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I'll say this as a former college football player at Univ of Louisville and I actually played for 4 yrs... the guys that didn't play & were stars in high school.. to answer Matt's question how do guys dominate in high school but don't do anything in college? Several causes... they think they arrived (gotten comfortable, complacent, don't want to work hard anymore), intimidated by real competition (they didn't go against real competition in high school so now that they go against the best every day in practice such as at UK, you have to beat out that competition just to shine to start on the starting 5..imagine that pressure), burned out mentally (guys have been in sports so long they lost love for the game *rare but it happens*) at this level it is a job it's not just a fun sport its your way of life to feed your family!) the rest .. Matt pointed out.. opportunity and timing stuff like that. But I wanted to point out a few others.
It’s hard to say it’s Kentucky fault when a lot of top prospects team up at one school and on top of that they want to go one and done. Go to a school where YOU CAN BE THE MAN and really showcase your talent ‼️
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Kentucky/Coach Cal is lowkey is overrated at developing talent. No doubt KAT, Booker, Wall and Randle are phenomenal players but I feel like they have a lot more players who are so focused on going straight to the league their talent isn’t developed to help them stick or evolve their game. Skal Labsisere, Archie Godwin, BJ Boston, EJ Montgomery, and Isaiah Briscoe were all players that were supposed to be stars.
How do you expect them to develop talent in 36 games and 1.5 semesters tho ? I would say Kansas is even worse if we talking about players supposed to be stars in the league
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Nice Video! You said it spot on, he was getting minutes, so it’s not the programs fault. That should have been evident when his “overseas” numbers looked the same as his college numbers
Trey Mann might be a lotto pick, it’s crazy because pundits bashed him for being a late bloomer. Now it’s a part of his draft strengths 🤦🏿♂️ anything can happen with this game
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Yo Matt, love the vids. Since you said it Doesn’t make sense for you why this players go from dominating in HS to average in college and the pros, I’ll explain. As a college basketball player myself, the biggest difference in the levels is the athleticism, size and the pace. EJ dominated with size and athletic ability. When everyone is athletic and big the skill matters. Combine that with the fact that many guys get a big ego hit from having to take a lesser role after starring in high-school (since most of the team did) and you get low production. Matter of fact is the skills and mentality is what separates you at the higher levels (unless you are a generational type of athlete like Zion).
Success in high school doesn't always translate to the next level. BJ Boston and Devin Askew were 5 ⭐ recruits and they didn't do shit at Kentucky. He should've transferred to a different school where he could really play his game and show off his talents. Clearly he couldn't do that at Kentucky. These kids think that just because these blue blood schools are recruiting them that they have to go to that school to make it to the league. But that's not true. You have to go to the school that's the best fit for you and where you can really succeed. It's hard to show off your talents when you're playing with 2 or 3 other 5 ⭐ recruits. But if you go to a school where you're the only 5 ⭐ recruit, you're gonna play almost the whole game and really show out. Look at Trae Young and Anthony Edwards. They went to lower level schools, showed out and became top draft picks. But if they had went to bigger schools, they might not have played as well.
The stat that translates best at the next level is rebounds. You can’t teach height and he’s been a 7 footer for a long time. There’s no reason he can’t average at least 10 rebs a game in Lithuania with the minutes he gets
Going to Europe doesn't necessarily help players if they want to put up stats. (depending on which league) It's a more team-oriented game with less spacing and more physical defense than the NBA so players tend to average less points.
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Bro when a coach don’t believe in you, you don’t believe in you! As a former college football player coaches can make you doubt your own skill set I personally walk away from the team mid junior season and the coach made me doubt all of my abilities I went on to play three seasons of arena football so yeah even though I’m college I didn’t have great success I still had some success after college when guys that were getting the green light and the spotlight didn’t do nothing after college so it’s all about his circle
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Basketball overseas is a completely different ballgame fellas. You’re not going over there to be a star. In their eyes, they can really give a damn what you did in HS/college, you’re just another hooper chasing the same thing they want.
To me he peaked as a sophomore in high school. I feel he never got better after 10th grade. He just hasn’t worked on his game, his weaknesses. He’s just not very good.
These players secretly make tons of money by playing in the European leagues. They may be far away from the NBA, but they are smiling all the way to the bank.
