Not sure if Johnson's 3 point shooting ability is gonna scare anyone. Now Quickley, Baker, and Herro....that's a scary trio from deep.
Tyler Herro commits to UK
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Not sure if Johnson's 3 point shooting ability is gonna scare anyone. Now Quickley, Baker, and Herro....that's a scary trio from deep.
I really like the makeup of this recruiting class so far. Next year is going to be one damn fun year. And welcome young man!
here's Tyler Herro annoucement 8 minutes long and answering questions
I really like that his family all sported UK shirts
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When I read stuff like this I just ignore the whole post. Green is ANYTHING but lightning quick
Nice call. Any other nuggets of failure you can lay on us?
Glad to get this guy. Hopefully, he's a contributor from day 1. With his and Baker's shooting next year, we may have stock some extra light bulbs at Rupp Arena.
Lamb was solid.
Murray was eventually okay.
Monk was dicey but had moments when he was focused.
Booker was a liability at times, particularly in the Final Four game he just got targeted and abused.
People seem to think in extremes but it is silly. There is a spectrum and one can be decent or good without being a lock down guy and another can be decent or acceptable without being a liability.
Johnson projects to be someone who's shot has to be respected beyond the just "keep them honest" level though and keep them honest would be good enough considering his other abilities.
Wrong again.
Murray?, and yes, Murray is one of my all time favorites, was a bad defender... borderline awful.
Monk was atrocious defensively...he still is.
Booker was worse than the guys above.
But, you know what? They still were a positive force for us.
And an ignored shot clock violation that would have kept them down 6 with under 2 to play
Yes
This thread is actually almost a month old
Time and date stamps are on each post
But Herro committed AND signed his LOI this afternoon
Regardless of how good he currently is, defensively, he will get better, playing against talent, everyday. And, all he needs to do is contribute more on the offensive end, than he allows his man, on the defensive end, and he can get playing time. He doesn't have to be a lock down defender. There were times that Willis couldn't guard a bank vault, but, we had to have him on the floor. All the athletes in the world can't win ballgames, if they can't shoot from the outside, and have to get to the rim, before they can score. But, they can get to the rim, if the defense has to play them honest. This young man is a welcome addition.
The only guy I'm concerned with not being solid or even good is Green. His length to quickness ratio isn't great of course he seems to be the most advanced offensively.
SGA isn't super fast either but his height at the one and busy hands means he has the tools to at least be solid or even pretty good.
Most everyone else is a matter of learning and committing to defense not capacity.
I swear, it seems like many of our fans never learned or improved on anything nor even observed anyone else getting better.
I'm going to assume you weren't being sarcastic. Rex and Tyler isn't a fair comparison. Rex was a superstar before he hit campus and was light years ahead. If Tyler is our next Jeff Sheppard I'll be a happy camper.
to everyone quoting me saying this, it's fine to laugh and make fun of it and whatever. I'll still tell you when i wrote that the uk staff had not contacted him yet and i was told point blank they weren't interested in him as more than a back up option. I'm not sure if they realized Grimes, Garland, and Barrett were 0% to UK and they decided to get on him, if his desire to play for UK turned them on to being more open to him, or if they just flat out thought he wasn't as good as he is til they saw him in person, or a combo of all 3. Regardless of what changed it doesn't matter, he's here. If you read some of my other posts you'd know I am really excited he is here as I've always wanted more Lamb and Booker type players and think Cal over values athleticism to an extent.
I think the UK staff was pushing the narrative of not interested in Herro on purpose. For whatever reason.
