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Jon Hood vs Kyle Kuric

  • UKani said...

    BigBlueMook

    You can't go off of playing time and here is why..... Pitino will play a player if all he can do is shoot because he will call plays that will put that player in position to just shoot and not do much else. Calipari on the other hand has stated that he needs you to be the whole package he needs you to do everything and if all you can do is just shoot you aren't playing much. So the coaches philosophies are different and the roster is different as well. Kuric never had a player like Eric Bledsoe or Doron Lamb and Darius Miller and MKG on the roster and because of that there were more playing time available for Kuric. If you go by your logic of saying one player is more athletic than another player because of the playing time he got then that would mean that Josh Harrellson was more athletic than Demarcus Cousins because last year during the final four run Harrellson played more minutes per game than Cousins did the season before.... So as you see you can't go off of that logic.

    Also coaches would play a player more because he's got better basketball skills and that is different than athleticism. Angel Nunez who is behind Kuric by all accounts is way more athletic than Kuric but Kuric is the most basketball ready because of his basketball skills. I think this department where he is better than John Hood. There is a difference there.

    No you misinterpret what I have said here. I meant by saying playing time that means I have actually seen him move and go out and make plays. I am not saying that playing time makes you the better athlete. I think you're missing my point; I can't go off and say that Hood is a better athlete when I have seen Kuric make more plays than Hood (not just shooting the 3). Meaning I have seen Kuric in action more than Hood. See what I am saying? I am not saying that just because you have logged more minutes that you are a better athlete; that is like saying Ramel Bradley is better than John Wall because he has had more playing time at UK; that is definitely not that case. I am saying I have seen Kyle play more and against decent talent and seen him dunk over people play tough d against some decent guys (not the caliber of the UK guys but still those big east players aren't exactly couch potatoes) and sprint down the court just as fast as most of the guys on the court. My comment about playing time is the ability to see the two players in action (actually playing the game of basketball) and that is what I have based my comments off of.

    BigBlueMook

  • Jon Hood has played behind some INCREDIBLE talent during his tenure. Would Kyle have seen nearly the same amount of PT at UK as he did at UL (rhetorical question folks)?? Hood's main problem has been his confidence more than anything else and when he's made it on the court, he's played EXTREMELY TIGHT! I've never had a problem with his athleticism and in fact, always thought he was a bit underrated in terms of athletic ability. Bottom line is Kuric has had more opportunity on the court than Hood so his numbers impact everybody's perception he's better than Hood. In all honesty, Kuric would probably be in the same position as Hood over the last couple of years had he played for UK. He's a man to man defensive liability and UL's zone allowed them to hide this deficiency.

    ukaveman ●

  • Matt May said...

    Journalist's pet peeve here ...

    He spells his name 'Jon', not 'John'

    same as mine, he will definitely contribute now that I know this!

    QueenLizzysWildcat ●

  • And just to highlight about what I am talking about; not saying this defines and athlete but I mean come on you can't say that Hood has done this on the collegiate level (yet!) :

    Louisville's Kyle Kuric Throws Down On Notre Dame

    Louisvilles Peyton Siva finds Kyle Kuric who throws down the monster jam over Scott Martin of Notre Dame.

    www.youtube.com

    BigBlueMook

  • This is a silly argument. Who cares how athletic he is? If he's good enough, as a basketball player, he will play. If not he won't. Much of this will depend upon his defense, I assume, and I believe that he's been a bit of a liability when he's played in the past.

    BlueGhost

  • Matt May said...

    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.

    Was offered by Duke, Florida, UT. A lot of good teams wanted him. At one time he was the 18th ranked player in the class according to Rival. He's 6'6 at least and has nice length and leaping ability. I think he can definitely be a shot maker for us. I worry about him a little on D but thats okay when you've got the best shot blocker since Bill Russell erasing mistakes. I look forward to seeing how Cal can develop Hood.

    tWhit ●

  • Matt May said...

    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.

    Thanks Matt, but your post will probably get overlooked in all the commotion going on. lol

    UKlaw82

  • tWhit said...

    Was offered by Duke, Florida, UT. A lot of good teams wanted him. At one time he was the 18th ranked player in the class according to Rival. He's 6'6 at least and has nice length and leaping ability. I think he can definitely be a shot maker for us. I worry about him a little on D but thats okay when you've got the best shot blocker since Anthony Davis erasing mistakes. I look forward to seeing how Cal can develop Hood.

    Fixed that for you. rockon

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    Stoopified!

    cobbycobb

  • Kuric was a nice player for UL but the truth is that he would not have gotten those minutes if UL hadn't suffered a ton of injuries. Jon is a much better prospect and athlete in my opinion. He has been looking at a lot of talent in front of him as a true freshman and sophomore. No player in America has been behind better talent. I think we need him now and he can fill the role that Miller did this year and Liggins the year before in helping steady a very young team and hopefully help our scoring from the perimeter. If I were him I would find two spots on the floor (corner and 45 degrees from the midline) and shoot 500 3 pointers from each every day.

    This post was edited by zcats on 4/13/2012 at 12:40 AM

    zcats ●

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