It sounds bad, but I'll take whatever he has in his head that says come back. If he thinks he can develop into a lottery player by playing at UK one more year, so be it. I can't wait to watch him go to work.
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Excited to see what he can add to his arsenal over the course of another off-season. He def needs to develop a bit more of a face up game if he wants a shot in the pros. Not just a 16-foot standing jumper.
That would be more than a 2nd round pick and on par with the 20-25 pick range.
For the record... on a human level Im happy for Oscar and his family. I hate how it went down with him quitting and leaving a really good/contender type team in the middle of a season... but i still think hes a good kid and im glad he can take care of his family with this big time NIL money he has coming.
O was never happy there and always wanted to play for UK. I don't think it reflects bad for WVU, maybe for Huggins and his comments.
Didn’t Kentucky offer him out of high school? It seems that if he always wanted to play there then he would’ve signed then.
Garzas game doesn’t translate to present nba imo compared to Oscar’s…esp if he was utilized as a PF. Man’s averaged over 15 rebounds a game, and doesn’t necessarily need a 3. Look at Montrezl Harrell.
Yes. IIRC he had host family or something like that in WV and pushed him to WVU.
Right now Oscar would be a rebounding specialist and that's about it. He lacks the size and athleticism the NBA covets. Harrell doesn't have great size but is a freak athlete. Oscar's kryptonite is longer/bigger players he can't just muscle out of the way, and he'd be facing those guys every day in the NBA. Also doesn't really have a face-up game at this point mainly due to limitations with ball-handling (again lack of elite athleticism plays into this). The attributes that make him dominant are strength, great understanding of positioning, timing, quick 2nd jump, and a non-stop motor.
Rodman had a good career, until he de-railed lol, as a rebounder at 6'7". He would've fit in that era. I hate it for the big guy. He's going to do well outside of basketball, when he chooses. Lexington is going to make sure of that.
A better comparison for Oscar is Chuck Hayes, who managed to have a long and successful NBA career which was much more recent. Those types of players are very few and far between in the current NBA though.
10k bonus points if you name the only person to win the "Chuck Hayes Heart of a Champion Award"?
I thought it was going to be an ongoing award, but yeah, I'm sure Tshiebwe would have won it too.
So Chuck Hayes won the first one, they named it after him, and then nobody won it ever again? 😂
Yep. Tubby created it and never used it again.
I can't be the only one to remember this.
Got one now. And Tim Couch. So you are wrong. Again.
If you play behind Stetson Bennett, health ain't your only issue. Head coaches and OC's are going to play the best player.
The contract terms for second-round picks differ from first-rounders and are not fully guaranteed. Players in the past often haven’t received large guarantees in their contracts while others signed two-way deals or didn’t receive a deal at all.
*1st round
He will....just not at UK, unfortunately. (KSR reporting this morning)
That would be on par with a 20-25th pick range for the first year of a rookie contract.
So this is what? The third player that cal decided to let have a free stay with nothing in return?
LOl heisman odds? Jt daniel was high on heisman odds also going into last season. Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson had the 3rd highest heisman odds going into the 2015 season. He was a compete bust.
The current QB that had more wins than yours did and a bowl win last season? Yeah, him.
Auburn was complete shit last season. Using that as a talking point and your barometer is not a good thing to help your cause
Who were the other 2? Kanter is the only one I can think of and that was because the NCAA sucks. Not Cal's fault.
This arguement goes against everything UK fans say about Oscar. You all can’t have it both ways
Cal should be asked who pays for his grub, cloths and dorm. My grand daughter goes to Kentucky and her dorm and food ticket is $7,500 a semester if I remember correctly.
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