Sounds like if UK offers him, it's a done deal. Might know by today or tomorrow.
Siena expects to lose Almonor to UK
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I love our fanbase, but we certainly have some loons, with all due respect.
This guy is coming in to be our backup at the 4 spot, behind Carr.
He averaged 16 and 5, is a 2X All Conference Player and lead his league in 3PT FG made. Good passer. Decent handles. 89th percentile on spot up 3's. Dropped 20 at Illinois last season.
This is as good of a BACKUP Pope 4 as you could hope to get. In fact, I'd wager that not many teams have a dude this good coming off the bench at the 4.
This guy is coming in to be our backup at the 4 spot, behind Carr.
He averaged 16 and 5, is a 2X All Conference Player and lead his league in 3PT FG made. Good passer. Decent handles. 89th percentile on spot up 3's. Dropped 20 at Illinois last season.
This is as good of a BACKUP Pope 4 as you could hope to get. In fact, I'd wager that not many teams have a dude this good coming off the bench at the 4.
I think he will do just like he did last year and will play 11 guys. He is building the roster that way. He even admitted he might (might) use the 13th roster spot for a project guy / young guy type of player. That means 1-12 will be able to play ball and probably will play ball. I would say the 11th and 12th men get 7 or less minutes a game and only play larger roll if we have foul trouble. I think Pope has a metric guy on the bench and tells him when to pull a guy (meaning tracking that player x, plays 90+ % or for 7 minutes at a stretch and then goes down to 75% effort) so in game he has a guy or sheet that has when to pull player x and put in player y and player y can do the same for 5 minutes stretch. Something like that. Otherwise it is 100% coach feel and now you are back to a coach possibly getting wrapped up in a game and player y is left off the court. I think by what i have seen Pope gets guys minutes each and every game.
Our 12 and 13 guy on the bench can smoke joints idgaf just be ready if called upon Lol
1,000%.
This guy is perfect for us to come in and backup Carr. You couldn't ask for a better, more accomplished and well-rounded backup.
This is the kind of guy that UCONN brings off the bench and crushes you with three 3s and a couple of hustle plays.
Would love to have him.
Went over your head.
Perhaps because of your age. IDK.
Anyhow ,the cigar thing was something that started when a win was obvious and time for the bench player to light up and celebrate.
Look at it like this. FDU is a college team. This kid balled out for a team in college. FDU would kill an elite high school team. Follow me here, A kid could put the numbers up that this kid did for FDU at an elite high school program, and everyone would clamor for him. Only difference is, he did it against better than high school competition and is a hell of a lot more mature than a 18 year old kid still trying to find his way.
Keep in mind, there can only be FIVE starters, that is it, that's the number. EIGHT will be called "BACKUPS". IF this guy ends up being number 10,11,13, wherever you guys think he will be, that is a pretty damn stout end of the bench guy I will say that.
Speaking of UConn saw a projected starting lineup that has McNeeley at the three and Mahaney at the two.
Stretch 4 isn’t what we need. We need a defender/rebounder. We have shooters all over the place
You think we need a certain type of player. Pope and his staff obviously think different. Let me think, eeeeh, I am going with Pope and the assistant coaches.
Hope you all find this as funny as I did.
If Mark Pope wants his team to shoot 35 threes a game, he needed Ansley Almonor
On Tuesday, Kentucky assistant coach Cody Fueger went on Kentucky Sports Radio and detailed Mark Pope’s plan to bring his high-octane, analytically driven offen
I'd say 9th guy. I think he covers the 4 sometimes and very rarely the 3. I don't think we play mutch more than 9 guys normally.
