Originally Posted by
Phantom Warrior
I'm surprised by how few minutes Sacar has played so far this season, especially in the tournament. He did not get in at all against LSU, while the ESPN has him getting into the game but playing 0 minutes against ASU. (If he got in, I missed it.)
From what I saw in Italy, I thought Sacar might get 8-10 mpg against good competition and maybe 12-15 mpg against cupcakes. I realize Wojo has him pegged to play the 4, and he is under-sized at that position, but he seems physically strong, and he appeared to be a decent defender. Yet in the ASU game, when we needed someone to provide some defensive rebounding, Wojo called on Wally (who did get three defensive boards).
I can't help wondering if Sacar is kind of the "odd man out" right now. Unfortunately, with a whole lot of cream puffs on the upcoming agenda, we won't get an idea of his potential role until we play Wisconsin.
I suppose there could be numerous possibilities as to why he did not see the court earlier this week, but I doubt if lack of effort in practice is one of them. From all accounts this summer and early fall, he is a hard worker. Maybe he is struggling somewhat with the defensive rotations or the offensive guidelines/principles. Or maybe it's just a case of his not getting enough boards. Or maybe it's simply that Wally is out-performing him in practice.
Whatever is going on, I hope Sacar isn't letting it get him down. I see him being at some point a solid contributor to the program, not just in practices but in games.
I am curious is anyone else is a bit puzzled by his 0 minutes in the recent tourney.