What is our front court issue ?

[Yahtzee43]

Seems like we had all the pieces this year for the front court. Why do we continue to have problems with rebounding, aggressiveness.

Is it the talent ?
Lack of drive ?
Motivation ?
Coaching ?
Lack of talent evaluation ?

Should we be sitting Poythress and Skal ? But, then, when you go down that road, it creates chemistry and divisiveness issues.

 

[ulismyman]

Poythress and Lee and Skal have no valentines

 

[TheBigBluePrint]

No toughness, no alpha dog. No Hayes, no cousins, no harrelson, no randle, no towns...keep adding. Heck Woo was tougher than these guys.

 

[jolivesr]

Skal is soft and Poythress is too inconsistent

 

[BourbonBalz]

Simple. Great athletes. Lack of basketball talent.

 

[Yahtzee43]

Skal is soft and Poythress is too inconsistent

Sometimes, Poythress looks like a 1st round pick like he did against Louisville. then, other games, he looks like he is just out of it and going through the motions.

Maybe he is worried about his draft position.

 

[The_Answer1313]

Lack of talent.

They were banking on Skal big time and he's failed so far.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Sometimes, Poythress looks like a 1st round pick like he did against Louisville. then, other games, he looks like he is just out of it and going through the motions.

Maybe he is worried about his draft position.

He should be.

 

[jolivesr]

Sometimes, Poythress looks like a 1st round pick like he did against Louisville. then, other games, he looks like he is just out of it and going through the motions.

Maybe he is worried about his draft position.

Draft position? He is like 30 with w series of injuries over the past few years.

 

[CBBCrazy]

We have two freshman from down under that have not been given a chance, yet we have 0 production down low. Would it have been any worse with at least giving one of them a chance?

 

[katwest]

Our big men are limited on offense, Poy and Lee and Skal hasn't come around and maybe a little soft and if they are not ready to play every game, they will lose some because we are the only team that matters to opponents. Kentucky never slips up on anybody,we have never had that luxury, so when we play teams on the road we have to overcome them shooting out of their minds, strange calls and rabid crowds that intimidate officials, combine all of those things and it's hard to come away with a win.

 

[rolaid]

Lack of skill...Lee is volleyball player & Poythress is the same player he was 4 years ago.

 

[Xception]

We need a back to the basket 4 or 5 that you can throw it in to that can attract a double team among other things . I wonder if Skal can hit a hook shot , that might help him since he can't get good position down low .

 

[wildcatsboston1984]

We need a back to the basket 4 or 5 that you can throw it in to that can attract a double team among other things . I wonder if Skal can hit a hook shot , that might help him since he can't get good position down low .

Hard to hit a hook shot if you can't get in position for it, unless you want him attempting hooks from 15 feet

 

[jedwar]

Back up players playing starter spots. When players can show flashes of playing well, but not consistently or very often, they should be back ups. We don't have that luxury this year.

 

[JerseyCat84]

The lack of one.

 

[IL Wildcat]

It's a tough question. In short, Lee can't create his own offense and can't hit a jump shot. Poythress is wildly inconsistent. And Skal just isn't what we thought he was. I think Cal expected Skal would be the consistent scorer and that Poythress and Lee would be able to focus on rebounding, defense, lob dunks, and the like. But it's turned out that Poythress is our best post scorer, and he's just too bipolar. Truth is, none of them are close to ready for the NBA if they can't be more consistent.

 

[KyFaninNC]

What would it hurt to try Hump and Wynard? If we are gonna suck at least try something different.

 

[Xception]

Hard to hit a hook shot if you can't get in position for it, unless you want him attempting hooks from 15 feet

He catches the ball closer than fifteen feet , I guess your being sarcastic . If there's any shot that can create space , it's a hook . Skal is a face up shooter that teams are crowding because they know he can hit it if left open . Cal is also trying to develop his low pot game to help him diversify his game , Skal is struggling with that right now . Cal has players develop weak spots instead of just letting them do what they're only good at . I think it's a reasonable option .

