Does Travis Perry have a definable role for 2025-26 ?
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(And be ready for reserve duty at PG, and zone-busting 3-point shooter in some circumstances.)
(And be ready for reserve duty at PG, and zone-busting 3-point shooter in some circumstances.)
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3rd string pg behind Lowe/Jasper looks to be it at the moment.
As a hometown kid, you want to see him succeed. But, you obviously don't want him playing more than a couple/few minutes a game.
Much like last season, he’s 1 injury away from getting 15 mins a game.
His true position is the 2.
But he really can’t play the 2 at this level.
To get minutes he has to be able to man the point. And he has to play it well enough to mitigate his defense.
I’m a huge Perry fan. So I want him to make it.
It just might be too tall a mountain for him.
But he really can’t play the 2 at this level.
To get minutes he has to be able to man the point. And he has to play it well enough to mitigate his defense.
I’m a huge Perry fan. So I want him to make it.
It just might be too tall a mountain for him.
Probably not. Just keep improving and I think he has a chance 26-27 as a JR.
Worst thing that ever happened to Travis Perry was Reed Sheppard. There’s been a lot of - a whole lot - of 6’1 marginally athletic in state kids thru the years who scored a ton of points. The vast vast majority of them have had very limited roles at the D1 level. Reed was a unicorn. Travis was never going to be that, but a lot of folks had already pencilled him in
He needs to focus on his getting stronger and quicker this offseason so he can hold his own a bit better on the defensive side of the ball. The fact he was forced into the rotation his freshman year bodes well for a potential role this year. Depends on what the final roster looks like. If we don’t get someone else capable of backing up the point and Johnson can’t be relied upon n that spot, he may have to be PG2.
12th or 13th man. Canning 3s against cupcakes last min ooc.
Cal has ruined so many here. Remember deep teams Pitino had. You can play 11/12 guys.
Perry has a definable role. Barring injury, it’s to be a spot player against specific teams with limited minutes while he continues to learn the PG role.
As we know, few seasons happen without injuries. Consequently, he’ll get more unexpected minutes throughout the season.
But, we have a deep rotation of guards. I hope Perry sticks around, but would fully understand if he wants more minutes in the future. I do see a world where he’s the savvy veteran coming off the bench in years 3-4 that knows what Pope wants and gives a solid 15-20 mins a game.
Defense will be key to Perry’s minutes. Confidence is a huge part of defense regardless of athletic ability. He’ll have to become the nuisance type defender that isn’t afraid to bump and get physical. He’s needs to be physical for 2-3 dribbles that forces player to give up the ball. He’s got the broad shoulders to become this type of defender if he lives in the weight room.
As we know, few seasons happen without injuries. Consequently, he’ll get more unexpected minutes throughout the season.
But, we have a deep rotation of guards. I hope Perry sticks around, but would fully understand if he wants more minutes in the future. I do see a world where he’s the savvy veteran coming off the bench in years 3-4 that knows what Pope wants and gives a solid 15-20 mins a game.
Defense will be key to Perry’s minutes. Confidence is a huge part of defense regardless of athletic ability. He’ll have to become the nuisance type defender that isn’t afraid to bump and get physical. He’s needs to be physical for 2-3 dribbles that forces player to give up the ball. He’s got the broad shoulders to become this type of defender if he lives in the weight room.
There you go, cheering from the bench and be ready just in case we have another historic injury season
A completely apt observation about 6'1" KY high school players who scored a ton of points. I played against one of them, 1962-65 - Rich Hendrick, who played at Bristow High School in Warren County, just north of Bowling Green on U.S. 31-W. Rich scored 3,078 points his last two years at Bristow. He averaged 43 ppg as a junior and 44 ppg as a senior. Rich was better-than-marginally athletic. He played three years at WKU (when freshmen weren't eligible) - averaged 14 ppg in both his junior year and senior year at WKU. Richard is a great guy, now 68 years old and retired, living in Las Cruces, NM. Rich received the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame award in Lexington on March 22. But I digress from the topic of the thread ...
I agree with the poster who said Travis Perry is really a 2-guard. Shooters have to have that overwhelming confidence that the great ones have ... they just keep shooting, believing without doubt that the next one will go in ! I think Travis lost a little confidence as a freshman at U.K. But if the 3's start dropping for him ... he'll get plenty of minutes in 2025-26 ! Let us hope.
