KJ Lewis

[bdroker]

Lloyd still allowed KJ to take 8.4 shots per game

I think "allowed" is a pretty strong word (and unfounded) - however it is a decent word to consider when you factor in how I stated all last season that Carter Bryant was not "allowed" to get up his shots.

The team was bad last year.

I don't care that we limped into the Sweet 16 out of spite for Tommy.

Henri was checked out in January and playing to make sure his payday went up in UNC behind the scenes.

Caleb Love was only focused on how he could become rosterable at the next level. We were not much of a Team.

Carter Bryant was never "allowed" to be "the guy"... but that was because of the Team not because of Tommy. Tommy lost institutional control last year. It was every man for himself.

KJ Lewis at his best sure played like a man who knew his family depended on the transfer money. I don't blame him at all.

January is the time every year that players re-evaluate their priorities... If Tommy lost institutional control, he needs to figure out a better way to communicate, because that will happen again and again

[Cactus🌵Cat]

Lloyd still allowed KJ to take 8.4 shots per game

I think "allowed" is a pretty strong word (and unfounded) - however it is a decent word to consider when you factor in how I stated all last season that Carter Bryant was not "allowed" to get up his shots.

The team was bad last year.

I don't care that we limped into the Sweet 16 out of spite for Tommy.

Henri was checked out in January and playing to make sure his payday went up in UNC behind the scenes.

Caleb Love was only focused on how he could become rosterable at the next level. We were not much of a Team.

Carter Bryant was never "allowed" to be "the guy"... but that was because of the Team not because of Tommy. Tommy lost institutional control last year. It was every man for himself.

KJ Lewis at his best sure played like a man who knew his family depended on the transfer money. I don't blame him at all.

Which players will sabotage t. lloyd due to their own interests this season in your opinion?

[mvpreed2]

Lewis went to a program that was going to allow him to have the ball in his hands.
It was clear Lloyd was going to have Lewis play that 3/D role and operate as a POA defender.
KJ saw that he was better than that and went elsewhere and it has worked out for him.

I will agree with you here brother.
So far, Lloyd has missed had more prospects transfer and thrive than he has transfer and fizzle out.

Transferred & Producing
Bal - Santa Clara
Boswell - Illinois
Lewis - Georgetown
Murauskas - St. Mary's
Veesaar - North Carolina

Transferred & Underperformed Thus Far
Anderson - Boise State + Murray State
Borovicanin - New Mexico + Xavier
Ballo - Indiana
Kriisa - West Virginia + Kentucky + Cincinnati
Stephen - UNLV

The numbers say that Lloyd is shooting 50% from the field but with role players like Bal/Muraskas leaving to do EXACTLY what you wanted them to do at Arizona while Lloyd needed you to do just that in the following seasons makes their departures worse.
I really liked Bal/Murauskas and I believed they would have been able to play that 3/D role better than Dell'Orso on this team simply because they were taller and/or more athletic to minimize mismatches.
#BearDown

[arxpert]

Lloyd still allowed KJ to take 8.4 shots per game

I think "allowed" is a pretty strong word (and unfounded) - however it is a decent word to consider when you factor in how I stated all last season that Carter Bryant was not "allowed" to get up his shots.

The team was bad last year.

I don't care that we limped into the Sweet 16 out of spite for Tommy.

Henri was checked out in January and playing to make sure his payday went up in UNC behind the scenes.

Caleb Love was only focused on how he could become rosterable at the next level. We were not much of a Team.

Carter Bryant was never "allowed" to be "the guy"... but that was because of the Team not because of Tommy. Tommy lost institutional control last year. It was every man for himself.

KJ Lewis at his best sure played like a man who knew his family depended on the transfer money. I don't blame him at all.

Which players will sabotage t. lloyd due to their own interests this season in your opinion?

I have some concern growing with Ivan and Burries at the moment. Krivas would be absolutely devastating since Tommy is banking on him. Can't trust Mawut or Sidi either.

I want to trust Bryce James. So I will. But that is a whole different level of concern.

[arxpert]

Bal - Santa Clara
Boswell - Illinois
Lewis - Georgetown
Murauskas - St. Mary's
Veesaar - North Carolina

That is actually a pretty good starting 5... but also I would say that Borovician is doing well overall. New Mexico was solid last year and now he is with Xavier... Happy for the guy. Haven't heard much about E-Man Stephen, but we could have used him on the roster this season. I don't blame him for taking off though.

Boro Unheralded, but would make for a good 6 player in the Top group.

We really have yet to see what happens in a game where Krivas is ineffective or gets into foul trouble. Awaka is a very unique player for Arizona. Awaka + Koa can play "bigger" than they are. But I just imagine the difficulties we could run into unless Tommy is willing to get Sidi some minutes.

(also ALPHA-BAL)