Bol Bol MVP of EYBL
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We get Williamson, Bagley, and Bol and someone might have to reattach Kermit's arm! LOL!
Probably will end up like Bam to NC State because of his relationship with Dennis Smith Jr.; or Knox to an ACC school. Duke just doesn't lose out on those three-men when they lock in.
Going to be an uphill battle for sure. I don’t like our chances. Quade Green to Syracuse and Murray to Oregon proved we shouldn’t get our hopes up as UK fans.
Throw in Reddish or Langford and a returning sophomore Green, and I think 40-0 would be a real worthwhile discussion.
Bagley’s the future overall #1 pick. Williamson is a top 5 pick. Bol and Reddish are both top 15 picks. Plus, in that scenario, Calipari would have monopolized four of the top 6 or 7 guys in the class.
There’s a good reason Cal doesn’t mind coaching in Egypt this summer. He’s going to load up.
Hope so. Williamson desperately needs a coach like Cal to polish out the game before draft night. Going to a lesser program would only enable Williamson to continue to take bad shots, take plays off defensively, etc.
Get Bagley with four middle-aged guys from a rec league and we're good.
I like your thoughts here.
If I was going to be a picky bastard, however, I’d pick a group like this:
G – Green/Alexander
G – Langford/ Baker
F – Reddish/ Washington
F – Bagley/ Washington
C – Bol/ SKJ/ Wynyard
I like the idea of Langford/Reddish playing together on the wing, giving UK a legit 6’5”/6’7” tandem that would provide decent spacing and length defensively.
Williamson at the 4 makes sense if Cal wants him. Would be interesting to see if Cal would play him at the 3. Probably would if Bagley joined him somehow, but I think it would be from an appeasement level as opposed to a “winning time” strategy.
So long as he doesn't turn into Shawn Bradley
Bradley blocked over 2,100 shots in his career. If Bol gets close to that, I'd consider it a pretty decent achievement.
Durant may be as tall or taller than DMC but from what i seen DMC has a longer reach. which in the end is more important.
When i first heard about this dude, i figured the kid being 7'3, it would probably mean he wouldn't fit Cal's style of play. After watching more of his tape, i do believe the kid is quick enough to play for Cal at Kentucky. This kid is an interesting recruit and i don't blame Cal for offering. You just don't see many guys with that size and shooting touch playing college basketball. Most would agree Cal is the kid's pick for coaching. When it's time to decide, Kentucky will be hard to beat. Let's hope Bagley would also like to play in the same frontcourt. That is the type of frontcourt no school in the country would want to face.
Could revolutionize the game but unfortunately, I would worry about injury with that skill set on that kind of frame. I'm not sure how a 7'7 body could that type of athleticism and skill set. Would definitely be interesting. I could be wrong and he could handle it perfectly but it makes ya wonder.
Nothing earth shattering for a 7'7" dude to average 2.5 blocks a game. That's more than I would have guessed however.
I'm as big of UK honk as anyone but 
at those of you really entertaining the idea we'll land the Top 5 players in the class. Get it together.
at those of you really entertaining the idea we'll land the Top 5 players in the class. Get it together.
Not true. I only entertain it when it's plausible. The 2015 team, when they were about 32-0, for example.
If UK brought back 5 or 6 from the current team (including Green) and added Bagley, Bol, Reddish, and Langford, I'm not sure why a discussion would be far-fetched.
I'm as big of UK honk as anyone but
And we'd be pretty good if it happened, too!
Any discussion of 40-0 is not plausible before even one game is played. There is a reason no team has ever finished 40-0.
I don't think anyone is saying Kentucky will get all 5 top 5 recruits.
Other than Bagley and Bol, it'll be a complete uphill battle to get any of the other 3. UK isn't even close to favored to land Zion, Langford, or Reddish. It'd be straight up Calipari magic to land 1 of Zion, Langford, or Reddish.
Not a big problem, though. UK is either tied or leading for 7 of the top 14 overall players according to the always bulletproof crystal ball (HA HA HA!). Despite it's inaccuracy, I think it paints a good picture of how great Kentucky is looking in recruiting for 2018.
Bol, Bagley, and 3/4 of those other 7 will still give us one of Calipari's scariest teams of all time. If Calipari doesn't win a title this year, next year looks like it will be another 2012/2015 type team that will take a big "OOPSY" to prevent the 9th championship for Kentucky.
These next 2 years will be some of the most fun ever to be a Kentucky fan...
A 2017 title probably has us see WG, Green, Knox, Diallo, JV, and Richards entering the draft.
If not, I don't see more than the 4 of Knox, Diallo, JV, and Richards being OAD's.
