UK offered him, most were surprised we did, and UK seemingly never really recruited him after the offer. He went to Illinois and had a lackluster frosh year. Transferred to Santa Clara and became a scoring machine this past season.
Remember Brandin Podziemski?
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I read NBA teams want to believe in Podziemski, but were skeptical because of the level of talent he faced. They wanted to see if he could hold his own against top level competition. Sounds like he's showing good of himself. If he is indeed playing that well he won't be going back to college.
Chin Coleman was his leader recruiter when at Illinois.
I was on this site pinning for UK to get Podziemski both times he was available: first out of high school and then when he transferred from IL. I thought Coleman's connection might be able to land him at UK, but I could never really get a sense for how much effort UK really put into recruiting him.
He had no gold stars to the right of his name so Cal wasn’t interested
I think he had an average wingspan. 😞
@ukhoops1 and Pepperidge farm remembers
PODZIEMSKI AND THE NBA Going into the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago last week, Podziemski was widely projected as a mid-second round pick, with ESPN slotting him at No. 37 overall, The Sporting News projecting him as the No. 43 player in the draft, and The Athletic placing him at No. 47 in its mock draft. Based on his showing there, that stock remains on the rise. The Bleacher Report included Podziemski as one of the biggest gainers out of combine week. ESPN bumped him up to No. 31 following his time in Chicago, and Podziemski told the Herald-Leader that after his first performance — 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists with zero turnovers in a do-it-all effort — his agents were hearing that the middle of the first round was a realistic draft zone. It didn’t hurt that his measurements backed up his listed height, he buried 18 of 25 threes in the organized shooting drill, and he showed off a 39-inch maximum vertical leap, tied for sixth-best among the combine invitees. That last number, in particular, raised eyebrows.
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stars mean it all to ccc because he can't judge talent on his own
I modeled my church-league game after this guy.
I'm just hoping Hart is the next Podziemski.
Only if he sticks it out with UK. Juzang ended up flourishing once he was out of here. Same for Matthews and Wiltjer.I'm just hoping Hart is the next Podziemski.
If I were Cal, I'd be making sure both Sheppard and Hart are made to feel like they are really loved. Be nice to keep those two around for multiple years.
Calipari needs to focus on getting these types of players more than market value from NIL. Every year they remain at UK could be a 50% increase in their NIL money. Incentivize player retention.
Cal's presently double-minded in his rationale. He brags about the $4 billion in earnings his guys will have had in a few years, and he's all "about these kids" getting their slice of the pie; but when it comes to NIL, he's a miser in that he doesn't believe in "pay for play?"
Seems overtly contradictory.
That says it all. Once they got some real coaching with set plays they flourished. They could have played under ccc for entire career and not done as well
Look, you can argue semantics all you want. I'm not interested in that nonsense. But to say Cal wasn't interested when we literally offered him a scholarship is some special needs stuff.
Are those 3 flourishing in the pros after getting that great post UK coaching?
Ccc was one of the last to offer. How impressive is that? He is nothing more than a used car salesman that can not tell the truth. Believe him all you want, he has destroyed the UK program
On every level guys develop with time and opportunity. The younger the players are the more you're going to see players supposedly "coming out of nowhere." I'm thinking it might be better to try to pluck some of these types of players out of the portal, rather than trying to identify them and bring them in from high school. For one, they get the needed playing time at for instance a mid-major. Also they get that one-time transfer out of the way.
Definitely a known player. Had the size and shooting, plus could score and rebound. Just needed some time to mature.
In their second year, OAD is designed to push them down the bench or out the door. Cal is good enough to "let them choose". Swell guy.
Read the 1st post
Ccc offered but never put any effort into the recruitment
Just like I said
Take off your blue glasses and see what is actually going on
But he just signed 2 three stars and Theiro last year. Obviously, most schools go after the 5 stars.
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