1.) I'm trying not to take too much away from this loss as I'm fully convinced our best 5 is Ulis, Murray, Briscoe, Willis, and Lee. And we're gonna have to lean on that 5.
2.) Consequently I think we won't rely on that 5, as Cal feels like he owes it to Alex to put him in there....
3.)...but Cal will not be able to play Alex as much because he will inevitably get into foul trouble and/or be painfully ineffective.
4.) now if Lee gets into foul trouble we will be in trouble. But at this point I trust Humphries more than Alex.
5.) I would be perfectlily fine with Cal just playing Skal 4 mins in the 1st half to see if he brings it and if he didn't, sit him the rest of the game. Nice kid. But there is no off/on switch with him. There are serviceable days and bad days. That's it.
6.) Tyler isn't the best pg Cal has had at UK. I like Tyler. You like Tyler. Everybody likes Tyler. But his shortcomings (no pun intended) are evident. His size is a detractor on both ends. But he competes and he leads. And you have to love that. But in a big game I wouldn't take him over John, BK, Marquis, or Andrew. That's my personal preference though. I just trust those guys.
7.) Jamal Murray is a great offensive talent and has the same no fear attitude Knight had. If that guy is on our side we have a chance.
8.) Some of Tyler's struggles are also due to his mins. And that's Cal's fault. He's mismanaging mins. It's easy to say, "Who else can he play?". But he's the head coach. He needs to be creative and find ways to steal the kid some rest, because at some point it becomes a matter of diminishing returns. The same for Murray too.
9.) I really wish Tai played this year. I think he has a lot to offer this particular team. I understand him not playing, but wish he did.
10.) I'm still confident we can win the SEC Tournament and ultimately win a National Title with this team. We can beat anybody. And there are road games in the tournament. We can figure it out.
2.) Consequently I think we won't rely on that 5, as Cal feels like he owes it to Alex to put him in there....
3.)...but Cal will not be able to play Alex as much because he will inevitably get into foul trouble and/or be painfully ineffective.
4.) now if Lee gets into foul trouble we will be in trouble. But at this point I trust Humphries more than Alex.
5.) I would be perfectlily fine with Cal just playing Skal 4 mins in the 1st half to see if he brings it and if he didn't, sit him the rest of the game. Nice kid. But there is no off/on switch with him. There are serviceable days and bad days. That's it.
6.) Tyler isn't the best pg Cal has had at UK. I like Tyler. You like Tyler. Everybody likes Tyler. But his shortcomings (no pun intended) are evident. His size is a detractor on both ends. But he competes and he leads. And you have to love that. But in a big game I wouldn't take him over John, BK, Marquis, or Andrew. That's my personal preference though. I just trust those guys.
7.) Jamal Murray is a great offensive talent and has the same no fear attitude Knight had. If that guy is on our side we have a chance.
8.) Some of Tyler's struggles are also due to his mins. And that's Cal's fault. He's mismanaging mins. It's easy to say, "Who else can he play?". But he's the head coach. He needs to be creative and find ways to steal the kid some rest, because at some point it becomes a matter of diminishing returns. The same for Murray too.
9.) I really wish Tai played this year. I think he has a lot to offer this particular team. I understand him not playing, but wish he did.
10.) I'm still confident we can win the SEC Tournament and ultimately win a National Title with this team. We can beat anybody. And there are road games in the tournament. We can figure it out.
