The problem is and has been the lack of balance. Cal can’t put together a roster that’s the problem. He’s forced to take what he can that’s why he jumped the gun and took wheeler. That one decision cost us the two seasons in which we had older players. This upcoming season showed promise with the class and the fact cal should have returned several players. It didn’t so we will yet again have an incomplete roster. Cal just sucks at what he does is the bottomline. Recruiting is more like being a gm in the nba now than just going out and giving a sales pitch. It’s business for the players and we need a coach who understands and may be carving out what that business will look like. Barney and cal give a terrible look for UK to go and whine to Congress about nil. While they whine everyone is taking our lunch.
Reeves doesn’t mind coming off the bench as long as gets his minutes. That’s how it was last year and he said as much. Of course he eventually started.
Cal has been a disaster for UK.
If he was better than DJ or Edwards he would have stayed in the draft.
But we don’t know if any of these Freshmen are a Complete player either. Like Livingston they may have dominated at the high school level but struggle in College. Then pushed out the door. Just the fact that Calipari is asking Reeves to come off the bench right now tells so much. It should be the Freshmen’s talent in College Games that puts Reeves to the bench. Not a Promise in Recruitment.
Actually Reeves has proven that he can't. And it proves nothing of the sort. Cal has never played favorites and Cal has never promised any player minutes or position. And you have never heard even one player say that he was promised anything. Even after they are gone no player has ever said that.
Nothing wrong with coming off the bench as he would get starter minutes.
how do you know what has or has not been promised?
it depends
Oh look another new screen name telling us it's the fans fault with a straight face.
Reeves was a double digit scorer in 25 games last year. We know he has Proven on the College Level. Can you really say without seeing any of the Freshmen play a College game that any of them will score in double figures in 25 games next year. And you have to remember Reeves didn’t start in many of those games.
Please show me where Cal said Reeves would be coming off the bench. I missed it.
it could also be asked, why a defensive liability is leaving UK?
So Cal already knows on a College level that all these Freshmen are going to be better defenders than Reeves. Cal has a history of ignoring certain players inability to guard and letting them still play over other players.
Yes from what I have seen from our basketball team the last 4 years it had been a team effort of Bad Defense. Teams literally blow by our guards and get to the rim with ease.
IMO the top thing on Cal's mind is getting Wagner, Bradshaw and Edwards ready to be a high draft pick. Program as a whole after that.
Pump the brakes. They've also proven to not be championship material and crumble under the pressure of the moment.
man that is an exaggeration
Why do you believe( without any evidence in Cal's tenure at uk that something is promised)
i do not think anything is promised
Let’s look at the Reeves situation. Cal has a PROVEN Senior. 25 double digit scoring games last year. Wants him To come off the Bench behind UNPROVEN Freshman. Why?? I think the recruit and their handlers have been promised minutes. If you can give me another explanation into why at this point anyone would expect Reeves not to start then I am all ears.
