EJ Floreal could even be of use this season, TS.
Can we swap ENG for Saul Smith? I'm talking present day Saul Smith. At least Saul could get the ball up court and smiled occasionally.
Cal's teams at UK have always been one guard short on the bench. This year it isn't Cal's fault since Jemarl (pronounced "Stephen") Baker is hurt. Hopefully the awesomeness of always having Dominique Hawkins on the bench raring to go is a good lesson. I don't know why it is so hard to go pick up a good, gritty mid-major 6'2 combo guard every other year. Those guys grow on trees in the tournament and aren't a threat to the John Walls, etc.
A guy like Dominique Hawkins changes last night's game.
* Hamidou is becoming exactly who we all feared he would be -- one of those whiny ass NYC guards who think they are about 45 times better than they actually are and revert to cocky-ass, coddled shineball when the chips are down.
NYC pizza is supreme, but Chicago is America's basketball proving ground. I'm not totally opposed to not recruiting guards from New York or New Jersey, tbh. Briscoe and Diallo are basically the same entitled whiny little brat who are both too talented to leave on the bench but seemingly incapable of playing winning basketball or accepting coaching.
* How many years of eligibility does that orange guy for USC have? I'm pretty sure that melungeon backed up Devon Downey.
* The thought of Washington and Vanderbilt developing into a Hayes - Daniels pair of super forwards is too awesome to consider since they'll both leave before UK fans to get to experience that joy.
#Ending Generational Poverty Go Big Blue(TM).
* Nick Richards. Man.
Doesn't Cal have sports psychologists and stuff? This team is full of guys who would make good cornerbacks (Kevin Knox excepted) -- they tend to be mentally tough, confident, and able to ignore past failures and believe that they will do better next time.
But Nick Richards looks defeated and bitchy before he even walks on the court.
Do they still offer Dale Carnegie seminars on self-confidence? That kid needs to spend a week fixing his body language and stop bitching about goddamn everything before he's going to get better at all.
A haircut wouldn't hurt him, either. (That goes for everyone, as 73 pointed out.)