Diallo

[JC43]

False. If I was Diallo I wouldn’t give a flying F what a bunch of losers on a message board think of me.

He doesn’t care either. Nor do recruits. You put way to much stock into yourself and act as if everyone should be coddled

I disagree that players and future player's check out all these on the interwebs. Pretty sure the parents do too. Kids today are computer savvy, wouldn't surprise me at all if we have had recruits on here, getting a feel. Was over at the Duke rivals msg board, nothing negative about their players dominated the board, the only discussion on Duval is if he should start...another thread speaking of starters change, op asked to have it taken down cause it sounded negative. We take for granted/just don't care what results from our posting.go over and check yourselves. Count the negativity post titles. I want any edge to get the best here. Cal was always on the cutting edge, so should some of his fanbase.
Check it out if you got time. See for yourselves

 

[KyFaninNC]

Yeah he is 19, not 35.
Love to see how some who are quick to point the finger at him, react to the same exposure he does/has at 19. I imagine most of you would be wetting the bed, I kinda believe some of you still do to this very day.

Look you freakin snowflake. In the 40's 19 year olds were landing on piece of **** Islands in the Pacific, fighting a ruthless enemy and dying, also storming beaches in Normandy, in the 50's they were freezing their asses off in Korea, fighting and dying, in the 60's, wading thru rice patties and jungles of Vietnam. Not to mention the deserts of Iraq, and the ******** country like Afghanistan.

So do not bring this **** on here, about some kid being offended about what is being said about him. He and you(I am starting to believe are the same people) can either grow up, or STFU.

 

[TankedCat]

KSR has definitely taken on a more reality based tone in reporting on the team now.

Of course they end every blog post on a bright note - the compulsory "but there is still time to turn it around" or some variation, but usually when KSR posts something negative, its because its pervasive throughout BBN. They aren't going to ever be on the bleeding edge of negativity when it comes to UK sports.

 

[Blueaz]

You’re literally worse than Zay, Cut Nets and 43toeat and that’s saying something.

Wait
What?
I thought those were the same poster.

 

[wildcatfan-2-]

Please. Lol. Diallo’s actions are on live television every game. I’m one of the biggest Cal and player supporters on here- but there is an issue going on here.

I agree, I have a problem with the minutes he gets on the court and I made a post about that a couple of weeks ago when the "mob mentality" was not in force.
I see a deterioration in his shooting, not an improvement. He is shooting 31% in conference play, not even making 1 out of 3 shots! He has more turnovers than assist on the year and "gives" points to the opposition through fouls, bad passes, ill-advised shots and his jawing with Cal and the players on the court is evidence of his willfulness. I think it is time for Cal to sit him down for an entire game and see if he gets his mind right.

 

[shutzhund]

I agree, I have a problem with the minutes he gets on the court and I made a post about that a couple of weeks ago when the "mob mentality" was not in force.
I see a deterioration in his shooting, not an improvement. He is shooting 31% in conference play, not even making 1 out of 3 shots! He has more turnovers than assist on the year and "gives" points to the opposition through fouls, bad passes, ill-advised shots and his jawing with Cal and the players on the court is evidence of his willfulness. I think it is time for Cal to sit him down for an entire game and see if he gets his mind right.

Well if he's half as bad as this thread paints him he should be taken out and shot at half court. A side benefit would be that the gun fire might wake up the crowd.

 

[jboler]

Diallo is THE problem. Keep on the bench, and I think the team plays better.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

Wait
What?
I thought those were the same poster.

Cut and 43 are... is Zay the same as well??

Wouldn’t surprise me

 

[Blueaz]

Cut and 43 are... is Zay the same as well??

Wouldn’t surprise me

seems like it...

 

[1991greywildcat]

Diallo needs to spend a summer at the Wayne Turner school of development. He would be a special kind of player then..

 

[docholiday51]

Yet I was proven correct yet again back then...

I dont mind being right about the exact same subject twice...

O K you were correct that he came,tested the NBA waters and returned,that worked as Cal planned,no question there.

