Pick One Last Rotation Piece

[UK67KU59]

If you could choose only one rotation piece to round out the team, which would it be? Rough minute distribution below as well.

Jaylen Wells
JT Toppin
Achor Achor
Wooga Poplar
Jaxson Robinson
Chaz Lanier

Player	Ht	Wt	Class	Pos	MPG	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
LAST PLAYER	EMPTY	EMPTY	EMPTY	EMPTY	28​			16​	12​
Lamont Butler	6'2"	205​	Senior	PG	28​	28​
Otega Oweh	6'5"	215​	Junior	SG	28​		28​
Andrew Carr	6'10"	230​	Senior	PF	28​				28​
Koby Brea	6'6"	205​	Senior	SF	24​			24​
Kerr Kriisa	6'3"	185​	Senior	PG	24​	12​	12​
Amari Williams	6'10"	265​	Senior	C	24​					24​
Brandon Garrison	6'11"	245​	Soph	C	16​					16​
Collin Chandler	6'4"	185​	Freshman	SG	0​
Travis Perry	6'2"	180​	Freshman	PG	0​
Achor Achor	6'9"	227​	Senior	PF	0​
JT Toppin	6'9"	210​	Sophomore	PF	0​
Chaz Lanier	6'4"	200​	Senior	SG	0​
Jaxson Robinson	6'7"	195​	Senior	SF	0​
Wooga Poplar	6'5"	200​	Senior	SG	0​
Jaylen Wells	6'8"	205​	Senior	SF	0​

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Chaz.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Robinson.

Already played for Pope, so he knows the system. Proven P5 level player.

Good shooter and scorer.

Best fit, IMHO.

 

[DreadLox]

2 spots

Wooga Poplar and Achor Achor.

You know why, and yes, I'm that shallow.

 

[JimboBBN]

I'd prefer both Robinson and Lanier. I'd take Robinson if I had to pick one of them. Holding out a smidge of hope they are both Cats

 

[Gametown_baller]

are freshman not allowed to play now?

 

[NociHTTP]

 

[NothinButNylon]

1a. Jaxson Robinson
1b. Chaz Lanier

 

[NociHTTP]

are freshman not allowed to play now?

 

[BlueSince92]

I would take either Chaz or Achor in either order. Put a gun to my head and I would probably say Chaz because he's got that huge volume, nasty high percentage perimeter shot and he's not so limited to the right wing with it. Because I'm a gunslinger at heart. Legitimately learned Latin at UK so I could be like John Henry Holliday. But we sure would miss those Achor rebounds.

 

[colonelcat78]

Chaz.

Agreed. Not only can he play ball, but he also passed along the sacred rules of wedding crashing.

 

[W1LDCAT22]

Chaz.

These options are not "rotation pieces" and UK certainly does not need any more of them.

 

[bnewt]

1a. Jaxson Robinson
1b. Chaz Lanier

which one can create his own shot and is the most difficult to guard?
that is the answer

 

[jedcat]

Robinson seems more realistic as far as chances to get him.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

You don't know how close you got to being num-chucked just now.....

 

[AJG-15]

None of those guys really excites me. We need help at SF where we don’t have anybody besides Oweh who should used as Guard . Also we need a bruiser , that can rebound and shoot a little at PF to compliment and keep Carr honest for playing time.

Ideally you would get a SF from NBa declares guys or overseas and Great Osobor at PF.

 

[NothinButNylon]

which one can create his own shot and is the most difficult to guard?
that is the answer

Both of them can create their own shot and in Pope's offense, both would be difficult to guard. So I guess we should just get both of them and be done with it. 😉

 

[Coach Marrow]

Need a scorer who elevates their game in big games

 

[ArtLaibsGhost]

Wells he's a beast

 

[catben]

Wells or Robinson. Either one would complete everything we would need to ACTUALLY compete next season. Then look for another Big to give us minutes if needed.

 

[Coach Marrow]

Wells or Robinson. Either one would complete everything we would need to ACTUALLY compete next season. Then look for another Big to give us minutes if needed.

I agree with this. Those guys fill the biggest positional need.

 

[LXWildcat]

Jaylen Wells would not be a rotation player, he’s a starter.

 

[Coach Marrow]

Jaylen Wells would not be a rotation player, he’s a starter.

All the guys listed would likely be starters. Not a fan of Poplar though despite his poplarity here.

 

[ala_kat2]

None of those guys really excites me. We need help at SF where we don’t have anybody besides Oweh who should used as Guard . Also we need a bruiser , that can rebound and shoot a little at PF to compliment and keep Carr honest for playing time.

Ideally you would get a SF from NBa declares guys or overseas and Great Osobor at PF.

I agree that what we need is another 6’7” or taller player who can REBOUND, play some defense and provide inside scoring. We have plenty of shooters/makers from outside.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Think we get 2 more rotation pieces who no clue hopeful Wells is one.

 

[K_TIME]

If you could choose only one rotation piece to round out the team, which would it be? Rough minute distribution below as well.

