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Who was the most disappointing Wildcat since probation ended in 1991?
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Poythress will always be the biggest disappointment for me. And I know many might not agree. But he was a top10 recruit and never.. NEVER.. seemed to step up and lead the team.
We rail into Keion Brooks.. but he's still a Junior. Poythress spent 4 years letting us down.
We rail into Keion Brooks.. but he's still a Junior. Poythress spent 4 years letting us down.
WTF He was a 4 star high school player
Freshman season
...On February 12, 2013, in a game against the Florida Gators, Noel tore the ACL in his left knee after blocking a Florida lay-up, forcing him to sit out the remainder of the season. Cauley-Stein was given the starting center position due to Noel's season-ending injury. In Noel's absence, he recorded three double-doubles in six games including 10 points and 11 rebounds against Georgia and 13 points, 10 rebounds to go with four blocks at Arkansas.
After SEC play ended he was named to the All-SEC Freshman team. At the end of the season he averaged 8.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game after appearing in 29 games while making 14 starts.
Sophomore season
During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in 37 games, making 18 starts while averaging 6.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. His tallied 106 blocks for the season is a total that ranks as the second-most in a single season in school history.His terrific sophomore season led to him being named to the All-SEC Defensive Team. He recorded a career-high nine blocks twice during the season against Providence and Boise State. He really started coming into his own towards the end of the season. In the SEC Tournament, he recorded 10 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks vs. #1 Florida in the SEC Championship game.
Poythress was a beast, and he would have been a beast throughout his career at U.K. if Calipari hadn't tried to make a "3" out of him, instead of letting him play as a "4" like he was born to be. Calipari can't think in any terms other than stereotypical NBA terms. Poythress would have been a two-inches-taller Chuck Hayes and would have had a fabulous college career if he'd been playing for anyone other than Calipari.
This is the answer. Skal was sorry ass too as well as Vanderbilt but sharpe according to news coming out of the program is trending to leave. Cal needs to go with him
Hands down BJ Boston 1-10. Did he give a rip about the University of Kentucky? I stand to be corrected and will apologize
Miller had all the tools, but he lacked a killer instinct. Say what you want, but he was a disappointment
John Hood suffered a acl tear and after that was never the same player, before his injury he was extremely athletic ,had serious hops.
What? lol. Poythress was 6'7 coming into Kentucky, in a class that included Noel and WCS, along with Wiltjer as a sophomore. He later went on to play on teams with KAT, Dakari, etc.
Maybe Poythress should have done more to prove his worth.
.. but it's all Cal's fault haha. Remind me what Poythress did after leaving Kentucky? The dude just didn't like basketball. He was more of a student.
I was with a group of buddies at Camelot East one night when I notice a crew of dudes sitting there with a lot of activity around their tables. Turns out it was Saul Smith and his entourage.
Then it hits me: I’m hanging out at the same dingy strip club that Saul Smith is hanging out in.
Then Saul and his entire entourage basically got heckled out of the bar. Sure, they talked some shit on their way out, but it mostly fell on deaf ears and was more sad than anything. I think even Jasmine on the side stage got in on the fun.
So my vote is Saul Smith.
Then it hits me: I’m hanging out at the same dingy strip club that Saul Smith is hanging out in.
Then Saul and his entire entourage basically got heckled out of the bar. Sure, they talked some shit on their way out, but it mostly fell on deaf ears and was more sad than anything. I think even Jasmine on the side stage got in on the fun.
So my vote is Saul Smith.
Also, Skal and BJ played on bad teams, and were expected to carry the load. Now i'm not saying they weren't disappointing.. but they also played just ONE year. I think Skal and BJ didn't come into the best scenarios.
Poythress was almost right there with them in HS ranking, and he stayed 4 years.. doing virtually nothing. He was complacent, and when we needed a leader, he wasn't there.
I'd gladly trade the 4 years Poythress gave us to have to just ONE more year of either BJ or Skal.. guys I think just needed more time, and who would likely have caught fire as sophomores.
Poythress was almost right there with them in HS ranking, and he stayed 4 years.. doing virtually nothing. He was complacent, and when we needed a leader, he wasn't there.
