First, we (me) are talking about Mitchell but he hasn’t announced. But, assuming he announces he’s a Cat over the weekend, I can’t help but think about JQ. We may never see Mitchell in a UK uniform (because of NCAA) and not see the full team.
But, here are the biggest differences to me.
- It’s not Mitchell or bust. We have N’Diaye and McBride. Hawthorne, and Kam can play the position in some situations. Momcilovic can slide over. Mitchell is a scoring machine and allows others to play their more natural position.
- I’d rather take a flyer on a NCAA -vs- Court ruling than big man injury rehab. NCAA may win in the end, but they have a losing record. Big men rehab slowly-especially knees.
- The loss of JQ left us very thin. Garrison never progressed and Moreno still had freshman strength.
I want Mitchell. He’ll take UK to the next level. But, the well is not empty if he doesn’t play. Regardless of what happens, I’d rather take a flyer on Mitchell than an injured player. This is certainly not a shot at JQ. I think he tried to play and had a legitimate physical setback evidenced by another surgery. Most basketball players simply don’t recover from ACL’s that quickly.
Im guessing there will be lots of drama around this situation over the next couple of weeks. I hope NCAA surrenders when the first player on a TRO plays a football game.
But, here are the biggest differences to me.
- It’s not Mitchell or bust. We have N’Diaye and McBride. Hawthorne, and Kam can play the position in some situations. Momcilovic can slide over. Mitchell is a scoring machine and allows others to play their more natural position.
- I’d rather take a flyer on a NCAA -vs- Court ruling than big man injury rehab. NCAA may win in the end, but they have a losing record. Big men rehab slowly-especially knees.
- The loss of JQ left us very thin. Garrison never progressed and Moreno still had freshman strength.
I want Mitchell. He’ll take UK to the next level. But, the well is not empty if he doesn’t play. Regardless of what happens, I’d rather take a flyer on Mitchell than an injured player. This is certainly not a shot at JQ. I think he tried to play and had a legitimate physical setback evidenced by another surgery. Most basketball players simply don’t recover from ACL’s that quickly.
Im guessing there will be lots of drama around this situation over the next couple of weeks. I hope NCAA surrenders when the first player on a TRO plays a football game.
