12-02-2022, 10:27 AM
(12-02-2022, 08:39 AM)Smitty Wrote: I posted this over a month ago, it could use some tweaking, sure. But it's more than possible:
First half:
Luka_______12 _________ Din______7______Luka__5____
RB ___6____Din____6____ THJ______8_______RB__4___
DFS___8_____Green__4___ Green__4__RB__4__Green__4__
Wood __8____ DFS____4__ Wood_____7_____DFS__5_____
Maxi___8_____Powell__4___ Powell__4__Maxi__5__Wood__3__
Second half:
Luka_______9_____ Din__3_ Din___4___Luka______8_______
Green __6__Din_3__THJ__3_ Green__4__THJ___4___Din__4___
DFS____6____RB____6_____ RB___4___Green__4___DFS__4__
Wood __8____ __DFS___4__ Wood__4__DFS___4___Wood__4__
Maxi___6___Powell___6____ Maxi__4__Powell___4___Maxi__4___
Total minutes:
Luka 34
DFS 35
Wood 34
Din 27
Maxi 27
Green 24
Bullock 24
Powell 18
THJ 15
Starting LU: Luka - Bullock - DFS - Wood - Maxi
Closing LU: Luka - Din - DFS - Wood - Maxi
This works better, I think, than what we've been seeing. I might cut playing time for Bullock and use THJ only in spot situations--like when he's hot. I certainly don't think anybody should be played more than 35 minutes. I'm also concerned about uncharacteristic mistakes by some of our stalwarts. Playing out of position, or being asked to do things they can't do? I can understand a 9 man rotation down the stretch and going into the playoffs, but there needs to be some real minutes in there...especially early in the season...to develop our rookies and keep the end of the roster sharp--at least to determine if they are worth keeping. We may need these guys at some time. And they couldn't be doing much worse on the road than our current rotation.
And last...I'm not sure all the coaches are on the same page. These guys have to be counted in the rotations and player utilization we are seeing. Not sure what we are seeing...
I don't like it though.