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Post by docmm on May 31, 2024 5:05:51 GMT -8
And I'd agree. Of course he was pretty much a professional here making $200,000 last year. I was referring to professional leagues like the NBA or any of the many foreign leagues. But, I think you already know that. College basketball should remain actual amateur student athletes playing against each other. The fact that college football and basketball have become increasingly nothing more than another professional league is starting to destroy my interest in either of them. I'm fighting against losing interest, but I don't know how long that'll last. I hear ya. I guess getting your College Education paid for and all the other perks that come with it, just wasn't enough. It's not enough when a whole lot of people, companies and institutions are making hundreds of millions of dollars off of you and what you do. This was a long time coming and the transition was always going to be hard, but I don't think anyone thought about how it would undermine the entire system so badly. Fault the impotent eunuchs at the NCAA for not seeing the inevitability of this long ago and setting some kind of spending cap that somewhat equalized things for everyone. |
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Post by jcljorgenson on May 31, 2024 5:56:53 GMT -8
Just about everyone has Koby Brea, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams starting for Kentucky, with Butler, Krissa and Oweh fighting for the remaining two spots. I think Oweh will start the season off the bench, since he is a sophomore competing against two 5-year seniors. Robinson is also a 5th year senior but he came off the bench for BYU - I expect the same with Kentucky this year. But most of the Kentucky fans think Robinson will start and rarely have Krissa as a starter.
If Butler continues to struggle with his shooting, including at the free throw line, he could easily see his minutes go down this year.
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Post by sdsuball on May 31, 2024 10:34:09 GMT -8
Just about everyone has Koby Brea, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams starting for Kentucky, with Butler, Krissa and Oweh fighting for the remaining two spots. I think Oweh will start the season off the bench, since he is a sophomore competing against two 5-year seniors. Robinson is also a 5th year senior but he came off the bench for BYU - I expect the same with Kentucky this year. But most of the Kentucky fans think Robinson will start and rarely have Krissa as a starter. If Butler continues to struggle with his shooting, including at the free throw line, he could easily see his minutes go down this year. Butler will be the guy to settle things down when playing in tough environments, on the road, or when the other team goes on a run. He will be a veteran presence that gets 15-20 minutes a game. His playing time may very greatly game to game, depending on how his more talented/less experienced teammates are doing in that particular game. Butler will win Kentucky a lot of games that Kentucky teams of late typically lost due to a lack of experience and depth off of the bench. |
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Post by jdaztec on May 31, 2024 10:37:20 GMT -8
I think you may be right about Butler being the calming presence and tough on D but I wonder if thats what he transferred for ? Is that what elevates his NBA stock ? or was it just to get more $ ? I just hope it all works out well for him.
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Post by AZTEC4LIFE1992 on May 31, 2024 11:50:58 GMT -8
and Kerr average 9 points a game while at UA, a team that runs a more up tempo offense than SDSU. Kerr wasn't the main go to shooter at UA. He filled it up at WV last year, and did well at UA. he averaged 11 last year, not exactly filling it up. |
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Post by missiontrails on May 31, 2024 11:51:05 GMT -8
I think you may be right about Butler being the calming presence and tough on D but I wonder if thats what he transferred for ? Is that what elevates his NBA stock ? or was it just to get more $ ? I just hope it all works out well for him. I'm pretty sure he knows well enough the NBA is a longshot. Overseas is the reality if he wants to continue playing, but he's taking the sure immediate payday by going to a P5/blueblood. Wish he stayed but I don't blame him for making that choice. |
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Post by survalli on May 31, 2024 11:54:20 GMT -8
I think you may be right about Butler being the calming presence and tough on D but I wonder if thats what he transferred for ? Is that what elevates his NBA stock ? or was it just to get more $ ? I just hope it all works out well for him. I'm pretty sure he knows well enough the NBA is a longshot. Overseas is the reality if he wants to continue playing, but he's taking the sure immediate payday by going to a P5/blueblood. Wish he stayed but I don't blame him for making that choice. people said the same thing about Keshad, and he is now projecting to be a second round pick. just be careful with projections. |
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Post by aztecking on May 31, 2024 11:59:02 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure he knows well enough the NBA is a longshot. Overseas is the reality if he wants to continue playing, but he's taking the sure immediate payday by going to a P5/blueblood. Wish he stayed but I don't blame him for making that choice. people said the same thing about Keshad, and he is now projecting to be a second round pick. just be careful with projections. I think it was clear to many of us that Keshad had the physical tools to play in the NBA, other parts of his game just needed to advanced. Butler doesn’t have the athleticism Keshad does and he’s a poor shooter. If he makes it in the NBA it will be as an end of the bench guy that relies on his defense. |
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Post by missiontrails on May 31, 2024 12:00:00 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure he knows well enough the NBA is a longshot. Overseas is the reality if he wants to continue playing, but he's taking the sure immediate payday by going to a P5/blueblood. Wish he stayed but I don't blame him for making that choice. people said the same thing about Keshad, and he is now projecting to be a second round pick. just be careful with projections. Keshad has the size and athleticism for the NBA. Butler is more talented basketball-wise, but lower ceiling. |
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Post by coolethan on May 31, 2024 12:43:39 GMT -8
Considering Lamont’s combination of strength, speed & leaping ability his athleticism is elite IMO.
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Post by docmm on May 31, 2024 12:46:45 GMT -8
Considering Lamont’s combination of strength, speed & leaping ability his athleticism is elite IMO. But he’s 6’2”, which is really small to defend the big 6’4” and bigger NBA guards. |
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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 13:15:50 GMT -8
Kerr wasn't the main go to shooter at UA. He filled it up at WV last year, and did well at UA. he averaged 11 last year, not exactly filling it up. Check out his averages last year. That's what I'm referring to. |
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Post by aztecking on May 31, 2024 13:54:29 GMT -8
Considering Lamont’s combination of strength, speed & leaping ability his athleticism is elite IMO. No it isn’t. He’s undersized for the NBA. I like Lamont but I also don’t wear rose-colored glasses regarding his NBA prospects. |
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Post by AZTEC4LIFE1992 on May 31, 2024 14:50:34 GMT -8
he averaged 11 last year, not exactly filling it up. Check out his averages last year. That's what I'm referring to. He averaged 11 points a game LAST YEAR. NOT FILLING IT UP. |
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Post by AZTEC4LIFE1992 on May 31, 2024 14:51:07 GMT -8
Considering Lamont’s combination of strength, speed & leaping ability his athleticism is elite IMO. No it isn’t. He’s undersized for the NBA. I like Lamont but I also don’t wear rose-colored glasses regarding his NBA prospects. Bronny James would like to have a word about this. |
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Post by aztecking on May 31, 2024 15:36:12 GMT -8
No it isn’t. He’s undersized for the NBA. I like Lamont but I also don’t wear rose-colored glasses regarding his NBA prospects. Bronny James would like to have a word about this. Unfortunately for Lamont, Lamont Sr isn’t one of the greatest players of all time. |
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Post by AZTEC4LIFE1992 on May 31, 2024 15:40:23 GMT -8
Bronny James would like to have a word about this. Unfortunately for Lamont, Lamont Sr isn’t one of the greatest players of all time. not sure about that, have you seen his twitter posts? |
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Post by johneaztec on May 31, 2024 16:02:37 GMT -8
Check out his averages last year. That's what I'm referring to. He averaged 11 points a game LAST YEAR. NOT FILLING IT UP. My point is that he FILLED IT UP at a really good percentage of what he shot LAST YEAR. Averages, meaning percentage wise. |
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