 

[Nubb16]

Suck

 

[KyFaninNC]

Cal has players develop weak spots instead of just letting them do what they're only good at . I think it's a reasonable option .

Well, it is not taking root with this team.

 

[Xception]

Well, it is not taking root with this team.

It didn't take root in 2011 until late in the season , why would you expect it to be a finished project at this time . Patience , give it a chance .

 

[JC CATS]

Seems like we had all the pieces this year for the front court. Why do we continue to have problems with rebounding, aggressiveness.

Is it the talent ?
Lack of drive ?
Motivation ?
Coaching ?
Lack of talent evaluation ?

Should we be sitting Poythress and Skal ? But, then, when you go down that road, it creates chemistry and divisiveness issues.

They were recruited by most everyone in country and have shown flashes so yes they have talent
Drive = some games they bring tons of energy other games a big fat 0
motivation - doesn't seem to
coaching Cal is a HOF
everyone evaluated them as 5 stars so no

 

[fabcat]

Sometimes, Poythress looks like a 1st round pick like he did against Louisville. then, other games, he looks like he is just out of it and going through the motions.

Maybe he is worried about his draft position.

I agree about everything but him worrying about his draft position. If he was concerned about that I highly doubt he would be so apathetic about the game. He just seems disinterested in playing at times.

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

"Cal has players develop weak spots instead of just letting them do what they're only good at . I think it's a reasonable option "

Now there's an idea I hadn't considered. Go to your player's weaknesses and ignore their strengths .Now we know why I don't get the big bucks.

 

[KWilt43atbuzz]

Skal showed improvement today.
Baby steps....season is not half over.

 

[JohnnyGreen1975]

The biggest problem is that none of them are dominant offensive players with go to moves in the post. Poy has his moments. But is too inconsistent. Skal could be the answer and seemed to be earlier in the season but just doesn't have enough beef. The other problem is that it seems like our guards are taking most of th shots and our bigs are just there for put backs or rebounds.

 

[kybassfan]

I still think the guards are struggling to get the ball into the bigs while they are in scoring position. These guys are not creators. I also think the big guys are a bit passive without the ball too. Bad combination.

 

[BlueRunner11]

Thin, soft, and zero confidence. Willis looks like our best option right now.

 

[CharlieT71059]

timidness and somewhat lazy

 

[3 fan]

They are not the players Cal hoped would be out there. He wanted Dakari, Zimmerman, Bragg or Diallo

 

[23jumpboy]

our guards

 

[ManitouDan]

Poy worried about draft position ? Did he take up Nascar ?

 

[Cawood86]

Lee ticks me off. Does not have one low post move. Unless it's a lob or put back dunk, he can't score.
Poythress is a lost cause. Can't dribble. Can jump as high as he wants but gets his shot blocked because he doesn't understand positioning. Gets too far under the basket. No more time to waste on him.
Skal/Humphries/Wynard are the hope. Skal is getting better, just slowly.
Willis needs more minutes. Let Wynard and Humphries bang down low. Let Mulder/Hawkins/Milder get more minutes.
Leave Lee and Poythress on the bench. Can't win with them. It's been proven.

 

[SilentsAreGolden]

It's a tough question. In short, Lee can't create his own offense and can't hit a jump shot. Poythress is wildly inconsistent. And Skal just isn't what we thought he was. I think Cal expected Skal would be the consistent scorer and that Poythress and Lee would be able to focus on rebounding, defense, lob dunks, and the like. But it's turned out that Poythress is our best post scorer, and he's just too bipolar. Truth is, none of them are close to ready for the NBA if they can't be more consistent.

Exactly. Cal, and everyone else thought Skal was who they said he was. Turns out he isn't. Win some, lose some.

 

[jarms24]

Poy worried about draft position ? Did he take up Nascar ?