Okay, I understand, but I am so happy for him. He didn’t loose faith.
Justin Edwards!
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I suspect it was a combination of Calipari seeing the talent and having the patience to develop it.
Really happy that kid got a standing O.
Also glad he finally spent the majority of his minutes at the 4….where everyone said he should be playing to start with…
Also glad he finally spent the majority of his minutes at the 4….where everyone said he should be playing to start with…
So happy for him and UK! He’s been playing okay the last few games, but today’s game will do wonders for his confidence.
He needs to rebound like Thiero with that body, but he just looked both smooth and strong today.
He needs to rebound like Thiero with that body, but he just looked both smooth and strong today.
Did you happen to notice that EDWARDS kept his elbow directly under the ball and his rotation was 12-6, as a result ??
Yes, but Edwards doesn't actually need to lead us to or in anything, right? He needs to be a good role player - the "Swiss army knife" folks keep referencing.
No he doesn’t. But if he plays close to this level it will help us immensely because we kinda expected him to be a player like this. We have a lot of weapons but the better he is the more engaged he will be.
Maybe it’s something he’s been working on in practice, looked smoother than it was a month ago for sure.
So happy for him. I won't expect 28 again, necessarily, but he can definitely provide 12-16 a game with the effort he showed.
Literally couldn’t say enough good about Justin Edwards today if we started 10 threads.
Feels a little like when Keion Brooks went off at Kansas and they had no answer.
Or when Wenyen Gabriel knocked down 7 threes.
No one is expecting this every game. But if he could be HALF this productive every night, we are on the short list of Final Four favorites.
Feels a little like when Keion Brooks went off at Kansas and they had no answer.
Or when Wenyen Gabriel knocked down 7 threes.
No one is expecting this every game. But if he could be HALF this productive every night, we are on the short list of Final Four favorites.
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Absolutely happy and proud of the kid ! Worked his butt off and is turning it around !!!
Now we just need Wagner to turn it around and get back to being a good PG like was most of the season and we can get this train really rolling
Now we just need Wagner to turn it around and get back to being a good PG like was most of the season and we can get this train really rolling
One of the dividends of Edwards coming into his own is that season long received wisdom about how to play Kentucky has gotten knocked into the waste basket.
He’s a matchup nightmare offensively for most teams 4. But not for a teams 3 that can match his quickness.
It’s like Terrence Jones. That 1-2 power dribble and get to the rim works against a 4. It doesn’t work when your defender is quicker than you…you have to have better handles and both hands to beat a quick defender (most 3s).
The 4 spot also allows him to benefit from all the spacing created by 3 guards and get more open and SET looks for a 3 instead of rushed or catching on the move.
Hope if/when Mitchell is back we keep JE at the 4 where he belongs in college and avoid using this game tk justify him back at the 3 and 2guard lineups
It’s like Terrence Jones. That 1-2 power dribble and get to the rim works against a 4. It doesn’t work when your defender is quicker than you…you have to have better handles and both hands to beat a quick defender (most 3s).
The 4 spot also allows him to benefit from all the spacing created by 3 guards and get more open and SET looks for a 3 instead of rushed or catching on the move.
Hope if/when Mitchell is back we keep JE at the 4 where he belongs in college and avoid using this game tk justify him back at the 3 and 2guard lineups
Great game today! He’s been making slow and steady progress the last few weeks. Hope he can build from today.
EDWARDS was Penn HS player of the year for 2 years in a row !!
Very happy for Edwards. He struggled for big chunks of the season. But he’s been playing pretty good as of late. Today was his breakout. Great game from Justin.
I hear ya. To be fair, I posted this around halftime. He went on to double his scoring output from that point on.
Lot of people have said Wagner playing well in March is the key to going deep in the tournament, but I think many would agree that Edwards playing well is a bigger key.
Glad he has turned the corner . I don’t mind fans criticizing some of these guys but I do wish they did it in a respectful way .
I have to really credit Edwards. Even during his worst games, he was still out there trying to work through it. He rebounds and is physical, if his shots are falling, we have a real chance to go far in the tournament
This is a silly post.
Edwards went from a guy who was considered a preseason top 5 pick, to a guy who was giving us about 6 to 7 points/game.
The critique was warranted. All of us are happy for Justin today, but the criticisms were valid. Your post is bizarre.
As I said. When refs control games in conference.... Teams lose games they normally wouldn't
I think their effort has been fine except against Tennessee. Good thing March madness is called differently and legit for the most part. Teams that have good guards play good in the dance
A big hand for Justin Edwards!
I hate when people say haters. The haters judge him on his play and minutes. He did not deserve what he was getting. He is now playing much better so he deserves more minutes.
He was as good today as he has been bad for much of the year.
We know he isn't as good as he looked today; nobody is that good
but he was good enough to give some hope that he is better than
he has shown for much of the year.
We know he isn't as good as he looked today; nobody is that good
but he was good enough to give some hope that he is better than
he has shown for much of the year.
But isn't it true that Edwards' great success tonight came mostly playing the 4?
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If you can’t be happy for Edwards then I don’t know what to say. Great kid who works his butt off and is a great teammate. When he struggled this season he was always positive on the bench and encouraging.
Edwards deserved a day like today. He's been a great teammate, worked his *** off and not been any sort of distraction/issue within the program. Hope this carries over for him to finish things up strong. He consistently brings it, this team can add another weapon and one that has versatility. Good for Justin!
Perhaps he needed the floor minutes to get comfortable. At any rate, I didn't mention minutes. You know good and well how adly Edwards was treated on this board.
LOL He had one good game. Now it's time to eat crow?
The critique was certainly warranted. If you can’t critique, then what is a message board for? Now people who contact players with vile comments or even criticisms are not good people (or maybe mentally ill). Simple as that. But that’s not what we do here. I think it’s more than ok to critique the current state of the team, who’s playing winning basketball, who needs to improve, who should be playing where, etc. That’s not a personal attack. That’s fans discussing how they think their team can improve.
People don't understand what a ''hater'' is. Haters would hate even after he dropped 28. Nobody would be congratulating him. People interject too many emotions into all this. It's simple. Just call it like it is. A player doesn't deserve the minutes, say that. Doesn't make you a hater. It's just calling balls and strikes.
Im ecstatic he had this game, but let’s remind everyone this was Bama, who has a defense that’s almost as shat as ours.
If he can show half of today against a defensive team and then keep going, hell yeah. But we all know bball well enough to know that Bama’s horrid D helped us wipe their ***, and may have helped Edwards blow up. I’m happy, but hesitant.