Ray Spalding = Terrence Farley

[shadow force]

if you look at the boxscore, he is either the #1 or #2 rebounder every game. his offense needs someone to teach him moves.

Right. Ray was the leading rebounder last game against UVA and only played 19 minutes. That tells you that the effort and motor is there to be able to do that. Ray is usually a very good defensive rebounder too. His offensive game really does need some work as his jumpers barely hit the front of the rim most times. But he needs to put in more time there, both in the gym and during the off season, if what CRP says is true.

 

[beasleythecard]

Right. Ray was the leading rebounder last game against UVA and only played 19 minutes. That tells you that the effort and motor is there to be able to do that. Ray is usually a very good defensive rebounder too. His offensive game really does need some work as his jumpers barely hit the front of the rim most times. But he needs to put in more time there, both in the gym and during the off season, if what CRP says is true.

he needs to add muscle............ his stregnth is lacking and he gets pushed around.
Pitino needs to hire someone to teach the bigs post moves. even the guards need to have a post game.

 

[Cue Card]

he needs to add muscle............ his stregnth is lacking and he gets pushed around.
Pitino needs to hire someone to teach the bigs post moves. even the guards need to have a post game.

All true but the reason the guards don't have any post game is because most of them are barely 6 foot tall. I think Mitchell is 6-2 or 6-3 and he's the tallest guard we have. Denny would recruit 6-5 guards for the sole purpose of posting them in the paint. Pitino, not so much.

 

[Kratz]

Not fair to compare Spalding to Farley. Farley averaged more fouls per game than points!

 

[ciswilldean3215]

Man...this thread is brutal! I like Ray's game and think he's been a decent player for us this year and will be a great player for us by the time he graduates. He was great through the non-con stretch and has been spotty throughout conference play, sure. I think he's improved a great deal from high school to freshman year to sophomore year. Expectations are extremely high with most posters in this thread it seems...did any of you actually see Ray at Trinity? Extremely misused and his last two years of high school can be argued as a waste! Ray will be fine! Comparing him to Terrance?!!? Please! Totally not fair to the kid. Farley was a waste!

 

[Ipartiedwithhopgood]

Agree comparing Ray to Farley is laughable.

 

[gocards827]

Sure he has a lot of room for improvement and isn't living up to expectations, but as it is he's already extremely valuable with the new rules for defense. JJ/Ray complement each other perfectly IMO, same with Mangok/Anas.

He doesn't fill up the stat sheet, but I feel like he's already much better than Farley ever was.