Kentucky making a strong pop ush for Aiden Diggs

yoshukai

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I highly doubt we can get a 5* guard to come here considering our 2 starting guards and top backup (whose father is an assistant coach) all can come back next year.
ESPECIALLY when our coach is universally considered to be on the hot seat.

I ain’t buying it.
 

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Pope ain't getting a top kid.

Diggs will either be at Zona, or alongside Derrick Henry at Arkansas.

Ask yourself if any kid is coming to UK with Pope getting thrown out of here as a possibility. That's being used in all negative recruitment. I'm not sure what he's selling other than $$ at this point.
 

ScWildcat3

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Pope ain't getting a top kid.

Diggs will either be at Zona, or alongside Derrick Henry at Arkansas.

Ask yourself if any kid is coming to UK with Pope getting thrown out of here as a possibility. That's being used in all negative recruitment. I'm not sure what he's selling other than $$ at this point.
He will end up with a few top kids. Already has Hampton as well. But Diggs is Arizona lean with Arkansas as the next in line. We will get a few top 4/5 types though. Transfer guards or wings are what I’d rather have anyway. Only a few wings in hs are worth it.
 
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BookofMormon

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He will end up with a few top kids. Already has Hampton as well. But Diggs is Arizona lean with Arkansas as the next in line. We will get a few top 4/5 types though. Transfer guards or wings are what I’d rather have anyway. Only a few wings in hs are worth it.
There ain't a whole lot left.
 
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ScWildcat3

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There ain't a whole lot left.
Osaruyi and milligo both still available. Several top reclass guys are as well. Uvwo is but i assume he ends up at Baylor. Only need 2 4/5 types to go with Hampton for now. Rest will be dependent on who comes back and what’s in portal.
 
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He will end up with a few top kids. Already has Hampton as well. But Diggs is Arizona lean with Arkansas as the next in line. We will get a few top 4/5 types though. Transfer guards or wings are what I’d rather have anyway. Only a few wings in hs are worth it.
“Top kids,” by whose standards?
 
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Osaruyi and milligo both still available. Several top reclass guys are as well. Uvwo is but i assume he ends up at Baylor. Only need 2 4/5 types to go with Hampton for now. Rest will be dependent on who comes back and what’s in portal.
Relying on the portal has surely worked well for us hasnt it 😭

taking mo over caleb wilson was the worst mistake
 

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You shouldn't be allowed to post with an anon account. Pick a fake name like the rest of us and stick with it ffs.
 

ScWildcat3

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It was, i remember the ksr guys telling us we had the 3 high school power forwards we were looking at (cenac, wilson, ament) but we ended up passing on wilson to get a portal guy instead, which ended up being mo
Well you remember wrong. Good try though. It was between Unc and us and Unc offered same or more money but the keys to the team essentially. He chose them. Idk how we could choose a portal guy before the portal was even open but maybe you got some back to the future stuff going on. Pope told Caleb no in January for a MO commitment in April. That sounds legit.
 
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Well you remember wrong. Good try though. It was between Unc and us and Unc offered same or more money but the keys to the team essentially. He chose them. Idk how we could choose a portal guy before the portal was even open but maybe you got some back to the future stuff going on. Pope told Caleb no in January for a MO commitment in April. That sounds legit.
Still dont know why you pass on caleb, even if you dont know if the end result is mo

dont know why u dont let that one cross the finish line
 

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It was, i remember the ksr guys telling us we had the 3 high school power forwards we were looking at (cenac, wilson, ament) but we ended up passing on wilson to get a portal guy instead, which ended up being mo
Took Mo because Pope whiffed on Wilson. That was probably the most important recruitment the last three years. Add Wilson to last year and the tone is different right now for BBN. That was a huge miss. Bigger than Stokes. That would have changed a lot for Pope.

I am not the type to want a Cal roster loaded with top freshman. But we absolutely need a coach that can attract at least one top freshan to go along with other players from portal. Gotta get some talent here man. Asap.
 
