Blackshear Visiting Florida this Weekend
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I agree with all of those except Johnson. I think the missing piece that season was a healthy Poythress. He had turned into our best perimeter defender and UK's numbers were off the charts before he got hurt. I don't think Higgins could've stopped that team if Poythress stayed healthy the entire year.
UK wouldn't have needed him to be great. All we needed was a three man who could defend the perimeter. We didn't have that. Sam Dekker reminded us of that fact in the Final Four.
To Florida - 115 miles 2 hour drive each direction.
To Lexington 817 miles 12.5 hour drive each direction.
If you land Blackshear, you jump to the top of my list of title favorites.
If we get him and then flame out of the tourney, do we change the narrative and say that McDaniels or Wiseman was the missing piece?
Duke got Williamson and still lost. Who was their missing piece?
Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but it seems like there's always a missing piece when you lose.
I really don't understand why fans think since Richards and EJ returned then that automatically eliminates Kerry Blackshear. We all knew including Blackshear and his family and team around him that both Richards and EJ was just like Blackshear in where they stood in the 2019 NBA Draft. They wasn't in the Top 100 for 2019 NBA Draft and none of the 3 was looking to go in the 1st or 2nd round of the draft and none was invited to the 2019 NBA Combine. So, Blackshear and his team knew that if he was returning for another season of College basketball then both EJ and Richards would likely return to UK. When Coach Cal said in his summer Press Conference is that we have 2 Centers currently with Richards and Sestina playing center and if anyone gets hurt we are going to be hurting at Center. We know that EJ, his family, and team wants him at PF next season and not playing Center so that is why Coach Cal said that at the Press Conference.
We are going to have to bring in another Big Man whether it is Grad Transfer Kerry Blackshear or one to Reclassify. I would rather have the experience that Blackshear brings to the team and how well he played in the ACC last year vs. Duke. UNC. UVA, and the other teams. In the sweet 16 game vs. Duke in a great game and Blackshear had 18 and 16 in that game. In the regular season VT upset over Duke Blackshear went 23 and 10 vs. DUKE. I don't see where Blackshear would look at Richards and also EJ playing at PF instead of Center and think he wouldn't come in to Lexington and start over Richards and average double/double at Kentucky next season. Just like Reid Travis last year coming in and knowing he had Richards and EJ to go up against and Travis averaged 25-30 minutes a game and had 12 and 8 at UK last year. We know that at VT in the tough ACC competition Blackshear had numbers at 16 and 9 and he had even better numbers during the ACC Conference Play going Double/Double for most of his games. We would see this at Kentucky next season. This is the Final Piece of the Puzzle that Kentucky is missing for the 2019-2020 season and this could be an awesome team if we add Blackshear this would put us in the Final Four and possible National Championship for next season! We need Blackshear bad next year and it looks like if we do miss on him we could be missing on 2 players for next season that would have carried us to the Final Four and a National Championship. We could had RJ Hampton at PG with to go with Maxey, Whitney at the 3, Brooks or EJ at the 4, and Blackshear, Jr. at Center. That would have been an outstanding and dominating starting 5 for next season for Kentucky. I am glad that Hagans, Quickley, EJ, and RIchards all came back and gives us that leadership and experience but we really need Blackshear to be that final piece of the Puzzle for UK next season to get us to the Final Four and a possible National Championship!
