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When it's all said and done, who is going to have the better career here, Nerlens Noel or Ugo Onyenso ?

Noel was born 04/10/1994 and played 2012-2013 season as a 18 year-old.
Turned 19 on 04/10/2013, after the season.

Onyenso was born on 09/25/2004 and is playing 2023-2024 season as a 19 year-old.
Turns 20 on 09/25/2024, after the season.


 
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Noel was so good here that him getting injured made UK a NIT team.
We were an NIT team with Noel. Was losing at Florida by a dozen when he went down so 17-7 with him as it was. Losses followed at UT, Arkansas and Georgia. Noel wasn’t changing that.
 
We were an NIT team with Noel. Was losing at Florida by a dozen when he went down so 17-7 with him as it was. Losses followed at UT, Arkansas and Georgia. Noel wasn’t changing that.

UK wasn't a NIT team period. They should have been awarded a bid over mtsu or the other cupcake they let n over UK that year.

You also have no idea how UK does against Arkansas and uga and n sec tourney with Noel.
 
I’ve never understood the Archie hate. He was like a briscoe, DJ type of guard who fought but wasn’t a great shooter. That team just lacked the skill around him
I didn’t hate him, he just couldn’t shoot and was out of control most of the time. Nerlens was the heart of that team, loved that dude.
 
UK wasn't a NIT team period. They should have been awarded a bid over mtsu or the other cupcake they let n over UK that year.

You also have no idea how UK does against Arkansas and uga and n sec tourney with Noel.
We lost to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT so in what way, shape or form did we deserve to be in the NCAAT? And your right no way to know if we would have lost those games just like there is no way to know if we would have still won the games we did. Noel was ok in his freshmen campaign, defensively he was outstanding, but we were likely NIT bound with him or at best an 8/9 seed and getting bounced the first weekend if not day 1.
 
Ugo based on years played that is it.

Noel like most of our one n dones would of shattered plenty of our beloved 3-4 year players records.
 
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Yeah but he is always the guy that gets mentioned as the scapegoat. He always played hard though so it just rubs me wrong.
Nothing personal against Archie but his only move was to barrel into the lane and Throw up a prayer off the shot clock. He never made it and just highlighted the train wreck that team was. I feel like we would have gotten in had Nerlens not been injured. It was close but when he went down so did all hope.
 
Let’s see
Ryan Harrow
Archie Goodwin
Alex poythress (as a freshman)
Kyle wiltjer
Neelen Noel

Vs

Shep
Dilly
Edwards
Mirchell
Ugo

the Ugo team is a ton better but it’s not due to him.
 
please tell me this isn't serious. One is when healthy a great college pg and the other was a good at best ( and average much of the time ) SG. One will be an NBA player for 10 years the other was one for what 3-4 years?
Check their stats.

They're closer than you think.
 
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Check their stats.

They're closer than you think.
I don’t want to beat on Archie, but this team has a lot better surrounding cast than Archie did, so the stats are gonna be better than DJ. I do agree that it’s close, but they also play different positions.
 
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Goodwin played with Harrow. Shepherd, Dilly, Wagner and Reeves are a pretty good bunch. Harrow was terrible.
 
The question was career. Onyenso has already had a longer career here than Noel. He's not a good as Noel. NN was drafted in the top 10 with one leg. Just a defensive terror. Not just shot blocking. He could guard. He led the team in steals too. Ran the floor like a deer. We weren't good enough to make a deep run had he not been injured but it was probably a sweet sixteen team?
 
ACL at Kentucky. All of this in the NBA https://www.foxsports.com/nba/nerlens-noel-player-injuries

Nerlens Noel's career has been decimated by injuries and setbacks. That guy had the talent to be a perennial ASG participant, but could never stay healthy long enough to reach what would have been lofty expectations had he been able to be healthy.

Despite all of that he was still in the league for 10 seasons and turned all of that in to a career that earned him 45 million in contracts

SeasonTeamLgSalary
2013-14Philadelphia 76ersNBA$3,172,320
2014-15Philadelphia 76ersNBA$3,315,120
2015-16Philadelphia 76ersNBA$3,457,800
2016-17Dallas MavericksNBA$4,384,490
2017-18Dallas MavericksNBA$4,187,599
2018-19Oklahoma City ThunderNBA$1,757,429
2019-20Oklahoma City ThunderNBA$2,028,594
2020-21New York KnicksNBA$5,000,000
2021-22New York KnicksNBA$8,800,000
2022-23Detroit PistonsNBA$9,240,000
2022-23Brooklyn NetsNBA$105,522
Career(may be incomplete)$45,448,874
 
ACL at Kentucky. All of this in the NBA https://www.foxsports.com/nba/nerlens-noel-player-injuries

Nerlens Noel's career has been decimated by injuries and setbacks. That guy had the talent to be a perennial ASG participant, but could never stay healthy long enough to reach what would have been lofty expectations had he been able to be healthy.

Despite all of that he was still in the league for 10 seasons and turned all of that in to a career that earned him 45 million in contracts

SeasonTeamLgSalary
2013-14Philadelphia 76ersNBA$3,172,320
2014-15Philadelphia 76ersNBA$3,315,120
2015-16Philadelphia 76ersNBA$3,457,800
2016-17Dallas MavericksNBA$4,384,490
2017-18Dallas MavericksNBA$4,187,599
2018-19Oklahoma City ThunderNBA$1,757,429
2019-20Oklahoma City ThunderNBA$2,028,594
2020-21New York KnicksNBA$5,000,000
2021-22New York KnicksNBA$8,800,000
2022-23Detroit PistonsNBA$9,240,000
2022-23Brooklyn NetsNBA$105,522
Career(may be incomplete)$45,448,874
Wow
Impressive
I could get by on $45 million
 
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