Coach Wants Better Leadership From Kepkay
Finally had a chance -- that is, finally remembered -- to ask coach Jim Boylen about why he kept point guard Tyler Kepkay on the bench for so long in the second half of the loss at Washington last week.
Naturally, he was sending a message.
Boylen said he was upset with Kepkay for not acting as more of a floor leader for the Utes -- setting up the offense, directing traffic and communicating with his teammates. Kepkay played only five of his 23 minutes after halftime of the 83-77 loss in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament.
Of course, it didn't hurt that the Utes fought their way back into the game without Kepkay on the floor. But Boylen wants Kepkay to take a more active role in running the show, and he doesn't have any plans to replace the junior-college transfer in the starting lineup when the Utes play Santa Clara on Monday.
Naturally, he was sending a message.
Boylen said he was upset with Kepkay for not acting as more of a floor leader for the Utes -- setting up the offense, directing traffic and communicating with his teammates. Kepkay played only five of his 23 minutes after halftime of the 83-77 loss in the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament.
Of course, it didn't hurt that the Utes fought their way back into the game without Kepkay on the floor. But Boylen wants Kepkay to take a more active role in running the show, and he doesn't have any plans to replace the junior-college transfer in the starting lineup when the Utes play Santa Clara on Monday.
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 4:00 PM |
1 Comments:
I like this kid, he's a good shooter, but that's his whole game, you can't make a kid into a point guard, you either are or you're not. He's wasting the talent he does have laboring bringing the ball up the floor, when he would be better served playing to his strength, shooting on the wing or running plays where he can come off screens for open looks.
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