(03-21-2021 11:41 AM)Basketball Jones Wrote:  Great win by The Bobcats last night adapting their play to the deliberate style of Virginia. Obviously Vander Plas’s late game threes and Preston’s great playmaking were major factors in the win. Interesting, for those of you who like to complain about TK not using his bench enough, look at the following Ohio U starter minutes from last night (Preston-40, Vander Plas-40, McDay-36, Roederick-31, Wilson-30). Now you can say it was because of the slow style of play or Ohio U not being in foul trouble which are valid reasons. My contention is that in tight games against very good competition like you'll be facing in the NCAA Tournament, most coaches are going to ride their starters as much as they can. Now what you can also say is that TK has to find a way to get his starters to play at their very best come tournament time like Ohio U has done so far during the MAC Tournament and last night’s NCAA First Round. I give Ohio U an excellent chance of upsetting Creighton tomorrow night if they continue to play like they have this post season.

An overlooked factor in your analysis is the season long west and year. Ohio played fewer games with more players. They can afford to play starters for big minutes in tournaments.