Kellen Grady was a lot of fun

[Montana81]

I’m not sure i’ve ever enjoyed watching a guy just shoot jumpers more than Kellen Grady. His form on his jumper, the mechanics, the release, the way he bounced into it and out of it, was just a work of pure sports artistry.

I’ll forever be bitter about how his lone season with us ended as I was convinced he was destined for more. One of the best shooters i’ve ever seen.

And oh yeah, **** Shaedon Sharpe

 

[J-Ryan]

I agree. It was fun watching him hit that 3 point shot. Against Kansas and UT. he won us a lot of close conference games also. He was torching them

 

[entropy13]

Glad Cal gave him the opportunity to stand in a corner.

 

[Tf2217]

Bama game with the CBS announcers was the best game of the year to watch imo

 

[ukjenning44]

Cal wore poor Grady out while Shady Sharpe only showed for warmups.

 

[yoshukai]

Cal wore poor Grady out while Shady Sharpe only showed for warmups.

“Come out early and watch Shaedon warm up “

 

[Wildcats1st]

We just needed one more positionless guard and who knows

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Damn if he didn't get hurt. We were cooking. If Wheeler had Grady and Ty at 100%, I don't think his game gets exposed like it did.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

Grady made the tough curl 3 off a screen look easy. So smooth on the pick and roll. I miss that guy. It's a shame his body broke down before the dance.

And yes, **** Shaedon Sharpe.

 

[G-PIP]

Grady had a beautiful 3pt. shot. Given what that team needed, he wasn't aggressive enough in hunting and taking the 3pt. shot. He passed up too many opportunities where he may not have been completely wide-open, but he had plenty enough space to get a good shot off. That might have been ok on a team with more good shooters, but those UK teams were pretty heavily reliant on his shooting for 3pt. scoring. Still, thank goodness UK had him on those teams. I also would have liked to see him with the ball in his hands more, as I thought he could maybe help that particular team more as a combo Guard (even though he was a more than a good enough college 2G or even SF piece for a team to compete for a championship).

 

[Montana81]

Grady had a beautiful 3pt. shot. Given what that team needed, he wasn't aggressive enough in hunting and taking the 3pt. shot. He passed up too many opportunities where he may not have been completely wide-open, but he had plenty enough space to get a good shot off. That might have been ok on a team with more good shooters, but those UK teams were pretty heavily reliant on his shooting for 3pt. scoring. Still, thank goodness UK had him on those teams. I also would have liked to see him with the ball in his hands more, as I thought he could maybe help that particular team more as a combo Guard (even though he was a more than a good enough college 2G or even SF piece for a team to compete for a championship).

I’ve been saying this since during his season here. But he was capable of doing a lot more than just being a catch and shoot guy. He showed it in the alabama and lsu home games when he had to play lead guard because ty ty and wheeler were both out.

As great as grady was in that catch and shoot role there were games where other teams were able to shut him down with good scouting and denying the passing lanes and keeping us out of transition. Those were times when i really wish Cal would have just put the ball in his hands and maybe had him and ty ty switch roles.

Something else that hurt us that season is we really didn’t have a pick and pop threat. Keion Brooks was still an awful decision maker with the ball even as a junior so we couldn’t do it with him even though he had flashed a somewhat reliable mid range touch. And Oscar was too valuable on the offensive glass to put him in that role.

It became clear by the end of the season that on top of the injuries and fatigue setting in, teams had figured us out somewhat and we really needed to add more to our offense and just never did.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

If Shady Sharpe had any team or leadership qualities and had played, maybe Grady's feet aren't worn down to nothing in March.

 

[JonathanW]

If not for injuries (& maybe that other thing), that team could have won it. Was possibly the best team in the country for 1/3 of the season.

 

[Catluv]

Cal wore poor Grady out while Shady Sharpe only showed for warmups.

He played less minutes at UK than he did any year he played. Look it up.

 

[NociHTTP]

If Shady Sharpe had any conscious or morals which would have meant that he played, maybe Grady's feet aren't worn down to nothing in March.

FIFY

 

[ralphdaltonfan]

Each to their own. I remember the no shows in road games where you need 5th year/older players to show up. NCAA Tournament was a gutter ball too. He was part of that Davidson team everyone was picking to upset UK in '18 NCAA's and ironic he bookended career with losses in 1st Rd-only once against UK/other with UK. Had some moments but never got the hype.

I'm so glad the program has moved away from being "older" just to be older.

 

[YardCat]

“Come out early and watch Shaedon warm up “

You could really tell he would have helped us a lot.

 

[yoshukai]

You could really tell he would have helped us a lot.

Possibly the most stupid thing I have ever heard a coach say .

 

[KA4Prez]

He absolutely fell off the cliff the last 6 weeks of the season.

 

[WallMashKyBall]

Grady disappeared in his final game for us.

 

[ukjenning44]

He played less minutes at UK than he did any year he played. Look it up.

Not against the same level of competition and not for a coach that doesn’t run an offense so you have to run your butt off to get open. Cal ran Grady into the ground!

 

[JonathanW]

Each to their own. I remember the no shows in road games where you need 5th year/older players to show up. NCAA Tournament was a gutter ball too. He was part of that Davidson team everyone was picking to upset UK in '18 NCAA's and ironic he bookended career with losses in 1st Rd-only once against UK/other with UK. Had some moments but never got the hype.

I'm so glad the program has moved away from being "older" just to be older.

He could barely walk at that point

 

[JonathanW]

Grady disappeared in his final game for us.

He was freakin injured, barely able to walk

 

[caneintally]

HIS FEET WERE messed up THATS WHY HE WAS AWEFUL TO END THE SEASON .

 

[ralphdaltonfan]

He could barely walk at that point

He stunk in road games when his feet were "Fine". I've heard an entire different story about '22 team but it pisses everyone off, so I'll leave it at you can love the old guys and their "grit"--I'm glad they are not the focal point of the program. Like the guys who are here now but like that there aren't many of them.

 

[NociHTTP]

Possibly the most stupid thing I have ever heard a coach say .

Some say that Cal "didn't know", but I felt he was trolling the fanbase (who DID know) with that comment. IMO he was literally rubbing the whole NBA draft thing in our faces.

 

[WeWant9]

He stunk in road games when his feet were "Fine". I've heard an entire different story about '22 team but it pisses everyone off, so I'll leave it at you can love the old guys and their "grit"--I'm glad they are not the focal point of the program. Like the guys who are here now but like that there aren't many of them.

Interesting. I’ll say as a fan of UK, it never seemed like Cal and the older players connected like we see with the usual high end freshmen. I won’t speculate on the why, but just my observation when comparing the various teams Cal has had in his time at UK.

 

[Catluv]

Not against the same level of competition and not for a coach that doesn’t run an offense so you have to run your butt off to get open. Cal ran Grady into the ground!

I have no ideal what offense Kellen’s old team ran. He still played less minutes here than any year he played funny how guys that have played here haven’t developed planter fasciitis. My wife got it and never played any sports!!

 

[gharding07]

Hell of a shooter...HOW DID WE LOSE TO ST TICKLE MY PETER!!?? I still cannot get over that...

 

[twindaddy2003+1]

Just wanted to also say !@#$ Shaedon Sharpe and how he used the university of kentucky!!!