Well, one could argue that we kinda did, because Trey Lyles is a guy who would’ve been seen as a college 5 by quite a few coaches. And indeed he’s spent his entire NBA career solely at the 4 or 5 spots. Cal is the only coach who would’ve seen Lyles as a 3.
That’s the problem with Cal's Iso offense. It’s designed for each player to create their own shot.
I only read a little of that. Wcs/towns/lyles, all college centers. Our idiot coach could have played ulis/Aaron/booker/towns/wcs. Keldon plays 4 in the nba so not sure what you’re arguing there. Cal always has too many bigs and plays every one of them entirely too much. You must like lineups with wheeler/one shooter/livingston/Collins/Oscar I guess. You can take a guy off of each of those lists and still have all the bigs you need on one team!
Hey natty I’ve been asking for that lineup for 2 seasons basically. Different guys but the same structure. This is no new revelation
In nobody's book except yours was Lyles a C.
I agree Lyles was a 4, and Cal played him at the 3 so that he could try the Platoon (we honestly had NO SF on that team, closest was probably the stretch 4 Willis at the end of the bench). Nobody except a mid-major who can't find decent Centers would have played Lyles at the 5.
Nonsense. Booker was perfect for the college 3 spot in the modern era. Cal just didn’t want to play him there.
Actually the nets play Simmons AT CENTER. Thanks for proving my point, I stopped there because the rest is irrelevant.
Chuck Hayes didn’t just play C “some”, instead he spent the overwhelming majority of his 11 year NBA career primarily playing the center spot (see below).
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Maybe they will let us play 6 since we are so bad cause mini Wheels ain't leaving that court for a minute.Evan Miyakawa has had his college basketball analytics used on ESPN, CBS and other outlets and offers intriguing team and individual statistical analysts on his website (EvanMiya.com).
Here is what Miyakawa noted for a “wild card” idea on Twitter: “Employ the lineup of Wallace, Reeves, Fredrick, Toppin, and Tshiebwe, which has only played 20 possessions together but has put up absurd numbers. Keep in mind that 5-man lineup data can be pretty unreliable in small doses. Still, very intriguing.”
“First, Big Oscar is by far Kentucky’s most effective player. He ranks 6th in the country in Bayesian Performance Rating, which uses box score stats, on-court impact on team performance, and historical info to evaluate each player’s value on the offensive and defensive end.”
“CJ Fredrick is known as a shooter, but the team is also playing well defensively when he’s on the floor. His On-Off splits show that the team is playing 8.6 points per 100 possessions better when he’s playing vs on the bench. By contrast, Daimion Collins’ On-Off Margin is -12.0.
“CJ Fredrick is featured in all of Kentucky’s top 5 most effective teammate pairs, ranked by Adjusted Team Efficiency Margin. This measures how many points per 100 possessions UK is outscoring opponents while he is on the floor, adjusted for the strength of opponent players faced.”
“As a team, Kentucky needs to prioritize getting to the free throw line. This season, when UK attempts at least as many free throws as their opponent, they are 9-1 and win by an average of 19 points. However, when they have less FTAs, they are only 1-5 and are losing by 12 on average.”
Not one mention of Wheeler though I’m not as down on him as others
Analytics suggest Calipari should try one combination together a lot more
Analytics indicate CJ Frederick is one of Kentucky's better players. (Vicky Graff Photo)Analytics are way over my head but if you want to take emotion out of evaluations, analytics are the way to go. Evan Miyakawa haswww.yoursportsedge.com
