Humphries is turning pro
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Not sure what you mean, are you saying that it is sad if someone is to much of a fan?
WE just lost our 9th man to pursue his nba dreams, so as a uk fan I am sad, mad, and not at all glad. You are all about the life of the young man though, right? Yea of course. Were you like that in the tubby years, or have you simply been brainwashed by Cal? Just curious.
doesn't protect the rim well enough to play big minutes at the 5 here, ahead of the guys cal brings in
people ridiculed skal for going pro, said he would never be a first rounder. turns out he should have gone about 20 picks sooner than he did
people ridiculed skal for going pro, said he would never be a first rounder. turns out he should have gone about 20 picks sooner than he did
Wish him nothing but the best.
To the ones saying 0% chance NBA probably but if he came back to UK for another year I'm guessing that % will still be around 0
This isn't about the NBA. HE wants to go back home.
To the ones saying 0% chance NBA probably but if he came back to UK for another year I'm guessing that % will still be around 0
This isn't about the NBA. HE wants to go back home.
So many miss it. Kentucky cannot win championships when guys like this leave early. Cal has to get some control of this animal.
Seems like every player we sign thinks they have to leave in 1-2 years..Humphries would not even consider leaving anywhere but here...
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Good thing you joined the board last week so that we can all be part of your depression therapy group...
But he can get a degree any time, right now is his window of opportunity to play pro sports. He's still extremely young.
I think it's a pretty good decision on his part. Maybe he develops in 3-5 years playing overseas, makes about $250k total by age 24 with the outside chance of getting a shot in the NBA.
Or he plays in ABL for 10 years or so, finishes out a degree, marries a hot Aussie and lives happily ever. As I said previously, not a bad fallback.
Stupidity is your friend I see. First off, he is probably going home. And play professionally there. Not the NBA. The fact that you do not know this is very sad and just shows how selfish you are. This young man made a decision for HIMSELF. So so sorry you're mad and not at all glad about it but that says more about you than it does Hump. IF you are not satisfied with Cal or think people have been "brainwashed by Cal or long for to have the Tubby years back, then I suggest you find another team. A majority of us are enjoying the ride. Or just quit watching, it seems the game has passed you by anyways.
But to my original reply to you, I asked sad for who. and you answered sad for yourself in so many words. Think about that if possible
We have only loss 4....Bam is not officially gone and the other 3 graduated. Geez you drama queens are smearing your mascara with all your weeping!
This is so stupid. This is all on Cal for creating this POS culture where you turn pro after 1-2 years tops no matter how good or bad you were or if you can't turn pro then you just transfer. Cal will never see another title doing things like this. There's a very good chance that next year will end up like the 2016 season. Then we will probably lose about 4-6 more players, and 3-4 of those will likely have no business going anywhere.
The outrage isn't because Hump was going to put up big numbers next year, it's the fact that we keep losing the 4 year type guys that are critical to winning a title. If Hawkins had "gone pro" before last year a bunch of y'all would act like it's no big deal but the truth is that we don't become as good as we were this year or even make the elite 8 without him. We have to retain guys like Hump, Hawk, Matthews, Willis, Miller and so on. Cal will never win a title with a freshman dominated team. His best teams here have all had key upperclassmen.
So y'all can keep acting like this trend is no big deal and keep celebrating elite 8's and Final Fours but don't expect #9 anytime soon. Meanwhile our main rivals keep returning guys for their 3rd and 4th year that would have left UK after their 1st year, 2nd at the longest. Duke and UNC just keep slowly chipping away at the title difference. It'll be 8-8-8 before you know it.
The outrage isn't because Hump was going to put up big numbers next year, it's the fact that we keep losing the 4 year type guys that are critical to winning a title. If Hawkins had "gone pro" before last year a bunch of y'all would act like it's no big deal but the truth is that we don't become as good as we were this year or even make the elite 8 without him. We have to retain guys like Hump, Hawk, Matthews, Willis, Miller and so on. Cal will never win a title with a freshman dominated team. His best teams here have all had key upperclassmen.
So y'all can keep acting like this trend is no big deal and keep celebrating elite 8's and Final Fours but don't expect #9 anytime soon. Meanwhile our main rivals keep returning guys for their 3rd and 4th year that would have left UK after their 1st year, 2nd at the longest. Duke and UNC just keep slowly chipping away at the title difference. It'll be 8-8-8 before you know it.
Tend to agree here.
To me it boils down to:
- Bamba is likely to UK and Bam could be back...so one of those two for sure start at the C.
