Edwards

[BlueCephus]

Is this just a case of a massive rankings miss? The way they talked about him last year, I thought we were getting a left-handed Ron Mercer.

I mean I've seen NOTHING he can build upon.

Were we sold a bad bill of goods?

 

[stereonut]

Here we go….

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Soft as Charmin

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

It’s been 4 games, I’m not making any overall big picture assumptions on a player 4 games into his college career. Edwards will be fine and find a groove eventually, Kentucky needs him along with Wagner to be good

 

[BlueCephus]

Here we go….

You can definitely go.

 

[Boyd94]

I'm hoping points 101 get him going.

 

[BlueCephus]

I'm hoping points 101 get him going.

He bought the whole dam arena a taco so maybe that was the trigger.

 

[stereonut]

Nah

Think I might read the misery a little while, lol.

 

[BlueCephus]

Nah

Think I might read the misery a little while, lol.

There's no misery other than you seem miserable that you can't control what's on........wait for it...........a chat forum.

 

[Tampa_cat54]

Everyone just relax. He's fine. This wasn't going to be his kind of game anyways, they sat parked in the paint the whole game in that zone- it wasn't going to be a game where Edwards and Wagner were slicing and dicing through the lane.

It takes some recruits a little longer to really get in the swing of it and build that confidence.

Everyone just take a breath.

 

[stereonut]

There's no misery other than you seem miserable that you can't control what's on........wait for it...........a chat forum.

🤣

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Not all these guys come alive right away. And SF is a hard position to get going. PGs have the ball in their hands and bigs can grab rebounds. But SFs and wings go through a bigger transition.

It also doesn't help when the guys we thought would be reserves... Dilly and Shep.. are showing out big time.

Give it time.

 

[Fox2monk]

It’s been 4 games, I’m not making any overall big picture assumptions on a player 4 games into his college career. Edwards will be fine and find a groove eventually, Kentucky needs him along with Wagner to be good

I don’t think the team or he knows his role yet. We have relied on perimeter shooting, he’s not being asked to do much offensively. Just rebound and play good defense. Dilly tried getting him going second half so they know. He’s fine like you said. It feels great finally having a modern squad. We can shoot the hell outta the ball now. I love this team and if we get Bradshaw at 100% watch out, Z or Ugo for depth, wow.

 

[Fox2monk]

Not all these guys come alive right away. And SF is a hard position to get going. PGs have the ball in their hands and bigs can grab rebounds. But SFs and wings go through a bigger transition.

It also doesn't help when the guys we thought would be reserves... Dilly and Shep.. are showing out big time.

Give it time.

Just like Wagner but tonight he did some things too. Actually kicked down 3 3’s so that’s good. Had some good assists and saves second half as well.

 

[Mike-D]

Was never high on his film. Don't think he does anything well. Not athletic, can't really shoot, average ball handling skills, and doesn't really finish at the rim. Some of these talent scouts must smoke crack.

 

[rob_47]

He has to get a lot stronger especially his hands. The ball gets slapped out of his hands so easily. He also needs to quit seeing himself as a guard. His best way to play right now is crash the glass and look for garbage points.

 

[yes_takeaside]

Never saw him before MacDonalds game in which he basically was unnoticeable.

Nothing has changed. Maybe plateaued, hopefully not

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I don’t think the team or he knows his role yet. We have relied on perimeter shooting, he’s not being asked to do much offensively. Just rebound and play good defense. Dilly tried getting him going second half so they know. He’s fine like you said. It feels great finally having a modern squad. We can shoot the hell outta the ball now. I love this team and if we get Bradshaw at 100% watch out, Z or Ugo for depth, wow.

My only hope is once the bigs come back cal doesn’t resort back to slog ball and try slow this team down

 

[BlueCephus]

Not all these guys come alive right away. And SF is a hard position to get going. PGs have the ball in their hands and bigs can grab rebounds. But SFs and wings go through a bigger transition.

It also doesn't help when the guys we thought would be reserves... Dilly and Shep.. are showing out big time.

Give it time.

I'm cheering for him. He just looks like a massive whiff. We need him.

 

[SpamburgerHamburger]

If you've not seen anything build upon, you're blind. Just because he's struggled so far doesn't mean he isn't as talented as we thought coming out of HS. He and Wagner both have all the upside in the world, and not reaching it 4 games into their freshman season is absolutely nothing to get worried about. Come January, sure we can start this post again.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

And he may be a whif, No one really knows. But it's far too early to call this. Edwards has new PGs feeding him, and we also have ZERO inside presence right now. That's going to throw a forwards game off.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

If you've not seen anything build upon, you're blind. Just because he's struggled so far doesn't mean he isn't as talented as we thought coming out of HS. He and Wagner both have all the upside in the world, and not reaching it 4 games into their freshman season is absolutely nothing to get worried about. Come January, sure we can start this post again.

