Why did Cal even bother to recruit Big Z?
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Z is a good 3pt shooter. He's probably about a 35-40% guy from that range over a season........... he's only shot 1.. 0-1 in these past 3 games. 3-3 in the first one. So he's 75% on the season and we arent getting him 3pt shots.
Yeah he hasn’t done much in the 18 minutes but that is the problem he hasn’t been allowed to get into any kind of rhythm . Also I don’t think he has gotten any good looks at the basket since the first game . It’s up to Cal to get better looks for him and that’s not happening while he’s in the game
Probably a big reason why he stuck it out at UK.
He's a big kid and enjoys being there.
Nothing wrong with that but most euro kids would have bolted quick when things got complicated.
Maybe but he won't get the looks he got in the Ga game.
He'll definitely have to work harder for open shots.
Exactly ... DRAFT NIGHT. Nuttin' Better Bennies. SchmucksRWe for enabling this BS LIE.
Is he “not able” to re-create it, or simply not being given a fair chance to do so?
The big difference between his debut and subsequent games is that he was actually given extended minutes in one but not the others. It’s hard to prove you can do it again if you’re not being given any more than a couple minutes and no opportunity to get into a real rhythm.
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Yeah, all he did was block shots, rebound, and elbow a guy in the face for grabbing and hacking him. Sure doesn't like the dirty work down low. LOL
I have no clue, it makes no sense why he played him game 1, he crushed and then he just sits him now. Blows my mind.
What is he supposed to do in 6 minutes a game though? He gets in for a minute or 2. That’s nowhere near enough time to do anything.
Bradshaw, like Edwards and most of our other guys need another year of refining their skill and hitting the gym. They need to mature.
Cal recruited Z 1. To get the fans off his ass. 2 As a hedge in case Bradshaw and UGO didn't get healthy. Most of the game where Z went off he was at the 4. In the games since Cal has mainly had him at the 5 under the basket. Result he has taken a total of 1 ,3 point shots. A good coach or even one who had any intention to incorporating Z in the offense would put him in a spot that accentuates the kids STRENGHTS. Cal has not ,the kids actual talents are wasted since Cal will not play him properly.
I would love to Big Z get a real chance, as far as I'm concerned Bradshaw and Edwards can sit the bench the rest of the season. I don't see what they add to this team.
While Zs defense may be weak, so is Bradshaws. Z is a better shooter and will open the floor more than Bradshaw ever will
What Calipari is doing to this team infuriates me because this is a title team with another coach.
The list of coaches that would do better coaching this team than cal is extremely long. Includes most/if not all D 1 head coaches, at least 1 assistant on every D1 team and probably half of the High school head coaches in the United States. They don’t call him CCC for nothing!!!!
In all honesty it was probably not the best decision to come to UK in the first place.
A European kid looking to play college ball in the states should go somewhere that he is needed day 1, somewhere he can get 25-30 min a game from jump.
He would be better off out west playing at Santa Clara or somewhere like that.
As far as him staying on the floor at UK, he has to do something positive when he gets in the game.
It's like a make or miss mentality.
When he's in the post on defense he can either get a block or he can get dunked on.
The more individual "wins" he gets, the more pt he will get.
I don’t think Cal is utilizing him right at all. Let the kid play some minutes.
Funny how Edwards or DJ don't have to do something positive to stay in the game.
Cal's just confused on what to do with him. It's obvious.
Big Z should be rotating with Mitchell, not the 5 spot. I'll die on this hill.
Big Z should be rotating with Mitchell, not the 5 spot. I'll die on this hill.
It's stunning how many people on this board refuse to stand up for this kid. He's an amazing talent and he's being wasted by a horrible coach.
Big Z won’t get a fair shake because Klutch said so….. We all know who’s Klutch’s little b&@ch!!!
He wanted to make you cry. Low standards because you cry about everything. I can’t believe he played Onyenso over Z.
OP is clearly just driving his anti-Cal hatred biased agenda here...
Why even recruit Big Z? I don't think Cal foresaw that Big Z would be held out by the NCAA for months. So if he was cleared right away, or even sooner, he'd have more experience, more game reps, more PT, more time with execution, etc. So I'm sure he'd be playing more. It's not Cal's fault that the NCAA held him out for 4 months and put Z wildly behind in development
Played 2 mins? Nope, played 6. Couldn't even sniff 5 minutes? Nope, played 6
He got bullied by the Florida post players, gave up 2 offensive rebounds in 1 possession, and struggled to actually set screens. Yes, only 6 minutes, so let me be clear - I WISH HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED MORE! But it's not like his 6 minutes against Florida in the 1st half resembled, AT ALL, his performance against Georgia.
So yes, he needs more playing time. But the "why even bother recruiting him" is the biggest nonsense on here.
"What's the point of recruiting a one and done that you have no intention of playing?" This is garbage. He has played, he is playing, even though he's 4 months behind schedule of all the other UK guys. Onyenso deserves his time, no doubt about it. Mitchell has been our most important player all season long. He's the most reliable, consistent player we have. Just bench him all night so Big Z can play? Get out of here.
But aren't you the guy that always hates on Reeves? Where would this team be without him?
^^ " Z wildly behind in development " ha ha .. you some real Cal apologist . He's burying a guy . Just admit it .
Edwards hasn't shown he desrves the amount of PT he's been getting, nor for that matter has Bradshaw, but if we're being honest we all know Klutch has their hand in all of this.
Z NEEDS PT to acclimate to the more physical play of the guys here, so that's not particularly a very good reason to hold him to six mintues in a game we SHOULD WIN.
So effing sick of Cal. I'll dance in the street when he's gone.
Z NEEDS PT to acclimate to the more physical play of the guys here, so that's not particularly a very good reason to hold him to six mintues in a game we SHOULD WIN.
So effing sick of Cal. I'll dance in the street when he's gone.
What do you know about Klutch?
Have you researched them and found out things you don't like.
If you could link an article detailing shady or bad business practices by them I would be interested in reading it.
If not Klutch then who?
Which agency do you recommend our players sign with?
Or do you think it's bullshit that they have representation period?
Was he not one of the first players off the bench at S.Car?
If you're the coach and you sub him in, at what point do you take him out if he's not performing?
I mean he got dunked on twice in close proximity so idk how long you would stick with him especially since we were losing at the time.
Every coach has to make judgement calls on whether a player is helping or hurting the team.
You don't like Klutch so who do you recommend?
You like WWW's crew better?
I think that's who DJ's with.
I'm sure our next coach will ban all recruits from having an agent so it won't be a problem anymore.
It's inexcusable Z has been buried on the bench. He has the best all around skill set of any of our bigs.
Another reason might be that the more Cal hears fans complain about not enough playing time for Z ... the more he sits. It's a Cal thing.
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