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Lol yeah you're right no way SKJ needs to add weight to his frame!"Undersized"?
What an absurd statement. No, he's not undersized at all.
I agree with all of this so I guess I am in the minority with you. I thought SKJ showed improvement from his freshman year and he showed flashes of being a solid contributor as a junior and senior. In the old days we didnt expect a lot until their junior and senior years. North Carolina is getting a player that will help them especially after setting out a year and getting stronger.Apparently I'm in the minority on this but from the little I've seen of E.J. Montgomery in Youtube clips etc., while I think he will in time be a good player, if given a choice I think SKJ as an experienced and returning Junior would be more productive for UK than E.J. Montgomery will be as a freshman.
I don't think SKJ got as much playing time as he should have this past season especially.
Also think people are putting too big of an expectation on Montgomery, who while he seems to be a skilled big man doesn't look like a physical freak that will compete well against college opposition early on (like a Julius Randle or Nerlens Noel or Bam Adebayo etc. were able to do their freshmen years.) Most big men have a slow learning curve playing in Division I and I expect the same will be true of Montgomery.
I like him. Nice skills.I have it on good authority that former UK player SKJ will be transferring to play for the Heels. My recollection is that he was a good player in HS, but he never seemed to play at UK. Is he any good?
I have it on good authority that former UK player SKJ will be transferring to play for the Heels. My recollection is that he was a good player in HS, but he never seemed to play at UK. Is he any good?
I'm very well connected in the Carolina ecosystem. SKJ will transfer to UNC.
Yeah they found out he took real classes at UK and decided that's not the kind of player for UNC. How is he going to concentrate on basketball with all those pesky classes in the way?To all those who were denigrating the education you get at UNC - UNC removed themselves from his recruitment after seeing his UK transcripts.
Apparently I'm in the minority on this but from the little I've seen of E.J. Montgomery in Youtube clips etc., while I think he will in time be a good player, if given a choice I think SKJ as an experienced and returning Junior would be more productive for UK than E.J. Montgomery will be as a freshman.
I don't think SKJ got as much playing time as he should have this past season especially.
Also think people are putting too big of an expectation on Montgomery, who while he seems to be a skilled big man doesn't look like a physical freak that will compete well against college opposition early on (like a Julius Randle or Nerlens Noel or Bam Adebayo etc. were able to do their freshmen years.) Most big men have a slow learning curve playing in Division I and I expect the same will be true of Montgomery.
The second coming of Marcus Lee....a decent D1 player, just not an elite one.
He's taking an OV to Pitt right now.
I don't think his skills fit the system at UK as well as they might somewhere else. That is my fan speak answer/obsevation. UNC might be that system might not, don't know. Wish him well.UNC fan here. Haven't heard anything about him being a "lock" to UNC. I think he would be a good power forward here.
The only problem is that it would make our bigs very concentrated in one class. We would graduate 4 frontcourt players in 2021 and then be left with a bare cupboard.
The second coming of Marcus Lee....a decent D1 player, just not an elite one.
He never took an OV to Pitt. You were wrong!
He was going to transfer to Carolina. Something happened. Now the Carolina PR machine is in action and insinuating that his grades were not good enough. This will tarnish SKJ and teach him a lesson for spurning Roy twice.
He never took an OV to Pitt. You were wrong!
He never took an OV to Pitt. You were wrong!
He was going to transfer to Carolina. Something happened. Now the Carolina PR machine is in action and insinuating that his grades were not good enough. This will tarnish SKJ and teach him a lesson for spurning Roy twice.
UNC fan here. Haven't heard anything about him being a "lock" to UNC. I think he would be a good power forward here.
The only problem is that it would make our bigs very concentrated in one class. We would graduate 4 frontcourt players in 2021 and then be left with a bare cupboard.
Unless they are being more careful now at UNCheat, after that close call. It is actually a very good public academic school outside of the whole AFAM thing.Grades not good enough to attend The Filth? You mean that sleazy cheating instition that defrauded college basketball for 20 years? The one that SACS put on academic probation over fake classes. Nobody will believe anyone had academic issues with that cesspool.
To all those who were denigrating the education you get at UNC - UNC removed themselves from his recruitment after seeing his UK transcripts.
I disagree with that.Lee had more fight in him. I wish he would have stayed.
Unless they are being more careful now at UNCheat, after that close call. It is actually a very good public academic school outside of the whole AFAM thing.
LMFAOLMFAO at:UNC fan here. Haven't heard anything about him being a "lock" to UNC. I think he would be a good power forward here.
The only problem is that it would make our bigs very concentrated in one class. We would graduate 4 frontcourt players in 2021 and then be left with a bare cupboard.
Your trash program cheated for decades, didnt properly educate many players, kept functionally illiterate kids eligible with pretend classes and now you proudly declare that its great to denigrate a kid with personal lies because he didn't choose your trash program? You must be so proud.He never took an OV to Pitt. You were wrong!
He was going to transfer to Carolina. Something happened. Now the Carolina PR machine is in action and insinuating that his grades were not good enough. This will tarnish SKJ and teach him a lesson for spurning Roy twice.
So a school that has RASHAD MCCANTS on its DEANS LIST - the guy who you can YouTube saying he did no work and attended no classes - and kept JULIUS PEPPERS eligible despite what we’ve all seen on his transcript, cares about SKJ’s grades? lol lol lol. You have lost the right to ever talk about honor in scholastics. Your school is a joke.He never took an OV to Pitt. You were wrong!
He was going to transfer to Carolina. Something happened. Now the Carolina PR machine is in action and insinuating that his grades were not good enough. This will tarnish SKJ and teach him a lesson for spurning Roy twice.
Below the rim? This is from EJ's 8th GRADE season. Below the rimNot in the minority. I was underwhelmed by the clips ive seen of Montgomery. He looked like a below the rim guy to me. And I also thought SKJ showed progress. I think the time he missed for his grandfathers? funeral set him back a bit.
And that could also be playing into his decision to transfer. He may want to be closer to his family.
Where did I say a player "had to be elite or you don't belong here."? Wasn't it Lee's decision to transfer? The PLAYERS seem to have that attitude, not the fans. Once they get a few splinters in their butts, many decide to move on...like Lee.Unfortunately, this is the silly attitude many Kentucky fans have: you have to be “elite” or don’t belong here.
You ALWAYS need role/backup players, especially with experience.
Not that it matters to UNC fans now but another big knock on SKJ from several folks is that he hasn’t been willing to fully put in the work - more than the bare minimum.
Unless you’re a super star, Cal is not going play a 2nd year kid who is getting out worked by everyone.