Kylan Boswell - Real Talk

[arxpert]

You don't need a true point guard on the roster if four guys on the court could break a press. We have capable ball handlers and multiple wings that can dish assists at a higher rate than multiple D-1 PG's. Arizona shares the ball.

Maybe so. Maybe we will get 50 assists in a game and lose the game by 1 because all of the aforementioned don't play defense as a unit and only 1 or 2 take pride in defense individually.

[arxpert]

Boswell played like a kid who was told to shape up or ship out on this road trip. Credit to him for playing for his livelihood lest he be shipped out to ye ole gulag known as Santa Clara.

[lynxaz]

Boswell played like a kid who was told to shape up or ship out on this road trip. Credit to him for playing for his livelihood lest he be shipped out to ye ole gulag known as Santa Clara.

Ha nope if you think Lloyd hasn't stuck by this kid up to this point you're crazy. Or just trying to spin your narrative again?

[arxpert]

Boswell played like a kid who was told to shape up or ship out on this road trip. Credit to him for playing for his livelihood lest he be shipped out to ye ole gulag known as Santa Clara.

Ha nope if you think Lloyd hasn't stuck by this kid up to this point you're crazy. Or just trying to spin your narrative again?

Lloyd absolutely has put the hones on Boswell to prove he is worth a roster spot in the future. There is no doubt in my mind that Boswell hasn't done enough to prove he is a NBA level player and I do not see him having a spot secured for him next season at the moment. You can believe whatever you want. Boswell is playing for his Arizona career. Kudos to him for having 1 decent game, but he can't stop Bradley from outshining him. Bradley is just the hungrier player. Doesn't matter to me who gets the job done as long as they get the job done. However, I am not blind. There is a fine line between backing a player and sabotaging the team. The proof is in the pudding with Caleb Love taking over control of the team. I sincerely hope Love has interest in exercising his option to remain in College 1 more year and chooses to stick with us.

[KansasCityCats]

Criticism to Boswell is gone because he slumped but Bradley never outshines him. They play two completely different styles and complement each other. It's part of the stellar depth that Arizona possesses this season. Even if/when our PG's struggle, the Cats have a chance.

[arxpert]

Criticism to Boswell is gone because he slumped but Bradley never outshines him. They play two completely different styles and complement each other. It's part of the stellar depth that Arizona possesses this season. Even if/when our PG's struggle, the Cats have a chance.

I don't really think they compliment each other. I don't think they could play together either. However, as I've mentioned, if it can get the job done, then I don't care how it is packaged up. I think they are different too, but Bradley plays much better with Love than Love plays with Boswell. Tommy seems to be recognizing it. If Boswell can focus mostly on his defense and then let the game come to him on offense we may have something to rely on. I do notice Boswell's new willingness to play inside the arc. It's just not as good as Bradley's. This team needs to get to the rim or at least threaten it so it can open up more reasonable 3pt attempts instead of iso-chucking.

I know it really appears I hate Boswell, but I know as much as anyone that we will need the best he is capable of if we want to have any sort of success in the postseason.

[lynxaz]

Boswell played like a kid who was told to shape up or ship out on this road trip. Credit to him for playing for his livelihood lest he be shipped out to ye ole gulag known as Santa Clara.

Ha nope if you think Lloyd hasn't stuck by this kid up to this point you're crazy. Or just trying to spin your narrative again?

Lloyd absolutely has put the hones on Boswell to prove he is worth a roster spot in the future. There is no doubt in my mind that Boswell hasn't done enough to prove he is a NBA level player and I do not see him having a spot secured for him next season at the moment. You can believe whatever you want. Boswell is playing for his Arizona career. Kudos to him for having 1 decent game, but he can't stop Bradley from outshining him. Bradley is just the hungrier player. Doesn't matter to me who gets the job done as long as they get the job done. However, I am not blind. There is a fine line between backing a player and sabotaging the team. The proof is in the pudding with Caleb Love taking over control of the team. I sincerely hope Love has interest in exercising his option to remain in College 1 more year and chooses to stick with us.
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Boswell played like a kid who was told to shape up or ship out on this road trip. Credit to him for playing for his livelihood lest he be shipped out to ye ole gulag known as Santa Clara.

