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Named one of Nations 10 Underrated Teams

wyobuff

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Finally getting a bit of love here today from ESPN - got named one of the 10 most underrated teams. Insider access though.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/jeff-goodman/post?id=4222&refresh=true

3. Colorado Buffaloes: The Buffs return four starters from a team that won 23 games and went to the NCAA tournament last season, although Boyle's squad struggled the second half of the season after losing Dinwiddie to a season-ending knee injury. Colorado was picked to finish third in the Pac-12 but did not get into the preseason top 25 -- and received just eight total votes.

"Tad has had good recruiting classes, and they redshirt guys every year -- so he has an older roster than it appears," one coach said. "He can really coach, and I'm not sure -- other than Arizona -- how good the Pac-12 really is."
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That anonymous coach obviously likes Tad but doesn't really know how he operates....we have had 1 redshirt in his time here and 2 transfers that sat out....but Tad can coach it

And I also agree that the Pac 12 as a whole minus Arizona is a mystery
 
SECOBuffsFan said:
That anonymous coach obviously likes Tad but doesn't really know how he operates....we have had 1 redshirt in his time here and 2 transfers that sat out....but Tad can coach it

And I also agree that the Pac 12 as a whole minus Arizona is a mystery
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2 redshirts - Jenkins & Gordon.
 
Two redshirts, three transfers, & a post-grad prep player in Tad's short tenure.

Still incredulous as to how King burned a year of eligibility not playing.
 
BuffG said:
Two redshirts, three transfers, & a post-grad prep player in Tad's short tenure.

Still incredulous as to how King burned a year of eligibility not playing.
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Played in 27 games for 128 minutes.
 
BuffG said:
Two redshirts, three transfers, & a post-grad prep player in Tad's short tenure.

Still incredulous as to how King burned a year of eligibility not playing.
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We really need to get out of the football mentality when it comes to redshirts guys. 99% of the time, if a guy isn't getting minutes, you don't want to redshirt him. You want him moving on within 4 years so you're not using a scholarship there. This isn't a shot at King, it's just a statement in general. There's a much smaller roster in basketball, so you don't have the luxury of using a RS on a guy unless there are serious reasons to do so. Gordon (academics) was a good one. Jenkins (weight) was probably going to be a good one. Using one on a guy just because he didn't get a lot of playing time usually isn't - unless he's sitting behind 2 McDonalds All-Americans.
 
Goose said:
We really need to get out of the football mentality when it comes to redshirts guys. 99% of the time, if a guy isn't getting minutes, you don't want to redshirt him. You want him moving on within 4 years so you're not using a scholarship there. This isn't a shot at King, it's just a statement in general. There's a much smaller roster in basketball, so you don't have the luxury of using a RS on a guy unless there are serious reasons to do so. Gordon (academics) was a good one. Jenkins (weight) was probably going to be a good one. Using one on a guy just because he didn't get a lot of playing time usually isn't - unless he's sitting behind 2 McDonalds All-Americans.
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Perfectly said.:nod:
 
BuffG said:
Still incredulous as to how King burned a year of eligibility not playing.
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listening to tad talk about him in the article on buffzone kind of makes me wonder this too - it seems obvious that tad knew he wasnt quite mentally there last year (and it showed in his play - he picked up quite a few cheap fouls) I wonder why he didnt RS either, though it could be like goose said.
 
Goose said:
We really need to get out of the football mentality when it comes to redshirts guys. 99% of the time, if a guy isn't getting minutes, you don't want to redshirt him. You want him moving on within 4 years so you're not using a scholarship there. This isn't a shot at King, it's just a statement in general. There's a much smaller roster in basketball, so you don't have the luxury of using a RS on a guy unless there are serious reasons to do so. Gordon (academics) was a good one. Jenkins (weight) was probably going to be a good one. Using one on a guy just because he didn't get a lot of playing time usually isn't - unless he's sitting behind 2 McDonalds All-Americans.
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-I'm not in football mentality. I barely post there. I'm a CBB head.

-This is true for guys like Stalzer/Mills.

-He was sitting behind multiple top 100 guys & was the epitome of a late-bloomer. There were legitimate reasons to do so: balancing the classes w/r/t wing players, getting acclimated to the program bc he clearly wasn't ready, & academics were a question mark.

King could easily be our best wing in '17-'18, but it's too late now. I'm all #RollTad too but, he's not perfect in any aspect.
 
wyobuff said:
listening to tad talk about him in the article on buffzone kind of makes me wonder this too - it seems obvious that tad knew he wasnt quite mentally there last year (and it showed in his play - he picked up quite a few cheap fouls) I wonder why he didnt RS either, though it could be like goose said.
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In basketball, you normally do not redshirt. Idea is to move guys through the program and also to have the redshirt available in case of injury.
 
BuffG said:
-He was sitting behind multiple top 100 guys & was the epitome of a late-bloomer. There were legitimate reasons to do so: balancing the classes w/r/t wing players, getting acclimated to the program bc he clearly wasn't ready, & academics were a question mark.
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After reading that king grew an inch and put on about 20 lbs in the off season, it does make me wonder.
 
That's a huge SOPH class of:


King
Gordon
Fletcher
Thomas
Fortune (after sitting out this year, will be in same class as above)
 
BuffG said:
-I'm not in football mentality. I barely post there. I'm a CBB head.

-This is true for guys like Stalzer/Mills.

-He was sitting behind multiple top 100 guys & was the epitome of a late-bloomer. There were legitimate reasons to do so: balancing the classes w/r/t wing players, getting acclimated to the program bc he clearly wasn't ready, & academics were a question mark.

King could easily be our best wing in '17-'18, but it's too late now. I'm all #RollTad too but, he's not perfect in any aspect.
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Did you hear Tad's comments on King after the scrimmage?
 
Goose said:
We really need to get out of the football mentality when it comes to redshirts guys. 99% of the time, if a guy isn't getting minutes, you don't want to redshirt him. You want him moving on within 4 years so you're not using a scholarship there. This isn't a shot at King, it's just a statement in general. There's a much smaller roster in basketball, so you don't have the luxury of using a RS on a guy unless there are serious reasons to do so. Gordon (academics) was a good one. Jenkins (weight) was probably going to be a good one. Using one on a guy just because he didn't get a lot of playing time usually isn't - unless he's sitting behind 2 McDonalds All-Americans.
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jgisland said:
Did you hear Tad's comments on King after the scrimmage?
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Don't wanna say I was right, but...yeah, I was right.
 
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