Big weakness inside..

[2Dope15]

Seems like a lot of games we are getting pushed around inside. Cannot get any positioning inside.

 

[loublue22]

and now Lee is gone

 

[2Dope15]

That's going to hurt.

 

[ZZBlueComet]

Poythress isn't that good, Lee gives his all, Humphries will be good one day, Skal is way overrated and weak inside, Willis (say no more).

If our guards don't play great, we're in trouble.

 

[uky8unc5]

C'mon...Don't write our funeral dirge at halftime. Give Cal and our kids a break. Sheesh...

 

[permdaddy]

If we don't make shots we will struggle. That's just the way it's going to be with this team. We don't have anyone to throw the ball to down low and get easy buckets. Hopefully we come out hot the 2nd half.

 

[rodgerblue]

Very weak in the paint.

 

[CharlieT71059]

pick it up in the 2nd half guys

 

[YankeeCpt]

i prefer these guards to last years- but our big men are N/A

 

[ala_kat2]

Poythress can't hit anything but a dunk. Personally I'd go with WILLIS. At least Willis can shoot and pass.

 

[rockhound24]

UCLA played a really good half, but it is REALLY clear that we are going to struggle to get post-up buckets. I don't see that as being negative, just honest. Skal has so much to learn about playing at this level. He has a nice set of skills, but can't use them due to lack of basketball strength. Teams are taking away the drive and forcing the guards to shot from deep and body up the big guys. That is a big change from the Duke game when the dribble drive opened up so many options for the bigs. I trust Cal to make some changes throughout the year and we will get better.

 

[Dreklie]

I've been noticing thathat as well ... extremely weak inside. Even more so now with Lee out. Sigh.

 

[truebluewildcat]

We're a Dakari short of being dominant...

missing a big wide body who can be aggressive and throw his weight around...

He'd clean up this year...

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Just not enough shooters as well. Outside of Ulis and Murray there's no one else to consistently hit outside shots.

 

[Cefiro]

We could use Tai Wynard for situations like this.

 

[pharm727]

I know Skal will leave after this year, even though he is no where near physically strong enough. That's the main reason no one should watch the NBA! The NBA has been ruining the college game for some time.

 

[CatPhight]

Poythress with a horrific game and Skal being manhandled by a scarecrow.

 

[KingOfBBN]

Seems like a lot of games we are getting pushed around inside. Cannot get any positioning inside.

It's weird after having a good front court almost the entire time Cal has been here.

 

[KingOfBBN]

I know Skal will leave after this year, even though he is no where near physically strong enough. That's the main reason no one should watch the NBA! The NBA has been ruining the college game for some time.

I hate the NBA because of this and don't care the slightest about it.

 

[pharm727]

I was very concerned about this game, mainly because we have no big body to match up with Parker. We will have issues all year with teams who have bulk inside.

 

[UKWildcatT]

Poythress isn't that good, Lee gives his all, Humphries will be good one day, Skal is way overrated and weak inside, Willis (say no more).

If our guards don't play great, we're in trouble.

100% correct. This talk of Poythress breaking out has to stop . The kid just isn't an elite player whatsoever

 

[Drcatfan]

I was very concerned about this game, mainly because we have no big body to match up with Parker. We will have issues all year with teams who have bulk inside.

Teams with Bulk inside. That is most of the SEC

 

[pharm727]

We are no where near as good as we were last year. I love our guards, but our front line is adequate at best. Skal with 4 minutes left has 1 rebound! Definatly could have used Lee.

 

[pharm727]

The Simmons kid at LSU will eat our front line up! Can't believe we lost by 10 to a not very good UCLA team!