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This is my take too but I don't watch enough nba to know or care
Zion Williamson terrorizing college basketball
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I love the college game because of the youthful exuberance of the players and the fans. But I also love the NBA. I go to as many Miami heat games as I can get to but I literally watch all 82 games every season....mostly live TV but if not I DVR. Absolutely a basketball junkie. If we had a G league or WNBA team in town I would go to them as well. Many teams are playing basketball in its purest form right now...particularly the best teams. Check out the Warriors, Celtics, Spurs and even my Heat......ball movement is at a premium. One of the biggest criticisms of Lebron and the Cavs is that he passes too much.
All I know is you can’t go to a Heat game without having a good time. Hit Bayside to pregame....catch the game....hit South Beach post game. All net.
All I know is you can’t go to a Heat game without having a good time. Hit Bayside to pregame....catch the game....hit South Beach post game. All net.
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I still maintain that the best combination is a couple upperclassmen, a few young returning players that make a huge leap, and 1-2 top recruits that can start day 1. Also, 1 recruit that has loads of potential but will need a year to explode onto the scene......we got it all next year depending on who stays and who goes
Nembhard
Allen
Hudson
Hayes
Stokes
Okauru
Ballard
Locke
C. Johnson
K. Johnson
Stone
Gak
Bassett
Nembhard
Allen
Hudson
Hayes
Stokes
Okauru
Ballard
Locke
C. Johnson
K. Johnson
Stone
Gak
Bassett
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... Ye ole wait 'til next year cheer? Thankful to have it.
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We still have a good to great team this year that could win it all if we get healthy or hot in March!!!!!
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I was thinking of starting a separate thread on this. I do agree that UF has a very good team this year. This team should finish strong and get a bid. With hard play and luck this team could advance deep into the tourney, but in basketball the future is also always looming.
I look at the 2018-19 depth chart a bit differently. I see it likely today as:
PG: Okauru, Nembhard
SG: Allen, Ballard, Loche
SF: Stone, C. Johnson, K. Johnson
PF: Hayes, Stokes
C: Gak, Bassett
I see Hudson going pro, particularly if Allen does not. Had Bassett not surprised against SoCar, I probably would have guessed he will transfer and he still might.
So I see the depth chart based on experience at this level as:
PG: Okauru
SG: Allen, Ballard (Allen again backs up the point.)
SF: Stone
PF: Hayes
C: Gak, Bassett
Maybe I should have C. Johnson backing up at SF and certainly Nembhart or any of the frosh could be ready to play right away. The way I have it gives UF a main rotation of seven, not unlike the this year where UF has a main rotation of Chiozza, Allen, Hudson, Koulechov, Stone, Hayes, Gak and Bassett with the true frosh playing a few minutes here and there.
So my question is given the depth chart above what kind of graduate transfer should UF seek this coming season, if any? Of should UF seek another signee? Do people think UF should seek out a graduate transfer 4 to replace some of if not all of Koulechov's rebounding? What is a top PG is available?
As a side not some of the reason I am posting this is, I no longer find the White has never seen Koulechov before he called him last year story amusing. The graduate transfer option is an important one in college basketball now. It has been very important for UF these last two years. White needs to be on top of this NOW and should be evaluating his 2018-19 roster and potential graduate transfer over the next month or so.
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I don't think we will go for a grad transfer unless Allen and Hudson go pro which I don't think either will at this time. Best chance would be to add Simons to the recruiting class (unless he goes pro as well lol)
I still think Bassett transfers
Nembhard is the best PG in the class imo and a top 15 recruit. He probably has a 75% chance of being the starter.
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Hudson certainly should go pro if he is a draft pick after this year. He likely will be. He has an NBA body. He can get his own shot. He is a decent shooter. He has learned to play maybe just enough defense at UF. Allen has no where to go unless his play really changes for the rest of this year.
If Bassett transfers and Husdon goes, then UF has two open scholarships. I suspect UF has moved on from Simons as he won't commit to coming. So that leaves two openings.
If UF has two opening, I suspect that like the last two years White will fill out the roster with one grad transfer and one more frosh signee. I suspect that Stokes will redshirt making the UF FR class 5 strong again this year and UF will sign a big.
There is still the graduate transfer issue. I suspect White will want a 4, but I could see him looking for a 3. I think Okauru has shown enough and that White agrees with you about Nembhart so that White will not look for a grad transfer PG. Of course we will see.
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No thats Ox D-ing up the J
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Well in Jan 29, 2018 when I made that post Bassett had:
1. not played in 8 of 21 games that year.
2. never played more than 13 minutes.
3. a coach who was playing a 6'5" Russian at PF more times than not.
4. scored a total of 17 points for UF
Now Bassett has established himself more as a contributor at UF point 3 still holds. At UAR White started Nembhard, Allen, Locke and Hudson. That would not encourage me to hang around if I were a big. UF is at least going inside to the big some this year.
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No problem, I found it interesting that I could make a bit of the same case this off season.
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Someone else to agree with me. Zion has a motor, but I wanna see something else other than him dunk, dunk, dunk.
But, he's way better than Walker.
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From what I've seen Zion has an awesome 3-shot = swish.
Versus MSU last night Bassett showed up inside increasingly. Now he should just keep expecting more inside for himself. His and Hayes' heads above MSU's bigs was exciting and troubling for MSU. Hope White drills the whole team to feed inside opportunities.
Versus MSU last night Bassett showed up inside increasingly. Now he should just keep expecting more inside for himself. His and Hayes' heads above MSU's bigs was exciting and troubling for MSU. Hope White drills the whole team to feed inside opportunities.