Now, is UK a better team because Diallo is here,not what happens beyond this point only what we have seen thus far?

 

[TankedCat]

I disagree that players and future player's check out all these on the interwebs. Pretty sure the parents do too. Kids today are computer savvy, wouldn't surprise me at all if we have had recruits on here, getting a feel. Was over at the Duke rivals msg board, nothing negative about their players dominated the board, the only discussion on Duval is if he should start...another thread speaking of starters change, op asked to have it taken down cause it sounded negative. We take for granted/just don't care what results from our posting.go over and check yourselves. Count the negativity post titles. I want any edge to get the best here. Cal was always on the cutting edge, so should some of his fanbase.
Check it out if you got time. See for yourselves

so you want the message board to be a UK propaganda site.

 

[Muttonchop]

Well if he's half as bad as this thread paints him he should be taken out and shot at half court. A side benefit would be that the gun fire might wake up the crowd.

With play like we've seen, do you blame the crowd for falling asleep?

 

[brianpoe]

seems like it...

No Zay is Zay

 

[brianpoe]

O K you were correct that he came,tested the NBA waters and returned,that worked as Cal planned,no question there.

Now, is UK a better team because Diallo is here,not what happens beyond this point only what we have seen thus far?

Great question.


Here is my issue.

Look at all the geniuses in the roster building thread....

1 OAD, 3-4 low 5 stars, 2-3 4 stars....

As if that’s not what we have today and these people are ready to shoot these players....



My take on Hami, is the same with every kid outside the Top 5... you can’t be sure what you are getting.

Again, we have a low IQ on this board, not every 5 star is the same. The elite 5 can almost always be counted on. After that it gets sketchier the farther down the rankings you go.

So imagine all these 4 stars people want? LOL

I just laugh at people. Even though you can’t be sure what you are getting with lower 5’s they are a much better gamble than lower ranked kids by a large margin.

Also being a 5 star isn’t a guarantee to leave.... we’ve had some stay.


But Hami is a freshman who was obviously overhyped. As were the twins.

Although, many of us actually read the reports from his AAU and HS coaches, and thus Cal had no worries about losing him.

I think Diallo can eventually be a stud.

But he seriously needs to stay and focus on his game, forget the NBA and it will come.

If an idiot GM offers him a 1st pick guarantee then he should take it FAST.

I can see this kid maturing into a great leader.

People like to brag about their great memories of teams in the past but seem to forget that we didn’t have a ton of freshmen that were awesome year 1 and they were hidden by vets.

An intelligent fan base would love Diallo’s athleticism and trust Cal to get his emotions in check, and then it’s up to the kid to improve his skill sets.

If he returns, I will say now that he will be twice the player than a sophomore Briscoe.

 

[irishcat1965]

Great question.


Here is my issue.

Look at all the geniuses in the roster building thread....

1 OAD, 3-4 low 5 stars, 2-3 4 stars....

As if that’s not what we have today and these people are ready to shoot these players....



My take on Hami, is the same with every kid outside the Top 5... you can’t be sure what you are getting.

Again, we have a low IQ on this board, not every 5 star is the same. The elite 5 can almost always be counted on. After that it gets sketchier the farther down the rankings you go.

So imagine all these 4 stars people want? LOL

I just laugh at people. Even though you can’t becsure what you Re getting with lower 5’s they are a much better gamble than lower ranked kids by a large margin.

Also being a 5 star isn’t a guarantee to leave.... we’ve had some stay.


But Hami is a freshman who was obviously overhyped. As were the twins.

Although, many of us actually read the reports from his AAU and HS coaches, and thus Cal had no worries about losing him.

I think Diallo can eventually be a stud.

But he seriously needs to stay and focus on his game, forget the NBA and it will come.

If an idiot GM offers him a 1st pick guarantee then he should take it FAST.

I can see this kid maturing into a great leader.

People like to brag about their great memories of teams in the past but seem to forget that we didn’t have a ton of freshmen that were awesome year 1 and they were hidden by vets.

