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Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 03-30-2017, 03:00 AM:

All Star Game article and box score

Our Kentucky recruits got the fewest minutes and those calling the game seem to feel this is a weak recruiting class this year.

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 03-30-2017, 07:54 AM:

Good thing is that I didn't see any one-and-dones out of our current recruits.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 03-30-2017, 08:37 AM:

Green had some good assists and the other 3 guys had good rebounds. The scoring and the defense will come later. What they show now is team ball.

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 03-30-2017, 09:06 AM:

I found it strange when I sat down to watch the game and found out that none of our recruits made the starting lineup. Hopefully this class is one that stays more than one year. Green is only 6'0" which might keep him wearing blue for a couple years.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 03-30-2017, 09:23 AM:

I too wondered why we had not one player on the starting unit last night. First time I have seen that happen in the Mickey D game. I hope we can add Bamba to this group, he would be the stud we really need.

[ 03-30-2017, 09:25 AM: Message edited by: SCWC ]

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 03-30-2017, 10:14 AM:

We may be getting what a bunch of UK fans have been calling for, several 2nd tier players. Of course many of those same fans will say Cal has lost his recruiting touch. I guess I'm a little disappointed in this class compared to Cal's classes in past years. But who knows, this class may gel and bring us our next championship.

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 03-30-2017, 10:14 AM:

I would love to get Bamba or Knox.... or both!

Take this for what it's worth: Chad Ford reported that Bam and Briscoe are 50/50 as far as returning to school. Supposedly Bam's stock dropped again after the poor showings against UCLA and UNC.

Posted by ukman (Member # 3032) on 03-30-2017, 08:28 PM:

My hope each year is to have a couple, or 3 one and done's, and then a couple or few returners, and an upper class man or two. Basically it would be awesome to have our 2011-2012 team each year, but I know that is not easy to make happen. I just think that is what it takes to have a chance to win it all. If these guys weren't good enough to start then how do we have the #1 class? Hopefully they will all play team ball from the beginning, and be focused on their UK careers instead of on the NBA. Unfortunately, we have a long wait before we can see them in blue.

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 03-30-2017, 10:09 PM:

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Originally posted by PaulCat:
Supposedly Bam's stock dropped again after the poor showings against UCLA and UNC.

I'm not sure he had a poor showing against either team, but he especially didn't have a poor showing against UNC, actually he may have been his best performance all year long IMO on both sides of the ball.

In the UCLA game it was obvious that Fox was the hot hand and other than maybe the first offensive possession UK didn't even attempt to get the ball to BAM because Fox was so dominant.

In the UNC, game BAM finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds against the Trio of Meeks/Hicks/Bradley. If they don't call the bogus offensive goal tending and a phantom over the back he has 17 and 9.

Then take into account he was hacked on 4 other moves without a call where he should have been shooting 8 Free Throws and let's say he makes 6, he finished with 23 and 9. The whole story line from the National Media would have been how he dominated UNC bigs inside.

That being said, I hope he listens and decides to return. I'll say it right now, if BAM and Briscoe return that UK will hang #9 next year. I think the chances of them returning is about 0.000001%

[ 03-30-2017, 10:12 PM: Message edited by: Trey Ball ]

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 03-31-2017, 11:59 AM:

I have to agree if they return we would be formiddable with what is coming in. I think these two need to be the first to make their decision so others can decide. Bomba probably won't sign until Bam makes a move. I would think that our other bigs would be watching Bam also, Humphries, Jones, Gabriel and Wynyard. This could be like dominoes when it starts. I think Bam will have to make the first move and like the drasft is they can enter but return, this could slow all the other actions down until he decided one way or the other. If it goes to the final day to return we may end up losing Bomba. And if he does return these other four guys may leave at the last minute leaving us with Bam and Richards. That might not be bad either. Sure will be glad when all the maneuvering is done and we know who will be on the next edition.

Posted by AshTuckyUKfan (Member # 3065) on 03-31-2017, 09:58 PM:

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Originally posted by handycat:
We may be getting what a bunch of UK fans have been calling for, several 2nd tier players. Of course many of those same fans will say Cal has lost his recruiting touch. I guess I'm a little disappointed in this class compared to Cal's classes in past years. But who knows, this class may gel and bring us our next championship.

Exactly. Roy Williams said it beast when he said he doesn't get the one and done's because he can't...not because he doesn't want them. My guess is Cal will take even more heat this year, the same people who complain that we get the best talent instead of filling a roster with average players will now be complaining because he didn't get the best. Bottom line is people want Cal to get the best players and then and somehow convince those players to pass on millions of dollars to stay in school so we fans can watch them.