Well, it is true, when you dont make it, they will always remember your deficiencies. So, for example, he tries out next year, they will say oh the competition where he was playing was not good enough. Or, if he plays in the g league they will see the lack of certain skills. It is the same way with Brandon McCoy I think his name was who played for UNLV and 7 foot and he dominanted enough to be the player of the year or freshman of the year but had a decent season. He thought he was lock as mock drafts had him tabbed first round to not getting drafted at all. He got picked up as well by the Bucks and did not make the team. He was top Mc Donalds All American as well.
What it is, is Kentucky sends way more people to the league than any other team so naturally some of them aren’t going to pan out… but a lot of them do. Wall, Davis, Cousins, Shai, Fox, Monk, Randle, Bledsoe, Bam, Booker, Herro, keldon Johnson, Maxey, Jamal Murray, Quickley, vanderbilt, KAT, Washington… to say Kentucky doesn’t develop players is crazy to me. Sure they are super talented already but for that many of them to be all star or solid role players in the last 13 year since coach cal has been there, means they have to be doing something right. There’s a reason we get the best players is our coach gets them ready for the league. When you have 3+ 5 star recruits every year, you’re going to get one that doesn’t workout sometimes.
if ur really tall in my opinions rankings don’t mean nothing cause some of these tall people just use all of there height n strength, which u can’t do in college n the nba
As a KY fan that watches every game. EJ just didn’t have the aggression and fight. Pretty slow as well. Always looked like he was jogging. If he would of stayed one more year it would of benefitted him a lot. He scored 20 in 1 game on a no name team and his dad said “what else does he have to prove” 🤣🤣 uhhh maybe that your son can consistently score the ball instead of having 1-3 good games in a entire year
Yes you can blame the player for not producing but at some point you gotta look at the coaches to help them transition for HS to college. I mean college is basically these guy's minor league and if they're not getting coached up, it makes it a lot harder.
I'm 55 years old and followed UK basketball all my life and here at UK they r rock stars people give them all the attention but my feelings on this and I loved ej coach cal has his favorites and the ones he likes better they get all the minutes to learn how to play better or make mistakes the fans here know this and cal has been under fire after this past year one other note he said this year he is changing how he coaches with shooting more threes and sorry one more thing when coach KP left for the Knicks was a kill shot and he has helped turn around the Knicks great man to coach big guys sorry I jumped around be blessed
As a Kentucky fan this dude never worked never gained any muscle his game was the same from his freshmen to sophomore year. He just expected to be a one and done with Kentucky without working for it.
He can turn this around he has to put the 💪work in some times you have to do things yourself he has to put his mind in beast mode and stay that way till 💯he's ready to walk away from it all bless 🙌✨🙏
You do ok on these videos with the exception of the background noise....Sounds like you're doing the video in a Saw Mill that also has a dog pound in it...What the Hell is that background noise?
I watched EJ grow up since he was a yr old..I watched him play at KY and all they had him doing was setting picks..the only way he could score was via rebound...that coach Did not use his talents.
maybe the fact hebdidnt start playing the game until 7th grade isthe reason he couldn't make it work in college and beyond...he got by on his height but once you go to college and play against kids who are the same age but have almost 10years more experience playing the game...he probably just didn't know the fundamentals and basics to succeed once his athleticism and height didn't matter anymore bc everyone was just as tall and athletic.. did he ever have to work? I doubt it...which makes me doubt he truly loves the game..I think he only played bc of his height bc how did he not play until 7th grade...he never loved the sport he just liked it bc he was tall..but once he struggled he didn't know how to overcome it
It’s pretty simple how there are a ton of kids that dominate their sport in Jr High and or High School, but seem to or do just fizzle out in college or before they go pro. I actually sort of fall into that category myself. At the age that kids are while in high school, usually 14 to 18 or so, most have or are having their major physical growth spurt. For me I was always in the top 5 to 10 tallest kids in my grade, then they nice I hit middle school in 7th grade I took off for 3 years and by the time I was 15 finishing my Freshman year of high school I was 6’5” and 200 pounds. I hit the gym hard core for football and graduated at 6’6” and 240 pounds but knee problems caused all the offers to dry up. Anyway my point is that at my school and in the league we played in which was the highest classification for Washington state, there weren’t too many kids I came across that I feared because of their size, speed, strength etc. There were tons of kids my age and evens grade or 2 older that just seemed to be behind, slower, smaller, weaker, like they were in a different classification. Once you get out of high school then these kids are gone. Kentucky and their opponents don’t have those kids that made so many high school games so fun and easy. Not very many star padding games in D1. And it gets even harder and nice you are trying to go again to the next level from there. Think about it. Comparing your abilities to those of local high school kids, then strong D1 players, then the top 65ish players that are going into the NBA Draft, every time the level of talent goes up to the next stage, most kids aren’t able to stay with it and compete at those higher levels. In high school its not uncommon to have a kid dominate easily without even having to work hard where as in college and beyond it becomes very difficult and far more rare because there are so few kids that have the willingness to work hard and put in the required effort that it takes to continue to be one of the best of the best in their sports as they continue to get older and the competition continues to get bigger, stronger, faster, better etc. The ones who decide it’s time to work harder and put in that much more effort to continue to improve are typically the players who get to the main goal where are the ones who maintain the same work ethic and attitude that they had since they dominated high school are usually the ones we see in your videos. They think they can continue to dominate without working hard.
