Yes, with discussing 5 players, and discussing 5 minutes it got confusing.
VCU is not the norm. The norm is a rotation of probably 8 guys playing 10+ and maybe a ninth 9 guy avg. less than 10 - but some games might get more time. Dayton has been good lately - last year they played 8 guys - but each played 20 or more minutes and the 9th guy was getting less than 10 minutes. In their Obi Toppin year - they played 8 guys over 10 minutes a night, but also had guys 9-10 playing most nights at 9-10 minutes a night. (Another scary note about Dayton - they are all underclassmen!!!! 1 Junior, 7 RS Soph (COVID), 4 Soph, 4 Frosh)
I've never agreed with the need to play some this year to be better next year thinking. There are way too many examples of guys who did more than fine after a redshirt year, or after getting very few minutes the previous year, or just being a true freshman and playing well. If you can play, you can play. Nelson went against Jacob and learned from him everyday in practice last year. I dont think making sure he got a few minutes each game last year would have been that helpful to him, and it wouldn't have made sense to sit Jacob just to find time for him. Sure, getting some game experience is good and can maybe help some at times, but I don't think it matters that much, especially at the expense of playing more talented upperclassmen.
Yep, you can't look at season averages when discussing MPG because this does not factor in injuries, and guys who missed games. When adding up all of our guys that year, the minutes came out to just under 240 a game, so it would not be surprising to have 9 guys at 10+. Pretty much every game that year saw either 7 or 8 guys with 10+ minutes, not 9.
You are only looking at the final MPG totals for Dayton. Looking at individual games, you will see that they only played 8 guys total against us in the A-10 tourney, with only 7 of them getting more than 4 minutes. Their previous game against UMASS, they again only played 8 guys, with only 7 getting more than 2 minutes. They had similar numbers scattered through the year. Their 1st conference game, their top 3 guys off the bench played 22, 11, and 6 minutes. Against us late in the regular season, they only played 7 guys, with their 2 bench guys getting 22 and 10 minutes. The game before that, they played 8 guys, with the bench guys getting 28, 7, and 2 minutes. So, no, Dayton was not playing 8 guys 20 minutes a night last year, not even close.
URmite inspired me to see what the numbers say and if we are saying that the depth is based on the last player to average double digit minutes per game played (10 minimum) then the “norm” is 8 players. However between 2015-2019 the depth was down to 7 by that definition and I think that is why I felt like the team had lacked depth recently. The team minutes have returned to 8 the last 3 years and I think we may see 9 this year. In any case, I learned that it doesn’t take much (1-2 players)to get a very different team impression.
unless someone else isn't 100%, I'll be surprised if our top 9 doesn't average at or at least close to 10 mpg. last year our 8th and 9th averaged 8, so it's not far off. and I don't think our starting PG will average 38.5 this year.
We are pretty healthy to my knowledge. I can get with/see this...I def agree with the PG won't get 38+ min unless there is an injury. I will say two guys with the most minutes yesterday were one you absolutely suspect and the other... some have discounted
But it was just a scrimmage. 🕷️🏀
I agree about this year.
You are such a tease.We are pretty healthy to my knowledge. I can get with/see this...I def agree with the PG won't get 38+ min unless there is an injury. I will say two guys with the most minutes yesterday were one you absolutely suspect and the other... some have discounted
😂 I wish I could say more but can't for obvious reasons. But those internet experts that said we will be last in backcourt play will have to eat some crow. Will there be growing pains yes but I'm excited by our guard play...one guy in particular especially
I don't know...😂 I wish I could say more but can't for obvious reasons. But those internet experts that said we will be last in backcourt play will have to eat some crow. Will there be growing pains yes but I'm excited by our guard play...one guy in particular especially
😂 I wish I could say more but can't for obvious reasons. But those internet experts that said we will be last in backcourt play will have to eat some crow. Will there be growing pains yes but I'm excited by our guard play...one guy in particular especially
Control the game, very little TOs but it was just one scrimmage game. I’ve said too much 🤐
Is someone making some Noyes???We are pretty healthy to my knowledge. I can get with/see this...I def agree with the PG won't get 38+ min unless there is an injury. I will say two guys with the most minutes yesterday were one you absolutely suspect and the other... some have discounted
I think he is talking about Dji. In an earlier post, he mentioned 10 guys and Noyes was not one of them: "Jason, Gus, TB, Matt, Neal, are the prob starters - Dji, Zay, Roche, Crab & some Marcus." No Noise from Noyes, SDad?
Do yourself (and more importantly your son) a favor and quit giving these guys anything... It is just not worth it.
you still here?
I think it’s pretty cool to see a parent so hyped and excited for their kid. And sharing that excitement with the diehard fans of the school his son plays for is probably pretty awesome.
Seriously.
Great interviews.
Mods, can we at least give this guy a warning for his obsessive posts? I’d be in favor of a timeout to start the season.
And you're representing your family extraordinarily well.
Yes. Your obsessive posts, which are even creepier than your username. Move on. You’ve made your point at least 10 times. You’re creeping us out.
Loved this 14 minutes .. Coach and Tyler just being themselves …
“You’ve said too much”. There, I fixed it for you 🫠
Good 1st interview. Looking forward to discussion on game play that counts. Home game #1 coming soon!
I would think you have some easy choices here. If SDad's posts bother you so much, you can ignore him, or just don't read his posts. If you think his posts bother everyone else, this still wouldn't really concern you because everyone else can make their own decisions about whether his posts bother them or not. SDad and I have been back and forth on a few things and don't always agree, but I enjoy a lot of his posts, and am glad he is on here. If you disagree, fine. But, the way the board reacts to SDad, I think you are the only one who feels the way you do. So, instead of saying "we", you really should be saying "I". So, maybe the one with the bad posts who should maybe consider not posting here is you, and not SDad?
