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My Concerns With Milan in the SEC

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I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
 
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BillyJoeWildcat100

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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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The physicality jump is not "massive." Congrats. You win the dumbest statement on Raftards today. You act like he's coming from Transylvania.
 
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I agree with all you say about this league (where else can you lose your point guard two years in a row to dislocated shoulders) and have complained about how physical the sport has become. But with roster turnover and NIL there are questions every year like these. Furthermore one always wonders how the players will mesh. Many will look at the talent and stats of individuals and claim we have a title contender. I’ll wait to make my evaluation until I see them play together. How do they protect home court, how do they play on neutral and away schools, and how do they respond when not playing well and/or are behind.
 
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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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I know this is a troll post but every bullet point is laughable. Ranked 95th defensively on Evan Miya analytics, is a misnomer that he sucks on D. Rebounding would be his one semi weakness but the other “points” made in the OP is absolutely wrong.
 
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TheApostleSaulSmith

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CatManFromCa said:
• The physicality jump is massive
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No it isn't.
CatManFromCa said:
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
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He already was last season.
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• Rebounding is a real question
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That's not his role
CatManFromCa said:
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
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Yes
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• The grind is different…this league wears you down.
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he's a big 12 veteran. you know the teams he's played against right?
 
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BillyJoeWildcat100

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Rainmaker said:
I know this is a troll post but every bullet point is laughable. Ranked 95th defensively on Evan Miya analytics, is a misnomer that he sucks on D. Rebounding would be his one semi weakness but the other “points” made in the OP is absolutely wrong.
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Do you think you can get in the gym with him and work on the rebounding? Please. And thanks.
 
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bigblueinsanity (the real)

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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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Defense is the concern. He isnt going to be able to guard his man on the floor unless he plays the 4. Then that creates other issues depending on the matchup.

The other issue that will come up if we hit any serious adversity is how much he got paid. He got paid, paid and that wont be ignored if the season starts sliding. We already saw Pope being unable to manage fall out last season.

Offensively he should be good.
 
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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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I don’t know where our fans got this idea that there’s this massive gap between the SEC and Big 12. There’s NOT. In fact, the Big 12 was actually better than the SEC this year, and historically is better most years.

The SEC had that ONE insane season a couple years ago where it was WAY better than every other conference. And a lot of our fans seemed to misinterpret that to mean that’s how it normally is. It’s not. That was just a crazy one season anomaly where it seemed like nearly the whole conference had its best team in years at the same time. Things returned to normal the very next season.
 
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Oh, brother.

Lemme get this straight: If Momcilovic chooses evil Cards, then Pope is world's worst person, can't recruit and was hired by some deranged madman. Season totally lost. Cats lose for all eternity. We're doomed, Batman!

Now: Momcilovic signs with Cats. Can't rebound. Typical Euro player. Pope remains world's worst person. Kentucky basketball still doomed.

Never quit, Rafters. SMGDH. Never quit.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Oh, brother.

Lemme get this straight: If Momcilovic chooses evil Cards, then Pope is world's worst person, can't recruit and was hired by some deranged madman. Season totally lost. Cats lose for all eternity. We're doomed, Batman!

Now: Momcilovic signs with Cats. Can't rebound. Typical Euro player. Pope remains world's worst person. Kentucky basketball still doomed.

Never quit, Rafters. SMGDH. Never quit.
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i think we can all agree on that part at least ...
 
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I think the OP was stating that, unlike in the Big 12, he will be targeted in the SEC. I would say the SEC definitely has longer, better athletes than the Big 12 too. The OP is correct in that it's a source of concern and too early to pop champagne bottles. MM is a very skilled offensive player, but he's slow. I don't have high confidence that his numbers will improve at UK.
 
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AustinTXCat said:
Oh, brother.

Lemme get this straight: If Momcilovic chooses evil Cards, then Pope is world's worst person, can't recruit and was hired by some deranged madman. Season totally lost. Cats lose for all eternity. We're doomed, Batman!

Now: Momcilovic signs with Cats. Can't rebound. Typical Euro player. Pope remains world's worst person. Kentucky basketball still doomed.

Never quit, Rafters. SMGDH. Never quit.
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Also, don't forget, since we got him, Pope must have just overpaid!!
 
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Brea was way more limited and folks thought he wouldn't be able to handle the SEC. He did fine. Momcilovic is taller, more crafty, and has a ton of go to moves to create space. If you try to take him away, you open things up for the guards. Moreno is very good at clearing out lanes.
 
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I think people put wayyyyy too much stock in the whole conference thing.

It doesn't matter

What he did well in the Big 12 he'll continue to do well in the SEC
What he did not do well in the Big 12 he'll continue to do so in the SEC.

The conference is a non issue. He played in a power conference before with several highly rated teams.
 
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The very first time I see an SEC opponent's player jump out to contest a 3 from Momcilovic, and then watch as he deftley, calmly, and with poise, step aside and quickly reset his feet and drain it in in his face, I am going to laugh my *** off.

SEC - it's coming !
 
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He’s coming from the Big 12. As in the Houston, BYU, Kansas, Iowa State, Texas Tech Big 12. He’ll be fine.
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And you left out the best Big 12 team of them all. Arizona, the one that merely went 36-3 and reached the Final Four this year.

This notion that the SEC is supposedly gonna be a rough adjustment for him is one of the dumber narratives I’ve seen floated around here in awhile. He actually played in a stronger conference last year.
 
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And you left out the best Big 12 team of them all. Arizona, the one that merely went 36-3 and reached the Final Four this year.

This notion that the SEC is supposedly gonna be a rough adjustment for him is one of the dumber narratives I’ve seen floated around here in awhile. He actually played in a stronger conference last year.
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I agree to a point but I will say the SEC does let the teams bang, beat, and scrap a little more in some games (hard telling when it’s a touch foul night or concussion equals foul. Not saying it’s by design, the SEC hired a lot of refs fired from other conferences and it is what it is.
 
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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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It's no different than the Big12, why does everybody keep thinking there is a huge difference, the SEC might be a better overall conference but the talent level and the physicality is close to the same
 
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I swear some of our fans are just miserable or always looking to make themselves miserable with atrocious, pessimistic takes. The majority of these kinds of fans' stress is self-generated from wacked out takes, like this one.
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Yep. I laughed when I saw the title. Came over here just to see what the boards were like after the big recruiting get and this is the first thread.
 
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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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The Big 12 was better than the SEC , what are you talking about? Arizona beat our SEC champs by 30. We got beat by almost 30 by a Big 12 team.
 
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CatManFromCa said:
I like Milan’s skillset, but if we’re being real, there are some legitimate concerns about how it translates to the SEC. This league isn’t built for finesse wings…it’s built on length, physicality, and athletes who turn every possession into a collision.

• The physicality jump is massive
• He’ll be the defensive target every night
• Rebounding is a real question
• Can he create separation against SEC athletes?
• The grind is different…this league wears you down.

I’m not saying he can’t succeed…the shooting is real, and the skill is obvious. But if he’s going to justify the hype and the price tag, he has to prove he can handle the speed, size, and violence of SEC basketball. Thoughts?
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He'll probably be in the NBA after this season. I've heard it's almost as physical as the SEC...

🤡
 
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