looking like Reid Travis may be heading to UK

[gldendog]

Travis will go to Villanova. Does he strike anyone as a Kentucky kid? He actually has a brain for Christ sake. His college choices were Duke and Stanford. Nova falls in line with those schools aesthetically and academically. Kentucky is a whorehouse.

 

[rockycard]

Have to think that being a title contender is a big factor here, and it'll be tougher to sell that with everything that Nova has lost.

They still have Jay Wright, the better coach.

 

[F-Duke]

Travis is a beast offensively. Versatile college 4 who can take bigs off the dribble and muscle you on the inside. Huge get for whoever gets him. Could be an All American next year

 

[RipThru]

They still have Jay Wright, the better coach.

Too bad we couldn’t have landed that noted basketball mind Chris Mack to lead the program

 

[rockycard]

Too bad we couldn’t have landed that noted basketball mind Chris Mack to lead the program

Burn.....lol

 

[BC_in_06]

Travis will go to Villanova.

Travis will go to Kentucky...

I can do that too

 

[Quavarius]

Not happening, Calipari is on record saying how taking grad transfers is bad for college basketball.

He said that for real?

 

[lurkeraspect84]

He said that for real?

Half true. Said taking them from Low major was a issue

 

[lkc1234]

Baloney move. Have no issue with players who want to jump up a tier or someone who might want to leave a bad team, but Stanford had a chance to be pretty good next season had he returned. And you just abandon them? Not a fan. And yes, get off my lawn.

Really

 

[Quavarius]

In the words of @Kevin Bryan only one ball to go around. Travis is a starter. Which frosh sits?

 

[lurkeraspect84]

In the words of @Kevin Bryan only one ball to go around. Travis is a starter. Which frosh sits?

Defense will decide.

 

[mebeblue2]

In the words of @Kevin Bryan only one ball to go around. Travis is a starter. Which frosh sits?

if all three stay in the draft we will only have Richards and Montgomery
so does it really matter who starts
i do think one of the three returns, if not Cal will bring in another big

 

[KisteK]

I've followed Travis since he was a 6'7" Minnesota high school quarterback.
Seemingly a really good kid/guy.

Not gonna lie, was a little pissy about the possibility of Kentucky nabbing him.
Stanford is, like, 25% of the reason I watch Pacball and Reid is 75% of the reason I watch Stanford.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

In the words of @Kevin Bryan only one ball to go around. Travis is a starter. Which frosh sits?

 

[BasketBallJunkie-UK]

In the words of @Kevin Bryan only one ball to go around. Travis is a starter. Which frosh sits?

Platoon 2.0. With all the guards and big men, and with the possibility of Wiseman reclassifying...

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Travis will go to Villanova.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Step one.

 

[HRTheCard]

Step one.

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But now that PJ is coming back?

 

[lurkeraspect84]

But now that PJ is coming back?

He doesn't seem the type to be scared of competition.

 

[HRTheCard]

He doesn't seem the type to be scared of competition.

Don’t think he’d play now with PJ and Montgomery when you have starting time at Nova. He wont start at Uk. Could be wrong though but I thought if any came back that would steer away Travis, it’d be PJ.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

IIRC UK has 8 scholarship players right now.

Baker
Green
Quickley
Herro
Johnson
Washington
Richards
Montgomery

I feel like I'm missing someone.

Gabriel, Vanderbilt still deciding, plus Maxey and Hagans.

If those still deciding and Reid comes, that would be 13.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Don’t think he’d play now with PJ and Montgomery when you have starting time at Nova. He wont start at Uk. Could be wrong though but I thought if any came back that would steer away Travis, it’d be PJ.

Right now there's only 3 players to play 2 positions. Plenty of minutes for Travis. Even if Gabriel comes back as well.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Right now there's only 3 players to play 2 positions. Plenty of minutes for Travis. Even if Gabriel comes back as well.

If anything, Richards will be the odd man out unless he improves tremendously and somehow softens his stone hands.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

If anything, Richards will be the odd man out unless he improves tremendously and somehow softens his stone hands.

PLus if Washington doesn't improve his FT's, he won't be playing late in games.

 

[mebeblue2]

If anything, Richards will be the odd man out unless he improves tremendously and somehow softens his stone hands.

he may have the weakest hands of any player i have ever seen at UK

 

[lurkeraspect84]

he may have the weakest hands of any player i have ever seen at UK

Marvin "hands of" Stone (RIP), was pretty bad when he was at UK.

 

[Montana81]

Don’t think he’d play now with PJ and Montgomery when you have starting time at Nova. He wont start at Uk. Could be wrong though but I thought if any came back that would steer away Travis, it’d be PJ.

Im probably in the minority but I really don't think Montgomery is ready to play major minutes. He seems like a guy that's gonna need a year. He's a little on the slow side and plays below the rim.

I think 19/20 will be his year and he'll be paired with wiseman in the front court eventually.

I also don't see minutes for 2 of Vanderbilt/Gabriel/Travis now that Washington is back. We get one of those three(preferably Travis or Gabriel) and we seemingly have no weaknesses as long as Richards progresses.

 

[mebeblue2]

Marvin "hands of" Stone (RIP), was pretty bad when he was at UK.

it is not just his "hands of stone" once he catches it my little child could knock the basketball out of his hands
maybe buy him a couple of these

 

[ThroughBlue]

Don’t think he’d play now with PJ and Montgomery when you have starting time at Nova. He wont start at Uk. Could be wrong though but I thought if any came back that would steer away Travis, it’d be PJ.

My only question is how mad are you gonna be when we get him

 

[HRTheCard]

My only question is how mad are you gonna be when we get him

Cant have a relaxed conversation without ThroughBlue thinking something stupid, lol.

 

[Montana81]

Gabriel out. the Travis stuff looking more realistic now

 

[ThroughBlue]

Cant have a relaxed conversation without ThroughBlue thinking something stupid, lol.

Gotta keep you interested man that’s all I’m here for. I’m sure you guys are on the way up and I’ll be throwing shots your way

 

[coach-2]

Not happening, Calipari is on record saying how taking grad transfers is bad for college basketball.

This is a distortion of the truth. Not surprised

 

[duckboy33]

Very underrated player nationally

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Vanderbilt is staying in the draft. Come on down, Reid. SmokinSmileSmokinSmileSmokinSmile

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Vanderbilt is staying in the draft. Come on down, Reid. SmokinSmileSmokinSmileSmokinSmile

He will always be remembered by "what could have been".

 

[Kevin Bryan]

He will always be remembered by "what could have been".

Him and a bunch of other UK guys since 2009. Laughing

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Him and a bunch of other UK guys since 2009. Laughing

Ha. I meant the year he was here, but yeah, that's spot on.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

If we get Travis, I think this worked out about the best it could have for UK.

A healthy Vanderbilt wasn't a guarantee and out of the three, I preferred Washington over both of them. We still need another front court player IMO. Travis would be huge.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

If we get Travis, I think this worked out about the best it could have for UK.

A healthy Vanderbilt wasn't a guarantee and out of the three, I preferred Washington over both of them. We still need another front court player IMO. Travis would be huge.

Travis, Montgomery, and Washington should chew up all the minutes at the 4 and 5. Richards can stay on the bench...