I’ve been watching how he reacts tonight while on the bench. He doesn’t seem happy about not getting any playing time the second half and is hardly cheering on his teammates that are on the court.
Wheelers body language
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Rough night for him. Probably down on himself.
You have to believe he is disappointed. Georgia was his old team.
I kind of noticed it too. But I’m not going read too much into it. Players want to play, but his role needs to be reduced going forward.
It appears to me that he is handling it as about as well as he could.
Oh well.
That should seal the deal for his time as a starter. I did see him cheer alot against the Vold... but I think he knows his time here is coming to an abrupt end.
That should seal the deal for his time as a starter. I did see him cheer alot against the Vold... but I think he knows his time here is coming to an abrupt end.
Huge kudos to Cal for making the correct decision.
When Oscar was shooting free throws late he was shaking his head out of frustration
Yep. His birthday too. As you get older that matters less but still sucks to have a bad day on your birthday no matter how old you are.
Let’s see how he reacts next game.
It’s his birthday. I imagine it sucks realizing that you’ve been relegated to being a 10mpg guy on your birthday.
And we have ALL seen WHY they weren't heart broken that he is no longer there.
How many thread is the OP gonna start about Wheeler?
We get it, you are his ex gf.
We get it, you are his ex gf.
Never will forget a client treating me like absolute crap on my birthday at my old job. Dude was just having a bad day but man, just kinda sucks when you’re trying to be positive on the one day a year you get to tout yourself a bit and the role goes to crap on you.
Just a sucky feeling. Especially when you’re that young.
He’s a good dude. Just has to realize he has to work that much harder now.
We’ll have moments when we need him but after tonight if anyone else still doubts it was him as the problem, well that should be answered. If Wallace didn’t get in foul trouble in the first half they wouldn’t of got ahead the way the did.
What did you expect from someone who was handed the starting spot and kept it for half a season and a half without deserving it…
I've defended Wheeler all season but he should have been benched the way he was playing. He made a couple good plays shortly after coming in but then he turned it over and gave up easy shots. If I were Cal, I would have done exactly the same. And once the other guys proved themselves, the rhythm of the game dictated Wheeler stay right where he was.
Wallace's defense in the 2nd half was absolutely essential on Roberts, and he was sensational. You can't take him out. It wasn't Wheeler's game. I hate it for him with it being his birthday and being his former team, but that's life sometimes.
Wallace's defense in the 2nd half was absolutely essential on Roberts, and he was sensational. You can't take him out. It wasn't Wheeler's game. I hate it for him with it being his birthday and being his former team, but that's life sometimes.
I’m 32 and I still dont understand why people think their birthday is so special. If it wasn’t for people telling me happy birthday I’d never know it was actually the day.
The best he can do for this team the rest of the year is get some pom-poms and cheer his teammates on
It's his birthday playing his old team, I'm sure he wanted to play a bigger role in us winning. He's human, we would need a moment to adjust as well. Roles are being defined on this team, his job is to accept his new role and to find a way to help the team win.
Probably feeling down, we clicked when he went out, when he was in he started okay and then started making tons of mistakes and defensive lapses.
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I mean I don’t celebrate it much at all. But it’s still nice to treat yourself a bit, get some ice cream or but that book you’ve wanted.
The last thing you want is a ****** day on it though. And Wheeler had a pretty ****** day.
It’s his birthday…he can cry if he wants to.
Mike White sees Cal bench Wheeler 2nd half and says f##k, there went my game plan.
He was -9 in 11 minutes
Was a year too late but at least he finally did it
If he looks at the film of the game honestly, he'd bench himself. The defense quickly was a mess when he came in. He is a big liability on D and then when he turns it over on offense, he just can't be in.
I wish him the best , but hes where he needs to be
I disagree there. I think there are times when he can come in and be a big spark plug off the bench. It should have been his role all along. I hate it for the kid, but I blame it on Cal for giving him as much time as he was getting.
Wheeler is going to have to get used to it unfortunately unless he changes his approach to defense.
As others have said
It's his birthday. He's playing against his old team. He's heard all of the "they played better without him" talk. He wanted to have a big game. Instead he's on the bench.
He was cheering super hard for the team against UT. We'll see what shakes out.
It's his birthday. He's playing against his old team. He's heard all of the "they played better without him" talk. He wanted to have a big game. Instead he's on the bench.
He was cheering super hard for the team against UT. We'll see what shakes out.