I think bairstow is playing solid but he only got 6 minutes tonight... is there a reason why? I think that he should be playing more and be miller’s backup. He should at least be getting 15 minutes a game. His defense is solid, he can shoot, why isn’t he playing? I know he is super excited and can be sloppy at times, but i would say he should be in the rotation. I watched him closely tonight and he does not seem very happy

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January 19th, 2021, 9:33 pm

I think bairstow is playing solid but he only got 6 minutes tonight... is there a reason why? I think that he should be playing more and be miller’s backup. He should at least be getting 15 minutes a game. His defense is solid, he can shoot, why isn’t he playing? I know he is super excited and can be sloppy at times, but i would say he should be in the rotation. I watched him closely tonight and he does not seem very happy

he didn't deserve more time tonight.Other nights, maybe, but tonight belonged to Miller

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January 19th, 2021, 9:33 pm

I think bairstow is playing solid but he only got 6 minutes tonight... is there a reason why? I think that he should be playing more and be miller’s backup. He should at least be getting 15 minutes a game. His defense is solid, he can shoot, why isn’t he playing? I know he is super excited and can be sloppy at times, but i would say he should be in the rotation. I watched him closely tonight and he does not seem very happy

Point heard. I, too, really like Bairstow. So, let's take it a step further. Whose minutes tonight should he have gotten?

That's the problem. When things go like they did tonight it's just hard to find minutes for him.

I don't think he's playing solid. He has hit a few shots, but he is turning the ball over a lot. He loses control a lot when drives into the lane and loses the ball or gets an offensive foul. He gets pushed out of position on rebounds, too.

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January 19th, 2021, 9:33 pm

I think bairstow is playing solid but he only got 6 minutes tonight... is there a reason why? I think that he should be playing more and be miller’s backup. He should at least be getting 15 minutes a game. His defense is solid, he can shoot, why isn’t he playing? I know he is super excited and can be sloppy at times, but i would say he should be in the rotation. I watched him closely tonight and he does not seem very happy

Who do you take minutes from to get him those 15 minutes. Do you think Miller should have given him his minutes? That's nuts. Ashworth has been too good to keep off the court. Worster had a masterful game with 9 assists. Anthony was shutting down the the CSU all star. He just needs to be ready to play in the flow of the game.

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January 19th, 2021, 9:38 pm

Notatrueaggie wrote: ↑

January 19th, 2021, 9:33 pm

I think bairstow is playing solid but he only got 6 minutes tonight... is there a reason why? I think that he should be playing more and be miller’s backup. He should at least be getting 15 minutes a game. His defense is solid, he can shoot, why isn’t he playing? I know he is super excited and can be sloppy at times, but i would say he should be in the rotation. I watched him closely tonight and he does not seem very happy

Point heard. I, too, really like Bairstow. So, let's take it a step further. Whose minutes tonight should he have gotten?

That's the problem. When things go like they did tonight it's just hard to find minutes for him.

Ashworth? Anthony? I especially don’t get it when you’re up 20 with 4 minutes to go and you don’t have your bench players in. Idk but i think he is important to this team and i don’t want him to transfer

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January 19th, 2021, 9:42 pm

Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑

January 19th, 2021, 9:38 pm

Notatrueaggie wrote: ↑

January 19th, 2021, 9:33 pm

I think bairstow is playing solid but he only got 6 minutes tonight... is there a reason why? I think that he should be playing more and be miller’s backup. He should at least be getting 15 minutes a game. His defense is solid, he can shoot, why isn’t he playing? I know he is super excited and can be sloppy at times, but i would say he should be in the rotation. I watched him closely tonight and he does not seem very happy

Point heard. I, too, really like Bairstow. So, let's take it a step further. Whose minutes tonight should he have gotten?

That's the problem. When things go like they did tonight it's just hard to find minutes for him.

Ashworth? Anthony? I especially don’t get it when you’re up 20 with 4 minutes to go and you don’t have your bench players in. Idk but i think he is important to this team and i don’t want him to transfer

Miller was rolling and Smith was taking no chances. CSU came back 26 against SDSU and we had that Boise debacle last year. The team was keeping CSU at Bay and expanding the lead so he waited to make a change. I thought he waited a bit long too but on the other hand I think when Miller is shooting like that it is good for Miller just gaining more and more consistent confidence. He is the wildcard on how far this team goes.

