Ksr talk about the team
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My speculation is Almonor. I'm far from an expert, but I've been wondering if he was quite as good as most of the others.
You are so right. And, here we all are giving him even more attention which I'm sure has him smiling.
Think he is the starting two guard. And Krissa and Perry may come in to relieve Butler and Oweh.
It is Oweh. This was talked about on one of the podcasts I listen to...cannot remember which one, but Pope or one of Assts openly talked about "one of the guys struggling to pick up on something". The coach then mentioned that player by name when sharing a story.
Oweh was not mentioned by Jones and certainly would qualify as a surprise based off of his performance at previous school.
That is surprising with what I have heard of how he was doing. An OK fan told me before practiced started that Oweh was really good and was a good get for us FWIW.
Well what Jones said he heard may be what I just referred to and that was like a month ago. Jones has been totally out of the loop for 2 months so everything is "new" to him right now.
I certainly read nothing into it whatsoever. Even if Oweh is struggling right now it is still 3 months until season. Silly to worry about it.
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He is a awful defender. Careless with the ball and a streaky shooter. He will have some really good shooting games. But he isn't someone you want on the court in crunch time IMO
I’ve read elsewhere on this site that Garrison is pretty far behind Williams and that Chandler is behind the other freshman at this point .
It definitely is Oweh by what was said and not said in his "report". Which is fine, they won't all be good players.
what I'm looking forward to is a team that shows growth continually throughout the season, is coached logically and transparently and in a way the fans can relate to.
it will be refreshing to actually watch the games and realize the best team is on the court and the players are playing for a common goal
everything else will shake out player wise. I'm not questioning whether Pope will have top draft picks on the bench or won't be scared to bench guys because their agents threaten to do whatever
it will be refreshing to actually watch the games and realize the best team is on the court and the players are playing for a common goal
everything else will shake out player wise. I'm not questioning whether Pope will have top draft picks on the bench or won't be scared to bench guys because their agents threaten to do whatever
It's hard to really know what Matt Jones means . He was talking about how important recruiting is and nobody has won a title without at least 2 top guys. Then went on to say 2 top draft picks. There's a huge difference in recruiting top guys and having 2 top draft picks. UConn in 2023 didn't have top recruits.
I mean...
Did he single anyone out? I think you have to name someone to single them out.
If the name is known because of someone else--it's not a Matt Jones issue.
Hopefully it’s just struggling to pick up the system early and more time will get him going. I’m not worried about his talent or ability to play here though.
Funny, people get outraged when he post something he heard that wasn't good about a player, but if he says something he heard was positive posters eat it up. He was TOLD, not him saying it directly, and he also said he would not mention the players name. I think that is actually pretty responsible reporting. Whether some posters like it or not, not ALL info coming out will be positive. It is just the way it works, if it was all positive reviews, then it would be a homer report. Also, some former UK players said some guys could not defend well. I do not see anyone bashing the former players on LaFamilia for posting negative reviews. Jones clearly stated "it was told by me by someone who has attended EVERY practice". Sounds like a coach or team assistant. He was just reporting what he had been told.
IMO, it is Oweh. His shooting %'s last year was on very limited shots. I guess we will find out later on when rotations start taking shape. Also, just because a player is struggling now, doesn't mean he will for the whole year. Guys are trying to get acclimated with a new team, system, coach, a lot to take in with very few practices having been had.
IMO, it is Oweh. His shooting %'s last year was on very limited shots. I guess we will find out later on when rotations start taking shape. Also, just because a player is struggling now, doesn't mean he will for the whole year. Guys are trying to get acclimated with a new team, system, coach, a lot to take in with very few practices having been had.
Yeah I heard him say he wondered if we can get top recruits and then he went on to talk about Moreno and Johnson may neither one come here. He said if we can't get either of the top 2 guys from KY that is a concern. He did fail to mention that Pope was able to retain one and land one of the top 2-3 KY kids in this years class in Perry and Noah. IMO landing kids that fit your program is better than taking a kid just because he is from Kentucky. I'm not saying he does or doesn't want Moreno or Johnson because all indications are he does, but not landing either isn't a sign of he can't recruit. Cal didn't get every good KY kid and being a good recruiter is about the only thing he does do well. NIL has changed things and not every KY kids dream is to play at UK like it was 20-30 years ago.
Of the 40 RSCI Top 5 guys since 2015 , Only Duke's Banchero (RSCI #3 in 2021) made a Final 4 .
2018 Duke signed the #1, #2, and #4 RSCI recruits and lost in the elite 8. Nearly lost in the round of 32 and also the Sweet 16.
2022 Duke had the #1, #2, and #4 guys (again) and lost in the Round of 32.
Heck, in 2023, UK signed 3 of the top 6 recruits and did not win a single post-season game.
Recruiting elite high school talent is not nearly as important as it use to be.
If one looks at RSCI top 10 players in that same period (80 players); only 6 different players made a Final 4.
1 top 10 in the 2016 Final 4
1* in 2017 (same player for UNC)
1 in 2018
0 in 2019
2 in 2021
1 in 2022
0 in 2023
1* in 2024
* denotes won a title
Adding 80 more players and expanding it to top-20 only adds 5 true-freshmen: Brunson (No. 19 in c/o 2015, Villanova FF in 2016), Tony Bradley (No. 19 in c/o 2016, UNC FF in 2017), Billy Preston (No. 19 in c/o 2017, Kansas FF in 2018) and AJ Griffin & Trevor Keels (No. 18 and 19 in c/o 2021, Duke FF in 2022).
Griffin and Keels were the only two of these five to average more than 10 PPG during their true-freshman season (10.4 and 11.5, respectively). DEFINITELY puts this recruiting thing into perspective.
Only 8/160 top-20 true-freshmen see a final four.
EDIT: this is the work done by dlh331 and Billyclydesghost. I hope they don’t mind me posting it. I thought it was interesting enough that everyone should see it .
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