Cal has told some guys to stay but they left . Cal can't force anyone to stay
Briscoe enters draft. Hires an agent.
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I will be beyond shocked if Briscoe's name is called on draft night. I just don't see it. He maybe able to get inside after a drive to the basket a couple of times but the NBA players will figure out real quick how to shut that down. Davis, Cousins, Towns, Jordan say hello.. He does not have a mid range jumper or a 3 pt jumper. I don't know who is guiding him or if he is listening to himself..but I think this one is a mistake...Overseas..not sure on that one either..
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Better hope so. That team (without any of the guards Cal is after) would struggle to average 60 points a game.
Lol if you dont think he does things aside from shoot well then you clearly dont know basketball. And yea i agree theres more skilled players, and those will be the ones that get drafted.
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Good luck to IB. He's a permanent member of the U.K. family.
He is just another of Cal's misses and there's always going to be some. Misses in the sense of kids who come to Kentucky to be OAD and really aren't.
There are other misses who will produce in the NBA but not at UK because they can't do it in a year.
So we will be starting 5 frosh and when any pick up their 2nd first half foul will be replaced by even weaker frosh.
Recruiting is obviously not over and a good thing because next years team as currently constructed might wind up in the P5 play in game if that.
He is just another of Cal's misses and there's always going to be some. Misses in the sense of kids who come to Kentucky to be OAD and really aren't.
There are other misses who will produce in the NBA but not at UK because they can't do it in a year.
So we will be starting 5 frosh and when any pick up their 2nd first half foul will be replaced by even weaker frosh.
Recruiting is obviously not over and a good thing because next years team as currently constructed might wind up in the P5 play in game if that.
And Bam and Poythress....and Willis wasn't a scrub by a long shot. And Briscoe is 6'2...both twins were 6'5.
This may sound crazy, but I would bet in 3 yrs there is a better chance that Willis is on an NBA roster than Briscoe. Willis has a role could potentially be like a Kyle Korver. I love Brisco as a college player but just don't see where he has a role in the NBA.
He didn't show up at all but we needed the big guards vs Wisconsin. WCS may have sucked that game but he was a huge reason why we got there and his injury was a huge reason we lost to UConn in 2014.
I have stated all year that Briscoe wasn't coming back. He hates college and is willing to play in the D League if has to. Europe is probably his destination.
no, willis was pretty much a scrub. so was poythress
briscoe has broad shoulders and long arms. doesn't play any smaller than the twins
could beat his man and get to the rim, unlike the twins
Wish him the best, would have helped to have him back.
My question is ...how in the world is he going to scor? He can't make 3's especially at NBA range. That's not going to magically get better. Not much better at mid range and won't be able to get shots off with longer athletic guys on him. He'll still be decent at working his way to the basket but now has to finish with again longer and more athletic guys at the rim. Does any team seriously see him scoring more than 5 points a game?
My question is ...how in the world is he going to scor? He can't make 3's especially at NBA range. That's not going to magically get better. Not much better at mid range and won't be able to get shots off with longer athletic guys on him. He'll still be decent at working his way to the basket but now has to finish with again longer and more athletic guys at the rim. Does any team seriously see him scoring more than 5 points a game?
How could you give up living like a God at UK versus riding a bus in the d league for relative peanuts... at BEST???!!!
his defense was way overrated. If you think he will rebound in the NBA you're crazy. Same goes for finishing at the rim. And to say he is better than the twins is laughable by the way.
If i have to describe to you what briscoe does well then i think i rest my case.
Nvm just saw someone else did
The fact that you wrote all of that when you could have just listed 2-3 of these things...and done so just as quickly...speaks volumes.
In what sense? Im not understanding why id have to describe aspects of basketball to you?
because you made a statement
"...if you don't think he does things aside from shoot well then you clearly don't know basketball..."
so in response I simply asked you to list 1 or 2 of these things.
That's how message boards work.
its not really that complicated.
