Mookie Cook Decision Thursday

[UK till Death]

All I know is what my friend told me-which is the staff told him they think he's going to be at Kentucky and he's not as sure as they are of that. Been that way and same answer I can give. Personally I don't know anything of this stuff. After reading the posts below...I'll start putting disclaimers out to make sure posters I don't usually interact with understand the difference in info being told to someone/shared and someone proclaiming they know something personally, lol

That dude is a troll who has had like 10 other accounts banned. Ignore him.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

You guys remember how we were the leader for this kid for about a month?

It's always cute when we lead for a wing forward and then can't get them in the end. Cal's awesome at mucking up the wing forward recruitments. I'm shocked he managed to get Livingston.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

So I’ve heard there are staff members that actually DO think he will be at UK next year . I’ve heard some nba people have said , as of yet , he hasn’t begun the process. I’ve heard the top five teams drafting have no interest in him and right now there’s a chance he falls out to the top ten . I’ve also heard (shockingly to me) that Cal is selling him on coming back if he’s not top five . You hearing similar things ?

If I had a dime for everybody who believed the confident feelings of insiders and the staff during Cal tenure of guys returning I’d be retired. I won’t believe it until he actually checks in a game next year. It would surprise me to see someone line the Spurs give him a guarantee, and he leaves and goes 14th overall or something. (No idea where the Spurs sit in the lottery but probably decently high this year.)

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

Likely Oregon and a reclass to '22.

I thought we were supposedly on him hard and even thought about having him reclass at one point? What happened with his recruitment?

 

[Bigtyrone]

I dont drink, but i did spot your grandma in hazard (my old stomping grounds b4 i was able to GTF outta there ) she was wearing that who farted t shirt chugging away at that moonshine. Get them GRandma! Hellll YEAH

That was my grandma, and it was mostly Mello Yello with just a little moonshine.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

They've done fine. Got 3 top 10 players including the guy seen as the top overall prospect at Peach Jam by NBA Scouts in Shaedon Sharpe. Sharpe situation is the key for Cal--if he keeps him, then he's fine. Minute he leaves..I really don't see anything other than a change getting the fans unified and passionate about UK basketball again.

Exactly, @ralphdaltonfan. Sharpe is the key to this class, whether it’ll be a really good class or very subpar. The program as a whole and Cal need Sharpe to stick it out and play. However, him staying still doesn’t excuse him not playing this past season.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

@ralphdaltonfan FYI you dont know anything lol i cant believe a bunch of morons on here really believe you are connected. you know nothing more than anyone else on here. or be a man and tell us the connections you have HAHA you are varsity coach at a no name school who knows a couple of aau dudes.. ive got more connections to the uk staff than you to be honest. not once have i read something that cant be googled

Grow a set and stop making an account every time you want to be confrontational and come at a specific poster. He was on the Skyy Clark thing way back last year, or maybe earlier. I seriously doubt he “googled” his information on that situation.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Never proclaimed to be an expert or have always clarified if it's info I have personally shared which is very few times. I've got a well connected friend and have shared info on the board that's allowed to be shared and talked with enough posters on this site via PM to go in depth on things that if it was incorrect, think I'd have been called out for passing on bad info long ago. So not sure what brought on this attack, but since you wanted to bring up Justus, the fans here know between he/Skyy Clark I went against the grain for a long time and passed on info and none of that was popular or did I care if it was well received or not-it was what was being talked about. Came to the site with info on Fox, Bam, and Monk. Fans lectured me that "you better not be trolling" and that info wasn't coming from anywhere else. Got called out of my name about Skyy Clark and some said "you made it personal"-when all I was doing was sharing what was being communicated by those who do talk with UK staff members.

Never once have I stated I personally know anything about Shaedon Sharpe's decision.Did state that I was high on him as a player but that's all I ever personally added. Said my friend was told by the staff they think he's returning and he's not as confident about that as the staff is. That's all I've commented on and every person here who interacts or reads that specific question can verify that's been the response. So if it came off that way or you didn't like that question was being asked--I just assume when it's certain posters that interact with I don't have to give a disclaimer when responding.

I'd advise you that HS coaches and people who work/worked in AAU do make good contacts/friends. Since you seem to be riding for Justus, it's not a surprise you'd talk down to someone like me. Maybe if Justus spent more time talking to the guy I know, he'd have done a better job and still be at Kentucky.

You called the mess with Skyy Clark probably over a year ago. You stuck to your guns and were adamant about him the whole time.

