What I am afraid of. Thiero's intensity, toughness, strength and playing within himself, there is not another guy on the team like that. Going to the bench would not be right and to me would make Cal an even more lousy human being the way he treats some players.
I don't think it's about "I want to get this guy to the NBA and I don't care about getting the others to the NBA." It's about letting your best players find their way so that we can reach our highest ceiling.
I don't think Reed Sheperd is a build around player.
That's a fine argument.
Sheppard evaluates the floor better than anyone else on the team not named Tre Mitchell. He knows where the easy play is, isn't a stat hound, and he has enough skill to both facilitate and score. To me, he sounds exactly like the kind of player you build a team around. He reminds me of the two guards that Calipari had at UMass when we played them back in 96.
Experts are already shifting gears on Wagner. Experts are already saying Dilly may be the best prospect on the team.
You use the spare until the tire is fixed. Let Reed play DJ watch and work it out in practice
You understand that those two teams we played to begin the season are potentially two of the worst teams in D1 basketball, right? Same goes for the next team we play. These teams aren’t just bad - they’re utterly terrible.
His dad was the MOP of the FF. Shep has that potential, even if he plays more like his mom. He's a floor general, like Travis Ford or Anthony Epps.
Point #1 is irrelevant. We played NOBODY. And for the next three games his stats won't mean anything either.
Ok, well conceding that the 1st 2 games mean nothing because we played nobody
I could see him doing that on a team full of very talented players. I think he's good enough to be the guy that produces really well on a team where the defense can't treat him as the primary focus.
Sure.
If we're still talking tires, you don't ride the spare long ever. It's not meant for that. You don't drive from Kentucky to Glendale on a spare tire.
It’s nice to live in an age where we can actually break down the data, and give honest assessments about what guys are capable of against real competition.
He may be. I don't think Cal is failing to let him show his talent to the NBA. The dude is getting minutess and playing well.
And if that happens, then I'll change my tune on DJ.
I don’t think he’s going to play poorly against every single good team we play. But I do think that he and Edwards and Reeves are not finished being exposed.
I understand.
Sure.
I don't follow bb as closely as most of you do but doesn't Cal usually play the highly ranked frosh until the Xmas break? Seems like that's when he make a lineup adjustment.
If DJ was nervous, his ability to handle the ball would be affected, but it isn't. He just can't shoot.
We’ll see. I’m not a hater fan like many on here. I like to be positive. He just doesn’t look that good. He isn’t an explosive athlete. I’m not sure what he does that well.
I too am not a hater who remains overly optimistic porbably too often; he isnt as advertised for sure; but i also wouldnt call him non-explosive. He can get to the rim well, and ive seen him finish and the floater he has is top notch... he just didnt even try much vs KU
I think he does that ISO stuff because it's the only thing he's somewhat good at. And I say "somewhat" because he still misses a lot of those shots near the basket and gets the ball stripped often (two times tonight).
On top of that, he doesn't draw fouls enough on the drives either. With his lack of quickness, he must be strong at the basket. But he doesn't like contact, so it makes it even worse.
He's also ranked 4th on the team in assists. MITCHELL is third.