An intelligent fan base would love Diallo’s athleticism and trust Cal to get his emotions in check, and then it’s up to the kid to improve his skill sets.

If he returns, I will say now that he will be twice the player than a sophomore Briscoe.

I don’t mind his struggles on the court- hell everyone on the team has struggled. It’s the attitude and I think it has affected the team. Now he could get his head on straight, and I hope he does. Time will tell.

 

[docholiday51]

Great question.


Here is my issue.

Look at all the geniuses in the roster building thread....

1 OAD, 3-4 low 5 stars, 2-3 4 stars....

As if that’s not what we have today and these people are ready to shoot these players....



My take on Hami, is the same with every kid outside the Top 5... you can’t be sure what you are getting.

Again, we have a low IQ on this board, not every 5 star is the same. The elite 5 can almost always be counted on. After that it gets sketchier the farther down the rankings you go.

So imagine all these 4 stars people want? LOL

I just laugh at people. Even though you can’t becsure what you Re getting with lower 5’s they are a much better gamble than lower ranked kids by a large margin.

Also being a 5 star isn’t a guarantee to leave.... we’ve had some stay.


But Hami is a freshman who was obviously overhyped. As were the twins.

Although, many of us actually read the reports from his AAU and HS coaches, and thus Cal had no worries about losing him.

I think Diallo can eventually be a stud.

But he seriously needs to stay and focus on his game, forget the NBA and it will come.

If an idiot GM offers him a 1st pick guarantee then he should take it FAST.

I can see this kid maturing into a great leader.

People like to brag about their great memories of teams in the past but seem to forget that we didn’t have a ton of freshmen that were awesome year 1 and they were hidden by vets.

An intelligent fan base would love Diallo’s athleticism and trust Cal to get his emotions in check, and then it’s up to the kid to improve his skill sets.

If he returns, I will say now that he will be twice the player than a sophomore Briscoe.

I don't disagree with your take,that is why I framed the question as I did(to date) to make it a little harder to answer.Of course there is no right answer no matter how things play out in the future.

 

[docholiday51]

I don’t mind his struggles on the court- hell everyone on the team has struggled. It’s the attitude and I think it has affected the team. Now he could get his head on straight, and I hope he does. Time will tell.

That was my point ,no one(I would hope) minds his struggles on the court but the attitude so far has been part of the package,maybe that will change.

 

[mustnotsleepnow]

Great question.


Here is my issue.

Look at all the geniuses in the roster building thread....

1 OAD, 3-4 low 5 stars, 2-3 4 stars....

As if that’s not what we have today and these people are ready to shoot these players....



My take on Hami, is the same with every kid outside the Top 5... you can’t be sure what you are getting.

Again, we have a low IQ on this board, not every 5 star is the same. The elite 5 can almost always be counted on. After that it gets sketchier the farther down the rankings you go.

So imagine all these 4 stars people want? LOL

I just laugh at people. Even though you can’t becsure what you Re getting with lower 5’s they are a much better gamble than lower ranked kids by a large margin.

Also being a 5 star isn’t a guarantee to leave.... we’ve had some stay.


But Hami is a freshman who was obviously overhyped. As were the twins.

Although, many of us actually read the reports from his AAU and HS coaches, and thus Cal had no worries about losing him.

I think Diallo can eventually be a stud.

But he seriously needs to stay and focus on his game, forget the NBA and it will come.

If an idiot GM offers him a 1st pick guarantee then he should take it FAST.

I can see this kid maturing into a great leader.

People like to brag about their great memories of teams in the past but seem to forget that we didn’t have a ton of freshmen that were awesome year 1 and they were hidden by vets.

An intelligent fan base would love Diallo’s athleticism and trust Cal to get his emotions in check, and then it’s up to the kid to improve his skill sets.

If he returns, I will say now that he will be twice the player than a sophomore Briscoe.

At times, I feel like you're one of the only sane people on here...besides myself, of course.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

No Zay is Zay

The reverse jinx master

 

[Muttonchop]

At times, I feel like you're one of the only sane people on here...besides myself, of course.