You took your lumps on here over it as well. Some people, like me, gave you the benefit of the doubt. You were correct the whole entire time. Losing him has kinda put us in a pickle as far as depth. We really need to replace him with a quality player.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

You called the mess with Skyy Clark probably over a year ago. You stuck to your guns and were adamant about him the whole time.

You took your lumps on here over it as well. Some people, like me, gave you the benefit of the doubt. You were correct the whole entire time. Losing him has kinda put us in a pickle as far as depth. We really need to replace him with a quality player.

Exactly

 

[kl40504_rivals]

Come on Ellen. CCC hasn’t told you about this kid?

Of course Karen

 

[wildcatdon]

Of course Karen

Good one. Lol.

 

[JC CATS]

Our new recruiting guys aren't exactly killing it right now.

We need them all

 

[JwUKFan11]

I thought we were supposedly on him hard and even thought about having him reclass at one point? What happened with his recruitment?

Oregon has basically been the front runner for a while but UK has been seen as “2nd”. It’s strange how many times I feel like we are right there but not 1st. Mgbako is another one, seems we will finish second to Duke. Need to go hard for Wagner, Kwame Evans, and JJ Taylor

 

[yoshukai]

If I had a dime for everybody who believed the confident feelings of insiders and the staff during Cal tenure of guys returning I’d be retired. I won’t believe it until he actually checks in a game next year. It would surprise me to see someone line the Spurs give him a guarantee, and he leaves and goes 14th overall or something. (No idea where the Spurs sit in the lottery but probably decently high this year.)

I am 100% with you on this . For last few years I’ve been in the “show me “ mode . And I’ve been pretty disappointed in what I’ve been shown .

 

[JAC71]

Oregon has basically been the front runner for a while but UK has been seen as “2nd”. It’s strange how many times I feel like we are right there but not 1st. Mgbako is another one, seems we will finish second to Duke. Need to go hard for Wagner, Kwame Evans, and JJ Taylor

Evans visits Oregon April 22 and if they want him, they will figure out a way to get him

 

[SpamburgerHamburger_rivals101482]

I thought we were supposedly on him hard and even thought about having him reclass at one point? What happened with his recruitment?

 

[Paulyv94]

Reclass and going to Oregon. Not a big fan of his game tbh. Reminds me of a taller year 1 pj washington. Would rather have Evans jr or Mbako

 

[JwUKFan11]

Reclass and going to Oregon. Not a big fan of his game tbh. Reminds me of a taller year 1 pj washington. Would rather have Evans jr or Mbako

Going to take a lot to get Mgbako from Duke.

 

[Cat Ballou]

You guys realize we probably only “got” Sharpe because the Duke staff was smart enough to know the kid was never going to play a minute of college ball and didn’t waste their time on him.

 

[o_turkeywildturkey]

Another Cal failure. What the hell? Give these kids something CCC. We need this kid.

So you’ve seen this guy play? Do you ***** about every player Cal recruits and doesn't sign? He can’t take every single player he recruits. Do you understand that?

 

[wildcatdon]

So you’ve seen this guy play? Do you ***** about every player Cal recruits and doesn't sign? He can’t take every single player he recruits. Do you understand that?

What kind of stupid questions are those? What are you, 8? Cal’s recruiting lately has not been great in case you haven’t noticed. And his coaching has sucked pretty bad for quite a while. I assume you don’t watch our games. He doesn’t have the option of taking every single player because they go elsewhere before giving us a thought. Give it a rest pal.

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

I dont drink, but i did spot your grandma in hazard (my old stomping grounds b4 i was able to GTF outta there ) she was wearing that who farted t shirt chugging away at that moonshine. Get them GRandma! Hellll YEAH

Too bad about that not drinking thing...you could've blamed your ignorance on being drunk

 

[bnewt]

So you’ve seen this guy play? Do you ***** about every player Cal recruits and doesn't sign? He can’t take every single player he recruits. Do you understand that?

never have to worry about that with CCC
always the supposed leader during the early recruitment, but then fades away

 

[true-blue1]

Going to take a lot to get Mgbako from Duke.

Exactly the kid is Duke bound.

 

[Ky_Bred_Cat]

This Hazard jerk is just trolling. Don't take the bait.

The realist in me says the staff sticking with the Sharpe narrative is doing just that, sticking to the narrative should this go south which is unfortunately the most likely scenario.

Based on what the so-called experts are saying about Cook, UK is likely being used once again as a hat on the table. Makes sense to me as his other two options both being on West coast.

 

[RalphDaltonFan]

I thought we were supposedly on him hard and even thought about having him reclass at one point? What happened with his recruitment?

