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Topic: 4 star recruit could decide our fate in tournament
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catmandoo
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posted 03-15-2018 05:50 PM
Kentucky’s best player started the season on the bench. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the second-lowest-ranked player in the team’s eight-man recruiting class of 2017, and he’s the only non-five-star recruit in the Wildcats’ rotation. The odds are against anyone with his pedigree at John Calipari’s NBA factory. Only three four-star recruits have signed with Kentucky in the last four years, and they all ended up transferring due to lack of playing time. Players usually don’t stay at Kentucky for long: They either transfer or they go pro. History suggested Gilgeous-Alexander would be the former, but a lot has changed in five months. His draft stock has skyrocketed, and it could rise even higher by the time the NCAA tournament is over.
Kentucky is Gilgeous-Alexander’s team now. His averages (21.0 points on 55.3 percent shooting and 6.7 assists) in the SEC tournament, where he was named MVP after leading Kentucky to the championship, are closer to his talent level than his more modest season numbers (13.9 points on 48.5 percent shooting and 5.0 assists). His offensive responsibility has grown over the course of the season, and Calipari has finally put enough 3-point shooting around him to spread out the defense. One of the most inconsistent teams in the country now has an identity: Clear out for Gilgeous-Alexander and let him go to work. The Wildcats have a tough road to the Final Four, but he’s good enough to carry them there. If he plays poorly, on the other hand, they could lose in the first round.
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m hamilton
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posted 03-15-2018 06:15 PM
He's played himself into a lottery pick too!
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catmandoo
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posted 03-15-2018 10:01 PM
Tonight Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 19 points, 5 steals 8 assists, 8 boards, and 9-10 from the line. WOW!
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Bama Cat
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posted 03-15-2018 10:34 PM
Sounds like he was the star of the game. He made a lot of his points at the foul line at the end of the game. I thought his running of the team was lacking tonight though. He missed too many easy lay ups and he failed to find an open man for just one (1) three. I knew when we had played half this season that our three streak of over a thousand games would probably end this season.
I'm glad we won but don't feel too good about playing AZ. After this game I feel we were really rewarded with a 5 seed. We played a 12 seed and didn't play much better than Deavidson. We probably deserved more in the line of a 9 or 10 seed. We shall see come Saturday. I hope we saved all our 3's for AZ because we'll need them very bad unless I'm mistaken. Saturday could be the last BB game I watch this season.
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