I nevee understand when people say an open look early in the shot clock is a bad shot.... announcers even say he didnt work the defence enough. The point is to score, and if our high percentage sbooters are open early in the clock, i see no reason why not to shoot it everytime. Please someone help me understand, am i missing something?
I caught some of Matt jones after the game who was saying cal told DJ to “make something happen”. Technically he did. His drive was cut off and he swung it to the top of the key to Reed and the rest is history.
You say that because you want what you think to be true. I would actually argue the opposite. Cal is very strategic in what he says about players in public. He always has. It makes much more sense for Cal to praise them in public while holding the accountable behind closed doors.
He was 25 feet from the basket with 2 defenders on him after a screen. It was a bad shot that had little chance to go in.
The instance im talking about he was open, as open as he was all game, and the announcers state he didnt work the defense enough.
The shot wasn't blocked but he had two defenders within about 2 to 3 feet of him plus Z (i think) trying to screen and roll. He was 25 feet away. If you are too far away (like you said in your next post) then that is a bad shot early in the shot clock. You try to work for a better shot. Even if he makes it, it is still a bad shot and one you miss much more often than you make.
I don’t think Cal has favorites at all. I think he just doesn’t like to be wrong. When his highly touted kids don’t perform it makes him look bad so I think that’s why they get so much rope. But at the end of the day he gets just as much credit for a kid like Reed and SGA than he does John wall. The whole narrative of his “favorites” is spun by fans. We have seen it all year. Fans have decided that a kid like DJ is Cal’s proxy and Reed is the fans proxy. Thus creating heros and villains…..for no reason. There’s literally no proof that cal has a better relationship with any particular kid. No one here has attended practice or been in the locker room. Cal’s ego will always usurp whatever relationship you think he has with the players. His ego is tied to winning.
Reed had zero defenders on him. Could not have been more open. Straight away from the basket, it was a great shot for any 3 point shooter much less one that hits half of his 3 point shots. I’ll take that look all day.
Then we agree to disagree. He misses that shot more frequently than he will make it as evidenced by the fact he missed it.
You just lost me at the end. Cals ego is tied to being right, not winning, Cal does want to be right about his stars so they are his favorite. He made another point about DJ hitting 40% of his 3’s prior to injury, uh what? DJ has never been close to 40% all year long. Not sure cal has ever mentioned anything positive about Reed in a presser and if he has it’s a fly by compliment and on to something different. Reed hits 50% from 3 but let’s talk about DJ in the presser and an inflated percentage he actually never shot. It’s just odd for a coach to do that.
Last two games he has made 6 and missed 4. Not very good evidence that he misses more than he makes.
They haven’t been that shot though. I wasn’t talking about 3s in general. I was talking about that specific shot. He misses that shot more times than he makes it. And he missed that one.
People always say he doesn't care about winning. That's completely false. Does he care a ton about getting kids to the NBA? You betcha. But losing stains his ego more than anything. In his perfect world he'd see his teams win while playing his top recruits but I think Bradshaw's mins prove that he's not above scrapping that to win the game. Losing causes the "clutter" he likes to refer too so often. He says he doesn't listen to that stuff but he is lying through his teeth.
So now we are pinpointing a specific spot in the floor? Is it any floor or just Miss States floor? Are we talking distance as he has made many nba range 3’s this year or are we only talking early in the shot clock 3’s. Your post makes zero sense. Was he ok to take the other 4 he hit? Please clear this up!!!
A specific shot based on time and situation. It would’ve been a bad shot under the same circumstances anywhere on the floor. The other shots came in the flow of the offense. That shot was a heat check when the offense didn’t have a chance to get in a flow and he wasn’t in any sort of rhythm. Watch it again. Reed took a rushed shot when there was a little space between he and the defenders. I said I really didn’t mind the shot in a previous post but it was a bad shot.
Yeah Cal can be very obvious in what he does and he has been in full blown protect DJ's psyche mode for a while now. Its that and a combination of the fact he thinks he has to tamper down the fans overreaction and affection for Reed at the same time. What kills me is he thinks no one notices.
has to be eating ccc up that Reed & Dillingham have out played Wagner all year.
Bugs is a top ten actor of all time!!!!Reminds me of that old Bugs Bunny cartoon where he plays every position on the baseball field....
DJ handled it great. I like that he didnt let the moment speed him up into a hyper mode where bad decisions are made. He stayed poised.. Of cours Reed over there clapping his hands together harder and harder for the ball helped
Damn I read Jeff and his wife are millionaires. Or I thought I did.
Yet in his presser Cal blast him for that one pass.Never quite seen a final minute and a half from one player like the one Reed Sheppard put up at the end of the game
A quick heat check from Reed who shoots 52% from 3 should receive less complaining from Cal than a 3 from DJ who shoots 27% from 3 only 15-20 seconds into a shot clock.
You have just spoken for about 90% of Big Blue Nation. Thank you so much.
Cal wouldn't like it. Fans would be too ecstatic and everyone would know whos team it is.
Sure but it feeled like he wanted to take that shot, thank God he did pass. As far as best at getting to the rim, did you watch the whole game? Reed was getting g to the rim at will and getting and ones. DJ can be a little wild and that was his first decent game in the last 6. I actually think Reed and Rob are better at finishing at the rim than DJ at this point.
“ but DJ was shooting 40% before his injury! He hasn’t touched a basketball in 2 weeks!! “Never quite seen a final minute and a half from one player like the one Reed Sheppard put up at the end of the game
That poster occasionally likes to test his troll game, which is worse than Wagner’s long range game.
I bet Stacey got on him harder for that pass than Cal even thought about.
No chance DJ goes before Reed. Most projections have Reed top 10. DJ mid second round. Not even close.
I don't think you are missing anything. Unless milking the clock late in the game is a concern the goal of every offensive trip down the floor is to not turn the ball over and get a good shot from one of your best shooters. So it's stupid to pass up good shots unless somebody is open for a better shot.
The posts by 2010 in this thread are borderline NUTJOB TINFOIL HAT garbage . And saying borderline is me being nice LOL . Good post Phatty. The Susan posts are pretty funny too. I mean Sheppard is a lock top 10 pick and DJ will go at earliest 15 or 20 . Everyone including Cal knows whats what. Reed doesn't need being pumped up DJ does coming back from injury Good lord some people don't get coaching AT ALL.
