Luke "West" Kennard

[Steat]

beard was a blur...cant even remember if he finished the season...that year the team made the Finals and hill/clark/lang graduated...he was in line for good minutes along side cherokee parks............burgess was a stud 5* i believe...he had battier and brand in front of him, played decent minutes...had some issues coming out as many thought he was going to byu because of his faith....minutes and spot as a jr was wide open after brand left, but he chose to transfer....had some injuries at utah...boatengs first year he was behind williams and mcroberts...he and mcroberts would have been a good frontcourt in year 2...he played 3 seasons at asu....none of their highschool accolades really transferred over to their new schools (boston u./utah/asu)

Boogie, never thought you would help me my friend. I need to update K's 5-star transfer list.

 

[trestyles]

Marcus Paige had a phenomenal soph season....his stock was an all time high should he have gone?...berry had high stock last season and he came back.....giles has to go.....kennard has options....delaurier should get plenty play moving forward and not landing knox helps him and jack white...*pssst* i'd rather not get knox so javin and white get infused more

Paige should've left. He was a lottery pick at the time. The fan in me happy he stayed however.

 

[NCAAUCoach]

Should Kennard leave? It depends. If he thinks cashing in now is his best move then he should. If he thinks waiting will better prepare him for getting the contract AFTER his rookie deal....he should do that. People make the incorrect assumption that the second deal is a forgone conclusion either way. It's not. Sure, you may make more on a first deal by going.....but going to the right team and maximizing that second deal is the one that sets you up for life.

Obviously, I'm not a Duke fan.....but I would prefer Kennard stay. He seems like a good kid and I actually like his game. I wish kids shocked us and left after their JR year vs barely finishing their first meal plan.

 

[BOOGIEMAN1914]

Boogie, never thought you would help me my friend. I need to update K's 5-star transfer list.

if that helps..lol...kids that didnt want to compete i guess, left and didnt really do much at there new destinations

 

[FlaTarHeel]

kids get pushed aside to some degree when they aren't outperforming their in house competition......Isaiah Hicks and all his hs accolades didnt play very much as a frosh

You look real foolish comparing kay's freshman to RW's freshman.
RW's kids actually get playing time, 5-8 min/game depending on the position.

You can look through any roster, any year and not find top 30 kids at UNC with less playing time than Javin, Bolden, Jeter, Semi, etc, etc.

It DOES NOT happen.

 

[FlaTarHeel]

..kids that didnt want to compete i guess, left and didnt really do much at there new destinations

You lie!

1. Michael Thompson---10.5pts, 5rbs/game at Northwestern, *bad heart ended senior year. Former McDonald's AA rode the pine for kay.

2. Jamal Boykin--Avg 12pts, 7rbs at Cal, 2nd team All Pac-10, double-double against dook in the NCAA tourney.

3. Eric Boateng--Another burger boy, went to Arizona St, Avg 9 and 7 at ASU

4. Elliot Williams---5 star recruit, avg double figures at Memphis and now plays in the association.

5. Olez Czyz--All WAC at Univer Nevada

6. Michael Gbinije---All ACC after leaving dook, 2nd round draft pick

The list goes on, and on, and .......

 

[trestyles]

You lie!

1. Michael Thompson---10.5pts, 5rbs/game at Northwestern, *bad heart ended senior year. Former McDonald's AA rode the pine for kay.

2. Jamal Boykin--Avg 12pts, 7rbs at Cal, 2nd team All Pac-10, double-double against dook in the NCAA tourney.

3. Eric Boateng--Another burger boy, went to Arizona St, Avg 9 and 7 at ASU

4. Elliot Williams---5 star recruit, avg double figures at Memphis and now plays in the association.

5. Olez Czyz--All WAC at Univer Nevada

6. Michael Gbinije---All ACC after leaving dook, 2nd round draft pick

The list goes on, and on, and .......

Add in the recruit that transfer to SMU Semi Ojeleye and he averging 18ppg and 6rpg.