Randall and Crews PT

[Lightning Rod]

After all the talk about Burns and how good he was in practice, I am pleasantly surprised to see Randall taking his minutes. Maybe it was a situation move last night but it appears Randall is coming on and has moved ahead of Burns. He is very active out there, especially on defense. He appears reluctant to shoot but that will come with experience and playing time.
Crews, who many thought was going to be a starter and prime contributor is getting less playing time, simply because he can't get open. The guy can shoot but they need to figure out some plays for him to get him open or he is JAG.
Funny how things play out when you start to play the game.

[hdhntr148]

with Stone and Pierce back leaves less pt for crews and they are playing well. Stone and Pierce have been effective rebounding the ball and making good passes.

Have to admit I was totally wrong about MU BB. Still don't think they will be player for top spot but we shall see if they make the tourney with a chance to win a couple games.

Randall is bigger than I thought and solid rebounder/defender and has some moves but not finishing much, yet.

TO is contributing and can finish around basket even with bigger defenders. Phillips Has some nice offensive moves besides being a solid rebounder shot blocker.

Boating got back into rotation after not playing against FL.

Staff has a lot of different players who can contribute and each with different skill sets that can be used depending on whom they are playing.

Think I pulled a muscle climbing back onto BB bandwagon. LOL but they are competitive and that's what you hope for in conference play. Think top team will whack them like Vandy, bama, ark but that's why they play the games.

[pierreplante]

Randall was minus 14 for his playing time last night and Crews was minus 5. They were the only two players on the team in the negative.

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Yeah, Randall is not ready yet for increased PT. You can't have 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there. They won in spite of him.

[HoopsGuruII]

"Crews, who many thought was going to be a starter and prime contributor is getting less playing time, simply because he can't get open. The guy can shoot but they need to figure out some plays for him to get him open or he is JAG."

His biggest problem is that he is not quick enough to play defense at this level.

[Rantz]

Randall was minus 14 for his playing time last night and Crews was minus 5. They were the only two players on the team in the negative.

Actually Randell was a -10 and Crews a -5....the 2 combined for a -15

For those who don't know, the rating shows the players with a minus , while on the floor, their team scored less than the other team while on the floor.

[Rantz]

Yeah, Randall is not ready yet for increased PT. You can't have 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there. They won in spite of him.

Not true of Randell....in the Fla game he had a +4 rating suggesting when on the floor Mizzou scored more than Fla. Gated is doing well to get Randell into the game for experience. Randell does other things well than score....he blocks out rebounds and is good in action. But each game is different ....each player in different games will have a -+ score and those scores must be taken in context.

[HoopsGuruII]

Yeah, Randall is not ready yet for increased PT. You can't have 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there. They won in spite of him.

Not true of Randell....in the Fla game he had a +4 rating suggesting when on the floor Mizzou scored more than Fla. Gated is doing well to get Randell into the game for experience. Randell does other things well than score....he blocks out rebounds and is good in action. But each game is different ....each player in different games will have a -+ score and those scores must be taken in context.

In addition, it appears to me that Randall will not take (bleep) from anybody. That is a good thing.

[Armchair QB]

Thoughts on Randall. Love his attitude. He’s a high IQ player. Undersized for a 5. The game is still a little fast for him. He’s one, if he really works, could be similar to Mitchell in a few years. But for now, he’s borderline for me.

I still think Burns, at 7’5” with the ability to shoot the 3, is a severely underutilized and under-developed talent thus far. I don’t know if he’s still recovering from the injury. But he should be developed and used. As they say, you can’t teach 7’5”. If he was 7’5” with no athletic ability or skill, he’d be a waste of space. But he could be a stud.

[Rantz]

Yeah, Randall is not ready yet for increased PT. You can't have 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there. They won in spite of him.

Not true of Randell....in the Fla game he had a +4 rating suggesting when on the floor Mizzou scored more than Fla. Gated is doing well to get Randell into the game for experience. Randell does other things well than score....he blocks out rebounds and is good in action. But each game is different ....each player in different games will have a -+ score and those scores must be taken in context.

