With no inside presence, I would have put Humphries in to, at least, see what he could do around the basket.
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Wondered about that too. Why not even try Humphries at center and Skal at a forward position at the same time? No way will Skal beat a rebounding physical presence this year. I know a lot of fans take pride in seeing how our players perform in the NBA, but I would like to see that performance while at Kentucky.
Humphries can't be drafted after this season. He's got plenty of time to look forward to on the bench this year.
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Saw him cheering from the bench. Again, no true center for him to defend (at least that's the theory)
Guys, understand this. If we play against an athletic center, Humphries will not play. He cannot keep up yet. It's that simple. Nothing wrong with this because he is a 17 yr old freshman. Give the kid this season to adjust to the speed of the game.
I think he was stacking wood as Tai split it. Didn't you see that picture yesterday? That was a two man job.
Fair enough, but our athletic guys aren't keeping up either.
Humphries can't be much worse than our supposedly athletic guys who guard the other teams athletic guys..
Stacking bricks would be more appropriate, considering the way our starters shot the ball.
Hump sure as hell could have gotten in there and returned a few of those hip checks and moving screens we saw all day.
I agree. We tend to adjust our personnel to the opponents instead of forcing them to adjust to us.
If Humph can't guard athletic or smaller bigs, fine. Make them defend him and maybe they get in foul trouble.
If Humph can't guard athletic or smaller bigs, fine. Make them defend him and maybe they get in foul trouble.
We are 9-2. That is a pretty damn good record considering we lost 90% of our team from a year ago. Our big guys are doing a solid job. Skal is the key going forward. He has been struggling but give the kid a break. He is only 18 and only been playing competitively for a few years. He's probably gone through more life turmoil in the past 5 years than most here on this board and that has to have some affect on how he plays on the court. Everything is moving too fast for the kid but he will be ok. People have to be patient and trust the process. Cal knows what he is doing. He is not going to put Humphries in a game that is going to expose his weaknesses and have his future stock plummet because of it. He's looking out in the best interest of the kid and also the team.
Chill TF out,, lol.. I'm saying Humphries wouldn't be any worse than Skal at guarding other athletic bigs.. And I died 2 mths ago!!
I've been in management most of my career and when something isn't working, I try other options at my disposal. You don't know if you don't try.
So? The athletic guys can't keep up so you put in a younger less athletic guy and expect him to keep up?
Not sure breaking something else is the way to fix something.
Humphries couldn't possibly do less than Skal is right now.
9-2 against a very weak schedule
Duke, ASU & UCLA are the only decent teams
Ohio State was 1 game over 500 before UK. The simple truth is that Skal, Lee & Poy are not producing. Humphries is a little slower on defense, no question. So play a zone. On offense he can get down on the blocks & not get shoved around. He knows how to use his body to get off his shot & to block out. He does not shy away from contact like. Mulder came in against ASU & provided a spark, yet he hasn't played since. Briscoe is struggling to throw it in the ocean. Murray is the only scoring threat. Changes MUST be made or this squad will struggle all season
Lmao. Hump played against Duke who had two bigs more athletic than any big on OSUs roster (and did well) but he couldn't play against OSU. Such horseshit.
Both UCLA and OSU shot lights out for most of the game. That is not the norm for both teams. Somehow having Kentucky plastered across the front of the jerseys does something for the other team. Doesn't matter how bad they were. It only matters how good they were at the moment.
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