Jasper Johnson

[KAB Cats]

Also, stop saying he would've played for Calipari. If he liked Calipari that much they'd still be in his top 3 (which they apparently aren't). Even when Calipari was here he was talking about being a UNC fan.

Bama
UK / UNC

 

[Smashcat]

The stakes not lost on Dennis Johnson.

 

[Cleatortoises]

You know, this really probably boils down to Jasper, at one point, thinking he was maybe playing for Cal/UK.. and now it's Pope/UK, which we all know, is still an unknown.

It sucks if he doesn't come here, but we all kind of knew this transition was coming. It's going to take a year or two before Pope can really start to reel them in, and it's not like he's just being given recruits like Scheyer is. He actually has to earn it.

But I suspect in a year from now, Jasper Johnson might be kicking himself for not coming here. I know it's a scrimmage, and it's early.. but it's still impressive what our team was able to do in a mid-July scrimmage against past great (and experienced) UK players.

Pope may be unknown, but 🐄 is a known commodity. And, the known has kinda sucked recently. There is that.
He also hates us.
I'll roll with unknown.
GBB!

 

[westerncat]

You know, this really probably boils down to Jasper, at one point, thinking he was maybe playing for Cal/UK.. and now it's Pope/UK, which we all know, is still an unknown.

It sucks if he doesn't come here, but we all kind of knew this transition was coming. It's going to take a year or two before Pope can really start to reel them in, and it's not like he's just being given recruits like Scheyer is. He actually has to earn it.

But I suspect in a year from now, Jasper Johnson might be kicking himself for not coming here. I know it's a scrimmage, and it's early.. but it's still impressive what our team was able to do in a mid-July scrimmage against past great (and experienced) UK players.

I never did hear the final score on that scrimmage. Do know what it was ?

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I never did hear the final score on that scrimmage. Do know what it was ?

I think it was a 15pt-ish win. Obviously it's just a scrimmage. But it at least shows that we're gelling well enough to compete against some pretty quality players so early.

 

[littlecreek]

Going to OTE Elite has nothing to do with someone's college eligibility. That's where Dillingham, Burks, Knox, and Cyril all were and while most want to erase the recent Calipari era from their minds, it's pretty simple to apply to any question about eligibility. My concern for Johnson going OTE route is he ends up like Knox-taking questionable "degree of difficulty" shot attempts in some Tin Cup like obsession to show he can make a shot off a tough move rather than play efficient winning basketball. Too many "trainers" influencing the game and make players think they are playing a game of H-O-R-S-E within an actual game rather than functional, winning basketball. If you can beat the defender off the dribble and score at the rim every time-why take reverse spin step backs and miss the shot?

Because actually winning games or even state tournaments is not a priority anymore it seems.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

People are too invested in this guy. He comes, great, he doesn't, good luck to him. People talk him up like he's Kobe or something. Uk will be fine.

 

[Fox2monk]

I don’t know where he will end up but if you grow up on a UK family and watched the likes of Wall and all them as a kid and decide to go to UNC, not sure he’s a fit here after all.

 

[ArtLaibsGhost]

Who cares, we can get a BETTER player in portal.