off balance.
The coaching staff would need to figure out the best style of defense to play and keep the rotation going to have rebounders in the game as much as possible. But Villanova, to name one, during its championship runs was able to defend and rebound adequately with a line-up smaller at every position than that Kentucky line-up would be.
A final word on the Kam Williams debate: I watched a lot of his video at Tulane. And I get the competition was lesser. But I don't think we saw him at his best at all last year. He had some adjustment issues. Then, seemed to be ready to break out in games against St. John's and Mississippi State. Then he got hurt. When he came back, he was still limited. I think there is every reason to expect a strong year from him.
The coaching staff would need to figure out the best style of defense to play and keep the rotation going to have rebounders in the game as much as possible. But Villanova, to name one, during its championship runs was able to defend and rebound adequately with a line-up smaller at every position than that Kentucky line-up would be.
A final word on the Kam Williams debate: I watched a lot of his video at Tulane. And I get the competition was lesser. But I don't think we saw him at his best at all last year. He had some adjustment issues. Then, seemed to be ready to break out in games against St. John's and Mississippi State. Then he got hurt. When he came back, he was still limited. I think there is every reason to expect a strong year from him.
Kam was trending in the right direction when he got hurt. Think he’s posed for a great year.
That's the line up I believe you see to start, but I disagree on it being bad defensively. Zoom and Moreno both grade as solid or better. Wilkins was a freshman, so he should improve. McBride grades below average defensively but rebounds well, but if he stays engaged can defend. Momcilovic is bad across the board. The bench should be average to above average defensively with Kam and Kepnang both + defenders, Morton has good steal/rebound rates.
You should see a team that plays fast and uses tempo to cause turnovers. With 2 centers that erase at the rim.
Yep not a lineup in the country I'd take over this one. Embarrassment of riches
Could see them matchup hunting to where Kam is guarded by a 3, but defends a 4 and vice versa for Milan. Kam is a more capable defender on 4’s than Milan IMO (just hoping we can land Milan)
I think if MM DOES pick UK, it's evident from what has transpired that Pope did more to hurt than help, and the deal was likely saved by a booster calling the agent and spelling out in no uncertain terms that he would personally see to it that Pope doesn't mess his client up (whether it be financially, developmentally-- whatever the camp is having reservations about)
Maybe — but personally I don’t care.
It’s Elite Eight or bust for me, with or without Momcilovic.
Hope the admins / AD feel the same way as you do, because if we knew this to be 100% the case, I would feel much more comfortable
This is exactly the OPPOSITE of how I’d do it. I’d have Milan guard the 4 on defense but play the 3 on offense. And vice versa for Kam.
Why would you have the slower guy defending the 3 and the quicker guy the 4? That’s the opposite of how defense normally works. And why would you have the nation‘s best three-point shooter be the one who plays less on the perimeter on offense?
Your logic seems quite illogical to me.
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Depends on who the opposing 4 is, I wouldn’t want Milan guarding a Paulis or Donnie Freeman, but I would trust Kam to do it more. It’s like the small times when BG guarded guards and gave them problems, positional defensive versatility matters and I think those two playing the 3/4 next to eachother gives us some of that. But I definitely see your point that it wouldn’t be everytime
You are great at your job. No one says “do you want fries with that?” better than you.
I think Kam has THE sweetest shot on the team, he just needs to play hard, and use that ability.
