The hardest thing is going to be.....

[Anon1751594821]

I think the hardest thing that Coach is going to have to do is have consistency on offense when he juggles the lineup with the playing time when we get Cliff back and are fully healthy. It is much easier to get into a flow on offense when you are only playing 6-7 guys and they are very familiar with each other. Incorporating 9 players into our rotation, is a challenge.

That is why teams(albeit very talented teams) like Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky would only play basically 6-7 guys in most big games. Their starters played heavy minutes in the past. With the TV timeouts, there is no reason why the best players can't play 32 minutes a game. It will be interesting to see how Coach distributes the minutes the rest of the way. I know this has been an argument on this board for years about not playing guys too much. But, even Myles is in great shape and as long as he is not in foul trouble, should be able to play many minutes. The big question with Myles, is can you leave him on the court when teams can foul him on purpose at the end of games? Will probably have to rotate offense-defense.

Best of Luck,
Groz

 

[Scarlet Shack]

29 minutes for Ron, Geo, Jacob and Montez
24 minutes for Myles
24 minutes for Paul
20 minutes for Caleb
16 minutes for cliff

8 guys

 

[YoucancallmeRay]

I think the hardest thing that Coach is going to have to do is have consistency on offense when he juggles the lineup with the playing time when we get Cliff back and are fully healthy. It is much easier to get into a flow on offense when you are only playing 6-7 guys and they are very familiar with each other. Incorporating 9 players into our rotation, is a challenge.

That is why teams(albeit very talented teams) like Duke, North Carolina and Kentucky would only play basically 6-7 guys in most big games. Their starters played heavy minutes in the past. With the TV timeouts, there is no reason why the best players can't play 32 minutes a game. It will be interesting to see how Coach distributes the minutes the rest of the way. I know this has been an argument on this board for years about not playing guys too much. But, even Myles is in great shape and as long as he is not in foul trouble, should be able to play many minutes. The big question with Myles, is can you leave him on the court when teams can foul him on purpose at the end of games? Will probably have to rotate offense-defense.

Best of Luck,
Groz

I'm going to push back a little on this. Coach did fine playing 9 guys last year and with Paul, Cliff, Caleb, Reiber, Mag, and Oskar in addition to the 5 who started today, I think he'll find a way to work guys into the lineup. It isn't about giving playing time as your goal, it's about who is being productive on the court, and matchups. Reiber was productive today so he earned PT as an example, and we know that Paul, Cliff, and Caleb are productive players. With this many productive players, Coach has a tremendous number of options. He could play 4 guards, or a huge frontline. Now, when it comes to the end of the game, then I agree that he has to go with the lineup that he thinks will win the game, but with such a deep bench, he still has options for end of game situations. So I don't think it's a hard thing for Coach at all.

 

[Degaz-RU]

I'm going to push back a little on this. Coach did fine playing 9 guys last year and with Paul, Cliff, Caleb, Reiber, Mag, and Oskar in addition to the 5 who started today, I think he'll find a way to work guys into the lineup. It isn't about giving playing time as your goal, it's about who is being productive on the court, and matchups. Reiber was productive today so he earned PT as an example, and we know that Paul, Cliff, and Caleb are productive players. With this many productive players, Coach has a tremendous number of options. He could play 4 guards, or a huge frontline. Now, when it comes to the end of the game, then I agree that he has to go with the lineup that he thinks will win the game, but with such a deep bench, he still has options for end of game situations. So I don't think it's a hard thing for Coach at all.

Yeah the great thing about this team is how diverse it is. We can play different lineups to suit different styles.

We can play “small” with JY, Geo, Tez, Ron and Reiber. Or REALLY small by subbing out Reiber and inserting Paul or Caleb.

We can play “big” with Geo, Paul/Caleb, Ron, Cliff/Reiber and Myles.

Or we can play ridiculously quick lineup with JY, Geo, Tez, Ron and Cliff.

Or we can play the “star” lineup with JY, Geo, Tez, Ron, and Myles.

Overall, I like an 8-1/2 man rotation of:
JY - 30
Baker - 30
Harper - 30
Mathis - 28
Myles - 25
Mulcahy - 22
Omoruyi - 15
McConnell - 12
Reiber - 8
The others would be spot minutes depending on foul trouble and injuries
Mag -
Palmquist -
Doucoure -

 

[Kbee3]

This is a good team. I can tell because both losses pissed me off to no end.
I expect them to win every game now. Thank you, Steve Pickell.
They just gotta work on those damn free throws.

 

[RAC’emUp]

There have been many, many times over the years, sometimes even last year, when I would look at who was on the court and wonder where we were going to get our scoring. That NEVER happens this year. We have all kinds of options.

 

[YoucancallmeRay]

Yeah the great thing about this team is how diverse it is. We can play different lineups to suit different styles.

We can play “small” with JY, Geo, Tez, Ron and Reiber. Or REALLY small by subbing out Reiber and inserting Paul or Caleb.

We can play “big” with Geo, Paul/Caleb, Ron, Cliff/Reiber and Myles.

Or we can play ridiculously quick lineup with JY, Geo, Tez, Ron and Cliff.

Or we can play the “star” lineup with JY, Geo, Tez, Ron, and Myles.

Overall, I like an 8-1/2 man rotation of:
JY - 30
Baker - 30
Harper - 30
Mathis - 28
Myles - 25
Mulcahy - 22
Omoruyi - 15
McConnell - 12
Reiber - 8
The others would be spot minutes depending on foul trouble and injuries
Mag -
Palmquist -
Doucoure -

I like your use of the "star" terminology. Got a laugh. But you're right, each of those guys has gotten props from the "experts" on TV and in the press.