Jayden Quaintance commits to UK!
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…….now is it Pierre or Yates??
JQ talking with his guy Jasper made the difference.
Mid December will be 9 months from surgery... His youth could really help him bounce back that quick though. Tough to get thrown straight into SEC play, but even if you have to work him along very slowly, he’s a critical piece by March. Such a smart pickup. Reduced asking price I’m sure because of the injury, and very importantly, it doesn’t make Garrison start to look around and question his position/minutes. What a turnaround. In just hours we go from Garrison & Moreno + a ton of question marks and speculation, to adding Dioubate and Quaintance. Now we just need to pick up some random 7 foot lug from a low major as a depth/insurance piece and the frontcourt is very complete. If Pope can add an impact shooter to this roster we’ll really be cooking. I think the team just needs that one last piece.
This is another great move by coach Pope. Article below has some good quotes from JQ's dad.
www.espn.com
Quaintance commits to Kentucky for 2nd time
Jayden Quaintance, the former Arizona State big man who decommitted from Kentucky a year ago, has committed again, his father told ESPN on Tuesday.
www.espn.com
He was a great get the first time. He’s a better get this time.
Pope is killing it in recruiting!!
What’s the timeline on that recovery nowadays?
ASU's Quaintance has knee surgery, eyes portal
Arizona State freshman Jayden Quaintance underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee on March 19.
www.espn.com
Says the person who thinks March 19th was 5 days ago.
March 19th was not a week ago, this thread and all the other ones about him from last night pointed out the timeline is September.
If he actually plays. Big risk, and then there's his dad.
Oh man I can't believe how off I was saying it was a week ago.
Let me correct this gaffe I made.
"Two weeks ago and change". Lol.
It is also likely pope knows alvaro is not likely coming, so he pursues jq instead
We don't know what happened behind the scenes
Amari had some of the best per 40 numbers, was top 5 in defensive rebounding percentage in the entire country, ran PG to beat a top 5 team when we we were without all 3 PGs and had one of the only triple doubles in our history. Andrew Carr helped us beat a final four team and Gonzaga until he was injured and then fought hard to get back on the floor and gave his all while injured majority of the season. Absolutely no reason to degrade them at all. They came here to realize the dream of putting on a UK uniform. Set an NCAA record and fought for us.
Awesome Blawesome! I hope this doesn’t affect BG, UK needs both, as well as Moreno!
Pope putting pen to paper and getting that shite right!
Pope putting pen to paper and getting that shite right!
20 days is about as close to 3 weeks as possible. Your timeline is 300% of the actual timeline
20 DaYs isNt eXaCtLY 3 WeEks!
I know, how silly it is to be this anal when someone was close enough to the timeline. But here we are..
Correct. Williams was the 3rd best rebounder (statistically) at UK over the past 40+ years, behind only Oscar & Cousins.
Yes, we needed to get more athletic, bigger, stronger, faster, tougher. But we also need to have skilled players too. So far all of our add's have been on the athletic side. I think it's best to have a good MIX of athletes and skilled guys. We really need a very good 3pt shooter, at least 1. We have none currently.
If JQ is ready to go after Christmas break I'll be ecstatic. Depending on how much of the budget was spent, it's a bit risky. But hey, I like the roll of the dice.
Worst case...It costs us Garrison and JQ's knee and game recovers about like Brazile's did.
Best case...Garrison stays, JQ recovers and is ready to go around Christmas, and is midseason form by February.
Again, I like the roll of the dice here.
Worst case...It costs us Garrison and JQ's knee and game recovers about like Brazile's did.
Best case...Garrison stays, JQ recovers and is ready to go around Christmas, and is midseason form by February.
Again, I like the roll of the dice here.
From eye test, his rebounding is not that good
And finally grab almost 0 rebound against TN
But I love Amari
There's next to zero chance he's ready for full contact basketball by September. But conditioning and such should be able to happen along those timelines.I hope he can even play. ACL surgery .
Last word was he should be ready by September.
Couple months to get back in playing shape and no telling how long till he fully trust not blowing it out again.
ASU's Quaintance has knee surgery, eyes portal
Arizona State freshman Jayden Quaintance underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee on March 19.
But agreed, it's gonna take a bit to trust it. I think February is a fair place to see the pre-injury JQ on the court. And for me, that's a win.
Didn't degrade them at all just stated a fact.
You could make the same points about Pelphrey and Feldhaus but flash forward 4 years and you have Anderson and Walker playing their roles
Pitino got the ball rolling with the Unforgettables but he got a title with superior athletes.
Huge talent with a huge wingspan. I love that. Get healthy kid!
Difference is Carr was legitimately injured most of the season. Not fair to say that about him. Amari was good for us too. My apologies, there's a lot of wild talk on here since our season ended.
Welcome Jayden. Please to meet your acquaintance
I'm going to cry about all those losses in September. Us UK fans have it downright awful. We care so much about those September games. I just wish he could hit the 3 at a higher clip. Other than that I love the pickup
We go the SNAP! The CRACKLE! The POP! And now the BOOM!
If you started Lowe, Williams, MD, and JQ, that would be a great core four. Throw in Oweh, JJ, Lewis, Moreno, Garrison, Noah, Chandler and Perry?
Wow. Gonna be fun.