In addition, it appears to me that Randall will not take (bleep) from anybody. That is a good thing.

Yes sir! Let the kid play, learn and grow. Gates has a goal of developing the freshmen and trying to make them stick around and not go into the portal. And lots of guys want more of Burns and Annor to play. They will...just have a little patience....before season ends, all will have had a chance to eat!

[Rantz]

Thoughts on Randall. Love his attitude. He’s a high IQ player. Undersized for a 5. The game is still a little fast for him. He’s one, if he really works, could be similar to Mitchell in a few years. But for now, he’s borderline for me.

I still think Burns, at 7’5” with the ability to shoot the 3, is a severely underutilized and under-developed talent thus far. I don’t know if he’s still recovering from the injury. But he should be developed and used. As they say, you can’t teach 7’5”. If he was 7’5” with no athletic ability or skill, he’d be a waste of space. But he could be a stud.

I wouldn't say the game is too fast for Randell. Hes fitting right in as a freshman. His shot isn't there yet...and he wasn't a high volum scoring guy in high school either, but his action out on the floor is great! He's gaining the experience and I expect him to be a 7 rebound and 10 point guy in the future. One thing we have to understand, Gates and staff have a game plan for each game. They scout the other team and decide how they want to play that particular game. Basketball is not all willy nilly and instick all the time, tho they are needed a lot.,,, Gates comes in with a game plan. That means for any particular game, with the amount of guys who can play on a team, certain reserves might not get into the game this time, but down the road he will. Im speaking of Burns...I would love to see him in every game, but Gates and couches sees it differently and Im sure all the reserves including Burns understands that their number might not be called this game, but perhaps next game. Annor didn't play Fla game but did play Kentucky game.

[Rantz]

"Crews, who many thought was going to be a starter and prime contributor is getting less playing time, simply because he can't get open. The guy can shoot but they need to figure out some plays for him to get him open or he is JAG."

His biggest problem is that he is not quick enough to play defense at this level.

Trust me...Crews best days as a Tiger are ahead of him.

[Kenny Boy]

"Crews, who many thought was going to be a starter and prime contributor is getting less playing time, simply because he can't get open. The guy can shoot but they need to figure out some plays for him to get him open or he is JAG."

His biggest problem is that he is not quick enough to play defense at this level.

Trust me...Crews best days as a Tiger are ahead of him.

You MUST find a way to play a guy who's making 50% of his 3's.

[dhsux]

This is a team without a one trick pony which is a good thing.

I think Gates is figuring things out in a good way right now and he should get better at his roster moves as the season progresses and the boys know their roles and what is expected.

I don't expect the wins to come easy but what happened in Kentucky can go a long way for this team and coach.

[dhsux]

This is a team without a one trick pony which is a good thing.

I think Gates is figuring things out in a good way right now and he should get better at his roster moves as the season progresses and the boys will then know their roles and what is expected.

I don't expect the wins to come easy but what happened in Kentucky can go a long way for this team and coach.

[Rantz]

"Crews, who many thought was going to be a starter and prime contributor is getting less playing time, simply because he can't get open. The guy can shoot but they need to figure out some plays for him to get him open or he is JAG."

His biggest problem is that he is not quick enough to play defense at this level.

Trust me...Crews best days as a Tiger are ahead of him.

You MUST find a way to play a guy who's making 50% of his 3's.

The Fla game, Crew played about 30 min...had 10 points, 4 rebounds , made 2 shots out of 3 and only took 1 three point shot and missed...all in 30 minutes of play. Do you know why? Did you see the game? It was because Gates figured out they had Lee guarding Crews. Lee is 6'4. So Gates planted Crews in the post and Lee fouled him every time. Gates knew that Crews is great at foul shooting so they threw Crews the ball in the post and Lee fouled him every time. Crews was 9/10.

In the Kentucky game....Stone was the second leader in scoring with 20 points, and 3/6 from 3. Stone played 27 minute and Crews got 15 minutes with a -5 rating while on the floor. That suggest Crews wasn't having a good game. It happens in all sports.

But as I said earlier...Crews best games are ahead of him.