Wheeler was in the top 7 rotation and still quit because he wasn't a starter anymore. If Dilly's feelings get hurt he will probably quit too. We've had a quitter in-season or opt out almost every year since 2017.
Kyle Tucker’s New Athletic Article: Livingston likely gone, Oscar still a maybe
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And my projected starters affect this how?
Now we don’t know if Dillingham has to start (in his mind) or if he doesn’t care whether he starts or not as long as he gets his 25+ minutes a game.
If it is an issue, Dillingham probably starts over Reeves because Reeves won’t mind coming off the bench.
Either way, I look for both to play 25+ minutes a game.
And if this season is anything like the last several, the starting five will fluctuate throughout the season. I highly doubt the opening game starters remain the starters all season.
If it means so much to you guys, we can switch it around.
Projected Starters:
G Dillingham
G Wagner
G Edwards
F Bradshaw(since he won’t play the 5)
F Onyenso
Reserves:
G Reeves(starter minutes)
F Johnson*(starter minutes)
G Sheppard
G Thiero
Now I’ll sit here and wait for the next round of “so and so isn’t coming off the bench” comments. LOL!
No, not really. I mean, yeah, he helps. If we don't get a couple more quality pieces for depth that can play, we'll be wondering if we can make it out of the 1st weekend again. This is literally just wash, rinse, repeat every season now.
Yes he would. I think it comes down to this:
If Oscar returns we are a better team than last year(maybe a 3 seed)
If Oscar doesn't return and we don't bring in a quality big we are a 10+loss team and an injury away from being a total mess.
If Cal is willing to roll the dice in this manner then he is a bigger failure at team management than even I thought he was(and that is saying a lot)
I hope Cal is privy to more info than the board and the media but I sometimes wonder. Next years team as it stands now is in far worse shape than the team that had Jamal Murray show up mid summer and bail Cal out to some degree. i wouldn't count on something like that happening again.
Some here seem to be down on or done with Oscar and I don't get that, he carried the team for the past 2 years. We now have better players to put around him but we don't have the bodies or the bell cow to be a serious NCAAT contender
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He did his part in tourney games. His NOT UK TALENT teammates shit the bed.
Yes, Reeves is a maker. Which is why he should start. Who on the team is a better 3 point shooter than him ?
Any article using words like "maybe" and "likely" as qualifiers to its two big revelations is just drivel.
No news today? Oh, I'll just repackage the same info from the past week cause "I got nothing new". And let's face it, he ain't gonna write "I got nothing new".
Here's my headline for tommorrow:
Breaking News:
Oscar will probably announce his decision by the end of May!
Cal likely to hire new Asst Coach before August!
Sources say Ugo wants to add weight before next season.
No news today? Oh, I'll just repackage the same info from the past week cause "I got nothing new". And let's face it, he ain't gonna write "I got nothing new".
Here's my headline for tommorrow:
Breaking News:
Oscar will probably announce his decision by the end of May!
Cal likely to hire new Asst Coach before August!
Sources say Ugo wants to add weight before next season.
I don’t know which players start next season. But who starts matters. For example, if the starting lineup doesn’t have enough good perimeter shooters then your team is going to fail against better opponents. Same for rebounders, defenders, etc.
Unlike baseball, however, there are no designated players. So, having shooters, shot-blockers, etc. on the bench is not really a valuable enough thing. Bench players provide the most value in being able to come in and keep the team clicking, pickup someone playing poorly, keep players fresh, etc. But just like in the starting lineup, the more well-rounded the players off the bench are the more productive they probably are.
Worrying about pacifying players with sufficient “minutes” to equate with starting is a recipe for failure. It’s form over function, and to me it equates a basketball team to a video game or something – and I don’t think successful basketball teams work that way in reality.
Cal has multiple failure recipes in his cook book and isn't afraid to use any or all of them