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I like the guy, but he is a guaranteed turnover within the first minute of being in. And like others have said, it was working so well why mess up a good thing.

His outside shot is nice, but he shouldn't put the ball on the floor... too slow to get by anyone more often than not. Needs to work on his quickness. Gives us a nice 3 pt threat off the bench though

I really think he should concentrate on his strengths which at this point is as a spot up 3pt shooter. If he has his feet set he is a pretty good shooter from deep. He likes to slash and drive but it almost always leads to something bad. If he could come in and spell Miller as the 3 point option on O and hit the boards on D I think he would see more time.

Until he stops forcing things and turning the ball over I don't see his role changing much.

I think it's good to give the deeper bench guys a few meaningful minutes from time to time. I think you can lose them if they only ever play garbage time.

After CSU, we have a few series where he will see more minutes. In the big games against good competition, you play what works best.


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I'm going to say that in two years you will see Bairstow be very good at the slash and drive game. Let him do it and develop!

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January 19th, 2021, 10:58 pm

I think it's good to give the deeper bench guys a few meaningful minutes from time to time. I think you can lose them if they only ever play garbage time.

I am hopeful after the next game against CSU, we will be able to build up big enough leads in upcoming games to get the bench guys some meaningful minutes. I’d especially like to see if Zapala can break through a bit. It’d be nice to have a better idea of what we have with him for the post-Queta world we will likely be living in next year. Zapala has shown signs of being able to develop an offensive game, but has also been a turnover machine.

I would definitely use Zahar’s newly-opened scholarship on a long, athletic big, grad transfer or otherwise.

I think Bairstow has taken small steps of progress each season. I like seeing him shooting with confidence this year. His penetration game is still pretty sloppy. I think he is still a year away from being a major contributor. That may change due to eligibility changes due to COVID. I don't see any reason to play Bairstow over guys that are playing well. I also see the current game setup as a challenge. You don't want to give the other team something to build on at the end of game 1.

Last night he played well and took better care of the ball but Rollie has been a walking turnover. If he reverts back to that I'd like to see Bairstow get some of his minutes. I am not suggesting Bairstow run the point but that would free up some minutes.

In a blow out I'd like to see Smith experiment with a small lineup of Ashworth, Anthony, Miller, Bairstow, and either Bean or Anderson. You could add Rollie into that mix as well.

I think Bairstow has been really solid. He still needs to be stronger with the ball when going to the hoop, but he is not turning the ball over as much. He also has developed that 10-15 foot jump shot when going to the hoop. His 3 point shot has been really good this year. He seem to hustle and play pretty good defense as well. He will continue to develop, but he has for sure improved over last year in my opinion.

His shot looks nice. They just need to get his drives under control. Every fast break seems to lead him to a charging call.

Sometimes we forget that there are only 200 minutes to go around, and it isn't uncommon for college players to play 30-35+ minutes in a close game. You have about 80 guard minutes to go around between Anthony, Worster, Ashworth, and Bairstow, and Miller can play spot minutes at the 2 as well. I would expect Anthony to play 25-30, Worster to play 25-30, and Ashworth to play 20-25. That doesn't leave a lot of minutes for Bairstow. And I am not sure I would want to take any minutes from the other 3 just to give Bairstow more time.

Sean reminds me a lot of Diogo Brito. His first two seasons here many of you couldn't WAIT to run him off. He then developed into one of our most valuable players his final two seasons. Let the kid find his way. He will be a good player.

I was just going to say the same think! Brito had a lot of turnovers and out of control possessions. I really think Bairstow will come around. He's already made huge strides from last year.

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January 20th, 2021, 6:56 pm

Sean reminds me a lot of Diogo Brito. His first two seasons here many of you couldn't WAIT to run him off. He then developed into one of our most valuable players his final two seasons. Let the kid find his way. He will be a good player.