Nerves?
The guy has played basketball his whole life including an entire year of college ball. And has been practicing with this team for a year and a half.
Rust? Nerves? Seems like excuses. The warning signs for what we were seeing was on display his freshmen year at State.
Nerves?
The guy has played basketball his whole life including an entire year of college ball. And has been practicing with this team for a year and a half.
Rust? Nerves? Seems like excuses. The warning signs for what we were seeing was on display his freshmen year at State.
I don't know what Purvis is but if he can't start hitting wide open shots he can sit on the bench next to Cassell. I would start Calhoun against Columbia and play him 25mins...can't be any worse.
Throw last year out the window...we are in dire need of a perimeter scorer or we watch the season go down the toilet. Maybe Calhoun can rebuild his confidence.But Omar was and has been worse.
Purvis is not a shooter, need to give good minutes to Calhoun to see if he can regain his shot. Purvis will get minutes regardless and I'm sure he'll contribute, just don't want Calhoun buried on the bench without a real chance. Maybe if Calhoun starts a few games against lesser competition he'll find it....if not we got problems.I hope they both come around. Why are you willing to ignore tonight and all last year for Calhoun but not a handful of bad games for Purvis?
He could be an effective slasher for us and that is his strength. Not sure he really has an outside shot.Purvis just needs more time, still think he can be pretty good.
Purvis just needs more time, still think he can be pretty good.
I agree - I was hoping he'd throw down a huge dunk on that steal and quick outlet pass from Boat. We got a layup.The thing I don't get with Rodney is that - unless I'm mistaken - the only significant injury he had was the torn labrum, but he doesn't look anywhere near as bouncy as he did at NC State. There's that youtube clip of that put back dunk he had as a freshman where his head was level with the rim. Now he looks pretty earthbound.
Columbia would actually be a great game to give Calhoun as much burn as he can handle. See if he can get his confidence up against a team with arguably weaker perimeter defense.
Columbia did hold Kentucky to 56 points and only lost by 10 so I'm not sure we should be considering them a cupcake opponent where we can start the 9th man off the bench...