who will be UKs next commit....
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Monday.
I really think UK's backcourt is going to be a sore spot next season. Yes, I believe we Alexander on Monday and Young in the spring, but do not feel confident about any other guad prospect on UK's radar. Diallo to UConn, Walker to Zona, Green to Cuse, and Duval to who the hell knows at this point. Personally, I am puzzled why we haven't made a play on MJ Walker, but have not followed his recruitment closely.
Ive thought about M.J. Walker as well but typically if Cal is shying away from kids there is a VERY good reason why. If we are forutunate to get Alexander and Green/Young and dont get Walker or Diallo then we are a good bet to add someone as a graduate transfer or a kid that possibly reclasses or decommits in the spring(which will happen)
This is true, but we simply have had more trouble with the backcourt this recruiting season than any other season, which is a real head scratcher. I was starting to wonder if Calipari has to drop down a little and nab someone like LJ Figueroa, Jay Estime, or Jay Jay Chandler.
Whoever it will be he will be part of the greatest team cal has ever had at uk. I just hope he's a shooter you can never have too many shooters
Believe it or not, most of us have the ability to discuss recruiting while still looking forward to an easy game. If'n you were to try really really hard, you could too.
That's what an ESPN guy said but it's just his opinion.
Personally, I think people are overthinking this recruiting class. Cal will get his guys as he always does.
Good come back, it actually takes brain power to do that and if you lack, well, you know. Why do dicks answer on a thread when all they have to do is once again show us what a little mini they are.
The reason we are having more trouble with the backcourt in my opinion is because this class is devoid of a lot of backcourt options. The point guard position is VERY limited and there just isnt that much quality depth in the class. With that being said if we get one of Green/Young and add Alexander and one more 2g we are good for the class.
Would not get to caught up into what Finklestein is saying about Bamba. He is just speculating in my opinion and has no concrete info on Bamba.
Wow if true. But if he doesn't come here, anywhere but Duke works.
Some recent movement on Young's crystal ball: http://ukrecruiting.bloginky.com/2016/11/11/national-analysts-now-picking-young-to-oklahoma/
That settles it. Guess he is going to Oklahoma. LOL Think Young's parents called the Rat Fink and told him they wanted Duke to recruit him. LOL
Why in the world would you worry about our guards? Has Cal ever failed to come through with top notch guards? Keep your britches on, we'll be fine. In Cal I trust.
I dont know if we will end up with young in the end but just because Jerry Meyer and Andrew Slater pick it on a crystal ball matters not. And I wouldn't say we have no shot at Green. Could go either way. If we dont end up with Green we have to have options though and I think you will see us begin to look at other options after November 19th if we dont end up with Green. Can't go into the spring with Young as our only option.
When you're not getting top 10 players from a class that isn't great in the first place, it doesn't bode well for being really good next year.
Truth is, we'll be down next year, but hopefully we can make a good run at the title this year.
Every 3 or 4 years, we're gonna have a little bit of a down year for OUR standards.
Hopefully we get most of our targets and end up being decent.
Not a horrible thing, just the way it is...
Truth is, we'll be down next year, but hopefully we can make a good run at the title this year.
Every 3 or 4 years, we're gonna have a little bit of a down year for OUR standards.
Hopefully we get most of our targets and end up being decent.
Not a horrible thing, just the way it is...
If we miss on Green and Young, then I expect Cal to add at least one grad transfer.
The other possibility is someone from 2018 reclassifies, but I have no clue who would even be a possibility for that.
I really would like to sign Green, since he is an AAU teammate of Bamba. That should definitely help our cause with him. Also, I think Walker wants to play with Green. If Green can bring in those two, he would be well worth having.
The other possibility is someone from 2018 reclassifies, but I have no clue who would even be a possibility for that.
I really would like to sign Green, since he is an AAU teammate of Bamba. That should definitely help our cause with him. Also, I think Walker wants to play with Green. If Green can bring in those two, he would be well worth having.
