Diallo Entering Draft... Not hiring agent
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Nope. Yes, I hate wasting resources. You're asking me to prove a negative. It is enough that we probaby won't have a top rated 2 guard next year.
I hate the power the NCAA holds over players and I'm all for guys realizing their dream, but I don't blame ANY fan for being frustrated when players leave, especially fringe second round draft picks, guys that may not even be drafted or never played a game. I completely get the frustration and am not calling them trolls.
The best thing to do as Diallo tests the waters is to immediately start sending him severe hatred on Twitter, etc. That way he will know that he'd better come back.
Wait...
Wait...
"Got played" ????
That is your rebuttal?
So you wouldn't have signed your top recruit?
Your #1 need next year?
Let him enroll early with all of the departures next year?
Because even though he didnt feel ready to play all season, he just MIGHT test the NBA???
Is that what you are saying?
Well he definitely had that attitude, don't know how you missed it. And freshman usually aren't team leaders that takes a special player like MKG or Knight.
I agree. Signing One and dones are fine but you also have to build a roster. Everyone else has done it.
Please correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't he offered playing time after the season was underway, but he declined?
Pretty sure that was reported by the coaching staff/cal.
Williams isn't a better coach. Coach K and Calhoun you can say yes they are. But weren't ever going to get any of those three as our coach anyway were we?
I personally wouldn’t be mad at Cal for any of the reasons you presented.
If Diallo stays in the draft, I’d be slightly disappointed in Cal for making his discussions with Diallo public back in January by stating that he told him not to come here if he was not going to stick around in ’17-18.
Cal knows the fans by now. If there has been a strong chance of Diallo bolting - which only Cal and Diallo's circle would be aware of, why put that info out there and get our hopes up (if that's the case, which I still doubt)? We’ve mostly supported Cal through every decision he’s made here. We defend him before all detractors. We embrace the constant player turnover and faithfully support our players in their decisions (most of us). That being the case, if Diallo/Cal knew there was a strong chance of his leaving at season's end and staying in the draft, the simple solution would be to not present something to the fans when it came to those discussions - even if some of them were reported by Diallo or leaked by others outside of Cal. I get that the program is players-first, and I support that. But fan expectations do matter at some point and if Diallo leaves, Cal could have gone a long way by simply saying there was a strong chance Diallo might not even play for Kentucky in ’17-18.
I don’t think this is an unreasonable response narrative in the case where Diallo stays in the draft.
Dont effing dare put Roy Williams on that list. Absolutely proven he's cheated for 2 of his titles and shouldnt of been playing for the one they got this year. If UK systematically cheated like UNC did....... Cal would have 3 or more titles guaranteed.
The twins, Willie, Dakari, Lee, Briscoe, Ulis, Poythress--basically anyone who wasn't one and done since the new rule that allowed kids to do this.
Not if the plan was to leave without SEEING the court. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. We have different opinions.
I never said he wasn't ready to play.
Your reading comprehension is off.
He said he wasn't ready as did his high school coach.
I have no idea, I would think he could have been ready by tourney time maybe, but what would that have done to our rotation, we were on one of the best winning streaks at the time...?
So you have no real answer, just that the University "got played"?
Nobody should be surprised by this. HOWEVER, this guy is on a basketball scholarship at the University of Kentucky. As such, he should've been integrated into the program for 3 weeks or so and then started to actually PLAY IN GAMES. That is part of the deal if a person is on BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. IMO.
I think he was promoting the NBA or bust mentality this year, which in turn helped ppl like hump/Diallo/WG think about leaving this year when they shouldn't. Also this is the first year you heard about everyone checking the mock drafts for their status, I'm sure briscoe had them saved in his bookmarksThat was random.
There are at least 12 guards ahead of Diallo in the draft already. These guards have a body of work to which they can be evaluated. Diallo doesn't, I find it very hard to believe he will be drafted in the top 10...Now if we waits til 2018, I see him as one of the top 5 players. He is using all the available opportunities to evaluate himself, to learn what it would take to make HIS DREAM a REALITY. if anyone on this board told you they wouldn't do anything to make their dreams come true are either lying or absolutely lazy.
He coming back
He doing the right thing
He testing waters to know where he stands
He ain't leaving
He coming back
He doing the right thing
He testing waters to know where he stands
He ain't leaving
He coming back
I swear I don't know how some of you guys function with such a profound lack of understanding simple concepts. This does NOT mean he won't be back. Why don't you wait until we know before you go out on that ledge? Jesus.
Think the smart move development wise and money wise is to come back.
But Cal took a chance by bringing him in in hopes it would pay off with a possible years play. If it doesn't I'm still happy Cal took that chance and if you asked me the day before he came aboard, do you want to do this with Hami and take this chance? The easy answer is yes.
But Cal took a chance by bringing him in in hopes it would pay off with a possible years play. If it doesn't I'm still happy Cal took that chance and if you asked me the day before he came aboard, do you want to do this with Hami and take this chance? The easy answer is yes.
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Why would a player not go to the workouts and get feedback? That only helps you know what you need to work on to get ready for next year.
At this point.. playing this out that Diallo does leave.. I'm more mad at the kid, and as far as Cal as concerned, it was just a dumb move. I would be mad at him if he continues this none-and-done route... but no reason to assume he would.. because no matter what the defenders of this say, this does hurt us, and it wasted a lot of time.. If Diallo leaves, many people are going to be pissed and Cal is going to have to answer some questions.. I would bet this is the last time he does this..
I'm asking you to back up a claim. If it's a negative, that should tell you something.
Another link that states as many times as they want is the NCAA rule while the NBA says you can only withdraw twice and become automatically eligible in the next draft following your second withdrawal meaning when the rules are combined you may enter the draft 3 times before having to stay in. I don't really give a crap what you think anyway. Sour grapes because we took your guy taints your opinion. You're tainted. What helps me sleep at night is having a great BB program at UK and not worrying about getting players or having to play in some second tier conference that we can't win.
http://www.greenberglawoffice.com/nba-draft-2016-early-entry-rules-and-deadlines/
Nah. They'll just keep saying dumb nonsensical stuff. Like winning trumps all - as though something unethical happened here. Lol
Whoever said that was the plan?
So many people here think they know so much, and yet prove they know nothing.
Cal would not take the kid if that was the plan. You have to be dense to think Cal would jeopardize recruiting, that makes ZERO sense.
He is players first for UK kids, he's not responsible for EVERY HS player.
Diallo stated he was playing for UK next year.
We all knew he would test the waters.
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