Kylan Boswell - Real Talk

[WILD]

I've been calling for Boswell's removal from the starting lineup for a while now.

https://twitter.com/BlairWillisUA/status/1746339184787251483

[lynxaz]

I've been calling for Boswell's removal from the starting lineup for a while now.

https://twitter.com/BlairWillisUA/status/1746339184787251483

Bos got this far with his assists and running and passing. He needs to realize this. Him scoring 20 a game is not our winning formula. He may want to get to the NBA but he would get drafted alot faster on his assist to turnover ratio not his points. Bos is a distributor not a scorer he needs 10+ assist plus some rebounds period.

[Jdmarti]

I am not sure about removing  Boswell  from starting, it could really hurt the kids confidence, let's see how he plays next game, I think Lloyd  should cut into his minutes when he is not playing  well,  kinda what he did tonight.

[KansasCityCats]

Boswell was just as bad as the rest of the team. Bradley is not the answer; he missed the two most wide open jumper of the entire night, which would have changed the outcome of the game. He turned the ball over in a critical moment and didn't defend any better than Bam Bam.

Ugly game for the Cats and props for the Wazzu staff for preparing a young team for an upset.

[Deb]

I don't know if an Arizona starter has ever played 25 minutes and had 0 points, 0 assists, 0 rebounds, 0 steals and 0 blocks. To me, that shows 0 effort. We can't have that from our pg.

His stat line was a flatline.

[Little George]

Is this point shaving?
Is there money transferring hands?
Just asking.
I am sorry, but as a coach when my players play with so little effort and heart, I empty the bench. Martinez would have been in early.
He wasn't the only one either!

[KansasCityCats]

Kylan was awful so I'm not defending his performance but the stat line wouldn't have been "zeros" across the board if anybody could hit wide open shots. He made some nice passes and the ball ended but in Wazzu'a hands for defensive rebounds.

[arxpert]

I've been calling for Boswell's removal from the starting lineup for a while now.

https://twitter.com/BlairWillisUA/status/1746339184787251483

Bos got this far with his assists and running and passing. He needs to realize this. Him scoring 20 a game is not our winning formula. He may want to get to the NBA but he would get drafted alot faster on his assist to turnover ratio not his points. Bos is a distributor not a scorer he needs 10+ assist plus some rebounds period.

I made this Thread a long time ago. This a Real Talk thread. I think that some of it has come off like a personal vendetta when really I have just been calling it as I've seen it.

This has been a long time coming. I know that it sounds harsh, but I do believe he has mentally checked out. I do believe that he thinks for some reason that his Duke Performance was all he needed for his draft stock.

I used the phrase "checked out". I used to think he was a Leader. I used to see him in huddles having some fiery words for his teammates. He sometimes came off like a TJ McConnell where he had some Spirit to his game.

Now I am just seeing a guy who is "content" and feels like he can slowly take the ball up court in what is supposed to be an "up tempo" system. His little "hop stepping" casual dribbling up the floor, pointing to lord knows what as if he is setting up a play when in reality he isn't communicating anything at all is getting old to me.

This is not a hate thread. This is an observation thread. Does Boswell want to be a 1st round pick? Does he truly believe that his Age is enough for him to be a 1st round pick? Because as soft as his shot is, he isn't a tall guy. He is probably about Chris Paul's size. Does anyone watch the NBA? Chris CP3 Paul's game was never predicated on the 3 ball. He was Elite at Assists and getting to his spots Mid-FT line, fading away and hitting his 2pt jumper or working with a Center on Pick and Rolls for Lob City.

If Boswell wants to be a great NBA player he will need to do things like that. Why can't he do that with Ballo? I don't know. Is it Tommy's fault at this point or is to Boswell's?

Boswell doesn't look injured to me. This kid has fallen apart. Even Kerr Kriissa was taking shots to a detriment. The stat line yesterday is inexcusable.

I am not saying Bradley is the better player overall, but I am saying he is the better player for this system. Guards need to be able to play inside the 3pt line the way Tommy Lloyd's system is setup. We aren't the best 3pt shooting team. We aren't Alabama either where we go for 40-50 3's per game "up tempo".

The identity of this team is in CRISIS. We need a real Point Guard. Bradley at least has no fear to attack the basket for better or worse. His game works with Love's. Love is not a PG, but he is forced to play PG, SG, and SF all at the same time the way Tommy is coaching. We shouldn't be relying on 1 guy to take 20+ shots and score 25ppg+ to win games.

We went from having a ton of tools at Tommy's disposal to a 6.5 to 7 player team AGAIN. 2 Years in a Row. Same problem.

[arxpert]

I am not sure about removing  Boswell  from starting, it could really hurt the kids confidence, let's see how he plays next game, I think Lloyd  should cut into his minutes when he is not playing  well,  kinda what he did tonight.

Tommy has cut into his minutes, but he isn't doing it in intelligent ways. Bradley's minutes have come up of recent, but once we get things cooking, Tommy goes back to Boswell and it ruins the momentum.

I called for a Benching specifically a while ago. 1 game to get the kid's head straight because this team doesn't need Boswell to win certain games, but if you or others are going to tell me that benching Boswell for a game would kill his confidence or make him "quit" on us overall, then I have to take it one step further and just make Bradley the starting PG for the rest of the season and remove Boswell from the team. We can't have that sort of attitude problem in our locker room.

This is another reason why I say Tommy loses the Locker Room amongst other reasons. He doesn't seem to have control.

[arxpert]

Boswell was just as bad as the rest of the team. Bradley is not the answer; he missed the two most wide open jumper of the entire night, which would have changed the outcome of the game. He turned the ball over in a critical moment and didn't defend any better than Bam Bam.

Ugly game for the Cats and props for the Wazzu staff for preparing a young team for an upset.

Actually Bradley came up with a good Jump shot (miss), but was fouled. He took the ball inside the arc and created when we needed it. The mentality is what is important. Call it Mamba, Call it whatever, but Boswell doesn't have it. Every time Boswell had something to do with the play it became a momentum killing disaster.

Caleb Love plays to the rim. He deserves more FTs for his effort.

Keshad is too busy trying to Posterize everyone that he got his candy ass sat down by a common athletic PF yesterday at the rim. Ballo cannot perform a standing dunk and missed 3 or 4 layups.

I can point out far more reasons why we lost on the scoreboard than Bradley's misses, but the only thing that stands out is the extreme lack of effort by Boswell. His minutes on the floor were the single least productive minutes I think I have ever seen from ANY Arizona PG ever.

Simply being on the court is why we lost yesterday. You can't justify his stat line. You can't say anyone was worse. There is Trying, then there is being mentally paralyzed to the game like Boswell was. Take him out, put Boro, Paulius, Conrad, or Bradley in the entire time and we would get 4 more points, survive the trap game and move forward.

Boswell must be benched. I don't care what you think about it, you cannot disprove it. A sane basketball mind can see that his heart is not in the game and hasn't been for a while. The Home Game 3pt shots vs a JV Colorado team is utterly meaningless.