This kid grew up crying when Kentucky lost and jubilant when they won.
You HAVE TO watch this video, at least the Noah part at the beginning
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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 !
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 !
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.
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.
Asking for a friend.
And to think he'd be at South Carolina if not for the Coaching change.
I feel like the questioning of not giving Noah a scholarship from the beginning may have started on this board.
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.
Earliest memory is AD? Damn. I'm old!
Sure answers questions well to be so young. Really happy for the kid and his family. Know his family very well.
What an impressive, well-spoken young man.
It was GREAT to see both Noah and Perry contribute so heavily in the win last night, no question.
They really stepped up HUGE !!
They really stepped up HUGE !!
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.
So glad these 2 got to show their skills. I think they are capable of consistently playing at this level.
If Perry adds 15 plus pounds he'll look like William Perry AKA the Refrigerator. Perry, unfortunately doesn't have SEC measurables, in size, quickness. When he plays pg he's exposed and will never be a better pg than every other SEC pg who will blow past him. Now he can shoot. But this should mean spot duty as a 2 guard. Because Noah is taller, and just fast enough for his size, he can guard his position better.
He’s 6’2 listed 180 w average body comp. He can easily be 6’2 195 with 10-15lbs of muscle and not look like a cheeseburger. For example, Cooper Dejean is listed 6ft 198lbs. Aaron crafts playing weight at OSU was 6’2 and 190-195.
You’re 100% that he won’t get significantly more athletic but he can Improve a little as he builds more lower body strength (which is where that additional weight will mostly come from). But more than anything it’ll help him not get pushed around and bullied.
But yeah…the Kerr krissa role or a 2g is likely his UK future and can have a very good career buying into that role
He is smart with a nose for the ball and it helps him to get himself in the right positions too.
I, for one, am not sure he can't develop into a PG. He's certainly big enough. I think the physical issues will be speed and strength - one can make up some for the other - but those would be physical issues at 2G too. Then, even more importantly, are ball-handling, passing, and PG bball-IQ.
Regardless of where Perry plays most of his minutes, I want to see him get even quicker on his 3pt. release - he's got a pretty quick release now, but I mean like crazy quick like Gohlke from Oakland (although hopefully more consistent, lol). Not a fair ask, I'm sure. But I still would like to see it happen.
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