I've heard a lot of people complain about the minutes given to certain players, so I'm wondering how you would spread them out? There are 200 minutes total to give out, so who gets them?

What you guys are discussing is in a "perfect" world, you have fouls, match-ups, hot hands are all factors in PT.

Thanks Captain Obvious...You're right...Shut it down.  Sorry to bother you.

No, not at all offended, just jabbing at you.  We know there are other variables...I even mentioned that to a certain extent in my post (about it being very fluid).  But for the purposes of discussion, it's fun to lay out the minutes in a perfect world as of right now and see how people vary.

Fair enough...but why not follow up that food for thought with playing along?  Where are your minutes going? 

Your aversion to '2nd guessing' is curious, Wanny, given that 2nd guessing is an integral part of what a coach must face in first rank college sports.


We have 9 guys playing double digit minutes on average.  I think there's a consensus that we are athletic (if not skilled as far as basketball and offense go).  So, it would seem to me that we have a club which should apply full court and 3/4 court pressure fairly often.  Do we do that at all?  If so, how much?

It appears that the website quotes minutes in "games played" vs. minutes played per total games which is a more accurate indication of how many minutes folks are playing.  If you add all of the minutes up it currently comes to 221.5 per game.

Funny you say this Monroe, because I was asking this question to my companions on the way back to Columbus Sunday night after the RMU game.  Seems to me that we have a roster capable of more 3/4 court and 1/2 court pressure/trapping defense that we've seen in the past.

Now...If I were distributing minutes...I don't think I can say specifically how many minutes any one player should be playing, but this is what my rotation would look like. 

Starting 5 depending on the size and/or approach of the opponent:

1 - DJ - I'm not sure he isn't capable of 40 mins a game half the time.  Clearly, we go as he goes. 
2- Kellogg - clearly needs to play more minutes than he has so far IMO
3- Freeman/Hall - TJ can't be taking that many jump shots if he is going to play starters minutes
4- Baltic - I think, our most consistent post player, not our best.
5- Washington - the guy we need to get more from the most.  I think we need 15pts, 10 boards a game from him to succeed.

Bench:
1st off: Freeman/Hall - whoever doesn't start.  Instant offense theory says to me Tommy should be the 6th man.
2nd: Sayles - can play the 3,4,5 in MAC games, and can handle the ball reasonably well.
3rd: Johnson - and when he's in, I feel like we should be trapping/pressing more to use his quickness. Also, why not have him on the floor on occasion with DJ, Nick, and Tommy, and go small to create matchup problems sometimes?
4th: Keeley - I'd give him 17-19 mins a game, mostly to keep Devo out of foul trouble.  He needs to play stronger and play as big as he is.


This highlights the need, desperately, to have found a way to keep another player from Coleman, Kinney, AB, or Horne on the roster.  That, and the Alex Kellogg hole is noticeable when foul trouble creeps in.

OCF still lobbying for Offutt and Smith to get playing time.....

I am still holding out for Ricardo to turn the corner at the 2 spot. He has done better with his defense. I think the only thing holding him back is his desire to do too much with his passing... He just has to make solid passes. Nothing fancy or risky. We have plenty of other experienced guys that can do that. The only thing flashy that I want to see from him is being aggressive going to the hoop. Solid D, solid passes, aggressive going to the hoop. He should be golden if he can do that.