Sources: Mychal Mulder will sign with UK

[Joneslab]

He shot 88-190 from three last season at Vincennes. Over 46%.

Pretty strong.

[KevinHall]

He shot 88-190 from three last season at Vincennes. Over 46%.

Pretty strong.

Yep, there is always aplace for someone who can shoot well. Hopefully he can do similar at the D-1 level.

[teamchemistry15]

Totally mind boggling you would pick a juco player over a guy that's been in the system for two years playing and competing against pros on a daily basis. I guess you are wondering why Cal even recruited Willis to come to Kentucky??? Kind of lets me know who I am dealing with here..........

Totally mind boggling you you think Willis is capable of being the next Ron Baker or Sam Dekker. Mulder shot 46% from 3 last year. If Willis puts in the work and wins the minutes I am fine with him playing. For the time being I would rather have the better shooter playing. I don't think Willis could hit 46% in a church league.

[Blue Heaven]

Willis has a nice offensive game and is a good passer. His problem is he can't play defense. Gets lost out there a lot on that end of the floor. But this is a Mulder thread and I'm glad he comitted to us. Seems like a good kid with a strong game. If Uncle Julius can come in here and give us something, then I have no doubts that Mulder can.

[J.Jennings]

Totally mind boggling you you think Willis is capable of being the next Ron Baker or Sam Dekker. Mulder shot 46% from 3 last year. If Willis puts in the work and wins the minutes I am fine with him playing. For the time being I would rather have the better shooter playing. I don't think Willis could hit 46% in a church league.

No way Mulder shoots 46% from the beyond the arc with D1 defenses in his face lol lol lol lol.

Reminder, Ron Baker wasn't even recruited or listed out of high school and was a walk on.

I don't know what kind of Kool Aide you are drinking but I damn sure need to get me some of that............

[J.Jennings]

Willis has a nice offensive game and is a good passer. His problem is he can't play defense. Gets lost out there a lot on that end of the floor. But this is a Mulder thread and I'm glad he comitted to us. Seems like a good kid with a strong game. If Uncle Julius can come in here and give us something, then I have no doubts that Mulder can.

And Julius Mays couldn't play a lick of defense either. Would you rather have 6'2 short arms in your face or 6'6 decent wingspan in your face if you had two equal players with very similar abilities????

Still think Jon Hood got shafted his junior year,,,,

[J.Jennings]

Hopefully he can do similar at the D-1 level.

Same here. Looks like he's a pretty decent leaper as well. Was regarded as a top ten player out of Canada but it's mind boggling he never went D1 from the jump.

[Joneslab]

I've actually never really felt like Willis was that lost on defense. He hasn't played enough to really know what he can or can't do.

But this idea that because a guy has two years in the system makes him more valuable is meaningless. Cal has shown (again and again) that he's trying to plug the most capable players in there and doesn't reward experience whatsoever. Willis will have to fight for his time and won't be given anything.

Have no idea if he can beat out Mulder for PT but I hope he gets stronger and puts in work because the more competition for playing time the better the team will be.

[BBNalldayeveryday]

I like the addition. He is going to be a world beater type impact player probably not, but someone who can shoot is someone who can shoot, rather that's in Juco or D1. He seems to be a team player who hustles his butt off. That's just fine with me

[teamchemistry15]

No way Mulder shoots 46% from the beyond the arc with D1 defenses in his face lol lol lol lol.

Reminder, Ron Baker wasn't even recruited or listed out of high school and was a walk on.

I don't know what kind of Kool Aide you are drinking but I damn sure need to get me some of that............

And no way Willis does what he did in high school. Get off of the Ron Baker topic. He is clearly the exception. Willis isnt good enough to log meaningful minutes at UK. Get over it and I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings that the white kid from Kentucky doesn't play. Not really sure how you can say he is getting shafted when he isn't good enough. I guess I am shafted too. I'm white, I played the 3 in high school, I am a Kentucky can who would play for the team and not myself. I deserve to play!

[J.Jennings]

And no way Willis does what he did in high school. Get off of the Ron Baker topic. He is clearly the exception. Willis isnt good enough to log meaningful minutes at UK. Get over it and I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings that the white kid from Kentucky doesn't play. Not really sure how you can say he is getting shafted when he isn't good enough. I guess I am shafted too. I'm white, I played the 3 in high school, I am a Kentucky can who would play for the team and not myself. I deserve to play!