He wasnt that good in college I'm a Kentucky fan and I wasnt impressed with him he didnt really do anything on court and as a Kentucky fan it was hard to watch him at times he should have never left Kentucky he should have stayed but anyways Go Big Blue Go Kentucky Wildcats And God bless you
Swear to god this guy was good friends with one of my buddies when we younger in middle school about 8th grade and he would hang out with them at there house and we all play basketball together ofc it was mostly just a joke bc he’s been 6’10 since he was like 14-15 he was able to grab the rim and dunk it just standing under it with his arms up ! The other day I was wondering what happen to him and I looked up his name online and shit and found this . Wow I always thought ej was gonna be the next big thing damn !
KY definitely is one of the best programs to develop talent. Yeah you are gonna have players like EJ, BJ Boston, an honestly those are really the only two I can think of that didn't do much after leaving. Thing is basketball an once you mature to actually learn that 90 percent of basketball is being a role player and buying into the team so your team has the best chance at winning. EJ had a role and his role was to defend, rebound and score in the paint. Cal is an expert at finding what you are good at an utilizing it to help you become a team player an win basketball games. I can tell you players like Nick Richards, PJ Washington, Oscar tishebwe, Keion Brooks, are players who stayed more than one year an was terrible in their first years but thrived after their first season. Kentucky has produced more all stars and super stars in the past 20 years or more than any other school. Trey Lyles, KAT, DeMarcus cousins, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Devon booker, bam adebayo, Malik Monk, D'aaron Fox, Kevin Knox, Julius randle, Jamal Murray, rajon rondo, Antoine walker, Jamal mashburn, Terrence Jones, shae gilgeous-Alexander, Jared Vanderbilt, Darius Miller, Eric bledsoe, and I'm sure I'm forgetting about atleast 10 more. Yeah Kentucky not only puts kids into the league more than any other school but they have long term success. Tyler hero look at what he done after being in the league one season, and go an listen to what all the players say about Kentucky and their program. Anybody who says Kentucky's basketball program doesn't help kids flourish and thrive at the next level is just a hater. KY just like Duke gets sooo much hate by rival fans and I understand if my team always got stomped out by a school I'd hate them too, but you also have to give credit where credit is due. KY is the best basketball program in the nation to get kids league ready. And hate it all you want but that is just the cold hard truth. 💯👌
Those guys, the Harrisons, actually made it to the NBA. One was better than the other, the two guard was better than the point guard. One of them played with Charlotte for a while, but both bounced around the NBA and G League for a while.
#Matt, STOP! Defending these coaches at Kentucky.. he’s promising these kids straight outta High School one and done.. knowing damn well he’s unable to coach these great young men into becoming NBA stars. They should truly END this notion of one and done.. that’s why most of these other coaches don’t have a true relationship or bond with these players anymore.. because they don’t learn how to grow mentally and make better decisions in the NBA.
Uh no. Cal is known for telling these players straight up they are going to have to earn everything and that KY isn’t for everyone. Literally every player that commits says they like how real he was with them and that it wasn’t going to be easy. They come here because they see he puts 3-5 players in the league on average every year. Not so much lately. It he’s had multiple 5 draft pick teams in 10 years. Also, KY players have the most success in the nba than any other school.