If Young picks the Sooners, it will be very strange. The kid has a chance to be Cal's lead guard as a freshman and he decides the Sooners is a better bet for his future in basketball? I understand some kids want to stay close to home, but if you're not a diehard Sooners fan and want to try to help them win it all, I just don't get it. If this is true, let's hope Cal makes a hard push for Green. That kid seems like the most Cal like point guard in the recruiting class and if the kid is thinking hard about Cuse, it shouldn't be impossible to change the kid's mind. It would also help later on with Bamba. I don't care who says Texas leads for Bamba, they're wrong. No way that kid goes there. This has been a very odd recruiting class. I still think we land Young, but when dealing with this recruiting class, who the heck knows?
Going to need a lot of commits with this years 1 and done class (Monk, Fox, Bam, Gabriel), on top of Briscoe and the seniors (Willis, Hawkins, Mulder) we'll be losing. Wouldn't count out Humphries playing his way into the draft either.
We will need to fill 8 spots IMO, making it a unique recruiting year even for us. 2 signed, many more to go.
Need the best of the best, but also room to take on a couple players who will be 2-4 year guys or even a juco.
We will need to fill 8 spots IMO, making it a unique recruiting year even for us. 2 signed, many more to go.
Need the best of the best, but also room to take on a couple players who will be 2-4 year guys or even a juco.
There's three point guards that are worth a damn in this class, and one of them (Duval) isn't an option.
If UK misses out on Green/Young, it will obviously hurt UK's chances next year, but so what? If UK has a down year, we'll just have to deal with it. It won't be the end of the world (except for those of you who connect your internal being to whether UK is a top 5 team or not). The plus is that UK will likely return 3 or 4 for good players for '18-19.
If UK misses out on Green/Young, it will obviously hurt UK's chances next year, but so what? If UK has a down year, we'll just have to deal with it. It won't be the end of the world (except for those of you who connect your internal being to whether UK is a top 5 team or not). The plus is that UK will likely return 3 or 4 for good players for '18-19.
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College basketball in general is going to be down next year. Not very many good OAD players, and those who are might be splitting up among various programs (Ayton, Porter, Bamba).
Cal will recruit three or four foreign guards before he gives any meaningful minutes to a sophomore Brad Calipari. The notion has no reasonable way of coming to any sort of reality.
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You can understand why people would panic over something like college basketball?
If Young was set on OU, why not just commit right now and be done with it? I fail to see the logic.
At least your ten posts have been pretty consistently negative.
It's kind of like the old chewing gum and walking at the same time argument. It's not that hard.
Green is Orange. I feel like people may be underrating Alexander because he was previously committed and didn't play this summer. Would be an excellent pick up.
How in the world can you be so negative? We have the greatest recruiter in the history of college basketball on our side. Why would you even question if he can get the job done. He's been number 1 or 2 in recruiting rankings for 7 straight years. In Cal I trust. So should you.
We will need more than just Alexander. He is a good start. Underrated. But we need at least two more.
If we miss on Green, Walker, and Young, then it is going to be interesting to see who Cal gets.
Will it be a grad transfer? Will someone reclassify from 2018?
Someone has to start for us. There has to be some guys dying to start for a coach that usually puts his guards straight into the NBA, right?
Just curious, but why would you imply a worse-case scenario in losing on all the guard possibilities? I see no reason to doubt on Young, and Walker represents a first-line primary target. I'm sure if the staff sours on the prospects of landing him, other viable options will begin to emerge. Cal isn't going to have a lack of depth like he did in '13. He's made that clear on multiple occasions. It might mean taking a few JUCO/grad transfers or it might mean taking some guys like M.J. Walker who UK has previously not been involved with, but UK will have a solid group. NCAA title contenders? Maybe not, but with the present team competing for a Final Four, it will be hard to feel sorry for ourselves next year.