This should be interesting. It would be cool to get an interview from Kuony ahead of the release - is he excited? Nervous?
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Last Chance U Returns to Netflix Tomorrow: Feat. Cal Transfer Kuony Deng
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Love this show. Just sad that they don't have Miss Wagner at ICC. Deng seems more on the reserved side so he might not be a focus. Will be interesting to see.
For those who don't know: They're making a TV show based on one of the Last Chance U characters starring Courteney Cox.
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
He was mentioned exactly one time. During a meeting the coach says something like "Deng you are getting recruited by 20 schools, don't do what these guys are doing."
That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
The team as a whole was pretty bad. I think part of it was editing to make them look like a 2-9 team.
PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
This is a wild take considering you're watching a heavily edited reality show that shows maybe a half dozen defensive plays per game.
MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
Agree with your conclusion - don't watch this if you only want to see Deng. But what you said is not true - he was mentioned by name (episode 6) and he had a few short on camera speaking moments.
If Wilcox, DeRuyter and Sirmon wanted him I'm not the slightest bit concerned.
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PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
You do realize you're watching a reality tv show right?
And that people who watch actual film for a living have rated this guy the top jc linebacker in the country
Goodness gracious.
Watch his HS tape
Good - hopefully it means that he kept his head down and did his job. I'd ove to see him and get to know more about him on netflix but even better is for him to put in the work, play hard, and not draw extracurricular media fire.
rkt88edmo said:
Good - hopefully it means that he kept his head down and did his job. I'd ove to see him and get to know more about him on netflix but even better is for him to put in the work, play hard, and not draw extracurricular media fire.
I see his lack of screen time to be a positive. It means that he didn't have enough drama to show.
What is Deng's story? Why go the Juco route?
MathTeacherMike said:
What is Deng's story? Why go the Juco route?
He went to VMI initially and when he realized that he was good enough to play FBS, he left and enrolled in JC.
Last Chance U isn't going to highlight guys who Don't talk, play hard and do the things they are suppose to, Dakota Allen was an exception because of his story before he showed up to East Mississippi.
The show is going to focus on guys who either talk a ton, are controversial, or are major headcases.
While I wanted to see Deng on the show, It's probably a good thing he isn't on it too much.
The show is going to focus on guys who either talk a ton, are controversial, or are major headcases.
While I wanted to see Deng on the show, It's probably a good thing he isn't on it too much.
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He had 48 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss (-26 yards), 1.0 sack (-26 yards), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and six pass breakups as a 2018 sophomore and 4 tackles and an INT in Cal's spring game.PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
Indy had the #1 player in JUCO and aside from his segment where he committed to Georgia wasn't a big part of the show either.
His Juco coach said Deng was the only leader on the team @ the 8 min mark on this interview.
Interesting.
The switch from that chaos with that bonkers coach to Cal under Wilcox must be a welcome one for Deng.
LACalFan said:
The switch from that chaos with that bonkers coach to Cal under Wilcox must be a welcome one for Deng.
I thought exactly the same thing, not to mention the venue.
Actually we should win 3 more than that..BearDown2o15 said:PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
The team as a whole was pretty bad. I think part of it was editing to make them look like a 2-9 team.
Wilcox on Last Chance U
Strykur said:
Indy had the #1 player in JUCO and aside from his segment where he committed to Georgia wasn't a big part of the show either.
Just got through watching all the episodes. I think great editing, for dramatic effect, may explain why the quiet, hard working, great players don't show up. That and the fact that Indy dropped Deng into coverage so often I thought he was playing safety.
I hope that's what it is.
Did anyone notice Vic Wharton on the bonus episode? At least I think it was him; he wasn't visible for more than a second or two.
... by Halloween.72CalBear said:Actually we should win 3 more than that..BearDown2o15 said:PDXCalFan said:That was my big takeaway as well. Watched specifically for Deng and was shocked at how little impact he made. I expected the top rated JUCO LB to pop on film but he was rarely even around the ball let alone making a play. This very much tempered my expectations of him making an immediate impact. He's tall and athletic but still looks like a basketball player trying to play linebacker. They were clearly pretty poorly coached so I'm hoping our defensive staff can unlock the potential and he can add weight, but I'm not expecting much in at least the first half of the year.MathTeacherMike said:
Don't bother watching the show if you are looking to see Deng - he was invisible. He did not speak once on camera nor was he mentioned by name. And the few times I could find him on the field - which was almost never - he played poorly IMO.
The team as a whole was pretty bad. I think part of it was editing to make them look like a 2-9 team.