I actually could see a 9-man rotation at least..maybe 10. We will start Darty, Simmons, Carter, Block and probably Laster. Then off the bench you've got Butler, Doug, Gollon and 1 or both of Vander Plas and Gareri. Gareri is not as quick as Carter but he can contribute and from what people are saying, Vander Plas sounds like he's ready to go now. I'm not saying these guys will play a ton but Jaaron and Dartis can get some more breaks now and average 35 minutes instead of 39 per game. [/QUOTE]I'm telling you now that the odds of the starting lineup being Simmons, Dartis, Carter, Block, Laster is EXTREMELY small. That's a very small lineup with 3 bigs on the bench. Taylor, Vanden Plas, Gareri or some yet to be signed big are going to get starts. All the guys you mention are likely to play a ton, and that's all that really matters. I'm excited to see how Mr. Laster performs in his Senior season. He made big strides last year.
[QUOTE=GoCats105]We literally don't know how Butler, Gollon, Gareri or Vander Plas are going to fit into this rotation yet. They could be busts for all we know. As unlikely as that is, I've not seen anything from Saul in the past three years that indicates he's willing to play 10 guys.
I agree we haven't see anything in the first three years, but assuming at least one other player who will contribute from day one gets signed this spring, I think we'll finally see some depth getting used.
Somewhere in a past thread, I shared about how in some of Saul's years at NDSU he had 9-10 guys get 10min+ in a game. It would be nice to get into a situation where Simmons and Dartis aren't playing 34-35mpg, or more. No matter how well conditioned they are, and how big of competitors they are, they have to wear down a little as a result of that.