OK,
I admit to being one who is sorry that Tyler is leaving. I think that he contributed a LOT over the two years. Cat looked to me like he was being coached by Whitt….in that he never knew when to pass. His D was great and that put in a notch or two above TL.
Tyler was more mature this year. That was obvious. Cat made a LOT of dumb plays where he used his “I always scored in HS” brain without realizing that he was playing in the ACC and not the AAU or whatever. He was not an assist person….
Ask TJ or Vandy WHO got them the ball. HINT, it was not a common name for a feline.
Having said that….it WAS probably time for him to move on if he and Coach did not see eye-to-eye on his playing time and role next year.
Twitter should have a 24 hour filter…ask some of our politicians.
Tyler was not Corchiani or Spud….but he did bring some maturity and also some organization to our game. Coach G pulled Cat more times for “showboating” or being DUMB than I can remember. Coach G talked about pulling Calvin in his sophomore year to “show him how much he loved him and to share that love while Calvin was seated next to him on the sidelines”. Cat got the same treatment this year.
I have a LOT of HOPE (as many did in 2008 & 2012) that Cat will CHANGE and that he will lead us next year. BUT, after watching a LOT of Good PG’s over the years, Cat does NOT show those same traits. Sidney Lowe, he will never be….and he really needs a Whitt, but seems to think that he is WHITT.
I HOPE for the best for Tyler. Butler is an interesting choice, especially after the coaching changes. Some of the other schools would have been, IMHO, a better fit and also a place where he could excel…
It will only take a MAJOR injury for everyone to be opining….”Gee, we SURE could use Tyler right now” and then wishing and hoping and wondering WHY Coach G “ran him off”. This happened last year and this year RIGHT HERE….but folks forget.
Tyler’s departure was “foretold” and opined to ad nauseam due to one of his “I’m not getting enough PT” tweets…..but then he did and showed poise and we were better with him starting and Cat coming in and having a short leach.
I predict that there will be many future posts bemoaning his leaving….
I also predict that CAT will improve….or HE will be packing his back next year….and NOT for a shot at the SHOW….
