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This is what he needs ^^^^ not more playing time, you can see potential, but it is going to take off season work.Cal cant force the kid to come in the gym on his free time and work his butt off.
Cal cant force the kid to come in the gym on his free time and work his butt off.
Cal says UK is a ' Players first ' program, we will see if he is talking about all players, or just some players !
Do you suggest that Cal should just play Willis simply because he is there or should Derek have to come in and work to earn his spot?Cal says UK is a ' Players first ' program, we will see if he is talking about all players, or just some players !
Do you suggest that Cal should just play Willis simply because he is there or should Derek have to come in and work to earn his spot?
You might want to understand the concept of players first. Before making this comment.Cal says UK is a ' Players first ' program, we will see if he is talking about all players, or just some players !
I agree!! The thought process of some on here baffles me.You might want to understand the concept of players first. Before making this comment.
You might want to understand the concept of players first. Before making this comment.
What's to understand ? UK has actually always been a 'Players first' program dating back to Rupp. Basketball rules in Lexington, much to the demise of any other UK sport. ie. The Joe B Hall wildcat lodge, and now the Joe Craft center, and Wildcat Coal lodge. Cal simply has put a new spin on things with the NBA version of AAA farm team. Willis deserves as much a chance to play as Briscoe, Matthews, Skal or anybody else, but he is behind the 8 ball already.
What's to understand ? UK has actually always been a 'Players first' program dating back to Rupp. Basketball rules in Lexington, much to the demise of any other UK sport. ie. The Joe B Hall wildcat lodge, and now the Joe Craft center, and Wildcat Coal lodge. Cal simply has put a new spin on things with the NBA version of AAA farm team. Willis deserves as much a chance to play as Briscoe, Matthews, Skal or anybody else, but he is behind the 8 ball already.
Wh Wh Whaat? Seriously? Mr. Willis, is that you? You do know that this isn't communism, don't you? Rest assured, if DW brought it in practice, he'd play more. Geez.
Oh sorry, didn't realize you were at all the practices this past year !
Nah imo Willis will never be a starter..he is too weak and timid ...Can't guard a fence post...he will get some time because we're short this year, but i think we go with 3 guards with Alex and Skal or (PG Ulis),(2G Briscoe),..(SF Alex )(PF Skal) and( C Lee)..Hope Alex is shooting 1000 3pter a day this summer and working on ball handling
The fact that people think Willis should have got playing time over the players that played last year just makes you chuckle...
Look...I know that Cal says he doesn't promise these kids playing time, but with the oad system he tries to run how many of these kids are really worried about beating someone else out for playing time...This year is really the only time that was probably the case and he ran the platoon system most of the year to avoid that problem...Do you suggest that Cal should just play Willis simply because he is there or should Derek have to come in and work to earn his spot?
It aggravated me that DW did not get the minutes in the blowouts, but despite what folks want to believe Cal was basically guaranteeing his top guys all equal minutes and it would have meant one of those guys would get slighted..I don't remember anybody saying he have got playing time over the players in front of him. Maybe I missed one or two that did. I do remember a lot of posts wondering why he couldn't get 5 to 8 minutes late in the game of a 30+ point blowout. Kind of wished now that he had....he and the team could have used that little bit of experience next year. I haven't seen enough of Willis to know if he contribute significant minutes next year or not. We shall see.
I don't remember anybody saying he have got playing time over the players in front of him. Maybe I missed one or two that did. I do remember a lot of posts wondering why he couldn't get 5 to 8 minutes late in the game of a 30+ point blowout. Kind of wished now that he had....he and the team could have used that little bit of experience next year. I haven't seen enough of Willis to know if he contribute significant minutes next year or not. We shall see.