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Topic: Diallo faced tough decision to stay or go
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catmandoo
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posted 04-25-2018 08:54 PM
Which player in college basketball faced the toughest decision on whether to stay in college or jump to the NBA? That would be Kentucky redshirt freshman Hamidou Diallo, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.
“On one hand, the Kentucky wing could use another season in college to improve his perimeter shot and his decision-making,” Goodman wrote. “On the other hand, there’s a chance Diallo could get buried on the roster if he came back with a new set of talented freshmen coming in (Keldon Johnson, Tyler Herro). Diallo decided to sign with an agent, and it will be interesting to see whether he gets a guaranteed contract.”
Goodman isn’t wrong … Johnson in particular would have represented a significant challenge to Diallo’s playing time. Because while Diallo is a supreme athlete — he’ll be among the best athletes in the NBA the second he signs his contract — his tendency to fade in and out at times would have put him in serious jeopardy against one of the most competitive and hardest-playing prospects in the 2018 class.
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ukcatfannfl
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posted 04-25-2018 08:56 PM
He has already signed with an agent,,, good luck but glad he is gone.
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ukman
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posted 04-26-2018 06:36 AM
I like that Johnson is described as one of the hardest working, and competitive recruits in the class. Hope that is true and he brings that fire to the entire team.
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