@@dixonspressurewashingllc1005 Zion Williamson didn’t fall his antics.. he ended up narrowing it down to Duke & North Carolina. The last time he was great when Anthony Davis arrived at Kentucky! I don’t see him winning anymore titles; unless he change his method about one and done.. I like the old (UMASS & Memphis) Cal. They might have the most success in NBA for now.. UNC & DUKE will regain those success back
@@shawnlittle73 I agree with the one and dones. Most the time they can’t get it done. Last time I checked coach K got the #1,#2,#3 and #15 players in the class of 2018 and still couldn’t make it to the final 4. Coach K is known as the best coach in basketball but couldn’t even make the final 4 with Zion, RJ, reddish, and Trey jones. They got beat by the same Michigan St team that Ky beat on opening night in 2019 by tyrese Maxey. The 2019-2020 team started 1 freshman, 2 sophomores, 1 junior, and a senior transfer and won the SEC and would of probably made a run if the tournament didn’t get cancelled. That whole team left which is why he had 9 new players this past year and they sucked. UNC players suck in the NBA. Literally can’t even think of one
Just because your actually playing doesn't mean you can just come down and shoot everytime. Theres a gameplan and pecking order. Plus he was physically weak that was his issue as well as being a poor shooter.
It’s because look he’s been tall his whole life and taller then everyone so going into a college league that have many tall players it’s not gonna work out
Another top recruit that goes to Kentucky and falls off the map. Either something is wrong with the rankings or going to Kentucky is not good for your career. Cause Calipari is not a good coach.
Matt this is a great video, it did make me think of clarke and boston, but I was wondering what happened to this kid. He was highly regarded and unlike Boston and Clarke, and they signed up to for the draft. EJ could have done same thing and probably snatched a first round draft pick, but Duke has the same problem as well. It reminds me when I was in high school, we were number one in the country, so our coach did not have to spend time developing you, he already have great players, but he did create a platform for those who were ready to shine. If you were not, you transferred.
You have said in a couple of your videos that you don't understand how a player can go from averaging so many points in high school and then at the next level they don't... I feel that same way to a degree but what if in high school they are playing bums LOL.. they're the man on their team and they get the ball all the time and they throw up more shots than usual meaning that they score more. When you get to that next level whether it's high School to college or from college to the pros the next level is full of guys that were the man at their schools. So maybe he was either playing against bums or maybe there's some mental blockage as to why he can't produce like he should be or any player doesn't produce like they should
Unless you are already ungodly talented like Randle, Wall, Davis, etc. everyone else has had their draft stock tank going to Kentucky. Even Booker, Adebayo, Herro had their draft stock fall because of going to Kentucky.
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I'll say this as a former college football player at Univ of Louisville and I actually played for 4 yrs... the guys that didn't play & were stars in high school.. to answer Matt's question how do guys dominate in high school but don't do anything in college? Several causes... they think they arrived (gotten comfortable, complacent, don't want to work hard anymore), intimidated by real competition (they didn't go against real competition in high school so now that they go against the best every day in practice such as at UK, you have to beat out that competition just to shine to start on the starting 5..imagine that pressure), burned out mentally (guys have been in sports so long they lost love for the game *rare but it happens*) at this level it is a job it's not just a fun sport its your way of life to feed your family!) the rest .. Matt pointed out.. opportunity and timing stuff like that. But I wanted to point out a few others.
One correction, 6-10 Is not NBA average size and is not considered small. 6-10 with length is highly coveted in the League.
It’s hard to say it’s Kentucky fault when a lot of top prospects team up at one school and on top of that they want to go one and done. Go to a school where YOU CAN BE THE MAN and really showcase your talent ‼️
But they also want to win
I say the same thing
You still have to go to a good school. You can't go to a school like 'Florida Gulf Coast' and think you will make it to the league.
@@mmsmith3341 my point is there are plenty of good schools lmao what’s your point ?
@@tr3llo165 my point is that you still need good players on your team. So you need to go to a good school.
don't forget about johnny juzang went to kentucky one year then left and starting balling in ucla
And..
He was playing behind Immanuel Quickley SEC player of the year. He could have stayed at UK and done what he did at UCLA there.
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he plays overseas theres already mad videos on him he good
injuries really messed him up at st johns
Kentucky/Coach Cal is lowkey is overrated at developing talent. No doubt KAT, Booker, Wall and Randle are phenomenal players but I feel like they have a lot more players who are so focused on going straight to the league their talent isn’t developed to help them stick or evolve their game. Skal Labsisere, Archie Godwin, BJ Boston, EJ Montgomery, and Isaiah Briscoe were all players that were supposed to be stars.
pj washington, immanel quickley, nick Richards all stayed 2-3 years and are doing great in the NBA.
Kentucky has the most NBA players.
