Breaking: Amari Williams will remain committed to UK
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Glad they confirmed his commitment .. Look forward to seeing this young man wear UK blue!!
If he left i couldnt see too many teams wanting a player like that anyways
I still don't get why he ever wanted to leave. Tons of playing time.
I didn't think it would ever happen, but this is absolutely nice to hear. Calms any and all nerves about him.
Could be he thought he was recruited over
Could be anything. Glad he is staying.
Could be anything. Glad he is staying.
Or could be his agent looking for a bigger pay day. Seems like we deal with idiot agents at Kentucky all the time
Agent was shopping him around for more NIL. That was the rumor.
They do and it's not going to change unfortunately.
People panicked for nothing yesterday
Agreed. It would be an unwise decision, in my opinion. If I'm a coach looking at a guy who had already left 2 schools (Drexel and UK) for what? Money, playing time, NBA exposure? And why? Because his friend didn't sign or he's afraid of competition? It's not a good look, as I said last night.
But I have a feeling I know how that conversation went with Pope, who is a smart guy and has lived long enough and played enough and coached enough to know these things, he likely told Williams that UK is gonna be his best opportunity for everything he's hoping to accomplish, and Pope would be right about that. He probably also suggested that making a knee-jerk kind of decision is often not a wise choice. Competition is gonna be everywhere, especially in the NBA. So, if he wants to improve, get stronger, and really prepare for the NBA, this team and coaching staff is gonna get him there. Keep a good attitude, work hard every day, and watch it happen.
For my part, I'm glad he's still with us. He's gonna be a big part of this team.
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No he's good but to commit and then walk away for more money wouldn't be a good look at all. I'm glad he's staying
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No. Must have been something to it if Pope went to visit him.
It's going to be fun when the media doesn't give Kentucky any credit then the first week we crush Duke and put the nation on notice.
I would still go get Achor, Robinson, and Poplar/ Reclass Petersen and LETS GO….
That's what I was thinking as well. The way that story came out seemed to me to be legit. I was just hoping it was overblown, but it seemed to me it was a matter of him having some second thoughts because his friend didn't sign and maybe also because we signed Brandon Garrison instead. There was something to it, even if we don't know all of the details.
Give it a few minutes and Matt jones will be “hearing” this.
That story came out and then there was a story about how he loved being committed to UK that came out at the same time too. It really all is pretty weird to say the least
Welp. See you all back here same time tomorrow and hopefully his answer will still be the same.
Just a guess, but I think it appears he was really hoping we would get Osobor and when we took Garrison and then Osobor ruled us out, that didn't sit well with him. I would think Pope is satisfied this won't be an issue going forward. Otherwise, I would think he would probably let him go.
lol for nothing? I mean Pope had to meet with him, clearly it was on the table..
I think there was something there
But I also think it gone blown out of proportion a bit
Now we can sleep a little better this weekend. Bet Pope has a lot of moments he wonders why he didn't go ahead and make a doctor.
I think he eats it up.
Petersen’s dad said they weren’t reclassing anymore due to all the coaching changes. He’s a 25 kid
I'm sure he was having 2nd thoughts or Pope wouldn't have met with him. I imagine Pope told him
he was the presumed starter and would remain so unless he got injured or his backup outplays him.
Then he was probably asked if he'd rather play on a team without a good backup to practice against and
if he'd rather play on a team where practice and game performance didn't matter when it came to starting and minutes...and then told he could leave if he didn't want to compete and be a team player. If I were Pope I'm sure I'd have also let him know the Kentucky people would see no reason to keep the reasons secret if he decided to shop himself around.
he was the presumed starter and would remain so unless he got injured or his backup outplays him.
Then he was probably asked if he'd rather play on a team without a good backup to practice against and
if he'd rather play on a team where practice and game performance didn't matter when it came to starting and minutes...and then told he could leave if he didn't want to compete and be a team player. If I were Pope I'm sure I'd have also let him know the Kentucky people would see no reason to keep the reasons secret if he decided to shop himself around.
Yes. There's a small percentage of ppl that eat up stress and spit it out and love it. I think Pope is one of those ppl.
Guarantee lots of folks whispering in his ear from other schools....maybe one west of here in pig sooie land
So the rumors were true he definitely was considering a transfer.
Yes. I don’t like it but it is part of the game now. Hope you are feeling good, Kenny.
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