Travis Perry, does he end up here, yes or no ?
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Yeah, I'm just saying it isn't like Cal takes a total blind eye to talented players in the state.
I just think there is a narrative that Cal doesn't like in state kids and I know he has been here for a long time but we haven't recruited in state well since way before Calipari. Who was another key contributor in state (signed out of HS) before Darius? Senior, Ravi Moss? Before that you have to go back to Padgett, Epps, Mills...we are all the way back to early/mid '90's.
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Miller has only been a HC a couple of years would be my concern as a player.
But it's his choice and decision.
Agreed. If this player was from West Virginia people on here wouldn't even be asking about him.
I dont even think Calipari will be here when this guy is a freshmen anyways. New coach isn't winning sh#! building a team around this perry guy either. Nice bench piece and maybe a starter option way down the road.
So you think Cal is gone no matter what this year? I used to think that but starting to think otherwise.
Agree with you on player though admittedly I've only seen highlights of him.
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We haven’t made him a priority so he isn’t feeling the love. Of course, that could change and we go full court press on him.
On a side note, I watched him play multiple times this year and he would be a great addition. He can fill it up.. averaged 23 on the Adidas Circuit… good for 3rd overall.
On a side note, I watched him play multiple times this year and he would be a great addition. He can fill it up.. averaged 23 on the Adidas Circuit… good for 3rd overall.
UK hasn't prioritized him, probably asked them to wait to see how their roster shakes out. If he wants to come fill a spot as a freshman, i'd take him. But at this stage, i'd focus on other guys/returnees. He's a good player, not saying he isn't. But his game is best suited for the Big 10 type teams, or even ACC. I think he wants to play alot early, nothing wrong with that. But if thats the case, its not a good match with UK.
Not at all.. for those that don’t understand how this all works.. these kids need to clearly understand rosters, how they will be used, who they will play with. This is a business decision.. fanhood doesn’t matter.
I agree with this. Some are saying he has an offer, (which he does) what else can Cal do?
Well lets not pretend that all recruitments w/offers are the same. We would hear reports of trying to set up more visits, more rumblings or stories about him.
So far, nothing. I don't think he will choose UK.
I find it interesting that nationally he's only ranked in the 70s and 80s. Yes, he's only 6'2, not extremely athletic, and plays in a weak basketball state, but does he have another glaring weakness to be ranked so low in a supposed extremely-awful class? I've never seen him in a game, so I have no great assessment of him.
Given the quality of the class, I think that the coaching staff might be hoping that Reed and Joey Hart pan out and then hit the transfer portal and/or overseas talent. I have ZERO insight, but outside of a limited few, it doesn't seem like the staff has really offered a ton of guys in the class. It looks like the only other guards they are in serious play with are Boogie Fland and Tre Johnson.
Given the quality of the class, I think that the coaching staff might be hoping that Reed and Joey Hart pan out and then hit the transfer portal and/or overseas talent. I have ZERO insight, but outside of a limited few, it doesn't seem like the staff has really offered a ton of guys in the class. It looks like the only other guards they are in serious play with are Boogie Fland and Tre Johnson.
My guess is that Perry wants to play a lot early and Kentucky isn’t going to agree to that. Hart probably agreed/understood he’s a long term piece. But just a guess. Perry could go to a place like Purdue and play a lot as a freshman. The SEC isn’t great for his style of play unless he’s an absolute sniper.
I heard all the same arguments against Reed Shephard too; weak competition, not athletic enough, etc, etc, but after seeing him in Canada everyone changed their tunes. When they played head to head Perry outplayed Reed by a big margin. Dont get me wrong, I love watching Reed and think he will be a huge favorite to everyone, myself included. I can see Travis being similar to what Richie Farmer was at UK. Similar size and ability and just good old smart basketball players who figure out how to beat you.
please explain what you mean "by a big margin"
also which team won, what were the shooting percentages of each player, which player shared the ball better
heck just post the complete stats of the game
Maybe out of high school, but Pitino killed it with getting Kentucky guys from high school or via transfer:
Anderson - transfer
Padgett - high school
Mills - high school
Ford - transfer
Epps - high school
Pitino was only there for 8 years and he had a knack for landing the better Kentucky guys during those few years in Lexington.
I hope we get him. He's a crafty player. Shoots extremely well and passes the ball to the open man as well as Reed.
He is a sniper as someone mentioned. He is very consistent from 3. It would be a shame not to give him a shot in my book.
He is a sniper as someone mentioned. He is very consistent from 3. It would be a shame not to give him a shot in my book.
Seems like a perfect transfer portal guy to get later on, similar to CJ Fredrick route.
With Calipari, it makes sense to let guys like Perry and Moreno go elsewhere and get experience while he lands the Jasper Johnson and Sheppard types wary on.
With Calipari, it makes sense to let guys like Perry and Moreno go elsewhere and get experience while he lands the Jasper Johnson and Sheppard types wary on.
Honestly, the talent was better in the state then. Pitino did kill it and so did the leaders before him. That is kind of my point. It has literally been decades since UK really invested in in state recruiting.
Well Perry, who's team won, scored a career high against Reed, outscored him 45 to 32. Reed played well too, but I consider being outscored by 13 is significant. Not sure what Perry's assist total was, but he shares the ball very well for the most part. I'm not dogging on Reed because I have been as big of supporter of his as anyone, but these people who say Perry can't perform against competition are crazy. I kinda detect you're looking for an argument? My hope is next year we will see Reed and Travis in the same backcourt.
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Perry isn't good enough to play right away at uk. He doesn't do the off ball things shep does. Shep is being cross trained to potentially be the pg as a soph
And thats based on what? We saw what a nice defender Reed is in Canada. Travis scored 45 on him. Travis plays off the ball and does so many other things for his team besides score.
So far, there is no known reason to believe he will sign with Kentucky. That could change. There is still time. I cannot see why anyone would believe Cal has prioritized Perry so far. But Cal is well known for procrastination as a recruiter.
Literally everything you said in this post is wrong, I guess except for Perry doing what’s best for him. Good job.
I watched the game. Reed had a 32 point triple double and was without the 2nd best player on the team who averaged 18ppg. Those two kids were the North Laurel team. The fact they only lost by 8 and Sheppard still had 13 assist is pretty wild if you watched them much. NL played them box & 1 and a little zone all night. Reed didn’t guard him. Perry is a sniper but being able to defend, having the speed, and length to play at UK are his issues. He’s an amazing scorer and I have no doubt he can get his shot off against top tier college guys. If we ran a different system, he could be a great fit. He’ll fit in somewhere and play well, just probably not here and not of his own fault.
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I hope he comes to Ky but seems that some other schools are recruiting him harder, I don't see him coming to Ky.
Reed had tons of video showing he could play with anyone. He crushed on the AAU circuit.
If UK was recruiting him that would be a start. They have offered him. If they we’re recruiting him like the schools that are really recruiting him like Ole Miss and others that he mentions…if UK was really recruiting him, he’d already be committed.
sorry they’re not making the 80th ranked player in the country, who didn’t grow up a UK fan & doesn’t seem interested, a top priority
