Can PJ Washington be what Miles Bridges is to MSU?

[trenupe2k2]

Miles Bridges was ranked 4 spots higher than Washington in there hs rankings..Bridges at 6'7 225
Washington at 6'8 230. Bridges is more athletic and explosive. Washington more beastly. Can Washington average 16ppg 8reb? if he do we cutting down the nets...they both look alike also.

 

[gossie21]

Bridges is a more explosive athlete. PJ is more well rounded as a player, a jack of all trades. They are both great though.

 

[gracetoyou]

Completely different games... with that said I really love Washington!

 

[trenupe2k2]

Completely different games... with that said I really love Washington!

understandable but could washing average his first yr numbers 16 and 8?

 

[BlueSince92]

A superfrosh that takes a young but great on paper team, puts them on his shoulders, and with sheer force of will drags them all the way from crappy to kind of crappy?

 

[trenupe2k2]

A superfrosh that takes a young but great on paper team, puts them on his shoulders, and with sheer force of will drags them all the way from crappy to kind of crappy?

thats what bridges did right?

 

[BlueSince92]

thats what bridges did right?

With Authority.

 

[westerncat]

I have liked Washington's game since I watch him in his HS games on TV. I think he will be a great player for UK. Can do it all, shoot & handle the ball well for someone his size. Go to be an exciting year.

 

[kyjeff1]

Miles Bridges was ranked 4 spots higher than Washington in there hs rankings..Bridges at 6'7 225
Washington at 6'8 230. Bridges is more athletic and explosive. Washington more beastly. Can Washington average 16ppg 8reb? if he do we cutting down the nets...they both look alike also.

It's going to take a heck of a lot more than a guy averaging 16 and 8 to cut nets down. Slow your roll. If we take anything away from 2010 and 2015 it's that all it takes is one bad game and with freshmen, there will be bad games.
Monk and Fox crushed it last year, we didn't cut any nets down.
However, I like the topic you started, it definitely is worth chatting about. I can only hope that Washington averages those numbers. It would definitely be an exciting year.

 

[trenupe2k2]

It's going to take a heck of a lot more than a guy averaging 16 and 8 to cut nets down. Slow your roll. If we take anything away from 2010 and 2015 it's that all it takes is one bad game and with freshmen, there will be bad games.
Monk and Fox crushed it last year, we didn't cut any nets down.
However, I like the topic you started, it definitely is worth chatting about. I can only hope that Washington averages those numbers. It would definitely be an exciting year.

hopefully all the freshman and 2 sophs we got dont nut up at the same time in the tournament

 

[YaySports]

understandable but could washing average his first yr numbers 16 and 8?

No. Just too many options in the front court for us this year. Dont see his role allowing him that many options to score 16 per.

 

[_Attack_Reload_]

It's going to take a heck of a lot more than a guy averaging 16 and 8 to cut nets down. Slow your roll. If we take anything away from 2010 and 2015 it's that all it takes is one bad game and with freshmen, there will be bad games.
Monk and Fox crushed it last year, we didn't cut any nets down.
However, I like the topic you started, it definitely is worth chatting about. I can only hope that Washington averages those numbers. It would definitely be an exciting year.

LOL. If Washington did average 16 and 8 then we'd have other scorers too. Gotta figure Diallo and Knox will both be 15-16pt a game scorers. Vanderbilt should be a 12-13pt a game player. With Green and Shai distributing and one of the 2 giving us 8-10pts and 5ast, Richards or SKJ maybe 6-7 and 6-7. LOL man I hope PJ gives us 16 and 8. We'll prolly be unbeatable in that case. OP's right or whoever said that.

 

[kentucky_wildcat_#1]

They kind of have the same frame and can do a lot of the same things on the basketball court, but when you look harder at the two players, they are not much alike. Bridges can really get up with the best of them. Pj seems to always get his on the floor, but most of the time, it's not by just going up higher than the other guy. I am not saying Pj will have the same impact as Bridges. We all know Bridges is one of the most talented players in college basketball this up coming season, but Bridges needs to work and improve at things Pj is already known best for. Washington obviously won't have the same role as Miles on Kentucky's roster this coming season. The kid won't be looked to be the best player and team leader as a freshman.

