It’s because as one poster so eloquently put it on here or a YT video I can’t remember. Big Z is soft, he would get blown over by a snowball to the chest.
Maybe Big Z Comes Back?
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Word on their forums is he is going to Illinois to okay with his bro.
He’s not gonna switch onto guards at the top of the arc and look good. That’s why Cal being his coach is such a bad fit. Some guys who can help your team, you have to unfortunately hide defensively. Cals too stubborn or stupid to do that.
He needs to eat some protein and hit the weights all summer.
I wish him the best……somewhere else. It’s Dante Allen 2.0. Easy kid to love but very little ROI.
We simply don’t need him
We simply don’t need him
He seems immature really. I mean this is a kid with millions of dollars and a career ahead of him. How do you show back up to campus looking exactly the same as the year before? Mind blowing.
He’s not more skilled than Z, but yeah, his brother certainly is doing a LOT better in terms of statistics and playing time …and for a better team.
So it’s easy to see why Z would be interested in Illinois. The place had worked out damn well for his bro.
Z would be a different animal in Pope’s system.
I think he joins his brother at Illinois. I would love to see that happen, then watch him thrive and hear Cal take credit.
I can understand if Pope wants to stay away from Cal players due to the PR.
But Z would fit perfectly into Pope’s offense, and it was clear last year Cal is trying to insert square peg into round hole with how he wants Z to play.
But Z would fit perfectly into Pope’s offense, and it was clear last year Cal is trying to insert square peg into round hole with how he wants Z to play.
Only because his fool of a hc doesn't understand he shouldn't switch every ball screen.
Probably a good move. Go team up with Antigua so is a familiar connection but with a better coaching staff that is willing to put in work.
There is a reason OA didn’t follow Cal and tried to stay in Lexington and it wasn’t only bc he and his wife were happy in Lex.
What if both brothers were interested in transferring to UK? Big Z at the PF, his brother as the portal transfer at the 5?
I know it makes way more sense for them to end up at Illinois, but just having fun with the hypothetical...
He was crazy for following Cal, the kid is not a typical post player, and Cal doesn't use big men on the perimeter, he forces them down to the post. He did it to Skal and it almost ruined him, and now he is doing it to Z.
Someone the other day, I can’t remember where I read it, eluded to it wasn’t really his choice. His handlers decided for him.
Just check out Garrison in Pope’s system as an example.
At OSU, Garrison averaged 2.6 assists per 40.
This year, he is averaging 5.3 assists per 40. That’s a huge number for a center.
This ! ... and I dont see why people dont get it . Yes he struggles in Cals 1986 system , it play directly to his weaknesses and hides his strengths . He will be great in the proper system .. like Mark Pope's !
as far as being soft , yes , hes always going to be a finesse player , go get a brute to hold down the paint , he's really not a 5 , hes a huge great passing , great shooting 4 . Quit viewing him as Shaq and you might get it in your head hes not a power player .
Agree. The kid looked at Cal as a father figure, but under Pope he could be an offensive weapon, quite possibly. He can’t play a lick of defense but he sure can shoot it.
The fan base went to great lengths to help him try to get eligible, his allegiance was to Cal and now it looks like he will be leaving Arkansas too according to their fans. He had his chance here, playing at Kentucky is a privilege he didn't appreciate or understand.
Z couldn't guard a tree. So even if he was used correctly. For every 3 he would hit. His man would score 4
No , his handlers made the decision to follow Cal before Pope was able to speak with big Z. Chuck Martin is their connection and he was going to Arkansas.
That’s not true .He didn’t look at Cal as a “father figure “ . He just did what his handlers told him to do .
He will be Little Z if he does because his brother is better.
doubt that anyone looked at ccc as a father figure.........just a trip to a pay day
Maybe being a pro isn’t important to him or he knows he can play euro style the exact way he is IDK.
He absolutely is . Someone that has been around him a lot once told me, “he’s kind of a goofy kid” .