(04-10-2014 03:55 PM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 03:51 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I love good competition. If someone doesn't want to fight for PT and earn it every day in practice then that's not the type of player we should want.

FWIW, can't blame a player for taking the "easy way out" and transferring to a school with less comp at his position in order to get PT. But the tough guys stay in thos situations bc they know they can win out.

Are you saying that Thomas took the easy way out?

Or Antonio Barton took the easy way out?

(04-10-2014 01:03 PM)tigerbluejs Wrote:  Saw Hawkins play a couple of games. He's really more of a wing. As for Thomas, 16 rebounds per game is production. Not only hustle and toughness but actual production, no matter the level.

+25......Especially since we need rebounds in the worst way....Most don't understand,but that was one of the main ingredients how UCONN beat UK in the finals....securing the defensive boards were paramount as KY thrived on those....some of the most vicious offensive rebounding the college game has ever seen....But UCONN was able to thwart Michigan State;Florida and UK and that was extremely impressive!

(04-10-2014 06:43 PM)thagr82008 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 01:03 PM)tigerbluejs Wrote:  Saw Hawkins play a couple of games. He's really more of a wing. As for Thomas, 16 rebounds per game is production. Not only hustle and toughness but actual production, no matter the level.

+25......Especially since we need rebounds in the worst way....Most don't understand,but that was one of the main ingredients how UCONN beat UK in the finals....securing the defensive boards were paramount as KY thrived on those....some of the most vicious offensive rebounding the college game has ever seen....But UCONN was able to thwart Michigan State;Florida and UK and that was extremely impressive!

Kentucky got just around their Orebounding% average in the championship game. Only a smidge under.

(04-10-2014 06:43 PM)thagr82008 Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 01:03 PM)tigerbluejs Wrote:  Saw Hawkins play a couple of games. He's really more of a wing. As for Thomas, 16 rebounds per game is production. Not only hustle and toughness but actual production, no matter the level.

+25......Especially since we need rebounds in the worst way....Most don't understand,but that was one of the main ingredients how UCONN beat UK in the finals....securing the defensive boards were paramount as KY thrived on those....some of the most vicious offensive rebounding the college game has ever seen....But UCONN was able to thwart Michigan State;Florida and UK and that was extremely impressive!

Good post. Rebounding and defense are the main keys to next yr.

Sounds interesting though we really need a strong guard.

(04-10-2014 04:07 PM)TigerTimmy Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 03:55 PM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(04-10-2014 03:51 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I love good competition. If someone doesn't want to fight for PT and earn it every day in practice then that's not the type of player we should want.

FWIW, can't blame a player for taking the "easy way out" and transferring to a school with less comp at his position in order to get PT. But the tough guys stay in thos situations bc they know they can win out.

Are you saying that Thomas took the easy way out?

Or Antonio Barton took the easy way out?

Yes I am. Much easier to transfer to UT and start then it would've been to battle 4 senior guards for PT. I never said the easy way wasn't the smart way...

I have no idea why Thomas left...would've started. (to answer the poster above).