How about a shout out to Carr???

[Eagles_Ball]

Amari Williams says hello.

He replaces Carr if that group can't rebound and get stops. Mind you, I'm talking about THE BEST lineup. Not the only lineup. Notice who was and wasn't on the floor late. Carr was at the 5 predominantly. Williams or Garrison came in any dead ball going back to defense. When it gets to nut cutting time, I think that's what you'll see. Carr HAS to rebound better to make that work, but Oweh and surprisingly Brea are solid rebounders for guards.

The reason the best lineup includes Carr at the 5 is a mixed bag. He's a matchup nightmare for a true 5. Plus, teams have to guard him on the perimeter which opens the lane back up for the ball screens and the zoom/DHO stuff. When Amari is in, his man just sits in the lane. The only time the Cats really took advantage of that was early on when Amari hit Butler on a backdoor. You heard Bilas say that Duke needed to pressure Williams to take his vision away so he couldn't make that pass. It was all possible because that happened on the 2 man side of the floor. That rarely happened throughout the game though.

 

[nptb]

Pope played him with 2 fouls in the first half also. Trust.

He played everyone who had 2 solid minutes. You can do that when you got guys who have been there and like you said trust.

 

[know1]

He replaces Carr if that group can't rebound and get stops. Mind you, I'm talking about THE BEST lineup. Not the only lineup. Notice who was and wasn't on the floor late. Carr was at the 5 predominantly. Williams or Garrison came in any dead ball going back to defense. When it gets to nut cutting time, I think that's what you'll see. Carr HAS to rebound better to make that work, but Oweh and surprisingly Brea are solid rebounders for guards.

The reason the best lineup includes Carr at the 5 is a mixed bag. He's a matchup nightmare for a true 5. Plus, teams have to guard him on the perimeter which opens the lane back up for the ball screens and the zoom/DHO stuff. When Amari is in, his man just sits in the lane. The only time the Cats really took advantage of that was early on when Amari hit Butler on a backdoor. You heard Bilas say that Duke needed to pressure Williams to take his vision away so he couldn't make that pass. It was all possible because that happened on the 2 man side of the floor. That rarely happened throughout the game though.

I don't think there's any reason to think of this team in terms of a best lineup. Or a certain squad of 5 guys. It's going to be different every game. Carr is likely going to be a very solid stat sheet stuffer all year, but Amari has a physical presence, defense, rebounding and maybe even passing skills that will give him the edge a lot of the time, too.

 

[kywildcats8]

Pope played him with 2 fouls in the first half also. Trust.

He did that with other players also- something I don't think Cal ever didi

 

[rick64]

Carr was a BEAST last night!!

 

[yabbadabbadoo]

Carr was awesome and very much a big reason we won. I’d also like to give Garrison a little love too. He kinda anchored the offense out front and made some big buckets and played great defense.

 

[Eagles_Ball]

I don't think there's any reason to think of this team in terms of a best lineup. Or a certain squad of 5 guys. It's going to be different every game. Carr is likely going to be a very solid stat sheet stuffer all year, but Amari has a physical presence, defense, rebounding and maybe even passing skills that will give him the edge a lot of the time, too.

I mean, your best lineup is what finishes games. It can be different given matchups, so I get what you're saying. At the end of the day though, your best lineup needs to be on the floor the lions share of the time. I do see what you're saying, and it's a little bit of my philosophy with this teams minute distribution. I think the top 7 (starters, Kriisa, Brea) will probably all play between 25-30 mins/game. That leaves 25ish minutes to spread across basically Almonor and Garrison. I honestly don't think Chandler can play yet, at least against quality teams. Two years off creates a lot of rust.

 

[Caveman Catfan]

Awesome game for him. He was working hard to guard Flagg, but also being very productive on offense. Love how he was aggressive after the game with the two and-ones.

 

[jedcat]

Just the fact that he surveyed the landscape of the game and made that change is so awesome. Never been so refreshed as a fan.

A coach that is adaptable rather than dying on the hill of being right and doing things his way. How about that!

 

[chevyman 50]

Carr has great size and very mobile and can make the 3 .

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Carr was a BEAST last night!!

His two threes at the beginning of the game were big as well.

 

[blue cincy]

We are getting a different person each night to step up, but we have one guy being consisten 15 points a game, Oweh. Carr was awesome tonight but Oweh and Carr in the 2nd half was too much for Duke. Heck we really have not seen Butler dominate, Kerr go off, Almonor go off and such. We have some guys capable of doing it and it seems like Pope has the pulse of the team to know how to play and when to play guys. Love what we have seen so far.

 

[jeffky]

 

[Richard Cory]

British Gimel Martinez but more skilled.

To be clear I know Carr is not British. He just looks British to me.

Dude is a baller.

Funny, when watching the game, I thought to myself, he reminds me of a Pope and Martinez mash-up.

 

[megablue]

"GREAT GAME, CARR !!!!!"
😱

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

Tall, smart, skilled and a competitor.