Yeah but these guys have to rest sometime!
Johnson to Arizona
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It definitely concerns me. But I couldn't say it's strange because I don't know what I should expect on the time frame of a decision.
Lack of leadership will be a huge issue. Duke has had several years with great freshmen classes that had early exits in the tournament as well. A young team with zero experience playing together will not do well especially on the road.
Don’t forget no rebounding either. Bad combo to have. Posters want to downplay the loss of Oscar but it’ll be compounded with inconsistent shooting from freshman in a strong SEC.
This. And also they were never likely going to be one of the better players at their position in college basketball next season (and I think a program like UK should be able to expect some of those). Freshmen rarely are - whether 5-star, top ten or whatever other high school ranking designation is used.
No, absolutely not. But I'm saying if we are counting on our freshman guards to give us 35 mins a game, without a solid bench and just getting warm bodies from the portal who won't contribute, we are in major trouble. That is why I am hoping Reeves returns and Oscar comes back. Livingston seems to have made up his mind that he is staying in the draft.
There will be other players who pull out of the NBA combine and transfer, we just have to hope we land a few of them.
The 2024 draft class is considered one of the worst in recent years
As a whole the freshman class coming into college basketball this year is way down compared to other years, is getting the best players in a bad class good enough, the answer is no it not
That’s a Hail Mary at this point but if he comes back to college they have to go all in
Nope, all these guys think they are better than they really are. He’ll be back.
Yes, it makes me think he is waiting for even the tiniest chance at a 2 way deal and would leave
Marc(MeManBoy):The sky is not falling for UK. There is always a significant wave of grad transfers when draft combine is over. UK will have a capable roster when it’s time to play games. I get the disappointment, but keep perspective.
Marc said he was scared off by the freshman and only being promised a 15 min per game role
There will probably be one good player that comes back and enters the portal and Kentucky won’t get him because he will want NIl money up front and Kentucky won’t promise it to him
Man this stinks. I wanted Johnson. Would have been the perfect high motor “4” this roster is currently lacking.
How long did it take you to come up with the snowflake melt tears line I bet you feel real good about that one
Didn’t think Cow promised minutes. He should run for office. He’s a politician through and through.
We're not eating first.
Not even catching table scraps.
Something has to change. I know I know best freshman class in history blah blah blah... Older experienced players for the most part don't wanna come here. They see through Calipari
Not even catching table scraps.
Something has to change. I know I know best freshman class in history blah blah blah... Older experienced players for the most part don't wanna come here. They see through Calipari
Let’s just wait before we put the cart in front of the horse. Until we can’t add any more players then we can explode. But, at least we won’t have Great Expectations this year. Maybe get to second weekend max.
I have no faith in CCC to add anybody
He might get Reeves back and add a guy like Miranda to replace Oscar and say he likes him team.
He didn't use the word promise. He said, "[Johnson] doesn't want to spend his final season playing 15 mins a game"
See above. Maggard was only saying that is likely Johnson's thought process. Arizona is losing Tubelis and has a big shiny starting PF spot opening up.
Typically UK players wait until the last minute. The players usually schedule private workouts. Also, Reeves is probably bummed he didn't showcase himself enough at the G Lg camp.
Then one would have to use context clues to think that’s what cal told him his role would be don’t you think
This. Seems to be a re-occurring theme. So if that doesn't change we wont get anyone worth getting excited about.
They say this a lot of years. All of these classes are going to take a hit in productivity with all the 5th year seniors running around. Still, last year was an actual down year and guys like Brandon Miller, Jarace Walker, Gradey Dick, Filipowski, Anthony Black, Cason Wallace, and Keyonte George were all very productive.
There was more misses in the top 10-15 than usual, especially with the Whitehead and Smith injuries, and all the re-class guys from the year before ~ Sharpe, Bates, and Duren.
I doubt it. More likely, the Arizona coach is telling him that. I could actually see Calipari playing Johnson 20-25 MPG here and that's probably what he told him.
