Toggle sidebar

Bold prediction!

B

bluejohnson_rivals107240

All-American
Mar 13, 2004
4,438
7,888
0
EJ will be a force down low next year. Everyone worried about no post presence. As a former college athlete, I can’t tell you the growth that kids have between freshman and sophomore year. He will absolutely be a good rim protector, and avg. double digits rebounds.

We don’t need him to score 15 a game. He will be exactly what we need. He’s exactly the kind of athlete that will gain the confidence, knowing his time has arrived. Bash away lol
 
  • Like
Reactions: Soupbean, CatfanMike47, Whatsup and 3 others
J

JonathanW_rivals

Heisman
Jan 3, 2003
145,534
15,709
0
bluejohnson said:
EJ will be a force down low next year. Everyone worried about no post presence. As a former college athlete, I can’t tell you the growth that kids have between freshman and sophomore year. He will absolutely be a good rim protector, and avg. double digits rebounds.

We don’t need him to score 15 a game. He will be exactly what we need. He’s exactly the kind of athlete that will gain the confidence, knowing his time has arrived. Bash away lol
Click to expand...

Not bold. I agree with you 100%. Well except maybe about the double digit rebounds. That's only been done I think 3 times at UK in the past 40 years (K.Walker, Davis, Randle). But I think he will be our best player, at least all-SEC 1st team, going for 16 & 8 a game.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240
T

Trinity45

All-American
Oct 26, 2005
3,377
5,220
113
bluejohnson said:
EJ will be a force down low next year. Everyone worried about no post presence. As a former college athlete, I can’t tell you the growth that kids have between freshman and sophomore year. He will absolutely be a good rim protector, and avg. double digits rebounds.

We don’t need him to score 15 a game. He will be exactly what we need. He’s exactly the kind of athlete that will gain the confidence, knowing his time has arrived. Bash away lol
Click to expand...

I hope so but so far under Cal only PJ has been successful coming back, pretty much everyone else was recruited over and left on the bench.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240
C

catsfanbgky

All-American
Oct 18, 2006
18,901
7,622
0
JonathanW said:
Not bold. I agree with you 100%. Well except maybe about the double digit rebounds. That's only been done I think 3 times at UK in the past 40 years (K.Walker, Davis, Randle). But I think he will be our best player, at least all-SEC 1st team, going for 16 & 8 a game.
Click to expand...

EJ averaging 16 pts per game ? LOL. Maxey will be the only player that has a chance to average that.
 
  • Like
Reactions: blubo and jrollins24
C

Cats192

Heisman
Apr 22, 2011
14,902
17,816
93
I don't know that it's a bold prediction. Everyone was saying he was going to be one of the best players on the team this year back at the start of the season. I'm not sure anyone's going to be shocked or surprised if he takes the big step forward.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240
D

DonkeyDwayne

Junior
Oct 5, 2018
1,168
380
0
bluejohnson said:
EJ will be a force down low next year. Everyone worried about no post presence. As a former college athlete, I can’t tell you the growth that kids have between freshman and sophomore year. He will absolutely be a good rim protector, and avg. double digits rebounds.

We don’t need him to score 15 a game. He will be exactly what we need. He’s exactly the kind of athlete that will gain the confidence, knowing his time has arrived. Bash away lol
Click to expand...
Nick Richards agrees.
 
  • Like
Reactions: UKNothinButNet, ManitouDan, rabbitTown and 1 other person
J

jrollins24

All-Conference
Jan 24, 2018
2,026
1,308
0
Cats192 said:
I don't know that it's a bold prediction. Everyone was saying he was going to be one of the best players on the team this year back at the start of the season. I'm not sure anyone's going to be shocked or surprised if he takes the big step forward.
Click to expand...

He'll need to be at the least 5x better than what he is now.
 
J

JimBR_rivals319758

All-Conference
May 28, 2003
3,204
1,717
0
bluejohnson said:
EJ will be a force down low next year. Everyone worried about no post presence. As a former college athlete, I can’t tell you the growth that kids have between freshman and sophomore year. He will absolutely be a good rim protector, and avg. double digits rebounds.

We don’t need him to score 15 a game. He will be exactly what we need. He’s exactly the kind of athlete that will gain the confidence, knowing his time has arrived. Bash away lol
Click to expand...
Hope you are right. He needs to get a handle on playing defense without fouling. I think the offense will come.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240
J

JonathanW_rivals

Heisman
Jan 3, 2003
145,534
15,709
0
jwphelps said:
I hope so but so far under Cal only PJ has been successful coming back, pretty much everyone else was recruited over and left on the bench.
Click to expand...

That's simply WRONG!!!