Oh, I'm certainly sane! All of my teachers had me checked, in school.

 

[JC43]

so you want the message board to be a UK propaganda site.

If it's within NCAA rules and gets us the Barrett, reddish, Zion, Wiseman, Carney, leque. Yes.
If we are being used as a negative turn into a positive, seriously go and check for yourself

 

[TankedCat]

If it's within NCAA rules and gets us the Barrett, reddish, Zion, Wiseman, Carney, leque. Yes.
If we are being used as a negative turn into a positive, seriously go and check for yourself

When we hear a kid say that UK fans are the reason he doesn't want to come to UK, then I'll be concerned.

 

[catsfan3383]

I think we are all looking for a scapegoat...mob mentality found one.
We wonder why we are slipping on recruiting
Wonder no more
Hami is now
Briscoe
Willis
Skal
Wiltger
Archie
Etc...
Families of recruits research. We are one of a few programs that like to eat our young.
Don't try to convince me otherwise, know that others have pointed this out...

That is absolutely a crap take....what some of us ARE, are knowledgeable fans who can spot a extremely selfish, babied, not very talented player who ruins team chemistry.....something that is unbelievably valuable in the college game.
Diallo is the farthest thing from a scapegoat that there could be. He has no game, he can’t shoot, he can’t (won’t) pass, he can’t defend a fence post and has been seen numerous times backtalking Cal. Yet up to a couple games ago was getting 30+ minutes per game and all the shots he could find with no repercussions from the staff.....no reason other guys on the team wouldn’t “gel” with that huh?
Anyone who’s seen this movie before could see Hami was going to be a big, big issue the first few games of the year. Never, ever looked like a team player and frankly never even looked like even one of the top 6 players on the entire team.
As another poster has already said, I don’t care where he plays next year as long as it’s not here.

 

[Catman100]

OP being the sunshine pumper than he is, I figured this post was about Diallo turning it around, scoring 25 a game, and leading us to the FF.
Since the post is not about that, I would have to agree with everything he said.

 

[JC43]

That is absolutely a crap take....what some of us ARE, are knowledgeable fans who can spot a extremely selfish, babied, not very talented player who ruins team chemistry.....something that is unbelievably valuable in the college game.
Diallo is the farthest thing from a scapegoat that there could be. He has no game, he can’t shoot, he can’t (won’t) pass, he can’t defend a fence post and has been seen numerous times backtalking Cal. Yet up to a couple games ago was getting 30+ minutes per game and all the shots he could find with no repercussions from the staff.....no reason other guys on the team wouldn’t “gel” with that huh?
Anyone who’s seen this movie before could see Hami was going to be a big, big issue the first few games of the year. Never, ever looked like a team player and frankly never even looked like even one of the top 6 players on the entire team.
As another poster has already said, I don’t care where he plays next year as long as it’s not here.

Knowledgeable? Explain the last three losses, Diallo got less than 16 minutes per game? Knowledgeable would realize that it's not just Diallo, knox's lack of d, pj never coming across on help defense, Quade losing his man and being benched. Hey lil boy I've forgotten more basketball knowledge than you probably think you know. Focusing on one individual on a team game shows your ignorance. As Diallo goes we go. So take your negativity and root for pUKe

 

[Poetax]

Sitting out last year in order to attempt to sneak into the 1st round shouldve been everyone first sign. It was mine.

He didn’t lie about it, he informed Cal and UK about his intentions. Sone fans on here don’t have that much intergrity.

 

[docholiday51]

When we hear a kid say that UK fans are the reason he doesn't want to come to UK, then I'll be concerned.

