I don’t know why you have to shorten the bench. Play as many as you can. Wear the other team down. Pitino’s teams did it. Cal’s 38-1 team did it. If you have the talent use it
Jordan Burks/Big Z!!
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Honestly if Mitchell is still banged up, give him another game off. Get Wagner back, and give z and Burks more mins. Gradually ease ugos mins down and let z and Burks come into play
The game just seemed more fluid with Burks out there tonight.
Tre laid eggs for about the last 4 games. Absolutely criminal that another kid wasn't getting some of his minutes, especially Z. Z can do everything Tre can do at 7'2". He displayed that again tonight.
Big Z 11pts in 12 mins on 5 of 7 shooting plus 7rbs and 2 assist. Dude is productive.
Meanwhile Ugo 15 mins 2pts on 1 of 4 and 6rbs. Z should start
He will only get better as he gets use to college ball.
Meanwhile Ugo 15 mins 2pts on 1 of 4 and 6rbs. Z should start
He will only get better as he gets use to college ball.
Early in the year I was a Mitchell fan. After watching Film for the last 3 games in Dec,thru 2nd week in January. I recognize as much as I thought he was a steady glue guy, he flat out was awful on defense. It appeared he literally didn't care.
Don’t forget Burks hit a 3 tonight. Didn’t look like a fluke
I just don't see how z doesn't play more. He can do it all. Almost surely the best rebounder on the team.
I know he was in foul trouble tonight but cal blamed his d. Cmon
I know he was in foul trouble tonight but cal blamed his d. Cmon
Agreed. But Cal does this every year. Guys like Burks come in and are productive and never see the floor again. Then he overplays guys like Mitchell, who get hurt, and are never the same again.
Read what Cal said about him . The last sentence or two indicates that could very well happen. He said the very same thing about Hopkins two years ago.
Burks looked like a completely different guy out there.
In the past he looked like a new born baby deer that wasn't sure what to do. Last night, he looked confident and decisive.
Also, am I imagining things, or does he look like he's put on some muscle? His arms looked a lot bigger to me.
In the past he looked like a new born baby deer that wasn't sure what to do. Last night, he looked confident and decisive.
Also, am I imagining things, or does he look like he's put on some muscle? His arms looked a lot bigger to me.
Vandy is really bad....not a good yardstick to measure performance...wait and see what these guys do against a team that plays defense. You will probably see much worse statistics.
I get it- but also this is the same Vandy team that Alabama was only able to beat by 3 points, and Tennessee was losing to by 6 at the half.
I know they haven't won anything all year, BUT they have not been dismantled at all like they were last night.
Only reason both played minutes or will is due to injury or fouls . No slight at them but you can't play 11 players a game and if full strength Burks is 11th man Z is likely 10th man . I would not rank out players that way but its apparent Cal does. I would go platoons but Cal is scared to death of going platoons after he thinks it hurt recruiting. Even though he went 38-1 with it.
I am damn near 100% sure that is EXACTLY what is going to happen
Burks will play a handful of minutes Saturday. Then even less next game and zero after that.
We have seen this movie before.
Cal will play his 5 stars that were promised minutes.
He isn't going to play 11 players. If they ever all say they are available at the same time again
Big Z is a force on offense. But he is going to foul out in 15 minutes playing time.
If this team is going to have any chance, the rotation and players used in the Vandy game is the key. Burks and Z need more minutes if you want to play defense. If you play aggressive defense (don't know if we can) you cannot play so hard it effects your offense. An experienced rotation may take us farther than we think.
Might be the last extended action we see of Burks in a Kentucky uniform. Hope I’m wrong. I’ve had the feeling all year that he will leave and try to make his way up through the G-League. That I could understand some, but if he transfers it will just be depressing.
Problem is that we are 6 deep at PF/C and there are a combination of 80 minutes to around.
Not playing Adou is hard enough, but then add Burks to the PF mix (which is great for us by the way), then it's even more difficult.
Can say Burks should play more, but then that also functionally means you play Mitchell and Adou less. Mitchell obviously hasn't been in peak form the past few games, but has also been one of our most important players this season.
Not playing Adou is hard enough, but then add Burks to the PF mix (which is great for us by the way), then it's even more difficult.
Can say Burks should play more, but then that also functionally means you play Mitchell and Adou less. Mitchell obviously hasn't been in peak form the past few games, but has also been one of our most important players this season.
Yeah go ahead and mark down February 6th is the last time we seen these two players. It's like it never happened I guess.
Bunch of bullshit
Bunch of bullshit
