Blackshear Visiting Florida this Weekend

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Per Corey Evans on Twitter.

“Big one for Florida tomorrow as they will host arguably the top grad-transfer available this spring in Virginia Tech’s Kerry Blackshear, sources confirm with @Rivals.”

 

[track42]

Not a bad thing if Cal gets the last visit.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Not a bad thing if Cal gets the last visit.

As long as we get a visit, I’d feel alright.

I just cant see anybody being more impressed on a visit to UF than UK.

 

[bookerfan66]

I would guess he takes several visits.Most likely UK,Texas A&M and I've also heard Michigan State listed.

 

[RobJones1978]

Florida getting 1st visit is not a good sign.

 

[502 Wildcat]

Florida is gonna be tough to beat guys. Gainesville is a hop, skip, and jump from his home in Orlando and they have a massive hole on the interior to fill.

 

[bookerfan66]

Florida is gonna be tough to beat guys. Gainesville is a hop, skip, and jump from his home in Orlando and they have a massive hole on the interior to fill.

UK also has a massive hole on the interior to fill.

 

[ukmelanie]

UK also has a massive hole on the interior to fill.

You mean you aren't counting on hands of stone Nick Richards?

 

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

Florida getting 1st visit is not a good sign.

Here come the chicken littles.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

Florida getting 1st visit is not a good sign.

Please enlighten the group on why

 

[senonesy]

Florida is gonna be tough to beat guys. Gainesville is a hop, skip, and jump from his home in Orlando and they have a massive hole on the interior to fill.

Gainesville is a 2 hour plane ride from Lexington. He wants exposure to get to the league. That’s not happening in Gator country.

 

[Thunder Mash]

I hope he leaves Florida without a commitment to the Gators. If so, I'd feel good about UK really impressing him and having a fresher visit on his mind when he does decide (not that that would really mean anything, but still).

 

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

Please enlighten the group on why

He doesn’t know why. It’s just a default response for LOD’s.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Florida getting 1st visit is not a good sign.

I disagree.

Probably just a convenience thing.

He’s no doubt home for the summer, so is getting the easy one out of the way first.

 

[JesusCal91]

Stupid to get your hopes up he’s not coming here never was

 

[Col. Angus]

UK also has a massive hole on the interior to fill.

depends on how confident he is. What he probably sees is a returning 7'0" junior former McDonald's All-American and another returning sophomore 6'10" former McDonald's All-American big.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

I would guess he takes several visits.Most likely UK,Texas A&M and I've also heard Michigan State listed.

An article from earlier this week said he would take 3 visits.

Kentucky, FL, and TAMU probably.

 

[Rafterman]

I want to like Mike white because he looks like a fun little brother but he hasn’t proven he can coach at all. Florida will build a little hype and then fade to nothing by the end of the year. This will happen with or without KB. If he wants exposure past the end of January he might want to look elsewhere.

 

[Tampa_cat54_rivals112262]

Stupid to get your hopes up he’s not coming here never was

Still pretending to know things?

 

[502 Wildcat]

UK also has a massive hole on the interior to fill.

No we don’t. He’d be the alpha male on the interior if he chose to come here, but a hole it is not.

 

[uky8unc5]

You mean you aren't counting on hands of stone Nick Richards?

Stop it.

 

[track42]

No we don’t. He’d be the alpha male on the interior if he chose to come here, but a hole it is not.

You must have missed Nick play the last 2 seasons and EJ last season.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Gainesville is a 2 hour plane ride from Lexington. He wants exposure to get to the league. That’s not happening in Gator country.

And Orlando is 2.5 hr from Gainesville. That’s far from being home.

 

[king of cali]

Gainesville is a 2 hour plane ride from Lexington. He wants exposure to get to the league. That’s not happening in Gator country.

Does the NBA not draft guys from Florida?

 

[Wall2Boogie]

He doesn’t know why. It’s just a default response for LOD’s.

Any minute now, our residential Florida fan who remains anonymous (pun intended) will be over to tell us he plans on having blackshear by the weekend

 

[Wall2Boogie]

Stupid to get your hopes up he’s not coming here never was

Thanks for clearing that up for us. Back to miserable for Kentucky fans

 

[TheAnonymous13]

Any minute now, our residential Florida fan who remains anonymous (pun intended) will be over to tell us he plans on having blackshear by the weekend

I have no such intention.

 

[BlasterCat0512]

Stupid to get your hopes up he’s not coming here never was

Your takes are always spot on. I’m still waiting on that McDaniels commitment you said was going to happen. :flush::flush::flush:

 

[Wall2Boogie]

I have no such intention.

Like clockwork, you saw the bat signal

 

[track42]

Like clockwork, you saw the bat signal

I swear the guy is Mike White.:joy:

 

[TheAnonymous13]

Like clockwork, you saw the bat signal

By “bat signal”, do you mean the post in which you referenced me?

 

[TheAnonymous13]

I swear the guy is Mike White.:joy:

I’m way too old.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

By “bat signal”, do you mean the post in which you referenced me?

I said a poster that remains anonymous.

 

[Cawood86_rivals]

I know zero about what KB will do. I do remember last year that UK got the 1st visit from Reid Travis and that was all she wrote. Hope this one doesn't play out that way.

 

[TheAnonymous13]

I said a poster that remains anonymous.

Your cleverness has no bounds!

 

[bluedom44]

Let's see...should he split minutes with EJ, Nick and Sestina or be the MAIN option for 40 minutes at Florida? He'll definitely get more exposure here, but that doesn't necessarily mean a higher draft pick. The campus, beautiful girls, and being so close to home probably gives them the edge. However, can never count out Cal.

 

[Untouchables22]

So we need to get through the weekend without a commitment....

 

[keefsopeng]

Let's see...should he split minutes with EJ, Nick and Sestina or be the MAIN option for 40 minutes at Florida? He'll definitely get more exposure here, but that doesn't necessarily mean a higher draft pick. The campus, beautiful girls, and being so close to home probably gives them the edge. However, can never count out Cal.

actually i think in terms of NBA playing 22 minutes a game at UK is better for someone like Blackshear than 35 minutes at Florida. He's already played on team the equivalent of Florida at Va Tech for 3 years and couldn't get a sniff in the draft. He's not going to show anything more at Florida than he did at Va Tech or he would at UK, what he needs is the Cal/Kentucky bump. Cal can't magically snap his fingers and make anyone a top 10 pick but he will get Reid on a NBA team at least for the summer, he got Willis on one, and DHawk too and if anyone can help get Blackshear a look if he isn't going to get drafted it's Cal. Plus if he comes to UK we're the title favorites no ifs, ands, buts about it. Florida is still the 3rd team in the SEC even with him, the NCAA tournament/FInal 4 bump is real too.

 

[wk1001]

Gainesville was close to his home when he made his original college choice and it didnt matter. Maybe he didn't have an offer, but if he played in the ACC I'm sure he could've got a D-1 scholarship to one of the many D-1 schools in Florida originally. Maybe playing close to home wasn't that important

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Would be great to finally add the missing piece.

Missed on Wiggins in '13.
Missed on Stanley Johnson in '14.
Missed on getting Dakari back in '15.
Missed on Miles Bridges in '16.
Missed on Bamba in '17.
Missed on Zion in '18.

Blackshear is the missing piece this time around.