How do you expect them to develop talent in 36 games and 1.5 semesters tho ? I would say Kansas is even worse if we talking about players supposed to be stars in the league
U low key have no idea what you are talking about
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Nice Video! You said it spot on, he was getting minutes, so it’s not the programs fault. That should have been evident when his “overseas” numbers looked the same as his college numbers
He had a chance to have a Super Sophomore season but he couldn’t get it done... Tre Mann did it now look at him ‼️
Even better all he had to do was look at his teammate Immanuel Quickley
Trey Mann might be a lotto pick, it’s crazy because pundits bashed him for being a late bloomer. Now it’s a part of his draft strengths 🤦🏿♂️ anything can happen with this game
Bro should have just stayed another year at kentucky and he could have been in the league but he declared and he is overseas now
I agree The Ball Would Have Been In His Hands More If He Had Stayed
Do a video on Niven Hart, he played college ball at Fresno state but since then we haven't heard anything about him
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I think he transferred to USF
he tryna play g league ball or overseas, i work out with him sometimes…
@@jb33zy Why didn't he keep his eligibility, it's better to play in college than to not play at all
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Can you do Malik Newman please ? He was one of my favs to watch back in hs, congrats on 100k 💪🏽
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Last time I've seen him he was on the cavs
Yo Matt, love the vids. Since you said it Doesn’t make sense for you why this players go from dominating in HS to average in college and the pros, I’ll explain. As a college basketball player myself, the biggest difference in the levels is the athleticism, size and the pace. EJ dominated with size and athletic ability. When everyone is athletic and big the skill matters. Combine that with the fact that many guys get a big ego hit from having to take a lesser role after starring in high-school (since most of the team did) and you get low production. Matter of fact is the skills and mentality is what separates you at the higher levels (unless you are a generational type of athlete like Zion).
Success in high school doesn't always translate to the next level. BJ Boston and Devin Askew were 5 ⭐ recruits and they didn't do shit at Kentucky. He should've transferred to a different school where he could really play his game and show off his talents. Clearly he couldn't do that at Kentucky. These kids think that just because these blue blood schools are recruiting them that they have to go to that school to make it to the league. But that's not true. You have to go to the school that's the best fit for you and where you can really succeed. It's hard to show off your talents when you're playing with 2 or 3 other 5 ⭐ recruits. But if you go to a school where you're the only 5 ⭐ recruit, you're gonna play almost the whole game and really show out. Look at Trae Young and Anthony Edwards. They went to lower level schools, showed out and became top draft picks. But if they had went to bigger schools, they might not have played as well.
The stat that translates best at the next level is rebounds. You can’t teach height and he’s been a 7 footer for a long time. There’s no reason he can’t average at least 10 rebs a game in Lithuania with the minutes he gets
Zion happened. After Zion bullied him on that rebound in the Duke/UK game things never looked the same.
Nahh zion a freak of nature could’ve happened anyone can’t blame ej for that
Going to Europe doesn't necessarily help players if they want to put up stats. (depending on which league) It's a more team-oriented game with less spacing and more physical defense than the NBA so players tend to average less points.
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Bro when a coach don’t believe in you, you don’t believe in you! As a former college football player coaches can make you doubt your own skill set I personally walk away from the team mid junior season and the coach made me doubt all of my abilities I went on to play three seasons of arena football so yeah even though I’m college I didn’t have great success I still had some success after college when guys that were getting the green light and the spotlight didn’t do nothing after college so it’s all about his circle
Stay overseas and work to become a better basketball player and block out the haters work on your game and get stronger eat healthy and maintain your body figure
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Basketball overseas is a completely different ballgame fellas. You’re not going over there to be a star. In their eyes, they can really give a damn what you did in HS/college, you’re just another hooper chasing the same thing they want.
To me he peaked as a sophomore in high school. I feel he never got better after 10th grade. He just hasn’t worked on his game, his weaknesses. He’s just not very good.
These players secretly make tons of money by playing in the European leagues. They may be far away from the NBA, but they are smiling all the way to the bank.
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He was always bigger than everyone to he got to college then it was equal hight and talent
I couldn’t stop laughing when u said he never made it to the nba as if he’s not only 21 or 22 and still doesn’t have a chance
Well, it is true, when you dont make it, they will always remember your deficiencies. So, for example, he tries out next year, they will say oh the competition where he was playing was not good enough. Or, if he plays in the g league they will see the lack of certain skills. It is the same way with Brandon McCoy I think his name was who played for UNLV and 7 foot and he dominanted enough to be the player of the year or freshman of the year but had a decent season. He thought he was lock as mock drafts had him tabbed first round to not getting drafted at all. He got picked up as well by the Bucks and did not make the team. He was top Mc Donalds All American as well.