In Cal's 10 years here, ok 9 if you don't think his first year would be applicable to this topic, here is who has returned and what happened with them:
Miller went from 21mpg to 31mpg to 26mpg (not recruited over)
Liggins went from 11mpg to 31 mpg (not recruited over)
Harrelson went from 2mpg to 28mpg (but you could say he was recruited over but Kanter wasn't allowed to play, except Harrelson was at the end of the bench)
Hood never played much, simply wasn't ever going to be a high D1 player if not a KY kid, although his knee injury could have been a factor too, (not recruited over)
Vargas transferred in , but gosh he sucked, I'm not going to say he was recruited over
Wiltjer went from 11mpg to 23mpg (not recruited over)
WCS went from 23mpg to 23mpg to 25mpg (not recruited over)
Willis went from 1mpg to 2mpg to 18mpg to 21mpg, he was a KY kid not expected to make an impact first year or two, followed a natural progression (not recruited over)
Hawkins went from 7mpg to 4mpg to 8mpg to 19mpg, another that wasn't going to be a high D1 player if not a KY kid (not recruited over)
Lee went from 4mpg to 10mpg to 21mpg, he wasn't as experienced in basketball, so followed a natural progression (not recruited over)
Poythress went from 25mpg to 18mpg to 20mpg (8gm INJ) to 23mpg, he simply did not improve much if any from year to year, but he played (not recruited over)
Andrew H went from 31mpg to 25mpg, (not recruited over)
Aaron H went from 32mpg to 25mpg, (not recruited over)
Johnson went from 13mpg to 16mpg (and would have played 25mpg had he stayed for JR), (not recruited over)
Ulis went from 24mpg to 36mpg, (not recruited over)
Briscoe went from 32mpg to 30mpg, but you could argue he might have been recruited over (Diallo) and suggested to leave before JR year
Humphries went from 6mpg to 8mpg, didn't progress as hoped, maybe he was recruited over (Richards) not sure
Matthews played 10mpg even though he had zero offensive skills as a FR, we added Monk & Fox at the 1-3 positions to replace Ulis & Murray, (not recruited over)
Mulder went from 2mpg to 9mpg, (not recruited over)
SKJ went from 2mpg to 13mpg, I don't think he was recruited over it appears there were other issues with him
Gabriel went from 17mpg to 23mpg, (not recruited over)
Washington went from 27mpg to 29mpg (not recruited over)

The only guys who might have been recruited over were Briscoe & Humphries.
Just about everyone except maybe Poythress, Briscoe, Gabriel, & the Harrison twins progressed/improved by returning
 
  • Like
Reactions: ukfan041, yoshukai, Rideordiewildcat and 5 others
S

so_obvious

All-Conference
May 26, 2017
1,683
3,107
0
I don’t disagree with this. EJ has the length, the talent, the touch. A guy with his physical gifts can do wonders with a year of experience and confidence under his belt. Not to mention some muscle and extra lb’s.

He can be on the receiving ends of a ton of lobs next year if Maxey ends up being the PG he is touted to be. Going to be a lot of fun to see his growth next year.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ABlockalypseBrow, westerncat and bluejohnson_rivals107240
MegaBlue05

MegaBlue05

Heisman
Mar 8, 2014
11,045
22,346
66
jwphelps said:
I hope so but so far under Cal only PJ has been successful coming back, pretty much everyone else was recruited over and left on the bench.
Click to expand...

That’s super false, but you’re a negative Cal hater so it’s not surprising.

PJ, WCS, Poy, Lamb, T. Jones, Dakari, Harrison twins, Ulis, Liggins and even Jorts think your take is asinine and kind of stupid.
 
  • Like
Reactions: mapcatfan_rivals31344, Catluv, ABlockalypseBrow and 2 others
M

ManitouDan_anon

Heisman
Dec 7, 2006
20,073
32,434
0
I'm not seeing a huge increase in production from EJ .. too passive. Had a golden opportunity to shine late in the year with 30 games under his belt and actually shrunk in production. If you substitute " Nick" for EJ this thread was made a million and 1 times last year at this exact time . How did that work out ?
 
  • Like
Reactions: ABlockalypseBrow and jrollins24
J

jrollins24

All-Conference
Jan 24, 2018
2,026
1,308
0
hopefully someone will put together an EJ Montgomery "mixtape" of this season. love to have that as a reminder.
 
J

jrollins24

All-Conference
Jan 24, 2018
2,026
1,308
0
ManitouDan said:
I'm not seeing a huge increase in production from EJ .. too passive. Had a golden opportunity to shine late in the year with 30 games under his belt and actually shrunk in production. If you substitute " Nick" for EJ this thread was made a million and 1 times last year at this exact time . How did that work out ?
Click to expand...

stop using reality and common sense. it never works.
 
