If you could go back and pick a recruit Cal missed on...
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How about a recruit we *did* get? We win another title if Enes Kanter was allowed to play.
Good call. Makes me look back and think about what Meeks could have done for the Wall team.
Jarrett Allen would have been a deadly fit to go with Bam last season.Imagine those 2 with Monk/Fox.Wow.
Jaylen Brown
Wiggins
Henry
Those 3 if added would've been possible for 2 more championships. Under Cal.
Wiggins
Henry
Those 3 if added would've been possible for 2 more championships. Under Cal.
This. Cal doesnt make many mistakes but he flubbed this one choosing to tell allen to wait to see what bolden does. Meanwhile allen dominated his frosh year at tx and played his way to lottery pick while bolden barely played. Allen is a stud. Cal simply messed this one up.
Luke Dennard. Imagine he and Murray and he and Monk together.
Henry Ellenson from Marquette would have been the ticket to another title. Murray and Ulis would have been even more devastating.
Xavier Henry is the right answer. That 09-10 team would have been on the AD team level if Henry had come (or if Meeks had stayed.)
Xavier Henry for sure. That was the title. And what's sad about that whole situation is Henry really really wanted to play for Cal. Even when he committed to Kansas they back tracked.
What I was told happened at the time, and I believe it, is Kentucky opening the door for Cal to recruit Bledsoe. He was not going to play at memphis and probably would have been at Florida had Cal not came here. Henry just thought It was going to be too crowded and we probably got greedy. Once that got around it's like they lost the interest they once had.
Programs do matter. Always have.
What I was told happened at the time, and I believe it, is Kentucky opening the door for Cal to recruit Bledsoe. He was not going to play at memphis and probably would have been at Florida had Cal not came here. Henry just thought It was going to be too crowded and we probably got greedy. Once that got around it's like they lost the interest they once had.
Programs do matter. Always have.
Me. I never woulda played a minute but he really missed out on one helluva practice player and cheerleader.
Not sure this is right. I think Jorts averaged like 15ppg in the NCAAT . I'll agree we would have had a better reg season.
He made a huge mistake taking Jorts over the legend. In a few weeks we can add diallo probably
Agree with all of these. Especially Swanigan. I'd like to add Harrison Barnes. I think he could have been a stud for us.
They didn't f that up. It was simply a grudge that Mark Emmert held since Terrence Jones snubbed UDub. In fact I think it was the next year WVa had a foreign player under similar circumstances, just had to sit out a few games. Their justification was that it was a lot less money. Irregardless it was an impermissible benefit making him no longer an amateur if using the reasoning that Kanter was held out.
Outside shooting and the small forward spot were our weakness. Henry would've solved that. That would have been an epic memory to win it with that squad and in Cal's first season.
That's my choice as well.
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2010: Shooting and SF, so Xavier Henry would have helped. (Meeks would have helped as well)
2011: Knight was inefficient, and SF. Not sure we were recruiting in SF position. Kanter being eligible.
2012: Back up to Davis -> 40 - 0
2013: PG, SG, SF, PF.... everyone other than Noel. J/k.... but PG / PF.
2014: SF Wiggins. Defensively, transition offense.
2015: Healthy Poythress
2016: C, true Rebounder. Then we could have played Skal more. (Swanigan would have been good enough)
2017: C and SF. Again, rebounder/interior D and SF sized player that puts up Briscoe's numbers. (Jackson, Jarret Allen)
2011: Knight was inefficient, and SF. Not sure we were recruiting in SF position. Kanter being eligible.
2012: Back up to Davis -> 40 - 0
2013: PG, SG, SF, PF.... everyone other than Noel. J/k.... but PG / PF.
2014: SF Wiggins. Defensively, transition offense.
2015: Healthy Poythress
2016: C, true Rebounder. Then we could have played Skal more. (Swanigan would have been good enough)
2017: C and SF. Again, rebounder/interior D and SF sized player that puts up Briscoe's numbers. (Jackson, Jarret Allen)
Bolden would have played C at UK last year, excelled, and been a OAD. Unlike certain other coaches, when Cal goes all in on a guy like he did Bolden, you might as well pencil him into the lineup, and Cal will do his best to showcase him.
Jodie Meeks coming back for me.
But if cal had won in 2010 and say 2012, I don't know if he's even the coach at uk in 2013.
It sucks missing on titles but imo it helped in the long run and keeping cal here.
With k and Roy in their twilight and cal coaching the u19 team, the best of cal at Kentucky could still be yet to come.
But if cal had won in 2010 and say 2012, I don't know if he's even the coach at uk in 2013.
It sucks missing on titles but imo it helped in the long run and keeping cal here.
With k and Roy in their twilight and cal coaching the u19 team, the best of cal at Kentucky could still be yet to come.
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