Hamidou Diallo to Test Waters (UPDATE: DIALLO TO RETURN TO UK)

[lilproUK98]

If Alexander is playing 25 minutes a game then that means some other guys are sitting a lot, and I just don't think that happens. Except on the platoon team Cal has always had guys he just couldn't really remove from the game for very long, and I think Diallo and Knox are going to be those types. He also tends to use his freshman point guards a lot even through struggle (see Teague, Marquis and Harrison, Andrew), and Green is going to get that treatment so he can hopefully be a game-changing player by March.

Would be great if Alexander could play maybe a Dom Hawkins role on next year's team. Hawkins averaged 19 minutes a game but was playing more like 15 before he became a beast in the last month.

I said 20-25 but yeah it will likely be pretty much what Hawkins was doing....

I see him pretty much exclusively subbing in for Green and Diallo and those guys both playing 30-32 mins per gm....and at times he may be in there with both of those guys...

[Catsrock]

I feel the same.

It's also true that a lot of these athletic guys often get branded unfairly as bad shooters, and they really aren't.

Malik Monk was supposed to be a poor three-point shooter and we saw how that turned out.

Now if Hami Diallo replicates Monk's three point percentage I'll eat justford's hat, but I do think he might be better than advertised. If he isn't, you would hope his ungodly athleticism and wingspan can get the poor shooting back in other areas: defense, rebounding from the guard spot, transition scoring, etc.

Sometimes the ultra-athletic are unfairly labelled as "scorers but can't shoot." But the best evidence we have of his shooting touch so far may be the fact that he pulled out of the draft.

I'm thrilled we have him and can't wait to watch him but it's real doubtful he was filling it up in workouts.

[KCKUKFan]

My only point is, there's no love in hell. BTW, what's a Derd?

I don't think Will was referring to the literal Hell. Just an expression.

And Wordy Derd = Dirty Word.

[KCKUKFan]

He doesn't play at all, for some reason.

Knight's a good player. I've never understood why he gets so little respect.

Knight had a solid first few years in the league, aside from being the unfortunate recipient of many poster dunks. He's not getting any clock now, but that probably has more to do with the Suns' overabundance of guards and Tyler Ulis' emergence as a real player.

[justford]

Cal tells why Diallo waited so late to make decision
http://kentucky.247sports.com/Articl...s-dec-52974519

[J.Jennings]

“I think he needs to play the guard position the way we play it, which is as much a point guard as anything,” the coach said. “You might be playing two or three guards, but you all are playing like you’re a point guard. That’s your mentality. In his case, him being that kind of player and continuing to improve his shooting. And then, he just hasn’t played enough games. Game time experience is going to be important to him.

[J.Jennings]

Cam Johnson picks North Carolina......