Bring on Sharpe!
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Would love to see him play in the Kansas game....
I think he will get some minutes. The good thing for him is he doesn’t have the pressure of being “the man” necessary for UK to be successful.
I want to see Sharpe get some minutes for the purpose of development for next season. Let him get acclimated to the speed and grown a** men dynamic of big time college basketball this season, so that he’s comfortable and really ready to go next season. For me that’s why I’m most excited about Sharpe playing this season.
I also think he can help this season – especially because of what you stated. He has good upperclassmen around him who may not be as talented as Sharpe, but are probably noticeably better college basketball players at this stage. So, he can just play a backup minutes role – probably increasing over the rest of the season - and not be expected to be the star. If Boston had had that luxury I think it would have been a better outcome for him and the team.
I read a few minutes ago where Coach Chin was advocating playing four guards around Tshiebwe. I hope Cal listens and gives it a shot once Wheeler is back.
I mean at least just try it out for a few minutes in a game to see how it goes. No harm in that for Cal. But, can you imagine Wheeler/TyTy/Grady/Sharpe/Oscar or Wheeler/TyTy/Grady/Mintz/Oscar or TyTy/Grady/Mintz/Sharpe/Oscar? Oh my!!!
If Cal plays Toppin, Hopkins and Collins at the same time anymore, I may stroke out. They all can get minutes- just not all together.
Offense is much better this year but let’s see if they can get to 70 Saturday. I’m guessing not but would be happy to be wrong.
Begging for Cal to go. How do you know who you will get? Louisville fans are calling for Mack's head. We could end up with him or maybe we could rehire Billy G.
They are just bitchers. If it was not Cal it would be something else. Go back and look at their history. All they know to do is *****. They must be some miserable people.
It's really about efficiency than actual points per game. We need to move off this points per game. This shouldn't be looked at in terms of points per game but rather how many points you are scoring per possession.
In 2019 when UVA won the title, they had the 5th best defensive team. But they also had the 2nd best offensive team, all the while scoring in the 60s.
80 points in 80 possessions is the same exact as 60 points in 60 possessions. Obviously one is more exciting than the other but both are equal.
FWIW Kenpom is predicting a 74-69 win. So mid 70s. Against what's rated the 2nd best defensive team currently in D1.
All I care is we score more points than the other team.
If he comes in and averages 8/4 per game we probably go to a final four.
Yep I agree. We also kinda need that fifth guard in the rotation. Playing four guards extended minutes all season will take its toll IMO. I know I keep harping on it, but Fredrick’s injury was a huge loss. Dude has a solid all around floor game.
EDIT: Sharpe seems to be very versatile. I believe he could play the 2-4 in college. Would be a big boost for a utility guy like that.
So we should pretty much play 5 and Oscar will be one of them. Count me in!
This. I would say PPG and efficiency combined is a good indicator. Tennessee has the second rated defense in the country and LSU has the first? Wow!
So is Bates, and he's terrible right now..
This is what should happen. When you have someone rebounding at a historic rate, you can do this. Also, Ty Ty is a very strong rebounding guard and I suspect Sharpe's athleticism will make him a solid rebounder.
Even if this is not the starting 5, it is the best 5.
Yeah I don't want to overthink this, but I have a hard time believing Kentucky Men's Basketball official IG account would post pictures of Sharpe wearing the uniform if there was no intention of putting him on the floor this year.
I might’ve missed it, but has Cal/anyone said he’s practicing with the team yet? I remember last week the story was he was doing individual work. Have to believe it’ll be at least a week or two after he’s actually practicing with the team until he is even thought to be put in a game.
Hard to imagine he'd be out there with the team pregame if he's not practicing with them yet. I don't understand why he wouldn't be.
LCC, how many minutes would you guesstimate Sharpe would need to get those averages?
I'm sure Cal will give us some clarity in the UT pre-game presser.
Idk, we once had a poster claim that if we landed a certain recruit that he would shave his *** hair and glue it to his face for a week. That is right up there as well.
It really is. Best I can ever remember, top to bottom. Arkansas had underwhelmed so far, though, IMO.
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If Cal doesn't play Sharpe in the next 2 weeks he should be FIRED. PERIOD.
And now we all know why you call yourself LowCountry. You are about as low as they get.
Well, yes he would have to play first. But I figured that was presumed in the question. So, IF he plays, how many minutes would you guestimate he would need to average 8 points and 4 rebounds?
Per the UT presser today, he practiced yesterday and will practice today.
I’m not bitching about nothing lol! I’m stating facts, because one of those is going to happen. It is what it is, but guys like you are so bought in to Cal’s worn out dog and pony show, nothing to do but double down, and deflect. Weren’t you one of the 9-16 Cheerleaders?
Yes, one of those will happen. Sharpe will play, be good, and get minutes. Sharpe will play, be good, and not get minutes. Sharpe will play and not be good. Sharpe will not play. You've listed all the possible options. You then go on to say that all of these are bad and whichever one of them happens, it's Cal's fault. I'd love to know what you think SHOULD happen that would not be bad.
There is no such thing as a 9-16 cheerleader. Perhaps you were one of the people who thought any point of view other than "Cal must be fired now" was "9-16 cheerleading."
The point I was getting at in my original post, ultimately, is that Sharpe, win lose or draw, will most likely NOT be on next year’s UK team. And yeah, that’s going to kinda suck!