So he can ride pine again?Arkansas Rivals guy seems to have heard that Big Z is going to follow Cal which wouldn't be surprising at all
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That’s exactly what will happen if he follows him down there.
Would be hard to believe Big Z would not want to play in the kind of offense he has probably always played. Surely Pope can show him the difference in the two offenses.
Try Arkansas for starters.....unless this was sarcasm.
The nil restriction, as ridiculous as it is, pushes him to the NBA draft. That's devastating for these guys.
Arkansas well could get him though if they can do the out of the country tournament the way they did for Oscar. That was clever.
If anyone should be happy with the coaching change it’s Z. Cal criminally misused him
I wondered about that. I bet there were heated words over the weird offense UK ran in the Oakland game, ending with Welch saying something like, "Well, you don't need me then."
I hope Coach Pope has the chance to talk to some of our players including Z. If he does, he will win some over.
I am requesting that in the future that we refer to him as Pope Coach. A bit of religion, a bit of levity.
Brother the truth hurts sometimes. This is a thread about Z. So commenting on him isn’t singling him out. He was a major liability on defense. But so were our other bigs. So were our guards. Simply speaking the truth about it does not make someone an idiot and it’s not too harsh., buttercup.
EVERY player who saw the floor for UK this past season were defensive liabilties in one way or another!!!!
Why would EVERY UK player continually suck somehow on defense, with just sporadic games or halves of any documented improvement???
It's got to be the players fault, because we had a HoF coach!!!!
Oh well, the next group of 5-stars to play "random" defense will be trekking to Arky!!!
Why would EVERY UK player continually suck somehow on defense, with just sporadic games or halves of any documented improvement???
It's got to be the players fault, because we had a HoF coach!!!!
Oh well, the next group of 5-stars to play "random" defense will be trekking to Arky!!!
FYI, Nolan Richardson's "40 Minutes of Hell" will NOT be on the Arky court this coming season!!
Z or Bradshaw either one would fit Pope's offense and be successful, neither will have great success with Cal, he will force them into being post players first.
Z and Bradshaw would both be great here. Much better than with the trash Cal ran most of the time. I belive would would flourish. Pay them.
There was very little defense played by any UK player last season because Cal did not emphasize defense. You can't blame this on any of the players.
If Z strolls into Rupp wearing red with the Hogs when we play, he will pucker so bad in front of that crowd that I don’t consider him a factor.
Z is silly to follow Cal. Dude, he misplayed you all year!Arkansas Rivals guy seems to have heard that Big Z is going to follow Cal which wouldn't be surprising at all
Was hoping to see Blackmon and freeman at uk with zArkansas Rivals guy seems to have heard that Big Z is going to follow Cal which wouldn't be surprising at all
Arkansas Rivals guy seems to have heard that Big Z is going to follow Cal which wouldn't be surprising at all
Is this someone with actual info that’s worth listening to or just some d bag running his mouth?
1 Big Z was misused all year long and rarely played so him wanting to sign up for another year of that is quite strange.Arkansas Rivals guy seems to have heard that Big Z is going to follow Cal which wouldn't be surprising at all
2. What happened to Freeman wanting to do whatever it took to help UK win #9? If he was talking UCal take him this is UK those days are over
3 I’d think Pope would have a shot with Blackmon if he wants him. His dad played at UK not UCal.
I would be dumbfounded if Z followed cal. Kid went from playing like a 10 year old on Christmas morning to playing like he found out his dog died just before the game. He was not having fun the last 5-6 games or so with how cal was misusing him so badly. Pope is the kind of coach that could unleash big Z on college basketball next year. I won’t hate on Z either way as I really like that kid but for the love of god, please don’t follow cal, I’d hate seeing him get squandered again next year.
Why would they?
There's a LONG list of guys who couldn't see the court at UK only to go on and be impactful elsewhere.
Cal did nothing to get Z eligible. If UK fans had not stepped up with the billboard and all the negative national publicity the billboard heaped on the NCAA, he would have never played a minute for the Cats.
But we all know the sell job he's getting. I'm sure cal led the charge, according to cal.
Jmo but the only guy not following cal will be onyenso and that's because cal didn't even want him last year. He'll have to leave too because he can't play in the new offense. Thiero is a maybe but I don't think he sees this offense as a path to the NBA so he will land elsewhere.
yeah I was just taking up for my guy , I should not resorted to name calling , my apologies . We disagree on how bad he really was on D . Thats it .
You are correct , my apology was offered . I can always count on you to call me out , thats for sure .
i would love to know who most is
most of the people i talk to believe it is the pro route or he comes back
Yep if he comes back he will be amazing and the focal point of the offense, AS HE SHOULD.
Send Z Khalifa highlights.
He'd be a superstar waiting to happen in that role.
They are a how to "book" on translating what he brings to the table into being a lottery pick.
He'd be a superstar waiting to happen in that role.
They are a how to "book" on translating what he brings to the table into being a lottery pick.