 

[Montana81]

understandable but could washing average his first yr numbers 16 and 8?

I dont think anyone on this team will put up a ton of ppg because we're going to play a lot of guys. If anyone does it would more likely be Knox or Diallo as Cal seemed to be grooming them to be the go to scorers in the U-19 practices until Knox had to leave.

 

[railroadkat_1]

It will be to early to be making predictions on who will score XX number of points per game. UK has a lot of weapons. It will take time to build trust amongst teammates. Looking forward to seeing team growing together and sharing the rock. Lots of players will have their chance early.Cal has stocked the cupboard for opportunities for everyone. My breakout player is the pure shooter from California J. Baker.

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

A returning sophomore? I certainly hope so.

 

[shutzhund]

It's going to take a heck of a lot more than a guy averaging 16 and 8 to cut nets down. Slow your roll. If we take anything away from 2010 and 2015 it's that all it takes is one bad game and with freshmen, there will be bad games.
Monk and Fox crushed it last year, we didn't cut any nets down.
However, I like the topic you started, it definitely is worth chatting about. I can only hope that Washington averages those numbers. It would definitely be an exciting year.

We had great players and coaches. The eventual winner had a crooked referee and that slime is still around. More's the pity.

 

[jrpross]

Nothing away from Bridges, who is a very nice player, but he averaged 16 & 8 on a 20-15 team. They weren't very good. PJ will have a much better team and way too many weapons around him to get 16 ppg. I wouldn't be surprised if he got 8+ rebounds a game though. The boy grabs boards like a mofo.

 

[Montana81]

Like I said it depends on how many minutes he gets.

We have Gabriel, Vanderbilt, Knox, Washington that are all 3/4's.

on paper we have 9 guys that look like they're locks to get minutes this year in Green, SGA, Diallo, Knox, Vanderbilt, Washington, Gabriel, SKJ, Richards. And Wynyard looked pretty darn good overseas this summer.

 

[DerekMcPwn]

Nothing away from Bridges, who is a very nice player, but he averaged 16 & 8 on a 20-15 team. They weren't very good. PJ will have a much better team and way too many weapons around him to get 16 ppg. I wouldn't be surprised if he got 8+ rebounds a game though. The boy grabs boards like a mofo.

That's my thinking. Probably more like 9 points and 7 rebounds per game, which will still be excellent stats considering the extent to which he will be sharing minutes.

 

[Cowtown Cat]

Nothing away from Bridges, who is a very nice player, but he averaged 16 & 8 on a 20-15 team. They weren't very good. PJ will have a much better team and way too many weapons around him to get 16 ppg. I wouldn't be surprised if he got 8+ rebounds a game though. The boy grabs boards like a mofo.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say we will have an excellent rebounding team.

 

[kyjeff1]

LOL. If Washington did average 16 and 8 then we'd have other scorers too. Gotta figure Diallo and Knox will both be 15-16pt a game scorers. Vanderbilt should be a 12-13pt a game player. With Green and Shai distributing and one of the 2 giving us 8-10pts and 5ast, Richards or SKJ maybe 6-7 and 6-7. LOL man I hope PJ gives us 16 and 8. We'll prolly be unbeatable in that case. OP's right or whoever said that.

But what I'm saying is averages don't equate to UNBEATABLE.

There are too many really good teams at the top that are pretty darn good too.

They don't hand out national title banners for averages, you have to go out and perform every game.

If Washington drops 32 points on Alcorn State but then turns around and lays a goose egg against Duke in a loss, that 16ppg average is misleading.
But again, 2010 and 2015 should have taught us all many things, the most important thing is that nobody is unbeatable.

Averages mean nothing after selection Sunday.

 

[kyjeff1]

We had great players and coaches. The eventual winner had a crooked referee and that slime is still around. More's the pity.

Doesn't matter how the loss happened, it happened. Nobody is "unbeatable", don't know why anyone on here would make such a suggestion.

How about we just say UK would be good enough to be one of the best 4 teams in the country with a legit shot at a title? That's actually realistic.

 

[BBUK]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say we will have an excellent rebounding team.

You're standing on a stump, not out on a limb with that remark.

 

[KMKAT]

Give me the best 5 finishers but no matter if there are 5 better, Diallo and Knox will get 2/5 slots.

Cal will allow that similar to Booker/Ulis no matter who starts playing well.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

Washington is a good player. The one time I saw him Bagley destroyed his team and he was not much of a factor.

 

[K_TIME]

PJ best comparison is Chuck Hayes...multi dimensional player with no glaring faults, not freaky athlete and tough as nails.

 

[BBUK]

PJ best comparison is Chuck Hayes...multi dimensional player with no glaring faults, not freaky athlete and tough as nails.

One can only hope...

 

[FrankUnderwood]

Like I said it depends on how many minutes he gets.

We have Gabriel, Vanderbilt, Knox, Washington that are all 3/4's.

on paper we have 9 guys that look like they're locks to get minutes this year in Green, SGA, Diallo, Knox, Vanderbilt, Washington, Gabriel, SKJ, Richards. And Wynyard looked pretty darn good overseas this summer.

Yeah I'm cautiously optimistic about Wynyard. He looked really good overseas. I hope it can translate a little bit here. He's got awesome size and athleticism (or potentially I guess )

 

[FrankUnderwood]

Washington is a good player. The one time I saw him Bagley destroyed his team and he was not much of a factor.

What game was that?

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

PJ's not real big. I saw him today with Brad C; he looked to be @ 6" taller than BC, who looked a couple inches shorter than me (6'0"). I wasn't standing right beside them though, so maybe my perception was skewed?

 

[kev69]

In all honesty, this has been such an awful year for me personally, that I haven't followed the high school all star games like I usually do, so I have no idea what to expect this season.

I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

 

[railroadkat_1]

Kevin I think you'll be surprised!

 

[kev69]

Kevin I think you'll be surprised!

I hope so.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

What game was that?

One of the showcase type games it was their high school teams.

 

[Stonewall12]

Can and will be better IMO

 

[bucsrule8872]

Yeah I'm cautiously optimistic about Wynyard. He looked really good overseas. I hope it can translate a little bit here. He's got awesome size and athleticism (or potentially I guess )

Based on summer production in national team play, Wynyard might be the better prospect than SKJ.

Wynyard played major minutes and was a huge part of New Zealand's U19 team, while SKJ was cut from Great Britain's team. I know, it's a different level of play, but SKJ has shown nothing thus far to warrant major playing time.

Maybe we are expecting more from SKJ because he was a 5-star, while Wynyard was a 4-star?

It's hard to tell based on summer play, but right now it's looking to me like we might be counting on the wrong Soph to make a big jump in production.

Then again, it's summer time, so it might not mean anything.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

Based on summer production in national team play, Wynyard might be the better prospect than SKJ.

Wynyard played major minutes and was a huge part of New Zealand's U19 team, while SKJ was cut from Great Britain's team. I know, it's a different level of play, but SKJ has shown nothing thus far to warrant major playing time.

Maybe we are expecting more from SKJ because he was a 5-star, while Wynyard was a 4-star?

It's hard to tell based on summer play, but right now it's looking to me like we might be counting on the wrong Soph to make a big jump in production.

Then again, it's summer time, so it might not mean anything.

Well put. I loved what I saw from Wynyard , very surprising seeing him bust out some of those moves and athleticism. If he can play this year like he played in those games we will be very** good. Here's hoping

 

[Ky grandpa]

I think this team will be very good especially by Jan. Wynyard looked very good play for his home country. I truly hope he continues to develop like he has. That will put a lot of pressure on other teams in the middle. I like the look of this team actually more than last year and I thought they were very good after Jan.
Some of these guy's are already grown men, wow. Great size all over the court and may or has the potential to be one of Cal's better def teams.

GBB

 

[Poetax]

understandable but could washing average his first yr numbers 16 and 8?

I think you're talking different teams, Mich State had to have Bridges produce or they had nothing. I don't think Washington will be in that situation.