Good grief Briscoe has handles. One of the better aspects of his game is ball handling. He lacks size, superior athleticism, and a jumper.
Will Briscoe be on a NBA roster next year?
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I didn't care much for Briscoe and also haven't kept up with what he is doing since he decided to leave. However, that has nothing to do with not knowing his shortcomings. If you have watched any UK basketball over the past two years, I would say you can probably list his flaws.But you seem to know his shortcomings well for somebody who doesn't keep up.
Hard nosed player. I hope he is on a roster. Unfortunately his start will probably consist of D-League preface. If he plays hard nosed Defense, in which the NBA can use, then he has a possiblilty of a specialty player on a team.. a stopper, if you will. I don't bank on it.
Sigh........
He had some really good handles in college. I added further context to explain what i was talking about.
Also these things arent as simple as positives and negatives. Briscoe is really bad where he's bad, and undersized at that. He also lacks elite speed and isnt a defensive juggernaut. Having some decent handles and huslting on the boards isn't going to help him. Thats what i was getting at
But you seem to know his shortcomings well for somebody who doesn't keep up.
Well they were hard to miss. I havent been keeping up since he left. I have no idea if he's close to making a roster, but I'm fairly sure of the answer.
What makes some of these kids leave early? Unless you are a first round pick you really should get your degree while it's free, odds are it will help you more than a year in the D league. Unless you are just not cut out for school or have your heart set on traveling Europe for a while it's really counterproductive and it obviously doesn't help UK either.
No he won't. And none of you homers will change that. Any other college in America, and Briscoe is a 4 year player.
These two actually performed consistently in college day in and day out. No they did not have a better chance than Briscoe coming out of high school. Did they had a better chance coming out of college to make it in the NBA? That is why these kids need to be in college and get exposed to this kind of competition before the pros. It helps the NBA teams who are on the fence about players potential. Some of these kids don't want to get exposed in college, and then get drafted high and end up a bust. JMO
That's what I keep reading, but at this point in their careers, its not as far fetched as folks want to make it.
Briscoe needs to get working on his shot, but he does other things that help a team. Similar to Darius Miller, he doesn't do anything great, but he does lots to help his team.
Am I glad we had Ulis, Murray, Monk & Fox instead of Briscoe in those slots? Sure, but doesn't mean Briscoe doesn't do things better than the other 4. Shooting may not be one of them, but if was just about shooting,
Would we have gone further had Briscoe been our lead guard? We'll never know.
With the expanded rosters, he will be in a NBA arena as a player at some point this upcoming season. Will be log a minute? Not sure.
But you seem to know his shortcomings well for somebody who doesn't keep up.
Right ? He even admitted he hasn't even followed him since he declared so he literally has no idea what hes talking about , yet pretending that he do s know what he's talking about.
It's like me discussing and making projections for a random hockey player when I don't ever*** watch hockey.
Makes no sense lol
Your post is putting it pretty bluntly but I have to agree. He has some qualities but he can't shoot and if he can't shoot by this point he's not going to suddenly get good at it.
I'm rooting for him to reach his dream even if it is a long shot.
I learned a few things about him, and some other Cats, this past week. Nothing earth shattering, ha, ha, but interesting tidbits. Most of this stuff is already common knowledge, so don't shoot me.
Briscoe felt he was a one and done coming out of HS. At the end of his freshman year, the people at the workouts told him to return to Kentucky and improve his shot, and his shot form.
At the end of the past season he felt he had proven enough to at least get drafted in the 2nd round, and apparently still does. (This guy talks to him several times a week)
He loves Cal & UK, but hates college. Said he's not lazy, he just despises the course work and wanted to be done with school all together, regardless of the outcome.
He told me that, back last winter they were going to go to the mall the next day, so they stopped at an ATM. Briscoe withdrew $55. Said that was all he had in his account. The next morning word was going around that a fellow student's dad had passed away and they were struggling to find a way to pay for the funeral. (Guy was not a UK player, just a guy most knew and liked)
Anyway, he said Briscoe opened his wallet up on the spot and gave the guy two $20's. I thought that was pretty cool of him to do that. He said other players chipped in as well, but this thread is about I.B.
I'm hoping the guy makes a roster and fulfills his dream.
I don't normally have info on UK things, so I thought I'd at least share this.
WW.
I learned a few things about him, and some other Cats, this past week. Nothing earth shattering, ha, ha, but interesting tidbits. Most of this stuff is already common knowledge, so don't shoot me.
Briscoe felt he was a one and done coming out of HS. At the end of his freshman year, the people at the workouts told him to return to Kentucky and improve his shot, and his shot form.
At the end of the past season he felt he had proven enough to at least get drafted in the 2nd round, and apparently still does. (This guy talks to him several times a week)
He loves Cal & UK, but hates college. Said he's not lazy, he just despises the course work and wanted to be done with school all together, regardless of the outcome.
He told me that, back last winter they were going to go to the mall the next day, so they stopped at an ATM. Briscoe withdrew $55. Said that was all he had in his account. The next morning word was going around that a fellow student's dad had passed away and they were struggling to find a way to pay for the funeral. (Guy was not a UK player, just a guy most knew and liked)
Anyway, he said Briscoe opened his wallet up on the spot and gave the guy two $20's. I thought that was pretty cool of him to do that. He said other players chipped in as well, but this thread is about I.B.
I'm hoping the guy makes a roster and fulfills his dream.
I don't normally have info on UK things, so I thought I'd at least share this.
WW.
HA, I was going to nickname you WW and then saw the bottom of your post. Good name (Both) I did some welding when I started in the workforce years ago before I joined the Army.
Back to your post. I don't doubt your post in the least. Cal wouldn't fool with a player that didn't have a heart. I haven't seen a player Cal signed yet that didn't seem to care. Briscoe will make it. he just has to remember to never quit. You never lose if you never quit. Something will open up for a man who has a heart and good work ethic. I look forward to following Cal's Cats. it is a joy.
don't just think of him as the 17th man on the cavs or warriors. Could he be that guy for the Knicks or Pistons. Also, the NBA isn't just all 3 point shooting. It's 3 point shooting or layups. Isaiah can get to the hoop. Plus rebound, play d, and drive and kick. I bet he makes a roster. Our really, I'm not being against a Call coached wildcat playing in the NBA.
I really hope he makes it but I just don't see him doing it because of his lack of shooting. I think he plays overseas somewhere.
Wouldn't pay much attention to Morgie Boy. Some of the teams Briscoe has worked out for wrote him up pretty solid, pretty much the opposite of Morgie Boy. The big comment I've seen is his shooting. More than one shooter has been helped in the NBA. I'd say Briscoe has a shot if not in the coming year, at least at some point.
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