Johnny Juzang
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Getting minutes is the same that it’s always been, play defense and produce on the offensive end, and you get minutes.
Another West Coaster.since he outright says he wants to be OAD and UK has a blueprint for it, so come next yr this time we all know that's what he came to UK to do. Regardless of season, as long as he plays, he will declare. Imo. Of course he would after being a part of number 9
Richards and Sestina at the 5
Montgomery and Whitney at the 4
Brooks, Juzang and Allen at the 3
Maxey and Quickley at the 2
Hagans and Maxey at the 1
Montgomery and Whitney at the 4
Brooks, Juzang and Allen at the 3
Maxey and Quickley at the 2
Hagans and Maxey at the 1
The draft of what ? Can’t be the nba he’s on nobody’s radar
Oh but the nba drafts on potential...he showed none
I just don't see Whitney over Brooks either. Whitney's is a great athlete and I'm glad we got him but his game looks very raw alot of the time.
If you "lose it," then wouldn't you be admitting things may not be right in Kansas?If Kentucky lands this kid, with the Crystal Ball showing Kansas 50/50 with Stanford and with all the playing time available to him at Kansas, I'll lose it!
I would pay to see that. [laughing]
opcorn:Add Kerry Blackshear to the roster and you’ve got the best team in the country hands down. It might be without him, but I’m greedy that way. I want Blackshear bad!
A front line of Blackshear, Sestina and Brooks would probably be the best front line in college. Then a guy like Maxey out front to keep the D honest. Two experienced bigs in Montgomery and Richards. A guy like Juang that is a for real shooter. We would have all the pieces with the most experience we have had in years.
Cal will try to fit brad into a cam mills role. It won’t work but he will try
Adding Blackshear is the key...a dominant big man that can score and rebound
If EJ and Nick come back
Then we land blackshear with sestina,Brooks
Whitney, Maxey, Hagans, quick and maybe this juzang kid. That's a loaded roster
Kid has a beautiful looking shot.Seems smooth and would be a really good guy to add for next season
This is best case scenario of course. No one could complain about that lol!
Edit** Except The rest of college BB! Haha
I prefer to use sarcasm, but yes.
At one time here, last summer, Baker had a couple games he hit 3 or 4 3 pointers. He immediately became the anointed one by several on here. It was a running joke until this Feb when it was obvious he couldn't shoot a lick.
Yeah I wondering what he was talking about here it is again I saw the same thing UK and Stanford both 50%.
https://247sports.com/PlayerInstitu...ard-Westlake-178214/CurrentExpertPredictions/
I'm not picky, so I'll take an order of:
Juzang
McDaniels
Blackshear
plus EJ and Nick returning.
Juzang
McDaniels
Blackshear
plus EJ and Nick returning.
Forget McDaniels. Give me Blackshear, Juzang, Nick and EJ and call it a day! I would be happy if we only got Blackshear and Nick and EJ, honestly.
I don't see us getting Blackshear and Richards/EJ to come back. One of them won't be here next season.
Whitney is 6’6 and will not be playing the 4. If we get KB, EJ and Sestina will play the PF spot and the rest will take the 2 and 3 slots.
But where are they going to go?
EJ fancies himself an NBA player, and he'll be second in line for minutes at the 4/5 for us next year behind Blackshear. He'd be stupid to go undrafted, and even dumber to transfer and sit.
Nick is already 21 years old. He'd go undrafted, and sitting a year, then playing a year, puts him at 23 entering the draft. Big red flag.
Blackshear would play over any big on the roster, and over all but 3-4 in the country. So them coming back won't affect him.
It's easy to assume players won't be here, but they have to actually go somewhere that's better. I guess maybe EJ stays in the draft if he thinks we're getting Blackshear, but those two would play together, not steal minutes.
I had a feeling Green would transfer.. he just did it a little later than I anticipated. Baker? Same thing, it sorta didn't make sense for him to stick around. I wonder if a guy like EJ or Richards is thinking "Even if I come back, what minutes will I get?" and "What does my future hold here in two years from now". Guys like RIchards (and maybe EJ) could get recruited over several times.
Now, that's on them and their abilities.. the whole "Well, if they try hard they can have as many minutes as they want".. but they might feel better going to a smaller school, even if that means sitting out a year.
Also, any top45 pick is going to get a guaranteed contract. Might EJ think he can wow scouts, grab a $800k, hit the G-league for a year or two and then get onto an NBA team?
I don't think these are the wisest decisions either. Definitely don't think another year at UK is a bad thing.. but it seems every year a guy (or two) just doesn't want to deal with it. That they'd rather sit a year to play for like.. George Mason.
That's true, but I feel like Baker was our guy that fit that mold this year.
If we're being honest, I'm not sure Nick is ever an NBA draft pick, but he does have a very serious girlfriend here and transferring or leaving to play in Estonia doesn't make much sense.
EJ is a first round pick next season after improving and starting for us full time. Maybe he chases the payday now and makes his own way, so he's our most likely guy to leave, I think.
But I'd honestly give up either one for Blacksear, because they're all probably only here one more season anyway and Blackshear makes us a favorite.
Ah I forgot about NR's GF.. But I never really saw NR as the one who would transfer.. He's already put in two years, he's older, and as you said, he's starting to show that he may not be an NBA player.
EJ, on the other hand.. almost a Duke recruit and came to Kentucky late in the game. Only one season under his belt.. could still get drafted on ability.
He's the one I could see likely to leave.
When it comes to bigs, I'd take a proven grown man like Blackshear over most any of these skinny young star freshman. The exception being the elite 5 star bigs that don't come along every year, which we aren't getting. I've only seen a couple pics of this McDaniels kid but he looks rail thin and it's hard to see him being successful playing inside in the SEC as a freshman. We've seen that too many times before - Skal, SKJ, EJ, Richards, even a young WCS, etc, etc. Talent minus maturity and size is rarely a good thing for bigs at the power conference level.
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EJ or Richards are not going anywhere even if we get Blackshear. The only one I see not coming here is McDaniel's.
Agree. Anyone thinking differently is just ignoring the last 9 seasons.
He was committed to Auburn before signing with the Cats
Some updates and discussion on moving to 2019:
https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article229583509.html
https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article229583509.html
I'd be surprised if Juzang isnt on the roster next year. Let Allen redshirt if he needs to. Plus, at his size and rebounding ability, we can play him anywhere from the 2-4 in certain lineups.
You don't find a ton of guys with bodies that ready who can shoot like that, and I think he'd be a top-15 kid (or higher) in 2019 because 2020 is so much deeper and more talented.
You don't find a ton of guys with bodies that ready who can shoot like that, and I think he'd be a top-15 kid (or higher) in 2019 because 2020 is so much deeper and more talented.
