Boothe played 20 minutes for a tournament team…rebounded, played hard, and defended like a maniac. Only shot 30.4% from 3 but that’s what Jenkins is shooting.P
You can’t be serious.
BTW - Wilcher is a stud.
Brady will play better when Wilcher takes over next year and drives and kicks.
Good comments on Brady. Like most freshmen he just needs to get stronger and work on his lateral quickness guarding on perimeter in offseason. He is a keeper for sure with great length, shooting ability and coachable it appears.
Did people really expect that Pitino would sign 5th year seniors to sit on the bench? Wilcher and Dunlap are very significant building blocks going forward and I am sure they knew that. Dunlap’s obvious committment to D tells me he gets it and Witcher is mega talented; shining with limited minutes is difficult for the vast majority of players, never mind freshman used to playing an alpha role. Just look at the game to game ups and downs of a good, very experienced player like Allyene in that role.
And it is safe to say Pitino knows a thing or two about freshmen and seeing their potential.
We live in such an instant gratification world unfortunately. Give Rick some time with these two and we’ll be very happy. He had to invest in experience in year one obviously.
I do see stretch 4 future now. AMase is likely going to have bragging rights on this issue
I loved Boothe. Great kid. Played hard. But he was a terrible shooter & finisher.
Agreed, but I’m more okay with Ledlum than you seem to be. I’d like to see Ledlum adjust to the high major size and athletic ability by trying to draw more contact instead of going straight up or dishing it at the rim.
I think he's also very aware that he has to develop his game beyond an outside shot. When I spoke to him at media day this year he said the two things he worked on/actively working on was putting weight on and finding different ways to contribute. I think too many fans in college basketball fall into the trap of expecting freshmen to be these instant stars, especially in this new rankings and NIL era. The learning curve is so great making the jump for high end high school to D1 basketball...from the speed to the physicality to the classroom and court balance. Staff have to balance giving him minutes and real live reps to get that necessary experience and at the same time put the best guys on the court
Sitting behind the bench in Charleston and getting a good look at these kids up close I was shocked at how skinny Brady is.I do see stretch 4 future now. AMase is likely going to have bragging rights on this issue
The kid is every bit of 6’7 and Gumby like arms. We just need to get him eating like some of us posters.
Much like Wusu he does not elevate on his drives to the hoop for some reason. Unless he dunks.
I feel similarly about your post. We have a starting five that has to play well enough to get into the tournament. That then has to be supplemented by the bench. It would be great if a couple of the bench players distinguished themselves and many an I feel Luis had the most potential. Even so you can make the NCAA tournament with a solid starting 5 and a few functional pieces. Allenye is solid and the rest are trying to figure it out and like some have said the rotation will tighten.
He does look like that but I am sure it's not for a lack of trying. Hopefully other the next couple of years he will get stronger but I think that will be his body type for a while. I think working on his skills is the most important thing for him right now.
