Chad Ford's Top 100 - 2013 NBA Draft

[cncchris33]

What makes you think that? He very well could be, but Davis was the best freshman shot blocker in what, 20 years, 50 years, ever???

To expect Noel to come in and beat that seems like a long shot. IMO UK fans will be a bit disappointed since many are expecting AD 2.0. Noel has very little offensive game, and doesn't have the discipline to stay on the ground or out of foul trouble like AD did.

When was the last time a UK player had to worry about foul trouble?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

When was the last time a UK player had to worry about foul trouble?

Haha good point. AD did get into it a few times last year (2 or 3) but they had competent people behind him. They are thin this year, ive been saying it awhile and everyone seems to be dismissing it.

Harrow
Goodwin
Poythress
Wiltjer
Noel/Cauley

Yes those 6 are talented(I'm not sold on Wiltjer and will take him on the floor anyday over Terrence jones), but what about behind them. Sure thing years UK team only played 6 or 7, but your 6th man was maybe the MVP in miller. Is freshman Cauley Going to duplicate that? How about walk one twanny beckham who'll get minutes? Or the career benchwarmer Jon Hood? They are and always will be talented, but they're starting a sophomore transfer, atleast 3 freshman, and a sophomore who saw limited minutes last year. Also, I'm convinced miller last year and liggins Harrellson, Patterson and Stevens in years past had as much to do with the success of the team as the frosh. Those upperclassmen helped gel the team and lead the way, this team doesn't have that. You have no upperclassmen with ANY experience what so ever, how is that going to translate?

I'm not suggesting they miss the NCAA or anything, but the rankings of top 5 IMO are ridiculous. I see the SEC being pretty open in the top 4/5 this year, and I see Kentucky being ranked 15-20 for most of the year.

 

[zansdad]

Haha good point. AD did get into it a few times last year (2 or 3) but they had competent people behind him. They are thin this year, ive been saying it awhile and everyone seems to be dismissing it.

Harrow
Goodwin
Poythress
Wiltjer
Noel/Cauley

Yes those 6 are talented(I'm not sold on Wiltjer and will take him on the floor anyday over Terrence jones), but what about behind them. Sure thing years UK team only played 6 or 7, but your 6th man was maybe the MVP in miller. Is freshman Cauley Going to duplicate that? How about walk one twanny beckham who'll get minutes? Or the career benchwarmer Jon Hood? They are and always will be talented, but they're starting a sophomore transfer, atleast 3 freshman, and a sophomore who saw limited minutes last year. Also, I'm convinced miller last year and liggins Harrellson, Patterson and Stevens in years past had as much to do with the success of the team as the frosh. Those upperclassmen helped gel the team and lead the way, this team doesn't have that. You have no upperclassmen with ANY experience what so ever, how is that going to translate?

I'm not suggesting they miss the NCAA or anything, but the rankings of top 5 IMO are ridiculous. I see the SEC being pretty open in the top 4/5 this year, and I see Kentucky being ranked 15-20 for most of the year.

All of this, plus Calipari has managed to dodge the injury bug for 3 years now at UK. (I'm not sure if he's even had a guy sprain an ankle.) Any injury to a major player and UK has almost no depth to fill in.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

All of this, plus Calipari has managed to dodge the injury bug for 3 years now at UK. (I'm not sure if he's even had a guy sprain an ankle.) Any injury to a major player and UK has almost no depth to fill in.

Exactly.

An Acl to anyone of those guys and that team looks very different.