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This kid really messed up smh. Going to Kentucky doesn’t always work out
I'll say this,I wish KY would kept Jonny zhuang
What it is, is Kentucky sends way more people to the league than any other team so naturally some of them aren’t going to pan out… but a lot of them do. Wall, Davis, Cousins, Shai, Fox, Monk, Randle, Bledsoe, Bam, Booker, Herro, keldon Johnson, Maxey, Jamal Murray, Quickley, vanderbilt, KAT, Washington… to say Kentucky doesn’t develop players is crazy to me. Sure they are super talented already but for that many of them to be all star or solid role players in the last 13 year since coach cal has been there, means they have to be doing something right. There’s a reason we get the best players is our coach gets them ready for the league. When you have 3+ 5 star recruits every year, you’re going to get one that doesn’t workout sometimes.
Calipari always stresses defense to play so if player doesn’t play it’s really because Thier defense needs work- what was his defensive efficiency?
if ur really tall in my opinions rankings don’t mean nothing cause some of these tall people just use all of there height n strength, which u can’t do in college n the nba
As a KY fan that watches every game. EJ just didn’t have the aggression and fight. Pretty slow as well. Always looked like he was jogging. If he would of stayed one more year it would of benefitted him a lot. He scored 20 in 1 game on a no name team and his dad said “what else does he have to prove” 🤣🤣 uhhh maybe that your son can consistently score the ball instead of having 1-3 good games in a entire year
Yes you can blame the player for not producing but at some point you gotta look at the coaches to help them transition for HS to college. I mean college is basically these guy's minor league and if they're not getting coached up, it makes it a lot harder.
Other than scoring what dose these players bring to the table.
I'm 55 years old and followed UK basketball all my life and here at UK they r rock stars people give them all the attention but my feelings on this and I loved ej coach cal has his favorites and the ones he likes better they get all the minutes to learn how to play better or make mistakes the fans here know this and cal has been under fire after this past year one other note he said this year he is changing how he coaches with shooting more threes and sorry one more thing when coach KP left for the Knicks was a kill shot and he has helped turn around the Knicks great man to coach big guys sorry I jumped around be blessed
I WAS HERE WAY B4 10OK ! I TOO HAVE ASPIRATIONS OF BEING A RUclipsR & YOU ARE A BIG INSPIRATION! YOU HAVE GREAT CONTENT & JOURNALISM! KEEP IT UP GANG
As a Kentucky fan this dude never worked never gained any muscle his game was the same from his freshmen to sophomore year. He just expected to be a one and done with Kentucky without working for it.
Now he is playing for my hometown club and he is killing it
He can turn this around he has to put the 💪work in some times you have to do things yourself he has to put his mind in beast mode and stay that way till 💯he's ready to walk away from it all bless 🙌✨🙏
You do ok on these videos with the exception of the background noise....Sounds like you're doing the video in a Saw Mill that also has a dog pound in it...What the Hell is that background noise?
Dope channel. Better than that stunted growth channel. Keep doing what your doing bro.
Nothing is wrong with that channel.
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he was also committed to auburn at one point
I watched EJ grow up since he was a yr old..I watched him play at KY and all they had him doing was setting picks..the only way he could score was via rebound...that coach Did not use his talents.
Lol what? Buddy fr was never improving his game 😭
You should do Adonis Thomas. Was a top high school recruit and went to the University of Memphis. Haven’t heard anything since.
should've gone to Duke
13:08 Ask Nick Richards.
maybe the fact hebdidnt start playing the game until 7th grade isthe reason he couldn't make it work in college and beyond...he got by on his height but once you go to college and play against kids who are the same age but have almost 10years more experience playing the game...he probably just didn't know the fundamentals and basics to succeed once his athleticism and height didn't matter anymore bc everyone was just as tall and athletic..