I'd gladly trade the 4 years Poythress gave us to have to just ONE more year of either BJ or Skal.. guys I think just needed more time, and who would likely have caught fire as sophomores.
Hated Rhodes as a kid. I’ve seen WCS pop up. He would make my most disappointing performance list for that 2015 Final Four. Not sure what happened that night to him but if he gives just an ounce of effort, Kentucky probably wins. One of the many “what ifs” that will haunt that Wisconsin game
Once watched Saul Smith sit alone and get
completely shitfaced; in my restaurant bar. Alone. Had to call him a cab. Dude was pathetic that night. He was dealing with something. I felt bad for him.
Mike scott..
runner up KAT. He disappointed me greatly, by never showing that slow walk…
runner up KAT. He disappointed me greatly, by never showing that slow walk…
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I kind of missed the Richard Madison era, but wouldn’t he belong on this list?
edit: yeah, I just re read the thread title. Never mind.
edit: yeah, I just re read the thread title. Never mind.
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First team all american is the most frustrating player?
He was the same class as Pat Pat. He got KY Mr. Basketball because he committed to UK. Not much was ever expected of him. Pat went to WKU and killed it, the rest is history.
In fairness, I think Poythress was a pretty good college PF. I was always sympathetic to Poythress, because he just didn't have and apparently couldn't develop key basketball skills. He couldn't dribble, pass or shoot from the perimeter, but he was nevertheless asked to play the 3 position. Not really fair and just caused more frustration with some fans because he was such an athletic specimen and you kept expecting those skills to come eventually - and they just never did.
Yeah aside from sucking, Porter did time for statutory. He's #1.
I totally understand the Poythress pick. He always seemed just a few degrees of motivation away from making it happen.
I don't know how people could put Skal or Boston ahead of Rhodes.
Rhodes came to UK with RJ Barrett-level hype and talent. He just lacked the will. In some ways, his attitude toward the game was very much like Poythress.
Rhodes went 0-1 against Michigan in 1993 and scored 1 point.
He went 0-9 against Marquette in 1994 with 0 points.
He went 2-10 against UNC in 1995 and scored 7 points.
He was terrible in season-deciding games and never really improved while he was here. Probably the most disappointing Wildcat in our program's history, actually.
Rhodes also came in on the heels of Mashburn, showed out very early on his freshman year and we all instantly thought “okay, here’s our next guy. Our next Mashburn.” He just never fully put it together. Didn’t have it between the ears.
True. He went from being a superstud high school phenom to being asked by Pitino three years later to redshirt. Think about that. Has anything like every happened in the history of elite prospects?
Well I don’t know about being asked to redshirt, but take a look at Richard Madison’s stats at Kentucky. It’s really crazy. The guy was a McDonald’s All-American, got his minutes cut in half from his junior to his senior year. A McDonald’s All-American averaged 2.9 ppg his senior year. Imagine that now.
How many games into his freshman year, he dropped like 27 or something against G-Tech (who was a pretty legit team at the time)? Was right at the beginning of the season. Looked like a star in the making.
Second game of the season and he hit everything all night.
Jon Scott with the box score and write up.
yeah…pitino wanted to turn him into magic johnson.
Kid would look to the bench and hang his head after pretty much every play. He was legit driven crazy by RP’s mind games with him. I talked to him once about RP and their relationship - he didn’t go to the dark side by said Rick really messed him up mentally, and being away from his support system made it worse.
This. Cal persistently trying play Poythress out a position really held him back. Poy always looked SO much better and more comfortable when he was at the 4 spot, yet Cal kept trying to make him play the 3 anyways.
Seemed Cal had this idea that he was gonna turn Poy into something he wasn’t, instead of just letting him be what he does best. Kid could’ve had a far better college career if he’d just been kept at his natural position from the start.
Have we all forgot how bad Skal sucked. He gave minimal effort. Was #1 in some rankings. Needed a tub of vagisil to make him tougher.
Stacey Poole, 4-star deserves an honorable mention in this thread. In fact, he isn't the first Stacey Poole that comes up in search results..
When you look like a cross between a Klingon and Kramer from Seinfeld, it makes sense.
I still think UK's best lineup in 2014 was Randle/Poythress/Young/Harrison/Harrison.
Cal only used is sparingly, and mostly once WCS went down against Louisville.
