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... just before the and one by the Baylor player... Baylor better WAKE UP... They'reabout to get run off the floor with their not so urgent play... Kentucky's way too good for them to play like that...
 
Baylor tends to losre their minds for minutes at a time......i think UK blows them out
 
It's honestly not even fair how good they are. If Cal doesn't win it this year, he may never.
 
And guys on here want a 2 year rule, can you imagine another year of this ??? Time for MKG and AD to move on, this squad is too good.
 
They look ridiculously good right now. I agree that Jones is the key, when he's engaged and playing well they are unstoppable. You know Gilchrist and Davis will bring it with Jones playing great as the 3rd guy they become absurdly good.
 
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They just make it look soo easy on offense and they play so tough on Defense, Baylor cant get an open look at all.
 
I think its safe to say this tourney has become the uk invitational. its their tournament to win as i dont see any team in there league right now. they remind me of that 2004 uconn team when by the time they got to the elite 8 it was pretty obvious that they were clearly the best team in the country and would win it all. i remember bob ryan of the boston globe reffering to that tourney as the uconn invitational. this is a great uk team and they should win it but if they dont i think itll be a huge indictment on squids coaching ability. hes as good as anybody at molding talent and getting them to play together but can he coach his way to a victory in a close game where every decision you make in the final minutes can make or break you?
 
Yes, thank the lord for 1 and done...would have loved a crack at KY last week (with our 2004 team). The squid has a near perfect team...KY vs a full strength UNC would be a heck of a game.
 
I picked Baylor as an early tournament exit months ago. They almost lost in the first round to a 14 seed. Then their 6 seed lost so they got the 11 seed. And the 2 seed lost to the 10 seed. They were served the Elite 8 on a platter.
 
PJIII is such a disappointment, kid should be much better than this
 
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aceboon said:
PJIII is such a disappointment, kid should be much better than this
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yeah whats the deal with that kid? im always seen mock drafts and hes usually a top ten pick and he doesnt even start for his team. atleast i dont remember seeing him in the starting lineup. anyway back to tiger for me also.
 
aceboon said:
And guys on here want a 2 year rule, can you imagine another year of this ??? Time for MKG and AD to move on, this squad is too good.
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Are those kids on the team?

Do Terrence Jones or Doron Lamb or Brandon Knight go to UK when they have to compete with John Wall-Eric Bledsoe-Demarcus Cousins-Daniel Orton?

They don't have the scholarships, and the kids who want to play, can't.

So instead they go elsewhere. Maybe that UK team is even better (2009 was a great team--although they lose Paterson who was a very good player for them).

Meanwhile, Jones stays at Washington, and perhaps last years UConn team has Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb on top of Jeremy and others. Now, do I want that? No, wouldn't trade the title. But that talent gets spread out.

So then those guys from UK go pro, and they get Davis-MKG-Teague (do they get Davis? Kanter is still here, as he was only suspended for a year, I thought), but without Jones or Lamb they aren't as good.

And UConn's starting Knight-Lamb-Lamb-AO-Drummond.

People keep top talent for another year, but that other talent gets spread out.
 
I have already come to accept the fact that UK is going to win it all, it is what it is. On the positive side Baylor loses their chance at winning dual national championships, no mens/womens teams have even made the FF in the same year since 04, Uconn has done that 3 times in 04 of course, 09, and 11.
 
He starts, he's just very passive and when it's needed he doesn't get inviolved like he should, he's kind of like Jeremy in a sense in his passive and laidback demeanor.
 
aceboon said:
PJIII is such a disappointment, kid should be much better than this
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Crazy how soft he is... Very talented but so timid and lackadaisical. I honestly thought he would give Davis/Jones fits.
 
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Two lottery picks just may have injured themselves.
 
Looking at the replay, it looks like the knee buckled to the medial side, rather than the anterior side. Of course, I'm not doctor and that observation may mean nothing.
 
He is a lot more skilled tho, that's why I made the comparison to Jeremy even tho they play diff
positions(tho PJIII sees himself as a perimeter player also). When you see Acy competing and playing as hard as he is it just shows the issues with PJIII even more. On another note, funny to see Gary Franklin just getting into the game when he left Cal because he felt he wasn't getting enough shots, even though he was their leading scorer.

Brochacho said:
He is like Drummond pretty much.
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I was speaking more about this year since posters were clamoring for the 2 year rule with the new CBA that was signed this year.


tzznandrew said:
Are those kids on the team?

Do Terrence Jones or Doron Lamb or Brandon Knight go to UK when they have to compete with John Wall-Eric Bledsoe-Demarcus Cousins-Daniel Orton?

They don't have the scholarships, and the kids who want to play, can't.

So instead they go elsewhere. Maybe that UK team is even better (2009 was a great team--although they lose Paterson who was a very good player for them).

Meanwhile, Jones stays at Washington, and perhaps last years UConn team has Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb on top of Jeremy and others. Now, do I want that? No, wouldn't trade the title. But that talent gets spread out.

So then those guys from UK go pro, and they get Davis-MKG-Teague (do they get Davis? Kanter is still here, as he was only suspended for a year, I thought), but without Jones or Lamb they aren't as good.

And UConn's starting Knight-Lamb-Lamb-AO-Drummond.

People keep top talent for another year, but that other talent gets spread out.
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I don't understand why they didn't try to drag Davis away from the hoop more early in the game and take him off the dribble. Regardless of how quick he is, no big likes to guard someone on the perimeter. The two times they've made him play perimeter D Baylor has drawn fouls. Easier said than done for sure, but UK is a totally different team with him out.
 
aceboon said:
I was speaking more about this year since posters were clamoring for the 2 year rule with the new CBA that was signed this year.
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Understood. UK would benefit immensely more than any other school with such a policy.
 
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They have the best center in the country, allowing the rest of the team to take risks and play loose. Davis is a stud, with more weight and conditioning he will be similar to a Ewing type of player. Very impressed with him.

You can't even compare Drummond to him at this point. In fact I used to think that Drummond had the higher ceiling but I'm am not so sure. Both will be special in a few years, Drummond has some catching up to do, even though he may be the higher pick.
 
Kitaman said:
They have the best center in the country, allowing the rest of the team to take risks and play loose. Davis is a stud, with more weight and conditioning he will be similar to a Ewing type of player. Very impressed with him.

You can't even compare Drummond to him at this point. In fact I used to think that Drummond had the higher ceiling but I'm am not so sure. Both will be special in a few years, Drummond has some catching up to do, even though he may be the higher pick.
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I would be shocked if Drummond is a higher pick. While Andre is a better athlete, he has nowhere near the skill level of Davis and Davis still has a lot of improvement and growing in him. You watch Davis handle the ball, hit foul line extended jumpers, and completely decimate the opponents offense and there is really very little comparison. The biggest thing Andre has to realize is how good he can be. Once he conquers the mental side, he'll be a star.
 
Their career paths until now have made a big difference - Davis was a guard, grew 7-8 inches (or whatever it is), and maintained a fair amount of his guard's coordination and feel for the game. Meanwhile, Drummond developed a perfect body/athleticism to be a power interior player, but was coached by people who apparently wanted him to play like a guard and didn't teach him any post moves at all, so he is way, way behind in where he should be. The success of the Bynum project (really only knee injuries have stopped him from being a consistently dominant NBA player) may still allow Drummond to go higher than he should. Ahead of Davis, probably not, but of course it could depend on workouts and what the team drafting needs/thinks.
 
I don't think Drummond comes within arms each of Davis at the NBA level. There is an X factor instinct/intangible that Davis has that doesn't exist in Drummonds hardwiring. Sure, Drummond will be a serviceable NBA player on body/athletecism, but I see him more of a Chris Wilcox type. Whereas Davis has the instinct/body connection that makes a kid special. Steve Kerr was on ESPN radio a couple weeks ago talking about big men in the NBA and the fact that many of them don't even like basketball - it chooses them over them choosing it. When you're 6'11", everyone just points at you and thinks basketball. Whereas not the case with guards, whereas they go out and play because they love the sport. It was interesting to listen to. I don't want to apply that notion to Andre, but my sense is that if there was a scale on it, Davis would rate lightyears ahead.
 
RuffRuff said:
I don't think Drummond comes within arms each of Davis at the NBA level. There is an X factor instinct/intangible that Davis has that doesn't exist in Drummonds hardwiring. Sure, Drummond will be a serviceable NBA player on body/athletecism, but I see him more of a Chris Wilcox type. Whereas Davis has the instinct/body connection that makes a kid special. Steve Kerr was on ESPN radio a couple weeks ago talking about big men in the NBA and the fact that many of them don't even like basketball - it chooses them over them choosing it. When you're 6'11", everyone just points at you and thinks basketball. Whereas not the case with guards, whereas they go out and play because they love the sport. It was interesting to listen to. I don't want to apply that notion to Andre, but my sense is that if there was a scale on it, Davis would rate lightyears ahead.
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I agree with pretty much all of this.
 
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