aristides
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Post by aristides on Oct 23, 2017 12:31:52 GMT -5
I believe that Ewing is going to play the best players and hot hand versus basing things off seniority, keeping people happy like in the past. The starters here have the most upside, so playing them a lot of minutes with give them a lot of experience and accelerate their development. I think it's going to be very hard to keep Antwan Walker off the court. He will become the go to guy at this level as well as vocal leader of the team even as a freshman. STARTERS: Govan-C Derrickson-PF Walker SF Pickett SG Mosely/Mulmore PG Johnson-SF Blair-SG Dickerson-PG Sodom-C Muresan PF Mosley/Mulmore PG Injured-TBD Mourning If JTIII was here I'd guess the rotation shrinks by conference play to 7 players getting significant minutes; Govan, Derrickson, Pickett, Mosely, Mulmore, Johnson, and Dickerson. And then Sodom, Walker, and Blair only see 5 minutes/game here and there to give guys a breather. Since Ewing wants to run a fast paced offense though, the freshman are probably going to get a lot more time than we are used to seeing.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Oct 23, 2017 12:44:06 GMT -5
I believe that Ewing is going to play the best players and hot hand versus basing things off seniority, keeping people happy like in the past. The starters here have the most upside, so playing them a lot of minutes with give them a lot of experience and accelerate their development. I think it's going to be very hard to keep Antwan Walker off the court. He will become the go to guy at this level as well as vocal leader of the team even as a freshman. My guess is that given that Ewing is new to the team (and the team new to him), that we are probably going to see more juggling than we are accustomed to seeing. Also, the MEAC/SWAC games we have in our OOC should mean that Ewing can play virtually anybody any amount of minutes to see what he's got. And after a few games, things will begin sorting themselves out. To me, the bigger, more important, and more interesting question is who will be starters/getting a lot of minutes once the real games start? It's really impossible to know at the point - it's hard to see Derrickson and Govan not clocking major minutes in Big East play, but beyond that who knows? And will Ewing use his better players for a lot of minutes, or will he tend to spread them more evenly? It's really tough to say. JT3 definitely tended to favor a set of starters and stick with them over the long haul, even if it meant the starters came out very quickly after the beginning of the game. It'll be interesting to see Ewing's strategies. On minute allocations, I'll note that JT3 was all over the map. The 2010 team, for example, saw high usage of only a few players (with Monroe, Wright, Freeman, and Clark seeing a huge amount of playing time), whereas the last few seasons only saw a couple of players used that much. It'll be interesting to see what Ewing does.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Oct 23, 2017 12:46:39 GMT -5
If JTIII was here I'd guess the rotation shrinks by conference play to 7 players getting significant minutes; Govan, Derrickson, Pickett, Mosely, Mulmore, Johnson, and Dickerson. And then Sodom, Walker, and Blair only see 5 minutes/game here and there to give guys a breather. Since Ewing wants to run a fast paced offense though, the freshman are probably going to get a lot more time than we are used to seeing. A lot of great coaches significantly tighten their rotations in conference play. There have been a bunch of Duke teams, for example, with very tight rotations. It really depends on your team and depth. If you have 5-6 guys who are way better than everybody else, you generally should be playing them a lot more. If the talent level is more even, there's more justification for spreading out the minutes. I have always believed guys shouldn't get minutes just to have a bigger rotation when you're in real competition. You should be playing the best (obviously while still providing needed rest, etc.). Really, given how much our team has been fouling the last few seasons (including Govan and Derrickson), that pretty much ensures you aren't going to have a tight rotation because guys foul out or get benched with 4 fouls. That's a major problem JT3 could not solve. Ewing must solve it.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Oct 23, 2017 12:47:39 GMT -5
I think you are going to see a deep bench. That isn't due to an abundance of strength, but rather a lack of separation between best and worst players. I think we go ten deep with Sodom being that 10th guy whose minutes will vary based on opponent.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 23, 2017 13:28:29 GMT -5
Starters: Moseley, Johnson, Pickett, Derrickson, and Govan.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Oct 23, 2017 13:30:24 GMT -5
Playing faster should translate to playing more folks. If true, should be good for morale and recruiting.
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Post by professorhoya on Oct 23, 2017 15:50:34 GMT -5
My point is that a player who isn't producing or on the same page will get benched and not see the floor.
Or a player who has become a disruption or cancer will be suspended or kicked off the team.
And these things will happen regardless seniority or experience.
I think with III he focused on turning kids into men. And so let kids make big mistakes at the cost of wins and the team as long as they could grow from their mistakes. But at a certain point losses pile up and you risk alienating the rat of the team and fan base. Basically III was sometimes too nice a guy.
But with Ewing I see him running a tight ship. You keep making the same mistakes over and over again and you won't play. If you are a cancer you're going to be out of here. He's going to create an environment where if you want the PT go get it otherwise it's next man up.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Nov 3, 2017 14:33:23 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 4, 2017 7:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by Eurostar on Nov 4, 2017 8:12:12 GMT -5
Will be Govan, Derrickson, Pickett, Mosely, Mulmore
Johnson, Blair, Dickerson getting significant minutes. Sodom/Walker backing up Govan.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Nov 4, 2017 8:46:27 GMT -5
PG: Mulmore, Dickerson SG: Mosely, Blair SF: Pickett, Johnson PF: Derrickson, Walker C: Govan, Sodom
Nice 10 man rotation.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Nov 4, 2017 8:48:24 GMT -5
Johnson and Blair will get you more buckets than Mosely and Mulmore. I like them all in a fast paced environment.
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Post by seaweed on Nov 4, 2017 21:50:05 GMT -5
Mosely, Johnson, Pickett, Derickson, Govan = small ball....
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Nov 5, 2017 12:37:48 GMT -5
Not that small for college.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 13:20:37 GMT -5
Can't start both Pickett and Johnson.
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Post by BigmanU on Nov 5, 2017 13:33:29 GMT -5
Don't see how Pickett doesn't start over Johnson because he has the higher upside & stretches the floor. Agree, both both Pickett and Johnson can't start.
Govan-Derrickson-Pickett-Mosely-Mulmore w/6th man Johnson subbing for one of the small guards (playing the 2) or Pickett (playing the 3).
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Post by calhoya on Nov 5, 2017 14:07:20 GMT -5
If Mosley is at SG hopefully he spent a lot of time this summer practicing his shot.
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Post by BigmanU on Nov 5, 2017 15:09:15 GMT -5
I would assume both Mosely & Mulmore would both just be considered guards without any designation at this point. Hopefully their main jobs would be getting the other three involved and hopefully hit the open shot.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Nov 5, 2017 15:26:57 GMT -5
We need scoring from the guard positions this year.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Nov 6, 2017 10:36:21 GMT -5
We need scoring from the guard positions this year. 100% agree. The bigger question is where is the shooting coming from? My biggest hope is that Mosely can improve over last year and someone else will step up. The problem is we don't have many options.
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