I get what your saying burger but come on its a bit worrisome when your supposed lotto pick cant get double digits v Stoneface.

 

[crawfords corner]

Who knows after 4 games. We can speculate, sure. He has shown to be a solid defender so far and he's rebounded a little over 5 a game. Also shot 62% from the floor. Ofc the one game he played against top competition he was 0-3...... All small sample sizes. Just like 4 games is a small sample size to determine if he's a bust or not.

 

[StubbornPenny]

He bought the whole dam arena a taco so maybe that was the trigger.

Wait where do we get the taco? I was there and missed that. But I was screaming for my chicken sandwich on the free throws lol

 

[BlueCephus]

And he may be a whif, No one really knows. But it's far too early to call this. Edwards has new PGs feeding him, and we also have ZERO inside presence right now. That's going to throw a forwards game off.

I made that exact comment a week or two ago that he'd look alot better with a big man in there with him. Since then he looks really week. Oh well, no worries. I don't see him as anywhee near NBA-ready so maybe he's pressing.

 

[BlueCephus]

Wait where do we get the taco? I was there and missed that. But I was screaming for my chicken sandwich on the free throws lol

Taco, Chichen sandwich, whatever they give you guys.

 

[G-PIP]

Is this just a case of a massive rankings miss? The way they talked about him last year, I thought we were getting a left-handed Ron Mercer.

I mean I've seen NOTHING he can build upon.

Were we sold a bad bill of goods?

I believe when you think about the ranking of high school players through these recruiting services you have to consider what the ranking is based on. It’s not always clear. But if you assume the ranking is a prediction of who will be the most productive CBB freshman, then that might not be correct at all and therefore leave you feeling like the player is “over-rated.” But if the ranking is based on future potential, then why should we assume a highly ranked kid will just come in and be great – especially against the better upperclassmen.

 

[Fox2monk]

My only hope is once the bigs come back cal doesn’t resort back to slog ball and try slow this team down

The good thing is with Bradshaw he’s a runner, a lob threat type big.
Wagner had 9/5/3 and Edwards had 9/5/1. That’s pretty damn good honestly. If we can get 5 guys with those numbers every game we will be tough.

 

[StubbornPenny]

Taco, Chichen sandwich, whatever they give you guys.

The chicken was for two missed free throws in a row by the opponent, which we did not get. I didn’t see anything about a taco for 100pts.

 

[StubbornPenny]

He’s looked entirely lost. Fumbling passes, can’t dribble, can’t shoot, hesitant at all times. I hope he can get it together but he’s overwhelmed right now.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

The good thing is with Bradshaw he’s a runner, a lob threat type big.
Wagner had 9/5/3 and Edwards had 9/5/1. That’s pretty damn good honestly. If we can get 5 guys with those numbers every game we will be tough.

One of Wagner and Edwards needs to become a double digit scorer

 

[BlueCephus]

The chicken was for two missed free throws in a row by the opponent, which we did not get. I didn’t see anything about a taco for 100pts.

They did a Taco Bell promotion one year for back to back missed free throws.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

He’s looked entirely lost. Fumbling passes, can’t dribble, can’t shoot, hesitant at all times. I hope he can get it together but he’s overwhelmed right now.

He’s soft and lazy. Two horrible attributes to try and succeed at UK.

 

[cmallory]

Is this just a case of a massive rankings miss? The way they talked about him last year, I thought we were getting a left-handed Ron Mercer.

I mean I've seen NOTHING he can build upon.

Were we sold a bad bill of goods?

Would you say the same about Sheppard if started slow?

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

He’s soft and lazy. Two horrible attributes to try and succeed at UK.

HH you’re usually positive with everything, it’s been four games, you calling him lazy wnd soft after a very small sample size

 

[BlueCephus]

Would you say the same about Sheppard if started slow?

Sheppard wasn’t hyped to come in and set the world on fire, Edwards absolutely was. Your comparison make zero sense.

 

[crawfords corner]

What proof is there that Edwards is lazy. That's just silly. So he made it to be considered one of the best high school players in the country by being lazy. 🤣

 

[cmallory]

Sheppard wasn’t hyped to come in and set the world on fire, Edwards absolutely was. Your comparison make zero sense.

What makes zero sense is judging an 18 yr old kid after 4 games

 

[2Dope15]

We usually have 3 guards in the lineup so he is basically playing the 4 spot. If we can ever get a 7' to play this year maybe it will help?

 

[UKBB4Ever]

He’s super talented. Smooth as silk. But something is amiss.

He’s completely lost confidence already. His body language is awful.