That'd leave our roster after the 2018 class looking like Green, Quickley, WG, Bagley, Bol, SKJ, SGA, and Barker, in addition to 2-3 additional top 14 OVERALL players in the 2018 recruiting class like Khavoen Moore, Nazrein Reid, Moses Brown, JaVonte Smart, Louis King, etc. I think it'll be one of those deals where Calipari will have a plethora of 5* McDonald's AA recruits ready to commit when an offer is extended. He will get to pick whichever 2-3 he likes best and make it happen, judging by the way the top undecided recruits are talking about UK. I think Bol, Bagley, and Quickley are pretty damn close to locks. Whichever 2-3 he decides to bring with the will be top notch players that will be unbelievable in such a deep class. We will have a deadly team capable of a 2012/2015 type year. I don't have much doubt in the being the case in 2018.
Experience, shooting, multiple top lottery picks (Maybe the top 2 picks in Bol and Bagley, like we saw happen in 2012), and 9-10 5* players capable of playing positionless basketball while having the talent equivalent to a weak NBA team. If we were to see it through all the way in 2018, goodness gracious, UK is going to have a freaking crapload of scholarships to fill. I could easily see 7 early entries along with a departure or 2.
2019 is going to be a MASSIVE class. I wonder what kind of class we could see Calipari put together with 8 scholarships to fill...
2019 will most likely be a rebuilding year, but we will have the hardware to make it sting a whole lot less. Would love to see SGA and Baker still around and see their chance to finally own the backcourt as Jr's. Heck, maybe we see PJ stick around as well if he gets that dreaded tweener tag. Junior's SGA, Baker, and PJ, along with 8 recruits would be a fun team to watch ESPECIALLY with no pressure after having just won a championship.
I've never been one to make guarantees or claim that there's no way Kentucky doesn't win it all this year, but for the first time EVER (Since starting posting over 15 years ago), I'm saying it'll happen in 2017 or 2018.
What Cal is building just can't be denied. He has seen what he was missing in certain years and addressed the problem. Problem #1 addressed: players that won't miss a beat after a starter gets early foul trouble. Remember that. That's a HUGE key for future success right there. Without foul trouble, out of 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016, we would've probably added 2 titles. Possibly more. Losing Randle in 2014 alone gave the title to UCONN. Won't happen again...
Other than Bagley and Bol, it'll be a complete uphill battle to get any of the other 3. UK isn't even close to favored to land Zion, Langford, or Reddish. It'd be straight up Calipari magic to land 1 of Zion, Langford, or Reddish.
Not a big problem, though. UK is either tied or leading for 7 of the top 14 overall players according to the always bulletproof crystal ball (HA HA HA!). Despite it's inaccuracy, I think it paints a good picture of how great Kentucky is looking in recruiting for 2018.
Bol, Bagley, and 3/4 of those other 7 will still give us one of Calipari's scariest teams of all time. If Calipari doesn't win a title this year, next year looks like it will be another 2012/2015 type team that will take a big "OOPSY" to prevent the 9th championship for Kentucky.
These next 2 years will be some of the most fun ever to be a Kentucky fan...
A 2017 title probably has us see WG, Green, Knox, Diallo, JV, and Richards entering the draft.
If not, I don't see more than the 4 of Knox, Diallo, JV, and Richards being OAD's.
That'd leave our roster after the 2018 class looking like Green, Quickley, WG, Bagley, Bol, SKJ, SGA, and Barker, in addition to 2-3 additional top 14 OVERALL players in the 2018 recruiting class like Khavoen Moore, Nazrein Reid, Moses Brown, JaVonte Smart, Louis King, etc. I think it'll be one of those deals where Calipari will have a plethora of 5* McDonald's AA recruits ready to commit when an offer is extended. He will get to pick whichever 2-3 he likes best and make it happen, judging by the way the top undecided recruits are talking about UK. I think Bol, Bagley, and Quickley are pretty damn close to locks. Whichever 2-3 he decides to bring with the will be top notch players that will be unbelievable in such a deep class. We will have a deadly team capable of a 2012/2015 type year. I don't have much doubt in the being the case in 2018.
Experience, shooting, multiple top lottery picks (Maybe the top 2 picks in Bol and Bagley, like we saw happen in 2012), and 9-10 5* players capable of playing positionless basketball while having the talent equivalent to a weak NBA team. If we were to see it through all the way in 2018, goodness gracious, UK is going to have a freaking crapload of scholarships to fill. I could easily see 7 early entries along with a departure or 2.
2019 is going to be a MASSIVE class. I wonder what kind of class we could see Calipari put together with 8 scholarships to fill...
