Post by irishlion on Nov 19, 2009 22:40:29 GMT -5
OK - for what its worth - here's my rotation:
Starters:
JD
Vernon
Larry
Drew
Edgar
Kevin - would sub in for a guard and move Viney to the 3, Kevin at the 4. He would be my firecracker off the bench. Let him get me some rebounds, a dunk or two, play with passion.
Tim - he's my sub in the post. You need extra centers because of foul trouble.
Sweezy - he'd be as deep as I would go on the bench. But I'd have him ready every game, for 6-8 minutes of rock solid, steady work.
Now - if one of your guards is tanking and/or injured - or just not able to play, I'd slip Given into that spot and let him try to win some minutes. As a replacement in the 8 man rotation.
If Edgar and Tim aren't getting it done on the boards and playing aggressive, physical defense - I'd give AO a try. Again, as a replacement.
I would not expand my rotation beyond 8 - there just aren't enough minutes in the game, and we don't have the talent that deep.
All other players - they'd get minutes in blow outs. If they prove themselves in those minutes, or start making a serious impact in practice - then you can replace someone who isn't performing. I also would not have more than one or two bench players on the court at a time. They should get to show what they can do with the stronger players around them.
Viney should get a minuite or two breather in the first half - and that's it. You pull him for more than that, you take a chance of cooling him off, and you give the other players the chance to forget who their scorer is. It is critical, IMHO., that Viney is involved in every offensive set. Not necessarily to score - but the ball has to go through him. So if he's sitting, players get into a bad, selfish, get mine mode. Yuck.
Now - can someone print that out and get it to the coaches? LOL
Starters:
JD
Vernon
Larry
Drew
Edgar
Kevin - would sub in for a guard and move Viney to the 3, Kevin at the 4. He would be my firecracker off the bench. Let him get me some rebounds, a dunk or two, play with passion.
Tim - he's my sub in the post. You need extra centers because of foul trouble.
Sweezy - he'd be as deep as I would go on the bench. But I'd have him ready every game, for 6-8 minutes of rock solid, steady work.
Now - if one of your guards is tanking and/or injured - or just not able to play, I'd slip Given into that spot and let him try to win some minutes. As a replacement in the 8 man rotation.
If Edgar and Tim aren't getting it done on the boards and playing aggressive, physical defense - I'd give AO a try. Again, as a replacement.
I would not expand my rotation beyond 8 - there just aren't enough minutes in the game, and we don't have the talent that deep.
All other players - they'd get minutes in blow outs. If they prove themselves in those minutes, or start making a serious impact in practice - then you can replace someone who isn't performing. I also would not have more than one or two bench players on the court at a time. They should get to show what they can do with the stronger players around them.
Viney should get a minuite or two breather in the first half - and that's it. You pull him for more than that, you take a chance of cooling him off, and you give the other players the chance to forget who their scorer is. It is critical, IMHO., that Viney is involved in every offensive set. Not necessarily to score - but the ball has to go through him. So if he's sitting, players get into a bad, selfish, get mine mode. Yuck.
Now - can someone print that out and get it to the coaches? LOL