@Marquette, Sat., Feb. 10, 6p, FS-1

[Demo]

We don’t have a go to guy, period!

 

[dk423]

I’ll assume each individual player will be back until they enter the portal.

There are a ton of minutes being vacated with Jenkins, Dingle, Alleyne, and Ledlum leaving. Pitino likes playing Luis at the 4. He’s not going to find a better situation at the high major level.

Pitino will likely tell him “sorry kid we disnt have the guards to play the type of game I recruited you for.”

I think it’s more tasteful to keep that assumption, so fair enough. But I just get the sense Taylor is playing a lot more scared and defeated now compared to November.

 

[dk423]

Nm

 

[Mean Gene]

This team doesnt have a shot at anything. They are not talented enough.

Talent is not the issue. They don’t give maximum defensive effort for 40 minutes.

 

[Rocket]

How is Taylor someone you decide to single out? He played four minutes!

I agree with the rest of your post 100%

He played four minutes for the reason I stated. He provides ZERO offensive threat.
For all of RJ's faults, the kid looks to attack, attack, attack.
Today we let one player beat us. Pitino needs to do a better job of assigning a "stopper" in such games.

 

[dk423]

He played four minutes for the reason I stated. He provides ZERO offensive threat.
For all of RJ's faults, the kid looks to attack, attack, attack.
Today we let one player beat us. Pitino needs to do a better job of assigning a "stopper" in such games.

He was our best three point shooter earlier in the season.

 

[Mike Zaun Returns]

Not sure how anyone is optimistic still. We just don’t have IT this yr. You can sense it.

 

[paultzman]

 

[nysj144]

We don’t have a go to guy, period!

That’s the bottom line

 

[paultzman]

 

[Rocket]

He was our best three point shooter earlier in the season.

Taylor’s problem is between the ears. You have to have the mentality to be an offensive threat as much as talent. Same applies to Soriano. We seem to have been blessed with this type of player throughout the years.
On this team, only two players appear to have the ability to create with the ball in their hands.....Jenkins and Luis. Everyone else needs to be set up. Dingle and Ledlum try but don't have the versatility needed at this higher level. Their problem is not between the ears but in their feet. Neither had the foot speed against the faster players defending them in this game.

 

[Silly Donovan]

Talent is not the issue. They don’t give maximum defensive effort for 40 minutes.

And who is that on??

 

[dk423]

Zuby had no fouls, Soriano had more fouls (4) than points (2)

 

[Silly Donovan]

In terms of Kolek shredding us in the second half, why didn’t coach change up who was guarding him?

 

[AlBovino]

Frustrating when in the first half you are passing well, rebounding well and shooting well. Then in the second half you turn into DePaul.

When the good shooting stops, we just don't have a good enough defense to make defensive stops to overcome our bad shooting. Narrative for this game and others this year. Teams that can't make defensive stops when they need to lose close games.

 

[carmineabbatiello]

Are we ready to say Zuby over Soriano?

No

 

[Rocket]

And who is that on??

I know where you are going but the other 50% is on the players. That's why Soriano sat as much as he did in this game and a supposedly talented athletic guard like Wilcher was a cheerleader.

 

[SLYFOXX1968]

When the good shooting stops, we just don't have a good enough defense to make defensive stops to overcome our bad shooting. Narrative for this game and others this year. Teams that can't make defensive stops when they need to lose close games.

Kolek is a Assassin at this level of College BB and I think he can play at the next level . Left Handed players who shoot , dish the ball and run a team are rare . Kolek is all that and more .

 

[guinness77]

I couldn’t watch the game but if this is the case, why did we 1) change to a man defense and 2) why did we stay in a man defense?

 

[Marillac2]

It’s true. We have the slowest backcourt in the conference. I used to say besides maybe DePaul but they were faster than us too. We can’t stop anyone.

Every time we lose, fans claim it’s a lack of effort. Do you guys see how much quicker every other team’s guards are?! It’s a talent issue first and foremost.