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https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Basketball/CompositeRecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool/

Will Kentucky be back to being a dominant team with good freshman?

I’m bad at evaluating BallIsLife mixtapes, but I’m concerned that Bradshaw and Wagner are overrated. Edwards looks legit. We might get Tre Mitchell from WVU in the transfer portal. Reeves returning is massive.

Stephon Castle reminds me of Josh Christopher in terms of his body comp. Real thickly built SG with solid athleticism.

Cody Williams seems like the best highschool player to me.

I like some of the SEC vets coming back.

Johni Broome
Tolu Smith
Jaemyn Brakefield
Tyrin Lawrence

https://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft

Matas Buzelis is the early projection to be #1.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-is-burnout-becoming-an-epidemic-among-college-basketball-coaches/

This is a pretty interesting article. I never really gave it much thought how crappy the coaching job has become these days.

Kobblehead wrote:https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/candid-coaches-is-burnout-becoming-an-epidemic-among-college-basketball-coaches/

This is a pretty interesting article. I never really gave it much thought how crappy the coaching job has become these days.

No surprise Jay Wright got the hell out when he did. He saw the writing on the wall.

Kobblehead wrote:https://www.tankathon.com/mock_draft

Matas Buzelis is the early projection to be #1.

I hate scouting guys playing at G League, and we have two of them on the top of this class with Holland and Buzelis.

Buzelis has to be top 1 now. Chet, Wemby, Buzelis then Flagg? Embiid’s uniqueness for his size isnt gonna be that unique anymore

These guys need to learn how to create for others and try to pad the assists numbers rather than trying to be KD 2.0

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Any intel on incoming Kentucky freshman Jordan Burks?

I was looking through their roster and his size intrigued me. He's only a 3 star, but his highlights show some impressive athleticism.

I wonder if he has a shot to crack the rotation and have an impact.

So we actually have some real basketball tonight. Duke vs. Arizona should be a great one.

Kobblehead wrote:So we actually have some real basketball tonight. Duke vs. Arizona should be a great one.

Tennessee at Wisconsin as well. Good test for the Vols in a tough environment.

mjkvol wrote:Tennessee at Wisconsin as well. Good test for the Vols in a tough environment.

I love Tennessee's strategy this offseason of going to small conferences and recruiting scorers that can bomb away from three. Gainey and Knecht are fun additions.

Kobblehead wrote:

mjkvol wrote:Tennessee at Wisconsin as well. Good test for the Vols in a tough environment.

I love Tennessee's strategy this offseason of going to small conferences and recruiting scorers that can bomb away from three. Gainey and Knecht are fun additions.

No doubt. It is really nice to see Barnes break from the defense-or-bust mold and accept that if you can't hit your 3's you aren't winning tight tournament games against really good teams. And the beauty is that this looks to be another great defensive group.

Damn, Tennessee looks good this year.

The transfers are balling.

Triple J and Vescovi are proven vets. They can be a stealth contender.

Kobblehead wrote:Damn, Tennessee looks good this year.

The transfers are balling.

Triple J and Vescovi are proven vets. They can be a stealth contender.

Trying not to get too fired up, but this looks to be Barnes' best team here along with the Grant Williams team, but this one probably shoots it better. Knecht is the type player I've been hoping to see at UT for years.

Alright, Dillingham has some serious swag for UK.

Kentucky is going to be insane when the 7fters play (Bradshaw, Ivisic).

I like Baba Miller and Ryan Dunn as athletic defensive Fs.

Vols fans, what is your opinion on my fellow countryman Santiago Vescovi?

Seems he has little to no chance of making the NBA, but at least hes been very solid there.