If we still have room for Garrison

Beatle Bum

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lol maybe someone can get minutes at the 3?
MD can play both the 3 and the 4 and probably can guard the 2. Moreno will be at center kind of what Perry and Noah were at their positions last year. Big guy will need to get in the weight room and get adjusted to the college paint. We will need what we have.
 

trueblujr

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Yeah, idk how u keep 5 guys happy in this scenario but Pope knows what he is doing.
Between the 4-5 spots that’s 80 minutes per game to divvy up. About 16 minutes each. Can see Moreno being low man on the totem pole among the group with a healthy JQ being the leader. But I can see the minutes being spread out fairly evenly among the middle three.
 

Beatle Bum

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Moreno will not be in the front court rotation this year. He will be recruited over every year he is here.
How do people make posts like this? You don’t have a clue what will happen and how he will develop. He is a big kid who will be in a college strength and conditioning program. I can imagine you had Mark Pope committed to UK out of high school telling everyone that he is a place holder for the better recruits Pitino will land in the future. 🤦‍♂️
 

Beatle Bum

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It appears that statement is accurate this year. Hopefully, he becomes a serviceable backup after year two.
It’s the “recruited over” comment that is mere conjecture. You don’t have a clue. I am sure you have watched him play as much as any, but the idea that you know whether he will be a dominant center or a bench warmer in 2 years is unknown.
 
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bucsrule8872

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I think Moreno will play sparingly this season, learning the ropes. He’ll be Center #2 next season and a starter as a Junior and potentially go pro. Just my guess. It takes big men time to develop. I see his process being similar to Richards and Mohammad.
 

Beatle Bum

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I can tell you this with 100% certainty. Mark would have never recruited him if he wasn’t from the commonwealth. Let’s agree to disagree and move on.
All of Mark’s HS recruiting successes involve kids from the Commonwealth. Moreno is the only McDee of the four. Seems people other than Mark see his potential. Go figure.
 

Broker

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I see him starting at the 5 next year starting out.. AJ will need to get used to american college basketball plus JQ will need to be brought along slow until leg completely heals up and MM brought along slow too.. So starting out you'll probably have BG,, JQ and MM at 5.. Then MB,, AJ with BG filling in as needed and KW in there somewhere I'd guess.. Could be wrong though,, am a lot..
Are you saying we don't have a firm starting 5 day one? are hoping or praying for a great starting five? I'm getting nervous that our recruits are not ready day one or our portals need healing and getting use to American basketball. I was feeling really excited until I read this post. Holy shat, are we in trouble. Most negative post in weeks.
 

Anon1658882690

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Are you saying we don't have a firm starting 5 day one? are hoping or praying for a great starting five? I'm getting nervous that our recruits are not ready day one or our portals need healing and getting use to American basketball. I was feeling really excited until I read this post. Holy shat, are we in trouble. Most negative post in weeks.
Don't see JQ being ready til around Dec.. Don't see Croatian guy ready to start at beginning of season,, Pope will probably have him playing #2 easing him in to get used to college basketball.. If that happens then BG starts somewhere.. 🤷🏻‍♂
 

Anon1636470744

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We have room for everyone. It's nice to have some extra players when you have injuries like we did this year. I hope Pope goes to 15 scholarship players.
 

4UK4life1

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I can tell you this with 100% certainty. Mark would have never recruited him if he wasn’t from the commonwealth. Let’s agree to disagree and move on.
I believe you once said “Nothing worse than a fool who speaks in absolutes”

It appears what you were looking for was “I can tell you will 100% confidence” because otherwise you’d have to either A. Be Mark Pope(you’re not) or B. Pope told you this directly(he didn’t).