Appears he’ll be reclassifying. Any chance UK is the front runner Louisville feels very very confident

Leaning Washington

Talked to a source familiar with the Oweh situation and he said “he’s staying unless he’s guaranteed a first round pick but I don’t think that happens.”

Hage thrown out at 3rd trying to go first to third on a grounder through to short right field. Again, a runner out at third. Louisville gets a two out double but then hits a routine grounder to 2nd for the out. 00 in top of the 2nd.

Against arguments:
- since there only 200 minutes to be divided most coaches prefer only 12-13 scholarships that allows 5 on 5 practice and extra players to cover injuries or penalties.
- it will cost the program more money to pay NIL to more players
- some players that don’t get to play and will get unhappy


Pro:
- it will provide nice continuation to the program by having a larger pool of players
- could allow to get allocate 2-3 spots to best Kentucky HS , with the understanding they will have time to develop , not leave the program because it’s there dream to play for the wildcats. In time they could become contributors or replaced by better Kentucky players. These guys will not cost as much.
-provide a better cover in case of injuries. Case and point , last year we had 12 scholarships but 3 of them were developmental players, 3&4 stars and injuries pilled up on the core of 9 experienced players , our team production decreased and to same degree the final accomplishments.
- going forward the players will be younger ( the COVID eligibility is gone) so they will not be as last year to be plugged and go. Having more players gives coaches
- we could use a very tempo press, in case we have 15 equally talented players, and have 3 platoons that could ware down any opposition.


What’s your take on this?

Got two tickets for the game on Friday. $100 for the pair!

Best defensive big UK has had since WCS. His overall defensive impact puts him in the same category as AD, Nerlens, and WCS. Can guard on the perimeter and switch ball screens. Great active hands and feel for the game on that end.

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Best NBA prospect big since Bam. Top 5 pick potential next season, lottery at the minimum. Doesn’t turn 18 until July so he’d be a young freshman for THIS upcoming season. I loved him in HS and continue to love his game. Shot is hideous but he shoots it better than he’s shown this season.

As good as Amari was, JQ (God willing he comes back healthy) has so much more natural upside. A lot more athletic, better defender, and a great handler and passer for his size. Will dunk everything around the rim.

Should be very excited about this one, folks.

Here’s a clip for you to watch to really put into perspective how special of a defender he is. Hawking a top 5 pick from 30 feet out.

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Kam

Kind of a push shot instead of a jump-shot....but looks like his range is deep

Anything about Cal or recruits 80% of the responses are UK fans with something derogatory.

You’re making the non-jealous fans look nuts. It’s embarrassing.

We’re the Yankees of college basketball. Let it go, we’re in MUCH better shape.

Haven't really been following it, but I guess teams can have 15 next season, right? We have 13 if we don't lose any to portal or draft (Oweh). That leave 2 spots. If we use those, does a Perry, Noah, or Garrison leave for more PT/money? 15 is a lot of players to keep happy.

Did you know Jayden Quaintance is only 17 years old?

By steal I mean in the league. Versatile 2-way player. Great ability to slash because he can really handle the ball. If his jumper ever catches up he could be a steal. Nice size and length for a 2-guard

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LETS SAY BG LEAVES....

WE GET ALVARO

THEN GET WILKERSON AND BRING BACK DANTAIE ALLEN OR GET MAX GREEN.

Per CBS Sports: "Florida is the first team in the modern era to win a national title without a single top-100 recruit. The Gators have at least three players on the roster (Clayton, Condon and Haugh) who will play in the NBA this year or next, but none was considered a blue-chip recruit." Let CMP do his job with the type of players that excel in his environment like FL.

We have lots of nice "pieces", guys who are good in some way or another. But I'm not sure there is anyone of the known 12 guys other than Oweh that we can confidently say "he will average >10ppg next year". And it's not like Oweh is a Mashburn, Murray, Monk 20ppg level scorer. In fact, I think it more likely we have just 1 double-digit scorer than 4+ of them.

If I had to rank them in PPG for next year, 2-8 would probably be pretty close/clustered (no more than 2-3 ppg apart), and I bet 100 of us would come up with 100 different orders. I suppose mine would go something like:
Oweh, Johnson, Lowe, Quaintance, Garrison, Chandler, Dioubate, Williams
Then a gap followed by Lewis, Noah, Moreno, Perry.

We need more than just 1 guy (Oweh) who when we need a basket, can just go get one!

A ton of fans last year said Reed "had to go" because it was a weak draft. I really wanted him back, but going on was the best choice. I begrudgingly admit that because I selfishly wanted him to light it up for us. I digress.

Out of curiosity, how do you think he would have fared in this draft? He'd be another year older, another year more skilled, have another year of muscle, and he'd have a year in Pope's system. Lets be honest, he'd have killed it here this year.

I'm curious because I read some folks saying the same thing this year about Tre Johnson as they were saying last year about Reed. So what say you? How would Reed have fared this year if he stayed and remained healthy?