I wonder who MP is looking at to replace O if he stays in the draft?? I don't see Lowe making the cut but O has a legit shot IMO.
Is Oweh’s return less likely ?
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Good question.
There’s still some good guards/wings out there.
I think Watkins(F$U) would be a possibility if he pulls out of the draft.
Haggerty(Memphis) is another possibility, he’s a bucket-getter.
Williams(TT) and Luis(St. John’s) are still available, but might stay in the draft.
And we have a ton of money to spend on any of them apparently. Hope we don't have to and OO is back but that helps.
50/50. I think he wants to bolt an is looking for a reason . He wpuld be a defensive force on next year's team. With the inside rim protectors he can gamble even more on D for breakaways. But his stock os likely at its peak right now . Both options for him right now are appealing in different ways .
Why would his stock be at its peak right now? I don't get that type of logic. He could literally become a better playmaker and shooter, and thus his stock would only increase.
Exactly.
He’s a defensive guy right now and his shot isn’t good enough to be a 3 and D type player that has become the rage now.
He needs to tighten up his handles and work on his passing skills.
I feel like his defense is already elite, but that’s about it. That and his motor are the main appeal to the pros.
He needs to be in the gym working on ballhandling and passing and if he could work out that kink in his jumper, he could play in the league.
Without improving his game, he’s going to bounce around the G-League, IMHO.
So, if he came back to UK, averaged 18ppg, shot 39% from the outside and had a Walter Clayton type performance in the NCAAT, his stock would not go up?
The mock draft I saw this morning had Oweh going next to last in the second round I think to Cleveland.
Wasn't the players going to be talked to about where they stand in the draft the weekend we just finished? Seems that one report said that we should know about Oweh for sure early this week after they talked to him? Maybe he is like the guys that Cal recruited and is going pro or bust? I know he likes it here and said he has a good situation here but doesn't mean he is not like the go pro or bust type of guys. I know he has a week to pull out but if he has been talked to why the tough decision one way or the other?
Rather than speculate with 0 information I'll just wait a week and see his decision.
I keep looking everyday to see if he made a decision yet, I really want him back 100%!
He’s looking at G League time whether he goes this year or next year. All those things that he needs to work on can be worked on at the next level with pro coaches. Whatever improvements can be made at UK can also be made playing for a pro organization.
I’ve said for weeks that Oweh is looking for a reason to stay in the draft, but ultimaltvi think he returns. All depends on if someone at the end of the draft is telling him what he wants to hear.
I agree he comes back, but the G-League coaching angle doesn't make sense to me, personally. Hart is a pro coach. Pope, McLean, and Hart all have NBA experience — coaching or playing. Hell, McLean is the HC for the Bahamas national team.
This staff is loaded with coaching firepower and UK will beat any G-League pay if the rumors about what OO's being offered are even just half true. If I was in OO's shoes, I'd be looking for a reason to stay in the draft too. That said, a coaching upgrade isn't a reason, IMO.
I think contracts and the two-year guarantee that comes with the first round are what ultimately bring him back. It's tough to imagine that a snake oil salesman is going to convince OO to bounce around in the G-League for a year or two while having to negotiate contracts versus coming back to college and raising his draft stock to that of a first rounder.
I really hope he comes back. We are legit with him on the roster.
He will be in the conversation for 1st team All-SEC, SEC POY, the All-American team, and NPOY.
Can we lose him and still be a contender? That’s a big maybe and probably depends on who we get as his replacement.
I don’t want to have to find out if Pope can replace him this late in the game.
He will be in the conversation for 1st team All-SEC, SEC POY, the All-American team, and NPOY.
Can we lose him and still be a contender? That’s a big maybe and probably depends on who we get as his replacement.
I don’t want to have to find out if Pope can replace him this late in the game.
Your OPINION is all over the map. You don’t know jack, just like the rest of us. So if he stays at uk another year he is still a G league guy? Isn't every player looking for a great reason to stay in the draft? Not any reason. Seems like he enjoyed this past year at uk and with a good NIL it would be easy for him to come back too.
You could be 100% correct but from all the mock drafts out there, it seems Oweh is rising only due to others returning to college. The is a little dicey; you know the old saying, "a bird in hand (NIL) is worth two in the bush (50/50 going to the G league).
If he is 58-59 now, one has to believe he would still be at least that next draft all while making a guaranteed million or so.
Who knows, right?
Oweh definitely makes us better, but may need to slow the brakes a bit on AA/NPOY.
“In the conversation” doesn’t mean he will be. You don’t think he will at least start the season on the Wooden Watch?
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