Prediction: Milan will score 20+ per game

Threedognight

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Watching back Iowa state games and it’s crazy how little touches Milan got. Against Kentucky I’m watching ever play saying to myself “ Milan will for sure shoot this one “ and like 80% of the time I’m wrong and Tamin Lipsey will shoot it.

so on a really good spacing, ball handling and passing kentucky team where Milan is open to shoot 10+ threes a game I think he could easily score 20+
 

UKCowboys

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I would fuckn hope this guy y'all have been going crazy over can score 20 a game .I mean wtf...Oweh averaged 20 and y'all hate that man.

The hype and amount of money rumored that we spent for him....and y'all want to say maybe he can average 20...fckn crazy man. 8 million and we gotta wonder if he'll average 20 smh.

Kentucky needs to fire Pope. Seriously. One more season of this crap and we can get the real Kentucky back.
Serious question....
Cal was the greatest recruiter in history, and still does great in NIL. But Cal still misses on kids, and he can pay them now, its not just his NBA speech that hooks kids. So whike you downgrade Momcilovic, the fact is he was the top player in the portal. If we DIDN'T make the highest offer, do you think the kid is taking less to play here?
 

NoJuice

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Serious question....
Cal was the greatest recruiter in history, and still does great in NIL. But Cal still misses on kids, and he can pay them now, its not just his NBA speech that hooks kids. So whike you downgrade Momcilovic, the fact is he was the top player in the portal. If we DIDN'T make the highest offer, do you think the kid is taking less to play here?
I'm glad we got him. I'm glad we paid him. I've always said give them 20 million if we got it like that. its not my money.

The post you replied to was me saying I hope he can average 20. If not what's all the hype about?

Did we just pay a guy that much money to average 10 and 5? Did we sit here and hit refresh for a whole weekend for a guy that might average 20?

All I was saying is I hope he can average 20....like seriously that shouldnt be a maybe.. I get he might average 17 18 19..which is basically 20...but he sure as hell better average somewhere close to that or it's going to be ugly.

I'm not downplaying the guy. It's actually the opposite. I'm saying I expect him to average 20.if he can't then what was this weekend about? Why all the excitement when we were after him and all the bummed out feelings when we thought he wasn't coming here if he isn't even a 20 ppg player.
 
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UKCowboys

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I'm glad we got him. I'm glad we paid him. I've always said give them 20 million if we got it like that. its not my money.

The post you replied to was me saying I hope he can average 20. If not what's all the hype about?

Did we just pay a guy that much money to average 10 and 5? Did we sit here and hit refresh for a whole weekend for a guy that might average 20?

All I was saying is I hope he can average 20....like seriously that shouldnt be a maybe.. I get he might average 17 18 19..which is basically 20...but he sure as hell better average somewhere close to that or it's going to be ugly.

I'm not downplaying the guy. It's actually the opposite. I'm saying I expect him to average 20.if he can't then what was this weekend about? Why all the excitement when we were after him and all the bummed out feelings when we thought he wasn't coming here if he isn't even a 20 ppg player.
Its not just about scoring 20. He has a well rounded offensive game. But most importantly, he is one of the greatest 3 point shooters in NCAA HISTORY. Oweh scored 20 per game, but teams almost dared him to shoot that knuckleball 3, and olayed him to always drive. That will never be the case with Momcilovic, and he is a matchup nightmare at 6'8". He fixes the biggest problem this team had in a massive way
 

NoJuice

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Its not just about scoring 20. He has a well rounded offensive game. But most importantly, he is one of the greatest 3 point shooters in NCAA HISTORY. Oweh scored 20 per game, but teams almost dared him to shoot that knuckleball 3, and olayed him to always drive. That will never be the case with Momcilovic, and he is a matchup nightmare at 6'8". He fixes the biggest problem this team had in a massive way
He can shoot good and oweh couldn't. Oweh can drive better than this guy. While im not really comparing them because they aren't the same type of player at all....the problem was Oweh didn't have help. Same issue loading up for Mom.

So it's not a Mom or Oweh problem because they will both probably average 20. It's a coach problem that can't get enough quality players on the roster to really do anything meaningful or help the best players on the team. Mediocre rosters with mediocre results.

