When does PF Randle decide?

[jmac83]

Interestingly, I noticed Pat used the left hand to put up a couple of hooks against Auburn. Unsuccessfully, but he was using the off-hand. So, I was wrong earlier in this thread, he is willing to try a couple of pace-changers inside.

[jhbyrd]

Originally Posted by REM08

This is why the notion that players have to stay in college to develop is silly. They have to attend and pass classes, eat a college athlete diet (which according to a recent article is lacking for an athlete) and practice limited hours much of the year.

I think sometimes this is an explanation for why you see players take off once they hit the NBA compared to how they played in college. There are lots of factors and every player is different. But you'd think that players, all out, stop developing once they leave college for all the people you see posting about staying being in a players best interest. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.

Patric Young is going to be what he is going to be in the NBA. His fourth year in college likely isn't going to play a big role either way for him. You can make a case for some players who needed that fourth year to end up getting drafted, or for a player to be able to showcase part of their game that they haven't been able to show yet.

You Kentucky boys just don't want Young to smack around your next crop of one and dones. Young comes back and UF is talking Billy's third national championship.

[BigCroc]

Originally Posted by jhbyrd

You Kentucky boys just don't want Young to smack around your next crop of one and dones. Young comes back and UF is talking Billy's third national championship.

Don't you mean 4th?

[VTGator]

Originally Posted by jhbyrd

You Kentucky boys just don't want Young to smack around your next crop of one and dones. Young comes back and UF is talking Billy's third national championship.

Fourth championship.

[Osiris_DPM]

Originally Posted by jhbyrd

You Kentucky boys just don't want Young to smack around your next crop of one and dones. Young comes back and UF is talking Billy's third national championship.

Dismissing this season a little early, aren't we?

[ufballer86]

Originally Posted by BigCroc

Don't you mean 4th?

its funny, i ran into pat and will at the bar this summer. i told will my catch phrase for him, "thats what yugete!", he thought it was funny. asked pat if hes staying for back to back titles, he said idk.

[tommyuf21]

Pat really has progressed a lot this season. Last year, he was really inconsistent with his effort and there were quite a few games where he literally disappeared. If he wasn't having success, it seemed like the motor stopped running.

This season, he completely bought in to the coaching. The AU game was a great example. They collapsed on him, but instead of getting frustrated, he was out there setting screens and working his butt off regardless of whether he was getting any shots. I watched him a lot during the game, because I knew what the Tiggers were doing and wanted to see how he dealt with. He did a great job, imo.

[InstiGATOR1]

On page 5 of this thread on a KU board:

http://theshiver.com/forum/showthrea...t=15980&page=5

they are discussing that Randle is saying he hopes to decide mid March.

[regurgigator]

Originally Posted by tommyuf21

Pat really has progressed a lot this season. Last year, he was really inconsistent with his effort and there were quite a few games where he literally disappeared. If he wasn't having success, it seemed like the motor stopped running.

This season, he completely bought in to the coaching. The AU game was a great example. They collapsed on him, but instead of getting frustrated, he was out there setting screens and working his butt off regardless of whether he was getting any shots. I watched him a lot during the game, because I knew what the Tiggers were doing and wanted to see how he dealt with. He did a great job, imo.

Agree completely. PY's motor is running full blast much more consistently this season. I thought he had an excellent game against Auburn with the defensive presence he gave us all game long.

Despite the cool demeanor, Murphy's motor keeps improving also.

I love how both guys will seldom let a shot in the paint go unchallenged if they're anywhere nearby the shooter.

[jhbyrd]

Originally Posted by BigCroc

Don't you mean 4th?

Would that be something if Billy accomplished back to back national championships twice. Just doing one back to back run is statistically extremely hard to do in today's environment.