Best to all. Go 'Cats ! ! !
Very good point about his shoulders. He will get stronger this off-season and it will greatly benefit him. I see him getting some playing time but I've always believed in Travis he has a very heady game and once the strength gets where it needs to be he won't be as a liability on defense. He knows how to take good angles and etc. I think he will contribute.
His role should be , keep working hard, enjoy the dream come true to be on a Kentucky roster, and whenever the opportunity arise do your best and collect cheers from BBN.
How we”ll improve his skills and reliability will define his niche role on the roster.
We should stop putting unnecessary pressure on Kentucky boys. They should be allowed to enjoy the opportunity to play for Kentucky and in time to develop into nice players!
We love Perry and Noah and all Kentucky boys!
How we”ll improve his skills and reliability will define his niche role on the roster.
We should stop putting unnecessary pressure on Kentucky boys. They should be allowed to enjoy the opportunity to play for Kentucky and in time to develop into nice players!
We love Perry and Noah and all Kentucky boys!
Agree. Dont see him being a significant contributor this season at least if we want to make a serious run at anything.
One thing he definitely needs to work on is finishing. He legit airballed layups. Definitely cant have that especially in this offense.
Has to become a deadeye shooter to make up for defensive liabilities. Love the kid and want him here but I don’t see him ever being able to D up SEC guards so he has to shoot well and I believe he will. Mills and Polson come to mind it took them a few years but they waited for their shot.
Yup, maximum strength without losing the stroke, get to the ball is on a string level handling, and sure eke out any additional quickness he can but mostly get strong with a rock solid ball control and he can be a productive contributor.
Maybe adopt some old school Duke point guard floor slapping, overly aggressive, dare the refs to call fouls pest D too.
His role is to develop. Too many years of Cal have left people believing you either come out of HS one step out of the draft or you’re a worthless bench warmer. Not so. My favorite UK example is Nazr Mohammad, who was pitiful as a freshman but became a monster. That’s an extreme example but plenty of players who looked lost as freshman develop into workman players. We can hope for Perry to do the same.
He will be a deep rotation player next year. There will be a perfect storm of injuries or foul trouble that will almost assuredly see him get 10-15 minutes in a few games. I think he’s ready for that role and we’ll be glad to have him when we need him (which hopefully is not often but we always seemingly have injuries).
This would be the MOST beneficial thing for him AND the team.
But, in this day and age of INSTANT gratification, it's harder to convince kids of the extreme benefits of doing it.
It is really up to Travis. If he is content with a limited role, he will get VERY limited playing time this season. BUT, if he wants a bigger role in the future HERE, he needs to Redshirt.
Hopefully he can use a redshirt year. He needs to physically mature a bit in order to deal with the competition level.
Perry may never be Reed Sheppard, but there’s no reason he can’t be just as good as that other Travis from the western end of the state. He just has to work.
I think he’s gonna play quite a bit. Too much emphasis put on being a defensive stopper. So much of defense is team related. Everybody has their personal skills. His is offense and I think it will show.
His ball handling improved immensely as did his defense. Yeah he had trouble with some of the sec guards but who didn’t?
He has a high bball iq. Will be more relaxed and physically ready. He and Trent are late maturing guys. But both are hard workers and determined and that’s over half the battle. Hell the couch coaches on Rafters wouldn’t have recruited Dampier, Ford, Epps or Harden, but they got it done.
I’m not writing him off! Heard from many on here Reed couldn’t play at UK.
His ball handling improved immensely as did his defense. Yeah he had trouble with some of the sec guards but who didn’t?
He has a high bball iq. Will be more relaxed and physically ready. He and Trent are late maturing guys. But both are hard workers and determined and that’s over half the battle. Hell the couch coaches on Rafters wouldn’t have recruited Dampier, Ford, Epps or Harden, but they got it done.
I’m not writing him off! Heard from many on here Reed couldn’t play at UK.
Reed was a top 3 nba pick. I didn't think he would be as good as he was so early but neither did anyone else on here. Perry isn't close to reed.
If he has a big role we have a ton of injuries, he just isn't good enough to play big minutes here and us contend for a title.
Best defined position would be at Morehead, and PT might be hard to get there too.
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