FU Hoops August Bahamas Trip
So with the Bahamas games in the books, if I had to guess the current rotation battles (speculation) I would say it lines up like this..............
Starting 5:
Pegues
Foster
Williams
VanderWal
Hien
First guard off bench:
Smith
First big off bench:
Hughey (He is still getting healthy and did not play in Bahamas)
Next 4 battling for minutes:
Whitt
Bronson
Molnar
Bowser
(This gives us possible rotation's of 7-11 players on any given night)
Top redshirt candidate:
Humphries
Starting 5:
Pegues
Foster
Williams
VanderWal
Hien
First guard off bench:
Smith
First big off bench:
Hughey (He is still getting healthy and did not play in Bahamas)
Next 4 battling for minutes:
Whitt
Bronson
Molnar
Bowser
(This gives us possible rotation's of 7-11 players on any given night)
Top redshirt candidate:
Humphries
Foster played the 2 guard spot only 20% of his minutes last season (essentially Bothwell's backup there while starting at 3). Likely that Smith starts at the 2 and carries over the same arrangement. Whitt again backs up the PG spot.
youwouldno wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:58 amFoster played the 2 guard spot only 20% of his minutes last season (essentially Bothwell's backup there while starting at 3). Likely that Smith starts at the 2 and carries over the same arrangement. Whitt again backs up the PG spot.
I thought similar, until I realized how small that makes us, we need more size than having Pegues and Smith starting the game...............
So having Smith as first guard off the bench for offensive fire power makes the most sense...........
Also, Foster played as the 4 two seasons ago, then he got moved to the 3, and yes now its time for him to move to the 2 spot this year
Keep in mind we won't have a 'big athletic stud' playing the 4 for us this year like we did with Slawson, that position is taking a hit in the size department..............
Plus I see no way you keep Williams and VanderWal out of the starting group, that lineup has the most potential moving forward to compete with the 'Big Boys' come March..........
What makes sense to you isn't necessarily the same as what makes sense to the coaching staff. In particular, Richey's offense relies on spacing the floor by shooting 3s - something Smith is better at than anyone else on the team.
It's also extremely unlikely Smith heard from 50 D-I schools the day he entered the portal and picked somewhere to sit on the bench.
VanderWal is a very talented young player, but nothing in his statistical profile or visual observation from last year suggests he should start ahead of Williams or Hien. But I do expect VanderWal to play ~50% of the time as 6th man.
Note also that while Foster might be the most well rounded player on the team, skills wise, he's not a distributor, which is a major problem for the 2 guard in this offense.
It's also extremely unlikely Smith heard from 50 D-I schools the day he entered the portal and picked somewhere to sit on the bench.
VanderWal is a very talented young player, but nothing in his statistical profile or visual observation from last year suggests he should start ahead of Williams or Hien. But I do expect VanderWal to play ~50% of the time as 6th man.
Note also that while Foster might be the most well rounded player on the team, skills wise, he's not a distributor, which is a major problem for the 2 guard in this offense.
youwouldno wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:04 amWhat makes sense to you isn't necessarily the same as what makes sense to the coaching staff. In particular, Richey's offense relies on spacing the floor by shooting 3s - something Smith is better at than anyone else on the team.
It's also extremely unlikely Smith heard from 50 D-I schools the day he entered the portal and picked somewhere to sit on the bench.
VanderWal is a very talented young player, but nothing in his statistical profile or visual observation from last year suggests he should start ahead of Williams or Hien. But I do expect VanderWal to play ~50% of the time as 6th man.
Note also that while Foster might be the most well rounded player on the team, skills wise, he's not a distributor, which is a major problem for the 2 guard in this offense.
Obviously I am only giving my opinion, guess what so are you, either one of us could be correct and the other wrong, I am well aware of this fact so just keep that in mind for yourself as well..............
Of course I trust whatever line-up Richey rolls out will be our best option to win.............
I do like the fact that we seem to have multiple options................
I do like the fact that we seem to have multiple options................
The difference is that my speculation is based on facts while yours is based on nothing. How about this, we make a bet - if I'm right, you're capped at one post per day for all basketball season. If you are, I have to add a like to all your posts for basketball season. Deal?
I knew you would come back saying something asinine like this.......youwouldno wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:43 amThe difference is that my speculation is based on facts while yours is based on nothing. How about this, we make a bet - if I'm right, you're capped at one post per day for all basketball season. If you are, I have to add a like to all your posts for basketball season. Deal?
I don't give a crap who is right and who is wrong, I am here to be a fan of FU Basketball and that's all, go play games with someone else
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Ok I'll sweeten the offer - the cap is regular season only.