It just amazes me to see the fanbase accept this or try to spin it.. I get rooting for your team no matter what..just like I won't miss a game next season. I'll cheer my Cats on. But I'll also actively be waiting on a new coach announcement when we lose 15 games this year.
 
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NoJuice

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My example cowboy.... put oweh on Michigan's roster last year ..they still win the title....put Mom on Michigans roster they probably still win the title. That's all I'm saying
 

Anon536483

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Its not just about scoring 20. He has a well rounded offensive game. But most importantly, he is one of the greatest 3 point shooters in NCAA HISTORY. Oweh scored 20 per game, but teams almost dared him to shoot that knuckleball 3, and olayed him to always drive. That will never be the case with Momcilovic, and he is a matchup nightmare at 6'8". He fixes the biggest problem this team had in a massive way
I could see him inching close to 30 ppg
 
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Nope. He will be 1 or 1a in terms of defensive priority. The only way he'll get open is in transition or off the ball screen. Team will focus on him and make other guys hit from the outside. That limits him to ~15-17 ppg most nights.
 
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Major_Tom

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He will likely average 35 per game.
This is just silly. If we are shooting 30 threes a game and he’s getting 25 of them at a 50% conversion rate, then he’s going to average at least 36 on just threes alone. Factor in FTs and field goals he’s up to probably 45 ppg. Prove me wrong
 

Runt#1969

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I've watched quite a bit of Iowa State the past two seasons, mainly because of Momcilovic being on that team. He scored *i think* 28 points a couple times last year, those were his highs, and a low point was definitely the NCAAT loss to Tennessee.

He most likely won't score enough to average 20 points because of the defensive focus on him, it'll be focused on doing what the Vols did... and what did they do ?

They face guarded him, heavily geared towards denying him the ball and stayed close to him the entire game. He scored only 6 points. They switched onto him and kept seperation at a minimum.

Iowa State really couldn't counter the defensive focus on him, Jefferson was hobbled. So Iowa State became a one trick pony, by and large, and the Vols beat them.

Momcilovic has a deft step back and a Dirk Nowitzki like fadeaway shot that he can hit from all over the court. He has poise shooting it, he can get his shot off with a sidestep as well, and at his range, you gotta have a big guy on him. He's a matchup problem for everyone.

But the Vols showed how he can be contained - and provided noone else can truly step up in the games when Milan is being heavily harassed ( count on that being EVERY GAME ) ..... we have to understand that and prepare accordingly, and other players are going to have to pick it up and reel in the slack.
 

TheApostleSaulSmith

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I've watched quite a bit of Iowa State the past two seasons, mainly because of Momcilovic being on that team. He scored *i think* 28 points a couple times last year, those were his highs, and a low point was definitely the NCAAT loss to Tennessee.

He most likely won't score enough to average 20 points because of the defensive focus on him, it'll be focused on doing what the Vols did... and what did they do ?

They face guarded him, heavily geared towards denying him the ball and stayed close to him the entire game. He scored only 6 points. They switched onto him and kept seperation at a minimum.

Iowa State really couldn't counter the defensive focus on him, Jefferson was hobbled. So Iowa State became a one trick pony, by and large, and the Vols beat them.

Momcilovic has a deft step back and a Dirk Nowitzki like fadeaway shot that he can hit from all over the court. He has poise shooting it, he can get his shot off with a sidestep as well, and at his range, you gotta have a big guy on him. He's a matchup problem for everyone.

But the Vols showed how he can be contained - and provided noone else can truly step up in the games when Milan is being heavily harassed ( count on that being EVERY GAME ) ..... we have to understand that and prepare accordingly, and other players are going to have to pick it up and reel in the slack.
how is he at setting screens?
 

TheApostleSaulSmith

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per sports reference, his season highs were:

  • 34 vs Cincy (9/18, 8/14 from 3)
  • 29 vs Fairleigh Dickinson (11/16, 7/10 from 3)
  • 29 vs OK St (8/12, 5/9 from 3)
  • 28 vs Arizona (10/18, 8/14 from 3) (conference tourney)
He also made 4+ threes against West Virginia, Syracuse, St Johns, UK, Kansas and Arizona State

He shot below 35% against:

  • Grambling State
  • Kansas
  • TCU
  • Creighton
  • Iowa
  • Houston
  • Tennessee
  • Miss State
  • BYU
  • Arizona (reg. season)
  • Texas Tech
  • Baylor
 

BasWildcat4Life

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thanks Andy Bearshear. your basketball knowledge is profound. I'll blame you if we fire Pope and get a coach like Payne and win like 4 games. Toddlers like you, come from rich upbringing never got your *** beat. Given, not earned..
 
