You HAVE TO watch this video, at least the Noah part at the beginning

[ukfan1622]

This kid grew up crying when Kentucky lost and jubilant when they won.

 

[runt#69]

Coach Pope instilling confidence....
Trusting God and having confidence.....
Next man mentality ....
(Rupp Arena super loud)
Take my time and breathe

sounds right to me (signed, basketball bennie)

Go Big Blue !

 

[WallMashKyBall]

I am not one to curry undue favor on Kentucky-born players. They got to deliver. Noah is delivering. he looks like a choir boy but I think he and Oweh have the most junk yard dog mentality on the team.. He gets rebounds, and defends his position. And he's hitting his shot.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

You mean pulling players out when they make a mistake is not the way to coach? What about screaming at them to run and go?

Asking for a friend.

 

[trueblujr2]

And to think he'd be at South Carolina if not for the Coaching change.

 

[wkycatfan]

I feel like the questioning of not giving Noah a scholarship from the beginning may have started on this board.

 

[UKSanders]

I am not one to curry undue favor on Kentucky-born players. They got to deliver. Noah is delivering. he looks like a choir boy but I think he and Oweh have the most junk yard dog mentality on the team.. He gets rebounds, and defends his position. And he's hitting his shot.

His defense is the thing that has really surprised me. He has just enough strength and quickness to hold his own pretty well.

I honestly thought he would have just barely LESS than enough to do so, but it's really cool to see him prove me wrong - great for him and the team...and with the injuries to Butler & Jax, it's coming at a time when he's needed more than ever.

 

[the dopester]

Earliest memory is AD? Damn. I'm old!

 

[the nail at the foul line]

So glad Cal is at Arkansas.

 

[Cawood86]

Sure answers questions well to be so young. Really happy for the kid and his family. Know his family very well.

 

[BlueBomb]

What an impressive, well-spoken young man.

 

[megablue]

It was GREAT to see both Noah and Perry contribute so heavily in the win last night, no question.
They really stepped up HUGE !!

 

[EliteBlue]

I feel like the questioning of not giving Noah a scholarship from the beginning may have started on this board.

Perry has the GOAT KY HS scorer accolade but Noah is the one I really wanted us to recruit if we were only going to take 1 (glad we have both). Hes 6’6 - 220lbs. He had SEC size and was on multiple other major D1 radars. He translates more directly to CBB

Not a knock on Perry at all. The speed and size of the SEC is a bigger adjustment for him rn due to the position he has to guard and then giving up size on any switches. Still think Perry adds 15+lbs of muscle and is a killer in his role by Jr-Sr year as well. Already showing flashes even now.

 

[kywildcats8]

Perry has the GOAT KY HS scorer accolade but Noah is the one I really wanted us to recruit if we were only going to take 1 (glad we have both). Hes 6’6 - 220lbs. He had SEC size and was on multiple other major D1 radars. He translates more directly to CBB

Not a knock on Perry at all. The speed and size of the SEC is a bigger adjustment for him rn due to the position he has to guard and then giving up size on any switches. Still think Perry adds 15+lbs of muscle and is a killer in his role by Jr-Sr year as well. Already showing flashes even now.

I like how both of them shoot the ball with confidence

 

[rivercatinfl]

So glad these 2 got to show their skills. I think they are capable of consistently playing at this level.