He’s been in the dog house for a while. Hurley called him “unplayable” last week to reporters. The week before he said something to the effect of he’s not injured he’s just not doing anything right in practice. The sad part is we desperately need someone at that 4 spot down 2 kids. If he can’t find minutes now idk what that says about his future. It’s not getting any better next year adding 3 kids who theoretically play that position.
I posted this piece of an article from yesterday's Courant in another thread and it sure sounds as if SW is not on firm ground. Could it be that he's always had things come easy because of his athleticism and now he's struggling to figure out just how hard he's got to work to be a major contributor?:
What the Huskies need, with home games against South Florida, Central Florida and Houston and road games at East Carolina and Tulane, is a contribution at the wing from Sid Wilson, who is coming back from a knee injury and is continually challenged by Hurley to give more.
“Sid’s got to do things to get himself on the court," Hurley said. "If you’re not playing on this team, with eight scholarship players, there’s something you’re obviously not doing.”
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In contrast, Whaley, who barely played as a sophomore last season, has become the Huskies indispensable man, with career highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds in the double-OT loss at Temple on Thursday.
“Isaiah has battled and worked to play in a manner that we needed him to play,” Hurley said, “that brings the most value to the court. Now, all of a sudden, we can't take him off the court. Sid’s got to find a way to do that."