Thoughts on our freshmen

[Midway Cat]

The only way you can have any quality at the 11th, 12th,and 13th roster spots is if they are KY kids.
No one of any substance is coming in from the portal to fill the back end of the roster.

Very valid point, and remember:

The scholarship limit increases to 15 next year.

 

[SkyPrince1]

Very valid point, and remember:

The scholarship limit increases to 15 next year.

Really don't understand why any coach would want 15.
Can't see many P4 schools using all 15 unless their no longer planning on having walkon's.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Our freshman are kids playing with grown men, KY’s oldest team. Im not worried this season its next season if you don’t see vast improvement you start to worry

 

[CrazyCat74]

Really don't understand why any coach would want 15.
Can't see many P4 schools using all 15 unless their no longer planning on having walkon's.

Lol .. Right!

I can't see a coach wanting that either

I can't see any young player excited to be 11-15 on a college basketball roster either.

 

[CrazyCat74]

Hard to grade freshman that gets limited spot duty or mop up minutes.

Noah- looks to me to be able to help most because he's a shooter, who's bigger and can play off the ball. Doesn't have that ball handling responsibility as much as others. I think he can help more right now actually.

Perry- I like the way he gets after it. Not afraid of mixing it up. He has a decent ceiling as well but athleticism will only take him so far. May be able to do what Braden Smith is doing at Purdue before it's all said and done. He just needs minutes to adjust to the speed of this level. He will be solid once that happens.

Chandler- I don't know what to think. He just looks so uncomfortable out there. He makes me uncomfortable watching him. I hope he loosens up a bit. You would think practicing everyday against grown men for a few months would shake off any rust fairly quick but I don't know. If like to see him get a lot more physical on the court.

 

[KentuckyMildCats]

Wasn't the purpose to gradually develop these guys? So I'm not really disappointed it's what I figured they play like freshmen and a guy who hasn't played ball in two years. Now if these guys had the hype of Edwards or Wagner and played how they did last year then I'd be disappointed. But they're fine and year 2 they'll look a lot better, we're comparing them now to a bunch of 5th year seniors on our team lol

 

[Kybluedude]

Am I wrong thinking next year’s team as it stands won’t be as good as this year?

 

[Zissou87]

Regardless, if UK is playing poorly tomorrow, there will be at least one person that says to put in Travis Perry and/or Trent Noah because "they understand the rivalry". Book it.

 

[JonathanW]

How many FR at P5 schools, especially at say top 25 schools actually MAKE an IMPACT. Not many. I think if you look at most years, you will see a lot of 5* recruits with something like 8 points and 3 boards a game, and 4* recruits with half that. You will see the occasional surprises, like we did with SGA, Herro, but those aren't common.

The biggest jump is usually from FR to SOPH year, because 1) players have that year of experience under their belt, and 2) a full summer of workouts to get into better shape, and 3) they are becoming more physically mature

 

[IFerg1969]

I never watched Perry in high school so don't come at me... but I'm assuming he's a volume shooter.

It's tough to get going coming off the bench and playing 3 minutes a game with maybe 1 shot.

All the freshman are projects and likely will need to get stronger to get on the floor.

This is the answer, shooters need PT and shots.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Am I wrong thinking next year’s team as it stands won’t be as good as this year?

Hard to say but I'd say we need to sign wilson and hope he and one other freshmen are ready to contribute big rotation minutes.

We will need to get some talent n transfer portal too.

 

[yabbadabbadoo]

Our freshmen will be just fine