Trent Noah had 4 rebounds in 12 minutes, Amari 5 in 23

[Terrapin_Station]

The entire roster is. That is not a slam, but just the facts. Pope has done an outstanding job to achieve what he has.

What concerns me is that any returning players we have next year will still be mid-major talent, and only one of the three recruits is starting material next season. We have a lot of work to do in the portal.

 

[Kyhoward]

Who the hell are all these bench players you’re planning on bringing in? We must have some guys on the roster that I don’t know about.

Did not mean to upset you Yoshu! When I say bench, I don’t mean an entire game or even a half. Just a few minutes on the pine. You could have left out the h word and still got your point across.

 

[Blue_2_the_bone]

What concerns me is that any returning players we have next year will still be mid-major talent, and only one of the three recruits is starting material next season. We have a lot of work to do in the portal.

Mid major? You think Oweh, Garrison, and 4 star freshmen returning as sophomores are mid major talent? 😂😂

 

[yoshukai]

Did not mean to upset you Yoshu! When I say bench, I don’t mean an entire game or even a half. Just a few minutes on the pine. You could have left out the h word and still got your point across.

Sorry dude , that’s just the way I talk . Didn’t mean to offend .

 

[TTTblue24]

Noah has played pg since 8th grade at varsity level, he can spot fill in some and promise you he will take better care of the ball the butler and Robinson did and do. Kids a gamer and no he shouldn’t start or get starter mins, but as we saw Saturday he can fill in and hold his own. He’s one of the smartest players you will watch and find, not going to hurt us at all cause it’s obvious we can’t defend a light post & heaven forbid we block out…….but Noah will.

 

[TheDude73]

Noah was one of the only bright spots yesterday. Really great to see the heart and hustle.

I thought Oweh again carried us.

 

[CatsFanIL]

Amari is a mid major talent. It’s time we accept it.

Taking off the Drexel jersey and putting on the UK jersey doesn't automatically make someone an SEC star player. But, since Pope was hired at a less than ideal timing, he was the best Pope could go get at the 5-spot. He still has a couple more months of development to squeeze out some more talent and ability, hopefully we'll see that.

But there's a reason why he was at a mid-major for 4 years. I love Brea, but you're seeing why he was at a mid-major as well. If he's not making 3s, what's he bringing to the table? Doesn't rebound, doesn't guard, doesn't get by his guy. Just because other teams, like Duke, are after these guys in the portal, doesn't mean they're after them to be starters or their primary star. Who wouldn't want Brea's shooting off the bench? But we also have to understand their limitations and WHY they're coming from a mid-major...

 

[Wonky]

But that was in a totally different era back when there was no transfer portal or NIL promises to deal with.

The coach/player balance of power has dramatically changed. Now benching one of your main guys more likely just means you lose him rather than motivate him.

You’re not wrong, but I would argue that losing a player who is giving half-assed effort is addition by subtraction.