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#11,827
VolGee4 said:
Wheeler and Toppin, and that's probably it. Washington and Sharpe will go pro. I suspect Tshiebwe will, too. Grady and Mintz graduate. Don't know about Brooks.

They have Livingston and Wallace coming in, and I assume Cal will take more transfers.
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Tshiebwe has hinted at returning due to sparse draft hype and his newfound ability to profit from NIL.
 
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#11,830
Dallasbowlin said:
Most tips I saw said that getting tickets last minute was the best bet, and that airlines would fire sale tickets.
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I know that’s been a suggestion for a long time, but I don’t see it really working that way in practice. Last-minute airline tickets are typically the most expensive one can buy, especially if you want to fly a short itinerary as opposed to Lexington to Denver to Fort Lauderdale to Indianapolis over 30 hours.

As Chris said, though, it’s pretty irrelevant given the short drive.
 
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#11,831
Dallasbowlin said:
Most tips I saw said that getting tickets last minute was the best bet, and that airlines would fire sale tickets.
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In theory, deals exist when airlines are trying to fill seats on direct flights, but there likely isn't a direct commercial flight from Lexington to Indy, so you'd likely be taking a seat on 2-3 flights, after layovers, to get there, and those are likely flights that would have filled up without you, so you're really taking a seat from someone else, making it a more desirable ticket and driving up demand and cost.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Wheeler and Toppin, and that's probably it. Washington and Sharpe will go pro. I suspect Tshiebwe will, too. Grady and Mintz graduate. Don't know about Brooks.

They have Livingston and Wallace coming in, and I assume Cal will take more transfers.
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Washington will go, but he isnt ready.
 
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cncchris33 said:
In theory, deals exist when airlines are trying to fill seats on direct flights, but there likely isn't a direct commercial flight from Lexington to Indy, so you'd likely be taking a seat on 2-3 flights, after layovers, to get there, and those are likely flights that would have filled up without you, so you're really taking a seat from someone else, making it a more desirable ticket and driving up demand and cost.
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Makes sense. I’ve never flown so I was kind of ignorant to that. Thanks!
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
It is and was and will be. Uros and co couldnt hold Dickinson's jock strap ORN wouldve looked like a child.
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ORN probably wouldn’t have been great against HD today, not collegiate big would’ve been. But it obviously would’ve helped to have another option
I would’ve like to see more of Aidoo out there and tell him not to take any more mid range jumpers
 
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Vol49er said:
ORN probably wouldn’t have been great against HD today, not collegiate big would’ve been. But it obviously would’ve helped to have another option
I would’ve like to see more of Aidoo out there and tell him not to take any more mid range jumpers
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I dont understand no Aidoo in the second half. Fulk didnt have the strength to take HD on.
 
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#11,844
mr.checkerboards said:
He got flat out bullied too. I dont know what the answer with him is, when teams bully him he struggles.
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Frankly he just was never going to be a defensive stalwart with his size and coordination being what they are. He gave his all but he was always inherently limited on that end. He could be a heck of an offensive player when he didn’t try and be Joel Embid and did more face up work. Whatever, great career for a guy living out his dream
 
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Vol49er said:
Frankly he just was never going to be a defensive stalwart with his size and coordination being what they are. He gave his all but he was always inherently limited on that end. He could be a heck of an offensive player when he didn’t try and be Joel Embid and did more face up work. Whatever, great career for a guy living out his dream
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Yeah, his story is great, but needing to rely on him was a huge hinderance. Most fans remembered that one game against UK and thought he was the next Wilt instead of what he is. I know im going to get hate for this because our fans love him, but ZZ is that guy now. Dont get me wrong, ZZ is a fantastic player, but we cant rely on a guy with his size to start and expect to get anywhere. We need a transfer PG with some experience.
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
Yeah, his story is great, but needing to rely on him was a huge hinderance. Most fans remembered that one game against UK and thought he was the next Wilt instead of what he is. I know im going to get hate for this because our fans love him, but ZZ is that guy now. Dont get me wrong, ZZ is a fantastic player, but we cant rely on a guy with his size to start and expect to get anywhere. We need a transfer PG with some experience.
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Eh. I don’t disagree that Z is overrated rn, but it’s a jump from that to saying he can’t be a viable starting PG next year. Remember he was a true freshman who came in late. He’ll continue to learn how to work around his physical limitations. Still excited about him, Mashack, and Aidoo as a core
 
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Vol49er said:
Eh. I don’t disagree that Z is overrated rn, but it’s a jump from that to saying he can’t be a viable starting PG next year. Remember he was a true freshman who came in late. He’ll continue to learn how to work around his physical limitations. Still excited about him, Mashack, and Aidoo as a core
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Im not saying hes bad at all, but his size will get him bullied, TN wont go anywhere in the tourney with him as a starter. Look at teams that make those deep runs 6'3 or 6'4 at the guard spot across the board. Hes a fantastic spell guy to change the pace with, but hes not the guy. Im not excited at all still too many holes in the roster.
 
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