Oats points to UK’s nuclear five.
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He's put Z out there in several games and he was a liability. He's obviously been working to get him assimilated to the toughness of the college game and last night he broke through.
The imurgance of Z and Edwards make us a different team and right at the perfect time.
I think Ky will be a 3 seed maybe a 4 and we're making a deep run.
We won every game in 2015, and then lost when it really counted.
I kinda like the way this season has played out. Time to shock college basketball.
I don’t think you can sub Thiero for Rob/Reed without sacrificing a tremendous amount of shooting and spacing. Not exactly a nuclear lineup at that point.
Reeves, Shep, Dilly, Z, Edwards OR Thiero
If Cal gives that lineup(s) enough clock the sky is the limit.
If Cal gives that lineup(s) enough clock the sky is the limit.
Big Z needs playing time to catch up. Yes at times he is slow but other times he is not.
And somebody tell him he can't hang on the rim for crying out loud.
And somebody tell him he can't hang on the rim for crying out loud.
You can hang on the rim if it's to keep you from falling awkwardly or onto another player. Pretty much have to do a chinup to get it called now.
It certainly comes down to match ups, but if Thiero can continue to shoot like he did yesterday, then his ability to be more physical in the paint is a plus.
I think Cal will continue to start AT, unless Mitchell comes back healthy, simply because Cal know's he has 5" on Shep and Dilly.
Spot on post and couldn’t have said it better. No matter what two of Shep/Dilly/reeves have to be playing at all times., imo.
I’m not saying Thiero shouldn’t play. Just that subbing Thiero for either Reed/Rob is an entirely different type of team.
And frankly, I wouldn’t have Reed/Rob on the bench much at all. They have been two of our three best players all year.
Others have roles to play, and I certainly welcome and applaud contribution from guys like Edwards/Thiero/Z. But my guess is that any deep run is going to be contingent on Rob/Reed/Reeves sustaining a high level of play.
I agree with most of what you said except for putting Z out there and he proved to be a liability. It’s hard to evaluate how a player is gonna do in one trip down the floor. Z hasn’t been given the same time on the floor to learn and make mistakes as the others.
Yeah, looking at your posts, its almost like we didn't win a big game yesterday by a 1000 points. I thought the player rotation used yesterday was great.
I think it was a difficult decision on the part of the coaching staff because we were struggling at the defensive end.
I think Cal needed to shorten his rotation and Ugonna is a better defender and shot blocker.
If it was earlier in the season when Cal was overtinkering imo he probably would've gotten a longer leash.
One things for sure when Z is out there on the offensive end it opens up a lot of possibilities and we get better looks from outside and in the paint.
It'll be interesting to see what the rotation looks like Tues.
You should seriously consider throwing Z in there as well. He is our best big man and it isn't even close.
Mitchell wasn't playing good ball at all before he got injured. He represents another portal player CCC picked up that plays below the rim. He needs to come off the bench.
Slow????? He moves better than either Ugo or Bradshaw. He brings a lot more to the game and his growth potential greatly exceeds Ugo and Bradshaw.
BALONEY. He broke through against Georgia. Cal wouldn't play him significant minutes most games and when he did, Z delivered. Cal has obviously been getting pushback from his assistant coaches (Bruiser Flint) who don't really like Z, and let's face it, Z is CONSTANTLY playing out of position. He's really a 4 but he NEVER gets to play the 4.
And I think the word you're looking for is "emergence."
He played great against Georgia. He was made eligible just hours before tip-off and wasn't on thier scouting report.
The next few times Cal played him he was exposed as a defensive liability. And you have absolutely no idea what goes on in practice or how Flint feels about Z.
Z looked like a different player last night, thats why he got some Pt.
If Z continues to play on Both ends of the court he'll play, it's that simple.
FALSE. He wasn't "exposed" any more than Edwards has been all season.
Cal STATED that he got "Pt" because Cal woke up and knew in his gut he needed to play.
And Flint STATED that he didn't believe Z was ready and he DOWNPLAYED his Georgia success, STATING that Z wasn't in the right place and that his usage on the team was "down the road."
Try and keep up with the better informed and you might become a real fan one day.
Been out of town a bit.
Before I left, Cal was an idiot for playing Edwards too much.
Now, he's an idiot for not playing Edwards enough.
Do I have that right? I'm trying to get caught up ASAP, so thanks in advance!
No, you don't have that right. Who said Cal was an idiot for not playing Edwards enough? You're mixing him up with Big Z.
That's funny because you run your mouth before every game and you're always wrong.
Cal, sticking with Edwards may get us to a final 4. Cal going with Ugonna over Z when he did was the right call. (10 Blocks in a game followed by 11 rebounds in the next one) It was also you who said Z wouldn't play the rest of the season because Bruiser made the "Down the Road" statement which is probably false. Source?
If you think the Ky coaching staff isn't doing everything they can to get Z in the rotation your being foolish.
Big Z is brilliant offensively.
Bruiser said it in a pregame video. Don't watch them? Basic fan. Nice try. Look it up on youtube.
Cal HIMSELF said he got pushback when he decided to put Z in. Who do you think gave him that on GAMEDAY? God? LOL You are so simple.
As fans, we are as inconsistent as this team. LOL!
The only consistent thing around here is that “Cal is an idiot.” LOL!
So if you watch so many pregame videos and are such an amazing fan why are you always wrong? You can run your little 12 yr old mouth all you want we all read your posts. 90% of everything you say is nonsense.
We just need our main starter back. Trey Mitchell still leads the team in average played minutes.
Edwards played like a beast vs Bama and has been been improving greatly over the last couple games
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