Adou to return tomorrow
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Agree I just can’t decide which one to choose right now, so I’m just gonna say whoever is in that individual day gets the mins
We are too deep to ever cut it to a 7 man rotation. A 9 man rotation with a few spot minutes to the next man up in the 10th slot would be what I believe we need.
9 man rotation
Dilly
Shep
Reeves
Mitchell
Wagner
Thiero
UGO
Bradshaw
Big Z
Spot minutes
Edwards
Burks
There is zero way to justify trying to cut it to 7. Valuable players wouldn't be playing at that point. On teams with less depth that may work, but a shallow 7 man rotation is what fans have complained about the past several years. This years squad is simply too talented.
I wholly agree with you on 1 through 7.
But not the part where you’ve got Big Z in the 10th spot. The dude I saw against Georgia ain’t anyone’s 10th man.
Adou, Adou, starting is such sweet sorrow,
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Anyone saying Bradshaw should start/ play more than Z, should sign out and go to a Men’s Figure Skating board! JFC😭
This approach is fine for January, but it ain’t what works best in March.
For our best shot at a title run, we eventually need to figure out what our best eight-man rotation is and go hard with only that …even if it means some feelings get hurt and good players are cut out.
Looks like he has already reduced Reed's playing time. 14 minutes last game. Little more than spot duty.
Also put Bennies on notice. Z can't play defense so he can't play Z. Just too far behind to catch up. Take a seat, Z.
Look for less.
8 man is probably more realistic, but the 3 bigs and Edwards there is no way all of them can play meaningful mins. I trust the other 6 over them way more. Ivisic ugo and Bradshaw are just all up and down. It’s a whose on that night with them situation. Edwards I don’t know anymore with him. He just isn’t good enough to be starting and he doesn’t do anything welll at all
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2 of the last 3 champions played a 9 man rotation and had 9 people who played double digits minutes per game. I'll take that recipe anyday.
I think he gives us 12 high energy minutes this game. This needs to be a “get your head on straight” win. Arkansas is Louisville+, a random assortment of pieces, above average talent level. If we turn this game into iso ball again, they have enough guns to outscore UK. Then that makes UK what?? A random assortment of pieces? Little Brother+?? I mean goodness forbid. If this team has pride, this should be a double digit win. But it won’t be easy at all. Arkansas is done. They’re already in “F*** it, f*** up their seeding!!” mode. Gotta break this team early, stay disciplined and run out on them.
Cal doesn't promise playing time, but he sure does imply it to the supposed studs like Edwards.
I'd be pissed too if I were Thiero. Cal is not a fair coach. It's that simple. Make all the stupid, silly little weakling excuses you want, but Thiero deserves Edwards' minutes.
I'd be pissed too if I were Thiero. Cal is not a fair coach. It's that simple. Make all the stupid, silly little weakling excuses you want, but Thiero deserves Edwards' minutes.
Hoping we go back to the original starting small ball lineup, including Adou, from the first games and adjust in game.
Will cal plays the guys that give us the best chance to win? Or try the quasi platoon to make sure everyone gets clock?
He hasn't played in a month and has only practiced 2 or 3 days. I don't see how people can expect him to play more than 10 minutes let alone start.
This is the latest on Adou and what I was told by someone last night.
“Adou has been practicing with the team this week and the team expects him back tomorrow for Arkansas”
Not only that but this person also told me there could be a change coming to the starting 5, they didn’t elaborate on who it would be but it was a possibility. I think someone on the post has already said this also. Idk if Cal will change the lineup but this is what I was told and I hope he does
“Adou has been practicing with the team this week and the team expects him back tomorrow for Arkansas”
Not only that but this person also told me there could be a change coming to the starting 5, they didn’t elaborate on who it would be but it was a possibility. I think someone on the post has already said this also. Idk if Cal will change the lineup but this is what I was told and I hope he does
Having Adou back is huge for this team.
Now, I only dream of a time during the game when we go Adolph on the opposing team just for a few minutes to mix things up with a 1-3-1.
Put Z on top with his long arms; so many options on the wings, Ugo or Tre under the basket. Just to throw a monkey wrench out there.
Doing the same thing over and over gets the same results.
Now, I only dream of a time during the game when we go Adolph on the opposing team just for a few minutes to mix things up with a 1-3-1.
Put Z on top with his long arms; so many options on the wings, Ugo or Tre under the basket. Just to throw a monkey wrench out there.
Doing the same thing over and over gets the same results.
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