So you're saying he didn’t play Skal as a post player?
He has 1 offense and 1 defense, that’s it.
Impact of losing Big Z
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He has 1 offense and 1 defense, that’s it.
There are times it's an advantage, but also, AD was a generational talent and he was not a post player. He also wasn't a shooter. But he controlled every game he played in.
We don't get AD level players every year. Only seen 1 since (Zion).
Also, the game changed around 2016, it's just different now.
Oh you know that’s happening and that’s when he decides to do something other than his post offense.
Big Z as some call him was never in. He was nothing more than a distraction that Cal tossed to those who routinely chase after Cal's spoken nonsense. If the kid had a realistic chance of playing, some other school would have gotten him before Cal ever reached out to him.
Hopkins forced his hand by playing well and then Cal was exposed for playing politics the rest of the way. Showed everyone that Cal's a liar and a loser for how he handled THAT situation alone, forget about how he blew the title in the undefeated season, and hasn't managed a bench well for most of his time here.
I hope this year's players do well for their sake and UKs, though they'll have to overcome his coaching, and I cringe thinking what that will mean for UKs future, if it keeps Cal embedded
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Not true. It’s not Cal saying that. It is pure and simple observation, that most of Cal’s best teams have had that. And no one is saying don’t have scoring, don’t have shooting or spread the floor. But you also have to stop the other team from scoring (more than you). Having that allows your quick guards to take chances, play passing lanes, be aggressive on D.
Huh? What do you mean "it's not Cal saying that"? He most certainly has and his literal actions have backed that up.
That guy craves bigs that can defend the rim and bigs that can score in the post and that’s simply a fact.
So, if defending the rim is so important, why has every team but one (2012 UK) that won a title since 2010, NOT had a shot blocker? I listed each team in another thread.
2021 Baylor had Mark Vital at the 5, guy was 6'5".
Jack Salt (2019 UVA) certainly wasn't a shot blocker.
None of the UConn, or Nova title teams had shot blockers.
You win titles with excellent guard play and offenses that can score at will, usually by spreading the floor.
You don't need shot blocking to win titles, it has been proven 12 out of the last 13 years and the one year shot blocking played a part, it was a generational talent that was doing it.
sound just like a used car salesman, telling the public what they want to hear
Didn’t see the post about we aren’t getting him. Where did you find that information?
Cal bragged in 2011 that he took Terrence Jones out of a game for not catching the ball "at eight feet" (meaning on the low block). TJ was an incredibly versatile player and Cal only had one job for him and he was verbal about it.
It's kind of like someone said they can't stand for UK to be THAT loaded adding Big Z. What other school would make this big a deal over something so small? Why I would like seeing the picture of the person causing this. A kid wanting to come here and looks like a very bright person but we don't want him over a trivial who gives a care matter.
Mitch being held to the fire? As if he hasn’t been for the last 20 years by the fans? Cap just gave him a 5 year extension. That alone shows he obviously has low standards when it comes to his AD. Otherwise a change would have already been made.
Unless we get a miracle tomorrow, we will just be adding this to yet another "What might have been..."
We will never get one, but UK Admissions owes an explanation on this one. He will go to DePaul or some where else with a lower admittance rate while UK breaks it's elbow patting itself on the back for protecting it's academic standards. There's no defense of this really.
When bradshaw and ugo miss games because of injury and we have one frotncourt player in mitchell, I hope everybody involved realizes how ridiculous they are/were being
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Idk, but the university needs to release a ****ing statement. This is absurd.
I'd say if something doesn't happen today, he's gone. Shame on UK if that happens
I think he has until mid October technically. But the bigger question is will Z want to wait that long?
At this point I think he waits it out. It wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't already worked out and Z shows up at bbm.
And I would bet that both are a lot better than anything you can do. Where do you coach at?
I thought he said about 20 years ago he wanted to go overseas and do missionary work.
Guess he doesn't have enough money to retire yet, hard to save money when you only make a million a year.
No kidding, I'm not a coach with 40 years under my belt, but get this, he's getting outcoached by guys half his age with a lot less talent.
He’s losing at a historic rate. The facts are the facts and if I was coaching this team, I would at least try to spread the floor, know why? Because that's what wins in college ball right now.
I damn sure wouldn't have 4 guys standing there watching 1 guy fend off 2 defenders and one other guy force feeding the post with a telegraphed entry pass.
Don't hate on me because I'm calling out what's happening.
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