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Well, If Bamba chose Duke, he'd end up getting more minutes than Bolden, I'd bet my damn house on that.
I predict a good year out of Bolden. I think people will say "where was this guy at last year?"I disagree there. If Bolden doesn't get injured, and has a whole offseason to train, he will offer much more, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, a place Mo struggles with....
Injuries put him behind the curve. Coach K was raving about him in the preseason but he was injured for a while in the early season, which seems to have effected his conditioning. I think he will great next season.In your opinion with bolden do you feel something else was going on that kept him from playing as much? Not so much an injury but a learning curve or he wasn't going as hard as he was expected?
Personally I think he got frustrated with playing time, not used to sitting, started sulking instead of working harder. Maybe he felt hopeless. Just my opinion. His ego took a hit. Hope he's really pissed to prove he's a gamerIn your opinion with bolden do you feel something else was going on that kept him from playing as much? Not so much an injury but a learning curve or he wasn't going as hard as he was expected?
The injury really put him behind.He went nearly six weeks with no physical activity which totally destroyed his conditioning.He not only lost his physical edge but also lost the opportunity to learn how to play at the collegiate level.From all reports he was dominating in preseason.Imo people who are doubting him will wind up with egg on their faces like they did when they were calling for Tatum to be benchedIn your opinion with bolden do you feel something else was going on that kept him from playing as much? Not so much an injury but a learning curve or he wasn't going as hard as he was expected?
I think in time he will be a very good player but it doesn't happen overnight. I'm sure Jefferson taught him a thing or two and by his junior yr he could be talking lottery again. I don't think he has a yr that gets him drafted, but he needs to be productive. Carter is a stud but can't do it alone
I think he's poised to have a breakout year.Its his time to really step into the mix...Think how much a Marshall Plumlee developed, or a Brian Zoubek.
True it was a LONGER and more gradual development, but we're talking about QUITE A DIFFERENCE in NATURAL TALENT.He's a perfect complement to Carter!
OFC
I just wonder how Bolden and Carter will play together. Both talented, but do both need to do the same things? Can Carter shoot it a bit from face up?
I think they'll play with each other more in practice learning how to coexist. Carter can stretch the floor and can back down smaller defenders. I'd like to think they compliment each other well.Carter is a more skilled post player. By far.
Playing against him in practice will make Bolden, who has the physical tools, a better player.
How dare you bombard this board with facts, reasoning and level headed thinking.The term "recruited over" is one of the more annoying terms used on boards. Maybe we should only recruit one PG of 5 star quality every 3 years so that no ones feelings get hurt. I know when Marcus Paige was Recruited over when they got Britt who was recruited over when they got Berry who was recruited over by Felton, but that doesn't count. This is big boy basketball. You try and get the best players you possibly can and field the best team possible. Shit happens even when you're the most prepared- you deal with it. We lost tyus unexpectedly. Then we lost DT unexpectedly, and then Frank. You've got to have plans, and often times those plans can change in a hurry. Someone transferred. Someone got hurt. Someone didn't live up to their star rating, someone got home sick.
The term "recruited over" is one of the more annoying terms used on boards. Maybe we should only recruit one PG of 5 star quality every 3 years so that no ones feelings get hurt. I know when Marcus Paige was Recruited over when they got Britt who was recruited over when they got Berry who was recruited over by Felton, but that doesn't count. This is big boy basketball. You try and get the best players you possibly can and field the best team possible. Shit happens even when you're the most prepared- you deal with it. We lost tyus unexpectedly. Then we lost DT unexpectedly, and then Frank. You've got to have plans, and often times those plans can change in a hurry. Someone transferred. Someone got hurt. Someone didn't live up to their star rating, someone got home sick.
Someone transferred. Someone got hurt. Someone didn't live up to their star rating, someone got home sick.
People wondering how Bamba can go to Kentucky with all their depth and not Duke, it's simple, Cal will go platoon system and give everyone time.
But each year we are bringing in 1-3 players who are going to go pro the next year and perhaps another who will only be here 2 years. Since we aren't playing 10-12 guys a night, we actually only need to land 1 4-year guy (and occasionally 2) per year. I mean the model for the 2015 team could be sustainable:Not speaking on what ever hole fans say about Duke.
That aside Duke is the only blue blood averaging a transfer every year for the last five or six years. It's just a ploy teams can use for negative recruiting. I mean do we really think teams don't use that as a recruiting pitch against Duke? Transfers happens in college basketball a lot. What worries me is the noise of parents being unhappy with K
People wondering how Bamba can go to Kentucky with all their depth and not Duke, it's simple, Cal will go platoon system and give everyone time.
If it wasn't us, glad he ended up at Texas. Now I hope Duke makes some good headway with the recruitment of some of the top big men in the 2018-19 class. If Bolden has the year we are hoping for, Vrank will likely be our only true big on the roster.lol, happy it is not uk.
Would be nice if that would be trueKentucky fans are depressed about this. Tough luck. They'll probably never sign a 5-star big man again.
Great pick up for UT. My heart is breaking for BBN. For some reason I feel like they'll be able to move on from this.
Move on to :
Plan B ..7'0 ,240 #s #2 C, top 15 ranked Richards.