After Villanova's win over Georgetown on Saturday, Jay Wright was asked about Bryan Antoine, who has come along slowly since returning from shoulder surgery and has been unable to carve out consistent minutes.
Wright said that Antoine is coming along well and that "he doesn't have a long way to go." Wright noted that Antoine's slow progress, at least in terms of gameday, has as much to do with the way the rest of the team is performing as it does with Antoine's play. "We gotta get everyone else consistent so we can put a young guy in there, he's gonna make mistakes, but we got starters making a lot of mistakes right now so we just gotta get the rest of the guys better and more consistent so we can put a young guy in there in tight games."
It's encouraging to hear that Wright is pleased with what he's seeing from Antoine in practice and seems to be looking for opportunities to get him involved. It doesn't appear like the Big East is going to provide a lot of blowout opportunities, so if Antoine is going to get minutes it's likely going to have to come in important situations. We'll certainly be keeping an eye on it as the season progresses.
Wright said that Antoine is coming along well and that "he doesn't have a long way to go." Wright noted that Antoine's slow progress, at least in terms of gameday, has as much to do with the way the rest of the team is performing as it does with Antoine's play. "We gotta get everyone else consistent so we can put a young guy in there, he's gonna make mistakes, but we got starters making a lot of mistakes right now so we just gotta get the rest of the guys better and more consistent so we can put a young guy in there in tight games."
It's encouraging to hear that Wright is pleased with what he's seeing from Antoine in practice and seems to be looking for opportunities to get him involved. It doesn't appear like the Big East is going to provide a lot of blowout opportunities, so if Antoine is going to get minutes it's likely going to have to come in important situations. We'll certainly be keeping an eye on it as the season progresses.