Wiseman and Carey

Darezay

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I believe we are going to get one out of Wiseman and Carey, and have a 50-50 shot at both. We have a better shot than everyone thinks. Imagine a class with Wiseman, Carey, Maxey, Jeffries, Anthony, and one out of Brooks, McDaniels
 
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caneintally

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Wiseman is the proverbial Cal recruit. Every year there is one kid you just know UK will get ( KNight , MKG , Fox , Quickley ect) and it is Wiseman this year . He is too close to Cal and understand he is the coach that will get him where he needs to go. I guess we could get Carey too but I kinda doubt it . People worry way to much about a coach who has never coached a single college game or gotten a single kid to the NBA ( Penny). There is a reason DJ Jefferies has stood by his UK commitment hardcore every time he is asked - it would be folly beyond belief to choose Penny over Cal. I think a class of Wiseman/Maxey/Brooks/Jefferies/Allen and 1 other guard along with 2 other bigs in the top 40 is very possible .
 
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Me and Rex

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I believe we are going to get one out of Wiseman and Carey, and have a 50-50 shot at both. We have a better shot than everyone thinks. Imagine a class with Wiseman, Carey, Maxey, Jeffries, Anthony, and one out of Brooks, McDaniels

I think you forgot Matthew Hurt. And a reclassified RJ Hampton... and Jalen Lecque...and Josiah James. You might be disappointed a little... that would be one hell of a haul, but you might be setting yourself up for a let down.

Sincerely,

Inhabitants of Earth
 
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morgousky

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WE BELIEVED THE SAME THING ABOUT LAST YEARS CLASS, REMEMBER? IF WE GET ZION DUKE GET'S BARRETT? REMEMEBER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Just kidding, Duke isn't even in on Wiseman.....
 

Pewee Cat

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With Penny & Wiseman being close (living & friendship) Cal & co. have their work cut out for them.
 

Wall2Boogie

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I would kill for both but it’s not happening. @morgousky you forgot Jalen brown we had idiots starting commitment threads before we were disappointed
 

akaukswoosh

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I believe we are going to get one out of Wiseman and Carey, and have a 50-50 shot at both. We have a better shot than everyone thinks. Imagine a class with Wiseman, Carey, Maxey, Jeffries, Anthony, and one out of Brooks, McDaniels
We shall see. I like Wiseman to UK. Wiseman and Carey seems to good to be true.
 

mrbud

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Wiseman is the proverbial Cal recruit. Every year there is one kid you just know UK will get ( KNight , MKG , Fox , Quickley ect) and it is Wiseman this year . He is too close to Cal and understand he is the coach that will get him where he needs to go. I guess we could get Carey too but I kinda doubt it . People worry way to much about a coach who has never coached a single college game or gotten a single kid to the NBA ( Penny). There is a reason DJ Jefferies has stood by his UK commitment hardcore every time he is asked - it would be folly beyond belief to choose Penny over Cal. I think a class of Wiseman/Maxey/Brooks/Jefferies/Allen and 1 other guard along with 2 other bigs in the top 40 is very possible .
Stop it , you don't know anything about getting him. Your post is giving everyone a good laugh.
 
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Cawood86_rivals

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Long way to go on both of these imo. I ain't reading a whole lot into anything right now with either of them.
 

UkCat11

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Wiseman is the proverbial Cal recruit. Every year there is one kid you just know UK will get ( KNight , MKG , Fox , Quickley ect) and it is Wiseman this year . He is too close to Cal and understand he is the coach that will get him where he needs to go. I guess we could get Carey too but I kinda doubt it . People worry way to much about a coach who has never coached a single college game or gotten a single kid to the NBA ( Penny). There is a reason DJ Jefferies has stood by his UK commitment hardcore every time he is asked - it would be folly beyond belief to choose Penny over Cal. I think a class of Wiseman/Maxey/Brooks/Jefferies/Allen and 1 other guard along with 2 other bigs in the top 40 is very possible .

He's the number 1 player in the class. He could go to Tennessee State and still be taken as the #1-3 pick in the draft. I'm not buying into a whole lot of info leading one way or the other, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him stay home and play for someone that he's played for forever now. I believe we'll get one of Wiseman/Carey , Maxey, Jeffries (if we get Wiseman) , Brooks , and Lecque.
 

wromanp7

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He's the number 1 player in the class. He could go to Tennessee State and still be taken as the #1-3 pick in the draft. I'm not buying into a whole lot of info leading one way or the other, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him stay home and play for someone that he's played for forever now. I believe we'll get one of Wiseman/Carey , Maxey, Jeffries (if we get Wiseman) , Brooks , and Lecque.
Give me one example of a #1 going from a mid-major..
 

UkCat11

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Give me one example of a #1 going from a mid-major..

I mean it's just like Ben Simmons going to LSU. LSU isn't a mid major but they aren't known for basketball. He can go wherever he wants and be a top 3 pick
 

UK90

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Give me one example of a #1 going from a mid-major..

Derrick Rose, David Robinson, Michael Olowakandi, Larry Johnson, Andrew Bogut, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kenyon Martin, Anthony Bennett ....oh wait, you only wanted one?
 
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bucsrule8872

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We may not get either one.

But if we get one, I would almost bet whichever we get goes #1.

That's the Cal/Payne factor with big men right there.
 
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RalphDaltonFan

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Wiseman needs UK to help in areas he's got to improve--toughness, taking plays off, and floating in/out of games. He should dominate the game defensively in the paint and doesn't. He's coasted on talent, needs coaching and it's a rare case you can actually point this out and your biggest rival in the recruitment can't say much because they are part of allowing him to do this as his former AAU/HS Coach. Anthony Davis wasn't a dominant shot blocker in HS--he was good, but at UK we all saw what he turned into. And offensively people forget his evolution--he worked hard early on at UK on low post talent, and by end of year he was allowed to shoot his jumper more and show his all around skill set. The number of made jumpers was rising in February, March, and April because he always had that-just had to master the other facets.

Carey needs to work on low post and defensive end. He loves to face up and play perimeter, but to be versatile he needs to polish his game in paint and defensively he should be a better on the boards. Doesn't have a presence like Wiseman can when he wants/should, but he is huge. Carey plays offensively like Omari Spellman of Villanova (who was Cal's son's teammate in HS) but lacks Spellman's talents on boards and defensive end.
 

jrm693

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Wiseman just has the feel of a lost recruit, I know that for Penny to succeed he has to convince him to come to Memphis and figure he will sell him that Cal will get a stable load of talent and that he will be in or near the top irregardless of where he goes. We have missed on several of these typr recruits in the last few years and I really believe he will stay with Penny.
 

BBUK_anon

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Need a Wall-Bledsoe type union. If anyone can do that, Cal can. It would be amazing.