01-04-2021, 12:20 PM
I keep hearing comments like "Penny wants to be buddies with players and parents, so he gives too many guys minutes", and "Penny plays too many guys with wholesale line changes", etc.
And I will admit to getting frustrated sometimes when Penny subs for someone who seems to be heating up. He's explained that he's trying to keep guys fresh for late game D, but it still gets me sometimes.
So I decided to compare his roster minutes to the rest of the AAC, to see any abnormalities. You know, to put some facts to the commentary we like to toss around.
Memphis
total players with any minutes = 13
total players avg > 10 mins = 10
total players avg > 20 mins = 6
total players playing in all games = 7
Average for all AAC teams
players with minutes = 13
avg > 10 mins = 9
avg > 20 mins = 6
play in all games = 7
Wow. Penny's minutes distribution is remarkably close to average for the rest of the league. How about with the best team, Houston, and the "best coach", Sampson?
Houston
players with minutes = 13
avg > 10 mins = 10
avg > 20 mins = 5
play in all games = 7
Yet again, Penny is very similar. While we might have anecdotal complaints about what Penny is doing with his substitutions, it seems to be balancing out over games comparable to what most coaches do.
And I will admit to getting frustrated sometimes when Penny subs for someone who seems to be heating up. He's explained that he's trying to keep guys fresh for late game D, but it still gets me sometimes.
So I decided to compare his roster minutes to the rest of the AAC, to see any abnormalities. You know, to put some facts to the commentary we like to toss around.
Memphis
total players with any minutes = 13
total players avg > 10 mins = 10
total players avg > 20 mins = 6
total players playing in all games = 7
Average for all AAC teams
players with minutes = 13
avg > 10 mins = 9
avg > 20 mins = 6
play in all games = 7
Wow. Penny's minutes distribution is remarkably close to average for the rest of the league. How about with the best team, Houston, and the "best coach", Sampson?
Houston
players with minutes = 13
avg > 10 mins = 10
avg > 20 mins = 5
play in all games = 7
Yet again, Penny is very similar. While we might have anecdotal complaints about what Penny is doing with his substitutions, it seems to be balancing out over games comparable to what most coaches do.