Why isn't EVERYBODY getting more minutes?
- Thread starter CycloneErik
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Pretty sure this thread has no rails... and that's why it's awesome.
We can't give everybody more minutes? It's a simple matter of math. Each team has 5 players on the court at a time. There are 40 minutes per game. 5 x 40 = 200 total minutes available per game per team. Wait. We have enough depth that we could put our players on the other team and create an additional 200 minutes of playing time. 200 + 200 = 400 minutes. That's how you create more minutes mathematically. Also, if we're fielding both teams, it would count as two wins.
It's all good. Jamie is making a proposal to the NCAA for a scholarship plan that has rollover minutes.
Players start 600 minutes per season and anything under that rolls over until the next year. You can play as many years as you want until you reach 3000 minutes.
Players start 600 minutes per season and anything under that rolls over until the next year. You can play as many years as you want until you reach 3000 minutes.
And those aren't even our "effort" guys. Jacobson and TH have to be giving 120%. Based on this, we would be 70% better than everybody else using that lineup. We're currently averaging 79 points per game so the other team would have to score 134.3 points per game to beat us in an average game. I like our odds of winning if this plays out.
And making a shot to win a BIg 12 tournament game in regulation in which we never had the lead with time on the clock!
Realistically, he probably should have been playing even more.
I'd imagine jerisb has already come in and taken at least one post really seriously and melted down.
If everyone gives 120%, will we get a technical for having 6 (600%) people on the floor at the same time? We need to hold them to 109% since 545% would round to 500%.
I personally support the platoon method advanced by Kentucky a few years back. Babb/T-Lew/Talley/Jacobson/Lard for 5 minutes then Hailburton/Wiggy/Shayok/THT/Conditt for 5 minutes.
I will give an honest response/thought instead of another sarcastic one...
The @ Kansas game did have some questionable minute usage. We had an almost 5 minute span when we went scoreless. We only played seven guys. Why not give a guy like Griffin or Talley a chance to bring a spark off the bench rather than watch the same guys fail to score over and over?
Cam couldn't do anything but foul and Lindell was forcing it. That was a game other guys should have at least been given a chance to succeed.
The @ Kansas game did have some questionable minute usage. We had an almost 5 minute span when we went scoreless. We only played seven guys. Why not give a guy like Griffin or Talley a chance to bring a spark off the bench rather than watch the same guys fail to score over and over?
Cam couldn't do anything but foul and Lindell was forcing it. That was a game other guys should have at least been given a chance to succeed.
