You really wouldn't say regressed. Really? Okay. lol
Ben Roberts: Kentucky finds itself in an odd place on the national basketball recruiting landscape
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In reality, Horn is the son of NKU head coach Darrin Horn, who was also head coach at WKU for 5 years and at South Carolina for 4. He was also an assistant at Texas for 4 years and had a couple other assistant gigs.
He played for a pretty good WKU team (his senior year they went 27-4, won the Sunbelt Conf, and finished the year ranked #21 in the AP poll), starting 92 games and averaging almost 25 MPG over his 4 years there.
Walker Horn played 2 years at CJ's alma mater, Covington Catholic. Started a few games but mostly came off the bench.
As a coach's son, I think he'll be a great contributor in practice. Should have a really high basketball IQ and understand his role.
It’s only plain as day to those that think they know what they are talking about and you obviously don’t. Recruiting rankings are based on the number of recruits you bring in. Cal just simply didn’t return as many upperclassman in the past as he did this upcoming year. If UK would have signed the normal 5 or so man class they would be in the top 2 as usual. It’s not rocket science. Maybe to you it is. You can either have experience or top ranked recruiting classes. Can’t have it both ways
It’s very simple. What player is going to transfer to UK to sit the bench behind CJ, Livingston, and Reeves?
If Sharpe were here, we’d have no qualms about this class so…..
But we got hosed on that so, it is what it is.
We have experience. We have a couple of good freshman coming in. This is the season to put up or shut up.
One way or another, Cal’s legacy will be defined and answered this Fall and next Spring.
But we got hosed on that so, it is what it is.
We have experience. We have a couple of good freshman coming in. This is the season to put up or shut up.
One way or another, Cal’s legacy will be defined and answered this Fall and next Spring.
Same with Darbyshire but not the roster improvement we were looking for this year. Could have brought in some projects that might turn into something. 6’2” guards that didn’t average 10pts in high school is ridiculous.
why would a kid transfer in where he would be 9 or 10 on the depth chart? he is probably looking to be the man somewhere
This years players will be tough to beat since we have lots of players back and a good 3 players in our freshmen
Whoopsie daisy, mea culpa I seriously forgot about that Adou guy. He’s not even listed on the commitment list on this site.
I would agree with the bringing back Tshiebwe and Toppin, but I can see why some would be leery of transfers after last season. A bunch of transfers didn’t get the job done last season.
I think we need a bunch of returnees rather than a bunch of transfers.
Been saying this for a while, we need some returnees, with a transfer or two and a couple of superstar elite level recruits to be the core of the team. Then fill out the rest of the team with recruits with potential that will stick around and become returnees.
New transfers every year are not going to get it done by themselves.
All those #1 recruiting classes Cal signed won exactly one title. NONE of the last 6 champions had freshman laden teams or top 5 recruiting classes.
Yes sir. And the superstar elite level recruit is what we have been missing the last few years.
That and not enough returning firepower. Of the five starters, four had never played in a UK uniform before. That needs to stop. That’s not good team building. Our last Final Four team had three returnees starting (four before the Poythress injury). The 2012 title team had three starters back.
Got to have a balance of all three types of players.
Yeah the freshman sucked. Including the POY. It was all the 6th man that did it. Smh Miller only played 4 years though so there’s that.
I think its about phrasing
publicly linked to as in who Kyle Tucker says we are pursuing versus the kids that we are pursuing but once we find out we have no shot, we no longer talk about them?
I find it hard to believe given the number of people in the transfer portal last year we landed the players that would best set us up for a championship drive.
I don't think anyone is saying it would have happened without AD. 2012 was a great mix of highly talented freshmen and great depth and experience from returning players.
I believe the reality is that a freshmen focused team, no matter how talented will not be able to sustain 6 tournament wins against increasingly talented teams.
You have to have a mix of guys who have been there before and can consistently deliver. We had a veteran POY on last years team and without a supporting cast, it resulted in one of the most embarrassing losses of the program
That’s complete bullshit. You’re just another pessimistic fair weather fan who just wants to bitch and whine. We don’t need fans like you.
Damn dude. Your response is what's bullshit. Chill out. No one should take anything that seriously.
BTW: I'm not pessimistic or fair weather. And my comment wasn't bitching or whining. And I've been a fan a lot longer than you. I assume that because your response was childlike.
Wrong. He left a big ass-print to fill.
The makeup of this roster is almost perfect:
5 returnees- Tshiebwe, Wheeler, Toppin, Ware, Collins
2 transfers- Reeves, Fredrick (I am considering him a transfer because he hasn’t played for us yet)
2 star recruits- Wallace, Livingston
1 multi-year recruit- Theiro
Need a couple more multi-year recruits.
So in that aspect, the makeup of this team looks good. Not saying it will translate to wins on the floor, though. Lots of variables to consider.
5 returnees- Tshiebwe, Wheeler, Toppin, Ware, Collins
2 transfers- Reeves, Fredrick (I am considering him a transfer because he hasn’t played for us yet)
2 star recruits- Wallace, Livingston
1 multi-year recruit- Theiro
Need a couple more multi-year recruits.
So in that aspect, the makeup of this team looks good. Not saying it will translate to wins on the floor, though. Lots of variables to consider.
Sure he isn't getting the top echelon anymore, Duke is. They are the only school that's beating cal on the recruiting front.
Whether people want to admit it or not, Sharpe was signed for the 22 class. We once again would be 2nd in rankings. It makes for a better story to disregard that though.
Cal didn’t sign 5 players in the class because he couldn’t. It’s simple
Yeah , what happened to his “changing lives” bullshit .
But the “slurpers” think it’s Cals plan . lol
Well yeah , probably everyone would. But Oscar is a unicorn. We haven’t gotten anyone else in the same stratosphere as Oscar from the transfer portal, and we probably won’t ever again.
The nba lockout was a major factor also . Jones and Lamb would have been gone any other year.
Jones begged Cal to come back and said he wasn’t ready. Lamb never would be ready.
