KY has a tough decision. Focus on winning or player development?

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Jan 8, 2025
8:59:11am

mudpupper Truly Addicted User

KY has a tough decision. Focus on winning or player development?

I think with a smaller rotation, the chances of winning increase.

However, KY is also selling the NBA prep mantra which requires playing time.

Like I've said, we'll have to see if KY's approach to the college game will work or not.

I'm confident he'll make the necessary tweaks over time and we'll be just fine.

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mudpupper

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This team plays with no flow or chemistry. The rotation has to shrink. We played 10 guys yesterday. No one played more

BIG XII Coug Unemployed BIG XII advisor

Jan 8, 8:44am

And yet we should have played Boscovich to guard Williams in the last 5 minutes

Doogal McCougar

Jan 8, 8:45am

Boscovich seems lost out there

Mr. Scoobs

Jan 8, 8:51am

Transition to American game.

Plantagenet

Jan 8, 11:35am

Not sure he would be able to guard Williams. Not quick enough

TNT

Jan 8, 8:54am

We needed a versatile big to keep Williams from backing into the basket

Doogal McCougar

Jan 8, 9:00am

Demin would be better for this than Bosko, and Demin didn't defend well either.

runnincoug

Jan 8, 11:10am

TTech has three guys that will make you pay... we need more of those guys.

Plantagenet

Jan 8, 11:36am

I agree! Demin is more of that guy than Bosko right now.

runnincoug

Jan 8, 11:43am

Yep. Should be:

ballen

Jan 8, 8:51am

I like that lineup but prefer Fouss to Keita unless it’s a massive team

Haysom Till

Jan 8, 9:02am

My thought is that with Hall and Fouss in the second unit you’d have little

ballen

Jan 8, 10:06am

It may be due to injury, but by the #s, Hall's play is simply awful this year:

ldssdl

Jan 8, 9:20am

Stewart's 1 minute didn't disrupt anything. Are you advocating taking Baker out of the lineup? He would be next to go.

kimdaddy35

Jan 8, 8:51am

There's probably 4-5 different ways to go to shrink the rotation. I actually like Baker b/c I think he brings

Jan 8, 9:39am

I agree that guys like Demin and Saunders should play more.

kimdaddy35

Jan 8, 3:50pm

KY has a tough decision. Focus on winning or player development?

mudpupper

Jan 8, 8:59am

I think you could still have a 10 rotation as long as its simplified. Like if Demin is out, Hall is always in. And if

mokelembembe

Jan 8, 9:00am

I couldn't agree more. Start with playing Egor and Richie 34 minutes and go

Lifer

Jan 8, 9:04am

it seems like if you play a larger rotation, then we ought to be winning more on

cwilke1

Jan 8, 9:20am

The argument for a large rotation is the Pitino Kentucky model. Full-court press 40 minutes. Trying to exhaust the other

Jan 8, 9:32am

Dawson Baker is getting too many minutes

andrewg3

Jan 8, 9:47am

I think if someone really stood out they'd play more but no one has emerged

aaronmania

Jan 8, 10:41am

When nobody steps up, you have to try to find somebody that will

44C

Jan 8, 10:41am

Should’ve tried one or two more guys to see if they could step up…Crawford etc

44C

Jan 8, 10:42am

Hall to the bench and only play backup PG to Demin. Demin needs to be 30+.

gp232

Jan 8, 12:33pm

Agreed. I'd like to ride or die with our best 8. And if they aren't playing well

Odysseus

Jan 8, 1:44pm

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