We are going to have to bring in another Big Man whether it is Grad Transfer Kerry Blackshear or one to Reclassify. I would rather have the experience that Blackshear brings to the team and how well he played in the ACC last year vs. Duke. UNC. UVA, and the other teams. In the sweet 16 game vs. Duke in a great game and Blackshear had 18 and 16 in that game. In the regular season VT upset over Duke Blackshear went 23 and 10 vs. DUKE. I don't see where Blackshear would look at Richards and also EJ playing at PF instead of Center and think he wouldn't come in to Lexington and start over Richards and average double/double at Kentucky next season. Just like Reid Travis last year coming in and knowing he had Richards and EJ to go up against and Travis averaged 25-30 minutes a game and had 12 and 8 at UK last year. We know that at VT in the tough ACC competition Blackshear had numbers at 16 and 9 and he had even better numbers during the ACC Conference Play going Double/Double for most of his games. We would see this at Kentucky next season. This is the Final Piece of the Puzzle that Kentucky is missing for the 2019-2020 season and this could be an awesome team if we add Blackshear this would put us in the Final Four and possible National Championship for next season! We need Blackshear bad next year and it looks like if we do miss on him we could be missing on 2 players for next season that would have carried us to the Final Four and a National Championship. We could had RJ Hampton at PG with to go with Maxey, Whitney at the 3, Brooks or EJ at the 4, and Blackshear, Jr. at Center. That would have been an outstanding and dominating starting 5 for next season for Kentucky. I am glad that Hagans, Quickley, EJ, and RIchards all came back and gives us that leadership and experience but we really need Blackshear to be that final piece of the Puzzle for UK next season to get us to the Final Four and a possible National Championship!
Duke was loaded. No excuse.
If UK lands Blackshear and flames out, they soak up the failure. No excuse.
But if you can convince me EJ and Nick are ready, have at it. I'm all ears (or eyes, since we're on a message board). As of yet, I've seen nothing that convinces me the 5 spot is ready. Could they become those guys? Sure. Blackshear is already that guy and Cal wants him. That's telling.
As for the notion that it always seems like you're missing a piece when you lose, I think it's fairly obvious those teams I Iisted had weaknesses even before the first practice. Even the 2015 team didn't really have a legitimate three man to stop opposing players, not even when Poythress was out there. People forget he struggled to defend the three as a sophomore, but somehow our fan base anointed him a lock down perimeter player as a junior before he went down with an ACL injury. I mean, he did get better, but to the point where I feel like he would have been some type of lockdown defender out on the perimeter.
During the 2015 season when POY was healthy, the man he guarded shot 12%. Yes, that's an accurate number. Sounds like a lockdown defender to me.
FL is a risk period. All the other options besides UK are unknowns. UK is the only sure option for big-time exposure and a shot at a title and a place you know will be in the tourney with a shot like most years. If this is a business decision like it should be he should end up here.
I remember we played vatech last year. Was it at rupp??? If blackshear has played there that is a selling point what it’s like to have 24000 people behind you in an nba atmosphere
Who's driving LOL.
If Florida lands Blackshear it’s a hurts UK in two ways in that UK didn’t land him and that UK will have to play him twice or maybe three times next season. Blackshear going against Nick and EJ I would definitely give the edge to Blackshear.
Damn, I thought Blackshear was all about the Cats. Hopefully we can still somehow snag him, doesn’t seem likely now.
I would prefer to get the last visit.
Relax everyone. Hopefully he doesn't commit on the spot this weekend. I would rather UK get the last visit if he's going to visit all the schools on his list.
I won't understanding it if he goes to Florida or aTm, those are lateral moves, but hey, it's his life.
I won't understanding it if he goes to Florida or aTm, those are lateral moves, but hey, it's his life.
Is it OK if UK cares about both?
Care about whatever moves you. I'm describing reality - Gainesville is a town saturated with football. Lexington is a town saturated with basketball. Plenty of people in both places care about both, but to deny there is a clearly established tone in both places is to deny the truth. If I'm a college basketball player looking to be inspired during my final push to the NBA, I want to be where Hoops Is King.
So basically the roster is never good enough for you? If we get blackshear and don’t win the title you’ll say we needed McDaniels
:flush:
I guess if he eventually gets drafted to NBA, he better hope the Orlando Magic picks him, so he doesn't get home sick.
God forbid he take a visit anywhere other than UK lol. This is playing out exactly like we thought. I expect another visit soon. Hopefully UK
3 quick points:
1. Who will he practice against at Florida that will make him better at his position?
2. If being close to home is important to him, why did he stay at Virg. tech 3 years? I believe he was offered by Florida State in 2014. And if Florida didn't offer him, that has to irk him some.