The 3 of us liking a post,what is this world coming to

 

[wildcatfan-2-]

That is absolutely a crap take....what some of us ARE, are knowledgeable fans who can spot a extremely selfish, babied, not very talented player who ruins team chemistry.....something that is unbelievably valuable in the college game.
Diallo is the farthest thing from a scapegoat that there could be. He has no game, he can’t shoot, he can’t (won’t) pass, he can’t defend a fence post and has been seen numerous times backtalking Cal. Yet up to a couple games ago was getting 30+ minutes per game and all the shots he could find with no repercussions from the staff.....no reason other guys on the team wouldn’t “gel” with that huh?
Anyone who’s seen this movie before could see Hami was going to be a big, big issue the first few games of the year. Never, ever looked like a team player and frankly never even looked like even one of the top 6 players on the entire team.
As another poster has already said, I don’t care where he plays next year as long as it’s not here.

I wholeheartedly concur!

 

[Blueaz]

No Zay is Zay

Haha

 

[SemperFiCat]

I'm so confused... Does he suck and a team cancer? Or, he should've played and helped last year??

 

[JonathanW_rivals]

NONE of us UK fans know what goes on in practices, in the locker room, in Wildcat Lodge, in Cal's office! And even what any of us THINK we observe on the court or on the bench of a game, could have an explanation different than we think. So NONE of us can really say what should or should not definitely happen.

HOWEVER, IF Diallo or any other player is behaving in a way detrimental to the team, then it is Cal's responsibility to put an end to it, however necessary (running laps, talk to him & parents, losing minutes, sitting out a game, or even being dismissed from the team). Cal says he is in it for the kids. Ok. But that means all of them, you can't let one ruin it for the rest.

Worst case (or is it), Diallo is kicked off the team. I know that would put us down to 2 guards. We play Brad if we have to 2-3 minutes each half, or JV plays some at guard (I think he could defend a guard, and he can pass it well, just remind him not to shoot outside 3').

 

[catsfan3383]

Knowledgeable? Explain the last three losses, Diallo got less than 16 minutes per game? Knowledgeable would realize that it's not just Diallo, knox's lack of d, pj never coming across on help defense, Quade losing his man and being benched. Hey lil boy I've forgotten more basketball knowledge than you probably think you know. Focusing on one individual on a team game shows your ignorance. As Diallo goes we go. So take your negativity and root for pUKe

[roll]
Calling me a lil boy....I’ve watched UK all way back to the Robey, Phillips and Goose days, so don’t even go there.. I didn’t mean to blow your gasket....
Actually, my point was that ONE individual in a team game can completely destroy any chance of that team gelling, gaining confidence or “coming together”. Especially when for the better part of 22 games, that individual was allowed to do anything and everything “his” way all while smack talking his own coach AND his teammates on national TV.
Look, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion and I gave mine. We’ll never know what’s really went on with this team, it’s all conjecture but I honestly believe Diallo and his “me first” attitude - from day one - has really affected this team and their potential.
I actually “liked” almost every other “scapegoat” you put in your original list, especially Archie and Briscoe. Give me either one of those guys in a heartbeat over Diallo.
Archie played his *** off every single game....dude hated to lose....he just had a really bad team around him and as far as Briscoe goes, hell yeah I’d have loved to had him back on this team.
Talk about a fighter and competitor, not to mention his defense.
That dude was tough as hell all of those things are non existent in Mr. Diallo.

The really sad thing is, as has been stated in many other threads, is it’s not even close to Hami’s “fault”. I mean of course the kid isn’t out to sabotage UK or piss off his teammates.
The problem is he’s been told by many he’s NBA talent and is a lottery pick (even before he ever played a college game for God’s sake). It’s the culture and world we live in now where making 2 consecutive free throws or simply blocking out your man doesn’t get you on sports center so it’s not important.
That’s why we’re seeing players like Diallo.

