I'm just curious. That's our starters versus our best five on the bench. Of course, I don't think either lineup is our best five. That would be Wagner, Sheppard, Reeves, Mitchell, and Big Z, imo.
Which five would win?
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Sure it would depend on the day.
Z would be a starter if he had been cleared day 1 as well IMO.
Z would be a starter if he had been cleared day 1 as well IMO.
Would be close, no worse than 55/45 split out of 100 games.
I think so. But then I'm crazy. At least some doctors said that. I don't like doctors. Except my heart surgeon. I love him!
Z needs to be in the lineup as a rest for Mitchell and play center when needed he has great talent also he needs to get alot of minutes.
Sheppard and Thiero alone convince me of that second unit's dominance. They're both killers.
Add in Dillingham and a potential lottery pick in Big Z, and I'm going with the bench.
Add in Dillingham and a potential lottery pick in Big Z, and I'm going with the bench.
I believe the trio of Wagner, REEVES, and Mitchell would be a tough matchup for the backups most nights . Also haven’t seen enough of big Z to have a good idea of we have exactly. I’ma say the starters win 6 outa 10 .
There is no way Edwards, Bradshaw and Mitchell could compete against Adou,, Onyenso, and Z! Reserves would be dominant on the board, then you throw in the highest ranked shooter in college basketball plus a high volume scorer. I would think 3 out of 4 to Shep, Z, Dilly, Adou and Onyenso.
If it is a scrimmage and not on TV or viewed by people.,I believe Edwards leads his team to victory. If not, and it’s a sellout and the cameras are on, then it’s a coin flip.
I actually think the only thing wrong with the "P" word was that when he did it he was giving each one equal minutes. There's nothing wrong with bringing in five at at time(if it's a talented bench) to give the starters a breather; it's just that you don't want your 10th best player and your best player to get the same # of minutes.
The only way it really works is if you start your best five and then bring in the 2nd group for 2-4 minute stretches.
It worked fine until Poy got injured.
He shortened the rotation by March and played the starters more and we lost. It is what it is.
What I'm saying is that the reason doing it that way hurt recruiting is because the star players didn't like the idea of not getting any more minutes than the reserves. Bringing in the subs in waves has been used with success at various levels, just not in quite the way Cal was doing it.
