Cal chooses to play freshmen so don't complain we are young or not as physical. You are giving up 2-3 yrs of prime physical maturation and skill development.
How many times can the 5th grade all-stars beat a 7th grade team?
Cal ruined this team.
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How many times can the 5th grade all-stars beat a 7th grade team?
I don't necessarily believe Diallo coming has anything to do with it but there is for sure some logic in it being possible. When you bring in a 5 star stud who CAN play your position, even though they say he's not going to play, that may affect young guys. He is eligible to get playing time and some players may resent Cal for bringing him on early.
I'm guessing the two players who got "sick"? Fox sure didn't look like a person who was on their deathbed 3 days ago.
At the beginning of the season teams don't know how to play other teams. With our talent a hot start. Coaches learn and figure out how to defend you. Especially true in conference games. And Ky gets everyone's best shot. Let's see how these guys respond to adversity.
Not that I disagree..
But losing to Tennessee, then to Kansas, and barely beating Georgia should have been enough adversity.
Briscoe has been nothing short of terrible since 2017. He's not a leader. Leaders don't skip the hand shake. Dude can't leave here fast enough.
It absolutely happened. And I've been saying the same thing about this team. The emphasis on pounding it inside and playing half court killed what this team was good at.
And the one time Bam passed the ball out to the wing we got a three. He lacks the basketball IQ for running the offense through him. When they collapse two or three on him he needs to pass it out and not try to make a weird abbreviated hook/slam dunky thing outside of reach of the basket. Go Cats!!
I don't know what's going on with Briscoe. He used to be a great finisher around the rim, now he's can't finish anything hardly.
I think that this is what happens when your create a culture of "everything is about the players," when it should be "all about the team".
Sometimes, you have very coachable players and have different upbringings, values, etc. and are team players. When those players come in, they work well in our program.
However, when you insert players that are not naturally team players, into this program with this culture, you encourage too much self-interest and they don't sacrifice themselves for sake of team or their points.
Sometimes, you have very coachable players and have different upbringings, values, etc. and are team players. When those players come in, they work well in our program.
However, when you insert players that are not naturally team players, into this program with this culture, you encourage too much self-interest and they don't sacrifice themselves for sake of team or their points.
Defense defense defense, that's what has happened. If we can't make stops then we cannot get into transition. We are a transition scoring team mainly. We were playing much much better defense earlier in the year. Add in the turnovers and lack of effort, diving for balls, getting rebounds, and you have our current team.
Player's first is overblown.
Cal says players first to the cameras for recruiting but day to day it's la familia.
It's a two way street. UK and Cal put the players first that put team first. That's the message.
Now we see what happens when the effort doesn't match up.
Briscoe can never drive baseline in the half court because he always runs into Bam posting up.
Honestly, Bam has shown that he can hit a free throw shot in rhythm. (As good as 66% of our guards) why do we never try to use him there, make the defense come out and allow for a drive instead of clogging the paint every time when driving from the wing.
Honestly, Bam has shown that he can hit a free throw shot in rhythm. (As good as 66% of our guards) why do we never try to use him there, make the defense come out and allow for a drive instead of clogging the paint every time when driving from the wing.
For the life of me I have no idea why people think the Diallo thing is behind this. The kid is not playing. He's not taking minutes from anyone. You think his being in practice is behind our play in these games? Worst take ever.
Brisco gets a long rope because Cal is doing all he can to make sure he gets drafted. Nobody will convince me of any different. I honestly think that until Cal starts coaching like a coach who's main focus is to win games instead of getting people drafted, we are going to continue to spiral. He may have lost this team. I can honestly say, this team has not improved any any aspect of the game since the season started, may have regressed.
Nope. I should clarify he's not fond of how 2 guys play--as people he likes all of them. Not hard to figure out and neither guy starts.
We need to stop forcing the ball into the post. This has been a definitive change after December.
Post up basketball being a key to success is one of the biggest basketball myths of all time. As far as points per attempt goes, this year post ups get 0.79 points per shot attempt. Meanwhile, a corner three yields 1.29. A layup gets you 1.8 pts per attempt.
So why do teams attempt to score off of post up moves down low? "Because that's the way you play the game."
For those that don't like stats or analytics, just compare the last 3 seasons of Villanova Basketall with Georgia Basketball. That's all you really need to do.
Post up basketball being a key to success is one of the biggest basketball myths of all time. As far as points per attempt goes, this year post ups get 0.79 points per shot attempt. Meanwhile, a corner three yields 1.29. A layup gets you 1.8 pts per attempt.
So why do teams attempt to score off of post up moves down low? "Because that's the way you play the game."
For those that don't like stats or analytics, just compare the last 3 seasons of Villanova Basketall with Georgia Basketball. That's all you really need to do.
He needs Bam out to make room for our incoming big guys!! Plus players FIRST...)
Cal wants to win more than you 3 knuckleheads put together.
If you really do not know this then you havent been paying attention or refuse to accept reality.
