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I think Kuric is a better overall athlete. However, I think Hood could still be a factor because of the experience he has gotten in his first years at UK. In think he will be tentative at first because he will be coming off of that knee injury but I think later in conference play he will be able to come in and give 5-7 mins a game and then really be a 10 minute player for his senior season. Hopefully he can learn to zero in on that mid-range shot because he can make some nice moves off the dribble.

That's not a bad comparison at all. Given opportunity, I really believe he'll be a very nice contributor before he's done at UK.

People forget that he was one of the top 35-40 prospects in the country out of high school.

Kuric isn't CLOSE to being the athlete that hood is. Hood was one of the top high jumpers in the nation as a senior. He hasn't proven to be the shooter that Kuric is nor the basketball iq, but he is a much better athlete.

So you admit that you haven't seen hood. How does you not seeing him make him a worse athlete than Kuric? Color me
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I have seen them both. Hood is a terrific athlete who needs to polish his basketball skills. Kuric is a solid athlete with very good b-ball skills. Why did Kuric look lost against us this year? Because he was 100% outmatched in terms of athletic ability. Hood needs experience and will likely get it next year because of our situation at the 2/3 spots.

Can you read? I have seem John quite a bit. Head to head with Anthony hickey, tushaun Edmonton and Scotty Hopson. He was in the same league as all of those guys.

John is a much better "athlete" than Kuric. Better b-ball player? Yet to be determined.

John is a much better athlete than you are giving him credit for. If you are going off sheer playing time then that is the wrong way to go. Anyone who has ever touched a basketball can see how tentative Hood was out there in his very limited playing time. Kuric, on the other hand, is a staple in the UL lineup and can go out there and play free and has much more experience than John. I have seen both pretty extensively, as has hop, so if you haven't seen John other than on the floor at Rupp, then you should take what people who have into account, instead of getting all butt hurt.

I will also add that I hope that John's injury hasn't affected his explosiveness. It's always a possibility with knee injuries. Jeff, have you had a chance to check in on that?

Ok nobody is butt hurt; you really think I care about what some random person online is saying about two players? I have seen John Hood play a few times outside of Rupp; I also saw Kuric play only at Louisville versus big time talent. I am entitled to my opinion and so are you; so who cares? You think you are right and I don't. Does it matter? No, but if you want to continue on and on about this then you have every right to. It seems like the only way you and hop will be happy if I bow down to you and say you are right. That won't happen; I really want to see Hood come back from injury and show his athleticism. I wish him the best of luck and I know what a knee injury can do. I was a collegiate football player at Morehead State and tore my MCL right before my junior season. Those are rough to come back from. I think you two are thinking that I believe that Hood is trash, but that is not the case. I was at the Kentucky Derby Festival game when Hood played and I was pumped when we came out! He is a solid player but from what I have seen I cannot whole heartedly say that his is superior in terms of athleticism compared to Kyle Kuric.

Kuric was nothing but a decent shooter. Hood is asked to be a complete player not just run to the corner. Hood just has to show Cal he can be a better overall player and he wil see the court.

I think the comparison between the two is adequate and fairly even. I also give the athleticism edge to Hood but the bb IQ to Kuric. neither will ever be known for their defense and are nothing more than spot up shooters in college basketball though.

Jon is up to about 225 and is going to be worked into a role similar to what Darius played, anywhere from the 2, 3 or 4 depending on matchups. He is expected to be fully cleared sometime in May. He's already dunking again.

Now I will agree with you there. I think Hood is asked to do WAY more in terms of driving, slashing, and making passes. And Kuric was a great leaper but his money was the corner 3pt shot. I just saw more of Kyle than John so I will have to wait and see what he can do this year. Plus now that he has been around superior talent for 3 years now I will have a better chance to see how he does.