On who he thinks the starting lineup will be for the exhibition game:
“To be quite frank, I could start five guys. I’m not sure if we have five guys practicing well enough to start. I imagine Alex [Len] is going to start and Nick [Faust], because of his experience, would start, but after that I don’t know. We have been really inconsistent.”
On whether he is dissatisfied with how things are going so far:
“I am disappointed. There are high expectations for us this year and I have not tried to temper them. People are excited about our team, but they have to understand that we have four returning players and we have been really inconsistent. Our guard play has been quite poor, to be honest with you. We are throwing the ball around the gym, and we are consistent on defense. I do think we have a chance to be a good team, but right now we are not practicing that way.”
On how the guards have responded to criticism:
“I think Seth’s been really coachable. I think Seth right now plays in fifth gear most of the time. He doesn’t really try to come out of it. He had to do so much for his high school team. There are still things he doesn’t see that you try to point out. Really coachable, a heck of an athlete and he can really score the ball. With most young people, when they make one turnover it leads to another.”
My guess for the starting lineup tonight and believe me it is only a guess.
PeShon
Seth Allen
Nick
Len
Padgett
RyanO
I would have started Jake Layman over Seth Allen. But based on Turge’s comments on Seth and the fact that he was his first recruit, you might be right.
Your guess is as good as mine. It will be fun to watch.
· 11/12/2019