Grant NELSON withdraws from Draft, looking for a new team.
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WildcatfaninOhio
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Oh. Hell. Yeah.
Bring him on immediately!
Bring him on immediately!
they need to roll out the red velvet carpet for this guy
give him what he wants
give him what he wants
Hopefully, Calipari is already working on this. Get him to Lexington ASAP.
Going to have to come up with some big,Oscar type NIL deals.
wish this was true, but unfortunately, don't think he gives a crap about the program or the fans, just his 5* kids & the recognition they bring him
TAMU, wth. No! I like thier coach a lot, but Nelson is far from their type of player. He looks finesse, Williams loves "toughness".
I like this guy maybe above all others in the portal. 6'10 that can shoot and handle - with quickness and agility of a guard. If he wants to come to UK and Bradshaw wants to go to USC, I happily make that exchange.
If Oscar comes back, 0% chance.
If he doesn't come back, then we need to throw every ounce of NIL we can at this kid- he and Bradshaw together would be so fun to watch.
BUT, I am hoping Oscar comes back instead obviously.
If he doesn't come back, then we need to throw every ounce of NIL we can at this kid- he and Bradshaw together would be so fun to watch.
BUT, I am hoping Oscar comes back instead obviously.
Still won't have a team. Can't be exchanging players at this point in the game.
With all the NIL and the location Miami should do well going forward at attracting talent.
Dickinson was a replacement for Tshiebwe when it appeared at least questionable as to whether he would return. Who else from the transfer portal has UK recruited that would clearly challenge (in a fair competition) one of the freshmen for a starting spot? I don't see why Nelson would come to UK unless he is at least told that he will absolutely be given a fair chance to start. I hope Calipari and staff tell Nelson that very thing.
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If Oscar doesn’t come back Cal HAS TO get Nelson.
If not, what a F’ing failure he has become.
If not, what a F’ing failure he has become.
Without question my favorite portal guy of all the portal entries this year.
By all means, bring Grant Nelson to Lexington!
Nelson wouldn’t be a replacement for Oscar. The two play completely different games. An addition yes maybe a Livingston replacement but if oscar leaves we will need a big physical body still. Nelson would probably play the 3 and 4 with some time at the 5 with small ball lineup.
One other thing. Nelson is going to want to go somewhere to show off his guards skills not play back to the basket.
considering right now we only have two guys for the 4/5 spots he would get all the minutes he would want
How about let’s get both of em here to stay.
i would not hold my breath waiting on him to pick UK. I think Calipari has screwed up if he promised Bradshaw the starting position.
I think we are on the outside looking in with Nelson but damn I sure would love to have him on the team.I wish we could grab Nelson and Holland...man we would be ok.Put the best 5 out to start the game and roll...I mean position less basketball would be what we get.
Well, I hope Nelson would see it that way. But starting matters. It matters to outcomes and it matters to players. So, for example, if Nelson starting at PF gives UK a better chance to win than Bradshaw at PF, then Nelson should be the starting PF. It really should be that simple. And maybe it is. But if it's not that honest and straight up, then no way would I come to UK if I were Nelson regardless of how many potential "minutes" are discussed.
would love to have him but i sincerely doubt this will happen. Him coming here automatically bumps Bradshaw to the five. I don’t even know if we’ll even try
Look I get the Cal hate on this board and SM, but this is so untrue.
NEVER has Bradshaw said he was promised a starting position. He wants to play the 4, Cal said yes to that. No one has been promised PT.
I continue to hope I’m wrong but with it going this long, I think Cal will add 2 lower level guys that give the freshmen 4-5 minute breathers in each half. He’s going to live and die with his diaper crew.
WildcatfaninOhio
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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/4702670/grant-nelson
The dude started 30 games last year, averaged 18 points 9 rebounds, plus 1.7 blocks and 2.1 assists. He fouled out of one game. What would impress you?
Grant Nelson, sounds like someone who plays for Miami. Would join the likes of Tim James, Jimmy Graham, Lonnie Walker and Bruce Brown.
I fear you are correct. This sounds about right.
I'll keep beating the drum... Cal's priorities do not include Kentucky winning. It's getting kids to the league. He's said it, yet we somehow refuse to believe it.
I guess we probably just look at the freshmen differently. Any coach (or fan) should want to put together a team with the best chance to win a title (or at least win as many games as possible), right? There can be fit issues, but generally the best players at the moment are the ones who have the biggest impact on the team winning games. The exposure, NIL possibilities, etc. a player can get at UK should allow UK to get more than their fair share of the best players – which is definitely not the same thing as the highest ranked high school players. As a UK fan I want us to have the best team, and some of the best players; and I don’t think 5-star freshmen are the best players. They may be the most talented, but what they eventually become a few years from now is unimportant if they are only playing one year at UK. I accept that even OAD freshmen can have a role on a title contending team, but I think relying on those type of players to carry a team offensively is like gambling and knowingly taking the worst of it on the odds when it’s not necessary to do so.
This is what I suspect would happen also. But I think that would likely be a good thing for winning more games.
Nowhere in my post did I say I "Hate" Calipari. Why do some of you use the word HATE so often ?
Depends on who the freshmen are. You don't promise this guy a starting job over a Terrence Jones or cousins or towns type.
You also have no way of knowing how the guy will do at a real big time college basketball conference, same as the freshmen out of high school.
The freshmen we have got from small schools like this haven't done that well here.
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