Well Wheeler took them off the dribble at least 4 times. Your Oscar comparison doesn't wash. We have no one else to sub for him realistically.
Where is Reeves?
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Not playing one of the two guys on the team who can create is crazy
Collins played well tonight and could have gotten more mins, but I agree most times Oscar can’t come out and he won’t go 2/14 again, wheeler did play well, but I much rather have a guy who can create and score in late
Cal said in the post-game presser that Reeves was beat 5 times on the backdoor so he couldn't keep him in.
Hey Cal, you kept Oscar in and btw, Cal also said he needed to play Collins more and Oscar less. Of course Cal said this after the game, so what he says means ZERO.
Hey Cal, you kept Oscar in and btw, Cal also said he needed to play Collins more and Oscar less. Of course Cal said this after the game, so what he says means ZERO.
Wheeler definitely has a problem with taller guards. Not a fan, but need to say that he has played better coming off the bench. 8 points, 3 assists and no turnovers was good
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Your mistake is that you thought. For me it has never been about a particular player. It has and always will be about who is playing the best ball. With that said, Wheeler is more productive on the court than Livingston. Wallace had one of his better games. Reeves is the most productive player on the team for several games running until Cal decided to shut him down tonight. I am a UK fan and not the fan of players or coaches because they come and go but the University is always here. It is unfortunate that the coach is going soon enough, but I digress.
I think Collins did just fine with free throw shooting.
He was good tonight, if he can give them that, than Kentucky will be in a good position, to me reeves should play more, he is going to make defensive mistakes but his offensive game outweighs it more times than not
He did, but reeves should be in late every time, he one of your two best FT shooters
Happy he comes off the bench. Starting guards cannot play 40 minutes per game and they need relief. I want everyone to be successful, but I want better shoots and Wheeler isn’t it. Most effective with speed and layups and not shooting jump shots. Just want UK to win. Reeves was playing lousy defense tonight.
Wheeler can not be a starter. I still don’t think he is clutch at the end of games.
Benched for allowing that back door layup. Ok. But in final 2min when they are fouling, is stupid to not have 2 of our best 3 FT shooters in )Reeves and Livingston), and instead have 2 of our 3 worst (Wheeler and Collins)
Oh, I am sorry. I misunderstood. I agree that Reeves should have been in, but when Cal wants to embarrass you, he is willing to lose a game to do it.
I see him as the former national player because he isn't playing close to the way he did last year. Also he got his butt handed to him tonight and it will continue to happen until he learns how to defend better. If you recall, he has already been benched once this season for lousy defense.
He played 19 minutes. Was 2-5 for 4 points
Gets lost on defense. Thought he had been doing better, but seemed to revert back to old habits. I want him to play more as well. When he is hot, He has a beautiful shot
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Agree, he wants to prove people wrong so bad, he rather lose than do the thing that is helping him, the Benny lineup saved his season and he hardly uses it, playing wheeler with Livingston Oscar and toppin will work 2 percent of the time but cal does it anyways.
That is totally off the wall. Willing to lose?? Please get a grip. You will feel better. Enjoy the win. Hopefully he plays bett against Arkansas next Tuesday
I agree. Supposedly he gave up 5 back door baskets. That is terrible defense. Love his offense. Object is to score more points than you give away reeves had 4 points and gave up more than 10 points in 19 minutes.
He was all over Castleton tonight. Fouled out trying to defend. Castleton was very good as he was against Tennessee last Wednesday. He tried hard. He was just too short to stop the shots.
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My biggest frustration with cal and reeves is how cal doesn’t let him have the ball in the middle of the floor more he can create his shot and can help Cason in that area to
Cal also likes to prove people wrong, that’s why he continues to play bad lineups, he doesn’t to because he wants to lose he does it because he wants to prove he can win by playing a way that will not work anymore.
In my opinion UK is a flawed, but pretty good team at its best. But it’s only at its best with Wallace, Fredrick, Reeves, Toppin and Tshiebwe starting and playing together most of the minutes. However, it just doesn’t look like that is going to happen, and unfortunately I don’t think the team has a big enough margin of error to not try to maximize possessions with its best unit.
That doesn’t mean that lineup is always going to look great or win every game; and they still need help from Wheeler at PG and Livingston at PF in backup roles. But I believe it’s the only lineup that gives UK a decent chance to win against the better opponents. But even with that lineup getting the majority of the minutes together, I still don’t think they can win more than 2 games in the Tournament without some real luck.
That doesn’t mean that lineup is always going to look great or win every game; and they still need help from Wheeler at PG and Livingston at PF in backup roles. But I believe it’s the only lineup that gives UK a decent chance to win against the better opponents. But even with that lineup getting the majority of the minutes together, I still don’t think they can win more than 2 games in the Tournament without some real luck.
I call BS on the 5 back door cuts. I know of one for certain as it was really bad defense as Reeves got caught ball watching and his guy cut on him for the easy score. Maybe there was another one along the way that wasn’t as obvious but ain’t buying 5.
To keep your best FT shooter on the bench the last two minutes of the game is just another reason cal is just a dipshit some refer to as a coach.
I don’t know. All three guards seem to be involved passing around the perimeter on every half-court set. He has been shooting floaters going to the basket. He had 27 points against Ole Miss that included floaters.
What do you think of his handle and passing ability? I think he is better from the wings.
He does the floaters from the wing, the thing is his passing isn’t great but it’s good and his handle is good, in the middle of floor he can read the defense and make plays. Reeves should have more than 5 shots
Reeves usually gets his quantity of shots. I suspect the quantity varies per game. He only played 19 minutes tonight
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I want him taking 10-15 shots per game. Kentucky needs reeves & Oscar to have bounce back games Tuesday against Arkansas
I'm sorry. I thought people were making excuses for Cal's ****** substitution patterns
If they are, they are wrong, his sub patterns are what is hurting them every game and what changes momentum for the other team
Conspiracy theory. According to LHL articles and radio commentators, Florida’s strategy tonight was to limit our 3 point shots and make up take long 2 point shots while limiting Oscar’s shooting success. Florida is #8 in Defense Efficiency and Wheeler was used to try and sped up the game. Just glad we won and I don’t care how they do it.