Duke is the main concern imo. If they really want him, theyre top dog by far in nil.
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Duke is the main concern imo. If they really want him, theyre top dog by far in nil.
Thanks Nike.
Seriously, why don't we drop Nike and become the top dog for UA, Reebok, Puma, heck even New Balance lol?
Love all three of those guys, they played their butts off, but wow, the missed layups were unbelievable.
Amari missed at least 10 in the NCAAT and Oweh missed 3 or 4 in the illinois game, one was on a breakout that should have been a dunk.
He's a great college basketball player, absolutely awesome on a college court, but the NBA is a completely different game and he doesn't fit there… ..yet.
I agree, but we only got to see Arch as a freshman, Oweh was a junior. I bet Archie and Oweh are/were pretty close to the same player at whatever age OO is.
That is a really good comparison. They both had monster poster dunks over the top of someone too. Unfortunately, the stupid ref in 2013 called an offensive foul.
Agree to disagree then. I don't know how anyone could say Oweh was an efficient finisher. He may not have been AS bad as Edwards, but Oweh missed a ton of layups.
As far as OO getting fouled, well, that was the SEC this year and everyone knew it. You have to finish through contact. Even skinny assed Chad Baker-Mazara could finish through contact. That's part of it.
But we're talking about OO's value to the NBA, well, you better be able to finish through contact up there, or you won't be seeing a 2nd contract, especially if you can't shoot.
Most of Oweh's misses were a result of him getting hammered. Most other players would have been shooting 2 FTs as a result. And it wasn't because the SEC is more physical (which it is). Other SEC players would have gone to the FT line when fouled like him.
I’m glad you told people. Doesn’t mean you were right. Oweh is a much better finisher than Archie
You don't think Oweh was the only one getting fouled going to the basket, do you?
Everyone got fouled, if you got an open run at the basket, consider yourself very lucky.
Heck, Oweh missed a breakaway layup in the Illinois game on top of several other misses at the rim. He didn't get fouled on that run out.
He hits the lane so hard and fast that the ball has a ton of velocity on it and on top of that, he tries to avoid contact. At his size, he should be trying to finish through contact every time.
Oweh shot more twos than any UK guard since DeAaron Fox. They both made 52% of their twos. I don’t know what his percentage was on layups, but when you shoot that many you’re going to miss some and we fans are going to remember it because it’s a freaking layup.
It’s been a while for me, but I don’t recall Archie Goodwin hitting a layup. I do recall him hitting the ground a lot after doing his best Adou Thiero impersonation as he flopped and flailed around.
The amount of bunnies missed by Amari, Butler, and Oweh was pretty remarkable though, especially in the tourney.
The amount of bunnies missed by Amari, Butler, and Oweh was pretty remarkable though, especially in the tourney.
And any discussion about bad layup shooting should start with Andrew Harrison.
This.
Goodwin’s fellow teammates were:
Ryan Harrow ( who left the the team)
Jarrod Polson
Julius Mayes
Jon Hood
Kyle Wiltjer
Poythress
None of those guys could create for theirselves and it left Goodwin as the only person who could beat his man 1v1 resulting in a lot of forced shots
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More than likely in a bush outside his house
Those are the same thing nowadays let's be honest
EVERYONE is trying to buy players anymore. Money is driving damn near every recruiting decision at this point.
And some move like bolognaThat’s coz real Gs move in silence like lasagna
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I think Pope is trying to bring in a replacement before he announces. Nothing else really makes sense.
Long expired bologna.
Huh? No. Otega has a starting spot and role. They are trying to find an elite shooter to pair next to Otega. No offense to Oweh, but he’s not sniffing the NBA just yet. OO will be a Cat next season.
Pilgrim scooped Mo D and JQ before anyone else had it, all within 24 hours of a commitment.
If he gets this scoop on Garrison correct, it'll be hard to argue that he has those connections back.
Sad if this is really all we have left in recruiting. This hurts us more than most because KENTUCKY on the front of our jerseys was meaningful in recruiting.
Still is meaningful. In some of these, you have multiple suitors offering similar money. Then it becomes old school recruiting
I feel like a boom is coming before the end of the week for some reason. Feels like we are gonna lock another shooter down soon.
JQ’s dad said one of the reasons they picked UK was because Pope went into great detail, more than any other coach, on how he’d be used next season. So, while money is a big factor, I don’t believe it is the sole decision for most guys.
Yup. Money is a prerequisite. Just like you need a ticket to hear a band ..you need the money for a recruit to listen to your pitch
Believe me I want pilgrim to be correct here. Wilkerson is my favorite portal player. He is Chaz Lanier 2.0. I really hope Kentucky gets him
Got news for ya, it’s been that way forever.
It has felt like we have been "one player away" for multiple years here. Which sucks.
This past year we were missing another guy who could just go get you a bucket, no matter what. Oweh could do it to a point, but we needed another playmaker/shot creator like that.
In 2023, we just needed 3 of the 5 freshman to be really, really good in order to make a Final Four. Only 2 of them ended up doing that, while Bradshaw/Edwards/Wagner really struggled.
2022 we needed another scorer/shooter desperately, but Cal wouldn't do it because he was protecting Wheeler/Livingston/Toppin, etc., he barely even took Antonio Reeves and sat him on the bench half the year!
In 2010 we needed a shooter besides Darnell freakin' Dodson, cost us against WVU.
In 2016 we needed a reliable big man with a pulse, wasted one of the best backcourts in America with Murray/Ulis.
In 2019 we needed a wing scorer off the bench, all we had was Jemarl Baker backing up Herro/Keldon Johnson, which came back to bite us against Auburn when Herro really struggled.
Etc. etc.
It has just always felt like we filled the cup up about 90-95% of the way, instead of getting that last piece to take us to 105%.
And despite how well the portal has gone so far, it feels like that with this roster still. Get a guy like Wilkerson/Yates/Pierre, and I don't feel like that anymore.
Wilkerson or Pierre and Alvaro if BG leaves.
It's not a reflection on UK. It's what NIL has done to college sports.
$$$ gets you in the room. Unless you pony up much more than the others, it's the details that seal the deal.
Thanks for changing profile pic to Greenberg!
I’m sure this is an unpopular opinion, but if UK went to New Balance I might go bankrupt from buying so much gear. I love New Balance. I’ve also been protesting Nike ever since they broke our logo, so I am way past due for some new shirts, hats, hoodies, etc.
Shoot, they already have several former Cats signed like Jamal Murray, Tyrese Maxey, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Unfortunately, they also signed Cooper Flagg but that’s neither here nor there.
I would be all for this switch!
Yes there was a difference to Jayden Quaintance who took less money to come here over other options.