I suggest we sit him out Saturday too. We are probably not winning with him. Give him some rest, and have him ready for Depaul. He then would have another week off before Gtown game.
Richmond Out
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Or we could start him (limit his minutes), see how the game is progressing, and then pull/rest him if it starts looking like an L.
Perhaps "undisclosed" because this was the player opting out not the training staff holding him out?
Bigger question is why he was playing at the end of a blowout against St. John's That was a mistake IMO
Ok but you really don't need a crystal ball to pull your starters when you are up by 26 in the second half.
Crystal ball? How about a ridiculously unnecessary risk? He admitted he forgot Kadary was still in the game. What?! How do you say that??
I am huge fan of Sha. But that was a mistake. Hopefully it does not turn into a huge mistake long term
Assuming it was really “soreness” and not serious injury (ie hurt not injured) I would have preferred if he play vs PC and shut it down vs Marquette. Highly unlikely we beat Marquette even with a heathy kadary. That’s the more appropriate game to just take the L and give him rest.
That question has already been answered. Sha already said "that's on me" that he was still in the blowout.
Agreed…if he was in denial, gave a BS excuse, or talked around the question asked, then I am all for accountability, so that he has awareness for the next time.
But when the coach essentially says “I f***d up and that’s on me.” I am not sure what beating that drum is going to change at this point.
If Kadary is out an extended period of time and that causes the team to lose some games and miss the tournament, then yes looking back you can point a finger to that moment / decision in time.
That’s part of being a coach. You get celebrated for the good decisions you make and get criticized for the poor choices that don’t work out.
I would be more worried if there is not growth from a poor choice. If say we are blowing out DePaul and Sha decides not to pull his starters again, then there is cause for concern.
But define when you should pull them. I distinctly remember Jay Wright, of all coaches, stepping on our throats up until the final minute of the game on most occasions.
Some of it is on the players too. Richmond is a Senior, knows his importance, you don’t need to sky to the rim at that juncture in the St. John’s game.
In this day and age of metrics/glamour over wins/losses, who's to say?
Unfortunately it seems that you need to win big or get punished
C’mon. Soriano was playing hard with other SJ starters up 20 over Nova with one minute left. This is not unusual.
Your last paragraph is right on. As I noted elsewhere, Soriano was playing hard up 20 in the last minute vs Nova last night.
I think the issue is Richmonds 3rd year here. He went out last game of the year in year 1 at Creighton and wasn't the same in the BET or NCAA tournament. He went out last year with a back issue. This might not be the guy you want to play all 40 minutes when you're up big. It can happen to anybody, but I think a guy like Richmond there's more reason to be cautious.
None of us know what Kadary is actually feeling. Beyond that, we all have different pain/discomfort tolerances.
My question would be if he felt sore, if it was wise for him to be practicing. I'm sure Sha didn't push the team hard after the Creighton game -- especially given we had already played PC -- but it seems it might have been a good spot to keep Kadary off his feet.
