What's wrong with Alex?
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That highlight video is the most confusing thing. He doesn't just look good, he looks all-world. My personal favorite is when he dunks it hard and the ball hits a Duke player square in the face. We've only seen glimpses of that guy since. Utterly baffling...
There should be a small TV inside his locker that plays this highlight 24/7.
I really like Alex, he reminds me of another Tennessean who had all of the talent in the world but only showed glimpses of what he could be, just wish he would play all the time like we know he can.
Has a redshirt for Alex even been applied for?
Any redshirt for Alex would not automatic would it since he played several games last season.
Alex is just not an 'alpha male'....Those rare occasions he comes out of his shell is not who he really is; it's forced
Put Julius Randle inside of AP and you have a top 5 pick and first team AA
Put Julius Randle inside of AP and you have a top 5 pick and first team AA
In the event that he wants to play next year, he can apply after this season and would almost certainly be granted an extra year since he had a clearly season ending injury and played under the max % of games in that season.
I agree. It's hard to watch him struggle, but I think his heart really isn't in basketball.
This is insufferable. Yes, i want Alex to be a beast and play like he looks (chiseled from stone) but he isnt that type of person. While i'd love for him to develop a mean streak and lead this team with a fiery passion, it isnt who he is.
I exhausted the ball handling question 2 seasons ago. If he could dribble and i had a feather up my a$$ we'd both be tickled.
I exhausted the ball handling question 2 seasons ago. If he could dribble and i had a feather up my a$$ we'd both be tickled.
When I posted the question - I more meant in the LSU game - he was completely disengaged in that game - not into it at all. For me it's sad, very sad. Like seeing a genius throw his intellect away for lesser things. It may be simple apathy - or feeling entitled (told he's elite - so it should come easy?). The old adage "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" comes to mind. I wish him the best and that he would realize what he is throwing away. He's just not that into it it seems. Anyway - Go CATS - Go Alex.
This was sort of the time period when Darius Miller FINALLY came into his own and had the confidence to play. Granted, Alex had a major injury setback (which, we all forget, he could be coming back from, mentally and physically).
But the time is now. I haven't heard word on red-shirting, so I'm assuming this is his last year, especially with the talent we have coming in next year. This is a crucial point to either make a stamp on your legacy at Kentucky, or forever be a letdown and a "what could have been".
But the time is now. I haven't heard word on red-shirting, so I'm assuming this is his last year, especially with the talent we have coming in next year. This is a crucial point to either make a stamp on your legacy at Kentucky, or forever be a letdown and a "what could have been".
I don't know Alex, but think you could be right. I get the sense as well he may be ready to just move on to what's next, but the opportunity to go to grad school while still on scholly wasn't one he could walk away from. I never played college ball, but I did go to grad school two years right after 4 at UK. It was 2 of the best years of my life, but at the end I was way more than ready to move on with what came next. Alex may never have much of a pro basketball career, but I think it likely he will succeed in life.
If he keeps this type of play up, history won't be kind to him, that's for sure. Kentucky fans may not trash you when you're here, but once you're gone, it's a different story.
I'm fine with that mentality. But maybe it's time for Alex to take the bench and enjoy the ride. Pretty selfish to think "Yeah, I'm not really into it, and won't give you much more, but I want and deserve a starting spot".
If that is indeed his mentality and approach for this year (I think his injury has more to do with it, personally, as mentioned above), then he needs to ride pine and let others step up. If he's conceding his NBA dreams and wants to play it easy, he should not be getting the minutes he has now.
I really don't see any difference in his attitude before or after the injury. He is who he is. He has never shown that he'll live up to his full potential on the court. I've met plenty of really smart folks who are disconnected from entire sections of real life. Alex just happens to have an all-world athlete's body. The clueless expression on Alex' face when he is on the court has never changed.
I'm just going to enjoy the few brief moments when he teases us with something spectacular and wish him all the success when he is pursuing whatever it is that engages him.
Nothing wrong. Just because your athletic doesn't always mean your bound to be a great player.
Alex is what he is.........a good role player.
Alex is what he is.........a good role player.
Unless you have held Alex's hand and know from personal experience I would suggest researching the pro day measurements for Alex hand size.
I just think we had an off night. Nobody is perfect and Alex is talented, regardless of his play in several games this season. I think we've had a good season so far. Just have to figure out how to play better as a team.
Almost lost some teeth on that dunk.Yep. It's crazy to have been so athletically/genetically gifted in most other areas but to simultaneously have such freakishly small hands.
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I have sympathy for Alex. He just can't get it going.
Is there a more on and off player in basketball?
Very happy for Poy. He can do this anytime he wants! Forget the stat line Alex! Just play.. Play hard!
Very happy for Poy. He can do this anytime he wants! Forget the stat line Alex! Just play.. Play hard!
No he can't, Alabama has no frontline. He's a good player though.
He does have the ability to play hard every game though. And that will help this team immensely.
Alex was great today, granted against a smaller front court, but great. I'll have confidence in Alex when I see him string 5-6 solid games in a row, something he hasn't done since he's been here. Sorry to be so negative, but we've seen great games from him before and then he dissapears- let's hope this isn't the case this time.
Alex is the scapegoat. He's a great player that has bad nights. I think he was peaking last year until he got hurt but don't think (unlike some others) that his best game was the Duke game his freshman year. He was crucial in our run 2 years ago and was a flop away from being a hero that year. I believe he will also be critical in the tournament this year
That flop on that baseline charge call against UConn was a killer. Terrible call by the way.
Something that was brought to my attention by rod Strickland a few years back was Alex is, if it's possible, too in love with academics. He spends lots of hours working on his studies and not in the gym.
In that highlight video, he was young, energetic, and wanted to play basketball. It's apparant to lots of people around the program he doesn't care about playing basketball past college. I think it's that simple. He's half in it, half out of it.
At this level you've got to be fully "in it" to do what he did to Duke as a freshman.
In that highlight video, he was young, energetic, and wanted to play basketball. It's apparant to lots of people around the program he doesn't care about playing basketball past college. I think it's that simple. He's half in it, half out of it.
At this level you've got to be fully "in it" to do what he did to Duke as a freshman.
Loved Alex's play yesterday . I still don't see the explosiveness he had before the ACL, I can only pray that it comes back. He played hard and his numbers showed it.
Has to be the Master Blaster. First thought of Derick Hord, but their games were not similar.
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