Taylen Kinney will officially visit Louisville in June
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I do not feel good about our chance on him
I would say Crowe is more likely than Kinney
Which is the better shooter Crowe or Kinney? Also some think we're in pretty good shape with I. Alozie.
The state of Kentucky forever produced almost no highly rated 4 & 5 star recruits. Now in just the last few years the state has turned out Reed Sheppard, Jasper Johnson, Malachi Moreno, Taylen Kinney & Tyran Stokes. Mark Pope got the UK job at a great time.
Kinney is better shooter
But Crowe’s larger size may take his game to another level, he can score whenever he wants. I expect him to at least reach the level of Fears (OU) in college. Kinney should be more similar with Pettiford in Auburn.
Also, Alozie doesn’t seem to be deeply rooted in Arizona, he plays for a Utah AAU team. And you know, Mark Pope has strong connections in Utah.
I’d be happy with any of the three comes here, Kinney, Crowe, or Alozie. Honestly, I don’t think we’ll end up taking multiple PGs/2Gs. It is one of them eventually.
Do not consider "in-state" situation of Kinney, my preference is Crowe > Alozie > Kinney.
For example, Fears or Pettifold (should be good comparison for Crowe and Kinney), who would you prefer
I prefer fears over Pettifold
Also, despite not good shooting, Crowe is still best scorer in the nation, which already says a lot
I believe Kinney is a much better fit . And a lot of that is because of shooting ability. Crowe would be a perfect ball dominant Calipari player. In the Memphis EYBL event he had a 24.3 point average, but he hoisted up 80 shots. He scored 35 against Takeover in 24 attempts. His 27 points against Meanstreets came in 21 attempts. He was 9-37 on threes. He scores a lot , but he is a gunner .
I don't know but I am getting the same vibe . I still think Cincinnati is in the picture for him too . We shall see northern Kentucky players seem to have more alliances than other areas in the state where blue is the the mainstream
From Kinney’s interview, it seems like he’s subtly distancing himself from the Kentucky program. His comments about Pope are mostly along the lines of “he’s funny” and “he wants me to stay in-state,” rather than showing any strong enthusiasm. That contrasts with how he talks about other coaches, like Kelsey from Louisville, whom he describes as already feeling like family.
He’s already taken an official visit to Purdue and has scheduled official visits to Louisville and Oregon. Meanwhile, there’s no official visit planned for Kentucky yet. If he truly prioritized Kentucky, you’d expect it to be higher on his list in terms of visit arrangements
So I feel we are not likely to land him.
I agree Crowe seems to be a ball dominate player. I can see Crowe being the better pro prospect, but Kinney I believe will be the better college player. But a lot will come down to fit of the program, and for UofL I think it will come down to Brown´s success, and the success of the team.
I don't think he will end up here TBH
It seems that he is not that enthusiastic about us... It is more of Pope pursues him than he actively wants to know us
live in the nky area and know some people close to the family. he will be at an adidas school, my guess is louisville.
It all is riding on jasper Johnson whether Pope can get top ten high school talent in my opinion
I tend to think we can get Jason Crowe regardless...
It seems that other west coast schools are not recruiting him that hard, maybe they know something..
If we can get Crowe from the west coast that would be huge.
I think he signed a NIL deal with adidas, if so, that will give you the answer as to where he goes.
Adidas signed NIL deals with Caleb Holt, Tay Kinney, and Anthony Thompson so it will that much harder to recruit them to a Nike school.
Why could Duke, UNC, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Houston not have as good a chance of getting him if their coach wants him. Are you saying we can get anyone we want? I wish, but I don't think so.
Cooper Flagg signed a NIL deal with New Balance and ended up going to Duke a Nike school. It doesn't hold as much weight as it did in the past. These shoe companies do not need these players to go to the school that they provide athletic gear for anymore. Because of NIL they already got them locked into a contract. No need to link them to that school on the hopes when they go to NBA they can convince them to sign with them.
I tend to think he will follow Hart
And Lamont Butler is west coast guy as well
He is one year deal regardless he goes, so Crowe may not that care if he stays or goes out of west coast
Should he noted that Jasper and Morneo never scheduled offical visits to Louisville
Still can not understand why many of fans think he is done deal to UK...
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I mean no disrespect to him when I say this but I really don’t care about this kid. Hope he comes to UK, but if he doesn’t that is ok. The days of sweating over these youngsters is over, at least for me. Wish him the best. Based on Pope’s results so far I think UK will be just fine either way.