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It did hurt recruiting because when he platooned he pretty much gave them equal minutes. Giving your 10th best player the same minutes as your best player isn't a great way to attract great players.Yes absolutely, but not if Cal subbed every other whistle. However, that’s something that probably would need to happen earlier in the season and everyone wasn’t available.
Plus it’s a dirty word around here now because a fake rumor was circulating that it “hurt recruiting”. Right now, Cal needs to play best lineup to start both haves, and play traditional CBB and stop handing out participation trophies every minute and a half!
But he never will because the “Bennies” would be right again!
Proof?It did hurt recruiting because when he platooned he pretty much gave them equal minutes. Giving your 10th best player the same minutes as your best player isn't a great way to attract great players.
Proof? This a discussion board, not math class.Proof?
Hypothetically speaking, he couldn’t platoon this group like 2015, because the second unit this season isn’t as strong. But a 7/3 minute split might be a possibility. But like I said, that would have started way earlier and everyone wasn’t available, and Edwards was a potential top 5 pick, and that would put him in the first unit.It did hurt recruiting because when he platooned he pretty much gave them equal minutes. Giving your 10th best player the same minutes as your best player isn't a great way to attract great players.
Then lead with, “In my opinion, platooning…”, and all good👍🏼Proof? This a discussion board, not math class.
Recruiting seemed to go down after that and platooning became a dirty word to Cal. I was suggesting there was a connection between the two but, no, I can't prove it.
Sorry but, no, I do not have to start all my opinions with "In my opinion," whether it's all good or not. We each have our own speaking styles. I promise not to tell you how to start your sentences and that will have to be good enough.Then lead with, “In my opinion, platooning…”, and all good👍🏼
If he rides Edwards into the dirt and costs us another season……The better solution is just figuring out who your best 8 man rotation is and just sticking with only it after things get serious near March ..even if it means some feelings get hurt.
But that won’t happen if if it means cutting out Edwards. After all, promises have been made.
Wagner is not coming off the benchI don't think platoons would help. Cal just needs to settle on an 8 man rotation and let our best players get the majority of the minutes
Starters -
Ivisic
Mitchell
Thiero
Reeves
Dillingham
Bench -
Sheppard
Wagner
Bradshaw
Reserves as needed -
Edwards/Ugo
(NOTE: This is purely hypothetical and based on what Cal would do if he wanted to win games and not just keep promises)
IMO, the 2014/15 team is the best college team that I've watched since the 2012 UK team.It did hurt recruiting because when he platooned he pretty much gave them equal minutes. Giving your 10th best player the same minutes as your best player isn't a great way to attract great players.
Look, I liked the platoon idea; still do. You need to convince somebody else. I'm not the one for whom the word "platoon" became a dirty word. That was Cal.IMO, the 2014/15 team is the best college team that I've watched since the 2012 UK team.
On the 2014/15 "platoon" team. the 9th (D. Johnson/ 16.3-minutes and 6.4-pts) and 10th (M. Lee/ 10.9-minutes and 2.6-pts) players in minutes were arguably the 9th and 10th players in talent/ value.
Also,
Per RIVALS
2015 Class: Three 5* (All Top-10/ #1 player), Four 4*
2016 Class: Five 5* (Four Top-13)
2017 Class: Five 5* (Four Top-17), Two 4* (SGA rated #34) 🤔 🤔
2018 Class: Four 5*, One 4* (Hero rated #36) 🤔🤔
Our 2023 Class with players rated #2, #3, #6 are currently averaging a COMBINED 27.3-pts (30.4%) while playing an average of 71.4-minutes (35.7%) per game.
To me, titles and championships mean more than recruiting ranking wins.
Ugo is the best interior defender. Gonna b hard to keep him off the court.I don't think platoons would help. Cal just needs to settle on an 8 man rotation and let our best players get the majority of the minutes
Starters -
Ivisic
Mitchell
Thiero
Reeves
Dillingham
Bench -
Sheppard
Wagner
Bradshaw
Reserves as needed -
Edwards/Ugo
(NOTE: This is purely hypothetical and based on what Cal would do if he wanted to win games and not just keep promises)
Cal has never full-court pressed in the 15 years he’s been here. Not even when he had deep defensively-awesome teams like the 2015 squad.Should full court press and make teams scramble. Wear teams out.
Didn’t say he would. I said he should.Cal has never full-court pressed in the 15 years he’s been here. Not even when he had deep defensively-awesome teams like the 2015 squad.
So why would he start now with this markedly weak defensive team?
It did hurt recruiting because when he platooned he pretty much gave them equal minutes. Giving your 10th best player the same minutes as your best player isn't a great way to attract great players.