Cal quote that has me worried.
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Well if Cal says he's only going to play all three ocassionally, then you have to think that he will play the best two (Murray and Ulis ) to go along with Matthews. Matthews is more of a 3 then Briscoe is.
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How about we worry about things like this once they are a problem... The reality is Cal will play the guys who are most effective, he's also gone on record as saying he wants to play Poy at the 4 and was much more direct about that.
How about we worry about things like this once they are a problem... The reality is Cal will play the guys who are most effective, he's also gone on record as saying he wants to play Poy at the 4 and was much more direct about that.
I'm pretty sure Cal's offense has been fine overall. I don't look at any of UK's losses and blame it squarely on one thing, just like the 192 wins in 6 years have not been due to just one thing.
Why should you worry about anything Cal says? Don't you realize we have the best coach in college basketball? Read that last sentence again and think about what you posted. Chill out and let Cal do what he does best, which is coach these kids up.
Since this entire thread is just pure speculation. How about why is it set in stone that Ulis will be the starting PG? I love the kid but he at times gets abused by larger guards. PG Briscoe, 2G Murray, SF Mathews or Muldur , Center Skal, and PF Poythress would seem a more typical Cal lineup.
Before someone goes postal remember I said speculation. I really think Ulis starts at the point. I however do not think Cal will hesitate to pull him if big guards are abusing him on the defensive end,
I would take any thing that Cal says this time of year with a grain of salt. He likes being in the limelight and sometimes talks just to hear the sound of his own voice.
Before someone goes postal remember I said speculation. I really think Ulis starts at the point. I however do not think Cal will hesitate to pull him if big guards are abusing him on the defensive end,
I would take any thing that Cal says this time of year with a grain of salt. He likes being in the limelight and sometimes talks just to hear the sound of his own voice.
I'm "worried" about pace, not lineups. I'm sure Cal will play the best players the most minutes, but he's gotta speed the game up. We now have the weapons to do it.
I'd say the only guaranteed starters are Ulis, Murray and Skal. He'll figure it out.
I'd say the only guaranteed starters are Ulis, Murray and Skal. He'll figure it out.
I wouldn't say the lineup with ULis, Briscoe/ Murray, Alex, Lee, and Skal has plenty of offensive firepower. I would love to see Ulis, Murray, Mulder. Alex, and Skal as our starters. I think that lineup would be would be very hard to stop and really good defensively too. This is actually the lineup that I see Cal going with, at least for the start of the season. Alex will obviously play the 3 at times but with it being his last year, I bet Cal keeps him at the 4 as much as he can this year. He knows that is Alex's position in the pros.
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Maybe because Cal told Tyler Ulis that this is HIS team. Think that may be the reason he'll be starting?
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You're on a roll again tonight, its harsh but not everyone agrees with you but you keep on bashing you do it well. Could you be Billy G? lol
Really hope Cal has given up on the poythress at 3 experiment. He thrives at the 4...looks totally out of place at the 3.
Jeez...be careful or people might think you're paranoid. Coach Cal was giving an answer about a recruit in an interview, nothing more. As Coach Cal has stated several times in the past, he doesn't put together a lineup in the traditional sense - he doesn't subscribe to the traditional ideal of a 1,2,3,4,&5. He'll put five big guys in there if he thought it gave him the best chance at winning the game. He knows what he's planning on doing. It's obvious that he sold Jamal Murray on playing 30+ minutes a game and also told him that he was going to handle the ball. Of course, he also told that to Briscoe and he famously told Ulis after the Final Four loss that next seasons team will be his team to run. It is obvious to me (and most everyone else) that Cal intends to play a 3-guard lineup, there's no way around it really. I mean, what lineup, other than Ulis, Briscoe, Murray, Poythress, and Labissiere, makes more sense? You've got 5'-10, 6'-3, 6'-5, 6'-8, & 7'-0. That's a traditional college basketball lineup (not to mention 4, if not 5 guys who could be playing in the NBA next season) and Cal plans to exploit the fact that three of the players can rotate over to the 1. It will make the team super dynamic and tough to guard. That being said, he wants those three guys to be hungry too. Why would he tell the press that he plans to run a 3-guard offense right out of the gate, effectively letting those three guys know that they are automatic 30 minutes a night guys? He wants them to work for it and for there to be some kind of lingering doubt in there, so that they'll keep their edge. It's smart coach speak, nothing more.
