Agreed. This committment just cements that Cal is officially and by far back on top of the recruiting game again
Excellent point. There is absolutely no way McDaniels could get stronger on a college monitored nutrition and workout schedule. He will get constantly tossed around just like Davis and Noel.
Calipari has never left the top. Our coaches don’t take improper payments from shoe companies, which is a strength not a weakness. That reduces the pool of players Calipari recruits, ultimately in UK’s best interests. Can you imagine what this board would look like if it was known the FBI had a wiretap of a UK coach discussing improper payments for players?
He won't play a single minute at the SF. Now he will be on the wing in terms of being a stretch 4 but make no mistake he is a pure 4 here . Rarely in college is a 6'10 guy not a 4 or a 5.
He's not wiry like either one of those dudes!
I think I have hit refresh to this page and twitter a few thousand times today. Like Danny Glover. I am too old for this crap.
He doesn’t have to sign a LOI he can just sign financial papers which don’t have to be by May 15th
Which if you read about him you would already know this is true. Said he would just show up on campus without any announcement hoopla
McDaniels is also at least 30 pounds lighter than Knox was when he came here. That is a big difference, with implications for his game early in his career. These threads about heavily worshipped high school players are always misleading. Inevitably you get posters praising a player’s game like he is the 2nd coming because of his star rating. But seldom have they actually seen the player play! Stenchymouse is mostly right here. McDaniels has great length and excellent athletic tools, but he is skinny and not especially quick for a guy who will have to play on the wing at times. Kevin Knox was a strong player who rebounded, played solid defense, and knocked down tough shots. McDaniels will score from midrange. But until he gets stronger, McDaniels will get pushed around. He is not quick enough to defend on the perimeter in the SEC, but not strong enough to defend in the block. McDaniels is a combo forward with scoring skills who gets fatigued easily, which explains why some observers believe his “level of effort” is inconsistent. If he comes to UK, which is what he will do if he is smart, Calipari will use him right and develop him as a scorer and rim protector. But McDaniels will struggle with the strength and physical skills of other bigs. This is a player that will be night and day better in February than November. Would like to see what Calipari can do with his tools and length.
Safe to assume if JMcD didn’t want that clown around, he wouldn’t be. He probably knows he’s been replaced lol!
He was probably picking up some good herb, the “kind” he won’t find at IUsed to be.
Good points but I think Knox was average at defense at best.
