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bnewt said:
the size is great, but what about quickness. Can he beat someone off the dribble & create open shots for others?
Don't like the comparison to Harrison, especially if he has the same attitude
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Any comparison to Harrison is wrong.

Someone brought up Shaun Livingston in HS (pre- horrific knee injury, when he was still an explosive athlete), and that's not bad. Mixtapes mean nothing, BUT, you can get a decent feel for a player's athletic ability. Watch some of Cunningham, and tell me when you ever saw Andrew Harrison throw down dunks and block shots like you'll see with Cunningham?

This is a player all UK fans should want. And it doesn't matter if he's really a PG or not. He was dominant in the first weekend of the EYBL, statistically the best player at the event, and his team won all 4 games. In a game against a team featuring Jalen Johnson, Patrick Baldwin, and Jaemyn Brakefield, Cunningham went for 32 points (14-20 shooting), 8 assists, and 6 rebounds, and his team won by 19.

He also plays his HS ball for a school that plays elite competition, with a very good coach (Kevin Boyle, MKG and Kyrie Irving's former coach) and has consistently stood out as the best player on the floor, while being known as a kid willing to D up.

You take Cunningham the second he's willing to commit, and worry about how that effects any other recruit later.
 
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cunningham, clarke, johnson, todd

would be the best foursome of recruits Cal has ever had.
 
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bigblue1971

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Just the few clips that I've seen of him Brown looks to me to be super athletic and tries to dunk anything and everything. Would love to see him at UK.
 
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GonzoCat90

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bnewt said:
Harrison did not have the quickness to beat his man off the dribble.
Also seemed like he had a me 1st attitude
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The quickness is debatable.

The me-first attitude is not. Top five recruit who chose to come here and be the fourth option for two seasons. Did all the dirty work and even through growing pains in year one and immense pressure in year two, never complained.
 
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Cade is so quick that he can do a crossover and change uniforms and still go to the basket untouched. :D
 
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GonzoCat90 said:
The quickness is debatable.

The me-first attitude is not. Top five recruit who chose to come here and be the fourth option for two seasons. Did all the dirty work and even through growing pains in year one and immense pressure in year two, never complained.
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The Harrisons were almost certainly overrated in HS, but a lot of UK fans come off as total ingrates when their names are brought up. OK, they weren't top 10 players, but they were the lead guards on UK's last 2 FF teams, including one that won 38 games in a row.
 
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GonzoCat90 said:
The quickness is debatable.

The me-first attitude is not. Top five recruit who chose to come here and be the fourth option for two seasons. Did all the dirty work and even through growing pains in year one and immense pressure in year two, never complained.
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The kid got us to two final fours one a championship game not to mention 38- straight wins!
 
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bnewt

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Montana81 said:
The Harrison twins sacrificed as much as any players we’ve had to win games.
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They also cost the Wi game by hogging the ball after UK fire ally got the lead, instead of getting g the ball to kat. Three or 4 straight trips with them running out th he clock & throwing up a prayer or lost the ball.

They also cost UK Wiggins s with their tweet at McDonald's game.
 
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GonzoCat90

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bnewt said:
They also cost the Wi game by hogging the ball after UK fire ally got the lead, instead of getting g the ball to kat. Three or 4 straight trips with them running out th he clock & throwing up a prayer or lost the ball.

They also cost UK Wiggins s with their tweet at McDonald's game.
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Because they knew he wasn't coming.

Besides. Maaaaan, f*** Andrew Wiggins.
 
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Montana81 said:
The Harrison twins sacrificed as much as any players we’ve had to win games.
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What does that mean? What exactly did they sacrifice moreso than Ullis, KAT, Fox, PJ, Knight, Randle, etc...I don't get what they exactly sacrificed.
 
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KYFOSSIL

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bnewt said:
the size is great, but what about quickness. Can he beat someone off the dribble & create open shots for others?
Don't like the comparison to Harrison, especially if he has the same attitude
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So every 6’6” point guard has the same attitude and game:rolleyes:
 
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KYFOSSIL

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bnewt said:
They also cost the Wi game by hogging the ball after UK fire ally got the lead, instead of getting g the ball to kat. Three or 4 straight trips with them running out th he clock & throwing up a prayer or lost the ball.

