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Well, he was a "bad person" last year and was pretty good at basketball. Hell, does anyone even know what he has done which is so bad? Maybe I am just not in the know, but I still don't know exactly why he needed to go to a wellness center. I still don't know why he missed 7 games, but I know a DUI costs a player 3-4.
Maybe I am just naive, but I would like to think there was a way to keep him in basketball shape over the past few months so he was ready to play well after his suspension was up. Not saying it was easy, but I did mention the 1.5 million tax payer dollars we are giving Prohm to do that sort of thing, right?
I’m wondering if he’s getting into foul trouble and isn’t in playing shape as some sort of protest over the football field conditions for the Drake game. You know, showing solidarity with CMC.
I don't think anyone's said he's a bad person.
Your tax dollars going toward someone to mentor a young person and hopefully positively impact their future cannot possibly be a bad thing.
If he's not earning his precious few minutes based on the 20+ contact HOURS the coaches and players see him in, then maybe his actions during the 20+ contact hours don't merit those precious game minutes.
I agree. I do not buy this game shape stuff. I never played at this high a level, but practice was always harder than the game. If you work hard in practice you are in physical shape.
I know nobody directly called him a bad person. My point was that he did not have to become some better version of himself outside of basketball to be a good basketball player, as your response claimed. That was disproven by him being really good last year.
I think the part I disagree with about Prohm's approach is that for Cam, last year does not matter. He has to start over as he has said more than once. Yet when Wigginton comes back, he will immediately be in the starting lineup and Haliburton will go to the bench instead of Babb, even though Haliburton has been better than Babb this year. If past seasons don't matter, wouldn't Babb move to the bench eventually?
I think Lard deserves credit for what he has proven over a full season and deserves more reps because of it.
When Cam proves to be more of an impact than Conditt then he will get minutes. But to this point Conditt is way ahead of Cam and quite frankly it isn't even close.
Unless you are running a high number of full game scrimmages in practice, you can't fully simulate game fatigue. When the players are on the floor in live games they are asked to quickly adapt to the configuration they are placed in and play offense and defense at as best sustained level as they can. Physically they may be in shape, but learning how to balance fatigue and performance on both ends of the court is why it is described as game shape. I would assume the majority of practice is broken into areas of focus rather than extended periods of scrimmage.
I feel sorry for Cam. Physically, Cam owns a gold mine, but psychologically he is unwilling or unable to extract this incredible gift from God. Hopefully his roommate and teammates can help lead him where he was created to go.
A player coming back from injury is different than someone who was suspended for parts of last season and still kept pushing it.
Talley has gotten some good PT in a stacked backcourt because he's contributing. Lard for whatever reason is behind.
And how do you know who's going to be playing how much and from where?
You’re right, only my donations and my family’s tax dollars go towards his salary, not my tax dollars since moving. A very clever gotcha!
I can see the future. Let me know if you would like to bet on the side if you think I’m wrong.
I hope Prohm puts Lard out vs Eastern Illinois and just lets him foul out. What’s the harm in a game like that? He clearly needs the reps. It’s not for him, it’s for the team.
If you don’t get why some are frustrated with Lards (lack of) minutes, I think it’s fair to point out that for all his strengths, Prohm does have a history of being slow to change game plans and rotations, and people remember that. Prohm kept running Holden out there and playing Young 5 m/g long after it was painfully clear Young was the best post we had and Holden didn’t belong anywhere near a P5 basketball court.
If you don’t get why some are frustrated with Lards (lack of) minutes, I think it’s fair to point out that for all his strengths, Prohm does have a history of being slow to change game plans and rotations, and people remember that. Prohm kept running Holden out there and playing Young 5 m/g long after it was painfully clear Young was the best post we had and Holden didn’t belong anywhere near a P5 basketball court.
I am sure Cam was working out while he wasn’t getting reps with the team. Reps are what his game is lacking at this point. Not emotional maturity.
