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Re: Question/suggestion for you Vandy1Fan...

Posted: 1/27/2013 1:41 PM

Re: Question/suggestion for you Vandy1Fan... 

Totally disagree.  Our issue this year is inexperience.  We ran an 8 (sometimes 9) man rotation last year, which included losing our top 6 guys.  If you weren't in that top 6, you weren't seeing many minutes.  We have some quality players that lack game experience.  Bright, Jeter, KJ, Parker all have huge upside.  If McClellan and the incoming Jones can make an immediate impact, we will get much better in a hurry.

UK has more than their fair share of quality recruits.  How is that working this year?
PeteFox wrote: You rebuild with quality recruits, and bench strength from the previous year.  So far, none are in in sight.
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Posted: 1/27/2013 4:13 PM

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You really don't think we have more problems than inexperience? Really? I think our problems are greater than that. I think our problem is more of a lack of talent. For instance...you used Duke as an example, but I will lower the bar a little and won't even put them in this equation because I know what the answer is, but how many of our current starters would start for any of the top 5 SEC teams? I count 1,(and that would'nt be at all those schools), with one other being the 6th man in a few places. Love our players, and will be at most games, but our overall talent level is lower than it's been in a long time.


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Totally disagree.  Our issue this year is inexperience.  We ran an 8 (sometimes 9) man rotation last year, which included losing our top 6 guys.  If you weren't in that top 6, you weren't seeing many minutes.  We have some quality players that lack game experience.  Bright, Jeter, KJ, Parker all have huge upside.  If McClellan and the incoming Jones can make an immediate impact, we will get much better in a hurry.

UK has more than their fair share of quality recruits.  How is that working this year?
PeteFox wrote: You rebuild with quality recruits, and bench strength from the previous year.  So far, none are in in sight.


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Posted: 1/27/2013 4:44 PM

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SumnerCountyDore wrote:
how many of our current starters would start for any of the top 5 SEC teams? I count 1,(and that would'nt be at all those schools), with one other being the 6th man in a few places. Love our players, and will be at most games, but our overall talent level is lower than it's been in a long time.

Ah, but now account for the inexperience part.  How many of the top 5 SEC teams do you think a senior KJ or Jeter would start for?  I think Jeter as a senior starts for pretty much anyone other than UK.
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Posted: 1/27/2013 5:10 PM

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Probably so, but that would be the only one. Hard to compete without two or three of those guys on your roster every year. Just curious....how many of last year's team would've started for UK, FL, or UT?

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SumnerCountyDore wrote:
how many of our current starters would start for any of the top 5 SEC teams? I count 1,(and that would'nt be at all those schools), with one other being the 6th man in a few places. Love our players, and will be at most games, but our overall talent level is lower than it's been in a long time.

Ah, but now account for the inexperience part.  How many of the top 5 SEC teams do you think a senior KJ or Jeter would start for?  I think Jeter as a senior starts for pretty much anyone other than UK.

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Posted: 1/27/2013 5:27 PM

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UK is 15-6 and 4-2 in the league and played some really tight games vs some good competition. I believe we would swap with them, as any other SEC team not named Florida and Ole Miss would. I haven't checked and don't remember off the top of my head, but I would venture to say that us a better record with stiffer competition than we had last year with our most talented team ever.
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Totally disagree.  Our issue this year is inexperience.  We ran an 8 (sometimes 9) man rotation last year, which included losing our top 6 guys.  If you weren't in that top 6, you weren't seeing many minutes.  We have some quality players that lack game experience.  Bright, Jeter, KJ, Parker all have huge upside.  If McClellan and the incoming Jones can make an immediate impact, we will get much better in a hurry.

UK has more than their fair share of quality recruits.  How is that working this year?
PeteFox wrote: You rebuild with quality recruits, and bench strength from the previous year.  So far, none are in in sight.


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Posted: 1/27/2013 8:39 PM

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Well, UK will be on the NCAA and hasnt scored 33 pts twice and dont recall ever seeing them (or us until this era) in the bottom 10 in the Nation for 3 or more categories.  Let us not compare our current experience to any program that still beat us at home on their worst possible shooting game, any program that will finish above .500 in the SEC if not win the thing, while we are 2-4 with two 20+ point league losses..

Lets worry about our situation and the only way it can get better is with better players and then knowing to play your best in-game players.  I would rather see 5 guards / forwards than seeing guys play because they are taller if they dont show you effort.  I will say again we have 4 guys on the team that are in their 3rd years so effectively 4 Jr Players by recruiting date.....  that is trouble other than experience.
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