Another Bolden shoe rumor
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I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop....
Which could be construed to mean it looks very similar to Grayson Allen's face so the quandary continues...is it UK or is it Duke, heads or tails?
I hear Bolden's mom wants him at Duke, Dad wants UK, just sent a private jet to Lexington to look at horse farms paid for by a handler who wants a shoe contract with true blue connection who secretly is paid by Duke but an aau team mate who remains anonymous says he won't vomit to UK because it is well know in Texas that Bolden doesn't get along with fellow Texan D. Fox, who is secretly.........I think I'm done here
Based on rumors and some info a little stronger than rumors, I think it's very likely Bolden has ordered some custom shoes - most likely from both teams. The shoe ceremony replaces the hat ceremony. Bolden doesn't look like a hat guy anyway.
I've seen this a couple of times.
I guess we would be a faster team with more spacing, but Bam is not a great low block scorer.
I also believe his best qualities will be stymied by facing the 5 and 4 in the paint.
Whereas a solid 5 would free Bam up on the boards and create better weak side offensive and defensive opportunities.
After the lack of interior offense this season i'd rather not experience it again next year.
I was just going to post this. He's clearly going to be doing a shoe ceremony instead of a hat ceremony.
I like this, yeah instead of putting a hat on, or shaving a logo in his head, they show him at the table, a camera pans down to his leg, he pulls up the pantleg to revel the shoe and the school choice. Bravo!
Theres a reason Cal put a lot of time into Bolden. It's not BS at all.
Bolden is being sold to come in and start at the 5. It doesn't matter what many people have been saying. Cal wants Bolden at the 5.
Bam can play more effectively at the 4 than the 5. His game is versatile.
First of all, Lee is pitiful. And I'm not bashing him at all, it is what it is. Bolden is way better than Lee, and yea, it's a guarantee. Lee does nothing.
Humphries is what he is. He's serviceable, and was rercruited to be security, not a huge part of our rotation.
Briscoe is probably not coming back.
Bolden is huge for us for all the reasons I stated. Duke getting him would add a ton of depth and another front court big. We don't need them getting him with all of their other recourses.
What happens if Bam gets in foul trouble?
I don't care what anyone says, we need Bolden.
What happens when Bam is in foul trouble which could easily happen? This is another aspect they aren't considering. We would be depending on humphries. Not my idea of a title contender.
Bam not being a great low block scorer is another reason I want Bolden. It would free Bam.
I don't see how so many are missing it.
Lee is one of those role players that comes off the bench and bring energy to the game. Great example is the elite 8 game against Michigan in 2014. He is not a starting center, IMO.
No, Lee is terrible and doesn't add much of anything to our roster. He fouls, and doesn't play a lick of defense. Rebound? Did you watch him at all this year?
We aren't winning anything with a player like Lee playing 15 minutes a game.
Oh no if he wears a uk shoe and a duke shoe he will be walking extremely slow on one leg and tripping people with the other. He may turn white and become deathly ill. Those two shoes on one dudes foot is like a Muslim and a Jew coming within inches of each other which isn't good
Lol our program has gotten to the point where Marcus Lee can't play 15 minutes.
Some of you are idiots.
Piss off.
Some of you are idiots.
Piss off.
I couldn't care less if people can't see it. wouldn't be the first time the truth wasn't in the majority.
There are very few teams who can compete with a talented UK team in the tournament, Duke being one of the most dangerous. If you can't see why thats an issue, then that's your problem, it certainly isn't mine.
Uk will not win a championships with Marcus Lee logging that many minutes. If we are looking at a final four and potential championship, then it's just the way it is. 15 minutes is nearly half a f'ing basketball game.
Your anger issues won't change a bit of it. Lee was a huge liability for Uk this season. He's one of the reasons we didnt get anywhere. He can't rebound. He can't defend. He doesn't have an ounce of offensive ability.
I'm sorry some don't have the stomach to call it what it is. get over it.
***Unless of course he drastically improves. theres always that.
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What's the odds we even end up playing duke in the tourney? I just can't see anybody saying "man I hope we get bolden just so duke isn't as dominant!" That would just be ludicrous.
We could definitely use Bolden, but he is not some superstar irreplaceable stud. He is more of a want than a need for next season, IMHO.
Without Bolden, Cal simply plays Bam at the 5 and lets Lee, SKJ, Humphries, and Wynyard fight it out for the backup minutes. And Cal will look to add another big. He'll probably try to get Allen or the Turkish kid.
