It's so hard to say at this point because we have no clue what the roster will look like which I know is your point. Obviously Cal can put together a hell of a roster real quick, Cal must get at least 2 studs that we clearly don't have at this point at PG and SG, no doubt about that, I think the pieces should be in place at the 3 through 5.
Then won’t he reload with what is left on the market? I was hoping that 7-8 would return, but then I realized how silly that was to bring back these guys, there not Robots... we need Robots!!
He has sent this message to Allen all season long!! He doesn’t want him here. I’ve seen it as have others, all season. But when mentioned we are told “ this isn’t the university of Dontaie Allen” or some stupid crap. I personally wasn’t just mad about Allen not playing as much as I was about knowing Cal was running him off.
Yes, there are already kids out there, KSR did a good article on kids available, again it is just a question of Cal and staff landing the right player. I think Mintz is a good player and has helped the team, I know for a fact that there were other options out there, especially kids that were more PG than combo or SG that Cal didn't take last year. I mean clearly Cal should have taken Mintz and a PG in retrospect.
I agree to some extent. Until the last two weeks Dontae was averaging 16.7 minutes per game. In all honesty he didnt make the most of his time. I pull for him but outside of being a good spot shooter, he has many holes in his game. I hope he stays, works hard and develops a more aggressive style but I am guessing he will be leaving.
Agree. He's limiting him to only jacking up contested threes, and that gives him the excuse to take him out when they don't fall. He does nothing else to get the guy a shot. Have we ever set a ball screen for Allen? Why not do a pick and pop with him and Sarr? People act like the guy is a complete non athletic stiff who can't do anything else. Certainly not the case from what little I've seen and from his AAU tape.
Imagine reading something that wasn’t there. I never said he’d be as good as Meeks. But I do believe Allen would’ve become a special player if he gotten treated fairly.
Hard to say. I don’t outright reject the comparison to Miller though. But Jodie was pretty meh his freshman year, borderline bad his sophomore year, and then BAM POY candidate his junior year.
that's our messaging now? I messed up in evaluating you so I'm asking you to leave the program and go play somewhere else?
Not a lot but neither has Dontae. If you are asking which one I would play most, it is BJ. BJ has been disappointing from what I expected but he is much better than Dontae .
Askew’s ceiling is low. He will never possess the attributes of a high level point guard. We need to go all in in a stud.
Darius has always been athletic. He suffered from severe lack of confidence. Allen has a single skill, but he is not an explosive athlete. What he does, he does slowly. Projecting based on measurables is a fool’s errand.
Is he going to replace 8 bad players with worse players? Forget the player replacement we just need one new coach.
They both should be good players by now. Dontae would be a lot better if he got 20 minutes every game!
Cal is not going to ask them to leave the program but, like every year, he will sit down with each player to discuss their future. The fact that he gave doofus Jimmy Dykes info, knowing Dykes would reveal that info on national television, is sending a message to fans and ,I suppose, to players that a change is coming. If Cal is honest with every player about their future why isnt that players first?
Well maybe . He was averaging 16.7 minutes before the last couple weeks. He is 41% from 3 for the season. 32% from 2 and 6 of 9 on free throws. 41 from three is good but his other stats are very weak. Why would you play him more ?
You’re right, he won’t, bc Askew will probably transfer back west
I pull for Allen but we just have a different opinion on comparing Meeks and Allen. Meeks was a gifted athlete. Dontae is athletic but on a much lower level. Meeks was very aggressive offensively and defensively. Allen is a spot up shooter that can not create his own shot, (Yet). He is also a defensive liability (right now), not forever. I agree DA will get better. With hard work and drive he will be a good player , maybe by next year although I dont believe he will ever be anything close to Meeks . I do hope he stays.