- The biggest question is Hump better than Richards for back up C. If he's not, then it makes sense to leave UK.
- Then you have whatever SKJ can improve enough to surpass Hump
It isn't a big deal as UK has a gluttony of bigs (but not enough backcourt right now). But I agree with those that tire of UK players being unable to last 3-4 years when they certainly don't have NBA game.
"mdlUK Gee, who wouldn't want to play for a fan like you?
Please tell me where I was wrong with my description. A foul waiting to happen, slow on defense, often out of position on offense moves, many times would throw the ball up hoping it would go in, etc. I am not sure how hard he was working because who is going to debate his Freshman season was better than this one? Again, often during the year I expressed my future concern about not developing SKJ and that concern now will come back to haunt us unless Bam returns or we land Bamba.
Please tell me where I was wrong with my description. A foul waiting to happen, slow on defense, often out of position on offense moves, many times would throw the ball up hoping it would go in, etc. I am not sure how hard he was working because who is going to debate his Freshman season was better than this one? Again, often during the year I expressed my future concern about not developing SKJ and that concern now will come back to haunt us unless Bam returns or we land Bamba.
Yes.
If the decisions of 18 year olds who put a ball through a hoop greatly impact your emotions and/or daily life, then yes, it's sad. If the success of the UK basketball team helps determine your self worth, it's time to re-evaluate your priorities.
yeah i remember from his freshman year how skal, lee & poythress never fouled anybody
imagine being a big enough POS to congratulate yourself for criticizing cal over not developing skj
And those others in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
I mean at some point Hump had to be like damn man you not only recruit over me with one player but two if they get Bamba. Not saying he couldn't beat out Richards but it has to be frustrating. I do agree that he had his chances this year as SKJ clearly was not ready.
i admit it. i totally miss how not having humphries to back up bamba & richards at the 5 disqualifies uk from winning a title
you probably don't even think he's good
Good luck to him. I think we would have seen that jump shot more next season but I wish him well wherever he ends up.
Apparently, Cal wasn't surprised. The kid played in the US, is big enough to make a ton of money in Australia, and gets to return home where he is big deal, where his family and friends all live. He never signed on to be an American. What would 2 more years at Kentucky do for him? Nothing. His idea of 'pro' and your idea are two different things. Sorry he didn't live up to your 'expectations'. Sounds like his life is pretty good to me.
That's what makes this case different than some others where kids who clearly weren't ready for the NBA declared. He's homesick, presumably, and is only about 6,000,000 miles from home. He can play back home, make a decent living. All good.
By the way, for those of you feigning shock over this....the right to be surprised by anyone at Kentucky leaving early for the draft ended the day Daniel Orton took his 3 points and 3 boards and declared. That was in Year 1, back in 2010. Not sure where you've been if you find anything about this remarkable.
Just logged on for the day and this has probably already been said but I think this means 2 things for our team.
1. I think it means that Bamba is on board and it is known within the program.
2. It means that SKJ became a very important player for our team next year. Hope he lives up to the 5 stars he had when he arrived. Cause we are going to need it.
1. I think it means that Bamba is on board and it is known within the program.
2. It means that SKJ became a very important player for our team next year. Hope he lives up to the 5 stars he had when he arrived. Cause we are going to need it.
I went through this thread fairly carefully - rather than the usual skimming - as I was trying to get a feel for who and how many posters were critical of this. And these two win the award for dumb comment of the day.
Pretty sure we've won more games than any program since Cal has been here. I know we've won more NCAA tournament games. By any reasonable metric - other than titles, and only one school has more than we do in that time frame - we have been the most successful program in the country since 2010. For anyone to think this program - of all programs in the country, for crying out loud - has suffered a "black eye" or has any "major problem" is either insufferably negative, a troll, or a drama queen. Take your pick.
By the way, out of nearly 160 posts, I count 6 guys who are critical of Isaac specifically (most under the delusion he plans to go to the NBA, when apparently he simply wants to go home) and 7 others critical of Cal. Like someone said, I guess Cal is supposed to get Isaac in a headlock, or maybe hold him at gunpoint to get him to stay. Like someone else said, for all the knuckleheads who insist Cal needs to get some 4 stars who will stay 3 or 4 years.....how do you explain this? Doesn't this show that players leaving early, no matter their high school rating, isn't predictable?
Anyway, the point is, as I've always suspected.....you can have a very few posters (here, less than 20 posts out of 160) create the impression they enjoy strength in numbers. Just lines of text rolling down a screen, makes it hard to get a good feel on whether they are a lot or a few.
