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Bolden choice coming soon !!!!!
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Gabriel has good form. If he worked really hard over the summer, he could become a good shooter .
We are missing a lamb or a booker or murray type shooter. Love our bigs if we get Bolden. SKJ>Lee
Monk is a more than capable shooter. I would say he shoots mid to high 30% next year.
You can have 13, but if they can't knock down shots it's elite 8 at best.
Briscoe will absolutely start if he comes back. And there is high possibility Willis would also
Maybe? But he isn't a better fit at the 3 than Gabriel. He definitely won't start over Fox or Monk at the 1/2. Briscoe doesn't do one thing better than Gabriel.
If Briscoe comes back, I think he and Willis start together. If Briscoe is on the floor we need Willis to stretch the floor a little to offset his lack of shooting. I look for Fox, Monk, and Bam to start with them. Gabriel and Bolden are first off the bench. Could be a very deep team. Lots of size.
Cal needs to sign another shooter. Grad transfer that shoots 40% from three. That could be the difference next year.
Cal needs to sign another shooter. Grad transfer that shoots 40% from three. That could be the difference next year.
I'll go higher. 42% if Cal gets him to understand what a good shot is. Murray's percentage jumped 10 pts when he did.
Dont see the Briscoe comparison at all..Briscoe is a PG with very good handles, but can't shoot..Gabriel is a 3/4 that plays above the rim and can make the 3
Maybe someone has already told Cal they are leaving. No reason to announce it until finals are over
I just don't see Matthews returning. How will he get on the floor?
You think Mulder will leave? What makes you say that? Just curious as to your thinking. I had never thought about that but it may just be something he may consider, especially is Briscoe and Willis come back. He would really need to put in some major work this off season to get better cause at the moment, I'm not seeing where he will get his minutes next year.
Also not sure about the rules regarding his situation and whether he would have to sit a year. Or will he graduate, allowing him to transfer and play immediately. I'd say that would have a lot to do with his decision making process. I think that may be best for both parties. Just not sure where he finds the court without a big improvement.
It took up until this year? Are you a slow learner? LOL! I'm just kidding. I started think that in 2013 and then 2014 nailed it home for me. I was well tempered by this year. I wish most of our fans would come along as well because it's unfair to the team as a whole, the individual players, and definitely unfair for the coaching staff. Yet every year we hear somebody talking about how there is no way that any team in the land will be better than us this year. And then you have the few 40-0 nuts who think we are unbeatable. Honestly, it's pretty sad.
Yes, he is now. The kid has drastically improved his perimeter skills and still where he spends most of his time working on. He has great length and a good shooting form. Gabriel will be one of our best shooters next year. Fox and Monk are also good shooters from the perimeter. Dom has improved his shooting this year and will continue to get better. Also, don't sleep on SKJ's shooting skills either. That kid can shoot as well. If Willis returns, I don't see shooting as being an issue next year. I think we will have 5 or 6 that will shoot over 30% next year and a few that will shoot close to 40% or above. That's just my opinion though. Really don't think it will be issue at all. I've been wrong a time or 2 before in the past though, so you never know.
Latest prediction at 247 is for Duke. Dain Ervin of BIReports. Don't know who that is.
Checked the Duke rivals board and there was very little about him on the first page. One poster (dukejay) said yesterday "Bolden is not coming to Duke". Don't know if he reliable, but one poster said he agreed because dukejay's source is never wrong, but added a winkie face. Another poster said "hard to be wrong when your source is K".
Take all of that with a grain of salt, but I would think if he is gonna announce soon, there would be more buzz there than there is.
Checked the Duke rivals board and there was very little about him on the first page. One poster (dukejay) said yesterday "Bolden is not coming to Duke". Don't know if he reliable, but one poster said he agreed because dukejay's source is never wrong, but added a winkie face. Another poster said "hard to be wrong when your source is K".
Take all of that with a grain of salt, but I would think if he is gonna announce soon, there would be more buzz there than there is.
Most believe Bolden will pick Kentucky. It doesn't hurt us that Bolden is most particularly interested in studying Anthony Davis' game (he's openly said this much). When you put guys like Anthony Davis, Boogie Cousins, and Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA, all in the past 6 years and with them producing at the level that they do, it's probably difficult for a player like Bolden to turn that down, and personally, I don't expect him to turn that down.
By the way, nobody knows who the hell Dain Ervin is lol.
Sorry, I was comparing who was playing the three now (Briscoe) vs who would be maning the three next year (Grabriel)
Plus he is from the same "camp" as Julius Randle . Matt Jones said all along his source was saying Randle to Ky . And now he says we're getting Bolden . Hopefully it's the same source .
I still question what the scholarship situation will be
1. Fox
2. Monk
3. Gabriel
4. Bam
5. SKJ
6. Lee
7. Matthews
8. Willis
9. Hawkins
10. Humphries
11. Wynyard
12. Briscoe
13. Mulder
I don't see anyone transferring.
Unless w're surprised, I'm assuming Briscoe is back.
So...?
1. Fox
2. Monk
3. Gabriel
4. Bam
5. SKJ
6. Lee
7. Matthews
8. Willis
9. Hawkins
10. Humphries
11. Wynyard
12. Briscoe
13. Mulder
I don't see anyone transferring.
Unless w're surprised, I'm assuming Briscoe is back.
So...?
So.....
It will work itself out, trust me. Better yet, trust John Calipari. If he is taking Bolden, he knows he is going to have a scholly for him.
A earlier poster got me thinking about the possibility of Mulder transferring out. Wouldn't surprise me too much considering he didn't get much time this year. You usually don't see a huge jump in improvement from junior to senior year. So, I'm not sure where his mins will come from cause he's not taking them away from anyone that I can see. Not sure his situation with graduating or if he would have to sit out a year or not but I thought that was an intriguing thought. Would get us at the right number. Unless Marcus leaves and EJ goes back on walk on status, we would be good then.
What happened to tempering expectations? I guess it depends on what you mean by a good shooter. Anything less than 35% I'd call mediocre.
We'll be really young, and as a result, likely lose a several games we shouldn't. It will naturally take time for the players to adjust. Then it comes down to how good the new guys really are.
I just keep remembering all the Wiggins talk and how he was a lock, and Drake was on his way to the announcement, and some people supposedly in the know guaranteed he was coming....we all,know how that turned out. Hope he comes, but won't believe it until I see it.
Would have to say "D" based on that I haven't seen Gabriel play yet.. Shooting? Yeah, I'm sure you're right
Big difference in believing something will happen and expecting it.
I agree, anything less than 35% is mediocre. I was just saying I think we will have a few players in the 35-40% range and a couple in the 30-35% range. I don't know which player will be in what category but I'm "tempering" my expectations of them all shooting 40%. :grimace:
Yeah, that is what I am hoping. Always want to temper expectations. Didn't want to put it too high but I hope you are right.
Just wanted to let you know dukejay is very reliable and has good info. If he's not high on Bolden coming to Duke then I'm not.