And let me guess, you left middle school and became a starter as a freshman on your high school team????

This aint about the white kid from Kentucky playing, this is more about the McDonald's All Americans who basically said to hell with Kentucky this offseason and are choosing to play elsewhere. UK is kind of in a pickle when it comes to size in the paint and scoring at the wings spot. If you do not think Derek Willis is capable at all, it really lets me know how much of basketball IQ you really have.

As for Ron Baker, why not Derek Willis?? I bet when Cameron Mills came of the bench in 98 you grabbed your keys and was on the verge of running your car into a tree????? I get the sense that you feel like white kids out of Kentucky are pure trash and are not UK worthy??? Well let me refresh your memory, players like Patrick Sparks, Scott Padgett, Jon Hood, Mills, Epps, Miller, and many other UK kids from the state of Kentucky helped our Cats win games time and time again.

Now you can talk all you want about Cal not playing Willis and at the end of the day, you may be right. Still, there is not a doubt in my mind that if Derek Willis played for Billy Donovan, Rick Pitino, Few, Self, and other coaches in the game, Derek Willis would play because these guys would find a way to utilize him. Furthermore, most these coaches actually have more Championship titles than Cal and Cal is the one that's getting all the NBA talent smh. Then you read stories of how Cal is in disbelief he lost to Wisconsin!!! Hello Cal, watch some game film and get your team prepared instead of using the rally motivation speech and hoping AAU freestyle basketball wins the game because you have better talent!!!! Let's keep it all the way real. Cal is more worried about a one and done than developing a guy over a period of time. There was a report that after Willis became so discouraged this season that he was usually the first one to leave practice. If Cal really had the best interest of Derek Willis,he would rode his $$$ to stay in the gym and work or he would have showed him the door after this season was over.

Don't be mad cause D. Willis is living your dream. Kid has good skills, can shoot, can put the ball on the floor and get to the rim, and he's no where close to Kyle Wiltjer on defense. Who wouldn't want a junior on a team that like that at 6'9/6'10????

While we are on Cal, look at what Derek Anderson has to say about Cal, people aint stupid..........

[Joneslab]

Ron Baker reminds me of Patrick Sparks when Sparks was playing at his best.

[KevinHall]

^ That's a pretty good comparison. Except that Baker seems to be way more consistent than Sparks ever was.

[teamchemistry15]

And let me guess, you left middle school and became a starter as a freshman on your high school team????

This aint about the white kid from Kentucky playing, this is more about the McDonald's All Americans who basically said to hell with Kentucky this offseason and are choosing to play elsewhere. UK is kind of in a pickle when it comes to size in the paint and scoring at the wings spot. If you do not think Derek Willis is capable at all, it really lets me know how much of basketball IQ you really have.

As for Ron Baker, why not Derek Willis?? I bet when Cameron Mills came of the bench in 98 you grabbed your keys and was on the verge of running your car into a tree????? I get the sense that you feel like white kids out of Kentucky are pure trash and are not UK worthy??? Well let me refresh your memory, players like Patrick Sparks, Scott Padgett, Jon Hood, Mills, Epps, Miller, and many other UK kids from the state of Kentucky helped our Cats win games time and time again.

Now you can talk all you want about Cal not playing Willis and at the end of the day, you may be right. Still, there is not a doubt in my mind that if Derek Willis played for Billy Donovan, Rick Pitino, Few, Self, and other coaches in the game, Derek Willis would play because these guys would find a way to utilize him. Furthermore, most these coaches actually have more Championship titles than Cal and Cal is the one that's getting all the NBA talent smh. Then you read stories of how Cal is in disbelief he lost to Wisconsin!!! Hello Cal, watch some game film and get your team prepared instead of using the rally motivation speech and hoping AAU freestyle basketball wins the game because you have better talent!!!! Let's keep it all the way real. Cal is more worried about a one and done than developing a guy over a period of time. There was a report that after Willis became so discouraged this season that he was usually the first one to leave practice. If Cal really had the best interest of Derek Willis,he would rode his $$$ to stay in the gym and work or he would have showed him the door after this season was over.

Don't be mad cause D. Willis is living your dream. Kid has good skills, can shoot, can put the ball on the floor and get to the rim, and he's no where close to Kyle Wiltjer on defense. Who wouldn't want a junior on a team that like that at 6'9/6'10????

