Utah sports writer likes UK's chances with J Robinson
- Thread starter Smashcat
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More then likely comes down to biggest $$ offer.
I know he isn’t the be all say all but on trillys discord it was saying Tennessee doesn’t want to match the number that is being reported, if that’s the case is byu or uk
I take Robinson. Good relationships with Pope. Knows the system. Hard call
100%. Also, no offense to anyone thinking this way but this roster knows the deal! They’re all vets and we’re not losing anyone out of this group. They’re all unselfish and came to Kentucky to win big time basketball games. That’s why the guys we have so far are here. Now we had a guys agent try getting him more money and that was messed up but it worked out in the end. I’m not saying we get both, but if we do no one is running off and I believe all have signed. The days of feelings are over here and that’s a great thing. My opinion of course here so be easy. lol. Damn I’m liking this team guys.
Idk, with the way things are today I could definitely see somebody leaving if both Robinson and Lanier came here.
Exactly. Especially guys getting paid big money. They wanna be pros, so in the pros you don’t get a choice, you fight for your roster spot or you’re out of the league.
All I’ve read is they like him but think he could use another year and feel he isn’t ready right now. Also he’s ranked around the 53-56 prospect out of 58 first and second round picks. That’s not a big margin for getting a guarantee in my opinion. I think he’ll absolutely have to play another year if he wants guaranteed pick.
Recruit the best players and promise them they'll have their chance. College or not, they're getting paid which makes them professional athletes. Wanna play, you earn it and you're guaranteed nothing. You earn it, anywhere ya go. I say we bring in as many as the rules allow.
Definitely. That group would give UK around 55 to 60 points/game. The bench would be able to give an additional 20 to 25 points/game, especially with Garrison, Almonor, KK, Brea, and Chandler.
I mean if course they could I suppose but I don’t see anyone here leaving. Most the guys who aren’t going to play a lot are two Kentucky born and bred Wildcats and a guy who would go to china to play for pope in chandler. That leaves 20 minutes for 10 players. At Kentucky ! Did I mention these guys are at Kentucky. Like the place they dream of playing as high schoolers with posters on their walls. lol. I think we’re ok either way though so. I may be wrong though and it sure wouldn’t be the first time. lol.
I think the names I’d worry about are Kriisa and Oweh. There’s only 200 minutes to give out and Robinson/Lanier if you have both are not getting less than 25 each. Other than that, I agree. I think the guys at the end roster are probably very loyal to the vision.
I don’t see why taking both is an issue. He still has Scholarships for both. The holding on to an open spot was if Robinson withdrew from draft OR a late Euro or something else late.
He’s going to use all 13.
Who knows if Lanier and/or Robinson actually come? I think there is a decent chance they will, and if they do, that’s great. If they don’t, we’ll go a different direction and still try to fill 13 spots.
He’s going to use all 13.
Who knows if Lanier and/or Robinson actually come? I think there is a decent chance they will, and if they do, that’s great. If they don’t, we’ll go a different direction and still try to fill 13 spots.
And I'd be completely okay with that, so long as it's not Brea.
Hate to say it I love Oweh. That said, you can’t NOT shoot your shot on the Lanier + JRob dream duo.
Exactly right. And I’d bet they were all told we’re going to go after the best we can get to fill out this roster. No promises, no trophies for everyone and keep your feelings for the calls back home. Lmao. They all know where they are now.
It's the equivalent of Ron Mercer costing UK Rodrick Rhodes.
You take the upgrade where you can get it when it means increasing your chances at a national title.
They need somebody like Oweh on this roster though.
There isn’t anybody like him
Two things:
1) How in the h... are we supposed to know?
2) What difference does it make?
Owen is the guy I see getting his 20to 25 minutes no problem and when the game is on the line he’ll be right there. A defensive beast and an unbelievable finisher at the rim. Probably the biggest dog on the team so we may have to disagree finally. Haha. Wanted him here bad out of high school and he may be my favorite of them all. Love his heart. Got a lot of problems that other schools would love to have I know that.
If Pope was committed to playing no one more than 25 minutes, and I know this sounds crazy, an 11-man rotation is possible. You could play a level of hyper aggressive defense that would be unsustainable for long periods of time but with that level of depth you would wear teams out by halftime.
Been watching some of the BYU games and I’m impressed with Robinson! The kid is a player! Big time bucket getter!
We don't have anyone like Robinson or Lanier either.
I agree they need one of them, it would be nice to get both but they don’t need both
If they landed both, this would be the deepest UK team since 2015.
Yeah, and he already knows the offense inside and out. That's not just a scoring edge for himself, he also is teaching the rest of the players how they need to think and play. There's nothing like having a live example demonstrating an offense you're trying to learn.
The lineups combos would be interesting for sure. I want brea and Lanier(if they get him) on the floor as much as possible, Carr, butler Williams and Oweh I want on the floor a lot, Krisa, Chandler, garrison, Almanor in situations
Putting Lanier and Brea on the floor together would be lethal. Brea was #1 and Lanier was #5 in the nation in 3 point % last season. Two top 5 shooters on the floor together would be hard to guard.
Put Kriisa at the 1 and Carr at the 4 out there with them and see if anyone can guard them. The spacing would be amazing. You couldn’t pack it in, so Williams at the 5 would have single coverage, so to speak.
Coach could also put Almonor at the 4 and move Carr to the 5 at times. Carr is not just a deep shooter, he can post up and score.
it makes a huge difference
if you promise a recruit they are gonna start or get xxx of minutes and then recruit someone to take their spot and minutes
if no promises were made then any coach should absolutely get the best players he can and let the chips fall where they fall
Yes, very good. Also feel like Robinson is 60/40 pulling out of draft. Will be very interesting how this wraps up. Could Ky spend 3 million and Get Both. Ky would be legit top 5 with both before CMP coaches 1 game and that’s his strength, X’s and O’s but NOW he will have the Jimmy’s and Joe’s.
Go Cats!!
The whole dramatic swoop of the conversation is predicated on the idea that promises were made. Because there is no drama to the idea that coaches should have recruit enough players to fill out the squad.
However, it seems some people would like the coach to renege on promises. Which would be terrible. That's usually been called being untrustworthy. Or two-faced. Or a liar.
For a game?
The Robinson part is interesting because if Kentucky gets Lanier, and Robinson comes back I would like to add him also but I fear he may go to Kansas and make them even better than they already are
i have not seen anyone want a coach to lie
as you stated there is no way to know if promises were made (i highly doubt they were)
if no promises were made any coach worth a damn is going to get the best players he can that he feels makes his team better
Lots of players will get minutes in this system. It's about efficiency and what you do with the minutes you get in today's game. IMO, we need 10 at all times. So what if a couple are out for injury or whatever reason? Pitino often subbed 5 for 5...platooning if ya will. Quality of depth is what will make this system shine. Depth and conditioning. We'll win some games late, wearing other teams down. Chasing the ball all over the court is gonna be tough on opposing teams that only go 7 deep regularly. It's demoralizing and it's the system that made other teams fear UK, for a lot of years. Just my thoughts and I hope it's what Pope brings. It'll be exciting and a system that other recruits will come here to play in. It looks like what he has planned, based on the pieces he's brought in so far. It all comes down to how well they gel and pick up the system together, IMO. We won't be 40-0...probably lose 9-10 the first year but that depends on these things as well as who else we can bring in. It could be special or we may struggle for a while. As long as we peak at the right time and play as a team, we're gonna have a solid season, maybe more than just solid.