"...if you don't think he does things aside from shoot well then you clearly don't know basketball..."
so in response I simply asked you to list 1 or 2 of these things.
That's how message boards work.
its not really that complicated.
You never 'asked' me to list anything. You said they fact i didnt list anything was telling. I would have gladly listed his ability to penetrate, create shots (but not a great shot maker), rebound, defense, finish through contact... when he plays within the offense like he did at certain times during the year the kid is a very good college player. When he wanted to become the leader on the court he struggled mostly. But hes a pitbull. Problem is hes limited athletically and on his jumper. You can learn to shoot, becoming more athletic is more of a challenge. A GM would surely risk bringing him on as a d league guy to try and let him develop that part of his game. Hes no future all-star. But he should make a roster, whether it d league, nba or overseas. Im betting he gets his shot in the NBA before overseas happens though.
Bam will play in NBA next year
Poythress made his way to NBA this year (granted I think he's a journeyman end of bench/Dleague role)l
Willis will be a close NBA/Dleague and definitely overseas guy if he wants to be one.
Ullis is in NBA.
Murry is in NBA
Monk will solid fixture in NBA
Fox will be solid fixture in NBA
So where again is all the lack of help Briscoe had compared to Twins?
Should have left last year. If you're very good, you have to go (it's too much of a risk to stay). If you're not very good, you have to go (before your flaws are exposed). UK needs to find some role players who are neither very good nor not very good.
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to be clear, 'scrub' was initially your choice of words. and we're not talking about backcourt players
in 2015, uk was the best defensive team in the history of college basketball, with towns & cauley-stein guarding the rim, lyles at the 3, and dakari/lee/poythress platooning in as fresh bodies
randle, other than his effort, isn't particularly my cup of tea, but he's much better than poythress or willis. skal was pretty clueless for most of his freshman year, and lee was pretty dire in an expanded role
uk's play at the 4 and 5 was below cal-era standards over the past two years, but briscoe seems to take most of the flak.
briscoe's clearly a much better defensive rebounder and better penetrator than either twin. and a better imitation of a college 3 than young or lyles
12/5.4/4.2 on 47% shooting. but he was awful
to be clear, 'scrub' was initially your choice of words. and we're not talking about backcourt players
in 2015, uk was the best defensive team in the history of college basketball, with towns & cauley-stein guarding the rim, lyles at the 3, and dakari/lee/poythress platooning in as fresh bodies
randle, other than his effort, isn't particularly my cup of tea, but he's much better than poythress or willis. skal was pretty clueless for most of his freshman year, and lee was pretty dire in an expanded role
uk's play at the 4 and 5 was below cal-era standards over the past two years, but briscoe seems to take most of the flak.
briscoe's clearly a much better defensive rebounder and better penetrator than either twin. and a better imitation of a college 3 than young or lyles
12/5.4/4.2 on 47% shooting. but he was awful
I'm sorry to say this because I love how hard Briscoe played for UK, and how well he represented UK, but he's an idiot. He's not projected to get drafted in either round by any respected mock board and he's already half way done to getting his degree. He's gonna end up going over seas but why not finish school while you're on scholarship and go for the pros with a degree in your back pocket?
I truly hope Briscoe succeeds, because he deserves it. But he also deserves options. And he's throwing away excellent coaching (I trust our coaching staff over coaches in foreign leagues any day of the week), excellent facilities, and the opportunity to get his degree out of the way. I support Briscoe 100%, as all of us do. But if this was your kid you would smack him for being so boneheaded and no matter how much you bash me you know it's true.
I truly hope Briscoe succeeds, because he deserves it. But he also deserves options. And he's throwing away excellent coaching (I trust our coaching staff over coaches in foreign leagues any day of the week), excellent facilities, and the opportunity to get his degree out of the way. I support Briscoe 100%, as all of us do. But if this was your kid you would smack him for being so boneheaded and no matter how much you bash me you know it's true.
