Type of dude Bama has in spades this year. Goon length to play multiple positions and switch everything , athletic, can fill the basket up, can handle well enough to be a multi level scorer
Former Tulane wing Kam Williams commits to Kentucky
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Otega averaged 5 as a fr and 11 as a soph before UK.
Up 6 ppg at UK.
You saying this kid can’t follow suit without a MASSIVE leap?
I've actually come around to the idea that Dent is the better fit.
The more this UCLA drama drags on, the more I think it's going to be Smith. My understanding is Mark Pope has a crap ton of money, and was ready to win a big bidding war. The fact that we're not just going over the top to outbid UCLA tells me Pope has another GOOD option.
There was a post on another message board about the internal discussions of the Purdue collective. They're nervous. They're trying to find more money fast.
TLDR: Mark Pope intends to have Smith or Dent running this team next year.
Getting Dent would be gigantic now, too The team is gonna be a top 5, 10 at worst next year with what Coach Pope is gonna put together.
Getting kam at the wing is a critical piece I was thinking might be an area we might come away lacking, but it's addressed in the roster right here. Athletic and smooth. Good fit for what we need. Can grow too. I really like him.
I think a great fit ! Very excited !
And three more years at minimum. Maybe even four more years if the NCAA approves the permanent fifth year of eligibility.
This kid, Lewis, Chandler, Noah, and hopefully Perry could be the glue to a very special era of Kentucky basketball.
Yup.
This is such a dream pick up after YEARS of struggling to find long athletic wings that have enough skill to stay on the floor.
And if Kentucky ends up with either one of those options, they've automatically got one of the top three point guards in the nation next year.
It's a great position to be in if Kentucky can actually pull it off, which I think they will.
Mark Sears freshman season, he averaged 8.5 PPG.
His sophomore year, he averaged 20.
I'm not saying Williams will average 20. But "Only averaged 9 points per game as a freshmen" doesn't mean a ton IMO. I think his length and athleticism will make him an elite defender. He's a 40% shooter (and he shoots it 4.5 times per game). He's got the athleticism to get to and finish at the rim. If he doesn't start, then we got ANOTHER amazing wing, and we're just going to be absurd next year.
Could you imagine if they did grow on trees? Those would be some really big trees.
Look at the leap Oweh took. Is this kid capable of that? Don’t know but I’m willing to wait and see before I label him all over social media as depth only.
His comments lead me to believe he is looking to take advantage of a great opportunity. That’s the kind of player I hope Pope loads up on!
His comments lead me to believe he is looking to take advantage of a great opportunity. That’s the kind of player I hope Pope loads up on!
Kentucky already has a first-class assemblage of wing defenders next year: Oweh, Chandler, and now Williams.
Chandler is only going to get better.
Chandler is only going to get better.
I doubt he is off the bench. I see him as the starting SF.
Watching his highlights, that's exactly what I thought. Looks like the type of player Bama had this year that gave us so much trouble.
Excellent news! This kid has some crazy upside. I could see him playing 2-4, depending on the need.
Last year, Pope recruited from the portal (name and ranking):
Garrison #20
Oweh #31
Robinson #33
Butler #44
Carr #67
Williams #84
Brea #87
Kriisa #122
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...and you see how he developed and used them. Trust that Pope is going to get guys who fit our system and elevate our team.
Garrison #20
Oweh #31
Robinson #33
Butler #44
Carr #67
Williams #84
Brea #87
Kriisa #122
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...and you see how he developed and used them. Trust that Pope is going to get guys who fit our system and elevate our team.
Crazy that Brea was 87th rated and hes best shooter in college.
I took the average of a few sites and got this:
Garrison - 33.7
Robinson - 42.0
Williams - 55.7
Brea - 56.6
Oweh - 71.4
Carr - 71.6
Krissa - 92.1
Butler - 98.4
Almonor - 352.0
It's like any other recruit, the ranking doesn't matter as much as who else wants them. Brea was all the other Blue Bloods he was pretty clearly a blue chip.
Obviously not similar players, but Williams’s release reminds me of Antonio Reeves
Imagine a scenario of having Dent, Johnson, Oweh on the court and Kam Williams as a backup 2 or 3 with also having him on the court with those 3 at the same time playing a small ball 4. We're gonna have some studs next season.
Rankings don't mean much, Kenny Walker was ranked at about the 75th best player in the country and Billy Thompson that went to Louisville was in the top 10, we see how that worked out. This kid looks exactly like the type of player that will fit right in Pope's system, and he's bound to get better with the natural progression you have from year to year.
The fact that we took him from Arkansas AND Louisville makes this so much better.
But Kenny Walker was listed at 6'8" 180 lbs. coming in and started at SF with Bowie and Turpin.
Good start. Watched the game against Memphis in their tournament. He hit a few threes and looked good on defense.
Yeah there is no way I would bag on a kid averaging 9ppg as a freshman. Is he Cooper Flagg, of course not. Not many freshman are. But this kid looks like a diamond in the rough. It is a win-win situation for us. If he comes in and makes a giant leap, we got a great player who helps us become a contender. If he struggles to adapt to a high major, the kid has 3 years of eligibility. I love this pick up.
I alluded to that in an earlier post. Smith is a Purdue kid born and bred. He's a legend there. Is he just using these rumors as leverage to get more NIL from Purdue?
With you on Freeman 100%. But I think this dude took his spot. Hope someone convinces me we can have both.
Also, I think Mash averaged like 10 to 12 ppg as a freshman. Again not saying WIlliams can make the just Jamal did. But am not worried about his ppg. Him playing 32 minutes means he can play and not foul. That is a good thing. Because by the clips I have seen he is aggressive.
Chandler is already getting better. I think it's safe to say the rust has officially worn off and he's ready to make a huge leap with off season workouts.
This the type of player that we always wanted and never got under Cal. He will be sophomore , 6’8 with long arms, can shoot, needs to work on conditioning but reminds me of JR …. He dev.oped and gre as player under Pope.
This guy has a chance by his jr or sr year to be a nba player if stays humble , puts the work, in Pope ‘ system.
Welcome to BBN!
This guy has a chance by his jr or sr year to be a nba player if stays humble , puts the work, in Pope ‘ system.
Welcome to BBN!
Pope and his staff has already proven that they know how to pick players from the portal. This kid is young, great size and a good shooter. He’s going to be very important for us.