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Get to know this guy. He could be our next pg

If Pope wants him, it tells me he wasn't paying attention. Braden Smith would get owned in this conference.

After going through this conference season, the very first thing you learn is you need length, size, athletesism and great shooting, Braden is missing most of those traits.

Don't believe everything you read.
Zakai Ziegler is 5’9 and was the defensive POY last year. He also scored 20 today on Auburn.
 
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Sears 6’1. Ziegler 5’9
Braden Smith = not Ziegler and not Mark Sears.

Do you guys actually think Braden Smith is in their league?

Braden and Ziegler are system guys. They were developed for years in their current programs, if you put them on a different team, they will not be the same players you see them as now.
 
Braden Smith = not Ziegler and not Mark Sears.

Do you guys actually think Braden Smith is in their league?

Braden and Ziegler are system guys. They were developed for years in their current programs, if you put them on a different team, they will not be the same players you see them as now.
you only mentioned size. And immediately proven wrong.
 
Why do you think this matters?

Yesterday, in a loas to Michigan, he went 2-10 from 3pt range and 5-18 overall. Care to talk about that?
It matters because you were emphatic he wasn't in Ziegler’s league. What better way to compare than head to head?
 
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No thanks
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Lol you people need to get over yourselves.

Pope will be recruiting a different type of player than Coach Cal did.... and that is okay!

If he can just merge the shooters and athletic pieces something Cal couldn't do then we will be okay.
This year builds like a Gonzaga team, would definitely works better in WCC. We need more athletic players next year
 
UK will need at least two portal guards. There's 0% Lewis is our starter next year.
Matt Jones, who is obviously plugged in, was pretty definitive that Jasper Johnson will be the only freshman starter next year. If we get Braden, we need a good 3 and D guy at the 3 to along Smith, Oweh and you have one of the best, if not the best backcourt in the country. I’m saying that from the standpoint of starters Smith, Johnson and Oweh then a good 3 and D traditional SF type and Lewis off the bench. Would be scary
 
Mark Sears is a special player, Braden can't do what Sears does. They are completely different players.
You think Braden Smith is in the same ballpark as those 2?
Why are you so convinced Braden Smith is that much worse than Sears (and Ziegler, Clayton, other top SEC guards)? Between Sears and Smith, their advanced stats are similar and Smith is ahead in some significant ones, including PER (22.5 vs 19.3). He leads the country in assist percentage, he leads the Big Ten in points produced. They've shot a comparable number of threes this year (Smith 203 vs Sears 227) and Smith is shooting quite a bit better (38.4% vs 34.4%). He has 120 more assists and 40 more steals on the season than Sears, and leads the Big Ten in both. They both might be first team All Americans this season, but I think Smith is the more likely of the two.

UK would be a huge offseason winner if we got Smith in the transfer portal.
 
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