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Almost an exact copy of Wisconsin State Journal articleAn article from the Lacrosse paper on King and the Davis boys https://lacrossetribune.com/sports/...gn=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
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Almost an exact copy of Wisconsin State Journal articleAn article from the Lacrosse paper on King and the Davis boys https://lacrossetribune.com/sports/...gn=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
From what I gather King had 2 issues, one the system which is clear from the article and also was not thrilled with Gard being on his ass ( and justified). I have said before King is a very quiet kid so a coach getting on him probably was not the right mix. Lets remember how Bo rode Dekker. Your point about length is spot on, not just on offense but even on defense, he could guard Eastern at Purdue or Brown at MSU it was a mismatch. Just look at the numbers in league play vs Maryland, MSU, Purdue and Nebraska....6.8 PPG 1.8 RPG...0-4 from 3 and 10-34 overall.Hadn't seen that quote from King from the newspaper. Sounds like he's disappointed about not being "the man" on offense more. As was said above, he had the ability to create his own shot but being a tweener, that gets tougher when tough defensive teams assign a guy with some length to him. Even at other times he's had trouble finishing near the basket against defenders with any size.
Wonder how the transfer rules will work for him. Unless he can make some kind of hardship case for himself he'll have to sit out next year and then he'll only have one more year to play because he already took his red-shirt. If he graduates, I suppose he could play next year under the graduate transfer rules.
Not sure where you read were he said he's not getting his shots, that was not mentioned in his post on Instagram or any article in WSJ or MJS. And lets take a look at shots. King got his shots. In B1G games he leads the team in scoring @ 12.6 and second in FG attempts with 92, one behind Reuvers. He's also #3 on the team in total FGA despite playing 2 fewer games.I see King admitted the frustration about not getting his shots. Sounds like what I said about Trice not giving up the ball when he should. Dribbling the clock out on possessions, then throwing up a desperation shot, instead of working to hit someone who's open. Not blaming Trice as much as I am Gard, because he's the one that calls the plays.
It's a team game, and Trice sure as H isn't Superman.
I know how to read thank you I read Zaks “twitter” conversation with Hero. Butch also weighed in. This is about one kid who was frustrated. But I guess disregard stats, he got his shots. He was in tears at half time of the Purdue game. Gard got in his grill for poor play and he could not take it. The only scholarship guy who left under Gard was Van Vliet who could not get off the end of the bench. As a matter of fact only 3 scholarship players who contributed have transferred in the last 20 years I get you don’t like Gard or Trice, that’s fine. But the classes coming in are solid. This is about 1 guys frustration and honestly his inability to take criticism. Best of luck to King.It's there, you just need to learn how to read statements not only for what's said, but how it's said, and what isn't said. Then add observation to the mix and you can usually piece together the real story. Did this all the time in the military and as a police officer. Now, add Zak's comment to the mix and your picture should be a lot clearer.
It actually goes deeper with the number of scholarship players that have opted to leave since Gard took over. I won't put that all on Gard, but he is the Captain of the watch. We're going to lose even more in-state boys to other schools the way it's going.