Travis Perry time
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Or what if he works really hard to get better and forces his coach to play him. The coach wants to win. Perry can do it if he works his tail off
Maybe try a zone with Williams bringing it up when you need a basket he might get lucky and make one
Pope loves shooters. If Perry works hard and is good enough he will play. That’s why I say trust the process. If Perry doesn’t work hard enough to be game ready, popes job is to field the best team he can. His job is not to make sure everyone with a bloodline has a protected spot.
Kerr has the best assist to turnover ratio on the team . He has 1 less assist than team leader Lamont Butler who has played 51 less minutes. Pretty stupid to base a decision on 1 game .Plug him in as backup pg. Surely he can give us more production than this:
I could care less whether he plays or not but if I'm him I would see an opportunity and try to capitalize.
For all I know he(Perry) could be getting smoked by Kerr everyday in practice.
If that's the case then I question his future here and I would also question his four star ranking.
Oh I agree, as long as they’re deserving of the job I don’t care what order the rotation is. If Perry turns out better than Chandler or vice versa then so be it, just play who’s best. All I was saying is based on the rotation now and if it stayed the same and both players work their butts off it would probably be Chandler ahead of Perry next year too
You’re opinion matters to no one . You’ve proven to be a troll.
Kerr Kriisa is a career 40% 3pt shooter, not just in Kentucky HS, but in NCAA at big conference level. People might be writing the eulogy a little too soon there but I do expect Kriisa minutes to dip until he figures things out
I can’t see why Perry couldn’t emerge into a Dallin Hall-type, gritty undersized sniper combo guard. Perry hasn’t learned that grit that he will need to make up for the physical limitations but going against Butler and the boys will definitely give that a chance to blossom
He is struggling shooting, but he IS averaging 4 assist per game. After the Clemson game with 0, he is averaging 3.8 per game. His shot will eventually start to fall, he has 4 years of big time college basketball that backs it, Perry has ZERO. People wanting Perry over Kriisa is just having a knee jerk reaction because of a loss. he didn't have any assist, but also NO turnovers. Look around, it was a TEAM loss, and I said against physical teams this is and will be a problem. The hustle plays, 50/50 balls is purely a lack of effort from EVERYONE.
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Carr 1/7 / 2/4 FT's
Williams - 4 TO's
Oweh 5/13 1/5 3 pointers
Robinson 5/13 2/7 3 pointers
Carr , Robinson, and Oweh our 3 best players, combined 11/33 from the field.
Williams - 4 TO's
Oweh 5/13 1/5 3 pointers
Robinson 5/13 2/7 3 pointers
Carr , Robinson, and Oweh our 3 best players, combined 11/33 from the field.
"Arizona" Kriisa didn't show up last year at WVU and hasn't so far at UK.
I thought he was a good player as a soph at UA but he definitely has plateaued since.
So why is it you think Perry is the answer? If Kerr's proven collegiate stats aren't translating at this point, why on earth would you think HS stats would transfer? He had a bad game, and he's undelivered so far - but he's the backup PG. He's not Butler. He's not supposed to be "the show". Are there some shot-selections he needs to work with Pope to resolve, absoltuely. But in no way does that somehow mean Perry is the magical fix
What do you mean three best players? Our three best players are Travis Perry, Trent Noah and Walker Horn. Being from Kentucky is what matters the most
Really ? Last year at WVU he averaged 11 points / 4.7 assist / 2.5 rebounds per game. Shot 43% from 3. What exactly didn't show up ???? Maybe research and know what you are talking about before making false statements. You are PART right, he hasn't scored / shoot like he did at the other schools, but his assist have been there at UK. His number at WVU was actually better than those at Arizona. Did you even look before commenting ???
Maybe he is taking some time to adjust not starting, having to come off the bench.
LOL . Some dude called into the post game show after our Duke win and asked why Travis Perry didn’t get to play. Matt Jones explained that Perry would probably be a nice player in a year or two but isn’t quite ready for that type of game at this time. The caller said “ So we’re just going to throw away the chance for him to be the next Reed Shepard “ !
