Man, the Collins deal is so heartbreaking. 43 years old, sold business to move to Lex to be w/ Daimion, and was literally in Craft the night before rebounding for his son & best friend. Just awful. Kinda worried about that kid, no telling when he'll be back.
Collins' father died unexpectedly Tuesday in Lexington.
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Game Shorts:
-Much improved effort. Dictated tempo from the start, played free, etc. Waxed a bum team from the beginning to end, like we should.
-CJ Frederick is just a helluva basketball player. Obviously our best shooter, but also probably:
-Best passer & setup man
-Best Position Defender
-Smartest/Most trusted
Love the idea of him inbounding the ball as well. Kid can just PLAY.
-Absolutely love Reeves. He's gonna be on some FUN heaters this year. Also will have some poor % stat lines, but that's fine. Far too often our shooters/scorers wait for the perfect shot, which in Cal's offense, never comes a large % of the time.
Gifted scorers get a nice chunk of their points from "forcing" things a tad, and it's something we've been begging so many guys to do. Not gonna be an issue w/ that dude, he's always looking to score. Nice handles and a lethal step-back. Having a dude who can get a decent-to-good shot at any time, and WANTS to, is something we've not had a lot of, especially of late.
-Ware continues to impress in his role. Poor guy couldn't finish on an 8 foot goal lol, but he understands how to play his particular role as well as anyone on the team.
-Nice to see Livingston show some burst and get some easy buckets for confidence.
-Wallace/Toppin both struggled to finish, but both were pretty gassed and still brought it.
-Onyenso is super intriguing. He's got some serious mitts, runs the floor, and flat gets after it. Raw would be an understatement for him, but Hard to see him not being *really* good, in time.
-Every time one of our players goes down i nearly throw up, and immediately assume/think the worst. Good grief, man. 😫 The word I'm looking for is escaping me as to what I am when it comes to injuries and UK Basketball, but I'm that.
Go Cats!