If you ignore all of the mistakes and only focus on the few good moments you end up with your post. I’m talking about Nick, so many errors. He gave up more points and opportunities to ole miss than he created for UK. Mommas don’t look at children more favorably than you did Nick.
No JUCO's
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More outrageous "guarantees" that are sure to be wrong with your kiss of death. "At worst" we will get two of those guys. So ridiculous.
Basically, all of the ranked juco prospects have already signed or committed. Cal has not recruited a juco since he has been here.
I think Herro and Keldon will enter the next NBA draft. Let’s assume Hagans, Quickley, Baker, Montgomery, and Richards return. Maxey and Allen have signed with us, and I believe Whitney will follow through with his commitment. That’s 8 players.
I believe Cal will sign 3-4 more out of Hurt, McDaniels, Brooks, and reclassifications. Possibly a grad transfer.
Nick Richards has a chance to become a decent player eventually. But he isn’t there yet. Too inconsistent. Too many mental mistakes. Too many fouls.
People forget how far jorts came in 2011. It was unreal. Just 4 months...
He is a role player at best and he is cool with it. So lets see Cal get out there and bring in the meanest, baddest sob on the block and plant him there for next year.
From an offensive standpoint, I think part of the reason Nick and EJ look bad at times is I don't think Cal gives them any role in the offense. It seems like he only wants them catching lobs. How many times this year have you really seen either make a concerted effort to post up? Next year I think that changes.
I watched more than one big man turn into pretty damn good players by the time they are seniors......Nick is still having to think while he is out there........he hasn't been playing since he was a child.......people on here whine about OAD and then they whine about a kid that takes 3 or 4 yrs to develop......he has been doing pretty good in my eyes.......he makes mistakes but that will change.......
I agree with THOT. Cal gives them no role. I truly think he doesn’t know what to do with EJ. Too much talent for him to be running around the perimeter all night. We need a big guy next year that is about 6’10 240 and has great low post skills. Balance the scoring and it will keep keep the double teams down.
But they weren’t expected to be the focal point of an entire backcourt or frontcourt the following season. We need someone else, badly.
Tacko Fall at UCF is a senior. I’d love to see the staff put out a feeler and see if he’s going to look to grad transfer.
Pretty stout body for 7’6. Rebounds, blocks shots, and Dunks...that’s what Cals best teams have in the paint. He’s pretty mobile with solid footwork on top of that
Pretty stout body for 7’6. Rebounds, blocks shots, and Dunks...that’s what Cals best teams have in the paint. He’s pretty mobile with solid footwork on top of that
Darnell Dodson of Miami Dade JUCO was signed by Cal early in his tenure at UK, 4 stars, but did not last long.
I have said since the beginning of the season that Richards doesn’t belong at UK and was vastly overrated. Cal wasted way too many minutes trying to turn him into something and it’s been nothing but a mistake. Richards cannot play basketball. He’s tall.
Maybe by his senior year he could be a 10 and 7 guy if 30 mpg but at what price?
I’m good with him transferring or trying to go ahead to the G league. There’s a bunch of guys I’d like to have 3 or 4 years and I understand the need in guys returning but Richards doesn’t belong here.
Having said that, I’d take Richards over Bolden any day of the week.
Don't hate anyone. Just have to take the garbage out more often when you post.
What is wrong with you? What on earth would make you call a person you have never spoken to stupid?Because he doesn't play basketball up to your or other peoples standards you call him stupid? I was always told that someone who demeans others is only trying to make themselves appear to be a better person...........he is attending college.........
Yup we have some wonderful fans, not harmful to talk about their shortcomings but calling them stupid is quite harsh. I'm thinking those doing that must have been all americans back in the day.
I want players to return who can help the team. Richards runs the risk of running recruits off. He needs to be recruited over or we won’t go anywhere.
I think richards best days are ahead of him as a player. He will figure it out. A lot of it is mental and when he figures it out he will be an impact player. He looked great in the Bahamas and once he gets it going I think he will take off. He has it in him
All I’ve ever seen from Richards is his ability to play with smaller teams that don’t have athletic and tall big men. He’s not able to play on both sides of the ball agaiinst above average competition
Maybe he will, maybe he won’t. But we can’t depend on it. Richards has some of the worst hands on a big I’ve ever seen. It’s only marginally improved.
I see lots of people wishing it to happen but it just never happens.
It’s March 2019. Richards is essentially a junior.
Honestly Cal would have tried to over recruit on AD if he would have stayed, that’s just Cal.
