2016 Recruit Watch

[Lighthouse]

Decision will be made Thursday.

I saw that late last night.

[Joneslab]

With most players one would expect a leak or something before Thurs.

But with Bolden it's impossible to say what will happen. If I HAD to bet I'd say Kentucky (Cal's "bold statement" line, Lee leaning toward draft, Bolden hedging after Thornton left Duke, etc.), but I wouldn't be willing to bet more than the loose change that's in my pocket.*

* 11 cents.

[Matt Dillon]

Decision will be made Thursday.

My bad, I was thinking it was the 17th (today).

[GOCAT15]

I'd say it's a coin flip at this point, this may be one of those decisions where he doesn't tell anyone, even his family what he is thinking. I just can't imagine anything gets leaked the way this recruitment has gone.

Am I the only one that is being pessimistic because just a day or two after the news came out that Lee was the worst performer in the draft, that Bolden is ready to make it official? If I'm Bolden and I am hearing that than I may be expecting Lee to come back.

[George]

I'd say it's a coin flip at this point, this may be one of those decisions where he doesn't tell anyone, even his family what he is thinking. I just can't imagine anything gets leaked the way this recruitment has gone.

Am I the only one that is being pessimistic because just a day or two after the news came out that Lee was the worst performer in the draft, that Bolden is ready to make it official? If I'm Bolden and I am hearing that than I may be expecting Lee to come back.

Same......

[Matt Dillon]

Twitter chatter says Lee has cancelled his remaining workouts. If true, this may mean he's coming back. If so, and the theories about Bolden waiting on him are valid, then Bolden is probably headed to Duke.

[Joneslab]

Would be odd for Cal to specifically name Bolden in a tweet only to have Marcus Lee remove the scholarship 24 hours later.

Unless Cal knows how to untangle the scholarship another way, possibly. Hope it's not Briscoe.

[Joneslab]

And I would rather have Briscoe back than any other scenario.

Bolden/Briscoe is probably best for UK, but Briscoe is crucial. If he came back and we lost the other two we'd still be the unanimous preseason #2.

If Briscoe leaves we're going to be in there with six or eight other teams.

[GOCAT15]

And I would rather have Briscoe back than any other scenario.

Bolden/Briscoe is probably best for UK, but Briscoe is crucial. If he came back and we lost the other two we'd still be the unanimous preseason #2.

If Briscoe leaves we're going to be in there with six or eight other teams.

Agree, Briscoe is a key part to next season.

[George]

Same as above. Give me Briscoe over either. And if we had the choice, I'd rather have Bolden over Lee. Hoping this news doesn't screw with Bolden's head.

[GOCAT15]

Same as above. Give me Briscoe over either. And if we had the choice, I'd rather have Bolden over Lee. Hoping this news doesn't screw with Bolden's head.

That's what i'm really worried about. It's sad that we all want a freshman over a senior, but Lee just hasn't improved like we all hoped he would. He's shown flashes of being a solid double-double guy, but unfortunately that only lasted a few games.

[George]

That's what i'm really worried about. It's sad that we all want a freshman over a senior, but Lee just hasn't improved like we all hoped he would. He's shown flashes of being a solid double-double guy, but unfortunately that only lasted a few games.

It isn't, really. These days if you're a senior, it usually means you haven't performed at a very high level throughout your career.

[GOCAT15]

It isn't, really. These days if you're a senior, it usually means you haven't performed at a very high level throughout your career.

Sad but true.

[BBNalldayeveryday]

If Briscoe can improve then obviously his return would help us, but if he's going to be same indentical player as he was last season, then I'm not too concerned if he doesn't come back. We were an average team this past season, and he was a big part of why we were.

[Joneslab]

If Briscoe can improve then obviously his return would help us, but if he's going to be same indentical player as he was last season, then I'm not too concerned if he doesn't come back. We were an average team this past season, and he was a big part of why we were.

I couldn't disagree more with this take.

You don't think our tissue-paper-thin frontcourt was the reason we were average*? Briscoe would get out there and fight and claw like an absolute animal while the frontcourt guys at times would stand around and watch.

Yeah, his shooting hurt. At times badly. But generally he could bring so much to the table, so much that didn't really get recorded on the stat sheet. One of the main reasons we started to kill zones in the last part of the year was Briscoe's ability to get in the middle and pass out.

We BADLY need Briscoe back.