Perry announcing on the 12th
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Trent Noah. #2 in state. Top 130 Nationally and trending up. Grew another couple inches and transformed his body in the weight room. Watched him with Midwest this summer.
Not sure about a future transfer. I doubt he would, but that’s just speculation. A career post college is a priority. Subject to change, but healthcare industry is an interest.
Caught the tail end of Jack talking about Perry on KSR.
From what I could piece together the decision NOT to attend UK has already been made.
From what I could piece together the decision NOT to attend UK has already been made.
Getting a KY kid is always great. But, this is not a loss for UK. We will have much better players to choose from than what Perry can provide. He is not anywhere close to what Reed is.
You're probably right about that. But I guess my point is what he's leaving on the table by not playing at UK. Is that a wise and mature decision for his future?
Maybe, I get your point, but alot of these players that are in his range want to play right away and don’t wanna wait
He’s grown some since then I hear. Around 6’8” with shoes. He can shoot the lights out and rebound with guys bigger than him. Basketball IQ is out the roof. Butler wanted him bad. Matta said he was already built like a college Sr.
Lol do what? Western Kentucky is WAYYY more similar to western Tenneessee them Missouri.
This year UK has Perry type players and look at how enjoyable it is. High bball iq and shooters plus ball handlers and passing. Low turnover team. Plays fast and multiple guards.
We need a player like Travis Perry. Fits this new spread style like a glove. Shooter, passer, ball handler team first kid. Smart calm and a winner.
Sure hope he sees it and stays home at UK. Don’t go get lost and forgotten somewhere else.
We need a player like Travis Perry. Fits this new spread style like a glove. Shooter, passer, ball handler team first kid. Smart calm and a winner.
Sure hope he sees it and stays home at UK. Don’t go get lost and forgotten somewhere else.
Complete BS, the passion for UK in Western Kentucky is as strong as anywhere. Also, both his parents are UK grads.
Just because they offered does not mean they want him like others. How many trips has uk made to see him like they did fland? None that was publicized. The offer was to appease the fans. As far as one dimensional, there have been plenty of ccc recruits that could run and jump but had no basketball skills. Perry can shoot, something a lot of ccc recruits could never do.
Oh to be sure, there have been many one-dimensional ones under Cal. But they’ve all been in the last few years. What I meant was moving forward, we need multi-faceted players like we have on the current roster. And maybe Perry is, I don’t know. I’ve never seen him play. But I have to think if he was, he’d be UK bound.
what a dumbass comment i live in eddyville and drive up to almost every uk game
We have folks in western Kentucky who drive all the way to Lexington for games. Doubt they are the only UK fans in western Kentucky.
Exactly. And, I think it was Goose that just said the further you go west in KY the more crazy the fans are. You can't get any more west than where I grew up and it's always been all UK all the time.
I think they wanted him but they also wanted Fland.
You can't take Perry over Fland.
You also can't take him over Peterson or Knox.
For Perry to come here he would have to be comfortable with the same situation that Willis and Hawkins were in with the 2013 class.
I don't think Perry wants that.
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I’ll have to give you the SuperWildcatFan award. I live in eastern Kentucky, about hour and half from Lexington. I drove to Eddyville several years ago and I thought I would never get there. I could have driven to Atlanta, Ga quicker.
My comment was misinterpreted by several people, but it’s my fault for wording it wrong. What I meant was that the best players from WKY don’t always seem to grow up UK fans like in other parts of the state. Even though he went to UK, Rex grew up a UL fan. Dan Langhi went to Vanderbilt. Sure there have been some guys like Sparks, but even he took a roundabout route to get here. Stockton and Carrier neither one was UK material. Just doesn’t seem like we have great luck with that part of the state.
exactly my point
The kid is a basketball player. He knows that UK would make room for him, but he also knows that do they he is not a priority recruit. Who wants to feel like they are second fiddle? If the kid goes to an SEC opponent, I hope he has a good career & averages 20+ points a game against UK, proving that maybe he should have been a priority recruit.
If Ole Miss is the pick, I really wouldn't trust that the situation will be that different from UK.
Beard can't recruit HS talent like Cal but I expect him to go hard in the portal.
Beard will try to win quick at OM, after all he's not coaching there by choice.
It's kinda a redemption tour for him.
For all the reasons we have heard that TP wouldn't pick UK, I always thought that NIL would win out.
I would say that Reed's NIL earnings this year will be more that Perry's parents combined income
.NIL at Ole Miss is all about Layne's boys.
He will play because he can score, shot, score, shot. What’s not to like?
He felt like Cal really wanted him. Conversations went very well recently. Plus, as a little boy his dream was to play at UK. Throw in a very good relationship with Sheppard and everything came together.
Perry is definitely a scorer, but a scorer who also happens to shoot it very well from the perimeter. He attacks on offense with a purpose. Now, he will have to adjust his game to college obviously; and his role will not be the same. And, as a freshman he won’t shoot it as well from the 3pt. line as in high school. But there’s a heck of a lot to like about Perry’s potential as a CBB player. Even the recruiting ranking services like him as one of the best PGs in the country – and they’re heavily biased toward future pro potential (at the top anyway).
Wouldn’t it be great to have a four year player (or two)?
