Can we see Laurent?
- Thread starter jerzeyguy
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Not sure he is playing that bad as much as a whole bunch of guys are just playing better than him. Sa, Omuyori, Thiam, and Williams is who he has to play better than to get more minutes. Competition for minutes is good for a basketball team.
Just 2.. But you and Swain really don't get it. We are not in a position to lose players like Laurent. This could unravel quickly with Pikel.. We lose alot of talent on the wing after next season and Pixel as of now has landed just a under recruited rotation guard in Baker. Pikel will need Laurent
im sure pikiell knows what he has much better than us. if he was that concerned he'd be playing laurent more
i mean i guess i just dont understand the worry..if it was an issue, pikiell would be playing him more, right? this seems like a non-issue. if he was gone, pikiell wouldnt be playing him at all. we dont even know who he is recruiting hardest. how are rutgers basketball fans still worrying so much when we are 9-1? saying that our team is going to unravel because one guy is getting reduced minutes is absolutely absurd. do we really think pikiell would do something to hinder his long-term success? he needs us to be successful as fast as possible. he's bet his career on it.
What you don't seem to understand is it's not the worry...it's simply surprising to see his minutes so diminished, and it's not crazy to wonder why.
He has to play better than one of Sa, Thiam, Williams, Freeman or Omuyuri to get more minutes.
I mean for all we know we would've lost today had we given Laurent 4 more minutes. We didn't win by an absurd amount. Sanders is another example where less is leaning on him but we are seeing more success. Maybe relying on those two alone was hurting our team..or maybe we can do things more effectively with other guys out there
Ok. I'll assume I'll never see any of asking about a players minutes or coaching decisions on a message board again because we are not the head coach.
You keep bring up "the lose" argument. Wouldn't you risk losing the guys you are taking minutes away to give them to someone not deserving?
Thiam, Omoruyi, Williams are all better options at the 3 then Laurent in my opinion. Thiam with his ability to shoot and guard on the perimeter, Ditto Williams and Omoruyi with his athletic ability, length and court awareness.