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So he probably feels the same way I would. Why waste the effort. Those bums probably won't even touch the rim.
NBA has nothing to do with this, not a very bright group nor are they very skilled.
Low intelligence people keep referring to the NBA to further their own little agendas.
This does start at the top and Cal needs to do some HOF coaching.
Low intelligence people keep referring to the NBA to further their own little agendas.
This does start at the top and Cal needs to do some HOF coaching.
The reason we shoot so poorly from three. Good threes come from inside out. Most of our guys are a black hole on a stage for auditions.
Darn right Brian. Trolls beware, Brian Poe is looking for you. Troll much? Not on his watch. Talking about a guy who used to hang out with Kentucky players. Just ask him. He'll tell you all about it.
Been saying for awhile that this team has lowest basketball IQ of any team Cal has had, and very low basketball skills.
absolutely, but he can have them play to their strengths, take better shots, design better sets, substitute and discipline. The saying the game is won or lost before we step onto to the court is especially true in February.
Massage parlor - more bang for your buck.
Sorry man, but the NBA dreams of kids Cal recruits plays a big part of the 1:1, non-team mentality we are seeing. But you are also right - bball IQ is about as low with this team as I’ve seen in a long, long time.
This is about the time several of Cal's teams have had the light come on, and he sees it's not happening. And he's really got no one to be a coach on the floor like he has had in the past.
That's such BS! Everybody already knew what Cal said. Leave the pumper phrase on the FB board where it belongs.
Well, if the *S* Pumping crowd is right, Mitch will be firing Cal any day now cause Cal won’t change.
The only redeeming aspect of this is watching the *S* Pumpers cry. It’s fun laughing at them
The only redeeming aspect of this is watching the *S* Pumpers cry. It’s fun laughing at them
I agree, but he is the one that has to make it work. Not saying he won't be he needs to fix it.
How is it too simplistic. I'm all for this team, but the roster is very flawed and Cal's recruiting strategy will cause this on occasion.
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Not buying they won't pass. Not what I saw. No offensive sets is what I saw.
It was passed to SKJ a bunch of times standing alone outside the arc with no one wanting to or needing to guard him. That's why the offense is stagnant with no open passing lanes.
But OK. Blame it on passing or lack thereof. Shai had no one to pass it to who could score anyway. Like the pass that missed to SKJ IN THE CORNER.
It was passed to SKJ a bunch of times standing alone outside the arc with no one wanting to or needing to guard him. That's why the offense is stagnant with no open passing lanes.
But OK. Blame it on passing or lack thereof. Shai had no one to pass it to who could score anyway. Like the pass that missed to SKJ IN THE CORNER.
Step up the pace dude, if you get a 9:00 AM start you should be 20-25 down by now. It’s just beer, what could go wrong
Well, did he say we need better recruiters or better coaches?
Just asking for a friend.
Never had a freshman leave without a guarantee and they ALL have NBA dreams every season.
Here is the deal... the selfishness on offense is the ONLY item you can point to to use the NBA excuse.
What about missing free throws? Not blocking out? Letting your man blow by you? Fouling jump shooters?
You think the NBA likes seeing this?
The fact these kids are not getting any of these things correct so lets not use the NBA excuse for poor talent and IQ.
Not every roster is going to be fixable every year. No coach in America is going to have their team as good every year as they are expected to be.Time for you to start being realistic.
You need to drop calling everyone a troll who questions Cal. Some of us have been here 10 years before you. So heed your own advice.
If they watched the game they probably volunteered to come drink with you
I've read a few scouting reports on college players and they highlight every weakness. Even for the best players there are many areas they point out that need work. I would hate to read the ones they will do on our guys. Brutal.
You need to quit being a candy ass persistent whiner. No where in my post that you quoted did I say the word troll so take your shit elsewhere.
If you get the right one...there's one just north of Louisville off the interstate that I could recommend.Literally?
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Agreed, not every roster is going to be perfect, but my point to this is the philosophy that Cal lives by will lead to this every so often. But at UK, it is sub par. And by the way, its not your job to tell me to be realistic or fanatical. You just stay in your lane and I will mine.
I THInk hes saying pass first. Don’t pass up a chance at a dish or kick out for a contested layup. That’s what we need our pg doing playmaking. If it’s your night and you can beat your guy off the dribble do it. Most of the time though they are going to try and shut him down
Nope!!!! There are big time pumpers on here including yourself unless you can give a true and real answer to this team.
And unfortunately he's exactly right. End of season schedule will be brutal if our guys are committed to being better in every phase.
The trouble is that this recruiting class, while really good, is not outstanding and has no upperclassmen to help. Both Wenyen and Sasha are McD's AAs but both have limitations (obviously, we know that now). Neither are good enough to provide badly needed leadership. Shai and Knox could do that but are wildly inconsistent. PJ is possibly the most gifted skill-wise and in body, but seems to struggle because of a lack of intensity and low motor. He just doesn't want to work hard enough to beat the other guy. As our guards go, so goes the team--I said this largely from the beginning of the year and it is very true now that we've seen enough sampling. Both PGs today were subpar for the lead roles they have to assume. Duke is also proving that you simply cannot rely on and put your laboring oar in the hands of boys--you win consistently now at the highest level of college basketball with men.
Maybe we need to re-do our offensive focus and start shooting threes with wreckless abandon. We need to have that as part of our identity. What else do we have? We're not posting up PJ. We don't post up Hamadou. We effectively have no post up game that we can go to consistently. We slash and hope for the best if we're to willing to penetrate and dish. We even passed up some chances to shoot an uncontested three today. Maybe we just know the truth--none of them are great shooters. But, that goes back to breaking down a defense with good guard play--if that happens, we turn into a decent shooting team, so it really is more learning to be difficult to guard and doing a better job in our half-court offense.
Today was our worst game since the Billy Gillispie days (Noel's team was pretty inept also). Even with this group, that should never have happened. A little lack of energy--putting that a bit more harshly, that's called laziness--plus low understanding of the game of basketball create losses to teams you should be able to beat.
It's concerning we're seeing a definite downward trend. Not good. I must admit to being nauseated when I watch these guys play crappy basketball. They are better than this, but still maybe not as good as we want them to be.
I'm just pointing out what is a fact about life that you apparently comprehend. If you can't handle that, maybe you should stay in your lane and off the message boards.
When you get poisonous attitudes who don’t buy in and think they’re still on the AAU circuit, it doesn’t work.
