The House of Blue

Dominique Hawkins?

because harrow is weak, real weak. I would rather have Polson as my backup PG. Maybe not as athletic but without a doubt more hard nosed and very good about bringing hustle to the floor. I know your opinion will differ but that's my take.

I truthfully don't feel in my gut that we will get Wiggins and if that is the case you can fill that spot with hawkins and have all the point guards you will need. Also Hawkins would allow you that multiple year player that some of us have been asking for; and what better position to have that multiple year player than as your PG? But laying all jokes aside, I don't mind Polson being the backup should we not get Hawkins. I have just been really disappointed in Harrow and he has really been exposed with physical play. He is just too soft IMHO.

Nothing to this point has changed with what I am hearing in that Poythress and WCS are currently coming back, with Goodwin and Noel gone. Like Chris said though, this is all very fluid right now. If UK wins enough games to get WCS more exposure and his stock keeps rising, it will be hard to keep him here unless he just wants to return. I do think that with the draft being so weak this year, while a player may be projected as a lottery pick, I think Cal will advise them as he sees fit. In the past, if they have been a lottery pick then he has told them to go, no questions asked. I think this year is different, but who knows. Just my opinion.

As for Harrow, I am not sure where he would transfer, but do you really think he will stay here to play backup to Harrison? I'm sure Cal can probably talk Polson into staying one more year to have a backup. Maybe Harrow does stay, and I hope he does. That would be great to have him as a "backup".

This would be unbelievable, but would also leave us with 2-3 returning players for 14-15.

I hope Kyle comes back. If he is willing to put on some good weight / muscle, I believe he has such a diverse skill set that he will be a nightmare match-up for just about everyone. He would also be a match-up problem in the NBA if he beefs up.

I think Kyle should seriously consider red-shirting next year to really work on his body. Plus, look at the team that he would be practicing against each day to improve his skillset. His body does not look any differently to me than it did the first time I saw him as a freshman.

If his goal is the NBA, then he has to transform his body. If he works to transform his body, I believe he could be a special player at UK and in the NBA. I hope he chooses to do so. GO CATS!!!

Redshirting would be a great idea but kids today just don't have that kind of patience. He's got a ton of work to do on his body. Some of which is just getting older and filling out.

Who would backup Harrison if Harrow transfers? Simple, his brother or Hawkins.

People don't forget that Cal can get his 6th man drafted in the 1st round. And as talented as the team will be next year it will be easier for guys to hide their shortcummings thus allowing them to still improve their draft stock even as the 7-8 man. Just cause a couple guys may return for next year doesn't mean that they would have to settle for a 3 year plan.

While I agree Harrow is the best option to back up Andrew, I'm surprised so many people think he's the only option. Aaron Harrison is certainly capable of doing it, much like Lamb did during his two years at UK. You also have Polson & likely Hawkins on the roster.

Playing Aaron at point would be just as undesirable as playing Lamb there. It was a necessity but it took away from what Lamb did best by asking him to be a facilitator rather than a shooter/scorer.

In fact, if you go back and look at games that Teague played fewer than 35 minutes you are likely to see Polson logging some minutes at PG. With the talent the team had last year (and next year) you can get by for stretches without a PG but not for an extended period of time.

There is no reason for Cal to not have a servicable PG on his roster to back up Andrew (or whoever the PG du jour is). Hawkins could be that guy for the next four years. Relying on your shooting guard is not the answer. It weakens two positions. And God forbid your PG is injured and you have to convert your SG to PG permanently.

I don't see how you can even consider not putting the Harrison twins on the floor together. That is probably the most intriguing thing about them, IMO. Two Top5 McDonald's All-American guards who are twins and have been playing together since they were in diapers. That is something that only comes along once every two or three lifetimes. I've seen brothers play together before, and even twins, but there has never been a set of twin guards with their level of talent.

The closest thing to the Harrison twins would be Dick and Tom VanArsdale who played at Indiana back in the early 1960's. They were both selected in the 2nd round of the 1965 NBA Draft, both made the rookie All-Star team, both were NBA All-Stars 3 times, both were considered the best free-throw shooters in the league, both played 12 seasons, and both retired in 1977. You could say that their careers were .... identical
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It's just very rare to have twin guards, and unprecedented for them to be as good as the Harrison's are. The last thing I want to happen is them not on the floor together. From what I've seen they both have great ball skills, both can shoot, both can drive, both can pass, and both can create their own shot. So either one can play either guard position at any time. I'm as excited as I've ever been to see these two freshmen play together. It appears to be like second nature for them to know what each other is doing on the floor. They have to be on the floor together. Not doing so is just a waste of their special relationship.

eh, you miss understood me.

I meant when Andrew goes to bench (catching break, or foul trouble, etc). Not who starts...

I do expect both Harrison to start and play together.