Who willl be the biggest suprise(s) on this years team?

[_Rooster]

Not the best for sure but Tai may be the BIGGIST surprise.

 

[UKrazycat2]

Not the best for sure but Tai may be the BIGGIST surprise.

The ax man cometh.

 

[Dablueman]

PJ Washington.

Being 6ft9 with a 7ft3 wingspan means he can play alot bigger that his listed height.

 

[Dablueman]

I would go with Nick Richards. He will show himself to be one of the most athletic bigs in college basketball and produce to the amount of being a fringe lottery pick after being a OAD at UK.

He will rebound at a high level and command a double team in the post. He has talent and height. I believe our staff will show him exactly how to use both to his advantage.

Bamba may have been the better players but the difference between him and Richards will be a whole lot less than most assumed.

Richards is now listed as 7'0" 239 lbs with a 7'3" wingspan. Is ranked as the #2 C overall and as high as #14 overall while being the best player to come out of the state of NY. He is going to block a lot of shots, finish tons of lobs, and have scouts drooling over his size, offensive footwork, and defense. When he committed, he made it known that he wanted to be the #1 pick in the draft and will work as hard as possible to make that come true. I don't see him becoming #1, but definitely see why some think he could very well be a OAD lottery pick. He just needs to build up his stamina and learn to avoid foul trouble, like most all great FR bigs.

Most only say Diallo, Knox, and JV are our only definite OAD players, but I will continue adding Richards to that list until I see a reason to think otherwise.

All in my completely worthless opinion, as always.

Im like you most of the time these athletic shot blocker types weigh about 215lb coming in. Richards coming in with that 7ft3.75 wingspan and a 30 inch standing vertical. Means he can get 2 feet above the rim going straight up. That is freakish and he has some weight and won't be pushed around like most fresh centers.

 

[nickhorvathsuxazz]

The surprise will be: a lot of three guard line-up. The big players will be on the bench at the start of the year.

Unless you're calling Knox a guard, this team's roster isn't built to play a lot of 3 guard line-ups. We're more likely to see 3 forwards all year w/ a pg and a big...

 

[smooth as butter]

we know what we are getting with some guys like diallo and Knox but the rest you can make a case for any of them whether they are freshman or sophomores that could be the biggest suprise on this years team. For me I'm going baker, shai, or Richards. I expect weynen to be better and skj can't be any worse. I think teams will forget about baker since he is not a typical uk player in the cal era but he can flat out stroke it and can keep the defense honest. With shai he can play pg or sg and can really take over if he needs to whether driving or shooting he can be deadly. Then you have richards the guy is a top 15 center I know he hasn't played basketball very long but he's versatile and he could be a good not great rim protector. I think he could come in and be as good as wcs was during his sophomore yr. in your opinion, who do you feel will be the biggest suprise(s) on this years team,

How you been Wall2Boogie ? I think Wenyen will step up this year and play very well.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

How you been Wall2Boogie ? I think Wenyen will step up this year and play very well.

My GD gets released from the mental hospital today after she accidentally told her therapist she wanted to kill me. They put her in the ward. Guess who's getting lucky in a few hours! How ya been smooth?