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Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 04-08-2024, 06:23 PM:

We all know now that Cal is gone. But who on the roster and recruit list will end up at UK. And who will come from the transfer list?

Dillingham is currently testing the NBA waters.
Thierro is in the Transfer portal
Edwards I believe is testing the NBA waters
Bradshaw is said to be testing the transfer portal
Hart is testing the transfer portal

That only leaves Ivisik, Ugo, Wagner Sheppard and Burks to make a decision.

What we do need is a new coach quickly who can salvage those we still have on board, or we could end up losing more players.

Karter Knox has been said to follow Cal
Not sure of the other 5 recruits.

If the remaining 10 were to return we would have 3 spots open from the portal to fill in our needs. Unless we lose more of the current recruits we won't be close to a rebuilding year.

[ 04-08-2024, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Bama Cat ]

Posted by ukman (Member # 3032) on 04-08-2024, 06:31 PM:

The roster is going to be depleted really bad. Remember when Cal left Memphis to come to UK. I think we are going to experience what Memphis did that year. And I am sure Cal will do everything he can to take everything away from this program, just out of spite. I'm sure he would love nothing more than to see us be horrible next year. I think our team next year will have to be made up of almost all portal guys, like LSU this year and last.

Posted by CatfanRick (Member # 126) on 04-08-2024, 06:39 PM:

Horrible is a relative state ukman. I define horrible as the last 5 years. Plenty of volume but no music. I can live with players who want to play for UK, not an NBA farm team. That, to me, was horrible.

Posted by ukman (Member # 3032) on 04-08-2024, 06:54 PM:

I agree. I am fine losing some games as long as I see guys that are playing their hearts out for each other, and I see a coach who cares about winning in college and making his players the best they can be as a team. I had a really hard time enjoying some games the last 5 years. I will say, I did really like this years team. I felt they really enjoyed playing together and they played hard overall. Defense was terrible, but alot of that was also on the coach not bringing out the best in them, or using different schemes to help them do better.

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 04-09-2024, 08:54 AM:

Bama,

If I had to guess UK will have no current scholarship players stay and all recruits will land elsewhere as well.

Maybe the kid from Lyon county stays, but I bet he ends up at Alabama.

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 04-09-2024, 09:53 AM:

I agree with you Trey. Very few impact current players left and probably only one or two commits for next year end up at UK. A lot of those will end up being hogs. I believe Travis Perry from Lyon County will probably hold to his commitment. Both parents UK graduates. He can be an impact player in two or three years. I have hopes (very unlikely) that Reed will stick around next year only because of close ties to UK. Again, unlikely. Probably a lottery pick and gone.

We got what many of us wanted and, IMO, we need to prepare for a couple of lean years.

I realize that could change with a big name coach coming to UK. I’m not getting my hopes up about that.

[ 04-09-2024, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: handycat ]

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 04-09-2024, 01:21 PM:

For the time being there are a lot of BB Nation that is a lot happier than they have been for about 5 years. This situation will float around until the new coach is signed. That's when a lot of people will have different feelings for the program. Pick a coach and part of BBN will be happy but some will not. That's how it goes whether you pick Billy Donovan or Bruce Pearl. Some will be happy with one and unhappy with the other, and visa versa.

When you get right down to it Pearl would be the person who would fit the job as well as anuone, but his past turns him off no matter what for some of BBN.

Those who know the BBN and UK like Donovan, Pope, Pitino and Hamilton would possibly be liked better by the BBN.

And then there's the pie in the sky picks like all the young guys who are doing well at UConn, Baylor, Alabama, etc who most likely are too young to realize what a future at UK would be like. There current situations are what they see now and all is well for them. They show no emphasis on the future and what possibilities they may turn down without a second thought.

We just have to wait and see who Mitch convinces to switch to UK. Once that is done we will see who decides to stay with the new coach and who has plans elsewhere. The new coach and his recruiting ability will determine what kind of a roster UK will have next year.

We could retain some of the current players and also hang onto some of the recruits. That would be the best thing to happen so we have 5 or 6 guys still here next year with the new coach able to bring in about half the roster. I could see us still flirting with the top 25 if all goes well.

[ 04-09-2024, 01:25 PM: Message edited by: Bama Cat ]

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 04-09-2024, 04:37 PM:

Maybe Billy Donovan will bring all his current Chicago Bulls players and have them enroll at UK.

[Big Grin]

Posted by viperz (Member # 289) on 04-10-2024, 10:25 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Tiptree:
Maybe Billy Donovan will bring all his current Chicago Bulls players and have them enroll at UK.

They identify as college students!