i think it deserves a second thought because polley was absolutely brutal playing the 4 as a sophomore so hurley had to shift him down to SF last year. if he doesnt change his approach he might be the worst rebounder on the team outside of cole and gaffney. not to mention he's coming off a torn acl
Kind of, I didn't go into all the detail there but I think it's a lot more understandable for someone to argue for Whaley/Sanogo than Whaley/Carlto. Even if I hate both of those lineups and can't see how they work
I'm not putting him out there for his rebounding, it's for his shooting so that doesn't concern me. Especially since we have lots of great rebounders around him. Obviously Polley at the 4 isn't ideal but between him and Whaley one is a lot easier to shift and hide there
yes but we had an absolutely atrocious rebounding team with polley at the 4 that hurley had to give up on. Now you're essentially swapping vital and whaley out of the starting lineup for aj and sanogo (polley, bouk, and a PG remain)
There's definitely things to worry about for next year but rebounding isn't one of them. We're bringing in great rebounders with Springs and Sanogo, and more minutes for those 2 and Whaley instead of Carlton is a net positive for rebounding
AJ and TM (if playing) will also grab some boards to help the Bigs.. Those guys can get up
i was strictly discussing a starting lineup with polley at the 4...of course there are other personnel combinations that will make for a good rebounding lineup. the point is none of them involve polley at the 4
If the goal is to just field a good rebounding lineup then sure Polley isn't the ideal 4. But that's not the discussion, he's playing for his shooting not his rebounding
I’m assuming everyone wud love this starting 5. Maybe throw akok in there too But wow.
it is the discussion. even when polley's playing SF he's still only out there for his shooting....but he's such a bad rebounder for a stretch 4 that his shooting cant make up for it and he becomes a liability.
No way I wud start polley over whalley. Whalley brings way more to the court. Cole and bouk are enough offense for that lineup.
It's not Polley over Whaley, it's Polley with Whaley
Moving on because we're never going to agree. I don't think his rebounding is a liability when he's surrounded by good rebounders
he just hasnt demonstrated otherwise yet. if he shows up having gained ~5 lbs i'll reconsider. at 6'9 210 he should be able to play stretch 4
There is no doubt Dan Hurley will find minutes for a healthy TP somewhere in the lineup.... A serious question... If TP is playing the 4.. Does his ability to put up some points(as a 4) exceed his ability to defend the opposing teams PFs/stretch 4s?? Guess its about mismatch opportunities ala Daniels..
Yeah that's the big question and think it's definitely a favorable mismatch for him. It also spaces the floor for Bouk and Jackson to get to the basket over having 2 big guys in the paint
You absolutely can have 2 bigs on the floor and win at the college level.
Just curious, you've said Cole will benefit from better spacing, but at the same time you think he'll play the majority of his minutes with Bouk, Jackson, Whaley, and Sanogo. Nobody is spacing the floor besides hopefully Cole in that lineup.
Not really. We just have better guards. If Adams starts, that puts a better player on the bench.
I hear you Bruce.. Don't see BA getting a ton of minutes with the guards/small forwards we have to work with..Tough kid..good heart.. Doesn't seem quite as talented..Hope he surprises us and comes back from the summer with some improved skills..