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UKCowboys

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He can shoot good and oweh couldn't. Oweh can drive better than this guy. While im not really comparing them because they aren't the same type of player at all....the problem was Oweh didn't have help. Same issue loading up for Mom.

So it's not a Mom or Oweh problem because they will both probably average 20. It's a coach problem that can't get enough quality players on the roster to really do anything meaningful or help the best players on the team. Mediocre rosters with mediocre results.

It just amazes me to see the fanbase accept this or try to spin it.. I get rooting for your team no matter what..just like I won't miss a game next season. I'll cheer my Cats on. But I'll also actively be waiting on a new coach announcement when we lose 15 games this year.
Thousand Dollars says we dont lose 15 this year.
 

TheDude73

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I would fuckn hope this guy y'all have been going crazy over can score 20 a game .I mean wtf...Oweh averaged 20 and y'all hate that man.

The hype and amount of money rumored that we spent for him....and y'all want to say maybe he can average 20...fckn crazy man. 8 million and we gotta wonder if he'll average 20 smh.

Kentucky needs to fire Pope. Seriously. One more season of this crap and we can get the real Kentucky back.
I bet you're fun at parties...
 

TheApostleSaulSmith

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thanks Andy Bearshear. your basketball knowledge is profound. I'll blame you if we fire Pope and get a coach like Payne and win like 4 games. Toddlers like you, come from rich upbringing never got your *** beat. Given, not earned..
Why would you even make up such an unlikely hypothetical scenario? There is a zero percent chance we make 2 risky hires like that in a row.
 

TheDude73

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This is just silly. If we are shooting 30 threes a game and he’s getting 25 of them at a 50% conversion rate, then he’s going to average at least 36 on just threes alone. Factor in FTs and field goals he’s up to probably 45 ppg. Prove me wrong
The burden of proof is on the claimant. There is no such thing as "proving someone wrong".

He will likely average about the same as last year. He'll have huge games against nobodies and run of the mill barrel dweller SEC teams, but he will also have bad games when teams focus 100% on him. He could have a breakout this year, but it's probably safer to just assume he will repeat roughly the same output as last year.
 

Runt#1969

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how is he at setting screens?
He's good at setting screens, TJ used him in hand off situations, quick pops, and flare screens, and he usually looked to the step back instead of driving. I would actually liked to have seen him drive in more instances, rather than having to *necessarily* step back into a three, as he did at Iowa State. He had some size mismatches I think he might've done better with had he driven the ball more consistently with Iowa State last year.

Plus, he is a GREAT free throw shooter. I'd love to see him become more aggressive and driving the ball to the rim with his size could net him more points at the free throw stripe. I certainly want to see him get to the line as much as possible this upcoming season.

He may be forced to develop more of a driving mentality playing the SEC this season. Instead of his patented dirk-like step back baseline jumper, or corner three prowess, he may need to look towards driving it to the rim more often. He's not THAT quick laterally, but at his size, getting him in to the paint or just outside it, he can draw fouls and be just as dangerous.

His sidestep three from deep is so smooth and calm, it makes him deadly with defenders running out to close out the distance if there is any seperation with him. He's a poised shooter, and there never appears to be anything rushed about his shot, even if he is fading away from 25 foot in the corner with *someone* draped all over him. And he can drain it.

Brea developed his driving to the rim game and was better for it, and became a better player when he started taking advantage of driving it instead of simply looking to shoot the three. I'm thinking Milan will need to develop his game like that, because we all know he is a great shooter.
 

Threedognight

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I will say a lot of you saying he wouldn’t averaged anymore still don’t understand that Iowa State Offense was not built for Milan, it was almost antithetical to his game.

90% of time he runs down the court sets 1-2 screens and watch’s tamin lipsey dribble around and either chuck a big shot or hot potato the ball to Milan

so this year with Kentucky the team will be built around his game which at a minimum should mean instead of 7 3 point attempts it would be 10+
 
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Major_Tom

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The burden of proof is on the claimant. There is no such thing as "proving someone wrong".

