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SF/PF Wenyen Gabriel (Kentucky Commit)

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HooperScooper said:
This is going to sound like sour grapes but I have this distinct feeling that UK isn't going to work out as well for him as he believes. Seems like a great kid so I hope it does work out for him. Hopefully he makes it to the NBA like he wants.
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He wouldn't be the first guy to transfer to UConn after Ollie was the second choice.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Yeah obviously this is rampant speculation but this kid's still pretty raw and I can see him being squeezed out and not staying in Lexington all that long.
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That's the way I see it. Calipari brings in kids that are ready for the draft coming out of high school which Gabriel isn't close to. I see it as a bad decision for Gabriel because there is a decent chance he gets squeezed.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
Yeah obviously this is rampant speculation but this kid's still pretty raw and I can see him being squeezed out and not staying in Lexington all that long.
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Yea, I know the "I'm not a boneyarder" posters are going to view our opinons as sour grapes, but with Durham and Diarra this isn't really a big deal, it would be very difficult to play Gabriel for long stretches at the 3. Jackson is the better fit because as long as his shooting carries up to this level you can pretty much utilize him the same way as Giffey on offense(defense might be another story, he looks slowfooted). If they miss on him then I would be upset because wing depth and perimeter shooting are both in need for 2016 and beyond.
 
We will see what happens if he doesn't start then gets recruited over next year.
 
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Also agreed that for a Kentucky recruit he is a project. Higher ceiling than a guy like Lyles, but much more raw.
 
Look great news for this kid. Hope he can live up to the hype and expectations of going to Kentucky. But I not there will be someone else next year that will be a 5 star battling for his position.
 
He will be a Marcus Lee type. Great talent but not cut out for the one and done fashion.
 
So much for academics, his mom must be happy. Good luck to the young man.
 
Fishy said:
Ajou Deng 2.0

I honestly don't care.
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Would've taken Gabriel in a heartbeat, but your comp is perfect. I think I made the same one on page 1-9 in this thread.
 
Stairmaster said:
One more thing: he picks UK and all of a sudden his skill level drops and he's a second round pick? Give me a break. Leave the amateur scouting to the posters who actually know how to separate their biases from their analysis.
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This discussion had been ongoing, mainly in relation to him wanting to be a 3.

I don't necessarily think Gabriel made a bad pick; he is not going to be any more of a project than Sacha Killeya-Jones and I'm sure there will be minutes for him right away as a 4. UK is possibly his best choice. I don't think we were a great fit with our guys who already committed and Duke was a bad fit if he wanted to play early and they land Giles as expected. Maryland probably was his best fit roster wise but I wouldn't trust my development to Turgeon. Maybe PC to have tons of PT to develop and eventually become the man on the team? I just don't get the desire to be recruited as a 3 when the NBA is shifting the opposite way, with a guy like Paul George slated to play the 4 this year. He should try to bulk up and lock down his outside set shot and then prepare himself for a long career as a stretch 4.
 
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B1GEast said:
So much for academics, his mom must be happy. Good luck to the young man.
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The University of Kentucky: Because sometimes you can't quite hack it at a community college.

BigErnMcCracken said:
Can we kill this line of argument?
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BigErnMcCracken said:
The notion that a high level college basketball recruit picking Kentucky over UConn indicates that he doesn't care about academics is just laugh out loud ridiculous. By all means, though, keep it going.
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With your approval, I shall. The University of Kentucky: Because someone has to pump our gas in the future.
 
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Durks07 said:
With your approval, I shall. The University of Kentucky: Because someone has to pump our gas in the future.
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I hear Harry Giles was really underwhelmed by the history department at Wake Forest and might be leaning toward Duke now, said no one ever.
 
fleudslipcon said:
I look at it another way. This is not a Kentucky versus UConn issue. The majority of the players Kentucky gets would get into the NBA as one and dones with most good programs. I believe it's naive to think these kids don't know that. If my assumption is correct than the question that should be asked is why would these kids want to attend a program in which you have to sit for major parts of games when you can display your skills in major minutes at another program?
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If we're operating under the assumption that the platoon system is the norm at Kentucky, then I agree with you. But the platoon is not the norm. Every other year at Kentucky, Calipari has played his best players 30+ minutes per game.

If Gabriel isn't a starter at UK his freshman year, that doesn't make it a bad decision.+ If he even comes close to reaching his potential then he'll be a starter at Kentucky at some point during his career and then he'll get paid. If it takes a kid 2-3 years to get there, that doesn't mean it's stupid to pick Kentucky.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I hear Harry Giles was really underwhelmed by the history department at Wake Forest and might be leaning toward Duke now, said no one ever.
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Duke does have a great History Department though. Smart move by the kid. Though if he wants a really highly rated department, Kentucky's grave-digging program is one of the best in the country, so there is that!
 
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Wenyen Gabriel shoots up out of nowhere in the rankings this summer, makes a huge name for himself and commits to Kentucky.

What CAN WE ALL AGREE that squid does well...Makes a huge name for his players and puts them in the NBA.

If you were WG... the promise of a fast track to the NBA compared to where you were 12 months ago, how do you not go to UK unless you're a diehard fan for any of the particular schools. But wait, Duke was his favorite school and it still didn't matter. UK has always been the logical choice.
 
Leebo said:
We don't have to have temper tantrums and embarrass ourselves. No one is forcing us to.
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If you've ever lurked at another board after they lose a game or a recruit, you'd see that they're at least as bad as the boneyard and very possibly worse.
 
johnhuskies95 said:
If you've ever lurked at another board after they lose a game or a recruit, you'd see that they're at least as bad as the boneyard and very possibly worse.
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Yes, but don't you think this is a behavior we should try to discourage? Especially, as it is in Gabriel's case, when we've known for quite some time that we weren't getting him, and we already got a commitment from probably the most comparable player on the board?
 
johnhuskies95 said:
If you've ever lurked at another board after they lose a game or a recruit, you'd see that they're at least as bad as the boneyard and very possibly worse.
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I don't think I ever said it was unique to us, but I'm not a member of those other boards. In other words, why would I feel embarrassed for them?
 
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