“Showed interest” per agent…..lol. Like we don’t know how these things work.
100% correct if you ask me. EVERY SINGLE FANBASE has "that" section that is over the top. BBN is huge, so our "that" section is greater. TP struggled, and that's okay. Partly because he wasn't able to defend, and partly because he was pressed into a role he wasn't ready for (PG). I don't think ANYONE could fault his effort, and that's really all that matters.
I think he could turn into a solid college player, but I don’t see it happening next year if he goes to one of these bigger name schools. I think he’s still fighting for minutes, especially in the SEC. Every single coach got wide eyed when he entered and had everything go right at him.
No offense but if I am a parent of a UK player I am staying off this board or all social media because I know what happens there. And if they think we are cruel just wait until it's a fanbase in a state where he isn't the all time leading scorer. They will be even more cruel in their criticism.
Or any other school for that matter. If you don't play well fans of that school will say negative things but that's just the way it is.
When u get paid criticism is part of the deal.
I was in the middle of editing my comment to include the part about other schools when you quoted me but yes you are 100% correct that it will be worse at UT, Ole Miss or Arkansas because he isn't from those places. He probably got more slack, being from here, than anyone else would have.
This is the biggest head scratcher to me with the emphasis that Beard puts on defense.
I disagree completely. I think if anyone wants a narrative that a fanbase doesn't like them they just claim "Well I looked on social media and saw bad comments". That is true of anyone in any position that has enough attention to warrant any type of talk at all. It's 2025 and people put their thought out on the web constantly and without thought.
Yea, at most places you have to be able to play good defense to see the floor. I do know there will be less pressure to do well at other schools, so that may help his all around game.
Yup. About half of this board ruthlessly bashed Perry and then make the shocked Pikachu face when he transfered. I'm not saying they were the reason he left but they didn't help. A lot of our fans have zero patience and expect every player to be NBA all stars as freshmen. Perry was a typical freshman player. He isn't nearly as terrible as folks here make him out to be and it looks like a lot of other programs out there agree with that.
No I’m not outraged. I am sad because I wanted to keep Perry. You’re right that I should have chosen different words. It probably wasn’t the right way to communicate it
I agree totally he could be a Cameron Mills type guy so why go to another school? He is not going to be the man anywhere.
He got thrown out before he was ready and I think the expectations were far too high for where he was development wise
Oh that's pure BS. I saw more mean stuff about Garrison but he's not crying and leaving.
Maybe, but you don't work on becoming the all-time leading scorer in the state only to become that 15th player on the bench.
No I don’t. He was a true freshman that we had to throw in the fire. It’s far too early to make judgements about what he can or can’t do in his career. There are plenty of players with Perry’s profile that are good in high major college basketball.
I think that’s what most expected out of Perry. A guy who could contribute his jr/sr year. He was never going light it up as a frosh and I’d expect he has the same issues as a soph. He’s your typical college player who develops over time. I wish we saw it here, but I get he wants to play right now. Just hope he makes a smart/logical decision for his next stop.
I agree with this on the defensive end. Lyon County played zone (including a wicked zone press) maybe 90% of the time. There is no doubt in my mind that Perry always knew he had work to do to be a serviceable defender man to man; but hey, just a true freshman, plenty of time to watch and learn and develop those skills, correct? But then Kriisa and Butler went down, and Perry was a starter trying his best to guard the likes of Sears and Zeigler man to man in the brutal SEC.