2019 will most likely be a rebuilding year, but we will have the hardware to make it sting a whole lot less. Would love to see SGA and Baker still around and see their chance to finally own the backcourt as Jr's. Heck, maybe we see PJ stick around as well if he gets that dreaded tweener tag. Junior's SGA, Baker, and PJ, along with 8 recruits would be a fun team to watch ESPECIALLY with no pressure after having just won a championship.
I've never been one to make guarantees or claim that there's no way Kentucky doesn't win it all this year, but for the first time EVER (Since starting posting over 15 years ago), I'm saying it'll happen in 2017 or 2018.
What Cal is building just can't be denied. He has seen what he was missing in certain years and addressed the problem. Problem #1 addressed: players that won't miss a beat after a starter gets early foul trouble. Remember that. That's a HUGE key for future success right there. Without foul trouble, out of 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016, we would've probably added 2 titles. Possibly more. Losing Randle in 2014 alone gave the title to UCONN. Won't happen again...
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I'm as big of UK honk as anyone but
In 2013 we were close. We landed RSCI:
#2 Randle
#5 Andrew H
#6 Aaron H
#9 Young
#9 Dakari
UK just missed on #1 Andrew Wiggins; was in final 2 for #4 Gordon and #7 Walker practically begged for a UK offer.
Yes I love this you see what I see. There is a pattern with Cal and the NCAA a cat and mouse game. Now he has figured out that foul trouble has been controlling our team. He went out and build what looks on paper to be a team that can bring in guys who have no drop off of ability from the guy before him.
He sees that versatility is the trick almost every guy we have can play 2 or more positions at a high level not just offensively but defensively. Vanderbilt is capable of playing 2g SF Pf at a very high level and can still play pg(that is what they thought he would be til he got hurt) and c ( 6ft9 225 7ft1wingspan at a high level. Pj Washington can play 3 and 4 and actually with a solid 6ft8 build and freakish 7ft3 wspan can play the 5 as well. SGA can play the 1 thru 3 Diallo the 2 and 3 and in a pinch one. Knox the 2 thru the 4 spot. WG the 3 thru the 5. SKJ the 4 n 5. Cal stays a step ahead it's why like you I am so high on this team. it has potentially no weaknesses.
Not on the verge of Guaranteeing but we run a hell of a shot at the next 2 years of winning a title. Hell we get Bagley and Bol keep two or 3 vets we could win both seasons
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I like our chances to sign the five that are on the U19 invite list. That is a huge advantage.
Then bring Bagley in with those guys.
G Quickley
G Langford
F Reddish
F Bagley
F Bol
F King
That's five of the top 10, I would think. Bagley and Bol probably end up 1 and 2. Langford and Reddish are in the 4-6 range. Quickley is being ranked in the top 10 by most. King is a top 30-ish guy.
Even if we only return a handful of guys, we are looking pretty good. Get Giligeous-Alexander, Baker, Killeya-Jones, and Wynyard back for experience.
G Quickley/Gilgeous-Alexander
G Langford/Baker
F Reddish/King
F Bagley/Killeya-Jones
F Bol/Wynyard
Would be a great roster. That's a contender.
Then bring Bagley in with those guys.
G Quickley
G Langford
F Reddish
F Bagley
F Bol
F King
That's five of the top 10, I would think. Bagley and Bol probably end up 1 and 2. Langford and Reddish are in the 4-6 range. Quickley is being ranked in the top 10 by most. King is a top 30-ish guy.
Even if we only return a handful of guys, we are looking pretty good. Get Giligeous-Alexander, Baker, Killeya-Jones, and Wynyard back for experience.
G Quickley/Gilgeous-Alexander
G Langford/Baker
F Reddish/King
F Bagley/Killeya-Jones
F Bol/Wynyard
Would be a great roster. That's a contender.
Reddish and Langford will be REALLY tough for Calipari to get to come to Kentucky.
Certainly not impossible, but even getting 1 of the 2 makes getting the second pretty much impossible.
I don't see much chance at all of Reddish and Langford going to the same school.
Bagley, Bol, and Quickley won't have any problems playing together from a PT/spotlight situation.
The same can't be said about Reddish and Langford, from what I have seen, heard, and read. Especially in New Albany. Langford will go somewhere where he will get his 30 mpg and have every chance available to score at will.
Signing Reddish probably means Langford is out of the equation.
Still, talk of getting both is kind of silly so early. Especially when neither would probably pick Kentucky if they were forced to commit today.
I think Langford would be Calipari's choice of the 2 and look for him to go at him HARD. An absolute stud like him that is less than 2 hours away from Lexington is extremely rare to see in the first place. Plus, with it looking like a battle between Coach K, Ricky P, IU, and Calipari, he will want to show those 3 who is boss when it comes to such a local recruit that is a guaranteed OAD lottery pick that will start, play 30 mpg, and likely lead the team in scoring no matter where he goes.
