Class of 2018 - General Discussion

[SCBlu]

If Maxey reclassifies and picks the Cats, it's highly likely our "elder" Quade Green transfers....just too many aspiring point guards. And if that happens, we'd have 2 high school seniors and 2 college freshmen running the most challenging position on the court. Their youth would concern me greatly.

[Joneslab]

If Maxey reclassifies and picks the Cats, it's highly likely our "elder" Quade Green transfers....just too many aspiring point guards. And if that happens, we'd have 2 high school seniors and 2 college freshmen running the most challenging position on the court. Their youth would concern me greatly.

Maxey definitely. Won't turn 18 until November. Not sure about a guard that young, although it never hurt Booker. I agree with you that point guard is different, but maybe he sees Maxey as having two-guard potential.

Hagans will be 19 when he plays his first games, the age of a normal sophomore. Not as much of a deal with him.

Think Quade has probably made his decision to leave, which is disappointing. But then again I know nothing about Maxey.

[Lighthouse]

So possibly Cal has to make a decision about keeping a Sophomore-to-be, or bring in a high profile and young freshman.

[George]

So possibly Cal has to make a decision about keeping a Sophomore-to-be, or bring in a high profile and young freshman.

Or he's pushing for Maxey because Green's leaving either way.

[Matt Dillon]

Or he's pushing for Maxey because Green's leaving either way.

My guess would be that this is the correct answer.

[George]

So, same question about Maxey as Wiseman, Carey, and others: at his age, is he here for two years by default if he joins us next season?

[Joneslab]

So, same question about Maxey as Wiseman, Carey, and others: at his age, is he here for two years by default if he joins us next season?

Yep, Maxey would be ineligible unless there's a rule change. Won't turn 19 until November 4, 2019.

[George]

Should please everyone to hear that Maxey is a good shooter. Don't think we'd be getting a superstar, but he looks like a really good player.

[KCKUKFan]

Cal is going to visit Carey again on Monday. He is everywhere right now.

[Joneslab]

Tyrese Maxey's father is no longer on the staff at SMU. Maxey's commitment to UK seems imminent. Only question is what class he's going to be in.

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.c...oaching-staff/

[George]

Tyrese Maxey's father is no longer on the staff at SMU. Maxey's commitment to UK seems imminent. Only question is what class he's going to be in.

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.c...oaching-staff/

If Maxey stays in his current class and that means we keep Quade, do you take that trade?

[Joneslab]

If Maxey stays in his current class and that means we keep Quade, do you take that trade?

Really hard to say. Maxey could be a phenom. I don't know enough about him.

His age does worry me if he reclassifies. It could be that Cal believes that Quade's footspeed will always be a problem.

It could also be that this is all about getting a start on 2019.

[George]

Really hard to say. Maxey could be a phenom. I don't know enough about him.

Someone (T.J. Walker, I think) compared him to Brandon Knight. I can see that, though Maxey seems to have more of a proclivity for playing above the rim.

Appears to have pretty good instincts on defense, too.

[Lighthouse]

If Maxey stays in his current class and that means we keep Quade, do you take that trade?

Yes. An experienced shooter over a very young talent, I'll take it every day.

[George]

Yes. An experienced shooter over a very young talent, I'll take it every day.

By all accounts, Maxey is a great shooter, too. Hypothetically, if he's more or less equal to Quade in terms of shooting, then better in every other facet of the game, then why not take him instead? We're only talking about a difference of a year's experience, and Quade really didn't play that much.