What happened to Brea

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

Seriously we need to explore lineup without Brea -/ he's fools gold

Perry is better than Brea because he can actually dribble and pass.

 

[kywildcats8]

He wasn’t a starter for Dayton, was the 6th man along with Robinson. We asking guys who weren’t starters for their teams last season to be starters and stars. Brea is a 3 point specialist only.

There is a reason these guys are still playing college and not professionally somewhere into their 4-5 yrs- they can now make $$ in college but not like they can professionally

 

[katwest]

The turnovers go up when both are in the game, we can’t seem to pass the ball around without getting it stolen. With Butler and Kerr out, we lose a lot of ball handling, passing and leadership, not to mention scoring. I don’t like the way things are looking the next several games.

 

[BlueSince92]

The problem was our strategy, I still can’t believe we don’t zone more.

What happened to that mind-bending zone that morphed into man every possession and broke Gonzaga’s brain? I keep thinking Pope is hiding it so it doesn’t get scouted too much, then will whip it out if we get in trouble in the NCAAT. If not it will basically be Pope’s platooning: something edgy that worked wonders then he magically went away from it without it ever failing.

 

[doc4UK]

No one who can drive consistently to the basket and open up the three point line. Oteh and Carr can score at the basket but have trouble getting there without committing turnovers. Only Williams is a threat in that regard and he is currently acting as a high point distributor. No back door cuts in last night's game , few open threes, and Cal smartly refusing to double Williams down low even when he was abusing Big Z.

On defense Big Z pulled Williams out when Pope refused to use Carr on him. That left the basket wide open for Wagner. He and Z were the difference in the second half so have to give credit where it is due Cal out coached Pope last night!

 

[SkyPrince1]

We can't win a big game without a big contribution from Brea unless we have an anomaly like Butler hitting 7 three's against UL.
He's a weapon in our three point arsenal and that's our only path to victory against quality opponents.
If Brea is stinking it up, it needs to be Noah subbed in at the three instead of Chandler.
I'm getting Cal/DJ vibes from Pope and Chandler and it's not good

 

[Tubbyfan78]

You guys are splitting hairs. The point is without Butler we really don’t have an answer. Chandler guards but can’t score. Brea scores but can’t guard. Brea couldn’t score last night so what’s that leave you with? I love Brea when he’s hot but he is seriously one of the worst rotation players UKs ever had when he’s not. He doesn’t do anything else even passably.

 

[TheBlueMist]

Brea is struggling because the level of defense in the SEC and he doesn't have experienced point guards driving and kicking out to him.

 

[crestcat]

I rather have Noah or at least try him

If LaBrea isn’t making three’s there’s no reason for him to be on the floor, Noah couldn’t do worse and he hustles his butt off.

 

[doc4UK]

Brea is struggling because the level of defense in the SEC and he doesn't have experienced point guards driving and kicking out to him.

This is 100% the reason. Only Oteh and Williams can go to the rim and Oteh almost never fans it out to three point shooters. The five man out concept relies on someone who can break down the defense or set screens.

 

[NociHTTP]

This is 100% the reason. Only Oteh and Williams can go to the rim and Oteh almost never fans it out to three point shooters. The five man out concept relies on someone who can break down the defense or set screens.

Everyone on the floor should be setting screens. If done properly it gets guys wide open. Brea isn't a big fan of that concept.