Montevallo??
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I was there and can say that one word to describe our play would be sloppy. We had something like 24 turnovers compared to their around 10. Riley and Torrance looked good, but still have some work, especially with not forcing passes and on the defensive end. Jermareo didn't have a spectacular game, but looked decent. Hendrix was a monster inside. Gee played well defensively most of the game and slashing to the goal but had a few stripped out of his hands, missed some open shots, etc.... Anything else I'll try to answer.
I was semi-worried about hearing Steele did not play. I realize it's Montevallo and that he will probably not miss a step. But they said the reason was tendinitis in his knee :/
coach G said if this were a regular season game that steele would have started, so no worries. coach g just wanted steele to have 4 or so full days of full rest so he will be good to go this friday in the season opener.
roll tide roll folks !
Yep, I've had to play through tendonitis in the shoulder and can say that it was definitely worth it to get Ron some rest. I heard from a friend who went by there today that he was practicing today so no worries.
I haven't heard anything, but I didn't see anything overly impressive while he was in. Yamene got some good minutes, but I didn't see much from Demetrius, Jukes, or Cloyd. Any idea if any of these guys are going to redshirt?
jukes is for sure headed for a redshirt unless we have an injury or two down in the post. cloyd is another safe bet for a redshirt year also. tubbs is 50-50 i think right now. jemsion will not redshirt this year. he will be the 2nd post man off the bench behind coleman.
Since this was a preseason game...would it count against using a redshirt? I know Jemison will get some PT this year...but him only playing 3 minutes made me wonder if he could still redshirt since that game wasn't technically official.
That I don't know, but I don't think it would affect any that are suppose to redshirt anyway as I didn't see Jukes/Cloyd/Tubbs on the court. I almost wish we wouldn't redshirt them and would go with a deeper bench.
A 9 man rotation will be plently. If they are not ready for D1 basketball, then they need to red-shirt. Ask Chuck Davis if he would like to have his freshman year back!
The next few recruiting classes are possibly the best the state has ever produced (seven in-state prospects on Rival's 2008 Top 100, two in-state prospects on 2009's Top 25). Like it or not, each marginal player we keep on scholarship past next season means one less scholarship available for a higher rated prospect. Delaying their chance to prove themselves a year doesn't do anybody much good.
Agreed. I just look at our short bench every year and can't help but think about how one injury can ruin a season, where as a team like Memphis last year who had guys coming in and out constantly could probably keep going without losing a step.
You got to look at a red-shirt two ways.1)Are they physically ready for the D1,SEC basketball?2)Are they ready to also do it in the classroom? The red-shirt gives the coach an opprotunity to see if the player can make it. If the coach or the player (or together) decides that this situation isn't right for the player, then the player can transfer without losing a year. These schollies are not for 4years. They are 1 year renewals.
First someone has to convince CMG to play more than 7 players once the SEC schedule starts. These kids want to play, not wait til next year, plus they need the seasoning.
I don't disagree with the reality of the situation being pretty close to what you stated, but in my opinion, both of those questions should have been answered during the recruiting process. I agree that if you have someone with physical ability that needs some fundamental work before being ready, such as Yamene, a redshirt might not be a bad idea. My wish is more that we could use more than a 7 man rotation so that Ron and others aren't dead tired at the end of games. You look at all of the top programs and I can almost guarantee we have the shortest bench. Say what you want, but I think it could come back to haunt us in March if we see the same kind of minutes out of our starters this year.
If Saturday is any indication, we will have a 9 man rotation. Steele, Davidson, Hendrix, Gee, Riley, Hollinger, Torrance, Jemison, and Coleman. Does that sound better to you?
Haha well since you ask, yes. I was just throwing out my two cents to see if other people saw it as a potential problem as well. Has anyone heard if Ron will start Friday or if they'll hold him back because of the tendonitis?
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