I dunno, probably but Flagg has looked kinda rough so far. I know he will probably get there, but most thought Laettner would be a great pro.
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It’s not like it’s going out on a ledge there..
Im not sure.........you know because no one has even played a regular season game. I'm not ready to crown anyone, but you do you.
All three made pre-season, First-team All-America !!
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Two weeks ago Stokes was a generational talent. Now he’s just one of many.
I still want him. Disappointed it feels like it’s not gonna happen
None of those dudes will make it to the final fourboozer and dp and aj have played better than any senior this yr
Spot on. Pope is going to get a lot of high character guys. That’s just who he is and what he won’t compromise on. And we’ll be (already are) a better program for it. Anybody stressing over Stokes or any other recruit is a miserable bloke who can’t appreciate the state of UK basketball in this moment.
I won't be surprised if the best player on this year's team is a freshman (Jasper).
I don’t agree he was a better player. Clayton won Florida 4-5 games on his own. Hit big shots when it mattered. Duke put 3-4 games in the hands of Flagg and he lost all 4. Had 2 turnovers in the last 2 possessions against us to seal our win.
Better pro prospect, yes.
Better college player, No.
Well shucks.
I sure would like to see what Pope could do with the top-ranked player at some point.
I sure would like to see what Pope could do with the top-ranked player at some point.
Clayton was way more phenomenal than Flagg in tournament
With him, you can expect you can win in clutch time, he almost never misses, he could make all the big shots whenever needed
You can not say the same for Flagg
Clayton is that good, even if you change Clayton with another good player, Florida would exit in round 32
me too, i hate that pope hast to turn good players into great ones, i wish we could turn a great player into a phenom
lol your talking about 3 freshmen out of how many?boozer and dp and aj have played better than any senior this yr
I’m not giving up on him yet, I think it’s all smoke to try and up his price. He has all the leverage.
I think our current PLATOON TEAM, yes I said those two words, will hurt with recruiting kids for next year. Will a top ten come to us for JJohnson minutes? And oddly, strangely, I'm okay with that.
We don’t have a platoon team. Once the season starts Kam is playing spot minutes, Moreno is probably around 10-15. We will have a deep but normal rotation of 8-9 guys.
No one will play 30 minutes a game this year
I have heard enough from CMP now on his recruiting/roster building philosophy here at UK and have seen enough in what he has put together for rosters in two recruiting/portal cycles to be fully confident that he and the staff have a plan that will work and have the tools, resources, and intelligence to execute that plan to build a competitive roster every year.
In his first year, starting completely from scratch and with limited time, he put together a roster that was competitive, capable of winning at the highest level when healthy, fun to watch, full of seemingly high-character quality guys, with no chemistry issues who all seemed to 'get' what BBN means and played at least to some degree for the name on the front of the jersey.
In his second year, after a very promising first season was derailed somewhat by injuries, he recognized the limitations of that first roster and recognized what it takes roster-wise to compete and win at the highest level. He built a second roster that is much deeper, much more athletic, likely much better defensively, and seemingly very well situated to win even more than in his first year.
I have full faith and confidence that he will build teams that will win at the level we expect to win at, are a joy to watch, and are teams we will be proud of ... regardless of whether he pulls from HS ranks, portal, or returning players. If Stokes, or anyone else, doesn't want to be a part of the goliath that I feel is being built here, then so be it. I am not concerned.
Go Big Blue ...
In his first year, starting completely from scratch and with limited time, he put together a roster that was competitive, capable of winning at the highest level when healthy, fun to watch, full of seemingly high-character quality guys, with no chemistry issues who all seemed to 'get' what BBN means and played at least to some degree for the name on the front of the jersey.
In his second year, after a very promising first season was derailed somewhat by injuries, he recognized the limitations of that first roster and recognized what it takes roster-wise to compete and win at the highest level. He built a second roster that is much deeper, much more athletic, likely much better defensively, and seemingly very well situated to win even more than in his first year.
I have full faith and confidence that he will build teams that will win at the level we expect to win at, are a joy to watch, and are teams we will be proud of ... regardless of whether he pulls from HS ranks, portal, or returning players. If Stokes, or anyone else, doesn't want to be a part of the goliath that I feel is being built here, then so be it. I am not concerned.
Go Big Blue ...
With no injuries they shouldn’t but if lowe has problems all year jasper will get close to 30
I've never seen anyone say Stokes was a generational talent. He is the best player in his class....a week class compared to last year. If he is lobbying for more money then pass on him. Get multiple players who want to be here and not make it all about themselves....I don't see any reason an unproven hs player should be able to demand the kind of money I've seen posted on here. That's just ridiculous.
I think it's safe to say we never wanted him anyway, unless he does sign with us and then I'm obviously just joking around.
There are 1 or 2 in every class that are good enough to do that, but once you get past those top couple guys, it's meh.boozer and dp and aj have played better than any senior this yr
If winning titles is the goal, give me the seniors.
Who cares if he's the better pro? Who won the games when it mattered IN COLLEGE?
Flagg choked, WCJ balled out, like we have seen so many seniors do in the past.
The NBA game is different, this is about winning in college.
This isn’t an update this is old news of course there’s 2 teams or more bidding for stokes
Oh I want him bad but it’s kind of a Boogie situation where I’ll love him if he’s here but I’ll really want UK to whoop whatever team goes to if he chooses somewhere else
Honestly, I think the majority of the time , we are not “in the lead” as reported. Last year all the recruiting “guru’s “ were saying that about Caleb Wilson and after he committed to UNC it came out that he had always favored the heels and we were never really “in the lead”. Then everyone points at CMP and yells “How’d you lose him “ .
Dynbasta is a freak. His recruitment felt like stokes… a glimpse of hope we could get him but were never even remotely close
3 of the top 5 players in the country this year are freshman(roughly) and Caleb Wilson is damn good too. 7 in the top 50.
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