Ansley Almonor Quote Post-JST

[JPFisher]

Ansley is one of my favorite Cats on this team. Dude absolutely deserves to be here, and I hope he feels nothing but love from our fanbase. I hope we get some background on him at some point, because I don't think he quite understands the support system he has behind him just yet.

That's all. I hope BBN shows him plenty of love.

 

[mcwildcats04]

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Ansley is one of my favorite Cats on this team. Dude absolutely deserves to be here, and I hope he feels nothing but love from our fanbase. I hope we get some background on him at some point, because I don't think he quite understands the support system he has behind him just yet.

That's all. I hope BBN shows him plenty of love.

Yep, I loved his comments. I posted in the other thread with the post-game interviews about his comments around the 9 minute mark of the video where he just had these amazing comments about the goal being to win #9. It wasn't just the usual cliche comments. You could tell he really meant it. Spoke about it with a true passion and intent.

 

[ukfan117]

I love it and seeing them hustle and play hard together makes it better.

 

[Ron Mehico]

Lord what a ridiculously likeable team

 

[ck-2]

Complete 180 degree change from the last decade.

 

[Cleatortoises]

Thoughtful comments by AA.
Keep it up big fella.

 

[BlueSince92]

Love Almonor. My first jersey from the new team.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Lord what a ridiculously likeable team

Spot on post Ron.
Its almost fairy tale like.

 

[JPFisher]

Love Almonor. My first jersey from the new team.

Might have to be mine. It's so hard to pick a favorite player from this team, though.

 

[BlueSince92]

Might have to be mine. It's so hard to pick a favorite player from this team, though.

Absolutely.

 

[Digger-Cat]

That guy absolutely deserves to be here. He's awesome.
There isn't a player or member of the coaching staff that doesn't belong here. We struck gold with all of these guys.

 

[runt#69]

Almonor absolutely BELONGS with this team. I make no bones about it!

Love him ! Next to Oweh, I have to say he has become.... My favorite two players on this team.

And gosh, I hate to have to say that because ALL of them, every single one .... Is THAT important to me.

Just my two cents worth on the young man ! I'm so freaking happy he's here!

Go Big Blue !

 

[Jim Malone Lt.]

Really nice player. Absolutely deserves to be here

 

[ukfan1622]

You could not dream up a better guy to have as your backup 4.

 

[susan2361]

Lord what a ridiculously likeable team

Yes, yes, yes!!! Everytime one of the players speak, I just love them more and more. This is truly a very special group of guys! Their pride in playing for Kentucky is really genuine. You can tell it comes from the ❤.

 

[catman15]

He's one of the many i have confidence in when they go up to shoot the 3 on this team. It's a great time to watch college bball

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

if they do the whole 5th year for all thing, I wonder if Almonor would come back ... I'd definitely want him back.

 

[blue cincy]

Jersey guys this year need a jersey with removeable numbers. That way you can be 00 one day, 15 another, 7 or 1 maybe 4, 77 or whomever. lol

Someone get on that. lol

 

[bucsrule8872]

Players that are humble and hungry.

A coach that is humble and hungry.

How refreshing.

 

[B.B.H.]

if they do the whole 5th year for all thing, I wonder if Almonor would come back ... I'd definitely want him back.

There isn’t a single guy in our rotation I wouldn’t welcome back. Sure beats the days of having dead weight at the end of the bench (sorry for the strays, Joey Hart).

 

[Cawood86]

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Ansley is one of my favorite Cats on this team. Dude absolutely deserves to be here, and I hope he feels nothing but love from our fanbase. I hope we get some background on him at some point, because I don't think he quite understands the support system he has behind him just yet.

That's all. I hope BBN shows him plenty of love.

I don't think you need say anything else about the difference between the previous coach and Coach Pope.

 

[davekersey]

Give me 5 minutes of Carr at 5, Almonor at the four, with Robinson at the 3, Oweh at the 2, Butler at the 1. See how it works.

 

[JPFisher]

I don't think you need say anything else about the difference between the previous coach and Coach Pope.

Huh?

 

[Cawood86]

Huh?

The way these players feel about playing for Coach Pope at UK verses the previous years under you know who

 

[Fox2monk]

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Ansley is one of my favorite Cats on this team. Dude absolutely deserves to be here, and I hope he feels nothing but love from our fanbase. I hope we get some background on him at some point, because I don't think he quite understands the support system he has behind him just yet.

That's all. I hope BBN shows him plenty of love.

I love that kid, he’s awesome. I hope he gets even more minutes because he can flat out shoot the rock too.

 

[Fox2monk]

Might have to be mine. It's so hard to pick a favorite player from this team, though.

I know I really want a 00 jersey. Every time I seen Almonor I’m just like I need his too.

 

[megablue]

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Ansley is one of my favorite Cats on this team. Dude absolutely deserves to be here, and I hope he feels nothing but love from our fanbase. I hope we get some background on him at some point, because I don't think he quite understands the support system he has behind him just yet.

That's all. I hope BBN shows him plenty of love.

I agree with what you’ve said and I think he should play more. He has only played 64 minutes in 5 games.

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[K_TIME]

You could not dream up a better guy to have as your backup 4.

38% 3pt shooting on the year. He’s about as good backup pf as you could’ve expected

 

[ukfan1622]

if they do the whole 5th year for all thing, I wonder if Almonor would come back ... I'd definitely want him back.

Be great if we could get him back, especially since we can no longer count on Oweh coming back as he's looking more like a 1st round pick all the time.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

38% 3pt shooting on the year. He’s about as good backup pf as you could’ve expected

Seems like he’s shooting 50/60% from 3. Idk why that is. Every time he shoots it feels like it’s going in!

 

[travisbickle]

Seems like he’s shooting 50/60% from 3. Idk why that is. Every time he shoots it feels like it’s going in!

Honestly that’s the feeling I have with every player on the floor for UK this season. So freaking refreshing.

 

[blue cincy]

Give me 5 minutes of Carr at 5, Almonor at the four, with Robinson at the 3, Oweh at the 2, Butler at the 1. See how it works.

I like it or I want Brea where Robinson is at. Both play similar but Brea is a little better at this point I think. I am talking about the slimmest of margins.

 

[BC_Wader]

Awesome to read that from Almonor. This team is hungry, humble, and appreciative. You can't really manufacture that. It's always been there. Add a coach with those same attributes? Something good is cooking. Pope did a great job of getting great people to play for us.

 

[fatguy87]

Almonor has been a pleasant surprise! His TS% is almost 70. If he maintains that, he should continue to figure into the rotation.

 

[MathUK]

Complete 180 degree change from the last decade.

From 2014 until now, I will just say that I liked quite a few of those teams. Maybe not the way they were coached, but the teams themselves, hell yeah.

 

[podgejeff_]

The thing about Ansley Almonor, that I've noticed, is the guy just makes the right play every time. He's clearly intelligent, and humble to boot.

He'll find out as time goes on how much this great commonwealth appreciates him as well.