Wheeler enters portal
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What a punk. His team needed him but he was too mad because he lost his starting position. Instead of putting in the extra work to earn it back, he quit. then this BS story about his tail bone or something being hurt.
It seems the only issue with his tail bone was his head stuck up his ass and it made it even bigger than it was before.
Good bye you little wimp.
It seems the only issue with his tail bone was his head stuck up his ass and it made it even bigger than it was before.
Good bye you little wimp.
Wagner hasn't even been playing PG for his HS team. Rankings are based on where they project the player to be someday. Wagner is a combo guard by all accounts. Not a pure PG.
I meant GUARDS, as I realize Wagner will probably be the starting PG. Who will be the back-up, if Dilly is not here ?? Interesting that nobody seems to be mentioning Thiero as a back-up PG, although I do not think he is.
D. J. Wagner - Wikipedia
Our coach gives no information. Probably not a surprise that people fill in the gaps. We heard ankle injury, yet 6 weeks later it had not healed to the point he could play, when we needed him most.
One and done, and the transfer portal are ruining college basketball.
5’10 Russell Westbrook. Have no ill will towards the kid, but man he’s a detriment to any “contending” team. Needs high usage, can’t shoot, turns the ball over at will.
He could be good in the right situation I guess.
He could be good in the right situation I guess.
Hell, we just might. 🤣
Should have never had a UK scholarship.
well I can't say anyone should be surprised by this
seems to confirm many suspicions too
seems to confirm many suspicions too
Surely he will, and will be granted. It’s probably true, although I would say his mental well being is hindered by the fact that he is soft as snow. And yes, Cal has been setting this plate for a month at least. Pitiful.
Here are the turnover per minute statistics for PGs (primary and back-ups) during the Calipari era. Wheeler drastically improved his TOs this season, to set the record straight.
| Season | Player | MINS | TO | TO/MIN | A/TO | ST | ST/TO |
| 18-19 | Green | 160 | 21 | 0.131 | 1.00 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 09-10 | Wall | 1288 | 149 | 0.116 | 1.62 | 66 | 0.44 |
| 19-20 | Hagans | 996 | 103 | 0.103 | 1.85 | 58 | 0.56 |
| 21-22 | Wheeler | 937 | 91 | 0.097 | 2.27 | 33 | 0.36 |
| 12-13 | Goodwin | 1048 | 101 | 0.096 | 0.87 | 36 | 0.36 |
| 18-19 | Hagans | 1054 | 94 | 0.089 | 1.70 | 61 | 0.65 |
| 10-11 | Knight | 1363 | 120 | 0.088 | 1.33 | 25 | 0.21 |
| 13-14 | Harrison | 1267 | 109 | 0.086 | 1.46 | 21 | 0.19 |
| 11-12 | Teague | 1303 | 109 | 0.084 | 1.75 | 54 | 0.50 |
| 16-17 | Fox | 1064 | 87 | 0.082 | 1.90 | 53 | 0.61 |
| 17-18 | Gilg-Alex | 1248 | 99 | 0.079 | 1.91 | 61 | 0.62 |
| 20-21 | Askew | 722 | 50 | 0.069 | 1.46 | 23 | 0.46 |
| 22-23 | Wallace | 1026 | 67 | 0.065 | 2.03 | 63 | 0.94 |
| 22-23 | Wheeler | 599 | 39 | 0.065 | 3.00 | 19 | 0.49 |
| 14-15 | Harrison | 994 | 64 | 0.064 | 2.17 | 40 | 0.63 |
| 17-18 | Green | 869 | 55 | 0.063 | 1.65 | 11 | 0.20 |
| 19-20 | Maxey | 1068 | 67 | 0.063 | 1.46 | 27 | 0.40 |
| 20-21 | Mintz | 769 | 47 | 0.061 | 1.64 | 25 | 0.53 |
| 12-13 | Harrow | 787 | 48 | 0.061 | 1.71 | 21 | 0.44 |
| 21-22 | Washington | 906 | 51 | 0.056 | 2.35 | 40 | 0.78 |
| 15-16 | Ulis | 1287 | 69 | 0.054 | 3.57 | 51 | 0.74 |
| 14-15 | Ulis | 882 | 38 | 0.043 | 3.55 | 37 | 0.97 |
| 21-22 | Mintz | 768 | 31 | 0.040 | 1.77 | 19 | 0.61 |
Here are FG%s for those same guards. Clearly not the best, but certainly not the worst. Wheeler's FT% this season was definitely terrible, no question.
