15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and a block against those Husky boys … and 5-0 as a senior starter.
I’ve argued on this board for years that all Caleb Furst needed was more minutes. Not even a Mr. Basketball can do crap in 180-second cameos. Besides, stats rarely do him justice. He’s a 6-10 dude who’s very mobile with a nice touch, quick hands and superior intelligence. His presence in the paint alone alters drives and shots, and his ability to quickly position and block out big men routinely sets up teammates for rebounds. And do take notice of his repeated flicks out to Smith for steals and rebounds. Take Buddy the Elf and Angry Elf to Rome and watch them pick pockets.
Too bad he’s too nice of a guy to tell you people who wanted him gone to stick it. Be glad he stuck.
Good post. Two things:
1) CMP plays his #1 player, and the 4 players who play best off that #1 player, the most minutes. Unfortunately, Furst lost minutes to the 2 time NPOY, AND Gillis, who played better off of that NPOY, due to his 3 point shooting.
This year, Caleb IS one of the four players who play best off of our #1 player.
2) you hear about players who “live in the gym”. That’s not Caleb. He “lives in the classroom, the lab, and the library”, as a Biomechanical Engineering student. Which is really what this whole thing used to be about.
His dream is to be a doctor, not an NBA player. Which is awesome.
