All on 3 pointers, started 5-5 before missing his last 2.
Alex Poythress: 15 points tonight!
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One of my all time favorites at UK. Looks like the kid finally made it. Good for Alex. 
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I still believe we're 40-0 if Poythress doesn't tear his ACL. We needed him to guard Decker and Hayes vs Wisconsin.
My thoughts exactly. Between him and Lee... two great role models.One of my all time favorites at UK. Looks like the kid finally made it. Good for Alex.
Maybe being a 24/7 basketball player is what he needed. So happy for him
I’m happy for him in that he made the wise choice to leave and pursue a professional career as opposed to returning for a 5th year, something some of our selfish fans wanted him to do.
If AP continues to hit the three with consistency, he’ll be in the league past this year. Good pickup for Philly.
If AP continues to hit the three with consistency, he’ll be in the league past this year. Good pickup for Philly.
Now if Dakari could just get a shot. The guy has been the best center in the D-league and he's hostage to OKC.
I wanted him to come back, not as a selfish gesture but I thought that's what would be best for him. Same with Briscoe. We'll be fine with or without them but in my opinion returning would've been best for them long term.
Yep. Always said the same. He was the only really athletic 3 on that team, which was so deep we really didn't miss him until the last game. (Not exactly true - he would've come in handy against Norte Dame's smaller, skilled team, and against Georgia, and maybe others I'm forgetting. But it wasn't until Wisconsin that his absence was glaring.).....
If he were to sign for the rest of the year, does anybody know what kind of $$$$ he would get? He is getting Top 7 minutes.
AP left UK with a masters in finance I think...Briscoe is nowhere in that ballpark!
A lot of people here thought Alex would never play in the NBA.
He would get the rookie minimum prorated, the rookie minimum is like $700K I think. Problem is the season is over. There's 1 regular season game left.
I'll admit...I'm surprised, but I'm one of his biggest fans and hope next year is a breakout year for him.
Seems like he's cut down on how high he jumps on his jumper. I think that's turned out well for him.
That is one of my all time favorite individual games by a player
Exactly, Alex is set for life either way. He completed his education so he always has that to fall back on. Play a few years, make enough to retire on, then manage money for all his former teammates. There is a big difference between him and Briscoe, although I am pulling for him to succeed as well.
Which is a silly . He just needed to get healthy . When he was healthy he damn good at UK always and sometimes great.
I don't think I ever complain when guys leave, but if he had wanted to come back and try to win a national title, I would have understood that too.
Great for Alex. The NBA loves 6'8'', athletic dudes who can shoot a 3 and defend. He could play a lot of years if he keeps this up.
For those wondering how the heck he's so good in the pros and could never really get it going here... face it, the NBA is a better game than the NCAAs. You can criticize the pick and roll and iso being basically the only two plays they run, and that's fair. But it's just 1000x more enjoyable to watch because they aren't actively trying to foul out anyone with ability. If the NCAA had it's way, it'd be all 5'11'' dudes running the Princeton offense.
For those wondering how the heck he's so good in the pros and could never really get it going here... face it, the NBA is a better game than the NCAAs. You can criticize the pick and roll and iso being basically the only two plays they run, and that's fair. But it's just 1000x more enjoyable to watch because they aren't actively trying to foul out anyone with ability. If the NCAA had it's way, it'd be all 5'11'' dudes running the Princeton offense.