Pope admitted after the game he may need to play Butler even when he is in early foul trouble. That should tell you all you need to know right now. The drop off when Kriisa subbed for Butler was about as stark as I have ever seen. There was a Kentucky 9-0 run over about 2 or 3 minutes when Butler came back in with two fouls, immediately followed by a Clemson 10-0 run when Kriisa returned after a timeout. Just an awful, putrid game from him in particular.
He needs to show that he can run the offense as a backup PG against good defense or else rarely see the court. He is 2-13 combined versus Clemson and Duke, with no assists and bad defense. I was excited about the guy because of his history as a shooter and distributor, but he’s been very disappointing so far.
Exactly. If that clown thinks he is fooling anyone by pretending to be a UK fan. He is not fooling a single person.
He only comes out when things aren’t going great to stir up trouble. He was the biggest Reed Sheppard on the board .
In all honesty Kerr is really a two with some point skills but he's not a great ball handler and is not quick.
I don't think anyone has suggested giving Perry anything other than a shot to run with the one's when Butler has to come out and Kriisa is struggling.
No different than giving a backup QB a series.
Perry's HS accolades and his national ranking suggest that he should be up for the challenge of spelling Butler for small stretches if needed.
If he's not ready for that then I think you have to question whether his four star status was legit.
Me personally I expected freshman Perry to be better than senior Jarrod Polson and I witnessed Polson give better backup PG play than I saw Kriisa give against Clemson.
If that's not the case then I have to question Travis' ceiling here at UK.
I would too. He efforts on defense, passes well and rebounds.
The problem, is that he is right about the shooting. Kerr takes too many shots off the bounce and not enough through the flow of the game. If he gets his feet set and squares up, he isn’t terrible. But he has not done that very often so far. It is as if he is going for the Wow factor all the time. He has been ok protecting the ball. However, shooting does matter in his evaluation and he has been terrible in that regard. Maybe he will snap out of it Saturday. It sounds like Butler could be out. If so, hopeful we see a mature, under control Kriisa and Perry, who stands to get substantial minutes.
There seems to be a noticeable difference when Kerr is on the floor in that he seems to disrupt the flow and system the Popes been trying to establish and that we have when the starters are on the floor. He should be able to adapt and play within the system as the season goes along but it's hard to give him time to adjust when he sucks the life out of our offense without providing anything defensively.
Can’t agree about the passing. He telegraphs too many. He is a better on ball defender, but sometimes gets lost when he is defending off ball. Definitely quicker and longer. Not sure his handles are ready for point yet.
Oh I’m not singing his praises.Just trying to point out that he does some good things and it’s too early to give up on him . And the guy is a lowlife troll that only gets on here to stir up trouble. I was just repeating the comment he made to me in another thread.
While I do agree, I wouldn't mind seeing him get some of Kriisa's minutes. It's not exactly like Kerr is a good defender, lol.
So let’s expand to a 10-man rotation immediately after our bench got too many minutes and lost us the game…brilliant lol
Thanks for the smart ass response. I've not been one of the ones screaming to play the KY boys at all. I simply think Kerr is proving to be a less than serviceable option. I wouldn't mind seeing Perry get some of those minutes to see if he can do any better. If not, continue to sit him.
Oh come on. It was a funny and sarcastic response. It did a great job of showing the absurdity of a viewpoint without being too mean spirited. Enjoy it as humor
No. That part I think is obviously needed. The absurd part is adding another person to the rotation that hasn’t done anything with the minutes they have had
If Butler is out and we see Perry perform reasonably in a backup roll, I would not be surprised to see him play more going forward, especially, if Kerr continues to struggle with his shot. Pope wants to keep Kerr involved at least as long as he is out playing Perry in practice. Kerr has a little more bounce/change of direction than Perry. If Perry can get just a touch more explosion, the dude could be lethal. He just needs to be able to create some space to get a shot off and then find a way to stay in front of his man on defense. Once he gets there, then the ball fake and drive is in play as well. If he gets to that point, we are cooking. I would be getting lean and strong if I were him. Knees over toes baby! He has the intangibles.
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