J

jrollins24

All-Conference
Jan 24, 2018
2,026
1,308
0
burnacct47 said:
You guys are going to be nearly unbeatable if guys come back or be exactly like this year if they leave. I hope they leave! You’ll still be really good though. Just probably not win it all good.
Click to expand...

lmfao! hilarious. "nearly unbeatable".....and "not win it all good"....all in the same paragraph! golden!
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240
D

Dablueman

All-American
Feb 5, 2003
16,981
5,703
0
ManitouDan said:
I'm not seeing a huge increase in production from EJ .. too passive. Had a golden opportunity to shine late in the year with 30 games under his belt and actually shrunk in production. If you substitute " Nick" for EJ this thread was made a million and 1 times last year at this exact time . How did that work out ?
Click to expand...

That make sense if EJ hadn’t shown a history of drastically improving. Was one of the biggest rankings leapers from his sophomore to sr year. Comes from a basketball family and not a Jamaican kid who didn’t start playing hoops ti jr high. Well and bigs making huge leaps from fresh to soph year isn’t common is it. Let’s see WCS got a lot better. Jones got a lot better. Washington got a lot better and what was the knock on Washington again last season oh yea low motor and as a stretch 4 like EJ isn’t that the better comparison. So how did that work out!
 
  • Like
Reactions: ukfan041 and bluejohnson_rivals107240
T

Trinity45

All-American
Oct 26, 2005
3,377
5,220
113
MegaBlue05 said:
That’s super false, but you’re a negative Cal hater so it’s not surprising.

PJ, WCS, Poy, Lamb, T. Jones, Dakari, Harrison twins, Ulis, Liggins and even Jorts think your take is asinine and kind of stupid.
Click to expand...
It's amazing how when one disagrees with your simple mind you start labeling people just like a liberal.
 
  • Like
Reactions: UKNothinButNet and jrollins24
J

jrollins24

All-Conference
Jan 24, 2018
2,026
1,308
0
bluejohnson said:
It’s ok to disagree, i very well may be wrong. EJ just has that feel about him that he’ll be a much different player next year. Dude was all over the place at times this year. And helped us win a few games with his hustle !
Click to expand...

this is how everyone should disagree or agree honestly. but there are just far too many people that lose control and can't handle anyone disagreeing with them. it's really insane.
 
  • Like
Reactions: JHannibalSmith, bluejohnson_rivals107240 and westerncat
kyjeff1

kyjeff1

Heisman
Sep 8, 2012
51,277
72,038
113
JonathanW said:
That's simply WRONG!!!

In Cal's 10 years here, ok 9 if you don't think his first year would be applicable to this topic, here is who has returned and what happened with them:
Miller went from 21mpg to 31mpg to 26mpg (not recruited over)
Liggins went from 11mpg to 31 mpg (not recruited over)
Harrelson went from 2mpg to 28mpg (but you could say he was recruited over but Kanter wasn't allowed to play, except Harrelson was at the end of the bench)
Hood never played much, simply wasn't ever going to be a high D1 player if not a KY kid, although his knee injury could have been a factor too, (not recruited over)
Vargas transferred in , but gosh he sucked, I'm not going to say he was recruited over
Wiltjer went from 11mpg to 23mpg (not recruited over)
WCS went from 23mpg to 23mpg to 25mpg (not recruited over)
Willis went from 1mpg to 2mpg to 18mpg to 21mpg, he was a KY kid not expected to make an impact first year or two, followed a natural progression (not recruited over)
Hawkins went from 7mpg to 4mpg to 8mpg to 19mpg, another that wasn't going to be a high D1 player if not a KY kid (not recruited over)
Lee went from 4mpg to 10mpg to 21mpg, he wasn't as experienced in basketball, so followed a natural progression (not recruited over)
Poythress went from 25mpg to 18mpg to 20mpg (8gm INJ) to 23mpg, he simply did not improve much if any from year to year, but he played (not recruited over)
Andrew H went from 31mpg to 25mpg, (not recruited over)
Aaron H went from 32mpg to 25mpg, (not recruited over)
Johnson went from 13mpg to 16mpg (and would have played 25mpg had he stayed for JR), (not recruited over)
Ulis went from 24mpg to 36mpg, (not recruited over)
Briscoe went from 32mpg to 30mpg, but you could argue he might have been recruited over (Diallo) and suggested to leave before JR year
Humphries went from 6mpg to 8mpg, didn't progress as hoped, maybe he was recruited over (Richards) not sure
Matthews played 10mpg even though he had zero offensive skills as a FR, we added Monk & Fox at the 1-3 positions to replace Ulis & Murray, (not recruited over)
Mulder went from 2mpg to 9mpg, (not recruited over)
SKJ went from 2mpg to 13mpg, I don't think he was recruited over it appears there were other issues with him
Gabriel went from 17mpg to 23mpg, (not recruited over)
Washington went from 27mpg to 29mpg (not recruited over)

The only guys who might have been recruited over were Briscoe & Humphries.
Just about everyone except maybe Poythress, Briscoe, Gabriel, & the Harrison twins progressed/improved by returning
Click to expand...
DAYUM. Nice work and very well put.
 
