Sounds like our odds to land Carey may be improving.
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I REALLY want Oscar as well. He’s very talented and will be an absolute unit wherever he goes (hopefully UK) but Carey is more than a “wee bit” better.
It’s like comparing Dontae Allen to Keldon Johnson.
Carey isn’t impossible for UK at all.
I’ve mentioned before, Dad was a pro-athlete and money will always talk at the end.
I just don’t see him as the Duke type. Kentucky is the far better option as far as big men go.
I think I agree with people above, Carey may be the most dominate big in college basketball next year.
I’ve mentioned before, Dad was a pro-athlete and money will always talk at the end.
I just don’t see him as the Duke type. Kentucky is the far better option as far as big men go.
I think I agree with people above, Carey may be the most dominate big in college basketball next year.
If you're premium, David Sisk addressed this last night and an update from the Rivals national folks are coming today. Long story short, we would be surprised if this is the case at this point.
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Looking like Michigan State and Duke are the frontrunners for Carey. Cough, Kevin Knox, cough.
Yeah.
It's always nice to downplay talent and talk up alleged character/motor/personality traits, until your team finds itself completely over-matched by someone else's talent.
UK needs an impact big man for next season. That would be Carey, not Tshwiebe, who looks like a less explosive version of Bam Adebayo to me. It's useful to be built like a brick wall and hustle, but that alone doesn't put 20 points on the scoreboard.
You're not new to this UK thing, so why doubt Cal/UK's ability to put guys in the draft earlier than you'd expect? My feeling is that all UK freshmen are headed to the NBA until they have a press conference declaring otherwise.
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Our entire frontcourt is going pro, so obviously we need Carey or Wiseman.
There will be shortsighted UK fans who hold out hope for Richards or EJ returning, but their hopes will be in vain. EJ is a lottery pick when the dust settles (next summer) and Richards is probably late first round due to his development.
Gotta get an elite big man.
There will be shortsighted UK fans who hold out hope for Richards or EJ returning, but their hopes will be in vain. EJ is a lottery pick when the dust settles (next summer) and Richards is probably late first round due to his development.
Gotta get an elite big man.
Thanks for the reply.
It seems like Duke be default option for some of the national recruiting gurus. Should be interesting with Capel gone. I think Duke gets Anthony and Antoine. Carey doesn't seem like a lock, however, especially when one considers Duke's lackluster development of bigs.
Yeah, I think it's possible Montgomery comes back, but I think he could be a First rounder or come back and be a top 10 pick type player. This is a pretty pivotal swing year for Duke and UK in recruiting, I think the winner of the Carey lotto will determine who is the better team next year.
I'd never assume much of anything about specifically which players will stay or go.
Carey. I didn't vouch for the veracity of the information, just passed along a post that was new to me at the time. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Don’t sweat it. I like hearing everything. Hopefully we’re all adult enough to pick through the pieces and figure out what to trust and how much to trust it.
Where are the percentages tho? Percentages MATTER.
I will feel a lot better when one of our insiders/ posters busts out the “Carey 60%UK/40%Duke.... or something along those line.
#percentlivesmatter
Duke is going to take James’ commitment so Anthony and Tre Jones have become mutually exclusive. No need to track Duke and Anthony unless Tre is leaving. More interesting to see if Hampton reclasses.
Carey is interesting because Duke is taking two bigs and they have stepped it up with Bacot. Assuming Stewart is in, hard imagine any room from Carey unless Bacot has committed to being a 3-4yr guy. He was strongly considering unc so maybe he is ok with that since 5 stars all stay 3yrs minimum in chapel hill.
If Duke doesn't get Anthony and Carey they are going to be way down next year.
A lot going on in that post. Hey, if you guys are full up I guess we will take Anthony and Carey off your hands.
as always great post
i was thinking the Carey recruitment was very similar to Randle's recruitment
everyone had him going to KU and UK lead almost the entire time
i have always felt like Carey and Wiseman end up at UK
UK led permanently for Randle after he met his future wife on a visit to UK. Which should have been a revelation for posters who always talk up the benefits of attending UK. You can win or lose a recruit who falls in love on a visit, none of the other factors will matter as much at that point. There are major factors that cannot be seen or quantified by fans or even coaches.
I hate to say it, but I'm over Wiseman. He was telling everyone he was going to Ky supposedly and now Memphis might be in the lead and his buddy same thing love Cal had posters of him growing up on my wall not going to Memphis. Then flip flop one from Jeffie or whatever. If they want to play in a crap conference for a coach with no real experience and goofball fans go ahead. If he comes here I will of course love him, but it is starting to stink and feel like he is Memphis bound. Therefore I am more than happy with Oscar who frankly embarrassed Wiseman and Carey. Those 2 and a Cockburn or another guy and we are rolling.
We're not getting both because they both play the same position and we're after some better shooting PF's.
If oscar t was 2 inches taller, he'd be a top 5 player based on how he played this summer.
Doesn't mean he won't be, just sharing what my friend who was in Vegas and saw him thought/observed.
Id be happy if you took Anthony if that means no unc. Bacot going to unc means we have room for Carey so we’ll hang in there