Ha nope if you think Lloyd hasn't stuck by this kid up to this point you're crazy. Or just trying to spin your narrative again?

Lloyd absolutely has put the hones on Boswell to prove he is worth a roster spot in the future. There is no doubt in my mind that Boswell hasn't done enough to prove he is a NBA level player and I do not see him having a spot secured for him next season at the moment. You can believe whatever you want. Boswell is playing for his Arizona career. Kudos to him for having 1 decent game, but he can't stop Bradley from outshining him. Bradley is just the hungrier player. Doesn't matter to me who gets the job done as long as they get the job done. However, I am not blind. There is a fine line between backing a player and sabotaging the team. The proof is in the pudding with Caleb Love taking over control of the team. I sincerely hope Love has interest in exercising his option to remain in College 1 more year and chooses to stick with us.

Boswell played like a kid who was told to shape up or ship out on this road trip. Credit to him for playing for his livelihood lest he be shipped out to ye ole gulag known as Santa Clara.

Ha nope if you think Lloyd hasn't stuck by this kid up to this point you're crazy. Or just trying to spin your narrative again?

Lloyd absolutely has put the hones on Boswell to prove he is worth a roster spot in the future. There is no doubt in my mind that Boswell hasn't done enough to prove he is a NBA level player and I do not see him having a spot secured for him next season at the moment. You can believe whatever you want. Boswell is playing for his Arizona career. Kudos to him for having 1 decent game, but he can't stop Bradley from outshining him. Bradley is just the hungrier player. Doesn't matter to me who gets the job done as long as they get the job done. However, I am not blind. There is a fine line between backing a player and sabotaging the team. The proof is in the pudding with Caleb Love taking over control of the team. I sincerely hope Love has interest in exercising his option to remain in College 1 more year and chooses to stick with us.

Yeah thats why he's is trying to do something he's not ..
He isn't a natural shooter.
He is a natural distributor and play maker
End stop period.

[KansasCityCats]

When comparing the "per 40 min averages", both players are pretty similar. Bradley shoots 3% higher and Boswell has 1.6 more APG. Otherwise, not much of a difference (including steals, which is a 0.1% difference).

Arizona is projected to be a #1 seed without a guy that is a pass-first PG. credit to the staff for finding players that want to share the ball because Arizona is still at the top of the NCAA rankings in assists because of our versatile lineup.

[arxpert]

What? Lol. If Boswell is not a natural shooter then he's not going pro because he is not an elite distributor by any means. Being in awe of 1 or 2 passes every 4 games is not what I consider Elite. Every player does that multiple times per game in the Pros. Boswell's best attribute for this team is his ability to hit a 3 with a soft shot that can be reasonably tracked when crashing the boards. If Steve Nash were on this roster it would be Boswell in a spot; shooting set 3s all game. There is no natural PG on this roster.

[arxpert]

When comparing the "per 40 min averages", both players are pretty similar. Bradley shoots 3% higher and Boswell has 1.6 more APG. Otherwise, not much of a difference (including steals, which is a 0.1% difference).

Arizona is projected to be a #1 seed without a guy that is a pass-first PG. credit to the staff for finding players that want to share the ball because Arizona is still at the top of the NCAA rankings in assists because of our versatile lineup.

This is what I've been saying, but it's not all about the Per40. Obviously 1 guy is more proactive with his time on the court (Bradley). Boswell was complacent most of the season thinking his minutes grew on trees and he has been afforded the opportunity to play more casual basketball.

The hungrier player, Bradley, is not necessarily a good thing. The last thing we need is him to have a bad game when it matters playing erraticly.

However Tommy has started to blend Bradley more over the last 5 games or so and I can appreciate the adjustment from an otherwise very stubborn HC. I'm being nice saying adjustment. It was almost forced by virtue of Boswell being unplayable at times in his run.

Eitherway when the good times are rolling it feels good, but I'm not going to forget how Tommy is in Year 3 and doing the same things again hoping for a different outcome.

It's a wait and see. The only thing the talking-heads ever talk about with Tommy and UofA now is how all of this doesn't translate in March Madness. That's not a stigma I want for the program.