Langford, Bol, Bagley, and Quickley would probably be the best 4 player combination Calipari has signed at UK. 3 of the top 5 and the #1 PG. I'd rate it over 2012 from a rankings perspective due to Quickley vs. Wiltjer being such a big advantage to Quickley and Langford, Bol, and Bagley looking really damn close to the AD, MKG, and Teague three some at this point in their recruitments from a talent perspective. Those could very well be the top THREE picks in the draft in Bol, Bagley, and Langford.
Certainly not impossible, but even getting 1 of the 2 makes getting the second pretty much impossible.
I don't see much chance at all of Reddish and Langford going to the same school.
Bagley, Bol, and Quickley won't have any problems playing together from a PT/spotlight situation.
The same can't be said about Reddish and Langford, from what I have seen, heard, and read. Especially in New Albany. Langford will go somewhere where he will get his 30 mpg and have every chance available to score at will.
Signing Reddish probably means Langford is out of the equation.
Still, talk of getting both is kind of silly so early. Especially when neither would probably pick Kentucky if they were forced to commit today.
I think Langford would be Calipari's choice of the 2 and look for him to go at him HARD. An absolute stud like him that is less than 2 hours away from Lexington is extremely rare to see in the first place. Plus, with it looking like a battle between Coach K, Ricky P, IU, and Calipari, he will want to show those 3 who is boss when it comes to such a local recruit that is a guaranteed OAD lottery pick that will start, play 30 mpg, and likely lead the team in scoring no matter where he goes.
Langford, Bol, Bagley, and Quickley would probably be the best 4 player combination Calipari has signed at UK. 3 of the top 5 and the #1 PG. I'd rate it over 2012 from a rankings perspective due to Quickley vs. Wiltjer being such a big advantage to Quickley and Langford, Bol, and Bagley looking really damn close to the AD, MKG, and Teague three some at this point in their recruitments from a talent perspective. Those could very well be the top THREE picks in the draft in Bol, Bagley, and Langford.
Didn't know it was Langford OR Reddish. I thought they played different positions?
Good news is Cal has both on the U19 team. Maybe he can convince one to come to UK. With Cal it's definitely possible. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he convinces them they can play together.
I'd take either player.
Cameron Reddish is a 6'7" SF that'll play the 2/3 position in Calipari's offense.
Romeo Langford is a 6'5" SG that'll play the 2/3 position in Calipari's offense.
Despite them being listed as a SG and SF, at Kentucky they'd be playing the exact same position.
They are both selfish scores, but DEFINITELY not in a bad way. They are the type of player that you want to be a selfish scorer. Like Jamal Murray or Malik Monk were in the last few years. For that reason, I cannot see them playing together at the same school.
With Green likely to come back and Quickley looking like a lock, I look for a lineup of Green, Quickley, Langford/Reddish, Bagley, Bol if we were to manage getting one of the 2.
What a freaking incredible lineup that'd be...
All in my completely worthless opinion as always.
Romeo Langford is a 6'5" SG that'll play the 2/3 position in Calipari's offense.
Despite them being listed as a SG and SF, at Kentucky they'd be playing the exact same position.
They are both selfish scores, but DEFINITELY not in a bad way. They are the type of player that you want to be a selfish scorer. Like Jamal Murray or Malik Monk were in the last few years. For that reason, I cannot see them playing together at the same school.
With Green likely to come back and Quickley looking like a lock, I look for a lineup of Green, Quickley, Langford/Reddish, Bagley, Bol if we were to manage getting one of the 2.
What a freaking incredible lineup that'd be...
All in my completely worthless opinion as always.
Gotcha. What if Green leaves? Still no way Langford and Reddish coexist at the 2 and 3 with Quickley at the 1?
It's going to be hard to get one, let alone both.
Personally, I would be fine if Washington comes back and mans the 3 (his pro position, most likely).
G Green
G Quickley
F Washington
F Bagley
F Bol
With Gilgeous-Alexander, Baker, King, Killeya-Jones, and Wynyard backing them up. That's a good mixture of experience and talent.
That is a potential champion.
Yeah, getting both Reddish and Langford is probably impossible.
Getting either one is probably a 40% chance or so as of now.
One good thing I'd that one will probably end up at Duke leaving the other to look elsewhere. That may be our chance at signing 1 of the 2.
Getting either one is probably a 40% chance or so as of now.
One good thing I'd that one will probably end up at Duke leaving the other to look elsewhere. That may be our chance at signing 1 of the 2.
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