In the Fall, they were in position with him/Dillingham to possibly reclass (Dillingham was more talked of at the time) and we've seen them jump back into it with Dillingham but not sure if that is '22 reclass or in '23?. I've got no clue as to what changed with Cook? There were rumors that he may go Pro but he's from Portland, OR so maybe that played a role returning "home"? Oregon NIL package?

 

[FitchandMurray29]

In the Fall, they were in position with him/Dillingham to possibly reclass (Dillingham was more talked of at the time) and we've seen them jump back into it with Dillingham but not sure if that is '22 reclass or in '23?. I've got no clue as to what changed with Cook? There were rumors that he may go Pro but he's from Portland, OR so maybe that played a role returning "home"? Oregon NIL package?

Weird choice to leave home for his final year of high school and then return back for college. Don’t feel like you see that much with these top kids.

 

[RalphDaltonFan]

Weird choice to leave home for his final year of high school and then return back for college. Don’t feel like you see that much with these top kids.

One thing that is interesting is last year Compass Prep was an Adidas team and now they are a Nike team. Change happened in offseason after TyTy chose UK.

 

[jmp94]

In the Fall, they were in position with him/Dillingham to possibly reclass (Dillingham was more talked of at the time) and we've seen them jump back into it with Dillingham but not sure if that is '22 reclass or in '23?. I've got no clue as to what changed with Cook? There were rumors that he may go Pro but he's from Portland, OR so maybe that played a role returning "home"? Oregon NIL package?

Cook has not impressed me so far in this game. Not enough of an offensive threat yet for my liking

 

[CarolinaCatsFan]

Same thing--the staff is confident and thinks he's returning. Others aren't as confident and far more skeptical. I hope for the staff's sake and my own selfishness I get to see Sharpe play at Kentucky.

Cal doesn’t sound confident — that’s what’s worrisome and weird

 

[RalphDaltonFan]

Cal doesn’t sound confident — that’s what’s worrisome and weird

Think we all agree that a lot of things have been worrisome/weird regarding the way the program has operated. Just resorted from my perspective to hope this offseason goes great, or I think we'll see a new direction this time a year from now.

 

[CarolinaCatsFan]

Think we all agree that a lot of things have been worrisome/weird regarding the way the program has operated. Just resorted from my perspective to hope this offseason goes great, or I think we'll see a new direction this time a year from now.

New direction meaning what, @ralphdaltonfan?

 

[RalphDaltonFan]

New direction meaning what, @ralphdaltonfan?

I think Cal won't survive another down year. He's got to produce in '23 and it starts with keeping Sharpe/Oscar or Sharpe and a big time replacement upfront. Can't have the roster/team midpack level next year.

 

[mebeblue2]

Exactly, @ralphdaltonfan. Sharpe is the key to this class, whether it’ll be a really good class or very subpar. The program as a whole and Cal need Sharpe to stick it out and play. However, him staying still doesn’t excuse him not playing this past season.

we have two 5 stars ranked #5 and #10, that is far from subpar

 

[kl40504_rivals]

You guys realize we probably only “got” Sharpe because the Duke staff was smart enough to know the kid was never going to play a minute of college ball and didn’t waste their time on him.

Duke tried to recruit Sharpe hard

 

[bnewt]

we have two 5 stars ranked #5 and #10, that is far from subpar

and who else?
if Oscar & Sharpe leave, that leaves Brooks, Toppin, Frederick, Collins, Hopkins & Wheeler
how many games you think that group will win?

 

[SparksCat]

I think Cal won't survive another down year. He's got to produce in '23 and it starts with keeping Sharpe/Oscar or Sharpe and a big time replacement upfront. Can't have the roster/team midpack level next year.

If we have another mediocre year in 2023, I can see Cal pulling an Urban Meyer and saying he needs to step away for “health reasons”.

I would then expect him to reappear the next season with a new team

 

[Yardeth]

Share what you have heard, we share opinions on what is told, truth or Lie. Nobody knows, what this kid will do, but we will find out shortly.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

In the Fall, they were in position with him/Dillingham to possibly reclass (Dillingham was more talked of at the time) and we've seen them jump back into it with Dillingham but not sure if that is '22 reclass or in '23?. I've got no clue as to what changed with Cook? There were rumors that he may go Pro but he's from Portland, OR so maybe that played a role returning "home"? Oregon NIL package?

Got ya thanks

 

[bdroshek]

Cookie Mook may be a good player but I'm not impressed so far but I really don't know much about him other than this game.