Isaiah Briscoe Wants More Mychal Mulder

[TrueblueCATfan]

Did I miss something..what was the reason he did not play in the UCLA game

I really like him..sure hope he plays more

[BobS]

The argument that Mulder should play over those three guys isn't a good one though.

I have seen that after Saturday. Mostly with Briscoe. But UK fans get too caught up in the moment. Overly emotional, way too myopic when it comes to single games, etc.

Mychal Mulder should not be playing over any of those guys unless it's just spot time.

What makes Briscoe untouchable? Mulder should have absolutely gotten minutes from him against UCLA. He was a disaster. Call that myopic or whatever. I call it bad coaching by just ignoring Briscoe's awful game when other options were available. Superstar 5 star players are not immune to bad games.

We have 5 guards capable of contributing, IMO. That to me is a blessing and a great weapon. They should ALL get some minutes. Right now, only Hawkins is. And certainly Fox, Monk and Briscoe deserve the lion's share.

[Joneslab]

What makes Briscoe untouchable? Mulder should have absolutely gotten minutes from him against UCLA. He was a disaster. Call that myopic or whatever. I call it bad coaching by just ignoring Briscoe's awful game when other options were available. .

Briscoe actually wasn't ignored by Cal; he sat on the bench for a long time in that game. Hawkins got a lot of those minutes.

But I agree with you that all can play. And should. But to get significant run the guy he's going to have to supplant is Hawkins, who obviously has no NBA aspirations.

[George]

Did Cal call out the Mulders of the world in today's Twitter rant?

[Catatonic]

Hawkins is a vastly superior defender compared to Mulder. I think which one you go with has to be a game-by-game, or even play-by-play basis.

Mulder is the better shooter, and more athletic, but probably not enough to make up for the defensive disparity.

[BobS]

Briscoe actually wasn't ignored by Cal; he sat on the bench for a long time in that game. Hawkins got a lot of those minutes.

But I agree with you that all can play. And should. But to get significant run the guy he's going to have to supplant is Hawkins, who obviously has no NBA aspirations.

He played 34 minutes. He did not sit a long time. Fox and Monk played 34 and 36 minutes.

[Joneslab]

He played 34 minutes. He did not sit a long time. Fox and Monk played 34 and 36 minutes.

But that entire six-minute stretch I think came in the second half basically in one chunk. Hawkins got a long run there.

I'm not advocating for not playing Mulder. I like Mulder. To me though it's obvious why those three guards play. Not because they're NBA-caliber players but because they're just markedly better.

As I said I do think five guards can happen, but against the better teams you generally line up your best with theirs and lean on those guys. If we would've been searching for a jumper I could understand the Mulder phenomenon but we couldn't guard our shadow. I think that was Cal's logic with the rotation.

[J.Jennings]

If I said what I really wanted to say, folks would call me crazy and I get it. Still, I am not sure I wouldn't want Mulder in the game for offense than Briscoe in the game for defense

Good thing we don't have this problem and we need them both performing...

[DA#23]

Did Cal call out the Mulders of the world in today's Twitter rant?

I think he took a swing at multiple targets, with a nice recruiting pitch in the mix as well.

[catfaninin]

If I said what I really wanted to say, folks would call me crazy and I get it. Still, I am not sure I wouldn't want Mulder in the game for offense than Briscoe in the game for defense

Good thing we don't have this problem and we need them both performing...

If Briscoe only played defense there might be a point there. But he is the 2nd leading scorer on the team at 16+ a game, shooting 51% from the floor and 71% from the line. I think it is pretty clear that he is more than doing his part on the offensive end as well.

[Joneslab]

If Briscoe only played defense there might be a point there. But he is the 2nd leading scorer on the team at 16+ a game, shooting 51% from the floor and 71% from the line. I think it is pretty clear that he is more than doing his part on the offensive end as well.

Yep.

[KevinHall]

If Briscoe only played defense there might be a point there. But he is the 2nd leading scorer on the team at 16+ a game, shooting 51% from the floor and 71% from the line. I think it is pretty clear that he is more than doing his part on the offensive end as well.

Never let facts get in the way of a good rant.

This is the conundrum for Cal, he has five good guards that each one do something different very well. It's a good problem to have and something that will be adjusted from game to game.

[Owllycat]

I think Cal is playing certain players who may not be up to our standards more to get them better at it. Practice is one thing and playing on the Court is another. I never question what Cal does cause he knows what he is doing.

[George]

I think Cal is playing certain players who may not be up to our standards more to get them better at it. Practice is one thing and playing on the Court is another. I never question what Cal does cause he knows what he is doing.

Cal doesn't use game time as practice unless the game's well in hand. Each and every game is too valuable to risk giving Hawkins, Humphries or Mulder more time than they should logically receive.

[Owllycat]

Cal doesn't use game time as practice unless the game's well in hand. Each and every game is too valuable to risk giving Hawkins, Humphries or Mulder more time than they should logically receive.

True but then the other side if they dont get court time how can they get better in areas they really arent?