2023 Transfer Portal - General NCAA Thread

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LittleCat said:
Hard to ask for transfers to sign on when we got 5 recruits coming in, 2 returnees, and 3 guys holding the program hostage by waiting until the midnight hour to make a choice
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That leaves room to have added at least 3 though? You tell interested recruits the 3 on hold are likely gone, recruit as if they won’t be back.
 
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LittleCat said:
Hard to ask for transfers to sign on when we got 5 recruits coming in, 2 returnees, and 3 guys holding the program hostage by waiting until the midnight hour to make a choice
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I will say, it’s kind of wild that all 3 of the guys in the draft waiting until the very last day possible to decide to come back or not. It would not leave a very good taste in my mouth if I was a Kentucky fan
 
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It's really funny because Barnes signed 3 even without room, and there are a bunch of people here who could tell you how terrible Barnes is at recruiting the portal. 😄
 
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cncchris33 said:
Ron Holland, the #2 player in the country and a recent decommit from Texas, has decided to go the G League Ignite route. Good news for Tennessee as he was thought to be favoring Arkansas.
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Wonder if that means Arkansas will push for Nelson more now. Don’t know if I would rather Nelson go to Arkansas or UK. Ideally neither
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That leaves room to have added at least 3 though? You tell interested recruits the 3 on hold are likely gone, recruit as if they won’t be back.
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You're preaching to the choir man. I don't get how we haven't landed transfers for depth purposes. It's like we targeted some high level guys, probably couldn't promise them anything since we were waiting on multiple choices, and then now we are stuck in this position. Really poor off-season by uk
 
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Willy14 said:
I will say, it’s kind of wild that all 3 of the guys in the draft waiting until the very last day possible to decide to come back or not. It would not leave a very good taste in my mouth if I was a Kentucky fan
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I understand Reeves. But I don't get oscar or Livingston. Reeves has legit questions about his role, nil, etc. Oscar knows he can come back and have guaranteed role and money. I'm not sure what he is learning the last few weeks that is changing his mind. And Livingston should have come back or transferred long ago. He's always gonna have a hard time grinding to make a roster. Not sure why it's a last minute choice for him
 
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LittleCat said:
I understand Reeves. But I don't get oscar or Livingston. Reeves has legit questions about his role, nil, etc. Oscar knows he can come back and have guaranteed role and money. I'm not sure what he is learning the last few weeks that is changing his mind. And Livingston should have come back or transferred long ago. He's always gonna have a hard time grinding to make a roster. Not sure why it's a last minute choice for him
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Looks like Travis Branham just announced that Oscar is expected to turn pro and official announcement at 5:00pm. Big blow for Kentucky missing out on Dickinson and Oscar leaving if true.
 
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Willy14 said:
Looks like Travis Branham just announced that Oscar is expected to turn pro and official announcement at 5:00pm. Big blow for Kentucky missing out on Dickinson and Oscar leaving if true.
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Dickinson was always going to Kansas.

Oscar is a big blow.

Looks like they’re going to be relying heavily on freshman again this year.
 
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KY could try and get in on the ON chase. That would be kind of wild.
 
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Weezer said:
KY could try and get in on the ON chase. That would be kind of wild.
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A friend of mine who is a UK fan mentioned this to me on Friday night last week. Told him they were welcome to take ON. He would give them about four or five awesome games (one probably against UT knowing our luck) along with twenty-five mediocre performances.
 
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Heard from a few people here in Kentucky that Antonio Reeves received a decent NIL offer to go to Memphis. I'm not sure on the legitimacy of it, so take with a grain of salt.
 
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Willy14 said:
Wonder if that means Arkansas will push for Nelson more now. Don’t know if I would rather Nelson go to Arkansas or UK. Ideally neither
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Doesn’t sound like Arkansas is really in it for Nelson. Devo Davis announced his return so they’re down to one spot while waiting on Jordan Walsh to decide.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Dickinson was always going to Kansas.

Oscar is a big blow.

Looks like they’re going to be relying heavily on freshman again this year.
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I don’t follow Kentucky recruiting, but I read several times on this forum that Calipari had a generational signing class next season?
 
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walkenvol said:
I don’t follow Kentucky recruiting, but I read several times on this forum that Calipari had a generational signing class next season?
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He does, but only two returning players who combine to average 4.8 ppg, last year. Going to be a steep learning curve if they aren't able to supplement that roster with some veterans, and honestly, the chemistry will still take time to develop with that many new faces. Talent is definitely there, but we've seen multiple times, talent isn't always enough. Maybe this group is different due to the massive level of incoming ability, but that remains to be seen.

I think UK fans are definitely a bit let down by the spring period transactions, and have more tempered expectations, now. Many who were on the fence about Cal's future wanted to give him another shot based on this incoming class, believed to be his best since the Wall/Cousins class, but could have never suspected the mass exodus that would leave those 5 guys as basically the last guys standing. A failure to produce a run with this group could be the straw that breaks the camel's back for them.
 
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cncchris33 said:
He does, but only two returning players who combine to average 4.8 ppg, last year. Going to be a steep learning curve if they aren't able to supplement that roster with some veterans, and honestly, the chemistry will still take time to develop with that many new faces. Talent is definitely there, but we've seen multiple times, talent isn't always enough. Maybe this group is different due to the massive level of incoming ability, but that remains to be seen.

I think UK fans are definitely a bit let down by the spring period transactions, and have more tempered expectations, now. Many who were on the fence about Cal's future wanted to give him another shot based on this incoming class, believed to be his best since the Wall/Cousins class, but could have never suspected the mass exodus that would leave those 5 guys as basically the last guys standing. A failure to produce a run with this group could be the straw that breaks the camel's back for them.
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So this class isn’t Fab 5 caliber of Michigan fame? They went pretty far with only freshmen
 
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cncchris33 said:
He does, but only two returning players who combine to average 4.8 ppg, last year. Going to be a steep learning curve if they aren't able to supplement that roster with some veterans, and honestly, the chemistry will still take time to develop with that many new faces. Talent is definitely there, but we've seen multiple times, talent isn't always enough. Maybe this group is different due to the massive level of incoming ability, but that remains to be seen.

I think UK fans are definitely a bit let down by the spring period transactions, and have more tempered expectations, now. Many who were on the fence about Cal's future wanted to give him another shot based on this incoming class, believed to be his best since the Wall/Cousins class, but could have never suspected the mass exodus that would leave those 5 guys as basically the last guys standing. A failure to produce a run with this group could be the straw that breaks the camel's back for them.
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Yeah I agree, they lost 8 of their 11 players last year and they were all eligible to come back. Only 2.5 have returned because it’s not even a done deal that Reeves comes back to Kentucky because he might grad transfer due to NIL and minutes not being what he wants at Kentucky
 
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