Oweh update

Wildcats1st

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These next hours counting down to tonight are going to be brutal until there’s an answer. The sheer amount of refresh hits I’ve already hit today are probably in the triple digits
Relax if Oweh goes pro we didn’t want him. We don’t want players who don’t want to be at uk or in school and that’s the only real reason not to stay. With that said Oweh is likely coming back and pope knows this keeps people engaged. Plus we can celebrate nit losing Oweh and forget about some of the misses. This coaching job requires this kind of drama. Oweh will be back bc I believe he has grown to know what being an AA at UK can do for him for a lifetime. You win a title too and well he will have it made.
 

STL_Cat

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Same dude talking about Oweh not being better than Livingston never ate his **** over calling Reeves a bench player and never responded to all my receipts. Dude is a Cal slurper to the end, thinks freshman 5 stars are just better than everyone because of the number by their name
 

Big BlueBeard

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Oweh is not better than Livingston.
Never seen Livingston put his team on his back and carry them the the win. Not once and he was never ever close to doing so. Can't say the same about Oweh, because that dude did it. And we all saw it. Your post is silly.
 
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Oweh has one final workout today, with the Sacramento Kings. They don't have a first-round pick, only a second rounder (42nd).

And of course it’s a west coast team which means this thing is going all the way to the deadline.😩😩😩

Seems like we’ve had way more of these than any other program.
 

stuway

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Oweh is a far better player at UK than Livingston was, that's an insane take
 

trueblujr

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Personally I think he comes back but who knows.

One thing I don’t think I’ve seen mentioned in discussions about why someone would be “getting feedback” and playing out every workout: I don’t think the feedback is about what he needs to work on. I think he is probably more aware than anyone else about the things he needs to work on. He can get that info pretty easily.

Instead I think it’s smart to get as much in person time as possible with any team that shows interest because IMO many teams are looking for fit and personality and how players will fit within their culture.

Getting face to face time with execs and scouts can lay the foundation for getting a contract this year or more likely IMO next year.

By all accounts he’s a great character guy. That comes through in meeting someone in person. Even if he isn’t drafted this year, that first in person impression could be the difference in a team drafting you if they have met you and get a sense of how you will fit within their team culture.

Please note I have never been through the NBA draft process so all of this is JMHO. The feedback I got in high school from my coach was “you have deceptive speed. You’re even slower than you look up close”.
He's getting positive feedback from what I've read. whether that translates into a draft spot, who knows. He worked out for the Knicks yesterday who have four first round picks. Of course they will likely trade a couple of those away, but still he seems to be getting some decent feedback. Maybe Pope is telling him to wait till the last minute for that anticipation and attention to the program. Save the best for last so to speak. The BOOM we need to finally set our championship caliber roster.
 

UK90

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Seems like the longer this goes into the evening, the better for UK. I highly doubt he waits until the bitter end to announce he is leaving.
This is *** backwards from the way it actually works. He doesn’t need to “announce” he’s leaving. Announcements are only required if you withdraw from the draft.

If he says nothing before the deadline then he stays in the draft.
 
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UKWildcats1987

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It's always a bit strange to me to compare a guy in his junior year vs a guy who played as just a freshmen. OO freshmen year was nothing impressive either. Players get better and CL may have benefitted from a better coach n Pope as well if he played for him.

I'm not an expert to say who is better (clearly OO has had way more success n college and pro careers probably won't be impressive for either IMO) but just saying on the above.
 

BlueBlood96Cat

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You gonan pretend like him hurting his wrist and missing the final group of games didn’t hurt. He plays in those games and he would be in the late first round conversations. Robinson was playing the best basketball of his career before he got hurt
That’s the whole point. He returned to college and injured his wrist. That is one of the main things about returning to college is risk of injury. So no I’m not acting like anything. He goes pro last year and has a contract while he’s injured whereas now he probably won’t be drafted. Oweh sees that also so I’m gonna call it what it is. Does Oweh come back and make us fans happy or does he go while he can.
 

LineSkiCat14

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I hate to say it, but if we're looking at it from an NBA level, and which player profiles better.. Livingston might be a better player.

Now in college, the part that WE care about, he can't even hold Oweh's jock strap. The saddest part about this is that strictly due to physical abilities, Livingston might just be a better professional basketball player. Doesn't mean I like it, because CL was one of those late-era Cal players that did nothing for me.
 
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PoBilly

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He's simply a far better player. It's not even close.
Chris Livingston played one season at the University of Kentucky in 2022-2023, averaging 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in 34 contests, including 26 starts. He shot 42.9%
This is better than 16 ppg and the best player on the team last year.
Otega Oweh's stats during his time at Kentucky include averaging 16.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game in his 2024-25 season
 

LineSkiCat14

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And now, none of this thread matters! But it was fun anyways.. I love taking days off my life worrying about Kentucky basketball lmao. See everyone here next season.
 
