What exactly does Cal need to do for you guys to be content with his usage of Reed ?
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Those first few minutes should be required viewing for any fan of a sport. Cal does some things wrong, we all know that. But there's a lot of other things people bang on him for that just don't make sense.
Great post.
I do think Self and Scheyer would continue to give DJ and Edwards chances at this point in the season.
100%.
The last 3 seasons have bough Cal an endless supply of criticism. But then EVERYTHING someone disagrees with becomes confirmation bias.
Some of the stuff he's done isn't just off great fundamentals. He's a 6'3, white kid that can dunk with incredible ease. It's not an either/or situation. He can be athletic AND have great fundamentals.
Regardless, he is more athletic than Travis Perry. Like I said, that's why his transition from high school to college has gone smoothly.
Dude, the recruiting rankings mean absolutely *NOTHING* once you step onto a college floor. Haven’t y’all learned that by now? How many big-time recruits have come here over the years and floundered?
Play the best players….rankings be damned.
Sheppard, Dillingham, Reeves, Thiero and Mitchell should be starting. They are playing better than anyone. Why shouldn't they get to start? Are their lives not as important as others? Is it right for them to be used off the bench to cover for a couple of players not getting it done? Why can't the ones not getting it done have to work harder to get better instead of it being given to them?
Possibly taken some losses because a couple of players can't get it done doesn't sound like there is much worry about getting the highest seed possible improving our chances for a title. Every loss makes it harder to reach that goal. Pampering a couple of players and reducing the chances for a championship doesn't sound like that is the top priority for this coach.
Possibly taken some losses because a couple of players can't get it done doesn't sound like there is much worry about getting the highest seed possible improving our chances for a title. Every loss makes it harder to reach that goal. Pampering a couple of players and reducing the chances for a championship doesn't sound like that is the top priority for this coach.
Who the fudge is Shepherd? Has Zipporah come back from the dead.
Reed seems to fit his current role perfectly. Unless Wagner completely mails it in it should stay the way it has been. Reed is a team player and I doubt he gives a shit right now that he's coming off the bench. If he seems to be fine with it then why shouldn't I be.
I also think it's kind of nice that when the other team goes to the bench UK has a distinct advantage with Sheppard and Dillingham out there as a 2nd unit so to speak.
Reed seems to fit his current role perfectly. Unless Wagner completely mails it in it should stay the way it has been. Reed is a team player and I doubt he gives a shit right now that he's coming off the bench. If he seems to be fine with it then why shouldn't I be.
I also think it's kind of nice that when the other team goes to the bench UK has a distinct advantage with Sheppard and Dillingham out there as a 2nd unit so to speak.
Even if Shep is OK with coming off the bench, why should he? He is a stat stuffer like nobody else on the team. He helps the team in many different ways when he is on the floor. Why is it OK for him to take a back seat? Not right. If he was a one dimensional or two dimensional player I would not be harping so much. But giving the team points, efficiency, assists, defense and the ability to make others better is special, and should be treated as such. Treat players fair regardless of their ranking in high school.
With us falling behind at start of games like we did Stonehill I would start Reed at PG and then bring Wagner of the bench but I don't think Cal will do that.
Most people are referencing the Kansas game. Very few people complained about the last game. The last game was only being brought up as further evidence to why he shouldn’t have been lost on the bench the second half of the Kansas game.
All 4 of our guards should be getting 20+ minutes every game between the 1-3spots. If that happens then there “shouldn’t” be any complaints unless we start blowing end of game situations; then ppl will argue which combination deserves to be in during the final 2-5 min of games.
Nothing is ever perfect. But more highly recruited players pan out more than lesser recruit guys.
There's a reason why in college basketball and college football, the teams that recruit the best (ie the highly rated players) stay on top.
