Comments on: Miles follows Thomas out

By: Brian McInnis

Brian McInnis — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:03:52 +0000

In reply to heluhelu.

Hey Heluhelu,

Hence “limited,” because the sample size was smaller than that of a regular rotation player. I agree that 1.2 isn’t what you’re looking for out of a starting PG, but for a college backup, it’s not terrible, assuming it comes in small doses. Ostrowski’s sparkling senior ratio of 2.6 is pretty rare at this level.

Yup, there’s absolutely questions about how the team will handle PG duties next year, so you’re welcome to slap on any adjectives you like about that. Thanks for posting.

By: al

al — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:28:22 +0000

it is not unusual to have a swinging door in d1 basketball. it happens all across the nation. it is just that with 15-17 roster players one or two leaving seems like a lot.

baseball has as many coming and going percentage wise. its just that nobody pays as much attention to them.

By: heluhelu

heluhelu — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:15:25 +0000

“He also generally took care of the ball, boasting an effective, if limited, assist-to-turnover ratio.” — Sorry to disagree but, by almost any measure, an AST/TO ratio of 1.2 (shared by Miles *and* Stokes) for a *point* guard is not “effective.” You could go a little stronger than “dicey” to describe the status quo at point.

By: jjay

jjay — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:20:39 +0000

Arnold stated today on the “Animals Show ESPN 1420 ” that he has two scholies, Brian may be correct with the three if you count Jefferson’s which will be gone and that would be the third.

By: jkjones

jkjones — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:14:08 +0000

Pauoa Boy makes a legit point, unless you are simply clueless.
Coach Arnold is showing chinks in the armor and fans are justifiably raising red flags.
6-7 attritions and 5 no-shows in 2 years is not the solid-stuff successful programs reflect…

By: Pauoa Boy

Pauoa Boy — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:43:38 +0000

Easy Calipari gets top notch players every year without even trying. If Hawaii had All-Americans on their team every year and top players to reload instead of replace then the one-two year player transitions wouldn’t be so significant. Coach Gib may be a decent recruiter but I don’t see no HS All-Americans or elite guys on the team so to speak…maybe Shaq Stokes. The talent level between a Kentucky team compared to Hawaii is like Varsity against Junior Varsity it just doesn’t compare. Shaq Stokes has the talent to be an elite PG if Coach will give him minutes, but hard when he was riding bench. Any program like the North Carolinas, Dukes, Kansas, Kentuckys, etc… will always real in the best players and if the players do leave its not because they are switching teams 9 times out of 10 they are headed to the NBA…

By: jiminy cricket

jiminy cricket — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:59:10 +0000

We now see the problem clearly. It is Gib Arnold and his Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde personality. That’s why the players are leaving. Think the current players will talk up Hawaii to the potential recruits? See dark clouds on the horizon if Gib doesn’t change his ways.

By: rainbowfan

rainbowfan — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:13:09 +0000

How come Calipari has his players for only one or two years, but they manage success and even to win a national championship ? I know he has talented players.

By: Pauoa Boy

Pauoa Boy — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:14:19 +0000

Killah… I going watch no matter what, but just saying the team not looking good with these guys leaving. In the two years so far almost a whole team worth of players have left the program. I not just a fan but have played ball all my life and still ball. I’m sure Gib got replacements but if a kid isn’t in the system long enough then all Coach doing is wasting time having to re-teach the basics over and over again. Hard for move forward teaching new things when you only have a couple guys that played any significant minutes.

By: Hon2255

Hon2255 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:44:46 +0000

Miles didn’t pan out as hoped. Just need to be more critical on recruiting talent scholars are hard to come by unlike football