Agreed, Dji is going to get significant minutes. I think Harris is going to get more than 10 minutes as well, he is a 5th year player, probably some of those minutes will come from Bigs.
Everyone else that seems pretty fair based on where we are right now. Side note, I would love to see all of our freshman get the minutes 4700 has. It is extremely important for them to see court time this year in my opinion, unless one of them is simply not ready. We can not have another Noyes situation where he is identified by the coaches as someone who has upped in his game in the offseason and then just not play much at all.
If the freshman are ready and can help, I am all for giving them minutes. But, if one reserve is clearly better than another reserve, you are talking about a big drop off from a starter to a guy who is not close to as good as a top reserve right now. It's all about talent and how much better guys can make us, not how young or old they are. If Noyes is better than Harris, Noyes should be ahead of him in the rotation. If Tanner and Smith are better than Dji, they should be ahead of him in the rotation.
Time will tell how many minutes Dji will get. You say significant. I would counter with the fact he played 20 minutes a game in his 7 starts last year and scored 30 total points with only 7 total assists. He also had the 2nd most turnovers per 40 minutes on the team last year, trailing only Walz. This is year 4 and he has never been a scorer, and seems to be turnover prone.....sorry, but I just don't see how significant minutes from him makes us better. Obviously you and others do, so I would be interested in hearing what I am missing in 4 years, and how 20+ minutes a game from him will make us better. I just can't believe what I have seen for 3 years is so dramatically different from what some of you have seen.
And, no I am not hating on Dji, although I'm sure everyone will think I am. I gave Soulis, Smith, and Walz the same minutes I gave Dji, and Tanner only 2 more. And, I ask that you not forget my opinion on Sal. Some wanted him to play more, even take Grace's minutes. I said play even less, if not redshirt after year 2 or 3 because I saw such little time for him. I wasn't hating on Sal...I just didn't think he added a lot of value. I was only giving my opinion there, just like I have done with Dji. I have been wrong before and will be wrong again, but I do think it is fair to say I was right about Sal, and have been right about Dji for 3 years now. Bottom line is there are only so many minutes, and I hope our best guys get nearly all of them.
As for Noyes, I agree, and would have liked to have seen him more last year. His 2nd year in the system, he should have been out there more. If we were rolling most games last year, and he was behind a couple all conference players, I get it, but we struggled so many games last year. I think you have to play him more and see what kind of spark he might have brought.
