Daimion Collins returning to Kentucky for sophomore season
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This year's team was the oldest Calipari has ever had and started: 1 freshman, 3 juniors, and 1 super senior. First 2 off the bench were another super senior and a junior. That's it. They went 7 deep and 6 were upperclassmen. Nobody else played more than 5 minutes a game.
I only opened that because I thought you wrote peasant start.
Collins definitely needed to return, he just needs time. The problem I see between Hopkins and Brooks. Brooks may choose to leave and if that happens, Hopkins may stay because that's one less player in front of him. The problem with that is, Brooks is better than Hopkins. If I'm a Kentucky fan, which I'm not, I would rather have Brooks than Hopkins.
Problem was they were transfers and not veterans built within your program.
Brooks has been there for 3 years, Mintz for 2, Toppin for 2, and Tshiebwe since the middle of last season.
When was Kentucky’s last legit 3 or 4 year player? A guy what was a regular rotation guy for 3 or 4 seasons? Basically when is your Darius Miller type? He was the most important player on your 2012 title team and you hadn’t had that presence since. Even on your stacked 2015 team
3 year players at UK? Haha... Keion is a unicorn. Either kids go pro after a year or two or they can't handle a little competition and bolt for the transfer portal if they don't get their way after 10 games.
Have you seen the teams winning in this tourney? Miami last tonight had 3 guys 22 years old and up. 2 23 years olds. Michigan has a 24 year old playing.
And most of them are transfers and/or taking advantage of 5th year eligibility (some are redshirts in their 6th season) That won't be happening in 2 years.
I’d take their two over ours any day. How do these kids get overlooked during recruiting!?
They aren’t aau warriors or apart of some elite travel team that cal has connection to. Cal also needs to start signing better basketball players than just 5 star athletes. I will take a skilled player in the college game over a raw athlete every day. Cal recruits like Nba teams draft. All about potential for the future. The nana teams appreciate cals efforts though
I still believe Oscar will be back. I've been wrong before so tifwiw.
I wouldn’t put it past UK folks to come up with a 7 figure NIL deal for Oscar to stay. Hell I would be pissed as a Uk fan if They weren’t doing this
His agent has already said as much.
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I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hopkins transfer. I sure hope not. He went off on LSU.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hopkins go to U of L. I think he originally liked them.
Idk i know we are in definite need of a talent infusion and would welcome him with open arms. He was committed here to play for mack for a while.
This valuing of older players over younger players has gone over the top. I agree that having talented and experienced guards in the NCAAT makes a huge difference but ultimately you want the most talented roster possible.
I think he meant lose his coach to a program in a different conference.
Exactly. It was always, "you can never win it all with freshman." UK starts 3 freshman (and 2 sophomores), wins a natty. Duke does the same 3 years later starting 3 freshman, a sophomore, and a senior. Then suddenly it becomes, "yeah, but those teams weren't ALL freshman.... upperclassmen played integral rolls." UK had 1 upperclassman that played a key role on that team, Darius Miller, that was it. How often do you even see a team of 5 starting freshman? The only team I can think of that ever did it was the Fab 5 and since they didn't win it all it means it can't happen. 😆 How many teams have won a national championships starting ALL seniors? The sample size is miniscule.