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UK90

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That's interesting. Not at all how it worked for Robinson last year, though. He announced the next day. So I think you may be wrong.
Wrong. Robinson withdrew right before the midnight deadline last year. I remember it well. Maybe you didn’t hear about it until the next day, but that’s your issue.
 
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anon1751545683

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Chris Livingston played one season at the University of Kentucky in 2022-2023, averaging 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in 34 contests, including 26 starts. He shot 42.9%
This is better than 16 ppg and the best player on the team last year.
Otega Oweh's stats during his time at Kentucky include averaging 16.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game in his 2024-25 season
That has nothing to do with who is the better player.

Livingston is what, 2 years younger than Oweh?, and in the NBA already.

Oweh is not.
 

PoBilly

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That has nothing to do with who is the better player.

Livingston is what, 2 years younger than Oweh?, and in the NBA already.

Oweh is not.
He is in the Gleague (mostly). It is laughable to think Livingston can even hold Oweh's jock. Oweh would eat him alive. Age has nothing to do with who is the better ball player. It is amazing, Oweh June 21 2003 and Livingston Oct 15 2003. Both the same age at this point in time. One player smart enough to stay in college and fine tune his game, the other was on Cal's short list to push out the door to get the next guy to destroy. Lol
 

Son_Of_Saul

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Unless he just provided another update, Trilly simply said it was likely Oweh returned to UK. He wasn't confirming he was back.
Leadbelly, you typically post when there's an angle to play on the emotions of Kentucky fans.

I've known you for years, and I still can't remember a single time you've written anything positive about Kentucky's chances at a title.

So here's that chance. I'm genuinely curious to see what your opinion is of next year's UK team and their title chances now that Oweh is returning.
 

bucsrule8872

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I think that’s all the key pieces for the SEC teams accounted for.

Oweh is back. Knox is back. Pettiford is back. Condon is back.

Thiero is staying in the draft.

My First Team All-SEC:

Hubbard- MSU
Pettiford- Auburn
Oweh- UK
Mitchell- Mizzou
Condon- UF

Oweh- SEC POY
 

anon1751545683

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He is in the Gleague (mostly). It is laughable to think Livingston can even hold Oweh's jock. Oweh would eat him alive. Age has nothing to do with who is the better ball player. It is amazing, Oweh June 21 2003 and Livingston Oct 15 2003. Both the same age at this point in time. One player smart enough to stay in college and fine tune his game, the other was on Cal's short list to push out the door to get the next guy to destroy. Lol
So the guy that made the league is a worse player than the guy that can’t get drafted?

Laugh at that!😆
 
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Son_Of_Saul

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Also. Pretty clear hes gonna wait until almost everyone decides. Which makes total sense. But im thinking hes gonna wait until the end to see how it all shakes out, and see if theres a chance he could get drafted.
Let's all learn a lesson from this after two years in a row of it happening. Last year, Robinson waited until the last day. So did Oweh. It will probably happen again next year. Maybe we as a fan base can file it back so we don't lose our collective minds this time next spring.
 

LineSkiCat14

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Let's all learn a lesson from this after two years in a row of it happening. Last year, Robinson waited until the last day. So did Oweh. It will probably happen again next year. Maybe we as a fan base can file it back so we don't lose our collective minds this time next spring.

I think its just the slow period in sports, and a fanatical fanbase with not much else to do in the off season.. But I dont think anyone was really losing their mind, except for a few. I was certainly hoping he came back, but I also kind of figured we had a pretty stout team regardless.

It did seem like he was waiting on those ahead of him to drop out, and I am a little surprised hes coming back. I figured everything we saw these last few days, with other better players options to come back, that he'd ultimately stay. So im pleasantly surprised.
 

PoBilly

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So the guy that made the league is a worse player than the guy that can’t get drafted?

Laugh at that!😆
Not the same draft is it. If CL is better than Oweh he would be a regular on an NBA team. But to say CL is better when he has never ever shown it is what is laughable with your statement. You and I can agree to disagree on this one.
 

davtay

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Let's all learn a lesson from this after two years in a row of it happening. Last year, Robinson waited until the last day. So did Oweh. It will probably happen again next year. Maybe we as a fan base can file it back so we don't lose our collective minds this time next spring.
On this message board, BBN does not have the capability to not lose our minds....over anything related to UK.
 

BlueBlood96Cat

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He is in the Gleague (mostly). It is laughable to think Livingston can even hold Oweh's jock. Oweh would eat him alive. Age has nothing to do with who is the better ball player. It is amazing, Oweh June 21 2003 and Livingston Oct 15 2003. Both the same age at this point in time. One player smart enough to stay in college and fine tune his game, the other was on Cal's short list to push out the door to get the next guy to destroy. Lol
Exactly. Livingston had Cal and Rich Paul behind him.
 
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