While we are on Cal, look at what Derek Anderson has to say about Cal, people aint stupid..........

You get more ridiculous with every post. Please show me where I have said white kids from Kentucky are trash and not worthy. All I am saying is that since Willis has been on our team we have had better options than him. Cal is proving that by playing other guys and winning games. When Willis puts in the work and gets better he will play. But if he isn't our best option he shouldn't. Few, Pitino, Donovan, and all those other guys might play him like you said, but they also don't get the talent that Cal gets. I bet he wouldn't have played at Arizona or Duke this year. I know you want Willis to be successful. I think we all do. But putting him in a game to see if he can play through his own mistakes is a bad idea. He needs to earn it and not have it handed to him hoping that he is the next Ron Baker, Mills, Sparks, etc. Cal shouldn't have to stay on him to get in the gym. Do you think he did that with MKG, Davis, Wall, the twins, Booker, etc? No. Those guys wanted to develop, wanted to play, and wanted the NBA. They put in work on their own. Willis is what, 20? 21? He should be past the point of having a coach ride him to get him in the gym. The only person who needs to have his best interest in mind is him. He makes his own decisions. The potential is there. He has the size and quickness. It is his mentality that is lacking. He doesn't want it bad enough.

Also, you don't know me and you never will. Don't attack my IQ or what you think you get a sense about. Don't tell me what my dreams in life are. I have experienced more than my fair share of life and death. Dreaming about sitting on the bench of UK basketball means nothing to me. I would suggest you keep your opinion on personal matters to yourself.

[J.Jennings]

You get more ridiculous with every post. Please show me where I have said white kids from Kentucky are trash and not worthy. All I am saying is that since Willis has been on our team we have had better options than him. Cal is proving that by playing other guys and winning games. When Willis puts in the work and gets better he will play. But if he isn't our best option he shouldn't. Few, Pitino, Donovan, and all those other guys might play him like you said, but they also don't get the talent that Cal gets. I bet he wouldn't have played at Arizona or Duke this year. I know you want Willis to be successful. I think we all do. But putting him in a game to see if he can play through his own mistakes is a bad idea. He needs to earn it and not have it handed to him hoping that he is the next Ron Baker, Mills, Sparks, etc. Cal shouldn't have to stay on him to get in the gym. Do you think he did that with MKG, Davis, Wall, the twins, Booker, etc? No. Those guys wanted to develop, wanted to play, and wanted the NBA. They put in work on their own. Willis is what, 20? 21? He should be past the point of having a coach ride him to get him in the gym. The only person who needs to have his best interest in mind is him. He makes his own decisions. The potential is there. He has the size and quickness. It is his mentality that is lacking. He doesn't want it bad enough.

Also, you don't know me and you never will. Don't attack my IQ or what you think you get a sense about. Don't tell me what my dreams in life are. I have experienced more than my fair share of life and death. Dreaming about sitting on the bench of UK basketball means nothing to me. I would suggest you keep your opinion on personal matters to yourself.

Not talking about the past two years, talking about the upcoming season for Willis and UK's need for body's. Willis is skilled enough to play minutes this year and if not, then best he moves on and transfers out the program all together.


Speaking of Duke, until late they basically played 7 guys this year, he would have seen minutes under Coach K had he been on that team. Regardless of what you think, it's not out of ordinary to compare a recruit ranked 115 out of high school to a kid that was a walk on and wasn't even ranked. Truth be told, instead of comparing Willis to Baker, should be comparing Baker to Willis.

As for your other comment on personal matters, it is what it is but don't go there. I don't know you and you sure in the hell don't know me. With this site and the old, I have about 17,000 or more post and never call anyone out on a personal matter. However, you opened yourself up to that by claiming you played high school basketball and my question was simple, did you start as a freshman or by the time you where a junior, had you learned enough and gained enough experience to contribute similar to the Derek Willis??? Regardless, it's probably best to leave personal crap out of the postings because I am subject to get myself banned in a New York minute. If training in Fort Benning and the ways of the world couldn't break me, seriously doubt if you or anyone ever will. Hell, I live everyday like it's my last and ain't scared for what's next in this world or the next..............

Bottomline, I think Willis is good enough to play and you don't think he is. Either I am going to eat the crow and you will. If I am wrong, won't be the first time and sure in the heck won't be the last..........