They also cost UK Wiggins s with their tweet at McDonald's game.
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Ok your agenda is noted.
 
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Cawood86_rivals

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GonzoCat90 said:
The quickness is debatable.

The me-first attitude is not. Top five recruit who chose to come here and be the fourth option for two seasons. Did all the dirty work and even through growing pains in year one and immense pressure in year two, never complained.
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Not sure why folks want to rag on a kid that helped lead UK to back to back FF's. Some folks just have to be miserable to be happy I guess.
 
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Catzman

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I know very little about him but love the attitude he has on the court. Also love his build. Not a string bean playing PG. He's built like an undersized 4. Legit 6'6 (some saying 6'7) and I've seen 215lbs listed next to his name. Thats Keldon Johnson size with good athleticism and a heady PG style of play. Count me the hell in for wanting him.

Dream class now being

Cunningham - 6'6 PG
Boston - 6'6 SG
Johnson - 6'9 SF
Todd - 6'11 PF
Maker - 7'0 C and/or Omoruyi 6'11 C
 
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Fitch44

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Catzman said:
I know very little about him but love the attitude he has on the court. Also love his build. Not a string bean playing PG. He's built like an undersized 4. Legit 6'6 (some saying 6'7) and I've seen 215lbs listed next to his name. Thats Keldon Johnson size with good athleticism and a heady PG style of play. Count me the hell in for wanting him.

Dream class now being

Cunningham - 6'6 PG
Boston - 6'6 SG
Johnson - 6'9 SF
Todd - 6'11 PF
Maker - 7'0 C and/or Omoruyi 6'11 C
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Throw in Clarke and you would have the ideal team Cal has wanted for years.
Size across the board with all skilled guys.
Sweet baby Jesus.
 
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bnewt

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KYFOSSIL said:
Ok your agenda is noted.
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no agenda..............
did they not waste 3 or 4 straight possessions at games end with UK having the lead & the throw up an air ball or have a turnover........
sometimes the truth hurts
 
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KYFOSSIL

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bnewt said:
no agenda..............
did they not waste 3 or 4 straight possessions at games end with UK having the lead & the throw up an air ball or have a turnover........
sometimes the truth hurts
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If not for them we wouldn’t have even been in the position to win.. Have you forgotten that both Tyler and Booker were having overall bad games. There were also 4 other players on the court during those violations not to mention he lead the team to a record 38 straight wins.
 
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bnewt

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KYFOSSIL said:
If not for them we wouldn’t have even been in the position to win.. Have you forgotten that both Tyler and Booker were having overall bad games. There were also 4 other players on the court during those violations not to mention he lead the team to a record 38 straight wins.
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yes, I remember

I also remember that WCS disappeared & that KAT was unstoppable, yet during crucial stretches.....he did not touch the ball, which I place the blame on Cal
 
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Montana81

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bnewt said:
yes, I remember

I also remember that WCS disappeared & that KAT was unstoppable, yet during crucial stretches.....he did not touch the ball, which I place the blame on Cal
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Wisconsin sagged way off our perimeter guys and dared them to shoot. Cal wanted us to keep pounding the ball inside. We had taken 4 threes to that point and hit 3 of them. We played wayyy too conservative. Go back and watch what Wisconsin did anytime any of our players with the ball looked Kats way. Their entire team would take a step towards him. Cal should have told our guards to fire away at that point instead of continueing to try to force the ball into a crowded lane.

The twins probably weren’t selfish enough to be honest.
 
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1991greywildcat

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He is tearing it up so far in the EYBL season. Reminds me of Shai Alexander in alot of ways, 6'6, can score in several different ways, drive, post up, come off the pick and roll, rebound, defends really well. Just has to work on his jumper, but has been 37% so far with small samples. In alot of ways can see why Cal likes him so good. Know Ralph said to watch the Montverde connection, but Cal has took players from there in the past, same coach also produced MKG in the past for Cal..
 
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