Random College Basketball Thoughts: 2016-17

[str8up]

Tubby Smith. Pitino left UK to coach the Celtics, and Tubby inherited his team. In his first year, UK wins the national championship. I think personally the man had a good coaching tenure, but his recruiting was subpar and Kentucky didn't reach another Final Four in his watch.

Kevin Ollie. HOF Calhoun leaves UConn due to his health and age, and Ollie inherited his team. The first time he's in the tourney, UConn wins the national championship. Would you believe as a die hard UConn fan, I wasn't sold on Ollie? He is a great man, African-American, God fearing, nothing but quotes, but he inherited Calhoun's team. Let's see what he does with his players. Fast forward, and look at what happens. What is the point of saying ha I told you so, when your program looks like shyt? This is depressing.

Not landing Diallo, who've spoken to plenty of times in person, might have been a wake up call for me. Ollie is incapable of landing an elite player, and you actually have fans thinking now he could land Bamba, a kid ranked higher than Diallo. They never learn.

/rant

Had to get that off my chest.

Kentucky is the best place for him to go up against other elite talent daily in practice. The most likely scenario is that he enters the draft this year and never plays a game for Kentucky, just practices with them to prepare for the NBA.

I'd only feel bad if he actually plays this season, or if he decides to not enter the draft.

 

[str8up]

This is going to be a great opportunity today for Dennis to show out.

Yurtseven too

 

[Sin Simma]

Kentucky is the best place for him to go up against other elite talent daily in practice. The most likely scenario is that he enters the draft this year and never plays a game for Kentucky, just practices with them to prepare for the NBA.

I'd only feel bad if he actually plays this season, or if he decides to not enter the draft.

He can't shoot for shyt. He'll practice this year and play against elite talent, and then suit up for next year with his boy Quade Green. The whole straight to the NBA talk was a fairy tale. Once he played in front of the scouts, that was the end of it. You're right though, I think Kentucky is the best place for him. He'll either get better vs other elite kids, or he's going to be exposed. Cal surround him with shooters, he should be straight. Quade, PJ Washington, Shai Alexander, Nick Richards, and Jarred Vanderbilt. I don't see it.

 

[funkee]

hamidou should go if he gets a first round grade. He will be exposed for some lack of ball skills and horrendous shooting that may rival briscoe's bricks from the outside. Monk is also a super athlete, but at least he can shoot. diallo may actually be a better athlete + he's much bigger which he has to his advantage, but the floor skills, especially his shooting, is sorely lacking. also, quade green seems like a strange fit for kentucky. a floor bound athlete with good vision and average shooting with little physical explosion doesn't seem like a cal guard. He seemed perfect fit at duke to end up a quinn cook type player. it's strange that duke may get duval rather than green when duval seems more like a UK PG and green more of a duke PG.

 

[str8up]

He can't shoot for shyt. He'll practice this year and play against elite talent, and then suit up for next year with his boy Quade Green. The whole straight to the NBA talk was a fairy tale. Once he played in the scouts, that was the end of it. You're right though, I think Kentucky is the best place for him. He'll either get better vs other elite kids, or he's going to be exposed.

If he doesn't go pro this year then it's because he was exposed even further. This is why he keeps saying he intends to play college basketball, so if he gets told again he's not ready it doesn't hurt his stock as much.

That's the whole reason behind going to Kentucky. The best place to prepare him for the draft. I think if he truly wanted to play college basketball he would have went to UConn.

All he has to do is at least become a streaky shooter, look at Malachi last year.

If he does end up playing next year I think he'll just get exposed even further.

 

[UserNameless]

Kevin Ollie. HOF Calhoun leaves UConn due to his health and age, and Ollie inherited his team. The first time he's in the tourney, UConn wins the national championship. Would you believe as a die hard UConn fan, I wasn't sold on Ollie? He is a great man, African-American, God fearing, nothing but quotes, but he inherited Calhoun's team. Let's see what he does with his players. Fast forward, and look at what happens. What is the point of saying ha I told you so, when your program looks like shyt? This is depressing.

