And you may be right. But I expect Cal to give him a chance to prove he can or can't do it. Then adjust accordingly.
For our sakes, I hope he is at least a solid threat from three. If he could knock down 2 a game at 35%, that would be helpful.
Spot on scouting report on Knox by of course Draftexpress
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And you may be right. But I expect Cal to give him a chance to prove he can or can't do it. Then adjust accordingly.
For our sakes, I hope he is at least a solid threat from three. If he could knock down 2 a game at 35%, that would be helpful.
Knox averaged 35% shooting on over 200 3 point attempts his senior year. Does he fit the primary perimeter shooter role as well as Murray and Monk did, no, but he's a better fit than anyone that will log major minutes for us next season unless Diallo returns.
Maybe we shouldn't talk about him in terms of position so much and just talk about his responsibilities: he'll be one of our primary options as a scorer from the perimeter, he rebounds like a 4, and on defense he'll mostly guard 3's and 4's. There's a lot of different ways we can use him and I'm loving the versatility of all of our wings and forwards.
Maybe we shouldn't talk about him in terms of position so much and just talk about his responsibilities: he'll be one of our primary options as a scorer from the perimeter, he rebounds like a 4, and on defense he'll mostly guard 3's and 4's. There's a lot of different ways we can use him and I'm loving the versatility of all of our wings and forwards.
So, he's a guy that has the length of a 4 but fancies himself a 3 and floats on the perimeter like a passive 2. He's also uninterested in playing defense, lacks energy on the court, and really doesn't shoot it that well.
Damn. Reading that thing makes me wonder why the hell he's a five star to begin with.
Damn. Reading that thing makes me wonder why the hell he's a five star to begin with.
Most of those negatives and shortcomings can get worked out with the attention from the UK staff and the pure competition against other hungry players.
And the fact he chose Kentucky, shows that he wants to work and improve on those things at the highest level of college basketball. I'm excited to watch the kid grow and get better.
And the fact he chose Kentucky, shows that he wants to work and improve on those things at the highest level of college basketball. I'm excited to watch the kid grow and get better.
Stars are a website's estimation of a player's potential. Marcus Lee, Ryan Harrow, Daniel Orton were 5 stars. Being called a 5 star doesn't mean a player doesn't have strengths and weaknesses. Have you seen Kevin Knox play? Knox has elite skills, but he also has some limitations. The only thing we can say for sure is that he picked Kentucky because he believes Calipari will make him the best player he can be. I believe time will show Knox is a combo forward. To make it in the NBA, Knox will need to develop his skills as a 3.So, he's a guy that has the length of a 4 but fancies himself a 3 and floats on the perimeter like a passive 2. He's also uninterested in playing defense, lacks energy on the court, and really doesn't shoot it that well.
Damn. Reading that thing makes me wonder why the hell he's a five star to begin with.
Damn. Reading that thing makes me wonder why the hell he's a five star to begin with.
Lol. Jakari wasn't trying to elicit this effect, right? GMAFB.
Once again, the report is what it is. I'm not mad at it - that scout is welcome to it.
At the end of the day, the kid is a big forward who can certainly make it to the 3 like Trey Lyles. The NBA loves those interchangeable forwards now. If Diallo doesn't come back, then boo hoo, we just go all wing 2/3/4 with an absolute buzzsaw of a rotation. And nobody is better for his exact set of drawbacks as Cal is.
But there is exactly a 0.00% chance that Jakari looked at that report without thinking "I'm gonna deflate some bubbles with this". Make no mistake, he came to drizzle on the parade.
And if he'd have been up front with that, I'd have no issue.
It's the pantywaist nonsense of "I'm just here to provide a helpful critique with no ulterior motive" that drives me crazy. It's patronizing. It's trying to sell a 15 year old on the Easter Bunny. Just sack up and say "yes, I like to troll BBN".
LOL! Opining that a player looks like a 3 isn't "drizzling on the party". Does Knox have to become a guard for some of you to be happy? I'm just glad Knox committed to us, and I am confident that Calipari will know how to develop him.
Your post has almost nothing to do with what I said. In fact, it looks like you went out of your way not to read my post. My issues with Jakari have nothing to do with his disagreement about Knox as a 2, and in fact, I explicitly referred to Knox as a big forward working his way down to a 3 in my post.
Next time, try posting something like "Kate Upton checks under her breasts every night for spare change." That response would be just as irrelevant as the one you gave, but at least it has some entertainment value to make up for it.
That's kinda what I was thinkin too. Whoever wrote it probably didnt like him going to Kentucky....
Never really paid attention to who posted it and never wondered if an anterior motive was involved, just found thereport weird, kinda like someone didnt like the school he chose and felt the need to act like knox isn't that good.
Hopefully add bamba to the roster and I think we'll have a pretty darn good team once again.
Im incredibly excited about him and Vanderbilt. I think he and Knox on the floor will be a terror. Both out on the wing causing the other coaches nightmares on both sides of the court. Knox the shooter and Vandy the slasher. If we get Bamba well have a real 3 headed monster.
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It hardly seems likely that report was written after he chose UK. Now if you want to question the intent of the guy who posted the report as some have, then go for it. But to have some conspiracy theory about the original reporter's intent vis-a-vis UK is just foolishness.
Everything mentioned is fixable for him in the yr cal will have him. He will be a totally different play when cal is done. That said he would of been a perfect fit at unc and would of been the man because his game, size, and style are just like Justin Jackson. He won't have a Justin jackson junior type yr, but he won't have to since we have so much talent any one guy can get hot while guys like Knox or anyone else can still be effective as they can be decoys if they aren't playing well.
So, Mendelian genetics, he's a crossbreed(hybrid in your terms). What does yhat mean? Cal puts him in, guard this player, score, and rebound.
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wait, stevie wonder can see now?
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It's a stretch imo to think he will even have a Justin Jackson freshman type year .. If he does, UK will win it all (with Bamba of course)
No, scouting reports are subjective assessments. They can wrong, incomplete, over or under weight areas, correct, exaggerated, understated, focused on the wrong areas, and any of number of things even true but they aren't truth by automatic virtue either.
Highly educated opinions seems a better fit than me.
People who have wrote about him? I get this isn't grammar school, but do you speak that way? Sorry, but it's written. Try sounding out your sentences and see if they make sense. If they still do, try another listener.
Original post, mine, was loaded:fine. As to the other, fu. Your parents said the sane as to you: fail. Carry on massengil man
The way Cal likes to switch every screen on defense, does it really matter what position he is guarding?
Knox better learn to defend the 1-5 spots.
He better learn to play help defense. He better learn about rotations and recovery.
They all better learn those more complex defensive principles.
You can't just guard your man like in junior pro basketball. Doesn't work that way in college.
Knox better learn to defend the 1-5 spots.
He better learn to play help defense. He better learn about rotations and recovery.
They all better learn those more complex defensive principles.
You can't just guard your man like in junior pro basketball. Doesn't work that way in college.
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