Wiseman announcing tomorrow..
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Correct. 100%
Memphis is a legit player for recruits going forward. Not just Memphis kids. They should also be a player on the court as well.
That's Jalen Green and R.J. Hampton with him.
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I actually didn’t expect UNC. I’ve heard a lot of Miami buzz as of late, but MSU and Duke have been the perceived favorites for a while.
This is where I saw it. I don’t think the 3rd team really matters. It’ll be Michigan St or Dook.
Duke and Michigan State will split Carey/ Stewart.
I’ll be happy with either one. But that’s how I see this situation going down
I’ll be happy with either one. But that’s how I see this situation going down
I think it’s pretty telling that Miami visited Carey yesterday. Imagine they are on the outside looking in.
Edit: Also, keep an eye on Trendon Watford to Memphis soon. ESPN doesn't even have UM listed.
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Quite good considering how late they got in. If they were in early he would already be committed. It should be interesting.
Penny has been close to the Wiseman's for a while. This isn't surprising at all, and didn't start when Penny was "officially" hired at Memphis.
I don't remember who, but someone nailed it when they mentioned Wiseman played a part in Tubby getting fired.
Are we getting to the point where we need to start discussing Cal's recruiting success? I am being dead serious. I've never been the one to knock Cal after a recruiting miss or bad game, but UK has been going downhill in recruiting and on court results since 38-1. True story.
Cal is not immune to criticism at this point, at least in my opinion.
Cal is not immune to criticism at this point, at least in my opinion.
Oh, I agree. Wiseman has been a lock to Memphis for awhile from what I’ve heard around here. Heck, I caught flack from some UK guys when I said it a while ago.
We were talking of someone else and UNC.
I think he’s missed out on a few big time players, but I wouldn’t knock him for this Wiseman situation. He was headed to U.K. before Penny got hired at Memphis. No coach can overcome that kind of setback. It sucks fir U.K. and Cal but this is out of their control.
Sure, but I think K and Duke have a lot more to what I was saying than something like this. They have completely taken over as the "IT" school right now, and the results speak for themselves. Not only that, but there are schools getting less talent than UK with much better on the court success the last few seasons. Just strange to me. I think Cal is fine and we should end up having a pretty good year, but I'm not as confident in the direction of UK basketball under Cal as I have been before.
True on Wiseman, but it appears we're going to miss out on other top big man targets.
It looks like doom and gloom now I’d agree. But once the 1/done rule is gone I think you’ll see things change.
FWIW, a nugget I read today;
"We did report the near fight between McDaniels and UK commit Kahlil Whitney over the summer. I have zero inside info (as a matter of fact someone close to Whitney said there’s no truth to it) but I did wonder if Whitney refused to sign because UK is heavy with McDaniels. I doubt that to be the case, but if you’re looking for conspiracies there you go. I’d be completely shocked if Whitney didn’t end up at UK regardless of who Kentucky brings in at the wing or forward position."
Friends and I joke about hosting a pod. I said my hot take for ther other day would be K stealing Cal’s recruiting thunder to the point of crippling him in the future. Don’t fully believe it, but there’s some truth there.
I don't think its a secret Cal is much more successful when he was overwhelming talent, and he hasn't had that the past few years. It has shown. There's no reason THIS particular team should have been blown out by Duke or had tough matches against VMI and other mid majors. But here we are. Something is definitely going to have to change if Cal wants back on top of the mountain.
Easy solution- get more top 5 players in rankings, like Wall, Davis, Cousins. Problem- beating K for them...
Might not be anything he can control. My guess would be K retiring or a rule change
I did that a year ago on Rupp’s Rafters and got death threats.
If Kentucky doesn’t go top 5 in next 2-3 years, he’s on the hot seat.
Flip side to that is not getting the best of the best may help Calipari longterm. Could have team of upper classmen next year. Losing Rod Strickland was worse than it appeared at time.
