Was there any mention on the tv or radio telecast of the game last night as to why Jalen Reynolds didn't play?
I am guessing it was just a coach's decision, but with as short as the Georgetown bench was, I thought JR could have at least helped to wear down their big men.
First game this year that I can recall where we didn't see Jalen touch the floor.
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Thread: Jalen Reynolds - DNP
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01-16-2014, 08:45 AM #1
Jalen Reynolds - DNP
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01-16-2014, 08:55 AM #2
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Matt and Isaiah avoided foul trouble in the first half, and then in the second we were so far behind that we needed Farr's skill set rather than Jalen's.
I don't think there was any malice to it, it was just a game where Jalen didn't have a role to play. I think he'll get significant minutes against an athletic DePaul team.
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01-16-2014, 08:59 AM #3
Agreed.
In general this season, I wouldn't read too much into any limited action Jalen is receiving as I'm not sure he's going to carve out much of a role this year. He still has a ways to go.
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01-16-2014, 09:03 AM #4
I like Jalen and his game. I just wish I'd never heard his high school coach call him "Thomas Robinson with a jump shot."
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01-16-2014, 09:11 AM #5
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Robinson averaged 7 minutes his freshman year and 14 minutes his sophomore year (2.5 and 7 PPG). Because he isn't Thomas Robinson now doesn't mean he won't see a more significant role once he gets it. I wouldn't imagine Smith makes that comparison lightly since he coached both of them.
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01-16-2014, 09:43 AM #6
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He is a freshman and a big and he sat out last year. At this point in the season, I am shocked he has played as much as he has. It's really icing on the cake with how Farr is playing.
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01-16-2014, 10:20 AM #7
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01-16-2014, 10:26 AM #8
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See the scout board NUTS. Rick Broering has a great synopsis of why he thinks (or knows) why Jalen didn't play.
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01-16-2014, 10:31 AM #9
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01-16-2014, 10:48 AM #10
GTown was running a pretty small lineup last night. My hunch is that it was simply an issue around who was best suited to play the best possible defense.
Farr got some good minutes b/c he extends defenses and opens things up.....and we needed that last night.
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