He has…which is why it’s strange to see two slow 6’3 guards that can’t guard anyone not from Utah.
Obviously coaching is better.
Mahoney teams are a little before my time. I do remember Turner being awful as a kid and how that team was a Shaheen Holloway from being unstoppable. Very frustrating back then and here we are again lol.
Not before mine. I remember him as an ABA player playing for Louigi C on the Nets. When they beat the Kentucky Colonols with Gilmore, Issel and Dampier and the Virginia Squires with Erving, Gervin and Chones only to lose in the final I was way into it.
Alleyne has played point a few times this year. It was a disaster. He has never been a pg. There is currently no one on roster besides Jenkins to take that role. Cruz may help but he has been injured.
Can Ponds get a Portal Waiver ? Shamorie had to do double duty as a PG and SG .
Taylor , despite not being a guard has some PG tendencies in his game . He was bringing the ball upcourt against BC because he can handle . He’s also a incredible passer and a unselfish one . Of course , we need him at SF but , he has some PG Qualities in him . Not all but , some .
Disaster? Not really. He has a very poor handle but he doesn’t make mistakes or try to do too much and he passes the ball off as soon as he gets up court.
I like everything about Taylor. He’s very similar to Jenkins in terms of skills — albeit more rough around the edges — but he plays within those skills.
And when we get a little or more than a little from Dingle, I think we can play with most anyone. I have to think Rick P is going to figure out a way to get more from the defense even if it is not (this year) going to be anywhere near the level he wants.
If you are a college basketball player and get caught up in the NBA regular season mentality, then you are just flat out dumb. Because the ratio is not even comparable. If you play in a P5 conference, an 18-20 game stretch is going to decide your season. That is nothing like the NBAs 82 game slog.
You know Jack i really appreciate this post. Players don't play well every game and sometimes it appears they aren't playing hard but i would virtually guarantee that each and every game is the biggest event of their day or week and they anticipate the next one as soon as the previous one ends. They are all playing for their basketball lives, and although NIL money, academics, and family responsibilities can be distractions i really believe most every kid tries as hard as he can every game. I don't think we give them enough credit for all the balls they have in the air besides bball.
I’d add posh to your last statement as well. Love him or hate him, he was an immediate contributor and his freshman season was probably his best.
Pitino would have kicked ponds off the team. Ponds had a ton of talent but was a lazy defender with bad habits.
Lazy huh ? Ponds had to play both , PG and SG at the same time in the same game . He was the only player on that team who opponents feared as he could go for 40 plus points as he did against Duke on any given night .
Ponds didn’t have a high motor but my God did he have the best hands and anticipation I’ve ever seen. His knack for the ball was just absurd and Pitino highly values those traits.
