I remember that dude saying ''this isn't over...''. After reports hit that Hurley turned us down.
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After the shitty defense we had to endure this past year, we should welcome this addition wholeheartedly.
I wouldn't call him "terrible" as a starter given his successful pedigree at SDSU, but he's certainly not a gamechanger.
I think you're the guy who posted the PER rankings, right? His PER last year was 14.3, highest of his career. That would've placed him between Ugo (15.9) and DJ Wagner (12.7) on last year's team, or 10th best on the team. However he was 4th in PER on SDSU and they went to the S16 (and only 0.3 below 2nd on the team). Hopefully a bench piece at UK. Averaged 27 mpg last year, I think that will drop a little next year (22-25 mpg seems reasonable).
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Well, you might want to spend some time listening to some other folks then, because literally everyone on Twitter is saying he is not only an elite defender, but others have said he is one of the best they have ever seen defending on the perimeter. Including SDSU fans.
Too bad Pope said we're only taking 2 guards this year. Would've been nice to have space for more.
Popes said his goal was to have UK shoot (and make) the most 3 pointers in the country, his offense shoots more 3s than 2s, and he’s huge on aggressive tempo. Now people are freaking out because one of the guards were getting is an elite defender. 😂 this board is amazing
That’s fine, butler will be good in any role, we atleast know he is gonna lock in defensively and play hard. I imagine pope is gonna add another PG
Have only watched one of Oweh's games so far, but he's my least favorite of the 3.
1 Williams
2 Butler
3 Oweh
A great defensive piece with tournament experience. 13 roster spots. Not everyone is going to be a tremendous shooter/scorer.
Hey man, I love the pickup, just don't think he should start. Just my opinion which means nothing.
I hope that’s the case but Perry is unproven at this level and Chandler (unproven as well) hasn’t likely touched a ball in two years.
Not panicking, but can’t depend on these two for shooting. Anything they add as freshman will be a bonus imo.
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Oweh would excel in a 6th man role for sure
We shouldn’t be griping about a guy who will come in and play his ass off on the defensive side of the ball? You all forget quickly the horseshit D we had this last year?
I’m with you on Perry, I think he will need some time, chandler is gonna be a lot better than people expect
Lol we got beat by Oakland cause we can’t defend
Damn Louisville fans all over this board
We're in on Robinson, who by all accounts I've seen/heard, will get NBA feedback and then transfer to UK. We also have Deivon Smith who is allegedly hung up with admissions. Mahaney is a combo guard coming to town this weekend. The portal hasn't even closed yet. I'm not saying you have to pump sunshine, but to say we've whiffed on everything and are settling is disingenuous. We don't know a fraction of what's going on.
If you guys haven’t seen him play please stop. This kid is a player. Think Cliff Hawkins.
You all will love him when he puts the clamps on one of Cals guards next season lol
Who said he was going to start? Were people clamoring for Reed to start last April? How about we look and see the entire roster and then trust we will have a coach actually play the best 5 most often for the first time in years.
Ok Karen. Thanks. It's so nice to have a concern troll to advise us. Now GTHO.
The lack of knowledge on this board is hilarious- even if we didn't have only 3 players at the moment, this is a very good pick up and yes, he absolutely is good enough to be a starter - he averaged near 10 points per game for a team that only averaged 74 collectively, he has final four experience and he is a lock down defender. Something we haven't had a lot of for the last several seasons. He is also a true point. WELCOME ABOARD SIR
Mark Pope knows ten times more basketball than anyone on this board . Cal didn’t he was just a recruiter and told them go play . I am not about to second guess Pope’s picks . He knows what he is trying to do . We don’t .
@Dontworryboutit23 said he would be the starter so I was voicing my opinion on that unconfirmed reality.
Poplar is option, the wells kid is a option, the good players who haven’t entered the portal are a option
He's not even ranked in the top 100 of transfer players. Apologies if I am not over the moon excited about this guy.
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I think this is key. He has been playing in a pretty plodding offense. I don't think we know what he can do in an uptempo game. I'm guessing Pope has an idea.
Yeah but you wouldn’t like anybody Kentucky adds, you sat here and said Mahaney was a 12th man, which is crazy, and said somebody else I forgot who is a bench player
Well it just shows how the staff feels about some of the other gaurds that are available in terms of likelihood to come to Lexington. They feeo pressured to get some guys commited and to take whats available.
I’m a idiot so don’t take everything I say seriously,
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