We have no PG, that’s what kills this team. Askew just can’t do it and honestly Idk if it matters if he stays 10 years. He just to slow to guard and to slow to get in the paint.
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there are like 19 other major problems
He is the biggest problem on the team. When you have a PG that can’t get in the lane it’s impossible to generate any kind of offense.
Askew is doing exactly what he is asked to do. He is not the problem
He’s to slow,if you can’t beat your man off the dribble on a pick then something is wrong.
what good would a normal Cal pg do? The team is horrible because its made of up of only 2 players that can shoot.
The sad thing is that point guards are a dime a dozen . If Cal would take his 6'3" requirement off of his point guards he could find a dozen of them that could stay in front of the other guard and drive and kick for open shots.
what Shackelford did to Askew tonight is usually only witnessed in prison showers.
Boston would be a lot better if he had good PG. It is nearly impossible for a guy his size to get to basket if you have to drive with the whole defense focused on you.
Quickly, Richards (good shooter for the position and shots he took) , sestina, and Juzang was at least a threat that kept people on him because people knew his reputation even if he didnt shoot well for us on the season.
Even if they do, doesn’t help us much now. In years past we could say, so and so team just shot lights out and no one was beating them. But Bama was just being Bama tonight. They weren’t jaggernauts. NO ONE is intimidated by UK anymore, especially not n the SEC. So that whole, X team played crazy against UK and then was their normal self next game **** just doesn’t play out anymore. If we stay on this path, will UK even be Bball royalty outside of this state in 5 years? We make fun of Indiana a lot, but how far away are we from that fate? Tell you what, 20 point home losses to Alabama are definitely enough to make me worry about it No matter how poorly they shoot next game.
Then explain Gonzaga, Baylor, Nova, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Creighton, Wisky and Tennessee are able to generate offense? There is maybe 2 point guards on those teams I'd consider as a 'penetrator' per se.
Some of you people act like if you don't have a NBA All Star team you can't win. How did UK teams with Epps, Travis Ford win at UK. And if having an elite penetrator PG is so vital to Cal's style of play...why in hell does he not kids like KyKy Tandy as some semblance of depth at PG? Why risk going into a season with Devin Askew...who anyone that cared to watch even 1 hour of AAU ball could see he's not nowhere like Fox, Knight, etc...PGs?
You have to be kidding....Are you honestly putting the horrendous year of Boston at the feet of PG play?
imo the offensive end stuff hurts but not as much as not being able to guard any guard that worth his salt.. you get best off the dribble consistently, you are screwed . Having said that there are times I question if we actually teach it .. funnel your guy towards the rim .. lol
I was going to start a thread on it but I’ll just add it here . Yes I’m pissed off , and yes today would be a good day to log off ... but it’s not that freaking hard !!!!!!
play Mintz , Allen , Sarr , Jackson and Brooks . Start them , ride them . The only slow defender out there is Allen , you can hide one guy . Sub out for rest with Askew , Boston and as soon as Clark gets back I’d work him in ahead of the other three subs .
Then you go zone about 1/2 the time or more depending on the players on the floor and the opponent .
I realize that Brooks has been out but what would our record be with DA getting the minutes he deserved before the 1-6 start??? Is it really that damn hard ?
but noooooooo Cal has to force feed Brandon Freaking Boston down Kentucky’s throat . And for that matter Askew as well , even though it was painfully obvious the young man wasn’t ready .
play Mintz , Allen , Sarr , Jackson and Brooks . Start them , ride them . The only slow defender out there is Allen , you can hide one guy . Sub out for rest with Askew , Boston and as soon as Clark gets back I’d work him in ahead of the other three subs .
Then you go zone about 1/2 the time or more depending on the players on the floor and the opponent .
I realize that Brooks has been out but what would our record be with DA getting the minutes he deserved before the 1-6 start??? Is it really that damn hard ?
but noooooooo Cal has to force feed Brandon Freaking Boston down Kentucky’s throat . And for that matter Askew as well , even though it was painfully obvious the young man wasn’t ready .