Baker played behind Hagans and Hero 2 years ago. but even so he deserved playing time more than he got.
Yep, that's the thing. I can understand he was behind Herro, but he should still get some decent minutes.
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Baker played behind Hagans and Hero 2 years ago. but even so he deserved playing time more than he got.
if you think they got a fair shake here god bless you. i wish had the ability to be that blind.You people sure love the kids that quit on Kentucky. Excuses in 3...2...1..
if you think they got a fair shake here god bless you. i wish had the ability to be that blind.
you mean they get away from the guy that never stops screaming, telling them they suck, and breaking clip boards when they miss one shot and start playing for modern coaches who let them play loose and all of a sudden their confidence goes up and their stroke comes back? no wayKinda weird how a lot of guys leave here for NBA or other teams and seem to shoot better. Maybe it’s coaching.
you really believe that Cal treats everyone on the team equally?I wish I had the ability to create false narratives like you are. Your blind is just different than mine.
Yeah but what you’re missing is, we’d still have Cal.Baker and Juzang not being on this team is a travesty. Not that we would be world beaters but we wouldn't be 1 and 5 either.
KAT is on his way to being the best shooting center (three point and FT percentage on high volume) of all time and he wasn’t allowed to shoot threes here. Minnesota runs him off screens like a guard and he hits 40%Kinda weird how a lot of guys leave here for NBA or other teams and seem to shoot better. Maybe it’s coaching.
Nope....UK has 2 less titles of they hadn't quit on their original team...either transferring is ok or it isn't. Which is it?They didn't "quit" on Kentucky.
Nope....UK has 2 less titles of they hadn't quit on their original team...either transferring is ok or it isn't. Which is it?
I see then...it's hypocritical to say transferring is quitting....but UK won 3 titles with transfers so that part of it is ok. Just admit it. Don't pretend to have some morality high fround about it.Nope. Not playing your game. Not all transfers are equal.
I see then...it's hypocritical to say transferring is quitting....but UK won 3 titles with transfers so that part of it is ok. Just admit it. Don't pretend to have some morality high fround about it.
If a player transfers, they have their reasons. Doesn't matter if you agree with them or not.
Lol ok...so Baker, Juzang, and Mathews “quit” because they had an expectation of increased minutes, but Wiltjer didn’t quit when he knew that his minutes were going to decrease with Randle coming in...that makes perfect sense lol.
Those guys left for what they felt were better situations, just like Calipari recruited over them in what he felt was best for the program. I don’t begrudge any of them for moving on to different situations and actually being able to play as opposed to sitting for 4 years.
Not playing any kind of games. You said they quit. You don't know why they left. Youve twisted yourself into a pretzel trying to prop up your view and not look like a hypocrite about it.No, it's not hypocritical. Play your bullshit games with someone else. Transferring over misconceived notion of playing time is not the same as transferring when you get injured and because there was a lot of turmoil there as in the Derek Anderson case.
Yes, Macy quit on Purdue. I don't know what or pretend to know how Purdue fans feel towards him. I doubt they would have created posts fawning over him after he left their school though. Im also not old enough to know why he did transfer.
As for Travis Ford. Again, not the same thing. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/08/16/Ford-leaves-Missouri/1754650779200/
Lol. Wiltjer was still going to play regardless of Randle coming in. Would he have lost 2 minutes of game time because of it, maybe. You speak as if he was going to be on the bench for all but 8 minutes. Those guys didn't leave for better situations. They left because they didn't want to fight for their minutes. They quit.
Spin it until your heart is content lol.
Mathews got better playing basketball for John Belien than he was playing for John Calipari. Baker got better playing basketball for Sean Miller than he was playing for John Calipari. The jury is out on Juzang. But none of those facts are in dispute.
Matthews- you don't know that he wouldn't have gotten better here. Talk about spin.
Baker- you don't know if he would have gotten better under Cal because he tucked tail and ran when he saw Clarke and Boston coming in. Again, talk about spin.
Whatever you say guy.
Mathews and Baker both got better after they left. That isn’t in dispute.
I've often thought of how many guys that are a part of Kentucky's storied lore that would NEVER have even set foot on campus if they were around when Cal was here.Kids like Baker used to become legends at UK. Now Cal runs them off before they have a chance. Im so sick of Cal i can't stand it.
Lol. Wiltjer was still going to play regardless of Randle coming in. Would he have lost 2 minutes of game time because of it, maybe. You speak as if he was going to be on the bench for all but 8 minutes. Those guys didn't leave for better situations. They left because they didn't want to fight for their minutes. They quit.
Nope. Not playing your game. Not all transfers are equal.
None of us know why they left. Your assuming they “ quit”when you have no idea what the real reasons could have been. I just know it’s awful strange that players that were known to be good shooters in high school come to UK, can’t shoot...go to another program and shoot the ball a lot better.What brilliant effing insight. Well, they got better. No crap. They would have gotten better at UK too. Doesn't change the fact they quit on this program because they didn't want to stay here and earn playing time. Keep on pining though. It's your right.
None of us know why they left. Your assuming they “ quit”when you have no idea what the real reasons could have been. I just know it’s awful strange that players that were known to be good shooters in high school come to UK, can’t shoot...go to another program and shoot the ball a lot better.
It happens because Cal refuses to run an offense that is good for shooters.I never kept up with why they left or anything. I just know somethings odd about players that are known to be terrific shooters show up here and can’t hit shots. Happens way to often.
On the season, Does Baker have more 3s than UK has as an entire team ?
And how do you know Matthews, Baker, and Juzang didn’t find a situation that they consider to be a better situation? What happens in games isn’t the only thing that matters when you’re a college basketball player.Matthews, Baker and Juzang all had an expectation to see increased minutes the following season and to see their games improve with hard work and effort. They quit because they wanted to duck the competition. That's a quitters mentality.
Wiltjer didn't quit on the team. He had a good reason to transfer. Gonzaga was a better situation for him. He wasn't ducking anyone. It made sense.
And that’s with Juzang just now coming off some sort of stress injury in one of his feetNot sure if anyone answered...
Baker 20-42
Juzang 3-16
Combined 23-58
UK 25-103
Might be the most staggering stat I have seen in a while...
Imagine Juzang and Baker on the wings with a penetrating pg willing to dish...maybe Hagans back?? This is how you build good TEAMS!! Not all one on one AAU players trying to “get theirs”!!!
Yep Cal treated him like a dog and now we are paying for it, just like Allen will most likely end up somewhere else. That is the one thing I hate about Cal is the favorites he plays with his 5 stars.Jemarl Baker's eight 3-pointers can't save Arizona Wildcats in 78-75 loss to Stanford
The Wildcats shot around 30% for the halftucson.com
Signed,I mean he appeared in 28 games and averaged 9 minutes per game as a freshman. His shooting stats stunk his year here and his first at AZ. Cal didnt play him bc he sucked during his time here. Hes a helluva player now but Cal didnt exactly run him off by not playing a qualified player at the time
Kinda weird how a lot of guys leave here for NBA or other teams and seem to shoot better. Maybe it’s coaching.
Burn down The Mission!But what is his draft status though....come on guys....focus on the mission here