My guess is Cal “suggested” he leave.
Cal has big plans for the portal and may lead for Ament now,
Cal has big plans for the portal and may lead for Ament now,
Big z enters portal
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That's not the case or Cal would still be coaching here. I don't care what you tell yourself though. Go ahead and run with that.
In our offense? Yes. Watching Z try to guard ANYONE or rebound? No
Bookmark this post, please.
He was given every opportunity but in the end he just couldn't improve at the rate of Brazille and Adou. I liked him while he was here and, at Arkansas. He simply needs weight and muscle. I Wish him well.
There wasn't money for Cal specifically, everyone was done with him. Different situation now. You know this you're just a Cal troll.
But please continue to post this nonsense over the next week when UK signs players.
Not enough NIL, losing to St. Peter's and Oakland, to-may-to, to-mah-to.
This aint your grandpappies Cal. He has stated over and over that retention is the key. This isnt 2015 anymore and Cal knows that.
We shall see. He is only going to have 2 maybe 3 impact freshmen. 3rd would be Ament.
I can't tell if you realize those two things are related or not. Doesn't matter.
There was a stretch this year Big Z looked like All SEC First Team. Then there was the rest of the year.
Scored 27 against Alabama.
Scored 27 against Alabama.
Are you saying not having good enough NIL backing is why we lost those games, or losing those games is part of why the money dried up on Cal? Because if it's the first.... ummmmm....
not enough NIL is a legit excuse for losing to power conference teams with big financial backing. Not for losing to small conference schools in the first round when you've got NBA talent.I know you and certain others wouldn't be making that excuse for Pope if he had lost to Troy with a far less talented UK team.
Z needs to take a year off (like the 7'9" kid at Florida), He needs to hire a strength and conditioning coach full time, he needs to hire an nutritionist full time, personal chef and then go to the best big man training person in the USA to figure out he is 7'2" player that can move, can pass, can shoot but cannot play the game of basketball worth a crap, then go to whomever and see if he learned anything what so ever. Otherwise go back home and play overseas ball.
Real curious if "Hurricane" Orlando Radhames Antigua Fernández will even want him.
He remains an intriguing prospect for the simple fact that guys with his combination of size and shooting touch are so rare. 2 blocks in 19 minutes per game is actually pretty good too, so he gives some rim protection albeit mostly as a secondary defender.
He still looked just as frustrating at Arkansas as he was here in other aspects of his game though. Disappeared for portions of games because his offense is still almost entirely limited to catch and shoot with the occasional lob, doesn’t have great positioning defensively and is too weak to be as effective as a rebounder or on ball post defender as he size suggests he could be. I’m still interested to see what another coach might could get out of him since Cal traditionally struggles utilizing finesse bigs, but he seems like a high risk high reward addition more than a sure thing right now.
He still looked just as frustrating at Arkansas as he was here in other aspects of his game though. Disappeared for portions of games because his offense is still almost entirely limited to catch and shoot with the occasional lob, doesn’t have great positioning defensively and is too weak to be as effective as a rebounder or on ball post defender as he size suggests he could be. I’m still interested to see what another coach might could get out of him since Cal traditionally struggles utilizing finesse bigs, but he seems like a high risk high reward addition more than a sure thing right now.
If Knox and Richmond are back, with the 2 guards Arkansas has coming in, why would the Wilkerson kid go there
He has NBA potential and I think we would do great on offense here. However, I don't know how he would do on the defensive end. He still needs to make a big jump on that side of the ball.
You wonder what he would look like in a real offense. Unknown.
Arkansas just had their best season they will have with Calipari as coach and they were a loss to USC from not making the tournament.
I hope all of your players return
I hope all of your players return
You're a prophet then? I am too. We're going to miss on most of our targets. Then we'll revisit this post.
There is no hope for Ivisic at this point, he’s an immature player that is never going to develop into a good big man. He will never play pro ball on this continent.
Cal has a way of changing things. Richmond and Knox are good, not great. Thiero is an oft injured middle aged player that dances to a different beat. Arkansas doesn’t necessarily attract basketball players and now you have an old coach that only coaches when he’s not self promoting himself. Good luck but with Cal the future never is as bright as you think it is.
Big Z could feast in Pope’s offense not only because of the 3 point shot but something else that doesn’t get as much attention—-one of Big Z’s strengths was getting down the court for easy outlets. He may not be quick, but he has enough speed to be a threat for back cuts against opposing centers who’d have to stick to him like glue. Those types of back cuts weren’t a thing in Cal’s offense due to A.) There is too much congestion in the paint due to all the non-shooters and B.) Calipari’s freelance left shooters to stand and wait for drive and kicks. If you couldn’t score off floppy action called sets or catch and shoot off drive and kicks, perimeter scoring wasn’t going to happen. Is Big Z coming to Kentucky? No. Would I welcome it? Absolutely.
But his defense is horrific.
That may be, but he won’t get the touches or shots he wants
He’s a flawed defender but you might be surprised if you look at his defensive per 40s
Highest rated Defensive rating on Arkansas last year
LMAO. I'm not going to debate with you inserting your opinion that wasn't asked for. I was here to discuss Z. I enjoyed the Sweet 16 run this year and winning a couple of road games we weren't expected to.
Have a nice day
Big Z defense looks like an all American compared to Garrison. Garrison doesn’t even try to switch and stop the ball. Maybe the worst rebounder and defender ever for his size.
We thought that way every year, didn’t happen though. Kids play for Cal for one reason , get to the league as quick as possible