Reminds me of Rupp’s famous line, “I’ve never had a player play barefoot, so we don’t measure in their bare feet.” Makes sense to me.
However, I’m sure some would wear platform shoes if they weren’t measured in bear feet!
Most reclass guys are simply moving up to class where they would’ve been before holding back at younger age.
JQ is one of the few players who I know that moved up and played with older players. I don’t know his back story of when he moved up a grade.
Do you realize people watching college sports (basketball & football) was way up this year?
College sports are NO LONGER an amateur sport, but it’s far from dead. It’s actually growing! (Doesn’t mean we have to like what it’s turned into.)
PJWashington had a broken jumper then developed a better than avg jumper his 2nd year. BG had an avg jumper and has potential to develop a very good 3 pt shot.
BG is only a good jump shot away from being a dominant 4 man. This would allow him to play with JQ and get more mins rotating in both...
Perry and Noah are right on schedule for being good role players by year 3. No need to RS. These types of players are needed for a great team. Lots of teams would like to have a player like Noah to lean on in case of injuries. There will be a jump between 1st and 2nd year. He’ll get spot...
I wish we would have landed Wilkerson, but I'm not surprised by the decision. Wilkerson said exactly what most top portal guards would think: "I want to be The Man and not just one of the guys."
Fans typically undervalue players on their team and overvalue players they want. (That's normal.)...
I’m not panicking. I’m just the opposite, and think we have a very good roster as currently constructed. (Your “panic” comment may have been aimed at others who were in meltdown mode earlier this week.)
I will gladly welcome another top flight guard and I’m sure Pope is selling top guards on...
Good depth piece that has potential to become exceptional player. Pope loves how he can guard multiple players on the wing.
3pt shot will keep getting better. Needs to get stronger and rebound better. Love his motor, but needs to mature. Teams know they can bait him right now.
I never...
I agree, but do you think it will be a major contributor or a minor one? I’m not sure how I even think of Almonor from last year. He may have won us 1-2 games. I don’t think we beat Tn w/o him. However, he was an afterthought in the portal world and just wanted the UK experience before leaving...
Are you saying I didn’t know players don’t like having to compete for minutes, or that it takes an extra size check to make it happen? As stated repeatedly, I’ll be the happiest person on this board if we get another high quality guard/wing. I also believe (as already stated) that Pope will try...
No reason to get snarky because someone disagrees with you.
I’ll throw some snark back at you … some reading comprehension would help you realize my point is that few quality players will choose to join the competition for minutes.
Read twice “young grasshopper” before throwing stones.
You have more connections than me and I read your posts because of your good takes.
I’ll say this … if Pope can sell more high quality guards and wings to sign up with our existing depth then he’s a great salesman (with a nice checkbook!) We have some good depth as it currently sits!
I hope...
I agree that Jasper will be a key piece. The good thing is he doesn’t have to carry team like past freshmen. He can improve at a normal pace with other very good older players around him. A very good Feb-Mar run will get him drafted in the 1st round.
Previous UK PGs had to beat man off dribble...
I agree, but I think the reason he quit is the same reason a high quality replacement is not coming.
The existing guards are not chopped liver, and transfers know it. Think about it in reverse. I think this board would go crazy if CC transferred from BYU to Uk, or if Jasper decommitted from...
I don’t know a single poster that thought the roster was finished when those players committed. Half the roster was still empty!
Pope will add another player, and it will probably be a PG/SG. I’m just guessing it will be an Almonor type player coming off bench in limited minutes. As I stated...