Maybe it would have been better, maybe not...we don't know that. We probably beat Stanford at Maples, but Lars has acquitted himself nicely in AK22's absence and while we have missed him, the record may not be all that much different given Grant's awful shooting slump the last 2/3's of the season and Shepherd's inconsistency. This team didn't really play efficient basketball with Kelly, and definitely not much without him.
That said, I totally hope Kelly is back. Lars' inability to be a threat from outside allows opposing defenses to really pack the lane...Kelly can hit the jumper from the L, which helps open things up...we just struggle to hit 2-pt shots, as the Mountain schools at home weekend attests to.
One or two more wins gets us to 8 conference wins if the cards fall right, if weтАЩre only talking conference games. lol. ThatтАЩs the same as his first year. And this is year 3.
Volume scorers from outside the P5 that shoot <40% from the field on 15-20 shots/night are always available, especially now in the era of the grad transfer/portal.
Ideally you get one that is maybe a little more efficient than Shepherd, or who elevates the players around him a little more.
DonтАЩt get me wrong, Shepherd had a solid enough seasonтАжideally a secondary or tertiary option, he was tasked with a larger role than ever before - with at least 3 games left, heтАЩs already attempted 71 more shots than his previous career high in Charlotte.
Does Fox even have any more scholarships left to give? Boy, a poor manтАЩs Terrell Brown Jr.-type player could do wonders for this Cal team next year.
Maybe it would have been better, maybe not...we don't know that. We probably beat Stanford at Maples, but Lars has acquitted himself nicely in AK22's absence and while we have missed him, the record may not be all that much different given Grant's awful shooting slump the last 2/3's of the season and Shepherd's inconsistency. This team didn't really play efficient basketball with Kelly, and definitely not much without him.
That said, I totally hope Kelly is back. Lars' inability to be a threat from outside allows opposing defenses to really pack the lane...Kelly can hit the jumper from the L, which helps open things up...we just struggle to hit 2-pt shots, as the Mountain schools at home weekend attests to.
One or two more wins gets us to 8 conference wins if the cards fall right, if weтАЩre only talking conference games. lol. ThatтАЩs the same as his first year. And this is year 3.
Volume scorers from outside the P5 that shoot <40% from the field on 15-20 shots/night are always available, especially now in the era of the grad transfer/portal.
Ideally you get one that is maybe a little more efficient than Shepherd, or who elevates the players around him a little more.
DonтАЩt get me wrong, Shepherd had a solid enough seasonтАжideally a secondary or tertiary option, he was tasked with a larger role than ever before - with at least 3 games left, heтАЩs already attempted 71 more shots than his previous career high in Charlotte.
Does Fox even have any more scholarships left to give? Boy, a poor manтАЩs Terrell Brown Jr.-type player could do wonders for this Cal team next year.