Who is better? Dude looks confident and has tremendous hustle. Honestly who is it?
Why Wouldn't Sheppard Start?
- Thread starter BourbonBomber
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Reeves will start SG and Wagner will start PG.
I can see a timeline where Cal starts Reed over Reeves.We assume Reeves is a sure firer starter.......this is Cal.. .He does whatever he wants. LifeTime
Avenue for him to start depending on how Cal manages the small lineup.
If he were to go 3G and slide Edwards to 4 until bigs are back/ready, he could start.
I like that idea tbh. Will be tough vs Kansas. We really need Bradshaw back. If we don't have him by Kansas that game is going to be incredibly challenging unless we just run them to death. They have 500lbs between Dickinson and Adams to contend with. Without a true big the game plan will have to be to run them out of gas.
If he were to go 3G and slide Edwards to 4 until bigs are back/ready, he could start.
I like that idea tbh. Will be tough vs Kansas. We really need Bradshaw back. If we don't have him by Kansas that game is going to be incredibly challenging unless we just run them to death. They have 500lbs between Dickinson and Adams to contend with. Without a true big the game plan will have to be to run them out of gas.
I think it makes more sense to have the firepower of Dilly and Reed off the bench. All these guards are gonna play a lot. The obsession with who starts is silly.
One of the most valuable commodities in a basketball game is time, and Sheppard directs the offense faster than anyone else on the team. I think he's the best PG on the team.
Reed has "floor general" written all over him. He should start.
Not that bold. I think Wagner and Dillingham hunt their own shots too much.
People spend wayyyyyy too much time worrying about starters. Reed might start if we go fast line up if we go fast line up he just won't but will play stater minutes.Our starters will be DJ/Reeves/Edwards/Mitchell/Bradshaw if we go classic line up ( this is by xmas when everyone is back ) . If we go fast it will be DJ/Reeves/Edwards/Thiero/Mitchell or Bradshaw.
But to start at KU where Bradshaw won't be playing yet he just might start as I could see it being DJ/Reeves/Shep/Edwards/Mitchell . He won't start Big Z with so little practice time at that point.
But to start at KU where Bradshaw won't be playing yet he just might start as I could see it being DJ/Reeves/Shep/Edwards/Mitchell . He won't start Big Z with so little practice time at that point.
Agree ... too much talent to sit these guards. All will play meaningful minutes IMO, as they should. Hoping the season will bring some needed joy to BBN. It sure looks promising ... more so now than in recent years.
Hensley unless the other team goes really big, I wouldn’t be opposed to crunch time lineup of Wagner, dillingham, Sheppard, reeves, Edwards, Mitchell or Bradshaw when healthy at all, maybe theiro because of his hustle
Mitchell is your center until further notice so it's either a three guard lineup with DJ/Reeves/Rob or Shep or it's Edwards and Theiro at the 3 and 4.
Reed aint starting ,the only way he starts this season is to emulate Hero and play so well when he gets in that Cal has to start him
****, it's kind of silly til he falls in love with another sahvir Wheelers or forgets who on the bench, or don't want to take nobody heart. I agree that it is silly but I do worry about Cal sticking with some guy who may not b producing and yet everyone in the country notices a guy should be getting minutes over that guy struggling but not bringing him in.
Its too early imo Reeds definitely good but so is DJ and Dilly.. competition and practice has to be unreal
Part of me just wants this lineup anyway. Bring the bigs on slow and don’t be as dependent on them needing to be productive as we’ve been in the past.
I disagree. Whoever starts we are guaranteed to see. Absolutely anyone else can be “forgotten about” or “haven’t seen em”
Reed is more of a SG. Can he play point? Sure, but every 2 guard in the country “can” play it but it’s obvious it’s not where he is the best fit. Wagner is without question the best PG on the team.
That’s not how Cal coaches, but Reed will be on the floor at the end of the game. That’s all that matters.
One of those things is going to happen because he's not focused on the things needed to win championships. He's got his own goals.
Scroll back as far as the beginning on this person and you will not find an ounce of excitement anywhere in any post made by them. I wish we could get these kind of trolls out of here.
As I watch the Rockets get drubbed by nearly 30 on opening night, due to basically a collection of athlete-first players, severely lacking true basketball ability and IQ.. (something we're familiar with regarding Cal's recent teams)
.. you need at least ONE basketball player on the court at all times. We're probably OK with Reeves.. but it wouldn't hurt to run Dilly at the point with Shep and Reeves on either side of him, for what would be an absolutely lethal combo, IMO.
.. you need at least ONE basketball player on the court at all times. We're probably OK with Reeves.. but it wouldn't hurt to run Dilly at the point with Shep and Reeves on either side of him, for what would be an absolutely lethal combo, IMO.
Personally until we have a center that you feel comfortable starting, I would run the following lineup:
1-Rob
2-DJ
3-Reeves
4-Edwards
5-Mitchell
That would allow Reed to be the first man off the bench for anyone at the 1-3 spots that has to come out and play big minutes.
1-Rob
2-DJ
3-Reeves
4-Edwards
5-Mitchell
That would allow Reed to be the first man off the bench for anyone at the 1-3 spots that has to come out and play big minutes.
Is shep better than DJ? No
Is shep better than Reeves? No
Is shep better than Edwards? No
Is shep going to play the 4? No
Is shep going to play the 5? No
Shep will be the 6th-7th man. I for one love the idea of his spark coming off the bench.
Is shep better than Reeves? No
Is shep better than Edwards? No
Is shep going to play the 4? No
Is shep going to play the 5? No
Shep will be the 6th-7th man. I for one love the idea of his spark coming off the bench.
Consider this; he comes off the bench, opponents think this white guy can’t play but he comes in as a sub, passes, scores, rebounds, defends and he demoralizes other team.
What a concept - the only way Reed starts is if his performance demands it!
The players will play their way into or out of the line up. Our best five if everyone is healthy is Bradshaw, Edwards, Sheppard, Dillingham and Wagner. Thiero probably first off the bench. The rest determined in practice and how they perform when called on. I've never thought Z would get more than 5 minutes or so per game if everyone is available. Cal will with the known until he learns more. Right now the known is Reeves and Mitchell. And if they are still main rotation players come February then we just aren't as good as expected.
As a team player who sees the floor well and anticipates the next pass and who is a very decent shooter, he’s better than them all. He has the “it” factor in all aspects of the game.
Our best lineup with the available players now imo is
1. Rob
2. DJ
3. Reeves
4. Edwards
5. Mitchell
Rob and DJ are interchangeable, but I'd prefer DJ catching the ball in motion and going downhill hard. Rob has a quicker first step.
This is a good small ball lineup.
1. Rob
2. DJ
3. Reeves
4. Edwards
5. Mitchell
Rob and DJ are interchangeable, but I'd prefer DJ catching the ball in motion and going downhill hard. Rob has a quicker first step.
This is a good small ball lineup.
You really think Reeves isn’t in the Top 6 and Theiro will come off the bench before him ?
People have to pump the brakes on Reed. Much like Dillingham, he’s going to have some good games, but we don’t know what he’s going to do against anyone with a pulse.
I want all these guys to kill it, but history says that not all of our freshmen are going to be world beaters.
I want all these guys to kill it, but history says that not all of our freshmen are going to be world beaters.