Can't have too many shooters
Key word "complimentary". I just don't see him or others come to UK to be a complimentary piece!Former Iowa guard- Josh Dix seems like an ideal replacement for Brea. He could be a great complimentary piece for next yrs roster.
Thoughts???
I would LOVE if PF was Alvaro/Garrison and we got a great defensive center to pair with MorenoKey word "complimentary". I just don't see him or others come to UK to be a complimentary piece!
I'm slowly coming to the fact that Pope thinks he has the bulk of his bachcourt. And I'm not sure he isn't right! Now he is looking to fill out what he needs!
1. PF. Starter and a backup!
2. PG.
So it looks like he will roll with
PG. Portal/Lewis/Johnson
SG. Johnson/Chandler/oweh
SF. Oweh/Williams/Noah
PF. Portal/ portal?/ Garrison
C. Garrison/Moreno/portal,PF
OO/JJ will be your main threat from guard. And might be better then anybody we put out there this year!
Chandler/Lewis will be strong solid backups.
Williams adds defense length and shooting --41% from 3!
Frontcourt is still to be determined.
I don't see JJ starting at point at all unless Lewis and whomever we bring in as a PG from the portal are both injured.Oweh and Williams (right now roster) will be the 2 and 3. JJ right now might be the 1. Williams is better than most of the others on the list we currently have. He plays D, shoot 41% from 3 with Brea Range, can rebound, is strong.
I am not talking about who we bring in. Just how it is now. The 9 we have. IT would be JJ or CC at PG with Lewis as the back up. Maybe partway through the year Lewis starts.I don't see JJ starting at point at all unless Lewis and whomever we bring in as a PG from the portal are both injured.
Never understood why we didn't go after him but whatever I guess...
It sounds like his goal was to stay close to home. That was put out as soon as he hit the portal. I like to think we reached out and got told no thanks.Never understood why we didn't go after him but whatever I guess...
As good of a pg as Braden Smith is and Dix is talented as well just don’t see either being able to stay in front of any guard in the SEC. The system we run we will always be capable offensively but coming from BYU to UK defense becomes way more important. Hopefully from year 1-3 we take more athletic players each year capable of good defense. We had some decent ones, some turnstiles, and Butler this year.