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I'm not talking about just UK conspiracies, and I never subscribed to JQ won't suit up at the beginning of the year. I was just making a conspiracy theory joke.
My understanding is that his draft stock is falling because of this. If he can't play now, how can they trust he will be able to play for them?I didn’t coin the name, JQuit Sits, for the heck of it!
Seriously though, it’s refreshing FINALLY seeing fellow fans come around to the realization that the guy is sandbagging his way to a pro contract!
Uhm, he's played a few minutes at best, so were they really that far off?
If a kid is injured, unfortunately for him, and you know it beforehand ... should Kentucky even consider him ?? Seems wiser to just move on to other recruits and portal candidates. To my view, the upside is not worth the risk of him being unavailable to play.
I don’t really understand what you guys mean by marketing himself. Is he just supposed to say “I’m definitely not playing next year don’t give me money or sign me up to play for you” I mean does that seem like something smart for him to do? Also Pope pretty much whiffed on everyone so lots of other programs avoided him for just this reason. He was hobbling at the LSU game why would he risk further injury at this point? If you try and put things in his perspective I don’t think he’s acting unusual at all, I just think it was genuinely dumb for Pope to recruit him.
Simple idea going forward: Don't give millions to someone coming off a major injury. There's plenty of fish in the sea..
Maybe we should've seen it coming in this era.
JQ here, a huge gamble, and failure, not for reasons perhaps as obvious as it may seem, but look at what kansas is going thru the drama with Peterson !
haha
At least I can laugh about that.
screw the jayhawks btw.
JQ is the single biggest disappointment of the season for me. Having him at 100% from the get go wouldve been a game changer. But P{ope took him knowing he was never going to be there from the beginning.
Total head scratching frusdtration and now - indifference - for me. We need a coach not a cheerleader. Desperate to see Kentucky get a new AD here. This NIL era ... ugh ... I hope everyone enjoys the players sandbagging thier way to the NBA from now on....
JQ here, a huge gamble, and failure, not for reasons perhaps as obvious as it may seem, but look at what kansas is going thru the drama with Peterson !
haha
At least I can laugh about that.
screw the jayhawks btw.
JQ is the single biggest disappointment of the season for me. Having him at 100% from the get go wouldve been a game changer. But P{ope took him knowing he was never going to be there from the beginning.
Total head scratching frusdtration and now - indifference - for me. We need a coach not a cheerleader. Desperate to see Kentucky get a new AD here. This NIL era ... ugh ... I hope everyone enjoys the players sandbagging thier way to the NBA from now on....
You are the embarrassment to the BBN calling them kids, he is a paid professional. 3 million for 40 minutes is even better than what the NBA pays. I’d say JQuits got a great deal and should be able to handle a little heat for watching his team lose with a smirk on his face.
I feel like the University or his daddy would have addressed it a little more if it was an injury. They kinda went quiet about it.
Does pay for play equate to fines for not playing? Especially if he can be cleared by docs. Hell...call it preparing him for the next level...aka, life in the real world.
Dewey, Cheatem and Howe Orthopedics. Those guys have been here for years. I have benefitted from their medical acumen many times. My funny bone has flourished.
How long is Kyrie waiting to return to play? He tore his ACL in March of 2025 and is waiting until next season to play. His next game will be October of 2026? 18-19 months?
Not really a great example considering Kyrie has never been interested in playing period.
Stone cold lock this kid is ready to work out for any NBA team that comes knocking pre-draft.
The Mavericks stink and he’s 33 years old, there’s no reason for him to play this year. If I were a fan of the Mavs I would be upset though.
That's why you get lower level 5 stars or productive and established college players who hunger for success.
I feel like UK truly lacks in player scouting. Stop basing everything of of these so-called experts with an agenda. Go find guys that fit your system and put together a cohesive roster.
Sitting on the bench and not playing when you could be playing while receiving millions of dollars is not a conspiracy it's a travisty
Unless its Duke. I had to look at a future bet with them winning it all at +600. If anyone has a hundred to waste put them to win it all and Arizona to FF. Pays decent
Having been through 3 major knee surgeries myself, and seeing many more, I will say that a bit of swelling after a game or working it hard is to be expected at this point. It's not a major concern though and neither is re-injury..at this point. That jackass and his dad just aren't playing for monetary reasons, and I hope they bite him in the ***. I don't care what the forum "dr's" say. Minor swelling is normal, still. He should be playing and no...it's not complicated. The only thing complicated about this all is whether it helps or hurts his draft status to come back. I can't answer that but he's falling like a rock in a very deep draft. He needs to either get off his *** or leave. One or the other. I predicted when he'd come back and I was right about that. I don't believe the swelling is a major concern unless he re-injured it and as much as people on here wanna say he came back too soon, that's just not what I believe. It's possible but not likely. He coulda hurt it again regardless of the previous surgery too. Again, unlikely but possible.
Maybe he should only get 20 mpg but he should be playing, IMHO. Again, minor swelling at this stage is still normal, especially so a few weeks ago but he'll have normal swelling for probably a year or more longer. That's my two cents on it. The kid has checked out unless it benefits him, at which point, I don't really care any more.
Maybe he should only get 20 mpg but he should be playing, IMHO. Again, minor swelling at this stage is still normal, especially so a few weeks ago but he'll have normal swelling for probably a year or more longer. That's my two cents on it. The kid has checked out unless it benefits him, at which point, I don't really care any more.
I think what I’m saying Ron is that if it’s true he was as bad as 9 months away, and that’s typically how that goes, how could he market himself? I agree though, it is really smart for him and really stupid for Pope. I also agree I think Mark has had a lot of trouble recruiting the entire time and wanted him as a momentum piece. Also the fact that Pope cannot recruit that caliber of player, and he signed here not elsewhere, kind of shows it’s probably a momentum piece to get recruiting up ticking. “I signed a lotto”.
My only point really was I think it was easy to see either way he wasn’t going to contribute here. Outside of pope recruiting him for name recognition to help recruiting, if it’s as you say with his injury, and we signed him to play, that wouldn’t make sense.
If that makes sense.
I’m not even sure where the goal posts were to begin with to be honest Havoc. I mean, I thought we were looking at a mid january timeline. But I also heard it could drain into February. I mean if that’s the case. He wouldn’t be in game shape anyway for march. I don’t know, I just sort of think he doesn’t make sense for an injury excuse. He was recruited injured and apparently we had no clue about a timeline. And the one we did know was anywhere from a month or two to never.
And college football - I tried to like your post continually but the thumb up kept disappearing!
Right, I don't expect him to play again this season at this point. My only point is that there is no evidence that warrants assuming that he is just trying to cheat UK out of money. Is it possible? Yes. But JQ hasn't given me any reason to assume the worst of him 100%.
He could have just as easily never stepped on the floor for UK. I just don't see why people are labeling him another Sharpe.
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