Because Kam Williams is about the 100th best 3 man in college ball and we have no one better. Gone are the days of true talent here.
Agree to disagree.
Geez. You are a slow learner apparently.
We are UK. We should have one of the best dudes at every position. Not a guy who wouldn’t even start at the majority of SEC schools. Yes, the majority of SEC schools. I am tired of the loser’s mentality, settling for mediocrity here!
100%. Hawthorne is gonna be a surprise to most of us. He is so fluid. Nice touch. Has hops. I just hope he put in some muscle.
I agree. My guess is you know more about UK basketball than 100% of the doomsayers!!
Because having a team of seven NBA all-stars was winning us so many titles.
Uh, it certainly worked out better than the last half decade. You actually want less talent? You actually want less talent? lol. The team is headed for straight NIT - trash. But keep making your logical fallacies and your rationalizations.Because having a team of seven NBA all-stars was winning us so many titles.
Simply put, my point was KW is exceptionally one dimensional, he’s a decent shooter outside of that aspect, I’ve seen next to nothing from him. He can’t drive, he’s not an elite athlete, can‘t play in the post at all effectively, he doesn’t pass off and set up others well, he’s at best a top 40 SF in CBB, IMO.
He was becoming very effective on back door cuts right about the time he got hurt. I don’t think he’s going to be one dimensional. It took him time but he realized he could use his size and finish on cuts and that can be a major weapon this year. His finishing numbers were really good last year.
Oregon will allow him to be the KOBE he wants to be & NIKE will keep him happy with unlimited access to shoe & apparel designers. Eugene is an epic college town & he has chosen the West Coast 3 times already in his High School career.
Let’s hope that continues, the tools are there.
UK got killed on the boards this year. I see it as even worse next year unless we get Freeman.
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That’s an interesting point you make about Kam’a rebounding. I went back and looked and his defensive rebounding % was third among the starters when he was a freshman at Tulane. Behind the 2 bigs, and ahead of the smaller guards.
For whatever reason his defensive rebounding rate was lower at UK as a Sophomore than it was at Tulane as a freshman, but his offensive rebounding rate was a little higher. Maybe partially scheme? Switching on the perimeter? Leaking out to fast break?
Would be nice to see our whole team step up on the boards.
Totally agree. Some posters feel like it's also about who pays him the most, well, he's already signed with Nike & they're right there in Oregon (Phil Knight)
I like Kam, he was starting to play really well before he broke his foot. I like his 3 point shot, I think that will only get better. I saw him do this one time last season, he pump faked a corner 3, drove by his defender & dunked. I'd like for him to do more of this & expand his game a little. Like Philstat said a few posts back, Stokes will go inside & bang, at 6'8" Kam should be able to do some of that.
His handle isn’t good enough to be a dependable slasher, but an occasional back cut can make a world of difference.
Moreno needs to get his hands stronger for lobs on drives by Wilkins & Zoom.
I don’t think you have to have great handles to drive/slash to the basket.
I agree. But Kam’s handles are more than just a little limited. You have to dribble under some duress to slash/drive. Hope he’s working hard on it this offseason.
I was busy most of the day, but just now finished catching up on the last 2 pages of this thread. Not trying to sing kumbahya (sic), but the quality participation by such a large number of folks kinda blew me away. So very many civil, well-thought-out points and counterpoints ... had me more encouraged about team potential and broadened my perspectives on how to best fill needs to complete the roster for an improved, more competitive team.
This kind of thread, if it became the typical here, with civil, thoughtful, critical comments by everyone in the kindred spirit of what's best for the program ... would help eliminate criticisms by outsiders of BBN as being unreasonable, boorish folks ... and quickly help to earn BBN the reputation of being a serious, civil, devout and HIGHLY-KNOWLEDGEABLE fan base !!! Thanks to everyone who posted here ... I've enjoyed and learned from your comments. GO CATS !!!
This kind of thread, if it became the typical here, with civil, thoughtful, critical comments by everyone in the kindred spirit of what's best for the program ... would help eliminate criticisms by outsiders of BBN as being unreasonable, boorish folks ... and quickly help to earn BBN the reputation of being a serious, civil, devout and HIGHLY-KNOWLEDGEABLE fan base !!! Thanks to everyone who posted here ... I've enjoyed and learned from your comments. GO CATS !!!
If the NCAA rules change goes into effect granting everyone 5 years, you may have a few hundred 5th year senior small forwards to choose from. Assuming you haven't blown your NIL budget by overpaying for guys you've already pulled from the portal.
Personally I'm hoping to see Purdue's Braden Smith become available at point guard, and nobody having enough money and a starting spot to offer him.
I’ve said in other threads in the past, and I will add here…
I think the single best thing Kam could do to increase his draft and earning potential is work on his handles non-stop before the season. IF he could develop a reliable handle that allows him to attack off the bounce with any consistency at all, he would be lethal with his length and perimeter shooting ability.
As he is right now, if Stokes commits, I think Kam COULD back up both the SF and the 2 (if Stokes is on the floor at the 3 for extra ball handling/attacking the lane).
I could also see him at the 3 with Stokes at the 4 if playing with a small ball lineup. That would allow switching defensively on everything in the 1-4 positions with Diallo/Wilkins/Stokes/Kam.