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(12-12-2022 02:04 PM)levydl Wrote:  

(12-12-2022 01:10 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  

(12-12-2022 01:02 PM)Dont tase me bro Wrote:  

(12-12-2022 11:09 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  The biggest thing to come out of this game is I think Ody should start at the 4. I get why Wes hasn't pulled the trigger. He has no depth inside, particular with the zero Ezikpe has provided. But this team is just better on defense with Ody next to Vik and quite frankly doesn't suffer on offense the way JD has been playing.

JD's perfect role is a heat check bench 4 that gets to play a good percentage of his minutes against the other team's backup 4. It's time to make the move.

Barring injury, the starting 5 will remain the same whether they win the rest of their games or lose them all. That's just the way things are in this program. Loyalty is apparently at the top of the mission statement. That's how you bring 3 guys with you from a mid major, sign an assistant's point guard that can't help you and let guys play whatever offense they feel like playing.

Hope I get to eat my words, because I agree - the rotation and roles need a reset.

They brought 3 "mid major" players because the roster was empty. One is gone because he wasn't going to cut it at this level. One was a COVID senior at a huge position of need so he is now gone. The last is a contributor in a position where we just lack talent.

I don't think it's a loyalty thing with JD. It's a lack of depth inside and the fact that your two best inside players are also both fouling more than 6 times per 40 minutes. I still think it's time to make the change, but I understand why it has been hard to do given those issues.

Davenport is a career 35% three-point shooter. And that's taking a bunch of bad ones. He's a severely flawed player, but you have to find a place for a 6'6" guy who can knock down 3s. Gotta get him taking good, set 3s within the offense. I'm not too hopeful though.

If the guy can't guard anyone, then his place should be at the end of the bench next to the cheerleaders.