^ Ok folks. Be smart here. Read this guy’s comment. Notice his previous comments about how legendary the team is going to be. Then, here he is insinuating these are unknown players (they aren’t.). Be smart. This dude is a damn troll. He’s making fun of Kentucky fans and hopping back and forth with extreme posts.
Diallo and Wilkins
- Thread starter BlueManchu
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Nothing gets past you, Columbo. But seriously how do you know these things?
Obviously our roster as it stands now is weaker than last year but what we have added so far is an improvement over last year at positions.
We got two guards that can:
1. Dribble
2. Beat other guys off the Dribble
3. Theoretically make layups
We got two guards that can:
1. Dribble
2. Beat other guys off the Dribble
3. Theoretically make layups
I watched Brandon Ramsey’s breakdowns of these players, listened to his Synergy overviews, watched some highlights and watched Furman in the NCAAT. Will soon watch full games of both. I’m a film nerd.
As for you, pick a lane or GTFO off our board.
Both guys' 3pt percentages were probably lower than what they are capable of because they were one of, if not the only, good player on their team. Hard to get open when everyone is keying in on you.
Just my guess.
Oh you're a nerd alright. And it's not your board. You've taken over hall monitor duties from Monday Nitro?
Call me whatever you want. IDGAF what non-fans think of me. We debate and fight with one another on this forum as fans of UK basketball. I don’t know what you’re a fan of but you’re a damn troll. You gave yourself away. Don’t even know why you’re here.
Wilkins better be 20-25 pounds heavier over the summer. He absolutely has to get stronger to play in the SEC. Two protein shakes a day, creatine and lots of weight lifting. If he doesn’t give significantly bigger I would fire the strength and conditioning coaches.
May be the case for Furman. But, UW actually had pretty decent talent. Far better than their record indicates. I think Wilkins’ could take a leap in that regard, but, I’m not so optimistic about Zoom. He’s just not a good fit for what Pope wants to do, offensively. Better get some shooting to surround these guys.
This is getting ridiculous, people complain when they thought we weren’t getting either then double down complaining when we get both. These two should be head and shoulders over the last two years backcourt.
Completely fair counterpoint, so I had to look up the teams. Furman seems fair, but so does Washington.
The huskies had one guy who played the whole season who had a better 3pt % than Diallo – Quimari Patterson (sp?). He shot it at 35% after shooting significantly better last year at higher than 40%. There was a forward or center or something like that with a 40+ percentage, but he only played 12 games. Not sure what happened this season, but the huskies weren't very good on the perimeter.
Diallo sitting at 31.5 and making that jump from 18 the year prior despite the system or personnel or whatever it was bodes well for us, I think.
I blocked him early on
Serious question...admittedly, I watched very little SEC basketball this season. The following player are roughly the same size (within 1-2inches & 10lbs)as Wilkins (6'5 175). Did you see the following players get pushed around unable to compete in the SEC?
UF: Xavian Lee 6'4 180, Boogie Fland 6'3 185
BAMA: Labaron Philon 6'4 185
ARK: Meleek Thomas 6'5 185
aTm: Rylan Griffen 6'5 181
Some highly ranked Non-SEC teams
Houston: Kingston Flemings 6'4 190
Texas Tech: Christian Anderson 6'3 178
ILL: Keaton Wagler 6'6 180
Not saying getting stronger won't help him compete. However, it seems like a stretch to say he CAN'T compete just based on his size.
Interesting. Idk enough about these guys.
I know Pope is the coach so thats an issue due to lack of game preparation.
Buddy whoever you’re talking to is on ignore. The funny thing is that by and large these MBs are for older folks as the younger generation doesn’t even use them. That means theres a good chance you’re talking to a middle aged loser, which turns it from sad to possibly scary as you’re engaging a possible serial killer.
How paranoid are some people on here when criticism comes through? I've seen so many people just accuse other posters of being trolls from other programs. In this instance I guess we're all just other fans from other programs hanging out on a UK message board. Yea, that makes a whole lot of sense. Im glad pope got a commit today, I hope hes feeling the pressure for this season and responding accordingly.
Pretty happy with these two. I have a question for people who follow recruiting more than me We are losing Oweh, Aberdeen and Chandler. Are we legitimately improving upon those three? Obviously Stokes would a huge upgrade in talent if we are able to get him. Does it all depend on his decision? I honestly don't trust my own judgment on this. I legitimately thought we were going to be a top 10 team last year after the portal...see how that turned out.
Brother…do you see me going around calling people trolls? Most of the people I like most on this board have very different opinions than me.
I’m calling that guy that you’re fighting for a troll, because BRO HE IS LITERALLY A TROLL. lol good luck with him though. He’s been blocked by me because I’m only going to debate and converse with FANS OF KENTUCKY…and that’s REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY THINK OF POPE.
You need more discernment brother. I’m notoriously naive and even I can tell that’s a damn troll lol
I know there are trolls. And they do their job well. Just saying we all aren't. Im hoping for uk success, bottom line
Yeah he's actually pretty horrible at being a troll.
Oh I 100% know you aren’t a troll and you don’t like Pope. I’m cool with that my brother. We cheer for the same team. Just like cornbread. The coach is an in-house debate for Wildcat fans.
I hope Mark proves us doubters wrong, its whats best for all
Village is 100% right, that moron is the literal definition of a troll. Look in the dictionary under troll and it will refer you to Bluemanchu.
Yea, I wish the board would get a bit of a cleanup
Gotta let it play out and see who all we end up with. I’m with the guy who said we need Stokes and some specialist (shot makers) and one more big guy. Hopefully including one of Freeman or Rancik. I’d be thrilled with that.
If I'm reading this correctly, Diallo is gonna be a junior and Wilkins is gonna be a sophomore. If things go well, one or both of them could return in 2027-28.
Yeah none of those guys are physical guards. Flemings is a little bit more than the other ones. He still didn't play great defense, just had a ton of great defenders around him. Florida's weak link was their guards this year. I think it's super important to be more physical and more explosive as an athlete in the SEC. It's the most physical league in the country. I hate TN but I give them a lot of credit on their strength and conditioning. They seem to know the reality of the conference rather than how we wish it was. Go on the road in the SEC and see how many calls you get on the road. Good luck if you can't finish through contact.
Every fan base does the "this is a top 5 backcourt/frontcourt" this time of year
One of the worst I’ve seen, him and all of his usernames. I love he tries to stalk my post for some obsessive reason. Guy clearly has issue but agree he is the laughing stock of rafters at this point. He will move on soon enough as we keep landing our primary targets from the portal.