DeAndre Williams in transfer mode
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Seems all the more unlikely given that he had to give up the end of his jr season as well. Can't see him giving up his sr season that easily now.
Yes. Any of these guys who have lost a coach is almost a shoe in for a waiver. I know people say different but I can’t think of a time in recent history where the ncaa did not grant a waiver after a coach left
That's a loss I always forget about from that 2003 team.
Bernard Cote got some big minutes (throwback name)
Be prepared to hear this a lot from our rivals if the transfer does occur.
How about listing a few recent ones where the player transferred to a P5 school?
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Man how awesome would it be if we could get Williams AND Sarr?
Some pretty good info in this Q&A KSR did with his coach and mentor.
• Coaches are comparing DeAndre Williams to Lamar Odom.
• Kentucky’s first phone call came Sunday, but still made the final cut
• Decision expected this week
• “Kentucky is the elite of the elite, the mecca”
• Spotlight is not an issue
https://kentuckysportsradio.com/bas...s-mentor-about-significant-kentucky-interest/
• Coaches are comparing DeAndre Williams to Lamar Odom.
• Kentucky’s first phone call came Sunday, but still made the final cut
• Decision expected this week
• “Kentucky is the elite of the elite, the mecca”
• Spotlight is not an issue
https://kentuckysportsradio.com/bas...s-mentor-about-significant-kentucky-interest/
UK did not lose to AIA. They lost to Team Nike in 2002/2003 season. I was (unfortunately) at that game.
http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/2002-03.html
Yeah the AIA game was always an exhibition
Means nothing
Seems like we played them 3-4 years in a row
Means nothing
Seems like we played them 3-4 years in a row
http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/AthletesinAction.html
it was an exhibition game I think?
It's what I'm hoping for.
We need a shot in the arm after this gloomy spring of nothingness.
I like what this kid gave Evansville from an assist standpoint. He averaged almost 3 assists per game. At 6'9" 200 lb, I could see him giving us a nice weapon at the 4 spot. He and Keion would push each other in practice. Even if he didn't get a waiver, you have him waiting in the wings for next season with a full year under his belt.
I hope Calipari continues the transfer tactic. Get guys in, let them practice for a full season, and then turn them loose the next year.
If he plays immediately, it's all the better.
Remember Heshimu Evans from Manhattan? I think there is alot of evidence that you can take a so called mid major and work him in to the rotation. I am with you , I would like to get him.
I loved Tubby as a man and as a coach. However, Cote is one name I want to forget as a player for UK. We had several during those years that really had no business at UK.
This season and the almost complete roster turnover may have been the final straw for Cal. Taking a proven transfer over rolling the dice on marginal high-schoolers who bolt after one season (or half season). I like this new shift in his plans. Still for the elite of the elite, but have seasoned guys ready to go with them. Cal can save himself some ulcers, maybe
I'm of the persuasion that taking second tier freshmen is mostly a lost cause. We know Cal sees the contribution probability in guys like Herro/SGA/WCS and that's fine; but I'm mostly talking about the Quade Green, Johnny Juzangs, Jamerl Bakers, SKJs, Isaac Humphries. These guys are barely cracking the rotation, and they don't stick with the program.
Might as well do what you mentioned in your post - go fill roster holes with transfers who you can train for a season, and then turn loose in their first year of playing. They get a season to learn how to navigate "the grind', and then they are unleashed in year #2.
You obviously continue to push for the Kumingas of the world as your primary pieces, but your supplemental pieces begin to look more like the seasoned Jacob Toppin as opposed to raw and "immediatist" (from a playing time level) Johnny Juzangs of the world.
No more wallflower divas, please and thank you.
Adam Williams
Nate Knight
Bernard Cote
Brandon Stockton
Todd Tackett
Sheray Thomas
Michael Porter
Rekalin Sims
Jared Carter
etc.
I completely agree. For every SGA and Herro, we get 25 Whitneys, Juzangs and Greens. There really is almost no benefit in trying to recruit a high schooler as a role player or bench depth. Anselem is a prime example of this. He's barely rated, but sees himself as the next Olajuwan. Forget those kids and go take a mid-major's best guy. And have a full roster, for a change. No more having to play a spoiled, underperforming freshman because he's all you've got.
It would change the dynamic of this team in a nanosecond.
So something has to give here are we still looking to land Frank Anselem? If by some miracle we get Sarr and Williams do we still give up our last scholarship to Anselem? I know Cal usually likes to keep one open for a surprise reclassification or midseason edition.
Yep. And a fortune teller to see if they stay long enough to realize their talent potential
They have stayed long enough for UK to be named the top basketball program in the past ten years
Yep, we owe a big thanks to the generational talent like AD and experienced role players like Darius Miller.
no but they are about to change the transfer rule anyways, they almost did it last week. Dont underestimate that.
This kid can flat out ball. He was only 6'-7.5" and 180 coming out of high school in Texas and had schools like Houston and Florida St looking at him. Both of those schools have had recent success. He is a small forward who has now grown to 6'-10" and 200 lbs. But he still has the small forward skills, This is why he looks so good on tape, and he schooled Nick Richards and our bigs in Rupp last year. He really jumps out at you on tape from that game.
People always overlook that. That contributed as much to the 2012 banner as almost anything else. Jones and Lamb were a huge part of that team. And Jones, at the very least, would not have returned without that lockout
Do you understand what "automatic" means? In didn't say he would not get a waiver, just that it's not automatic like some people seem to believe.
Sometimes with you, it's like talking to my kid. I did not say automatic, so please stop putting words in my mouth, especially when you say "do you understand". You are blending multiple people's posts into your response. I said don't underestimate the fact that the NCAA is about to, and almost did change the rule last week. So it's different now than it was a few years back, there is a good CHANCE that this kid gets a waiver. How much more clear could I state that to you.