The idiocy in this thread is incredible. Wow.
Do you really think Cal doesn't want to win. He has probably won more games than any other coach in college basketball since he has been here. Coaches are judged on wins and loses. Do you think he doesn't care about that. Wanting what's best for your player and your team are not contradictory things. Any good coach should care about his players and want to do the best he can for them.
Gotta disagree!!!
AAU basketball ruined this "team". Individual play is incompatible with team play! :sunglasses:
I suppose Coach Cal must take some of the blame for not reigning in the individual play early on when we were playing the cupcakes.
Look I think the Dialo comment was a joke.
Cal has a flawed roster...We are not that good.
Downslide started with insistence to force ball to a very ineffective post man.
We have no bench & 2 of our guards can't shoot
If I'm him I start trapping in half court to get a up tempo and on offense we go to a spread even putting Bam in short corner and just attack and kick
Cal has a flawed roster...We are not that good.
Downslide started with insistence to force ball to a very ineffective post man.
We have no bench & 2 of our guards can't shoot
If I'm him I start trapping in half court to get a up tempo and on offense we go to a spread even putting Bam in short corner and just attack and kick
That long rope, along with a clogged middle is hurting him more than it is helping him. Go Cats!!
I tend to agree with this. And honestly, I have to start to wonder if Cal is becoming Denny Crum/John Thompson in the early 90's. The game changes. Adjust accordingly, or suffer the consequences.
Cal loves bullyball, meaning bigger, faster, stronger guys overwhelming people, mostly in the lane and around the hoop. But this isn't a bullyball team. There's not enough size, Bam isn't a true post player, and the guards operate better in space (even Briscoe, because as much of a bull as he is, he still needs driving lanes).
Not to mention that the game as a whole is getting away from that style, exactly because of the numbers you posted. People get up in arms about a contested 3, but is it really any worse than a 5 foot turnaround taken right in the teeth of a double-team? Jump shots are not evil, they are necessary, and some of the most beautiful basketball on the planet consists of great ball movement leading to wide open 3 pointers. I question whether Cal believes that, and I wonder if he's behind the curve because of it.
I agreed with all of this until you said trapping... maybe in the half court but our pressure defense is really really bad.
These fair weather fans that says Coach Cal has ruined this team hasn't heard Coach Cal in the last 4 games. Coach Cal has said we need to get back where we were when we was playing great ball and winning by 25-30 every night. We were scoring 95-100 points a game and giving up 70 a game and looking great every game. Coach Cal has said number of times over past 4 games that we need to get back to those days we were playing great and everyone was saying we are headed to the Final Four and possibly a National Championship. There are a number of Top 10 teams right now going through the same as we are right now. In last 2 weeks we have seen Top 10 teams lose once or twice a week. Most of the great teams right now has 4 or 5 losses. We need to as a fan base not to give up on these young kids and not trashing these kids and Coach Cal. I will bet before March Madness Coach Cal has this team back to playing great basketball and ready to make another run in the NCAA Tourney and a chance at another Final Four and possibly a National Championship.
Mentally, from a work ethic standpoint, not the best bunch of recruits. I think Cal just whiffed on this one, nothing more.
I wonder if these kids, coming up and watching the last 7 Kentucky teams go to the NBA, thought this might be a gimme.
Cal does have to fix this going forward though. He needs to remember that he's paid to win games. Maybe vet these recruits a little more, maybe be a bit stricter. Loosen the leash for the reservers, and tighten it on the top recruits.
I wonder if these kids, coming up and watching the last 7 Kentucky teams go to the NBA, thought this might be a gimme.
Cal does have to fix this going forward though. He needs to remember that he's paid to win games. Maybe vet these recruits a little more, maybe be a bit stricter. Loosen the leash for the reservers, and tighten it on the top recruits.
Thank you..Ive said this x1000..No need to force the ball to Bam when he's not that great yet..He needs to rebound get put backs and play D..
I'm not sure about this. Right now you've got young arrogant players that don't want to listen. They want to run run run like it's an AAU tournament. We can't run like that in the tournament. If we try we'll be gone. We can't maintain trying to score 100 every night. Our defense isn't good enough and they won't play it while expelling 100% of their energy flying up and down the court.
He's trying to shorten the game up a bit and get Bam to be a high percentage threat. We will need it in the tournament because our defense isn't good enough to rely on low percentage shots.
I agree Cal messed with what worked at the time. But Cal knows they would be one bad shooting night from gone if Bam can't establish himself. So far Bam is a wuss and won't demand the respect or finish and create trust.
Cal simplifies the game too much too early sometimes. He shouldn't have waited this long to work them into it. But I don't think he realized how stubborn this group would be.
He's not gonna bend on this anyway. Another problem I have this season is Cal is letting another group "hikack" his squad and not listen. Put them on the bench. I'd applaud it for the first 5 minutes of the next game and I think 90% of the fan base would applaud it too.