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I bet Cal brings in Simmons and Fox. Add Bridges as the stretch four and one of Monk/Alkins as the other wing. Tons of versatility with these guys.
Yep that is how it will play out I'd put money on it . Add Simmons , then Fox in a month or so along with Bridges and then another big (Bolden?? ) and then save one ride for the Spring for one of the Monk/Alkins group. Bridges will play the SF here in essence but again Cal doesn't want positions so I could see him occasionally being the 2nd biggest guy in there ( the PF) at times when we go small.
How is his walk? Judging by the videos he's not facing tough competion. I'd pass because he's not ranked in the top 5. We need some more guys like Sheray Thomas, or dusty mills.
The sad thing is many actually have that opinion and the kid is a freaking top 15 talent . He had one , I repeat one bad month of play and the rest of career is brought into question. Kid is an amazing player and with all the talk from him about positionless basketball I think neither he ,nor Fox , would care if the other was on their team. It's amazing by now that people haven't realized when it comes to recruiting to trust in Cal. He is the best there is by a mile at it.
If Cal takes Simmons, it wont be as the point guard of the future. Look at his stats. Sure looks like an off the ball guard who has been forced to play PG, based on his assist to turnover ratio, and his dad certainly didn't have a problem with him not playing point in college. (Btw a better 3-point shooter than Fox and Smith).
Chris Fisher @ChrisFisher247 Aug 19
Side x side of De'Aaron Fox, Kobi Simmons and Dennis Smith comparing their 2015 travel seasons http://kentucky.247sports.com/Bolt/Case-In-Point-38821431… pic.twitter.com/KjA36x1vN2
Chris Fisher @ChrisFisher247 Aug 19
Side x side of De'Aaron Fox, Kobi Simmons and Dennis Smith comparing their 2015 travel seasons http://kentucky.247sports.com/Bolt/Case-In-Point-38821431… pic.twitter.com/KjA36x1vN2
If Cal takes Simmons, it wont be as the point guard of the future. Look at his stats. Sure looks like an off the ball guard who has been forced to play PG, based on his assist to turnover ratio, and his dad certainly didn't have a problem with him not playing point in college. (Btw a better 3-point shooter than Fox and Smith).
Chris Fisher @ChrisFisher247 Aug 19
Side x side of De'Aaron Fox, Kobi Simmons and Dennis Smith comparing their 2015 travel seasons http://kentucky.247sports.com/Bolt/Case-In-Point-38821431… pic.twitter.com/KjA36x1vN2
Based on those stats, it's clear that Fox is our guy.
If you noticed, he out "gamed" the other two by 4. That number is significant. The team that plays the most games each year wins the championship approximately 50% of the time.
It is imperative that we reel in Fox, if for no other reason than his penchant to log more appearances on the court. I hope Cal isn't overlooking this.
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I'm thinking Kobe's shooting woes this Summer may be somewhat overblown. If you've watched much AAU ball, there's a lot of running up and down the floor and throwing up bad shots, etc.
I think he just tried to do too much. He played more within himself at Adidas Nations and did well. Kid is going to be a McDonald's AA and a real handful when he fills out and adds some muscle. He's an elite athlete.
I think he just tried to do too much. He played more within himself at Adidas Nations and did well. Kid is going to be a McDonald's AA and a real handful when he fills out and adds some muscle. He's an elite athlete.
From other videos i have seen on Simmons it seemed as if his release was in front of his face. I still believe although a talent his game will struggle at the next level. His fg% and free throws need improvement because fastbreak and non contact drives occur less often in college.
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Smash is spot on , I 'd bet money Simmons isn't being recruited as a PG . Fox is the guy we want at pg .
You know when you predict that the 4 highest uncommitted perimeter players in the 2016 class will commit to Kentucky, you lose your credibility, right? Didn't your Kentucky guarantees that Mudiay, Newman, Ingram, Brown, Johnson, Blakeney, Zimmerman, Kennard... fiascos teach you your lessons?
He's the biggest homer on the board. With that said, we're favorite for every guy he listed besides Bolden, who claims UK and Duke as favorites.
Crystal Ball favorites?
Never read where any were listing favorites other than Simmons and Fox. I always thought MSU led for Bridges and the Crystal Ball has Arkansas leading for Monk. Fultz was once thought on here to be a Kentucky lock. Anyway, I was only poking at him for his homerism. He's a fun read because of it.
Actually crystal ball has us at 81% for Bridges and with Arkansas losing players left & right from a counterfeit scandal, their program is pretty much in the toilet right now. But yeah, it would be very hard to get ALL 4 of those guys.
Although he wrongly predicted most of those guys were UK-bound, in almost every case, UK got a better or equal player at their positions, with the exception being Johnson and Mudiay, who wasn't eligible anyway.
Murray over Kennard is looking like the best recruiting deal of the young century.
i agree....predictions at this point are silly. just look at all those KU to he final four predictions. then the 2nd round happens and all bets are off. lessons learned....right???
LOL never in a million years did I predict Mudiay , Kennard , Ingram or anyone of those guys sans Zimmerman and Newman, and at the very end Brown . But let's not let the truth get in the way of a good story. Ha . And this wasn't directly at you Saul as in terms of posting you have always been one of the good dudes , I just was responding to the false allegations which were silly and preposterous . And you are spot on we did get better or at worst equal players in each case. Cal is amazing that way. That is what surprises me about the people who think Cal doesn't have this Simmons v Fox thing figured out . IF he thought we would lose out on the 2nd or 3rd best player in the class ( fox) if we took Simmons I see no scenario where he would still go after Simmons if he thought he had a great chance at them .
If we were talking about recruiting under any other coach, you might have a point. With Cal, it's not silly at all to think. All those guys you listed that went elsewhere, you act as if thats the norm under Cal. It's not. Most years, Cal gets way more highly rated recruits than he loses. If Cal is cocky about a future recruiting class, so am i. Why would i not be? The man is the best in the game and proves year after year he's the man when it comes to recruiting. It's not a lock that we get all those guys that poster listed, but it's also not out of the question either.
I guess you could technically talk about Murray over Kennard, but Kennard committed ages ago, and Murray was last minute.
I look at it more as Murray over Newman, considering we went into the spring still thinking Newman was a strong possibility.
Anyway, I like my team.
Simmons is a 5 star player that's ranked in the top 20 in his class by every recruiting service. So what if he's not a great shooter? The coaching staff can improve his shooting. Athleticism, on the other hand, is something that can't be taught. He's also a very good defensive player. He seems like he wants to be at UK and his father is a long time Big Blue supporter. If the other guys don't want to come if Simmons commits, UK wasn't the right place for them anyways IMO. I don't see how there's any way Cal would turn away a 5 star player with the upside of Simmons that can play three positions at his size. JMO.
I'm not sure UK even needs Simmons to be an elite shooter if Monk and Mulder are on the roster.
A PG that is a threat from 3 makes the game a heck of a lot easier for the offense.
Would not worry me as much as long as we get Monk.
Would not worry me as much as long as we get Monk.
Well, maybe you should keep up with recruiting more. UK's considered the favorite for all of those guys.
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