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Do we rest Caver and Stith?
I still think we already have the best depth in the conference even with Godwin out. Can you imagine if we had him too?
By resting if you mean give BJ 25-30 min and Caver 28-32 min then sure go for it.
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RE: Do we rest Caver and Stith?
(03-02-2019 12:06 PM)odu09 Wrote: I still think we already have the best depth in the conference even with Godwin out. Can you imagine if we had him too?
By resting if you mean give BJ 25-30 min and Caver 28-32 min then sure go for it.
This. Give the guys a few more minutes rest. At a minimum you boost the bench confidence a little.
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RE: Do we rest Caver and Stith?
I could see giving Justice a couple mins to see what Justice we are getting and if hes playing like good JK, then rest Caver for a few.
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RE: Do we rest Caver and Stith?
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RE: Do we rest Caver and Stith?
(03-02-2019 11:58 AM)Old Blue Wrote: (03-02-2019 11:14 AM)Sirloin Burger Wrote: Why is this thread even necessary?
You only rest your players if you've secured a little thing called home field, home ice or home court advantage.
If they lose in the conference tourney, ODU heads to the NIT where you want to get a high seed and play your first round game at home. You don't do that by sitting your starters and risk losing your last 2 regular season games.
What do you gain by beating teams with lower RPI's than your own? Better to have both players, (Stith and Caver) 100% fresh and healthy. No way do we get an at large, and getting to the NIT is a defeat anyway. I hope no one on the team feels like settling for the NIT. You can't continue dogging our best players at 40 minutes a game. Jones should have been trying to build depth all year. