Deron Feldhaus

[Festivus Miracle]

Is Noah a more talented Feldhaus or do I have the obvious bias of Kentucky mountain boy and nose-for-the-ball blue collar comparison? Noah is more deadly from three. Feldhaus was/is two inches taller and a three. Noah can play the two or three.

Giving Laettner a push (before the Dukie stomped on Aminu) plus being a double digit senior scorer on The Unforgettables, always endeared me to the Mason County product. A great sixth man and will always be "unforgettable".

I think he had a career in Japan. I just can't help but be reminded of him when I watch Noah.

 

[ala_kat2]

Too early to tell, IMO, but I don’t think Feldhous was this good as a freshman.

 

[ukfan1622]

Noah is similar in size to Feldhaus with the same type motor but he's a much better shooter and is much more advanced in his skills and knowledge of the game as a freshman.

 

[UK90]

Way too early to make that call.

Noah’s a better shooter, but Feldhaus the better rebounder and defender. That’s about all I can tell so far.

 

[FtWorthCat]

Noah is similar in size to Feldhaus with the same type motor but he's a much better shooter and is much more advanced in his skills and knowledge of the game as a freshman.

Agreed, except for the "basketball knowledge" part. Feldhaus came from a basketball family. His Dad played for Rupp, and was his high school coach. His older brother was a good player as well.

 

[ukfan1622]

Agreed, except for the "basketball knowledge" part. Feldhaus came from a basketball family. His Dad played for Rupp, and was his high school coach. His older brother was a good player as well.

I just meant court awareness; that's the thing that impresses me most about Noah. He always knows where the ball is and when to help on defense or when to cut or spot up on offense. Of course all the same things applied to Feldhaus but I just don't think it all clicked for him as young as Noah.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

The Senior Feldhaus vs a freshman Noah makes me realize how we have been caught in the necessity of comparing 18 year olds vs 22 year olds. For so long we have only been able to speculate. Not sure that will ever change but Feldhaus/Noah could be an opportunity.

 

[FtWorthCat]

Pitino really got the most out of all those guys: Pelphrey, Farmer and Feldhaus. Sean Woods too, obviously, but I think a little more was expected of him when he signed. The other guys were just end of the bench Kentucky guys, that Pitino made "unforgettable".

Maybe Pope can do the same with Noah, Perry and Chandler. But those guys are much higher rated recruits that Feldhaus, Pelphrey and Farmer would have been. Just speculating, Pelphrey might have been around top 100 recruit, Feldhaus maybe 150 and Farmer maybe 200 or even lower. I think Perry is a lot more talented than Farmer, even though those two had probably the best 2 high school careers in KY history.

 

[Smashcat]

Too early to tell

This.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

Obviously Noah has not been a mainstay or featured guy, as Pope said. He didn't play in the first five SEC games, I don't think. Maybe his ceiling has yet to be revealed. I think that should and will come over the next two years. No matter, just love when The Unforgettables can be mentioned.

 

[FtWorthCat]

Obviously Noah has not been a mainstay or featured guy, as Pope said. He didn't play in the first five SEC games, I don't think. Maybe his ceiling has yet to be revealed. I think that should and will come over the next two years. No matter, just love when The Unforgettables can be mentioned.

Noah and Perry will be tough if they stay and graduate. They will have had 3 years in the UK weight room to strengthen their legs and upper body. At that point they will be playing against guys 2-3 years younger than them, instead of 2-3 years older.

 

[clevenger32]

Noah reminds me of Mike Pratt

 

[BlueBomb]

Is Noah a more talented Feldhaus

Not in my book. At least not as of now. I recall Feldhaus guarding Shaquille O'Neal, boxing him out, getting rebounds, etc. Dude was a baller. He ain't an "Unforgettable" for nothin'

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Way too early to make that call.

Noah’s a better shooter, but Feldhaus the better rebounder and defender. That’s about all I can tell so far.

This is spot on. Noah has a higher ceiling it seems. We will see.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

They both have that something that you just know. Noah is more skilled at this point in his career. Feldhaus was far stronger.

 

[wkycatfan]

Feldhaus once got 20 rebounds vs Louisville, for that, I will always be grateful.

 

[storm1507]

Too early to make comparisons. But, can you imagine seniors Noah and Perry alongside juniors Johnson and Moreno? We can dream, can't we?

 

[littlecreek]

Noah reminds me of Mike Pratt

Pratt was before I can remember but did he have a good shot from the outside?

 

[JonathanW]

Noah is a FR, and we all probably remember Feldhaus the JR & SR.

 

[m080470]

Deron redshirted his freshman year (Pelphrey did too) so his first year is not exactly apples to apples. He was able to spend a year in the weight room and practice against high level players before he made his debut so not exactly a fair comparison to make. Their redshirt freshman year was the 13-19 season, the worst ever until Cal's 9-16 season. Just from a stats perspective he may catch Feldhaus freshman numbers in year one but he would have to get about 9 points a game from here on out with including one SEC tournament and NCAA tournament game. He should surpass Pelphrey's first year with little problem, Pelphrey's scored 38 points total his freshman year but had much better career stats than Feldhaus.

 

[wkycatfan]

Noah may be Tom Parker, Larry Steele?

 

[know1]

Let a KY kid play a handful of minutes in their entire career and do a couple of good things, and some people will start comparing them to Michael Jordan.

If Noah wasn't from KY, people either wouldn't even be mentioning him or would be wondering why Pope has such odd lineups when Noah was in the game.

I think I'll start a thread: Noah or Larry Bird, who is better?

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

Let a KY kid play a handful of minutes in their entire career and do a couple of good things, and some people will start comparing them to Michael Jordan.

If Noah wasn't from KY, people either wouldn't even be mentioning him or would be wondering why Pope has such odd lineups when Noah was in the game.

I think I'll start a thread: Noah or Larry Bird, who is better?

Cmon dude, he got compared to Deron Feldhaus. That’s much better than being compared to that loser Michael Jordan 😝

 

[Catluv]

Let a KY kid play a handful of minutes in their entire career and do a couple of good things, and some people will start comparing them to Michael Jordan.

If Noah wasn't from KY, people either wouldn't even be mentioning him or would be wondering why Pope has such odd lineups when Noah was in the game.

I think I'll start a thread: Noah or Larry Bird, who is better?

I wonder if Noah had a higher grade in his Swahili class!! Not sure if MJ even passed his finals!!

 

[Festivus Miracle]

I wonder if Noah had a higher grade in his Swahili class!! Not sure if MJ even passed his finals!!

Open records show a B+ in Swahili for Noah. Jordan got a did not attend therefore an A.

 

[m080470]

Michael Jordan's final college game was lost by getting held to 13 points by IU's Dan Dakich. Dakich averaged 3 ppg and 1.6 rebounds per game for his career. Feldhaus was a much, much better player than Dan Dakich. So yes, Noah is better than Jordan.

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

Michael Jordan's final college game was lost by getting held to 13 points by IU's Dan Dakich. Dakich averaged 3 ppg and 1.6 rebounds per game for his career. Feldhaus was a much, much better player than Dan Dakich. So yes, Noah is better than Jordan.

This is the finest example of RR logic. Love the parody! Well done!

 

[DrH. Lecter]

To me he plays like a white Steve Nash.

 

[Stretch98]

To me he plays like a white Steve Nash.

Steve Nash is always white. Homeric epithet?

 

[bthaunert]

A few thoughts on this one:

1. Deron was the first player off the bench his RS freshman year averaging almost 16 mpg with his role increasing as the season went on. The last 4 games of the season he went for 8/5, 10/10, 11/8 and 9/5. That team sucked big time though so tough comparison there.

2. Deron’s style changed drastically after his RS freshman year when Pitino came on board. He shot 6 3’s as a freshman and 88 as a sophomore. I think sophomore forward Feldhaus is a much better comparison than freshman Feldhaus, but that player was also 2 years older than Noah.

3. I can’t say this last part loud enough. Feldhaus was one of the best 3 point shooters from the forward position that this program has ever seen so I have no idea why people are saying Noah is a better shooter. I get we are comparing freshman seasons, but tough to compare Eddie Sutton Feldhaus vs Mark Pope Trent Noah, but Deron was a really good outside shooter at UK ahd if Noah can match that success from 3 over his career, he will be a really good player.

 

[Fox2monk]

Hopefully Noah will have his jersey remembered one day like Feldhaus. He has the talent to be a great Kentucky player.