10 assists, 1 turnover. That is your backup center folks.
the trio of BG, Brea, and Kriisa have 33 assists to 4 turnovers.
the trio of BG, Brea, and Kriisa have 33 assists to 4 turnovers.
Brandon Garrison through 3 games
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Productive trio off the bench with those 3 considering how Garrison has played, especially down the stretch against Duke. Blocked that 3-point attempt by Knueppel. Brea the leading scorer and Kriisa backing up Butler giving Kentucky two experienced PGs. 12 assists vs Bucknell and hit those 2 huge 3's against Duke. 3 TOs through 3 games.
Considering our 3 centers from last year had a total of 21 assists to 41 turnovers for the year, I am very pleased. Really made some big time impact plays in the Duke game.
Go Cats!!
Go Cats!!
Kriisa's lack of TOs is probably the biggest surprise to me. He plays so fast and loose that you just assume he'll have a few TOs every game, but he's deceptively under control. Big fan of his since he was at Arizona.
Yeah, Garrison has been better than I expected in our first 3 games. He was especially good in that Duke game. He was 4-5 from the floor, including a clutch long 2 (almost his first made 3). And, as you pointed out here, he is a solid passer and doesn't turn it over when he gets the pass out high. I love Pope's offense using the center to make plays. Williams is very good at that, but Garrison is right there.
The power of shared positional use. I love it. I think it's the key to Pope's system and proven by analytics. It's a big reason why the 2015 platoon system was so phenomenal. If you have enough good players to play it (which UK probably always will) it's not only the best way to play (Pitino used it for defensive purposes and Pope maybe more so for offensive purposes), it's going to make it easier to attract players (their stats per minute are going to look much better).
Garrison has been better than I thought he would so far.
He has made himself an upgrade from Onyenso.
We don't get those plays from Onyenso from last years team.
He has made himself an upgrade from Onyenso.
We don't get those plays from Onyenso from last years team.
BG is just going to continue to get better and better. He has the drive and knowhow to work at it. If he can get over his switching defense lapse issues he will be crazy good defense wise.
Still think he’s a little raw, but man! His potential/upside is through the roof! LOVE having a roster full of actual BASKETBALL PLAYERS!
