Maybe….but Cal also went hard after Smith from Utah and only after he lost that guy to Saint John’s has the Wagner news magically appeared.
Well said. I'm so done with that crap era. Pope will be refreshing with his approach to playing time.
It would appear that the Cal threads will join the Pitino and Tubby threads as the closest things to eternity we'll experience in this lifetime.
Not sure it's that deep. It sounds like Adou had little interest in Arkansas until they showed him the check. Norlander saying he, Aidoo, and Davis all over $1m NIL each. Wagner's gf is at USC, so it's understandable he's giving them a hard look. And lastly, Davis could still potentially stay in the NBA draft, so if Cal were to bring in a bunch of guys Davis wasn't okay with adding, there's no reason he has to end up in Fayetteville. And if he hasn't actually signed with Arkansas yet, that would be yet another out for him. Look at Kugel at Kansas, now potentially back on the market after being Kansas' first transfer commit.
Honest question and I’m going to sound like an ass but not meaning to be. If you are ready to leave the past in the past and focus on the future why click, read, and comment on a thread that was 100% clear it was about cal. And I’m asking this not just because of your post but others as well that are taking the time to make similar comments on other cal threads. It’s not an obligation to read every topic. There are many thread topics I choose not to read and others still I click on read and quickly realize I have no interest and simply exit out without commenting at all.
We have been talking about Wagner waiting for either a splash for either one. I don’t think it’s a coincidence after Davis commits now that it’s his time. Exactly how he always structures this. I do think he had him wait for Davis for sure.
Obviously. And he wouldn’t have wanted or felt pressured to if he was the kind of all-powerful master manipulator some of our fans make him out to be. He’d have stayed here and dominated like he used to.
We should hope you are correct because if he does as you think, they will suck.
If you don't want to ready any Cal posts, go to the Hogs' site. There is nothing there to complain about. Lol
The poster you responded to just doesn't want to control what he reads; he wants to control what others read too.
Dude…Davis will be the man on the team. He’s literally the best player on the team. This is just a weird take.
Quite possible but Davis has also never played in a calipari style offense. We have never had a transfer guard come in and be our best player and most struggle early adapting to Cal’s style of play (which is basically school yard basketball with little structure). Reeves in his 2nd year obviously was our best player but also totally redefined his game from YR. 1 to YR 2 to get to that point. You’ll quickly learn players have to get their own shots in Cals “offense”. There are very few designed sets ran through the course of a game to get a certain player a shot unless it’s feeding the post which you will also learn is a cal specialty regardless of effectiveness.
Yeah, I don't think Wagner was his first choice. Truth is, his broken shot kills him. He's really not great at anything. He's average to good at a few things- he's good at driving and getting to the paint but he's average at finishing those drives. He's good at defending a guy one on one, but he's averaging at dealing with pick and roll or picks in general. He's below average to bad shooting the three. He's average at shooting in the mid-range. He's not a great assist guy. He's good when it comes to physicality but he struggles with lateral quickness. He's got the size and strength to be a good rebounder but doesn't box out or pursue rebounds aggressively. I don't think Calipari really wanted Wagner as his lead guard this season, whether he had been at UK or going to Arkansas.
1. Aidoo is better than Z...fits Cal's prototypical Center to a tee......and I'm sure he was bought and paid...so I don't see a place he isn't a starter over Z.
