A head coach is all this team needs.
Wagner isn’t far from was expected, a shorter but quicker Andrew Harrison.Wagner, Bradshaw and Edwards all turning out to be busts of varying degrees is probably - along with awful coaching - what will seal this team's fate.
I think we could've been a real FF contender if 2 out of 3 panned out but getting virtually zero from all of them in mid/late February just puts way too much stress on Reeves/Dillingham/Sheppard to always play their 'A' game for us to have a chance to win.
Wagner isn’t far from was expected, a shorter but quicker Andrew Harrison.
And Bradshaw is as I expected, simply too thin and weak to contribute much, Collins 2.0
Seemed like his outside shot was coming around before the injuryWagner since coming back from the ankle has been unplayable. Before that he seemed like he was trending up and would be a really good college guard by March.
Will all due respect. Andrew Harrison is leagues better than DJ Wagner. The guy has two final fours here.Wagner isn’t far from was expected, a shorter but quicker Andrew Harrison.
And Bradshaw is as I expected, simply too thin and weak to contribute much, Collins 2.0
No basketball IQ .. No Strength .. no mean streak . Can’t score .. he’s essentially—-tallIt’s weird, Ugo is a very good shot blocker but he is a very bad defender.
Best coach in the county.Aside from Cal, what does this team lack or need to win a title this year?
I have two.
1. Stick with Reed from the opening tip as point guard. Best option to get us in the best shot.
2. Onyenso lacking as a scoring presence inside.
"Repetitions" LOL tell that to Big Z...Best coach in the county.
Best roster in the country. Just young.
Learning everyday.
All this team needs is repetitions.
Some good health would help too. If Wagner can get back to being Wagner the sky is the limit.
Not disagreeing with that. I meant before injury. Injuries happen, and are not predictableWagner since coming back from the ankle has been unplayable. Before that he seemed like he was trending up and would be a really good college guard by March.
That’s like saying Teague is one of our best PGs ever. 🙄 We didn’t go to F4’s because of Andrew. In spite of him is closer to accurate than because of him is. And no you are wrong, before Wagner’s injury the quality and style of his play was comparable to Andrew. Which wasn’t bad. Not elite but not bad.Will all due respect. Andrew Harrison is leagues better than DJ Wagner. The guy has two final fours here.
And take off in the Final Four?A Willie Cauley Stein type player who could rebound and defend on a switch.
Should have paid him and let Ugo and Bradshaw go.Do you think Hunter Dickinson would have filled that role well enough?
Yes. Cal afraid of losing Bradshaw.Do you think Hunter Dickinson would have filled that role well enough?
Hustle on defense instead of jogging.Aside from Cal, what does this team lack or need to win a title this year?
I have two.
1. Stick with Reed from the opening tip as point guard. Best option to get us in the best shot.
2. Onyenso lacking as a scoring presence inside.
A new coach and four months to fix what this coach has destroyed and failed to do.
A better coach would make a huge difference.Aside from Cal, what does this team lack or need to win a title this year?
I have two.
1. Stick with Reed from the opening tip as point guard. Best option to get us in the best shot.
2. Onyenso lacking as a scoring presence inside.
We do, but he did say “other than the couch”. But with this coach, I’m not sure the players can do anything different because Cal screws everything up.I believe we all know what is missing.
Pride in defense.. the attitude that I am going to lock you up and you aren’t going to score on me.
Watch Reed after he turns it over or makes a mistake. Watch his effort comparative to the rest of the game. Whole different motor trying to make up for his mistake. Imagine him and everyone playing at that level the whole game.
Calipari "I'll take talent over experience every time. "
Kentucky nearly sixty (60) 5 stars in 15 years. 1 national championship.
Uconn six (6) 5 stars in 15 years. 3 national championships. Possibly 4 coming this year.
Absolutely agree. We had this once from 1991-1998. What a great period it was.But you can be a great player without having to be a five star. The Huskies have done a great job over the years finding diamonds in the rough to mix in with a highly ranked player or two and then surrounding them with other really good players who were just outside of that elite-ranking.
A coachAside from Cal, what does this team lack or need to win a title this year?
I have two.
1. Stick with Reed from the opening tip as point guard. Best option to get us in the best shot.
2. Onyenso lacking as a scoring presence inside.
Absolutely agree. We had this once from 1991-1998. What a great period it was.
A much better product no doubt. For UK, we got 3 seasons of the Monster Mash which would be unheard of today.The 90’s were a great time for college basketball imo. And even the early 00’s. The whole feel of it was completely different than what it is now. I would also argue that every crowd no matter what arena you pick is still not as good as it used to be because of all the damn cell phones. The mass exodus of players going pro had not really exploded to the degree it is now. To me, there was much more of an “epic feel” to the games back then? (If that makes any sense-hopefully someone knows what I’m trying to say.)
Yep Cal stopped recruiting Football playersA Willie Cauley Stein type player who could rebound and defend on a switch.
My unequivocal answer: Nothing !Aside from Cal, what does this team lack or need to win a title this year?
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