It certainly didn't feel that way last year when Tre White got benched in February and the team definitely needed him.
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In hindsight, knowing what we know about Keaton, I think a good potential petrovic replacement could've been Adam Miller. Just in terms of what would fit THIS team right now.
But, there must have been complications with his camp and $$.
I mean Rio Grande and UConn were the only games where he got any run to get into a rhythm.
He wasn't good against UConn but looked good against and admittedly bad Rio Grand team.
He might not be any good but I also don't think he's played enough to say one way or another. Pass first point guards typically need to play to get into a rhythm, feel their way into a game, and make an impact. I don't think any of us can really fairly evaluate him when he's only playing 4ish minutes a game.
I think it's pretty clear that Brad is pushing the narrative that Petrovic sucks considering Werner tweeted negative comments about him but I genuinely don't think we've seen enough him to decide.
LouHenson
- Naples Florida
2 techs = 4 fouls.
This was the quote, how do you get points out of that? No where was points mentioned. It is crazy how some people read something entirely different than what was printed on the page?
Agreed, and to go with in game performance, Brad sees him in practice every day, so he knows what he has with him at this point of the season.
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Dee_4_Three_83
- Mahomet, IL
Why are we going on and on about Petrovic?!?
Folks, we have a top 5 offense and he is an offense first player who plays 3 minutes a game. This is worse than a backup QB pining. I would say more but it would be exhaustive.
Folks, we have a top 5 offense and he is an offense first player who plays 3 minutes a game. This is worse than a backup QB pining. I would say more but it would be exhaustive.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Because our nominal point guard who has played the most minutes on the team is now hurt and needs replacing, and we have a 23 year old veteran professional basketball player at that position who we spent a ton of NIL on.
I'd like to keep playing the same lineup that has brought us our recent success, but sadly we can't, at least not for the next month.
You can have the greatest skill set and not play, if you refuse to play the style of play of the system. People assume it’s a misjudgment, or can’t evaluate talent, but it’s more the refusal to adapt to the team game plan. If podz took away from the team dynamic, idk. But Tre White definitely was more a, give me the ball and let me work, type of player. Go and rewatch when he’d get benched. He may be a natural scorer and play maker, but BU expects you to play his style and play defense
I don’t think anyone is arguing that these players have skills. But it’s about the team dynamic too.
Dee_4_Three_83
- Mahomet, IL
Every game is different, but defense is essential. Can we hide Petrovic on the defensive end? I think it's somewhat doable, but I don't see the need to, unless our offense starts tanking. Seeing what AS did defensively, and what Jake did offensively, granted in a very small sample size, it appears we can "keep playing the same lineup." If an adjustment needs to be made, it sounds like it's a player mentality adjustment first, and then a team lineup adjustment if warranted.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
It’s worth noting that Boswell isn’t our primary point, Keaton is.
And because Petrovic would be completely useless off the ball, since he can’t shoot or play defense, every minute he’s in the game is a minute Keaton doesn’t have the ball in his hands.
Which makes our offense slightly worse and our defense a lot worse.
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Not sure I agree, especially against the better teams in the conference. A weak link against Michigan, Purdue, MSU is going to cost you more than a couple buckets. You stress your best defenders and they miss a play they otherwise would recover, and then of course, there's the direct times a defender is beat.
I'm not expecting to see Petrovic for more than a few minutes to switch up the offense unless he gets much better on defense. Think he'll have to take full advantage of limited minutes before he'll move up on the depth chart.
Everyone always wants to see so-and-so get more minutes.
So who is playing less? If you play Petrovic and Lee... you're sitting Wagler more?
Anyone who'd like to sit Wagler... just know we're averaging 1.351 points per possession with him on the court from the Tennessee game onward. So, that's the production you're sacrificing.
Everyone likes to hammer on Petros defense which I have been somewhat disappointed with also. So it's ironic that he never saw the floor in one of our worst defensive efforts of the year vs Nebraska. We gave up wide open 3 after 3 and had no resistance to anybody getting in the lane. It was a very lackluster effort by our team as a whole that he had nothing to do with but ya he's not helping himself with his defensive play so far.
I see it like this. When we recruited Petro our coaches thought they found a euro version of Braden Smith. A good match to play along side Boswell sharing pg duties. I was excited at the possibilities. Wagler was probably thought to be a spot substitute giving rest to the starters preparing him for next year. Then Petro finally arrives but can't practice because of an injury. As a result Wagler was getting more time in practice with the starters and showing he could handle it. By the time Petro was able to play Wagler had proved himself as top notch point gaurd and key part of our offense who also played defense surprisingly well. When Petro was finally able to play and get some time he was hit or miss but mostly miss. In the meantime Jake had established himself as the top sub for the 2-3 slot and Ben was already slated at the 3-4. That combined with Petros erratic play on both sides of the ball and not being a good 3 point shooter he has pretty much relegated himself to spot minutes here and there. It doesn't help that everytime he gets bumped or fouled and doesn't get a call he takes off the next play on defense. I see the same thing in Mirk a little bit but he doesn't let it affect his play on the other end of the floor.
If you can’t figure out what I was trying to say i don’t know what to tell you.
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