He will likely average about the same as last year. He'll have huge games against nobodies and run of the mill barrel dweller SEC teams, but he will also have bad games when teams focus 100% on him. He could have a breakout this year, but it's probably safer to just assume he will repeat roughly the same output as last year.
I’ve always believed that sarcasm is best served undetected ;)

Science Visualized • RUSSELL'S TEAPOT EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS REQUIRE...
 
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Cowtown Cat

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I will say a lot of you saying he wouldn’t averaged anymore still don’t understand that Iowa State Offense was not built for Milan, it was almost antithetical to his game.

90% of time he runs down the court sets 1-2 screens and watch’s tamin lipsey dribble around and either chuck a big shot or hot potato the ball to Milan

so this year with Kentucky the team will be built around his game which at a minimum should mean instead of 7 3 point attempts it would be 10+
This is a good point and I agree. However, I still don’t think he’ll average 20 for the entire season and that’s fine. The key here is that he’s going to open up so many scoring opportunities for everyone else. Our two guards averaged 16 and 18 PPG respectively last season. What’s much more likely is that we have a balanced team. He very well may be the leading scorer. Just doubt that’ll be at a 20 PPG clip. JMO.
 
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Threedognight

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This is a good point and I agree. However, I still don’t think he’ll average 20 for the entire season and that’s fine. The key here is that he’s going to open up so many scoring opportunities for everyone else. Our two guards averaged 16 and 18 PPG respectively last season. What’s much more likely is that we have a balanced team. He very well may be the leading scorer. Just doubt that’ll be at a 20 PPG clip. JMO.
Facts I was just saying 20+ to say he’ll be more effective here but if he averages the same or just a little higher and other guys average 15* then I’m ok
 

Bkocats

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I’m glad we got Milan. Needed him
Now that I’ve said that; I think what he averages will be how often his teammates can make sure he’s open, and what they do if they can’t get him open. Or if he can’t create the space himself
I’m seeing a lot of posts that imply he’s the team savior. I dont think he is, as important of a piece he can be
This team is constructed in such a way that it requires a full team effort, not one or two guys going off on a given night
If there are any chemistry issues we may very well be screwed
Going to have to wait and see
 
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There's no way he averages 20+/game. In the past 20 years, only ONE player has done that: Jody Meeks.

To be fair, two players did average exactly 20: Antonio Reeves and Jamal Murray.
Reeves, Monk, Murray, An. Harrison, Noel, T. Jones, Cousins, Patterson, Meeks all averaged at least 20 ppg over the course of a season.
Interestingly, before Jodie Meeks, you have to go all the way back to Dan Issel to find a 20 ppg scorer.
 

BlueBomb

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Reeves, Monk, Murray, An. Harrison, Noel, T. Jones, Cousins, Patterson, Meeks all averaged at least 20 ppg over the course of a season.
Interestingly, before Jodie Meeks, you have to go all the way back to Dan Issel to find a 20 ppg scorer.
Not true. Cousins average 15.1. Patterson was 17.9 in his best season. Noel was nowhere close. Neither was Harrison. Monk was just short of 20.
 

megablue

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per sports reference, his season highs were:

  • 34 vs Cincy (9/18, 8/14 from 3)
  • 29 vs Fairleigh Dickinson (11/16, 7/10 from 3)
  • 29 vs OK St (8/12, 5/9 from 3)
  • 28 vs Arizona (10/18, 8/14 from 3) (conference tourney)
He also made 4+ threes against West Virginia, Syracuse, St Johns, UK, Kansas and Arizona State

He shot below 35% against:

  • Grambling State
  • Kansas
  • TCU
  • Creighton
  • Iowa
  • Houston
  • Tennessee
  • Miss State
  • BYU
  • Arizona (reg. season)
  • Texas Tech
  • Baylor
He's a great shooter, no question, but he is also human (not a robot) and will be a huge focus on defense by opponents. Hopefully, his last game last year, the biggest of their season, was just an off-night and an outlier. The Vols clamped down on him. Only 6 points, on 2-9 shooting. No rebounds in 33 minutes for a 6'8" player is also alarming ... we will definitely need him to help on the boards.
 
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NoJuice

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I bet you're fun at parties...
Naw never really was the party type. But I'm curious why somebody has to be a terrible person or not fun at a party if they aren't overly positive or even slightly positive about Pope.

The guy sucks and there's no spinning it.