(05-03-2021 01:26 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(05-03-2021 01:08 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  3 and 3 at 10 minutes a game is pretty darned good production.

If you are getting 12 and 12 out of your center position you can be a pretty good team.

But somehow a guy who averages 3 and 3 in 10 minutes cant play more than 10-12 mintues because that makes the team bad...But 12-12 for 40 is not bad at all. Doesn't make mathematical sense.

Heck Cisse was putting up around 3-3 for every ten minutes.

Listen, this isn't rocket science.

Some people can go for 3 and 3 in 10 minutes and that is fine. They play 2.5 minutes in four little spurts. Their defensive or offensive liabilities aren't exposed for a prolonged period of time. They are expected to play a specific role, not f_ck up, and basically give the starters a breather.

If that person is forced to play extended minutes, bigger issues arise. Being out of position on defense, missing assignments, dropping passes, dumb fouls, etc.

That is literally why teams have bench players designed to play spot minutes. Not because they can't extrapolate 3 and 2 in six minutes to 15 and 10 in 30 minutes, but because during that extra time they start screwing stuff up.

Tyler Harris played 25 minutes as a frosh. Then he played fewer minutes as a Sophomore. Will he play 20+ minutes a game this year? No, partly because he becomes a liability if asked to play extended minutes.

And...if I tell you right now Tyler will play 25 minutes a game what does that mean?

Do you take that as meaning Tyler got SO good over the summer Penny had no choice to play him over Nolley and Les, or is it because Nolley, ALo, and Les aren't playing.

Chances are it's the latter and if he's playing >25 mpg that very well means bad things for Memphis. Essentially someone like Les or Landers is off the team or sustained a serious injury.

No one in their right mind, based upon ANY relevant data should be suggesting Sam play anywhere close to 20 mpg. If he is, he has either blasted expectations out of this world or players are missing and/or gone.

Lol...Tyler will play less minutes because we have better options not because if he plays more he will get exposed.

If Tyler was better than the other options he would play more.

If Sam plays less minutes it is because we have better options...Not because he is going to screw up or get exposed.

Your logic is severely flawed...Everything is relative to the your Comps on your team.

If Sam produces 3 and 3 wouldn't that be more efficient. Bad knees Malcolm may not get back to his potential.

So you are saying we lost 20Mpg at center...Added Sam and Chandler.

Malcolm has been producing less than 3 and 3 in 10 minutes...

Chandler has been producing less than 3 and 3 in 10 minutes...

But if Sam produces 3 and 3 in 10 minutes he is a liability and needs to be hurried to the bench.

You are really reaching here.

Again I am not saying Sam will out produce these guys but it is definitely possible. It is not some great dramatic improvement if Sam does that, as proven by the players I posted earlier.