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Topic: Ulis:“He’s going to be the Skal I knew he was.”
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catmandoo
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posted 03-06-2016 11:02 AM
This is the Skal Labissiere everyone expected to see all year and began to doubt. But it was sophomore point guard Tyler Ulis who never lost faith in Labissiere and encouraged Calipari to start him at Florida, where he also played well.
“He’s going to be the Skal I knew he was,” Ulis, who had 14 points and 14 assists, said.
Calipari said Friday he might not start Labissiere because he had a bad practice Thursday.
“He was too worried about the matchup with him and Ben Simmons instead of just loving paling. That is what I got on him about,” Calipari said. “He was great. The kid has taken a lot of grief, but 18, nine and six blocks. He looked really good and is getting better.”
Certainly his confidence is growing. Now Calipari wants him to quit worrying about individual matchups.
“You have got to be yourself in this. You can’t worry about the game the day before. Lose sleep. Stay in the moment and be the best you can be,” Calipari said. “I am really proud of him.”
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catmandoo
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posted 03-06-2016 01:30 PM
Skal is another step closer to being a first round draft choice after last nights game. I sure do like his chances.
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AshTuckyUKfan
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posted 03-06-2016 10:36 PM
If he gets drafted it will be because of his upside, because he is a below average seven footer. It's not all his fault, but he has a lot of work to do.
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boomdaddy
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posted 03-07-2016 07:46 AM
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Originally posted by AshTuckyUKfan:
If he gets drafted it will be because of his upside, because he is a below average seven footer. It's not all his fault, but he has a lot of work to do.
Your "below average" assessment is correct for most of this season.
Skal's game against LSU was anything but average.
Midway through the season, I think everyone thought we would have to wait for next year, to see Skal play a game like he played against LSU.
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Bama Cat
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posted 03-07-2016 09:45 AM
He is making the incoming class of freshmen look a lot better at being able to find scholarships for all of them. If he continues like this it may make Bolden's selection of UK a lot easier knowing Skal will be leaving.
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catmandoo
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posted 03-07-2016 09:50 AM
Bama, don't think Cal doesn't know that and has worked real hard all year getting Skal ready for to move on and make his mark as a NBA player.
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