Dontaie Allen got his first career start at Georgia on Wednesday night, and if he has his way, it may have been his last. During a Zoom call with reporters this morning, assistant coach Joel Justus revealed that Allen told John Calipari yesterday he might prefer coming off the bench moving forward.
“We’re trying to put our players in the best position for them to feel success,” Justus said. “We talked about getting Dontaie some more minutes, maybe playing through some mistakes and then brought Brandon off the bench. And then, [Allen] comes to Coach yesterday and says, ‘Maybe I feel better coming off the bench.