Ty Rodgers to take redshirt year
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
there's nothing wrong with having some firepower on the bench. Jason Richardson and Marvin Williams come to mind as guys who were star players but came off the bench (if my memory is correct). Legs are a little tired when they come in fresh. Doesn't really matter who starts, more important who ends the game.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
What is it with this emphasis on loyalty? PT is earned via performance, nothing else. Rodgers is not a program player. He's a severely limited player on offense on a much deeper, bigger team that Underwood wants to show high-octane offense and fire up lotsa treys, as evidenced by the 42 they launched last night.
Rodgers could fill a bench role but apparently was unwilling to use year of eligibility for such PT.
It's not that Ty was a bad shooter because we just didn't know. It's the fact that he wouldn't shoot anything beyond 8 feet. Having an absolute liability like that on offense will kill you, it hurt us last year. Ty not taking a jump shot shows his shot is really bad or he has no confidence in it. All the other players that people are bringing up that made significant improvements as the years went on at least shot the ball. Can't tell if you can do it if you don't even try.
Win or lose, we always complain. We are #everydayguys when it comes to complaining. Some people on here are acting like we pulled Ty’s scholarship and kicked him to the curb.
Ty will be remembered fondly, talked about for years and blamed for every close loss. Coaches have to make tough decisions. His red-shirt was not done in a vacuum, anymore than the four departures since spring (coaches and players.) Underwood is retooling for the future and it looks like the philosophy is-- if you can't run and shoot threes, you're in the way...
He's not going old-school, he's going NBA/new-school...
He's not going old-school, he's going NBA/new-school...
(the cat nuke will always get my thumbs up)
If Brad thinks we win more games with Tre over Ty, I trust his judgment. The offense is clearly going to flow much better with Tre. We will have more spacing. You don’t have to guard Ty when he is more than 5 feet away from the basket.
Admittedly Ty probably gives us better defense but Brad is hanging his hat on being an offensive coach. I think that style is attractive to high level recruits. (See Will Riley.)
It’s not Ty vs Tre, it’s Ty vs Ben, Tre, Carey, Will
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
The Ole Miss exhibition wasn't just for the players and coaches......
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
I know this sounds bad, but I have to say what a great problem to have. This means that we are bringing in higher talent. The big boys do this consistently, so it is refreshing to see us in that company. I do feel bad for Ty, because he was expecting to be starter when "re-committing" to the team, only to be recruited over by more talent after the portal window closed. However, this is the new norm for now. I expect him to still contribute to the team, albeit, without a playing time role.
This is kind of the trade off with the new normal of NIL and relaxed transfer rules. More flexibility for players, yes, but also more ability for programs to bring in talent. I have a feeling even Ty probably still prefers this to the old way of things, in which maybe he'd continue to start, or maybe he would have been recruited over anyway, and in either event he wouldn't be getting paid and the option of transferring would be more difficult.
I can see a correlation of this to BU's decision 2 years ago to play an offensive liability(Williams) over a future 1st round draft pick and offensive plus player(Podziemski)...because he probably felt it would give him a better chance of winning. This and recruiting over him with Clark and Epps resulted in Podziemski transferring. Brad picked defense and leadership over raw talent in the first case...this time he's picking offense and shooting ability. Either direction you go you lose someone.
This is a hard era for coaches and fans with all the player movement. You really can't get too invested in players anymore as a fan. Guess you can follow one of the teams whose coaches haven't jumped into the new portal era(Izzo,Painter)...otherwise trust BU and ride the wave.
Only if the redshirt comes with a Sencire desire to never cut Tys with the team in question.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Cofirmed BU also hates Jason Jakstys...will likely redshirt.
Brad knows what's up
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