did he ever have to work? I doubt it...which makes me doubt he truly loves the game..I think he only played bc of his height bc how did he not play until 7th grade...he never loved the sport he just liked it bc he was tall..but once he struggled he didn't know how to overcome it
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It’s pretty simple how there are a ton of kids that dominate their sport in Jr High and or High School, but seem to or do just fizzle out in college or before they go pro. I actually sort of fall into that category myself. At the age that kids are while in high school, usually 14 to 18 or so, most have or are having their major physical growth spurt. For me I was always in the top 5 to 10 tallest kids in my grade, then they nice I hit middle school in 7th grade I took off for 3 years and by the time I was 15 finishing my Freshman year of high school I was 6’5” and 200 pounds. I hit the gym hard core for football and graduated at 6’6” and 240 pounds but knee problems caused all the offers to dry up. Anyway my point is that at my school and in the league we played in which was the highest classification for Washington state, there weren’t too many kids I came across that I feared because of their size, speed, strength etc. There were tons of kids my age and evens grade or 2 older that just seemed to be behind, slower, smaller, weaker, like they were in a different classification. Once you get out of high school then these kids are gone. Kentucky and their opponents don’t have those kids that made so many high school games so fun and easy. Not very many star padding games in D1. And it gets even harder and nice you are trying to go again to the next level from there. Think about it. Comparing your abilities to those of local high school kids, then strong D1 players, then the top 65ish players that are going into the NBA Draft, every time the level of talent goes up to the next stage, most kids aren’t able to stay with it and compete at those higher levels. In high school its not uncommon to have a kid dominate easily without even having to work hard where as in college and beyond it becomes very difficult and far more rare because there are so few kids that have the willingness to work hard and put in the required effort that it takes to continue to be one of the best of the best in their sports as they continue to get older and the competition continues to get bigger, stronger, faster, better etc. The ones who decide it’s time to work harder and put in that much more effort to continue to improve are typically the players who get to the main goal where are the ones who maintain the same work ethic and attitude that they had since they dominated high school are usually the ones we see in your videos. They think they can continue to dominate without working hard.
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He wasnt that good in college I'm a Kentucky fan and I wasnt impressed with him he didnt really do anything on court and as a Kentucky fan it was hard to watch him at times he should have never left Kentucky he should have stayed but anyways Go Big Blue Go Kentucky Wildcats And God bless you
Emanuel Quickley failed as as freshmen. He changed his game, stayed in the gym and was POY and a 1st round pick ..
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Look at molik monk,took him 3 yrs G league to development but now is good player.Some these boys just are lemons, KY seems be getting them
I think you are correct, it’s both the team and the players fault
If your not playing minutes you can’t produce, period.
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G league bubble is a reason a lot of these players aren’t in the league
Swear to god this guy was good friends with one of my buddies when we younger in middle school about 8th grade and he would hang out with them at there house and we all play basketball together ofc it was mostly just a joke bc he’s been 6’10 since he was like 14-15 he was able to grab the rim and dunk it just standing under it with his arms up ! The other day I was wondering what happen to him and I looked up his name online and shit and found this . Wow I always thought ej was gonna be the next big thing damn !
Starting to think you got something against Kentucky players?
They have more flame outs than anybody besides Syracuse
It's not Kentucky's fault. It's his for not choosing a school that he can start immediately
Kentucky also once players leave there scholarship still active and can finish there education.Ky has produced more best pro players than any college
KY definitely is one of the best programs to develop talent. Yeah you are gonna have players like EJ, BJ Boston, an honestly those are really the only two I can think of that didn't do much after leaving. Thing is basketball an once you mature to actually learn that 90 percent of basketball is being a role player and buying into the team so your team has the best chance at winning. EJ had a role and his role was to defend, rebound and score in the paint. Cal is an expert at finding what you are good at an utilizing it to help you become a team player an win basketball games. I can tell you players like Nick Richards, PJ Washington, Oscar tishebwe, Keion Brooks, are players who stayed more than one year an was terrible in their first years but thrived after their first season. Kentucky has produced more all stars and super stars in the past 20 years or more than any other school. Trey Lyles, KAT, DeMarcus cousins, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Devon booker, bam adebayo, Malik Monk, D'aaron Fox, Kevin Knox, Julius randle, Jamal Murray, rajon rondo, Antoine walker, Jamal mashburn, Terrence Jones, shae gilgeous-Alexander, Jared Vanderbilt, Darius Miller, Eric bledsoe, and I'm sure I'm forgetting about atleast 10 more. Yeah Kentucky not only puts kids into the league more than any other school but they have long term success. Tyler hero look at what he done after being in the league one season, and go an listen to what all the players say about Kentucky and their program. Anybody who says Kentucky's basketball program doesn't help kids flourish and thrive at the next level is just a hater. KY just like Duke gets sooo much hate by rival fans and I understand if my team always got stomped out by a school I'd hate them too, but you also have to give credit where credit is due. KY is the best basketball program in the nation to get kids league ready. And hate it all you want but that is just the cold hard truth. 💯👌
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I swear all these guys go to Kentucky 😂 the last 5 videos Matt made they went to Kentucky
players shouldnt go to kentucky
speaking of Kentucky do you ever do a video on them Kentucky twins
Those guys, the Harrisons, actually made it to the NBA. One was better than the other, the two guard was better than the point guard. One of them played with Charlotte for a while, but both bounced around the NBA and G League for a while.
