Pope needs some lottery pick cred. This kid, Hampton, and maybe Spears could change everything for Coach Pope.
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Chandler didn't impress me. He couldn't even dribble. Morton can at least dribble the damn ball. Agree to disagree.
Me too brother. I will gladly eat a ton of crow. Pope and the staff seem to be rolling now, got a new gm and Stein is cooking on his end. We are long past due for some good times.Pope about to make me eat a ton of crow and I’m cool with that
You guys acting like he was Stanley from The Office out there dribbling cracks me up. He’s not an elite ball handler but not nearly as bad as you make it out to be.
Chandler had 39 turnovers in 36 games. Richie Saunders had 41 in 25 games.
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His handle is weaker than a Dollar Tree knife's. There's a reason why we make cracks about it. But hey guys, I'm done talking about my opinion of Chandler. Let's get back to a guy that matters. The subject of this thread.
Chandler was a good player for us but has a few weaknesses that need tightened up. Think Pope made the right call in not overpaying him. I'm sure that was not easy for Pope given his history with Chandler but it was the right call in my opinion.
Hope the kid crushes it at BYU but personally think we are better off with our new additions.
Agree with all this. Just think that critique is way over exaggerated. I won’t post on this anymore so I won’t derail the thread continually.
I agree. He needs to improve his handle but its not like he cant dribble at all so critique needs to be fair.
Lmao. Stanley’s textbook form looked exactly like the Globetrotters’ flawless dribbling style in their Scooby Doo appearances. Chandler was obviously heavily influenced by both. His form is indistinguishable from theirs. How can anyone deny it?! Lol
The coffers haven't dried it appears then. The donors have had a second wind recently
I think Morton will get some run as a backup pg
Hell yes. About time we eat 1st
Not overpaying for Wright and Freeman look like smart decisions now.
Chandler is not a strong primary ball handler, that's just true. At BYU he will be used exactly like Saunders though, off ball movement to get spot up shots, and he will thrive in that roll. At his best, he is an off ball spot up shooter with transition athleticism and slow lateral quickness on defense with below average handle. Good player, not a game changer.
Part of the reason chandlers turnovers were low was due to O.O. and DA not ever giving up the ball
Dude, if Nikola comes here Noah will never see the court here lol. 12th-13th man
Probably, but I feel like at most, 10 minutes a game can be given to Morton and/or M. Williams at PG. Every other minute should be Zoom or Wilkins.
JMO.
The NCAA is supposedly tightening restrictions on international players who want to play college sports, making it so they're ineligible if they've made barely anything. I've seen people say the new rules will have to be grandfathered in but who knows? I hope we get this guy, but won't feel good until him and Ndiaye are fully cleared to play.
Imagine going from worrying about getting any recruits, to Noah not getting time, because we are so fkn deep
Got to love this s..t
So, a starter on another team cannot earn minutes as a backup on a contender? Jay Shidler please sit down. You are no longer needed.
Diallo
Wilkins
Milan
Uzi
Moreno
Morton
McBride
Kam
Hawthorne
Kepnang
Kusturica
Damn. That is one of the deepest and most talented rosters out there. Not to mention.. BIG.
And that’s not even including Noah, Mason, Potter, or Zyon. A couple of those guys would have been good enough for a few minutes here and there. Not anymore.
Wilkins
Milan
Uzi
Moreno
Morton
McBride
Kam
Hawthorne
Kepnang
Kusturica
Damn. That is one of the deepest and most talented rosters out there. Not to mention.. BIG.
And that’s not even including Noah, Mason, Potter, or Zyon. A couple of those guys would have been good enough for a few minutes here and there. Not anymore.
Ritchie controlled the ball off the dribble more than Chandler.
Noah is shooting lights out in practice. Im guessing he will be 6th or 7th man in rotation
But I thought Kentucky was just a "whittle poor state" that can't afford players! LOL!
To this day, a quarter of this board stills swear that we never spent $22 million last year.
We'll be spending over $25 million next year if we land Kusturica.
With our injury history I'm convinced I would get some run as a backup PG if Pope signed me up. And I'm 46, short and slow.
Does it really matter? Whatever rules they put into place just seem to get negated in court.
Wilkins is a guard that's the best scorer on this team. No way Kusterica will change his mind. He couldn't play guard if he wanted to
Diallo, Mason
Wilkins, Morton
Mom,Kam, Kusturica
Ousmane,Mcbride, Hawthorne
Moreno, Kepnang, Potter
something like this for a depth chart looks real nice
Trent needs to make shots in the game...under duress....at around 40% to get time. He got a lot of great looks last season. He has a great nose for the ball, hustles, and gets way more rebounds than most guys his size. But he must hit at a 40% clip in games.
Yes he could. He might not, but certainly could
Yea if you want to suck. The kid is good but he's in no way a 2g. Will be pushing it to play the 3.
You can tell by the way he moves he's not remotely close to a guard. Smh people are ridiculous
If we get Kusturica, how in the world does he get a minute?
Say our first and second fives are:
Diallo
Wilkins
Momcilovic
Uzi
Moreno
Mason
Morton
Kam/Kusturica
McBride/Hawthorne
Kepnang
With those 12 kids in front of him, how in the world does Noah ever play a minute besides mop up duty? He would be buried behind better players
Like a broken record. Where are these official numbers made public so we can all be in the know like you.
NBA Draft Room has Kusturica as the #1 rated SHOOTING GUARD in the 2028 draft. And you say there is no way he could play there unless we want to suck? You are right to shake your head, some people are ridiculous