Bigtex
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That doesn’t read like dmw.
Not sure we have enough minutes for him to be happy but would take him in a heartbeat
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Not sure we have enough minutes for him to be happy but would take him in a heartbeat
Depth is nice if you need it, but I don't think having 11 guys that need an actual decent number of minutes is a good thing. Cause we aren't going 11 deep much. It's a recipe for seeing a bunch of guys leave next year.
Govoner Vaugn Fan
- New Orleans
Easy fix. go with 3 guard/2 forwards lineup
Illin618
I forgot the last i in my username
- Southern IL
Considering the inexperience of the freshmen, Dainja, and Goode, you need more depth. That’s 5 players who haven’t really got much of a crack at playing at the a power five level.
Yes..we don't want to be like the bluebloods...never know when injuries may happen though..
Agreed. He certainly looks promising, but I’d hold off on projecting him to start. If we get Nance (which might be wishful thinking), Nance and Hawk would start at the 4 and 5.
Skyy, TSJ, RJ start
McCullar, Goode back up 1-3
Hawkins, Nance, Dainja play about 70 minutes at the 4/5, with 10 minutes reserved for a three wing lineup. Could see Hawk coming off the bench for the energy boost, but would get more tic than DD.
That’s an 8 man rotation. Rogers tries to unseat Goode. Epps tries to secure back up PG minutes, making a 9-man rotation.
I think Harris, as well as potentially Epps and the ‘loser’ of the Goode/Rogers competition still get minutes… but not true rotation guys.
In sports, you don't usually get the opportunity to stack talent that deep. But when you do, you absolutely take it. Look at the roster of the few teams that have practically no financial limitations at all - top European soccer clubs. Real Madrid has players that barely play, that could go and play a starring role for another team in the Spanish league. Yet I've never heard of a push from fans to dilute the talent level on their bench, or to forego bringing in more talented players.
Bigtex
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Agree fine balancing act for staff. Guys like bbv and 2-3 minutes a game and supporting program are great fits
Always take talent while talent is passin..
Joel Goodson
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If this scenario plays out with CH, we better be talking final four at the end of the season.
I can't assume Nance until he's actually here. The slash is there as an indicator that if he transfers in, he will be the starter. As of now, that is an if.
He won't be in champaigne but he'll be in Champaign hopefully
Why not
Rotation of 10. Gives more options and fresher players come March.
Sounds like the kerfuffle with Shannon and Michigan was Michigan wouldn't accept some of his courses so Shannon would have needed to take summer school. Texas Tech wouldn't keep him on scholarship over the summer so he could leave. So he'd either have to delay going to his new school and pay his own way for the summer or go to a school that would let him in immediately.
That's where you get the anger at Texas Tech, but why in the world would they give a kid free classes just so he can leave? That would not make a ton of sense.
That's where you get the anger at Texas Tech, but why in the world would they give a kid free classes just so he can leave? That would not make a ton of sense.
Who really uses a steady rotation of 10?
Iowa last year had 10 guys with double digit minutes. I know its rare but we saw first hand when you only have 7 guys with double digit minutes, They lose to Indiana then barely get by Chattanooga. I do not see an issue using 10 guys double digit minutes as much talent as we will have.
TheFameProtector
- Champaign
It amazes me that freakin Seth Davis appreciates one of our own more than some of the people that frequent this board. Unbelievable. I get that he was a flawed offensive player and that could be really frustrating at times, but y'all need to let it go. You are holding him responsible for Brad's rotations. All he did was play his butt off, and that made Brad want to play him instead of other options. You should absolutely want another DMW on our team, let alone a substantially better version of DMW.
Alternatively we can look at UNC who played five guys for 30+ minutes, one for 13, and one for 10... and they did alright. The quality and the fit of the guys who play the most will always matter far, far more than anything else.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Met Seth Davis’s mom a few weeks back. Brought up how he picked us to lose to Chattanooga. She mentioned that he gets paid more to make crazy picks.
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