April 7, 200719 yr Author It's not just a matter of Morris not completeing school. His attendance hasn't been too hot for the past few weeks, and I don't think we'll see him in Lexington for finals week. He's going to fail some classes, if not all of them. I think everything will be okay. This squad had some of the highest GPA's at the University in sports. I don't think the matter of just Morris leaving will hurt anything.
April 8, 200719 yr It's not just a matter of Morris not completeing school. His attendance hasn't been too hot for the past few weeks, and I don't think we'll see him in Lexington for finals week. He's going to fail some classes, if not all of them. Could also depend on what classes, as far as number of credit hours, and if he had some pass/fail classes. Had to have a minimum of 12 hours, but if 6 of those are easy pass/fail, 3 are an easy B(even without showing up much) and another was an online class, he could get in good standing at the end of the school year.
April 8, 200719 yr One thing that could possibly be a worrisome issue is that if Coach G. brings in 3 guys for the remaining scholarships this year, next year they will only have 2 available to give for 08' and none available in 09'. Of course that's assuming no one goes pro early....
April 8, 200719 yr I think everything will be okay. This squad had some of the highest GPA's at the University in sports. I don't think the matter of just Morris leaving will hurt anything. Its more wishful thinking. :lol:
April 8, 200719 yr They have three. If Lucas and say a Patterson or McClain jump on, you can carry the other one over into 08. That would give them three. I dont want to fill them for the sake of filling them. One thing on Patterson and particularly Florida/Donovan. The whole UK pursuit of him really opened up the NBA can of worms for him in regards to his stability at UF. He wants to coach in the NBA.
April 9, 200719 yr Author While that fits his MO, it won't be the case this year. It's an ugly JUCO class, and there are no good ones left on the board. I don't know about this "ugly" JUCO class... Indiana has the 4th ranked player and 17th Pittsburgh has the 16th.. And LSU pulls out the 24th and 14th. The #1 player is a 6'8 PF and the 9th ranked player is a 6'10 center, both unsigned. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/110806acm.html
April 9, 200719 yr I don't know about this "ugly" JUCO class... Indiana has the 4th ranked player. Pittsburgh has the 16th.. And LSU pulls out the 24th. The #1 player is a 6'8 PF and the 9th ranked player is a 6'10 center, both unsigned. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/110806acm.html It's an ugly JUCO class. Period. End of story...
April 9, 200719 yr Author It's an ugly JUCO class. Period. End of story... Ugly or not. If Indiana, LSU, and Pittsburgh are getting players, they have to be decent. If Gillispie doesn't get a PF out of the high schoolers, he might be able to land the #1 PF, which just happens to be a junior, I think. In that position, he would have that scholarship back shortly.
April 9, 200719 yr Ugly or not. If Indiana, LSU, and Pittsburgh are getting players, they have to be decent. If Gillispie doesn't get a PF out of the high schoolers, he might be able to land the #1 PF, which just happens to be a junior, I think. In that position, he would have that scholarship back shortly. I'm just giving you fair warning. Getting a JUCO kid this year is going to be a big let down if you expect big minutes and even average results...
April 9, 200719 yr Author I don't expect big minutes and especially not big numbers. Kentucky needs someone that can bump around on the inside. Their only "big" big man will be Williams. Carter allowed other plays to push him around.
April 9, 200719 yr Author So you are expecting big minutes... No... When I said "big," I am talking about someone with muscle or "fat." Unless Carter really muscles up this offseason, we will have poor paint production. I think out of those JUCO players, they can find someone that will come in and do the exact same thing Thomas did last season, or most likely, more. Look: 7' Williams 7'2 Carter 6'9 Stevenson 6'7 Stewart ... I'm not trying to down these guys, but they will have a tough time.
April 9, 200719 yr No... When I said "big," I am talking about someone with muscle or "fat." Unless Carter really muscles up this offseason, we will have poor paint production. I think out of those JUCO players, they can find someone that will come in and do the exact same thing Thomas did last season, or most likely, more. Look: 7' Williams 7'2 Carter 6'9 Stevenson 6'7 Stewart ... I'm not trying to down these guys, but they will have a tough time. And you keep making my point. What you want is some muscle in the paint, and based on what's here that player will be needed for big minutes. And you are looking for a clone of a guy blasted from Bowling Green to Belfry? If so you MIGHT be able to find that in this JUCO class. Good luck...
April 9, 200719 yr Author If that's how you want to take it. I'm not expecting him to even play 15-20 minutes a game, but someone will need to back-up Stevenson/Stewart/Carter/Williams every once in a while. But, lets change subjects.
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