Jaylen Wells
JT Toppin
Achor Achor
Wooga Poplar
Jaxson Robinson
Chaz Lanier

Player	Ht	Wt	Class	Pos	MPG	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
LAST PLAYER	EMPTY	EMPTY	EMPTY	EMPTY	28​			16​	12​
Lamont Butler	6'2"	205​	Senior	PG	28​	28​
Otega Oweh	6'5"	215​	Junior	SG	28​		28​
Andrew Carr	6'10"	230​	Senior	PF	28​				28​
Koby Brea	6'6"	205​	Senior	SF	24​			24​
Kerr Kriisa	6'3"	185​	Senior	PG	24​	12​	12​
Amari Williams	6'10"	265​	Senior	C	24​					24​
Brandon Garrison	6'11"	245​	Soph	C	16​					16​
Collin Chandler	6'4"	185​	Freshman	SG	0​
Travis Perry	6'2"	180​	Freshman	PG	0​
Achor Achor	6'9"	227​	Senior	PF	0​
JT Toppin	6'9"	210​	Sophomore	PF	0​
Chaz Lanier	6'4"	200​	Senior	SG	0​
Jaxson Robinson	6'7"	195​	Senior	SF	0​
Wooga Poplar	6'5"	200​	Senior	SG	0​
Jaylen Wells	6'8"	205​	Senior	SF	0​

I really like this grid and I think you've made great guesses at minute distribution.

I'd argue the last piece is Jaxon Robinson...and I'll play his some mintues at PF in a small ball line up and rest at his traditional SF role...and that is your roster for uK IMO.

 

[hmt5000]

We can go 2 deep at every position but the 3.... we kind of have to go small ball if we don't get another tall 3.

Im assuming Kerr backs up the 1 and 2 and that's where his minutes come from. 4 and 5 is getting backed up by Garrison I'd assume.

Robinson and Brea both playing gets you pretty big unless Robinson plays the 4.

Could be the holdup is people aren't seeing the minutes with what's already committed. Might have to get a couple younger guys who want to compete for a spot next year.

 

[davekersey]

Robinson
Achor, But if not the Estonian.

 

[ukpence]

1. Robinson
2. Lanier

Like others have mentioned, I think we need two guys. The way other teams are loading up, we need all the talent we can get. Scheme is great, but scheme with the right talent is a deadly combination.

 

[Wildcats1st]

Robinson is the kind of player we re missing. But if we want to go next level it would be Lanier and Robinson.

 

[Blueisbest]

1. Robinson
2. Toppin
3. Wells
4. Achor

 

[Ripcord65]

are freshman not allowed to play now?

That's a great question, G'town ! ! ! Why isn't Travis Perry listed ? I think he's going to be a very important player on this team.

 

[oakhillcatman]

Robinson
Achor, But if not the Estonian.

I would say you are close

 

[bucsrule8872]

I think adding Robinson and maybe Lohner to round out the squad makes sense.

We need one more guy that can lead the way as a scorer. Robinson proved he can score in the best conference in the land (Big 12) last season.

Lohner is an experienced role player who has played for both Pope and Brooks. He averaged over 10mpg at Baylor the last two seasons scoring almost 3ppg. I know we want 1-12 to be double digit scorers, but that’s not realistic. Lohner would give us a a guy that comes in for 10-12 minutes every game and doesn’t hurt us and wouldn’t worry about whether he scores or gets touches. He’s a fifth year Senior with P5 experience.

Achor would be great but convincing him to come in and split time at the 4 with Carr would be a hard sell for both of those guys. Carr is a 30 minute a game guy. Achor should be as well. The minutes don’t work out.

But if Pope can make it work, then I would love to have Achor.

 

[Coach Marrow]

Lohner is out. Football at Utah.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Lohner is out. Football at Utah.

Hadn’t heard that. Thanks for the info.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

1. AJ Dybantsa reclass.
2. Darryn Peterson reclass.
3. Chaz Lanier
4. Jaxson Robinson

 

[Bluegrassking]

I am not exactly demanding a double digit scorer for the back up 4 but I'd like to see something...be he a developmental piece, a cast off tweener, a strong practice piece, a reclass, anything but a place holder with no upside and cannot be relied on in the present.

An injury or just foul trouble is too much of anchor for my tastes. The guards can handle all kinds of competition so I don't buy into being paper thin upfront where most of the fouls happen.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Best realistic option as a backup PF is probably Buyuktuncel (UCLA), if he is willing to be a reserve for a season with the hope of starting as a Junior.

With Robinson and Buyuktuncel, we have a pretty solid squad (estimated minutes +/- 2-3 minutes):

G Butler(25)/Kriisa(15)
G Brea(25)/Kriisa(10)/Oweh(5)
G Robinson(25)/Oweh(15)
F Carr(25)/Buyuktuncel(15)
F Williams(25)/Garrison(15)

Robinson and Carr would be a good 1-2 scoring combo. Brea and Kriisa are deadly shooters. Butler and Williams are lockdown defenders. Oweh is good on both ends. Buyuktuncel and Garrison provide excellent depth. Pope brings the Freshmen along slowly, playing them only spot minutes in blowouts.

 

[bucsrule8872]

I am not exactly demanding a double digit scorer for the back up 4 but I'd like to see something...be he a developmental piece, a cast off tweener, a strong practice piece, a reclass, anything but a place holder with no upside and cannot be relied on in the present.

An injury or just foul trouble is too much of anchor for my tastes. The guards can handle all kinds of competition so I don't buy into being paper thin upfront where most of the fouls happen.

Agreed.

But finding a guy that is willing to play behind Carr, a 13 point, 7 rebound, 30+ minute per game performer (in a P5 conference) in the portal is going to be tough.