Evan Daniels on Humphries.
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makes sense for him to go. he wont play next year. bamba and richards will get all the center minutes.
This is so effing stupid.....just have to laugh at this point.
If hump goes I wish him well it won't be in the NBA but will open the door for skj to prove himself plus it really helps with bamba even though I feel his decision has no bearing on him. Cal needs bamba and a couple of good shooting guards, you know ones that can actually shoot. If we get them we are in good shape. I don't think we get Knox which I can live with but we need shooters, you can never have too many. Green can run the point and I think shai is capable as well but he will have some growing pains
Cal has created a monster he can't control
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UK will be losing 95.5% of its scoring from this past season. According to Twitter that is the most in NCAA history for a team to lose from one season to the next.
If Wenyen leaves it would be 99%
The top returning scorer would be Tai Wynard at 0.7 points per game.
Cal seriously has to get this under control. Getting totally out of hand.
Bam
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Mulder
UK will be losing 95.5% of its scoring from this past season. According to Twitter that is the most in NCAA history for a team to lose from one season to the next.
If Wenyen leaves it would be 99%
The top returning scorer would be Tai Wynard at 0.7 points per game.
Cal seriously has to get this under control. Getting totally out of hand.
Professional as in Australian leagues?
Because he's not going to the NBA right now. He could, however, work his way up via the international ranks. He's still young.
Because he's not going to the NBA right now. He could, however, work his way up via the international ranks. He's still young.
Not totally true. According to Chad Ford, Cal has had more guys leave early and go undrafted or get drafted in 2nd round than KU, UNC, and Duke combined since he has been at UK.
Guys leaving early when they shouldn't has been an issue.
Hump is not an NBA player. If he can make money going back home and playing in Australia, that is good for him.
Not true at all. If this is about the players, then you have to support them whether it is good for the team or not.
That's not a good look either, I don't care how someone slices that up. College can also "protect" some of these guys futures. UK can get you a diploma, perks in the state, relationships etc. leaving and bombing out isn't helping anyone, not Cal, not UK, not the player.
So Daniels says Humphries could go or he could stay. Insightful.
If he leaves too, the only returning player with any significant minutes played will be Gabriel. Yikes.
If Humphries leaves I feel like it won't be because of the draft, but I could be wrong. I think Isaac proved in spurts this year that he could be a Kaminsky type of stretch 5, at the very least in a reserve role because of his limited athleticism. If I were him and I were intent on leaving just to benefit my development, I'd consider transferring to a school that would allow me to play that way -- a program like Michigan.
Cal just doesn't have much patience for that style of play at UK.
If it's true that he's thinking about Australia, I'd be perplexed but it's his choice. Isaac is a unique kid.
Cal just doesn't have much patience for that style of play at UK.
If it's true that he's thinking about Australia, I'd be perplexed but it's his choice. Isaac is a unique kid.
and never will be. i dont get why fans find it so hard to understand that these guys just want to play ball for a living and the NBA isnt the end all be all.
why would hump stay another year and watch BETTER players (bamba/richards) play when he can go home to Australia and play for a some cash?
Kinda misleading. Humphries is considering returning to Australia to play professionally. BIG difference in him declaring for the NBA and returning home. On the upside, plenty of room on the roster for guys who want to play at the biggest college program on the planet!
And are we sure yet that Gabriel won't leave since his family is bad off.
The nonsense mass exodus would be fine if the Cats won a title. But after an elite 8 loss...kinda silly
Man that was a tough call, Evan went out on a limb with this info.
People are actually upset by this? Like we didn't know this would be the trend after the first year that Cal was here. We will still compete for NC's every year except we will do it with new players every year. Gotta take the good with the bad with Cal at UK. I have just accepted that this is how it will be at UK until Cal decides to retire or leave. I am perfectly fine with it.
Exactly what I took from it. We already knew something was up with hump when we had a meeting with cal as soon as the season ended.
The one title featured 2 elite sophomores and a great, NBA caliber senior. You see that happening again anytime soon?
whats silly is that fans think winning should determine your career path.
I would still like to see the list of guys who left early that went either undrafted or in the second round. I think these numbers are not as drastic as the claim since we have probably had more guys drafted in the first round than all of those schools combined as well.
Yes. Rumor is he's interested in going home.
Which, frankly, would be a pretty good deal for him--he'd make nice money in the Australian League, get to play in front of the home folks/family, be a local star, while living by a sunny Aussie beach--sure sounds like a good life to me.
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hope not...uk fans dont deserve it with how they act and treat players who dont do what they think they should do
The people saying Isaac will never play in the NBA are speaking waaaaay too soon. Keep in mind that he's young for his class and bigs with his skill set can really develop from 18 to 22 years old. Never thought Harrellson would sniff the league and he made some checks.