Not landing Diallo, who've spoken to plenty of times in person, might have been a wake up call for me. Ollie is incapable of landing an elite player, and you actually have fans thinking now he could land Bamba, a kid ranked higher than Diallo. They never learn.

/rant

Had to get that off my chest.

Could actually be its own thread ...

 

[young3000]

This is going to be a great opportunity today for Dennis to show out.

Yurtseven too

Yurt cannot handle physical big men and Dennis will try to do too much...UNC wins by 10+

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Idk what happened to Yakwe. Tariq Owens playing well had Yankuba Sima so scared he up and transferred out. Lovett, Ponds, Ahmed and Owens the only ones teams worry about. I hear St. John's are a lock for some 2018 kids already though.

breh I don't know either. Its crazy to think about. Went from all big east freshmen to playing worse than amar abogonivc.


Yeah, 2018 looks good for us.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Tubby Smith. Pitino left UK to coach the Celtics, and Tubby inherited his team. In his first year, UK wins the national championship. I think personally the man had a good coaching tenure, but his recruiting was subpar and Kentucky didn't reach another Final Four in his watch.

Kevin Ollie. HOF Calhoun leaves UConn due to his health and age, and Ollie inherited his team. The first time he's in the tourney, UConn wins the national championship. Would you believe as a die hard UConn fan, I wasn't sold on Ollie? He is a great man, African-American, God fearing, nothing but quotes, but he inherited Calhoun's team. Let's see what he does with his players. Fast forward, and look at what happens. What is the point of saying ha I told you so, when your program looks like shyt? This is depressing.

Not landing Diallo, who've spoken to plenty of times in person, might have been a wake up call for me. Ollie is incapable of landing an elite player, and you actually have fans thinking now he could land Bamba, a kid ranked higher than Diallo. They never learn.

/rant

Had to get that off my chest.

Yeah man, I've looked at some of Uconn message boards ( boneyard, sportsnation) , Ollie seat is starting to look like JT3 hot. Losing Diallo surprised for the fact he went to Putnam academy. Maybe the pressure of being the immediate savior hurt Uconn. Its sad because Uconn stopped scouting other players thinking they had Diallo.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

@SJUGrad13, I know you've loving that boy Shamorie. That kid is the truth, and I've saying that for years scouting him. No Cuse offer, UConn who offers everybody didn't offer him, just St Johns, Providence, Creigton etc. The Big East schools in general. Now he might end up being one and done. Props.

How is Lovett looking? He was hurt right?

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No chance Shamorie ponds becomes one and done. His body is not built for the league. He still talking about breaking mullin three point records.

Marcus on the other hand is leaving. SJU knows this already that's why they scouted Mcmurray from USF. Plus they have the five star guy Justin Simon. Marcus is definitely gone.

 

[Jemmy]

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No chance Shamorie ponds becomes one and done. His body is not built for the league. He still talking about breaking mullin three point records.

Marcus on the other hand is leaving. SJU knows this already that's why they scouted Mcmurray from USF. Plus they have the five star guy Justin Simon. Marcus is definitely gone.

Ponds is not in a rush lol. Kid is 18 and is really still growing. I like Lovett's game but if he leaves I don't see it as a big deal if Simon is coming in. He was about to transfer last year and took time off from school. He likes the school but his advisors might be pressuring him to explore other options too.

 

[UserNameless]

That UNC throttling of NC State


Sports pundits in NC were saying State matched up well too. . .

 

[funkee]

jesus NC state got abused

 

[JP_614]

MSU fell off so hard

Nah look at what they lost last season alot of people had them picked to win the national championship last year they lost seniors in Denzel and Bren Forbes and deyonta davis

they start now 3 freshman and the players who came back outside of Tum Tum and mcquaid they were the only ones getting burn they also lost 2 players due to transfer

They just need a year to get it all together they will probably lose bridges but Nick Ward will take over as the go to person he already the most consistent person on their team and has the best footwork and touch for his age right now

 

[Champ_KW]

This is going to be a great opportunity today for Dennis to show out.

Yurtseven too

don't know why cats are still sleeping on Joel?

Completely shytted on Dennis today.