 

[JC43]

[roll]
Calling me a lil boy....I’ve watched UK all way back to the Robey, Phillips and Goose days, so don’t even go there.. I didn’t mean to blow your gasket....
Actually, my point was that ONE individual in a team game can completely destroy any chance of that team gelling, gaining confidence or “coming together”. Especially when for the better part of 22 games, that individual was allowed to do anything and everything “his” way all while smack talking his own coach AND his teammates on national TV.
Look, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion and I gave mine. We’ll never know what’s really went on with this team, it’s all conjecture but I honestly believe Diallo and his “me first” attitude - from day one - has really affected this team and their potential.
I actually “liked” almost every other “scapegoat” you put in your original list, especially Archie and Briscoe. Give me either one of those guys in a heartbeat over Diallo.
Archie played his *** off every single game....dude hated to lose....he just had a really bad team around him and as far as Briscoe goes, hell yeah I’d have loved to had him back on this team.
Talk about a fighter and competitor, not to mention his defense.
That dude was tough as hell all of those things are non existent in Mr. Diallo.

The really sad thing is, as has been stated in many other threads, is it’s not even close to Hami’s “fault”. I mean of course the kid isn’t out to sabotage UK or piss off his teammates.
The problem is he’s been told by many he’s NBA talent and is a lottery pick (even before he ever played a college game for God’s sake). It’s the culture and world we live in now where making 2 consecutive free throws or simply blocking out your man doesn’t get you on sports center so it’s not important.
That’s why we’re seeing players like Diallo.

Well said...well said, no gasket blown, just don't believe we can lay ''blame' on only one player, this is a team breakdown. We showed up the first half, then within 4 minutes of second half it seemed as though our team just hung it up. Cal took time outs, changed lineup and well we saw what happened. Disregard like boy comment kudos to you and your fandom. Hope this team can figure it out, we are running out of time

 

[FrankUnderwood]

Haha

Zay is kind of like that kid in the neighborhood who nobody really wants to play with because he always has a runny nose, lack of hygiene, wears Jesus sandals with socks and Velcro shoes ... but you play with him anyways so as not to be mean.

 

[KyFaninNC]

I'm so confused... Does he suck and a team cancer? Or, he should've played and helped last year??

I am anxiously awaiting for answers to this myself.

 

[Blueaz]

Some very good posters wanting Diallo gone... unless he is a disruptor off the court, wanting any freshman to leave because of their play on the court makes zero sense.

Kids mature and get better every single season.

I had more reason to get rid of my 18 year old than them ever kicking HD off the team for sure, but glad I let him stick around, he's a good young man nowadays.

Honestly doesn't make any sense to me.

Disruptor off court.
Huge Jerk to merrimans boy... put him on my list.
Poor play doesn't warrant my venom, but cursing a 11 year old (mine is ten now). Really upsets me and makes me not like him.
Everyone can make a mistake, but cursing at a kid...
Booker went out of his way to sign for mine... after a horrible game by him and a blow out loss. If he would have cursed at him...

 

[bwls2]

I think we are all looking for a scapegoat...mob mentality found one.
We wonder why we are slipping on recruiting
Wonder no more
Hami is now
Briscoe
Willis
Skal
Wiltger
Archie
Etc...
Families of recruits research. We are one of a few programs that like to eat our young.
Don't try to convince me otherwise, know that others have pointed this out...

Wait til they show the families the "POLITICAL THREAD" over on The Paddock.

Oh, wait. Duke, UNC, and every west coast team has already been doing that.

We eat our young for non-basketball reasons too, and it's a damn shame.

 

[catsfan3383]

if he was good none of this would be happening or it wouldn't matter

the issue is that he's bad at basketball

That’s just about the best response I’ve ever read on here......[thumb2]

 

[JC43]

Wait til they show the families the "POLITICAL THREAD" over on The Paddock.

Oh, wait. Duke, UNC, and every west coast team has already been doing that.

We eat our young for non-basketball reasons too, and it's a damn shame.

It's crazy to me that some don't realize this. I hate what has happened to sports. We are in highly charged political atmosphere. When NFL players reintroduced politics into sports it has put every major program under a microscope. If we are to believe that a lot of these recruits, recruit's parents aren't aware, it would be stupid. It took decades to shake off the 'racist' bs that people used to associate with our program, but it's rearing it's ugly head in different ways now. Politics has saturated itself into every freaking conversation, and regretfully sports as well. Time to adapt and overcome. Get back to where this program really belongs and that is on top!!! Go Big Blue!!!