Another misinterpretation that you know you are making and for the sole purpose of getting a rise out of someone. Plus if I rail on you, you play the victim card. Regardless, I will play along just in case others are confused by your ranting.
My primary point is this. I have been to all the home games and have watched all the away games except the Flo Sports one (which I listened to on the radio) and what I see is a team without the usual well defined starting 5, primarily due to uncertainty at the 2 guard spots. I know who has started, who has the most minutes, etc, but not all these players have earned it (at least via play this year). So in my opinion there is still an opportunity to earn time.
I did not say to not play Roche. What I said was is what is he doing when he is out there? As others have discussed, he does not seem to fit “the system” and is typically putting up a handful of shots a game - low impact. On the other end of the court, I see high energy but a player that can easily be beat by a quality D1 guard. So my point is if he isn’t out there to shoot, why is he on the court?
You also know that level playing field does not mean that everyone gets the same minutes. What it means is all players get treated the same way. If you take an ill advised shot then either all players get to play through it or all players are yanked. If you get blown by on defense, same thing. I am advocating this because these OOC games are the proving ground for time in A10 play. There is no at-large opportunity for any team in the A10 based on OOC play. It is all down to conference play just like it has been for years now.
All this being said, I do think that Mooney is being as flexible as he ever has been meaning that “starters” are being removed from games at times. At least this suggests that he has more confidence in the bench than he has had since I have started attending games in person.
Looking forward to seeing lots of different players playing tonight. Let’s light them up in the first half Spiders!
