Duquesne's coach on Wheeler
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@IL Wildcat Wheeler choked in the final minutes which is when I’ve been saying he shouldn’t be playing. He’s fine playing the first 30. Not everything can be boiled down to a box score, we all watched the game. Can’t blame Grady and TyTy not scoring when Cal mismanaged their injuries all year bc Wheeler had to sit.
And so you lay the entire loss on ONE player. Nevermind we never should have been in OT in the first place. Nevermind that the other 3 starters combined to shoot 5-26 for the game for 19%. It doesn't matter because it's all Wheeler's fault. That's completely irrational. I watched the game too, every agonizing second of it. Wheeler made some mistakes in that OT for sure but he wasn't alone. The TEAM lost that game. Everyone bears responsibility, not just one guy.
If you’re the primary ball handler wasting possessions in the final 4 minutes by turning it over, missing shots/FTs then yes it’s on you. The same way ppl remember the Harrison’s in 2015 for their multiple Shot clock violations in the closing minutes. The same way ppl bash hagans for the 2018 E8 loss to Auburn. I’m just pointing out wheeler shouldn’t be on the court late in close games. Agree or disagree?
I disagree. You play Wheeler at pg along with Wallace at 2g. Play wheeler as many minutes as you can at pg, then put Wallace hat point when Wheeler is out.
No, you can't create some hard, fast rule like that. It's all situational. There are times where I might agree with you and times when I wouldn't. And I definitely don't agree that it's all on Wheeler.
Just get ready man, Wheeler is going to be on the floor a lot this season, in close games and blowouts, various kinds of situations. If he's playing well, like he was yesterday, he'll be on the floor. If he's not, he'll be on the bench. The same applies to every other player on the team. To say otherwise is irrational.
IL, I have to be honest … you aren’t helping matters with polarizing posts like this. Most of us agree he’s a good player and an asset. You should leave it at that.
Come on IL. We all know Wheeler sucks. He’s only been an all time SEC assist leader. A kindergartner could pull that off. /s.On Difficulty of containing Sahvir…
“Well, you know, we knew that if we didn’t guard, we were going to have problems. We did a poor job of guarding the ball, but that’s tribute to him. He’s a strong, tough, little guy that gets to where he wants to get and then shares the ball. That was probably the key to the game. We just didn’t guard the ball well. And then, when you don’t guard the ball well, with all that shooting they have and then the size inside, you’re scrambling.”
I don't think he got the memo from this message board on Wheeler. This nut job thinks Wheeler's play was the key to the game. He should just hang up his whistle, guy can't even see how crappy that kid is. Doesn't he know Wheeler hasn't won an NCAA tournament game? If he knew that, they would have been able to guard him for sure.
Yeah it’s obviously more th an a couple. And since he had a halfway decent game last night, it’s been “Huh….we can’t really pick on wheeler….Toppin! Man Toppin sucks! “
Every season RR does seem to have its favorite whipping boy.
Yep. And Cal does what he always does when he panics. He puckered up tighter than a snare drum and played not to lose when up by 6. Stall ball.
Come on now bbn, you were popping off some negative comments about Toppin in last nights game thread. You contributed to the Toppin whipping boy stuff too.
So he makes 2 bad plays Everytime he makes a good one .. lol he made 2 turnovers
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All three of our guards were all injured when were beaten in the tourney. Wheeler ankle and neck. Grady faciaitis in the foot and TYTY ankle. Bad luck for UK.
Kinda what everyone else is thinking about you. Less the 12 people identical to you.
I was just repeating what you said. For every good thing he does, he makes 2 bad plays
No, you're just a moron that thinks every error is shown in the box score.
It’s nuts. Dude spends more time defending Wheeler than he does working on those sermons. Weird stuff
Yeah, he's the godfather to my children. Ha!
No one is saying Wheeler sucks or is a bad player. We are just saying he's a bench player and a backup guard. He is not the guy you want out there in a half court scoring tournament game. Use him as a spark plug off the bench. He can't shoot so he does not need to be a starter.
If the team is letting us run then yeah, put him out there. But when they grind the game down to a stand still get Wallace out there.
If the team is letting us run then yeah, put him out there. But when they grind the game down to a stand still get Wallace out there.
I said he couldn’t find the ocean. That was it. And that was a fact. I also gave him praise when he did well. Biggggggggggg difference than just crapping on him.
What I recall in the game, as it moved along, nobody except Oscar and Mintz acted like they wanted the ball. The others were almost hiding from Wheeler, because they were not playing well and did not WANT the ball. You cannot make something happen at PG when your teammates are running from the ball and the bright lights. They felt the pressure.
Uhhh, not sure what you want me to say, seems like a pretty odd conversation you are initiating. I bet you’re great at parties.
Amen
He’s an extremely talented player, he just tries to play outside himself too often, and gets in his head when it’s time to shoot the ball. Catch and shoot threes he’s much better at, but off the dribble, not so much. If teams sag off him, we need to be able to run something to either give him a lane, get a big open, or give him the option to dish to a wing. That’s on cal as much as it is wheeler. It’s his biggest glaring flaw and we never make adjustments for it@IL Wildcat i got banned about an hour ago and have no idea why. Looking for an explanation when you get time. Send me a message. Thanks in advanceYeah, he's the godfather to my children. Ha!
Yes sir. I can tell you it wasn't me. I'll check into it.
Yeah? You go ahead and tell me all the people here that don’t want to see Wheeler play at all. I’ll wait.
Because you’re full of ****. I can think of one, maybe 2 guys here who don’t think he should play at all. If you think it’s more then tell me. Who. Shouldn’t be that damn hard.
You are the one full of ****. Open your eyes and pay attention you POS!
So nothing. And I’m a POS? Alright then.
by the way, I love Wheeler on this team. Most of us do. We just don’t all agree on how exactly to utilize him. There’s not more than one or two here who have even suggested he shouldn’t play at all.
Somehow “wheeler should be utilized a a spark plug off the bench” has been translated to “pull Wheeler’s scholarship!” I can’t understand it.
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