On the positive side…

[FiveStarCat]

Brandon Garrison has earned himself the starting spot over Amare.

Amare and Jaxson should get minimal minutes until they play like they actually want to be here. I just don’t get winning the genetic lottery and playing like you don’t care.

 

[Fancatstik]

Starting spot no way

 

[LukaszObrzut]

I agree totally with Robinson- I enjoy Perry out there over him

 

[MbergCat]

Butler
Oweh
Brea
Almanor
Carr

 

[blackcat714]

I agree totally with Robinson- I enjoy Perry out there over him

Robinson needs to start playing better otherwise its gonna look bad on Pope for playing him so much

 

[Basscat1987]

Butler
Oweh
Brea
Almanor
Carr

🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐. Dude almanor is garbage and can’t handle physicality to save his life

 

[TX-Wildcat]

Robinson needs to start playing better otherwise its gonna look bad on Pope for playing him so much

BXII 6th Man of the year might be better as our 6th man tbh.

 

[mg0721]

Butler
Oweh
Brea
Almanor
Carr

Almanor???? Is this the first time you've ever watched basketball?

 

[MbergCat]

🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐. Dude almanor is garbage and can’t handle physicality to save his life

Give me his shooting over Williams...tip outs?

 

[deep3]

Give me his shooting over Williams...tip outs?

He’s no softer than Robinson and shoots it better

 

[NociHTTP]

🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐. Dude almanor is garbage and can’t handle physicality to save his life

I don't know what Almanor was griping about but I'm not a fan of tough-talk-pussy-play.

 

[TTTblue24]

Time for brea to start, JR too passive and nonchalant for road SEC games. SEC is a little different than BYU & I’ll say I’m pretty disappointed in Carr as well. To be older guys, they sure play like freshman way too much when the jawing starts and some physical play happens.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I agree totally with Robinson- I enjoy Perry out there over him

You play Perry big minutes and NIT here we come.

 

[MbergCat]

Almanor???? Is this the first time you've ever watched basketball?

I like Almanor. And with our exceptionally weak depth at big, I'd gladly play small ball and run him and Carr. Williams is a train wreck and Garrison isn't ready.

 

[deep3]

He’s no softer than Robinson and shoots it better

Agree Almanor brings more imo

 

[NociHTTP]

Butler
Oweh
Brea
Almanor
Carr

In my opinion,

Butler
Oweh
Brea
Noah
Carr

 

[cal=8]

Robinson would be better coming off the bench. He doesn't start well. Maybe, if he's on the bench watching the game he'd have a better feel for the game. He came off the bench last year at BYU and was their leading scorer.

 

[MbergCat]

In my opinion,

Butler
Oweh
Brea
Noah
Carr

I'd be fine with Noah getting more run. I don't think he's ready to start at this point, but if given more run, I could see him getting there. Either way, get Williams OUT of the starting 5.

 

[Basscat1987]

I don't know what Almanor was griping about but I'm not a fan of tough-talk-pussy-play.

He seems to wanna mix it up with guys/bark when the ball is dead and act like a tough guy. How about act like a tough guy when the ball is in play

 

[FiveStarCat]

Starting spot no way

He should be in the game before Amare. Amare disappears way too much to be relied upon as the guy in that spot. Garrison is a bit of a baby deer at times but you know you’re getting consistently high energy and he’s not taking shit from anyone, which is part of what this team is missing as a group

 

[ukwazoo]

He seems to wanna mix it up with guys/bark when the ball is dead and act like a tough guy. How about act like a tough guy when the ball is in play

You mean like actually leaving his feet and trying? That would be great.

 

[NociHTTP]

Robinson would be better coming off the bench. He doesn't start well. Maybe, if he's on the bench watching the game he'd have a better feel for the game. He came off the bench last year at BYU and was their leading scorer.

I'm afraid he'll completely check out if he has to come off the bench. That's the vibe I'm getting. Tonight he acted like a player more worried about starting status after a mistake, than actually learning from the mistake and growing some thick skin. He reminds me of Wheeler and the kid years ago who ended up quitting on the team and transferring. I hope I'm wrong about all of this.

 

[ukwazoo]

Garrison took a nice step tonight and actually blocked a couple of shots. I didn't like that soft ass layup though. He gives more effort than Williams.

 

[Seth_C]

Robinson needs to start playing better otherwise its gonna look bad on Pope for playing him so much

It’s okay. We will get more media reports of him being the last one on the court shooting and Instagram posts from him about being in the gym at 10pm.

 

[electricat2]

worse than their play is their body language. especially tonight.

 

[NociHTTP]

worse than their play is their body language. especially tonight.

Mark can talk about it in his interviews, or we'll see a change going forward, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[bucsrule8872]

If we struggle on defense anyway, why not just play 5 out and move Brea to the starting five with Carr at the 5?

I’m only half kidding.

 

[bnewt]

He seems to wanna mix it up with guys/bark when the ball is dead and act like a tough guy. How about act like a tough guy when the ball is in play

That goes for all of them
Robinson needs to ride the pine for a long time
His attitude seems lousy

 

[bnewt]

I'm afraid he'll completely check out if he has to come off the bench. That's the vibe I'm getting. Tonight he acted like a player more worried about starting status after a mistake, than actually learning from the mistake and growing some thick skin. He reminds me of Wheeler and the kid years ago who ended up quitting on the team and transferring. I hope I'm wrong about all of this.

Agree, he seems more interested in personal stats vs. team success

 

[TTTblue24]

So tired of watching passive play from bigs and then Robinson nowhere to be found on road games, garrison and brea need to be in the starting 5 going forward. The lack of fight or sense of urgency is alarming & this isn’t a stellar SEC team…….miss st has to be lunching their chops for these guys, especially our “post” players.

 

[LukaszObrzut]

🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐. Dude almanor is garbage and can’t handle physicality to save his life

He did guard Zach Edey in the ncaa tournament — and won.

 

[Runnin'Ramel]

I was worried when I read about Robinson's emotional support dog.

 

[twwilliams9]

I'm not a fan of tough-talk-pussy-play.

Double entendre

 

[SkyPrince1]

I was worried when I read about Robinson's emotional support dog.

We're talking about a player on his fourth school in five years.

 

[catfan220]

Brandon Garrison has earned himself the starting spot over Amare.

Amare and Jaxson should get minimal minutes until they play like they actually want to be here. I just don’t get winning the genetic lottery and playing like you don’t care.

I do wonder if Jaxson would be more comfortable as the 6th man, same role he played for two years at BYU. I would still start Amari, but I think it’s worth trying Brea over Jaxson and see how they both respond.

 

[bbncal02]

On the positive side, at least EweTee got their tooth kicked in.

 

[megablue]

We're talking about a player on his fourth school in five years.

We are his third SEC school.

 

[SkyPrince1]

We are his third SEC school.

Yeah, I think it's A&M>>Arkansas>>BYU>> UK.