Maybe eight.
Maybe eight.
Laughable. 0/10 times Kentucky would win.
False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
This thread has been done before. KY might possibly win 1 game in a 10 game series. Possible, yet not likely. .
The Knicks could play their bench and still win 10/10 times
no way homie wrote:
False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
Although I agree with you that Kentucky would probably not beat the Knicks even 1 time out of 10, your logic here doesn't exactly gel... if these are the best players in the NBA, and they aren't good enough, then no NCAA players are good enough by your logic. But that's not true.
The difference between the NBA and college is huge. Having watched a tons of NBA games this year and then watching the NCAA tournament really makes it clear to me. It's not just talent that is the issue, it's the development of the talent also. Another factor is that NBA teams have really good depth.
Unless a miracle happened, the Knicks would win 10 out of 10 games.
I hadn't watched any college hoops until this tournament but I couldn't help but notice that they make a lot of mistakes. And they miss key free throws.
themanontherun wrote:
no way homie wrote:False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
Although I agree with you that Kentucky would probably not beat the Knicks even 1 time out of 10, your logic here doesn't exactly gel... if these are the best players in the NBA, and they aren't good enough, then no NCAA players are good enough by your logic. But that's not true.
No. It's called you improve A LOT when it's your job, you practice full-time, you practice full-time with other professionals and you get stronger/smarter/more experienced. The Knicks would win 10/10 by blowouts with its worst 5 and no bench. Are we talking about the same Kentucky team that BARELY beat ND over the weekend or a different one?
Dennis Reynolds 2.9 wrote:
Laughable. 0/10 times Kentucky would win.
OP
You are an idiot. Any NBA team is made up of all stars. This was said before, and every former college player that plays now in the NBA has laughed and said the same thing as me. They go further to say the statement is laughable. And Reggie Miller said "it wouldn't even be close.."
LoL. This maybe the most absurd post ever. You say a guy is wrong. Then when you try to back up your assertion, you make a better case for why he was right then anybody trying to defend his position. If your numbers are right about Jabari Parker - which is basically that he put up NBA starter numbers - than it proves the OP's point. Really Parker was just a run of the mill Kentucky starter. The truth is that this Kentucky team couldn't compete with any NBA team as far grinding out an 82 game schedule. But in a given game, they can definitely compete straight up with some of the lower echelon teams of the NBA. Especially if you went by college rules.
no way homie wrote:
False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
Ryan Foreman wrote:
LoL. This maybe the most absurd post ever. You say a guy is wrong. Then when you try to back up your assertion, you make a better case for why he was right then anybody trying to defend his position.
If your numbers are right about Jabari Parker - which is basically that he put up NBA starter numbers - than it proves the OP's point. Really Parker was just a run of the mill Kentucky starter.
The truth is that this Kentucky team couldn't compete with any NBA team as far grinding out an 82 game schedule. But in a given game, they can definitely compete straight up with some of the lower echelon teams of the NBA. Especially if you went by college rules.
no way homie wrote:False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
NO...
While Kentucky is good, even great for a college team, they don't beat any NBA teams ever.
Remember ALL the NBA players were stars in college. And they have to play against other NBA teams.
Kentucky gets to play against other teams that will have NO players get to the NBA
Knicks fan here.
All I'm going to say is that I wouldn't want to see them try.
Yes. And every player on Kentucky is a star in college as well. Even their bench players. So what's your point? You are not even making an argument.
NBA players generally have maturity, endurance, and some strength that a 19 college player hasn't attained. But that is about it. Kentucky's athleticism is right there with a lot of NBA teams.
Moreover, the OP is just talking about matching up with the worst team in the NBA. Nobody is asserting that they would beat an NBA playoff team. Although I don't think they would be blown off the court either. Nor do I think anybody is asserting that they would have a better record than the Knicks if this Kentucky team were to play an 82 game schedule.
But if they were to play 10 times about once every couple weeks. They could hang tough with the Knicks.
Have you seen the Knicks starting lineup?
They are starting the likes of Shane Larkin and Langston Galloway. Two guards fresh out of college who weren't exactly PoY candidates when they were in college.
Heck, the Knicks are openly playing a bad lineup just so they can draft players from Kentucky.
Ryan Foreman wrote:
LoL. This maybe the most absurd post ever. You say a guy is wrong. Then when you try to back up your assertion, you make a better case for why he was right then anybody trying to defend his position.
If your numbers are right about Jabari Parker - which is basically that he put up NBA starter numbers - than it proves the OP's point. Really Parker was just a run of the mill Kentucky starter.
The truth is that this Kentucky team couldn't compete with any NBA team as far grinding out an 82 game schedule. But in a given game, they can definitely compete straight up with some of the lower echelon teams of the NBA. Especially if you went by college rules.
no way homie wrote:False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
What do you mean Parker was a run of the mill Kentucky starter? He was Duke's best player.
Look at Nerlen Noel's numbers. He's finally starting to come around after being taught NOTHING by Calipari and Kentucky. Watched a bit of a game with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. He's been out of Kentucky for a bit, but his offense sucks. Calipari is teaching these kids nothing to get them ready for the NBA. Why in heck any NBA team would give him a coaching position is beyond me. Maybe he wants to go to Philly where with all the high draft picks they've accumulated, it'll be almost like he's recruiting. But didn't he say he wanted to "coach" LeBron? Hard nuts there.
no way homie wrote:
False. Let's put it this way, last year's four Naismith award finalists:
Nick Johnson, Arizona - Pac 12 player of the year
Doug McDermott - fifth in NCAA history for points
Jabari Parker - 19.3 points per game
Russ Smith - 18 ppg, 4.7 assists, 2.3 steals
So those were the four best NCAA players last year. How are they doing in the NBA?
Johnson - 9.3 minutes per game
McDermott - 9.1 minutes per game
Parker - was averaging 29.5 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.5 rebounds before getting injured
Russ Smith - 5.0 minutes per game
Looks like one of four is on pace to be a starter, the other may be out of the league in a few years. This is how much better NBA players are than NCAA players.
The fact that you think those are the four best NCAA players last year is even more laughable (besides Parker). Wiggins? Smart? Embiid? Come on...
Ryan Foreman wrote:
LoL. This maybe the most absurd post ever. You say a guy is wrong. Then when you try to back up your assertion, you make a better case for why he was right then anybody trying to defend his position.
If your numbers are right about Jabari Parker - which is basically that he put up NBA starter numbers - than it proves the OP's point. Really Parker was just a run of the mill Kentucky starter.
What are you even saying here? I don't understand your logic.
stick with the nba wrote:
The fact that you think those are the four best NCAA players last year is even more laughable (besides Parker). Wiggins? Smart? Embiid? Come on...
The comparison more than proves the point since Kentucky doesn't have four Naismith candidates anyway.
stick with the nba wrote:
The fact that you think those are the four best NCAA players last year is even more laughable (besides Parker). Wiggins? Smart? Embiid? Come on...
Embiid? Do you follow basketball?
I'm not sure how many of you watch the NBA. To make myself feel better I'm going to assume not a lot.
Parker was a stud before he got hurt. Was much further along than Wiggins, the consensus RoY (admittedly AW got off to a slow start)
Kentucky is a VERY good team. But Kentucky is a victim of the yearly hype machine. Towns could be an all-star, Cauley-Stein will be a great defender and worth a lottery pick if he makes half the jump Anthony Davis did. Lyles has potential, but hard to judge a freshman.
After that? No one has watched the Harrison twins, Booker, and the rest and thought these guys are future NBA starters. Great team, but would get throttled by an NBA bench.