I believe he had already played enough this year that he had lost the year so not playing him would not get that year back unless he could get medical waiver
Here we go again. KJ hasn’t done anything at all when he has played. He isn’t going to see the floor unless we are getting killed. He looked lost out there last night ( he wasn’t alone) and let’s say the effort didn’t appear off the charts. There is no reason to play him when he isn’t in next years plans.
Purple Pile Driver basically explained it in his reply. KJ is not going to play unless NU is down 30 -- or up 30, I suppose, if that ever happens.
I said substantial minutes, not substitute minutes. He did lead the team in scoring vs. Iowa, I think it was. But my point was that he was playing at the end of the year because of the injuries.
I have a memory of him almost single handedly beating Ohio State last year I think. Last year he played decent minutes early, then got into the doghouse, then came back late in the year and really shined. He showed skills that no one on the current team is showing this year, which is why so many of us are clamoring for him. I guess he just didn't develop over the offseason and maybe even regressed.
I heard from a reliable source that he had off the court issues and displayed poor judgment/work ethic this offseason. I also heard from another source that he had an ankle injury early this season.
Embarrased is looking down at what we saw last night@mshelton33 drove all the way down to Champaign to watch that. The least you can do is read his teakeaways.
Northwestern embarrassed by No. 5 Illinois, 84-44
The Wildcats suffered a 40-point loss at the State Farm Center, the second-worst margin of defeat in the history of the series.www.on3.com
You have to get out of the doghouse to get back in. I don't think he ever did.
Well apparently he was in it much of last year. I assumed he was out of it at the end of last year, Or did he never get out?
How can he possibly be a worse shooter from deep than Green? At least KJ showed at the end of last year he is capable of scoring from beyond the arc on a somewhat consistent basis. I’m not saying he should start, but it’s pretty wild that he can’t even get on the floor some nights on a team that as somebody else said can’t hit the broadside of a barn. At one point in the second half last night we were at 6.5% from 3.
I’d say Gill is little more than a walk-on level talent who has a scholarship at this point
Margin of victory matters greatly in the NET. Especially for teams with massive ranking disparity like we did vs Illinois last night. That’s why Undie didn’t pull his starters. If you take your foot off the gas and “only” win by 10 at home your NET ranking slips.
I was going to speculate - he doesn’t look like he put on any muscle. So, the work ethic issue would make sense to me.
