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Who is next wing target after missing Wilkerson

Funny thing will be whatever the name is we will have some say this is the guy we have to have or we will be missing a piece, we will have others that will say he sucks and Pope is stupid for just talking to the player.

Most of us will be in the middle waiting to see who Pope and Company signs. I know if it were me, the interview would have to be approved first by me (coach), staff (other coaches) and finally discussed behind doors with the actual players. You have 11 or 12 guys and you are adding another piece. If they do not feel the guy then why offer. At this point unless you are getting the next Kobe out of portal or international pools (which you know they are not getting the next Kobe as they would be in the draft and gone), you want the decision to have that family feeling.
 
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Probably will get someone, which will make us even better. However, we already have a noticeably better roster (on paper) than this season, and we did much better than many of us thought with that. I think we will have a very good shot to contend for a title, and nobody should have a concern about Pope, IMO. My only concern is that we are not nearly as strong with NIL as I thought we should be.
Argument Kentucky will have the best front court in college but out front court was pretty ****ing awesome last season. All our issues were at guard and we are trending that way again. Krissa transferring was silly. If he showed some patients. Hed 100 percent be starting guard at this point.
 
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I mean do not expect him to perform better than Kobe Brea if he comes here even if he is saved by our system

I love Brea, but we need a player with slightly worse shooting and better athleticism than brea next season
I get what you’re saying but right now that player isn’t in the portal one of these stats will struggle. Wilkerson was a worse defender than Brea and about the same shooter. It’s either going to be a big upgrade on def and so do offense or upgrade shooting and dodo defense.
 
You guys are hysterical and not in the funny way. We are so completely loaded that additional players aren’t confident they can get playing time.

Loaded.
That's the way I see it. At the 1-3 we already have Lowe, Oweh, Williams, Johnson, and Chandler; all can be studs next year and I wouldn't be shocked if Noah or Perry
 
Bring in hawthorn and you can have him, Chandler, Owen and Williams play the 2 and 3 spots. You could also play Jasper at th 1 and 2.
 
He will not be a first round pick. Why do you think he’s

The player we end up getting is not in the portal yet. He will be the player that is on the fence about jumping ship and is now heavily considering it seeing that they have a potential spot to play for UK...

It will be evidenced by a top shooting guard that enters in the next few days with a Do Not Communicate tag
3 players in the portal right now are top 10 in 3pt%.
 
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Jasper, Oweh, Chandler, Williams are all more than capable of handling the minutes at the 2/3. And Perry and Noah as depth.
I would still much prefer to add one more player on the wing. Johnson is probably going to have to be the backup point guard as it stands right now, and although Chandler was improving by the end of the year, it would still be a pretty big leap from there to being a key piece on a championship team.
 
The player we end up getting is not in the portal yet. He will be the player that is on the fence about jumping ship and is now heavily considering it seeing that they have a potential spot to play for UK...

It will be evidenced by a top shooting guard that enters in the next few days with a Do Not Communicate tag
What do you know, Rex?
 
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Ian Jackson. He said last year that he came very close to signing with Kentucky. His recruitment that seemed headed for St. John's has gone very quiet. He's a guy worth the money Indiana spent to get Wilkerson. And unlike other contenders for him, the PT is wide open at Kentucky.
I don't know about "wide open". I think the way Pope likes/wants to play, and the way this roster is looking, no one will play >26mpg. I wouldn't be shocked if no one was > 24-25mpg.
 
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How weird and creepy a stalker are you? Seriously man, get a freaking life. Insane

You telling literally any other person on planet earth to get a life is rich. You hang on the nutsacks of college kids (and in some cases high schoolers), and then whine like a little bitch when they don’t do what you desperately need them to do: validate your feelings of self worth by committing to play here, win basketball games, etc

I like how MD holding you accountable for all the idiotic verbal diarrhea you have spouted on this board is “stalking”. LOL. Why don’t you do us all a favor and get a restraining order against RR.
 
Yeah I would be fine with Rylan Griffen at this point!

Has SEC size and athleticism and can be a knockdown shooter, and doesn't expect to be "the guy".

Plus, he played with Mo Diabote so there's a connection.
Should be cheap too since he's coming off a poor season at Kansas.
 
To have the best chance to win the championship we do not have the top shooters needed when the defense crams the inside. Lowe is not a proven shooter yet. Oweh is streaky. Perry is streaky and short on the defensive end. Chandler had 3 or 4 good shooting games, will he be consistent every game? Noah off and on. Williams is suppose to be really good shooter, will he be on this level?

So who is the shooter on the roster we can right now count on to be consistent and effective all season? We need a bell cow in the shooting department if we are dead serious on winning the championship. Maybe two if you realize the one guy can go down hurt for the season.
 
"We are going to struggle to make the tourney. Have to get to 19 wins to feel comfortable and I don’t see where 4 more wins are coming from."

That's you on February 4 of this year, just in case anyone was wondering how seriously to take you. You are either a fake Kentucky fan or maybe the most easily panicked one in program history.
Indeed. It’s hilarious how blatantly JFC’s tone flipped after the coaching change.

With Cal he was the Baghdad Bob optimist always telling us how good things were …even when they clearly weren’t. But now with Pope he’s become the Chicken Little pessimist always telling us how the sky is falling.
 
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That's the beauty of the ignore feature. I see their names, but not their miserable drivel.

Coward named his top 5: Duke, Kansas, Bama, Florida and Washington. We're not going to swoop in last-minute and get him away from schools like that.

Still plenty of time to tamper and coerce a good shooter into the portal. When Wilkerson didn't commit last night amid all the smoke I got pretty leery about it. Extra time is rarely a good thing in that situation. Gives IU more of an opportunity to increase their offer/hire a coach or another school to come in late with a blank check.

I follow a lot of UK people on Twitter and they're getting killed today. That's why you don't pop the champagne before it's official.
 
The player we end up getting is not in the portal yet. He will be the player that is on the fence about jumping ship and is now heavily considering it seeing that they have a potential spot to play for UK...

It will be evidenced by a top shooting guard that enters in the next few days with a Do Not Communicate tag
Sounds fortuitous but hopefully you know something.
 
To have the best chance to win the championship we do not have the top shooters needed when the defense crams the inside. Lowe is not a proven shooter yet. Oweh is streaky. Perry is streaky and short on the defensive end. Chandler had 3 or 4 good shooting games, will he be consistent every game? Noah off and on. Williams is suppose to be really good shooter, will he be on this level?

So who is the shooter on the roster we can right now count on to be consistent and effective all season? We need a bell cow in the shooting department if we are dead serious on winning the championship. Maybe two if you realize the one guy can go down hurt for the season.
Chandler, Noah and Perry are all really good shooters. They were Freshman however . And generally college shooters worst shooting year is their freshman year. I would expect that all 3 will at least be in the upper 30’s% possibly 40%. Oweh has been 35% and 37% the last two years. I’d expect around the same or slightly better. Which is decent. William’s is solid at over 40% with good volume to go with it. Johnson is a really solid shooter. But will be a freshman. Either way a bunch of options
 
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