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(01-06-2020 03:05 PM)Nukesquad Wrote:  

(01-06-2020 02:43 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(01-06-2020 10:10 AM)Monarchblue Wrote:  There is some merit to the OP. In the modern world of players transferring at the drop of a hat, you may have to throw some of these kids a bone to keep them around, and not be scrambling to find a new point guard when one graduates. I am sure the old school folks will say that the kids should just man up and do what they need to do to get on the court, and frankly I agree with that sentiment, but reality is that we live in a different world now, and some small concessions may need to be made in order to keep your roster in tact, and maintain continuity "stay old", rather than face rebuilding seasons so often.

Well we know the Greek and Reece are better than Dickens, yet they both sat on the bench for a year. Perhaps people transfer out because they do in fact deserve to play. It is frustrating enough as a fan, can you imagine being a player watching a lesser player perform poorly while being forgotten on the bench? How do you have addition by subtraction? If the team is better off with someone not playing, put them on the bench. Why did Godwin and Dickens get all those minutes in their last game if Jones already knew at that point we were better without them? No wonder people leave or get bored and become discipline problems.

I will say that it's hard to say that a 6'5" player (i.e. "Greek) is significantly better that a 7' player, in regards to matchups/game strategies/etc. On the flip side, it is apparent that this particular team is showing improvements with their absence.

On the point on Godwin/Dickens consuming minutes, we did see (once eligible) Oliver's minutes increase with Godwin's decreasing. So you could say that performance results in practice/games/etc was revealing itself.

As a general commentary, you do bring up an interesting point with "If the team is better off with someone not playing, put them on the bench." I think this already occurs with our younger players. This was shown with Reece last year (who has publicly stated this to be true), and apparently Hunter this year. I agree that those who give your team a chance to win should be on the floor. However, it appears a good amount of poster questions regarding "why isn't Hunter playing" when those questions could probably be answered with your statement.

In the minutes that Hunter has played, he has shown that he is capable of holding his own for 5-7 minutes per game. After all, teams in this conference are average mid level. Don't make the same mistake this year, by playing your PG 40 minutes. Hunter is capable of playing in this league now, unless he is in JJ's dog house.