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Took Mo because Pope whiffed on Wilson. That was probably the most important recruitment the last three years. Add Wilson to last year and the tone is different right now for BBN. That was a huge miss. Bigger than Stokes. That would have changed a lot for Pope.

I am not the type to want a Cal roster loaded with top freshman. But we absolutely need a coach that can attract at least one top freshan to go along with other players from portal. Gotta get some talent here man. Asap.
Ill take it a step further, you dont nesessarily have to have any 5 stars to be elite, but if you have a luckluster portal haul then you need something
 
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ScWildcat3

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Took Mo because Pope whiffed on Wilson. That was probably the most important recruitment the last three years. Add Wilson to last year and the tone is different right now for BBN. That was a huge miss. Bigger than Stokes. That would have changed a lot for Pope.

I am not the type to want a Cal roster loaded with top freshman. But we absolutely need a coach that can attract at least one top freshan to go along with other players from portal. Gotta get some talent here man. Asap.
For sure. Losing Wilson hurt. Popes offense isn’t one to highlight someone like Wilson. He did what was best for him and it paid off for his nba aspirations. But that guy really thinking we Told Caleb no 3 months before Mo committed idk what else to tell
Him. One of those clueless ppl.
 

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Ill take it a step further, you dont nesessarily have to have any 5 stars to be elite, but if you have a luckluster portal haul then you need something
I think everyone understands that. It’s not rocket science that you need talent to win. But after our portal haul last year most were picking Kentucky to play in final four if not win it all. It didn’t work out. We will see how it works out this year. I really like this team and how it’s set up.
 
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I think everyone understands that. It’s not rocket science that you need talent to win. But after our portal haul last year most were picking Kentucky to play in final four if not win it all. It didn’t work out. We will see how it works out this year. I really like this team and how it’s set up.
Idk last years portal haul did t do much for me, lowe was overyhyped, abermid is what he is, mo sucked, jq was hurt
 
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Ill take it a step further, you dont nesessarily have to have any 5 stars to be elite, but if you have a luckluster portal haul then you need something
Agree. Gotta get top talent either portal or freshman. When I say top talent I dont mean 6 million dollar shooters. I mean basketball players that can do it all. Take their man off the dribble, shoot, pass, rebound, play defense.

I love Mom but hes a spot up shooter. We will be asking why Pope don't run plays for him all season to get a shot. But that's not how it works for a big slow shooter like him. You cant just run a play and hes open automatically. Hes not a quick guard that can use screens to his advantage. I get running plays for him will work sometimes but just like last game we are wondering why he didnt shoot much. Hes a statue. Not much you can do but hope the other team doesn't focus on him.

I also get theres people going to argue he can create. Turn around one footer fade away middys isn't my definition of creating. Guy needs to get on the block and go to work. Standing on the perimeter all season isnt going to get us anywhere.

I love him being on the team. Its just not a good sign when hes the prize.
 

ScWildcat3

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Agree. Gotta get top talent either portal or freshman. When I say top talent I dont mean 6 million dollar shooters. I mean basketball players that can do it all. Take their man off the dribble, shoot, pass, rebound, play defense.

I love Mom but hes a spot up shooter. We will be asking why Pope don't run plays for him *** season to get a shot. But that's noble how it works for a big slow shooter like him. You can just run a play and hes open automatically. Hes not a quick guard that'll can use screens to his advantage. I get running plays for him will work sometimes but just like last game we are wondering why he didnt shoot much. Hes a statue. Not much you can do but hope the other team doesn't focus on him.

I also get theres people going to argue he can create. Turn around one footer fade away middys isn't my definition of creating. Guy needs to get on the block and go to work. Standing on the perimeter all season isnt going to get us anywhere.

I love him being on the team. Its just not a good sign when hes the prize.
Those kind of players usually go to the nba not the portal.
 
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