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Kerr Kriisa commits to Kentucky

Maybe, but if Pope has tried to get him multiple times and took a chance on him once again, there has to be significantly greater benefit than cost. At least that's what I'm hoping.
This is what has me sold on this kid. If Coach Pope likes his game, then he must feel like he will fit into his system nicely. The shooting percentages look great!! We have enough defense around him to allow for creativity.

This roster only needs one more piece, either Robinson or an equivalent and we’re ready to roll!!!!
 
I think this is a disaster from an attitude and team chemistry perspective. Dude is another Marshall Henderson from Ole Miss and chirps the entire game. Talks smack the entire time and then if he hits a shot has exuberant obnoxious celebrations. I’ll get trashed for this post which is inevitable but I want it on the record I think this is a HUGE mistake.
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Moves the needle a little. Not a star, but not a hack. I too have concerns about his reported brashness not being a good fit for our team. Hopefully it turns out to be misunderstood and ends up being something that gives us a little of the edge we have lacked for several seasons. That said, I will defer to Pope, who has been after this kid for years and obviously knows more about his true character. Could be a guy that wins a few games for us, but one that also loses a few. Good thing is with the depth we are building we can have specialists such as him. Oh, and we have done okay with WVU transfers the past few seasons (Tre was solid before he got hurt)
 
My opinion doesn't mean much but this is probably the only commit I'm not happy with. Turnover prone guard that is a negative on defense. I'll watch some more stuff on him from this past year and hopefully change my tune
 
I think this is a disaster from an attitude and team chemistry perspective. Dude is another Marshall Henderson from Ole Miss and chirps the entire game. Talks smack the entire time and then if he hits a shot has exuberant obnoxious celebrations. I’ll get trashed for this post which is inevitable but I want it on the record I think this is a HUGE mistake.
Better have some guys with that 'attitude' when go on the road in the SEC.
 
Just texted a buddy of mine who is a huge WV fan and asked about him. He said "when he's rolling he's great, when he's bad he can't dribble in a straight line." Hopefully his weaknesses is something Pope believes he can fix.
 

West Virginia (2023-24)

  • Started 23 of 23 games played
  • Averaged 11.0 points and 4.7 assists per game
  • Averaged 33.4 minutes per game
  • Had 61 3-point field goals
  • Shot 42.9 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from 3-point range
  • Finished with nine assists against TCU
  • Had 10 points against Texas Tech
  • Scored a career-high 25 points to go with six assists at Kansas State
  • Finished with 12 points at Iowa State
  • Had seven points and seven assists against UCF
  • Scored 13 points at TCU
  • Recorded a game-high 23 points against BYU
  • Finished with 10 points and seven assists against Cincinnati
  • Scored a game-high 21 points at Oklahoma State with six 3-point field goals
  • Had nine points, five assists and three steals at UCF
  • Finished with 15 points against Kansas
  • Scored 14 points with four 3-point field goals against Texas
  • Had 11 points and five assists against K-State
  • Scored seven points at Houston
  • First WVU double-double with 12 points and 10 assists against Toledo
  • Recorded six assists against Radford
  • Had 20 points on six 3-point field goals and seven assists in his first WVU game against UMass
  • Suspended for the first nine games by the NCAA due to receiving improper benefits while enrolled at Arizona

Prior to West Virginia

  • Played the last three seasons at Arizona
  • As a junior at Arizona, he led the Pac-12 in assists per game (5.14) for the second straight season, becoming the first Pac-12 player to lead the conference in assists in back-to-back years since Brandon Granville (USC) in 2000 and 2001
  • Played in all 35 games and made 34 starts, averaging 9.9 points per game
  • Tied for the team lead with 83 3-point field goals, the eighth most in a season in Arizona history
  • Dished out 180 assists, which ranked 20th nationally
  • Posted the second triple-double of his career with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists against Southern
  • Posted a career-high 24 points on 6-of-7 shooting from 3 against Utah Tech
  • As a sophomore, he recorded a triple-double when he had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Utah, shooting 7-of-7 from 3-point range in the first half
  • Averaged 9.7 points and 4.7 assists for the season
  • Had 155 assists and 80 3-point field goals, playing in 33 games with 31 starts
  • Had 21 points in the win over Washington and scored double figures 15 times
  • As a freshman, he was not cleared to play until Feb. 4 and appeared in eight total games, averaging 5.5 points and 2.4 assists per game
  • For his three-year career at Arizona, he ranked 10th in Wildcat history with 177 career 3-point field goals made and fifth in Arizona history with 503 career 3-point field goal attempts
  • Is one of five players in Pac-12 history to record multiple triple-doubles in a career
  • Entering WVU, he has played in 76 career games, starting 70
  • Has scored 711 points, has 354 assists and 171 rebounds
  • Prior to Arizona, he spent the 2019-20 season playing for Prienai CBet and Zalgiris II Kaunas in Lithuania
  • Averaged nearly 14 points and six assists per game with Zalgiris
  • Was named MVP at the Kaunas Qualifying Tournament, which was part of the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
  • Played with the Estonian senior and junior national team and was a driving force behind Estonia’s first-ever win over Lithuania in 2020

Personal

  • Son of Kersti Kull and Valmo Kriisa
  • His father, Valmo, was a professional basketball player in Estonia
  • Enrolled in integrated studies
  • Birthday is Jan. 2
I like the name Estonia
 
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Definitely not a bad option, I was hoping for someone like Richmond. I like his play making ability. He was solid at Arizona. Just didn’t play defense great but we have defenders to help his short comings.
Setting aside the personality concerns he is a below average defender so it’s a weird fit with the rest of the team build. I also still think there is an alarming lack of dribble penetration ability on the entire team. Couple of guys are okay at it (Butler, Oweh) but we need at least one elite guy.
 
It’s the turnovers and playing out of control while at Arizona that concerns me. Maybe he grew out of it at WVU but I didn’t watch them last year.
He had several careless turnovers last year. They had some talent but the coach they had would make Cal look like a good coach. Forget his name the guy was interim when Huggins got fired. He was awful
 
We could definitely use some pizzazz out there.
Moves the needle a little. Not a star, but not a hack. I too have concerns about his reported brashness not being a good fit for our team. Hopefully it turns out to be misunderstood and ends up being something that gives us a little of the edge we have lacked for several seasons. That said, I will defer to Pope, who has been after this kid for years and obviously knows more about his true character. Could be a guy that wins a few games for us, but one that also loses a few. Good thing is with the depth we are building we can have specialists such as him. Oh, and we have done okay with WVU transfers the past few seasons (Tre was solid before he got hurt)
 
Setting aside the personality concerns he is a below average defender so it’s a weird fit with the rest of the team build. I also still think there is an alarming lack of dribble penetration ability on the entire team. Couple of guys are okay at it (Butler, Oweh) but we need at least one elite guy.
I agree. That’s why I want a Kadary Richmond or someone like him so bad. Jaxson Robinson would be nice but we need someone with pro ability to break someone down off the dribble when needed.
 
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I trust Pope and staff see something I'm not, but it's worth pointing out Kriisa has played in 3 tournament games and sucked in every single one. Having a hard time getting excited about this one
 
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Yes Daffy is warming up nice pickup
 
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