3.
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He gone now.
Thanks a lot Cal. Cal to busy vacationing in Italy and going to baseball games to properly focus on Blackshear. Smh. Cal needs to answer for this. This miss will bE oN cAL
Thanks a lot Cal. Cal to busy vacationing in Italy and going to baseball games to properly focus on Blackshear. Smh. Cal needs to answer for this. This miss will bE oN cAL
Didn’t Dave Keraey say something along the lines that we have a little less than 50% chance at landing Blackshear. Dave has had to heard something that leads me to think Fla is the slight favorite or at least was at the time he posted. I’m under the impression we have a very strong chance but Fla might have the slight edge. Did I read Dave right?
Pretty sure he is based on how coy his father was being about the visits and conversations with Cal. When you’re going to the trouble of coordinating a public message, you’re interested.
Why do this? We crave any legit info and TheAnonymous clearly has it. Why run him off? Are you incapable of hearing any true news that is not good news?
That guy was the FIRST on any UK board or twitter to say be on the lookout for UK to be in pursuit of a big time grad transfer who hasn't yet announced. He said it like TWO WEEKS before the announcement.
Then the second it happened, he said Florida seems to be leading. Then early yesterday, before any news of a visit was out, he said he expects Blackshear to visit a school the end of this week. Then it's announced he's visiting Florida. I'm sure he knew Florida was the school and held back because several like you can't handle bad news without attacking.
In a recruitment no one seems to know anything about, TheAnonymous has been ahead of the game on this one and you're discouraging him from sharing. Not to mention, he already proved himself with the recruitments of Cam Johnson and Scottie Lewis (probably others too but those are the ones I remember.
TheAnonymous, just know I've lurked awhile and have your page bookmarked because I value what you bring. You and ralphdaltonfan are two of the most informed posters on any board. Please keep posting even while a few lames try to tell you to go away....so with that I ask you, do you think Blackshear is "done" to FL enough he takes no more visits or will he at least visit one or two other places?
I remember Dave saying:
-Less than 50/50 we land Blackshear over Florida
-But that he thinks we land one of Blackshear or Dante
-And that he thinks of those two, Blackshear is more likely
So I don't know how to best sum up that LOL. At best, we have a decent shot to land Blackshear. Have to just hope he visits.
IMO we ain't getting Dante.
Just reread my post here. Good Lord, that's so damn depressing. That team was a total juggernaut with POY. Honestly don't think anyone comes within single digits of that team had he not been injured. He was the perfect complimentary piece to that team. He was the glue guy that made it work IMO. Also, Cal most likely never goes away from the platoon had that not occurred.
I didn't say it wasn't good enough for me. I said there were pieces we could have added that would have helped.
This would also ring true for most contenders and even a few champions.
And yes, I'm a big McDaniels fan, but I feel Blackshear negates the need for an additional scorer while also allowing Cal to have four options (Brooks, Sestina, EJ, Whitney) at the spot Jaden would have played.
This is actually very helpful. Maybe Poythress would have been as good as that all season and helped UK lock down Dekker. If so, it would have meant his perimeter defense vastly improved between his second and third seasons at UK.
At any rate, we were needing a perimeter wing defender that season. Alex might have provided that if we had him. Evidently Calipari thought there was a need for Johnson as well.
I just don't see KB going to UF with his NBA aspirations. Seems logical to me that he would go to a program best suited to get him there. I may be wrong, but UF isn't that big a step up up from VA Tech. Outside of what Donovan did, UF IS VA Tech LOL Just sayin.
Oh I agree. We definitely could've used Johnson for sure. I'm not saying that we couldn't at all. We surely could've.
This is logical, but I also didn't think McDaniels or Stewart would go the road of the cuck and pick Washington.
I never thought he would be like RT and just take one visit.He seems to want to be sure but I also think he give a visit to A&M as a favor to Buzz.