@@stonedog23 Andrew was better he lasted in the league longer
#Matt, STOP! Defending these coaches at Kentucky.. he’s promising these kids straight outta High School one and done.. knowing damn well he’s unable to coach these great young men into becoming NBA stars.
They should truly END this notion of one and done.. that’s why most of these other coaches don’t have a true relationship or bond with these players anymore.. because they don’t learn how to grow mentally and make better decisions in the NBA.
Uh no. Cal is known for telling these players straight up they are going to have to earn everything and that KY isn’t for everyone. Literally every player that commits says they like how real he was with them and that it wasn’t going to be easy. They come here because they see he puts 3-5 players in the league on average every year. Not so much lately. It he’s had multiple 5 draft pick teams in 10 years. Also, KY players have the most success in the nba than any other school.
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Zion Williamson didn’t fall his antics.. he ended up narrowing it down to Duke & North Carolina.
The last time he was great when Anthony Davis arrived at Kentucky!
I don’t see him winning anymore titles; unless he change his method about one and done.. I like the old (UMASS & Memphis) Cal.
They might have the most success in NBA for now.. UNC & DUKE will regain those success back
@@shawnlittle73 I agree with the one and dones. Most the time they can’t get it done. Last time I checked coach K got the #1,#2,#3 and #15 players in the class of 2018 and still couldn’t make it to the final 4. Coach K is known as the best coach in basketball but couldn’t even make the final 4 with Zion, RJ, reddish, and Trey jones. They got beat by the same Michigan St team that Ky beat on opening night in 2019 by tyrese Maxey. The 2019-2020 team started 1 freshman, 2 sophomores, 1 junior, and a senior transfer and won the SEC and would of probably made a run if the tournament didn’t get cancelled. That whole team left which is why he had 9 new players this past year and they sucked. UNC players suck in the NBA. Literally can’t even think of one
Just because your actually playing doesn't mean you can just come down and shoot everytime. Theres a gameplan and pecking order. Plus he was physically weak that was his issue as well as being a poor shooter.
Please do what happened to Diamond Stone
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Taeshon Cherry shoots his free throws from the 3 point line
Make an update on Noah Farrakhan‼️
I wonder if he just couldnt get the ball in his hands enough?
It’s because look he’s been tall his whole life and taller then everyone so going into a college league that have many tall players it’s not gonna work out
Another top recruit that goes to Kentucky and falls off the map. Either something is wrong with the rankings or going to Kentucky is not good for your career. Cause Calipari is not a good coach.
Wow I actually saw him play once
how was he
@@stephonwilliams5232 he was good, looked like he had potential, just needed more skill
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Emmit Williams?
Matt this is a great video, it did make me think of clarke and boston, but I was wondering what happened to this kid. He was highly regarded and unlike Boston and Clarke, and they signed up to for the draft. EJ could have done same thing and probably snatched a first round draft pick, but Duke has the same problem as well. It reminds me when I was in high school, we were number one in the country, so our coach did not have to spend time developing you, he already have great players, but he did create a platform for those who were ready to shine. If you were not, you transferred.
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You have said in a couple of your videos that you don't understand how a player can go from averaging so many points in high school and then at the next level they don't... I feel that same way to a degree but what if in high school they are playing bums LOL.. they're the man on their team and they get the ball all the time and they throw up more shots than usual meaning that they score more. When you get to that next level whether it's high School to college or from college to the pros the next level is full of guys that were the man at their schools. So maybe he was either playing against bums or maybe there's some mental blockage as to why he can't produce like he should be or any player doesn't produce like they should
He was soft.
And kahlil Whitney too
These kids were influenced by bad friends...
Jalen Suggs ain't playing that bad is he?
Bronny James averages less than 5 points right 🤔
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He looks like saquon barkley
There’s a pattern here ..... don’t go to Kentucky
Unless you are already ungodly talented like Randle, Wall, Davis, etc. everyone else has had their draft stock tank going to Kentucky. Even Booker, Adebayo, Herro had their draft stock fall because of going to Kentucky.
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They didn't vanish
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dam maybe Kentucky is cursed
I had a class with EJ Montgomery
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You relyin tm on numbers cause 15 minutes nowhere near enough...you gotta get inna feel n rhythm...now his sophomore year on him... was