James' Redshirt

[fur ball]

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But should a coach not think of that before he goes ahead and pulls the redshirt? If you don't have a need for him this year even as a backup --- why would you not call his bluff (if James did indeed bluff) and do whats best long term for the player and the team. Keep him for the next years when the team might very well need him. You are not doing anyone a favor by pulling a redshirt and then not playing him.

[STL HOOPS INSIDER]

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I understand that he may not play a lot this year, but I dont understand why so many are selling this kid short unless they are actually watching practices and seeing what's going on. I was able to catch the replay of the Marquette game Sunday on FSN. I watched the whole game. I saw when James came in. The one time he did attack the basket he scored easily on a move that showcased his speed. He missed an open three and played pg most of the time he was in there. Its not a position that he is proficient with yet, but he can get there. I dont understand what was seen out of him that was so dreadful. He's not too small. I watch D1 games all the time with guys his size that are successful. He might be the fastest player on the team and the kid knows how to fill it up. I talk to this kid once a week and all this "play me or I'm gone talk" is not true. Its totally the coach's decision. He did not force the coach's hand. And this talk about going home on Chrystmas break and not coming back is not feasible. None of the players get to go home for Christmas. Everyone is staying because they have practice and games. This kid fully knew the situation when he signed and when I talked with him about the possibility of a redshirt, he said having a free 5th year would help him get a good start on grad school. He was a 4.0 student his senior year of high school.

[clenz]

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I understand that he may not play a lot this year, but I dont understand why so many are selling this kid short unless they are actually watching practices and seeing what's going on. I was able to catch the replay of the Marquette game Sunday on FSN. I watched the whole game. I saw when James came in. The one time he did attack the basket he scored easily on a move that showcased his speed. He missed an open three and played pg most of the time he was in there. Its not a position that he is proficient with yet, but he can get there. I dont understand what was seen out of him that was so dreadful. He's not too small. I watch D1 games all the time with guys his size that are successful. He might be the fastest player on the team and the kid knows how to fill it up. I talk to this kid once a week and all this "play me or I'm gone talk" is not true. Its totally the coach's decision. He did not force the coach's hand. And this talk about going home on Chrystmas break and not coming back is not feasible. None of the players get to go home for Christmas. Everyone is staying because they have practice and games. This kid fully knew the situation when he signed and when I talked with him about the possibility of a redshirt, he said having a free 5th year would help him get a good start on grad school. He was a 4.0 student his senior year of high school.

We aren't selling him short. We are trying to figure out why the red shirt came off, especially in a 30 point blow out. He hasn't saw the court since then, albeit only one game. He has saw 2 min in 6 games this season. There simply isn't room right now in the rotation for him. No one is saying he isnt' good enough to be a star. Even you admit he doesn't play th point well, so it would be beneficial to have a "free year" to work on getting better wouldn't it?


If the red shirt comes off, he plays 15-20 min a game and puts up good numbers and leads the team to success then fine. If the RS comes off and he gets a couple minutes every coupld games, that isn't helping anyone.

[mrcat]

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I talk to this kid once a week and all this "play me or I'm gone talk" is not true. Its totally the coach's decision. He did not force the coach's hand. This kid fully knew the situation when he signed and when I talked with him about the possibility of a redshirt, he said having a free 5th year would help him get a good start on grad school. He was a 4.0 student his senior year of high school.

Great information -- Thank you for sharing it. It is great to hear that the team has a good student as well as a good basketball player. I actually figured from the start that it was totally the coach's decision to pull the redshirt. Coach must have for some reason felt he needed James to play this year. I just hope now Coach does indeed find a way to get him at least a few minutes each game. It is really unfair to kids to pull a redshirt and then not play them.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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In the paper Jake said he thought James could do things his current players couldn't. And that was get to the rim. He said James didn't want to redshirt, but if it was in the best interest of the team he would have. This is Jake's decision, and I am not quite sure about it yet. But since the redshirt has been pulled we've only had one game. We will get to see he said he needs to get more reps in practice with the top group since he wouldn't have gotten any while being a redshirt. I think in the next few weeks is when we could see him getting more minutes.

[CR Panther]

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Keep in mind Jake has said numerous times he is looking for someone to step up as a lockdown defender. Our team has yet to have anyone step up in that role. Furthermore, sitting just behind the bench in Chi this weekend, I can see and hear the frustration in the coaches of our guards defending the 3-especially off picks. If I had to guess, AJ will earn more play if his D is stout and he can prove himself as a good defender.

[Panther Cat]

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Keep in mind Jake has said numerous times he is looking for someone to step up as a lockdown defender. Our team has yet to have anyone step up in that role. Furthermore, sitting just behind the bench in Chi this weekend, I can see and hear the frustration in the coaches of our guards defending the 3-especially off picks. If I had to guess, AJ will earn more play if his D is stout and he can prove himself as a good defender.

Good point. If he can prove he can defend at this level he'll get some minutes. The problem is most kids coming in have a very bad understanding of how to correctly play defense and just being able to keep up with the veteran players. But if he can defend, then pulling the redshirt is not a big problem with me. If he can't than I would have really liked for him to redshirt. Nothing we can do about it now, just have to support them with the decision and hope it works out.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Anyone know why he was in street clothes for the ISU game?

[Khan4Cats]

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Anyone know why he was in street clothes for the ISU game?

Mono.

not likely he'll be back before conference season and then will be likely significantly out of game shape. Likely they will attempt a medical redshirt.

[clenz]

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Mono.

not likely he'll be back before conference season and then will be likely significantly out of game shape. Likely they will attempt a medical redshirt.

Would he be granted a medical redshirt after using/losing his redshirt the same year?

[FerociousCat]

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Mono.

not likely he'll be back before conference season and then will be likely significantly out of game shape. Likely they will attempt a medical redshirt.

Seems strange that he was even at the game if he had mono.
Hope he recovers quickly & can this PLEASE be the end of injury/illness/suspension!!

[northwest iowa panther]

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Coach Jake said in his call in show he has mono. He will be out 3 to 4 weeks and maybe much longer. In all probability, he should be granted a medical redshirt if he doesn't play again this year.

[Khan4Cats]

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Would he be granted a medical redshirt after using/losing his redshirt the same year?

technically, redshirts aren't filed until after the season. So he was never actually red-shirted. Austin Pehl could ride the bench all year and play the last game, and we could still redshirt him next year.

An example is Carlos Anderson on the football team. I noticed he was dressed with the play-off roster last week. He hasn't played yet for us, and as long he doesn't, we can redshirt him after the season and get this year of eligibility back.

[Panther-Sheik]

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Mono may have saved the day!! We might get the redshirt year out of AJ yet. Ironic how this is all working out, huh? Seriously, though, I hope he recovers quickly.

[clenz]

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technically, redshirts aren't filed until after the season. So he was never actually red-shirted. Austin Pehl could ride the bench all year and play the last game, and we could still redshirt him next year.

An example is Carlos Anderson on the football team. I noticed he was dressed with the play-off roster last week. He hasn't played yet for us, and as long he doesn't, we can redshirt him after the season and get this year of eligibility back.

This is something I think I may have heard but forgot. Good information, thanks for clearing it up.