Haven't heard anything new the past few weeks.
Anyone heard of any updates?
Anyone heard of any updates?
Any updates on Dontaie?
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Is been over a year. What kind of ACL did he have. Almost everyone is back in a year
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He tore his ACL in December 2018 and broke his collarbone in April 2019.
It's kind of odd how quiet is has been. On Oct 1 Cal said he was about a month away from being fully cleared.
https://www.aseaofblue.com/2019/10/...dontaie-allen-john-calipari-kentucky-wildcats
It's kind of odd how quiet is has been. On Oct 1 Cal said he was about a month away from being fully cleared.
https://www.aseaofblue.com/2019/10/...dontaie-allen-john-calipari-kentucky-wildcats
Rex was asked the question before the Missouri game and basically said he thought Allen was quite a ways from being able to play in a game. He didn’t even go thru warm ups for Missouri. So it looks like RS year maybe?
Last update I read was a few weeks back and he'd started practicing with the team.
I'm just thinking if he isn't playing in the next couple of weeks a redshirt will seem highly likely.
He's going to be so far behind, especially defensively, he might just want to prepare for next season at this point. A healthy summer of scrimmages is the place to knock over a year of rust off, not in the middle of conference play in games UK needs to win to improve seeding.
We might as well face it, he's not going to play this year, and we will more than likely never see him suit up for us. There is not enough "there" for Cal to play him. Every player we've ever had that is in that same mold (Mulder, Baker) has not gotten the chance they deserve. Hawkins and Willis were lucky to see the floor as much as they did. There is not enough "star" value for Cal to give him a realistic shot.
Dec. 22 tweeted about edging closer to playing. I expect him to get some PT this month but 3 of the next 4 are on the road.
I want him to play and think that he can really help us, but history has shown that he will not be given an equal opportunity.
Lol. Dude relax , Allen isn't going anywhere. Also Mulder & Baker had plenty of opportunities to shine here, I remember hoping Mulder could've helped us in the NCAAT but nope he just kept shooting bricks. Baker was injured for like 1.5 years and when he did get in he didn't give us much. Can't give one dimensional players who aren't producing results in their specialty area big minutes over waaaaay better players.
I think Allen is better then both those guys and will play a ton when he's healthy next year.
I hope you are right. But his situation seems an awful lot like Baker and we see how that worked out. BTW, Baker is playing really well now that he is not having to worry about getting yanked because he missed a shot.
I hope he doesn't play. He's not going to get into game shape and catch up to be ready to contribute in a significant way. I'd rather he take the redshirt and we have him for 4 more years.
It seems like every single year we have one player that we are waiting on to come back from an injury or enrollment. Diallo, Vanderbilt, PJ last year and now Allen. This must be a curse of some sorts lol #CurseOfRuppRafters
@Smashcat gives me hope
@STL_Cat says what I'm thinking
@maysvilleky shares some new news, which is what I asked for
Hard to say. I'm sticking with my gut...if he doesn't play in next two weeks he isn't playing this year.
I hope he makes it back this year because that means he is healthy and if nothing else is some additional depth and potential shooting.
@STL_Cat says what I'm thinking
@maysvilleky shares some new news, which is what I asked for
Hard to say. I'm sticking with my gut...if he doesn't play in next two weeks he isn't playing this year.
I hope he makes it back this year because that means he is healthy and if nothing else is some additional depth and potential shooting.
Baker was also from California and went back to the West Coast.
Allen grew up a Kentucky fan and is from less than an hour North of Lexington.
the only thing history has shown us is rupp rafters posters inventing and believing conspiracy theories to fit their own agendas. like believing without any evidence that players are not given an equal opportunity.
I would just think of Dontaie as being part of next year's class. He's far behind and now is the point where the rotation is being firmed up, not trying to figure out how to play with a new piece.
He’s not playing at this point. He won’t be ready nor a factor coming in midsession
UMMMMM No
Bakers is playing 18.6 minutes a game and his stat line is this
6.8 pts
2.7 assists
2.0 rebounds
39.8% overall from the field
14/32 from 3pt is his only bright spot, but mostly only from 3 games early in season where he went 3/3 2/3 and 4/6. In the other 11 games he is 5/20.
Guess you consider that playing really well?
Tyrese Maxey who some "fans" say shoots awful etc is 42% from the field, Hagans is 46%, Quickley at 40%, Brooks 44% and even Whitney is at 40% shooting. What we have is an upgrade from Baker, any way you want to slice it. He did the right thing in leaving, he doesn't perform at a high enough level to get significant minutes here. He is a serviceable 7-8 man in rotation even at Arizona.
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Baker is from California and wanted closer to home, where as Allen is from Kentucky. How many players from the state of Kentucky have left UK since Cal has been here? I can't think of any and that includes recruits, walk ons and Gillespie holdovers (Jon Hood/ Polson).
Well either this makes 0 sense or it is so intelligent that I am unable t discern what you are saying. Cal recruited him and he has been injured and not played 1 second!
Historically he has never played. If you are implying he will never play bc he was a 4* recruit, see Tyler Herro, SGA, etc
If I am reading your post right, you are way , way off. If Allen is actually as good as you think, he will play. Cal will play the player that will help the team the most. He is hurt right now and he comes close to the minutes that super 5 star Whitney is getting so your theory is wrong.
I think the knee is 100% at this point and he probably has been cleared to play.
The toughest part is getting over the mental hurdle of going full speed after he is cleared...that usually takes a little more time and is different for everyone.
The toughest part is getting over the mental hurdle of going full speed after he is cleared...that usually takes a little more time and is different for everyone.
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Get your message count up before you try to pass yourself as a UK "fan" again.
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Hard to imagine coming in at the start of conference play and actually contributing.
I am very excited to see him finally play though
Hopefully when he does finally get to play he shows how much people overlook players in this state. If a kid put up his numbers anywhere else they would have been a lot higher ranked
I am very excited to see him finally play though
Hopefully when he does finally get to play he shows how much people overlook players in this state. If a kid put up his numbers anywhere else they would have been a lot higher ranked
How many practices have you been too? Seems like you know more than our coach who should play
100% and cleared to play but not practicing. sure...makes total sense!
He's obviously nowhere near 100%. When he can practice a couple of weeks in a row without any soreness and doesn't have to sit out because of it we might see him. Until then he's not even an option and that's good. It wouldn't be fair to him to throw him in a game until he is physically and mentally ready to play and Cal would never do that to him.
He would be more serviceable here than Juzang. That is the problem. We don't have role players that want to stick around and develop. NR did this year and it's helped him immensely.
Juzang gets 10 minutes a game, Baker got 9.1 last year here. He didn’t want that so left. Those meager stats he is putting up at Arizona is a 21 year old Baker, Juzang is still only 18. Much much more upside. Baker is what he will always be. Even Arizona sees that, why can’t you?
He's taking 2 years off basketball, if he doesn't play this year.
No thanks, I want players that stay in shape and play
No thanks, I want players that stay in shape and play
Lol. The thing about the internet is its sometimes hard to tell when someone is being sarcastic or facetious, especially with all the psychos running around this forum. Im sure you're joking... Right? Right??