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His release is rushed during games - it’s nice to have a quick release but his is borderline insane
Yeah...I assumed you were talking about Derek Anderson taking warm-ups with the team, which would actually be pretty sweet.
Allen is always put in a very bad position. It’s difficult to be put in the game and every time expected to immediately knock down perimeter shots. He, like every player, needs to be given the opportunity to break a sweat and get into the flow of the game.
Cal himself has said Allen doesn’t have to just knock down shots. Th air ball didn’t get him pulled. It was the lack of guarding and stepping out of bounds all in three minutes last night. Just was not a good game for Allen yesterday.
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Stop. I want to see Dontaie succeed more than anyone but the fact is he is athletically limited. When he’s not knocking down shots, he’s a liability. That is just a sad fact.
This isn't going to be the year for him. I hate it but it's just facts. We're too deep with much better options.
That doesn’t change what I posted in any way. It’s difficult for any player to be put in a game and immediately be expected to knock down threes. That shouldn’t be difficult to understand, and I’m not one of the posters pushing for more time for Allen. I’m just posting rationally. I don’t care who gets minutes.
He solve the rhythm and timing issue by inserting a natural basketball move ahead of the shot. For example, some players jab step then shoot, or some fake and sidestep dribble into the shot.
I think between his redshirt and the COVID ruling, he still has 3 years of eligibility AFTER this season right?
He'll get there. Great piece to have out there with Baby Shep and Wagner.
He'll get there. Great piece to have out there with Baby Shep and Wagner.
Cal pulls him quicker than any player and this has something to do with his play. Saw players get beat on defense last night and still played. You just can't argue with that.
No, it wasn’t a good game for him, but how much floor time did he get after that 3 minute or so stretch? Wheeler had a subpar game as well, but he sure gotta lot more than a few minutes. Again, I’m not an Allen homer. I’m just pointing out the inconsistencies when it comes to his playing time.
True. We had a lot of players constantly getting beat on defense last night.
I thought this was about Derek Anderson.
I was actually proud of the board last night as I didn't see a thread about Allen. Sadly this place just cannot resist itself.
I was actually proud of the board last night as I didn't see a thread about Allen. Sadly this place just cannot resist itself.
Allen isn't a PG. TyTy is the backup PG so if Wheeler needs a break TyTy will play for him.
I'm an old man and can hit about 7 of every 10 three pointers when nobody is guarding me and I don't have to chase down my own ball.Been to several games this year and have gotten there early....watched DA come out early last night and he made 13 threes in a row and 16 of 19.....He shoots like this every time I get there early
Then in the game.....
Nope! There was a nice little Allen sucks thread you missed.
I can too, unless I have to run the floor one time, then I'm done,
I've also seen Allen in pre-games usually looking like the best pure shooter on the team. But not in that North Florida game. He couldn't hit anything in the pregame warm-ups (although quite a few were blocked by the basketballs of other shooters). I commented on it to the person I was at the game with, and since then he has continued to be in a funk. It happens to great shooters, and he'll come out of it. But I think Allen is in a real slump right now.Been to several games this year and have gotten there early....watched DA come out early last night and he made 13 threes in a row and 16 of 19.....He shoots like this every time I get there early
Then in the game.....
You are going to have less margin for error when you don't bring as much to the table. I agree Sahvir played what looked like maybe his worst game of the year, but you're going to have more leash when you're able to help the team in more ways than just shooting. It makes sense to have your better players on the floor.
Who's he supposed to play over? Grady, ty, and mintz all shoot just as good plus bring way more skills to the table. If CJ was healthy, it's very possible allen wouldn't get a tick of clock unless it was garbage duty.
All the guys aren’t given the same opportunity PERIOD
Same with Willis, same with Mulder, and others. 3 minutes isn’t much of a chance. Not sure Id agree with the “too many players in front of him” theory. I mean, look at the damn score. Should win the game by 50. Some players play with a 50 feet leash while some play with a choker collar. FACT. Cal picks who he wants to get the most run and goes with it. I’d like to see Dontaie get 25-30 minutes a couple games and I’ll bet his stats would equal those who get the minutes now. He did last year as Cal got exposed.
Same with Willis, same with Mulder, and others. 3 minutes isn’t much of a chance. Not sure Id agree with the “too many players in front of him” theory. I mean, look at the damn score. Should win the game by 50. Some players play with a 50 feet leash while some play with a choker collar. FACT. Cal picks who he wants to get the most run and goes with it. I’d like to see Dontaie get 25-30 minutes a couple games and I’ll bet his stats would equal those who get the minutes now. He did last year as Cal got exposed.
When Cal gets tossed Allen will come to the rescue and then get lost on the bench again.
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Dontaie is on the team because he’s from Kentucky. If he wasn’t a local kid, Cal would never have recruited him.
It’s amazing the leash some want Allen to have. Let’s just leave him in there so he can get a feel for the game, meanwhile airballing 3s, fouling 3 pt shooters, stepping out of bounds.. if he plays more we probably are down 10 points by the time he does something positive.
You are right, as the coach Cal does pick who gets the most run. They are called the best basketball players on the team. Unfortunately for Allen, he's not one of them at this point.
Allen is shooting in the 20%'s from 3 and averages more rebounds per 40 than Keion Brooks. Did anybody call that?
By 50? Oh. You’re one of THOSE UK fans.
The line was only 22 I believe. Maybe 25.
This isn’t the 80s-90s anymore where these smaller Div 1 schools don’t have any talent. The transfer portals saw an end to that. UF lost to the fourth place SWAC team. We played the likely conference champ last night. Duke beat Campbell by 11.
Yeah, we did not play well last night and still won by double digits. Hit our damn FTs and we win closer to 20, which is right around the line. And yea we should’ve won by more. But 50 is not realistic, especially coming of our injuries and illness.
We’ve got crap to fix and I’m more concerned about how Cal is going to force this team to play, but blowing teams out by 50 (especially decently defensive teams like last night) just doesn’t happen much for anyone anymore.
Go read the play-by-play for both the North Florida and Central Michigan games. He was shooting like crap but Cal left him in both games because he was doing other things well. Played a total of 19 min each game.
Late in the 2nd half against CMU, Cal put Allen in with 4:34 remaining despite the fact that he was 0-6 from the field at the time, and let him finish the game. He played because he was rebounding, finishing with 6. This is exactly what Cal has said he's looking for from Allen, and voila, when Allen rebounds (and does other good things, like not turning the ball over and not committing stupid fouls) he plays.
Last night, in his limited minutes, he did nothing well, and it was a close game. I don't blame Cal for not leaving him in longer.