Bam will be fine as a quick, mobile 5 man. And if Briscoe is back, then we need a stretch 4 in there to pull the defense away from the paint, so I think Willis starts.
Briscoe, Fox, Monk, Willis, and Bam start with Gabriel as sixth man, Lee or SKJ as backup at the 5, and Hawkins or Matthews as the backup guard. That's how I think it ends up being.
If Briscoe leaves, then I think Cal goes big, athletic, and mobile with Fox, Monk, Gabriel, SKJ, and Bam starting with Willis as sixth man, Lee as the backup at the 5, and Hawkins or Matthews as the backup guard.
Just my opinion.
Without Bolden, Cal simply plays Bam at the 5 and lets Lee, SKJ, Humphries, and Wynyard fight it out for the backup minutes. And Cal will look to add another big. He'll probably try to get Allen or the Turkish kid.
Bam will be fine as a quick, mobile 5 man. And if Briscoe is back, then we need a stretch 4 in there to pull the defense away from the paint, so I think Willis starts.
Briscoe, Fox, Monk, Willis, and Bam start with Gabriel as sixth man, Lee or SKJ as backup at the 5, and Hawkins or Matthews as the backup guard. That's how I think it ends up being.
If Briscoe leaves, then I think Cal goes big, athletic, and mobile with Fox, Monk, Gabriel, SKJ, and Bam starting with Willis as sixth man, Lee as the backup at the 5, and Hawkins or Matthews as the backup guard.
Just my opinion.
I agree. I think some get caught up with this Golden State type way of playing sometimes. I'm with you though, I think it would negate some of Bam's best qualities. As much as I hate to say it, UNC is looking pretty good with a more traditional frontcourt lineup with 2 bigs. I'd rather go that route with a player like Bam. It would play more to his strengths and also Bolden's strengths if we can land him. Would free Bam up as well.
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To me, Bolden only becomes a necessity if Skal is in fact gone. Honestly, I would rather have a second year Skal, than a freshman Bolden. The reason is fairly simple, Skal would be much better on next year's team than he was on last year's team, as there would be less focus on him. Secondly, Skal would space the floor better than Bolden, and then all the sudden you have what you want with floor spacing without having to give up defensively. He will never be AD, but he did play better at the end of the year, and with a summer and fall of working out, and instruction, I think Skal is what we expected him to be this year, next year. A line-up of Fox, Monk, Gabriel, Bam and Skal has the potential to be deadly on both ends of the court. A line-up of Fox, Monk, Gabriel, Bam and Bolden has the potential to be slightly less deadly on the offensive end, but possibly as good defensively. The real fear is that the line-up includes Willis instead of Bolden or Skal in the event that Skal stays in the draft, and Bolden goes to Duke. I like Willis, and he helped a lot this year, but if we have to start Willis, then we will struggle on the interior again. And let's not make Willis out to be more than he is, a bigger Cameron Mills. He is a spot up shooter who struggles a bit on the defensive end. He will be important cog on next year's team, as he gives you some spacing, but that spacing needs to be in spurts during the game, not the entire game.
I think how we play hinges a lot on whether we get Briscoe back.
With Briscoe back, we almost have to start Willis at the 4. If not you have three guys in the game who are no threats to score outside of 15 feet. Spacing becomes a big problem.
Without Briscoe, then I think we start Fox, Monk, Gabriel, SKJ, and Adebayo. That could be an outstanding defensive team. The guards are 6'4 like Cal likes, so he can switch everything.
Offensively, Monk is a great shooter, Fox is a decent shooter, and Gabriel is suppose to be a decent shooter. Throw in Bam and SKJ who are above average shooters for big men and we should be able to space the floor, stretching the defense to keep them honest. And that team is ideal for running the floor and scoring in transition.
Bring Willis off the bench for shooting and leadership. Hawkins filling in for the superstar guards. Lee and Humphries giving us depth inside. Matthews gives us another athlete on the wing.
With Bolden, then we are stronger and deeper inside. I think we start Bam and Bolden inside together with Fox, Monk, and Gabriel on the perimeter.
Don't get me wrong, I want Briscoe back, but it does present some lineup issues if he comes back. Willis (or Gabriel if his stroke from 3 is good) will almost have to start or we are very limited on offense.
This will be an unpopular opinion to a lot, but I don't think Briscoe starts if he comes back, and I hope he does. I think Fox, Monk, Gabriel, and Bam will start, with the last going to Skal or Bolden provided one of them is here. If not, I believe it could be any of about 4 different options, but I would bet on Willis if that happens.