| Season | Player | MINS | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
| 17-18 | Gilg-Alex | 1248 | 48.54% | 40.35% | 81.71% |
| 16-17 | Fox | 1064 | 47.77% | 24.64% | 73.93% |
| 18-19 | Hagans | 1054 | 46.73% | 27.45% | 76.09% |
| 09-10 | Wall | 1288 | 46.12% | 32.46% | 75.43% |
| 17-18 | Green | 869 | 45.14% | 37.61% | 80.77% |
| 21-22 | Washington | 906 | 45.10% | 34.95% | 75.00% |
| 18-19 | Green | 160 | 44.90% | 42.31% | 89.47% |
| 22-23 | Wallace | 1026 | 44.55% | 34.65% | 75.71% |
| 21-22 | Wheeler | 937 | 44.12% | 30.77% | 77.97% |
| 12-13 | Goodwin | 1048 | 43.98% | 26.56% | 63.68% |
| 15-16 | Ulis | 1287 | 43.44% | 34.38% | 85.64% |
| 19-20 | Maxey | 1068 | 42.74% | 29.20% | 83.33% |
| 10-11 | Knight | 1363 | 42.30% | 37.66% | 79.53% |
| 22-23 | Wheeler | 599 | 41.67% | 36.59% | 53.33% |
| 12-13 | Harrow | 787 | 41.35% | 29.58% | 70.77% |
| 11-12 | Teague | 1303 | 41.19% | 32.50% | 71.43% |
| 14-15 | Ulis | 882 | 40.61% | 42.86% | 80.77% |
| 19-20 | Hagans | 996 | 40.38% | 25.81% | 80.99% |
| 20-21 | Mintz | 769 | 39.67% | 38.10% | 65.57% |
| 21-22 | Mintz | 768 | 38.22% | 34.38% | 70.15% |
| 14-15 | Harrison | 994 | 37.83% | 38.30% | 79.25% |
| 13-14 | Harrison | 1267 | 36.67% | 35.11% | 76.44% |
| 20-21 | Askew | 722 | 34.51% | 27.78% | 80.65% |
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If Dilly does not come, then we will have to bring in from the portal a PG or (more likely) a combo-guard. A PG will know they will be backing up Wagner, where as a Combo-guard can get minutes at 2 spots, even if coming from the bench, but also may have a chance to compete for PT at the starting 2G.
I meant GUARDS, as I realize Wagner will probably be the starting PG. Who will be the back-up, if Dilly is not here ?? Interesting that nobody seems to be mentioning Thiero as a back-up PG, although I do not think he is.
D. J. Wagner - Wikipedia
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My fault. I mis-read your post. Reed Sheppard can also play backup point. I'd hope Thiero can as well, but I am 100% confident that Calipari will get another guard in the portal if Dillingham doesn't come here.
Sharpe wasnt injured. His camp held him out. He put on dunking displays before each game. Do not know the extent of Wheelers injury. Do not know if he even had an injury.
Just a thought….What are the chances that he was suspended from playing and was told to hit the road?
I’ve seen the rumors that there was an incident between him and another player and that he didn’t get along with Oscar.
Give a source that says he did quit. A source that doesn't post on this board.
I mean that’s the smallest sample size of minutes by far besides Quade Green in 18-19. We don’t know what the numbers would’ve looked like if he played the whole season.
It is the same handful of posters that argued that Sharpe will be back and not go pro........
Until he did. Then not a peep from any of them other than "Cal didn't know"....
Same crew that told us to "be mad about Sharpe when the season is over and he actually leaves" when we all saw the writing on the wall during the season. Then the season ended, he left, and they didn't want us to talk about it because it was in the past. And Cal didn't know! Even though we ALL knew, lol
I don’t think he was suspended, but I suppose it’s possible. I doubt that he was encouraged to return.
Cal beat everyone else to get there first. He's a genius.
Fvcking crazy! Happened just like that, too! 🤣
I 100% agree, but included because he played the position. Others included that played PG only very rarely, as well. Data provided for general information and reference, as regards the discussion of Wheeler's ineptitude.
Cal been lying to the fans all along sorriest excuse for a coach ever nothing was wrong with short fat man other than not being as good as wallace at point guard.
I just don’t think the record was set straight by that haha.
It reminds me of that kid Nesmith from Vandy was coming out in the draft as a sophomore a few years ago. As a freshman he shot 33.7% from 3, not good. But as a sophomore he shot 52% on 3 more attempts. The only problem was he played 14 games the whole season. But Boston still took the bait.
He’s in his 3rd year in the NBA and his careee average from 3 is 33.6% haha. The reality is he just had a crazy hot streak during a small sample.
I’d argue a similar thing happened to Wheeler here. Obviously shooting %’s and turnovers aren’t necessarily the same thing, but you get the point.
Actually, I do not get the point, but that doesn't matter. I provided the stats to simply show that Wheeler was not the best, but certainly not the worst PG we've had during the Calipari, at least, statistically speaking. That was my only point.
Clearly he committed turnovers, some at the absolute worst time possible, but I would contend that his lack of emphasis on shooting and scoring for himself, while seeking to set others up, leads to increased potential for turnovers. Also, I think he worked hard to reduce his turnover rate this season. Ulis may have helped him with that, but I certainly don't know that.
Where is all the people who said he would be back and that we had no idea if he quit?
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