J

JonathanW_rivals

Heisman
Jan 3, 2003
145,534
15,709
0
catsfanbgky said:
EJ averaging 16 pts per game ? LOL. Maxey will be the only player that has a chance to average that.
Click to expand...

Montgomery may be our only interior offensive threat. He's not a back to the basket old-school player, but he will get his share of alley-oops, tip-ins, fast-break baskets, a few post ups, and jumpers. But he also has a decent jumper out to 18'. But maybe it's 14 instead of 16. Maxey very well may lead us in scoring. But Montgomery will be one of our 2 best players.
So in a given game I could see EJ with 1 lob-dunk, 1 tip-in, 2 post-up baskets, 1 fastbreak basket, 1 15'-18' jumper, and making 3 of 5 at the line. That's 15 points.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ukfan041 and bluejohnson_rivals107240
kyjeff1

kyjeff1

Heisman
Sep 8, 2012
51,277
72,038
113
jrollins24 said:
LMFAO!
Funniest thing i've read so far this morning!
Click to expand...
Condescending post
jrollins24 said:
He'll need to be at the least 5x better than what he is now.
Click to expand...
Condescending post
jrollins24 said:
stop using reality and common sense. it never works.
Click to expand...
Condescending post
jrollins24 said:
lmfao! hilarious. "nearly unbeatable".....and "not win it all good"....all in the same paragraph! golden!
Click to expand...
Condescending post
jrollins24 said:
exactly...i'm surprised 'racist' wasn't thrown in there for whatever reason.
Click to expand...
Condescending post
jrollins24 said:
this is how everyone should disagree or agree honestly. but there are just far too many people that lose control and can't handle anyone disagreeing with them. it's really insane.
Click to expand...
Now you want to talk about how people should agree or disagree???

You've been a complete *** throughout this entire thread. Jerk post after jerk post when talking about the opinions of others, then you tack the last gem on at the end like you've been respectful. Hilarious.
 
  • Like
Reactions: yoshukai, Blue Bigfoot, AGEE11 and 3 others
B

bucsrule8872

Heisman
May 30, 2005
24,397
29,352
0
I see Montgomery taking a big leap next season.

He probably comes close to doubling his minutes and gets more touches next season.

I expect him to average around 10ppg and 7rpg.

Most of our scoring is going to come from our guards and wings next season, IMHO.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ukfan041 and bluejohnson_rivals107240
J

jrollins24

All-Conference
Jan 24, 2018
2,026
1,308
0
kyjeff1 said:
Condescending post

Condescending post

Condescending post

Condescending post

Condescending post

Now you want to talk about how people should agree or disagree???

You've been a complete *** throughout this entire thread. Jerk post after jerk post when talking about the opinions of others, then you tack the last gem on at the end like you've been respectful. Hilarious.
Click to expand...

dude you ARE a complete jackass. those are your opinions and they mean absolutely zero to me.
 
A

akaukswoosh

Hall of Famer
Jan 14, 2006
81,412
125,043
93
qwesley said:
Tons of potential but doesn't have the base to be a low post force. Can be a guy that you post 15 feet and has the shooting/driving skills to attack from there. Can be an elite rebounder on both ends for sure.
Click to expand...
Agree.
 
kyjeff1

kyjeff1

Heisman
Sep 8, 2012
51,277
72,038
113
jrollins24 said:
dude you ARE a complete jackass. those are your opinions and they mean absolutely zero to me.
Click to expand...
I don't see you denying what I posted. You were an *** with regards to the opinions of others, then you want to tell everyone how they should respond.

So in reality, YOU are the "complete jackass". You got busted. Sometimes you have to look in the mirror. Your behavior in this thread is that of a troll.
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240
H

Hopediamond

Senior
Dec 14, 2018
681
679
0
kyjeff1 said:
Condescending post

Condescending post

Condescending post

Condescending post

Condescending post

Now you want to talk about how people should agree or disagree???

You've been a complete *** throughout this entire thread. Jerk post after jerk post when talking about the opinions of others, then you tack the last gem on at the end like you've been respectful. Hilarious.
Click to expand...
Not just this thread but others as well. He’s a moron. Apparently a high profile software engineer too lmfao. Yup another keyboard warrior. Just ignore his stupidy. He argues but offers no substance
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluejohnson_rivals107240 and kyjeff1
MegaBlue05

MegaBlue05

Heisman
Mar 8, 2014
11,045
22,346
66
jrollins24 said:
exactly...i'm surprised 'racist' wasn't thrown in there for whatever reason.
Click to expand...

So, I’m a bad guy who’s apparently insinuating someone is racist or I am a liberal for calling someone out for a ridiculously ****** take.

Labels, huh. Y’all are too much.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Hopediamond
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom