Player development

[uconngb]

Sanogo, Andre Jackson, Diarra. And look at the best team in our league. Saying we cant afford to develop our own players is one of the ________ things I've read on this board.

What?? Sanogo was a beast when he got here, averaged 7.5,and 5 his freshman year, 15 abd 8 sophomore. Are you really comparing Ross and a Stewart to that?? Talk about idiotic.

Diarra is what he is. Anyone wants to wait for Ross or Stewart is an idiot. They have both REGRESSED over the course of the year. KY is a top 10 team with an entirely new roster. That today’s CBB. Are you blind??

 

[AntG168]

Brea wasn’t the solve, at all. Would easily rather have a Solo with two more years.

And yes, he’s likely to be here two more years. All this NBA chatter is really premature. He’s a shortish SG with limited handle who’s only plus right now is 3pt shooting. He is a brutal, not just bad, defender. Show me his profile in the NBA. How is he any different than someone like Fletcher Loyer? He may be athletic on paper, but until we see him using it effectively, not much different. Show me an off-season of weights that allow him to take contact and go to the rim, and we can re-assess. Too many people here love to hype up NBA stock prematurely.

Good thing is Solo is going to be hilariously good offensively next season. He could average 20

 

[Gurleyman]

What?? Sanogo was a beast when he got here, averaged 7.5,and 5 his freshman year, 15 abd 8 sophomore. Are you really comparing Ross and a Stewart to that?? Talk about idiotic.

Diarra is what he is. Anyone wants to wait for Ross or Stewart is an idiot. They have both REGRESSED over the course of the year. KY is a top 10 team with an entirely new roster. That today’s CBB. Are you blind??

Kentucky is in 10th place in the SEC right now. They have their issues too.

 

[Drame]

What?? Sanogo was a beast when he got here, averaged 7.5,and 5 his freshman year, 15 abd 8 sophomore. Are you really comparing Ross and a Stewart to that?? Talk about idiotic.

Diarra is what he is. Anyone wants to wait for Ross or Stewart is an idiot. They have both REGRESSED over the course of the year. KY is a top 10 team with an entirely new roster. That today’s CBB. Are you blind??

I didnt say a single thing you said I said. You're completely making stuff up. If you know how to read go back and read what I said.

 

[CT2SC]

What?? Sanogo was a beast when he got here, averaged 7.5,and 5 his freshman year, 15 abd 8 sophomore. Are you really comparing Ross and a Stewart to that?? Talk about idiotic.

Diarra is what he is. Anyone wants to wait for Ross or Stewart is an idiot. They have both REGRESSED over the course of the year. KY is a top 10 team with an entirely new roster. That today’s CBB. Are you blind??

We have no chance getting into portal bidding wars with the SEC and Big Ten. We have no choice but stick with the Hurley formula of developing players and find a hidden gem or two in the portal. If we abandon that strategy I don’t see how we sell players on coming here. We aren’t in a position to outspend these programs.

 

[RuffRuff]

Good thing is Solo is going to be hilariously good offensively next season. He could average 20

And he also at give up 25 defensively . I’d much rather have the ball in the hands of a kid that can take it to the rim in crunch time, than hope to get open for a 3 (if there wasn’t proof enough last night).

 

[LIuconn]

This is completely wrong. Players develop at different rates and most guys starting across D1 are upperclassmen. Our sophomores are just starting. Whaley, Deandre Daniels, Giffey, Armstrong and loads more all took years to get where they ended up.

Ok let me know how our current sophs minus ball do next year because they can’t be relied on to do anything this year so far.