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Topic: Briscoe's stock needs a boost!
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catmandoo
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posted 04-13-2016 10:37 AM
With three final decisions made, freshman guard Isaiah Briscoe looks like the only remaining player on Kentucky’s roster who might seriously flirt with leaving for the NBA draft. But barring a big jump in stock over the next six weeks, his pro prospects for 2016 aren’t great.
“He’s in a tough position because everyone is taking advantage of this rule to test the waters,” ESPN draft analyst Chad Ford said. “It creates an incredibly crowded field for Briscoe. Every year, in a normal draft, there will be five, six bubble guys that will just go ahead and stick their necks out and take the chance, let the process play out and if they play great, there’s a chance to move up dramatically in the draft.
“But the problem this year is there are so many players who fit that category. Virtually every decent freshman in the country has declared for the draft this year, and it’s creating a really crowded environment. Given all the names I see out there right now, I don’t see how Briscoe moves himself into first-round consideration.”
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SCWC
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posted 04-13-2016 10:40 AM
It will be great having Briscoe back for another season, he could be a difference maker in just how far our team goes next year. Hopefully he will improve his shooting in the off season, he already does all the other things well like rebounding and playing defense.
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PaulCat
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posted 04-13-2016 07:30 PM
When will the day come when the powers that be realize the kids of today have zero interest in school? They really need to make it simple and have a D-league draft for kids right out of high school. No NBA draft at all. The only way to get to the NBA would be thru the D-league. This would save the NBA teams so much money as they could then analyze kids in their own system for very little money.
College ball needs to be for kids who want to get a degree.
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catmandoo
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posted 04-13-2016 07:33 PM
Shooting may be a tough thing for Briscoe to change drastically but it sure would help if he could at least improve his free throw shooting. Shooting 46% from the line is hard to understand.
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Old Norm
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posted 04-13-2016 10:26 PM
He's just not that good of a shooter. If he can't drive to the basket, he's not much offensive help. I love having him on the team though, because he is outstanding in all other phases of the game.
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boomdaddy
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posted 04-14-2016 08:03 AM
I read that he was a 79% FT shooter in high school and also won a 3 point shooting contest at some all star camp.
So, it is either something in his head that he needs to get over or he has bulked up so much that it has affected his shooting.
If he brings his FT shooting up to the 70s and becomes an average shooter, I am guessing that he should be able to make a living in the pros.
I don't get paid to coach a top D1 team, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but if I were in charge, I would try using a hypnotist to give him a positive mind set, when he is at the FT line.
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catmandoo
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posted 04-14-2016 09:29 AM
Until he gets over what his shooting problem his playing time may suffer as Cal has brought in a awfully talented shooting guard in Malik Monk who is the number one shooting guard in the class.
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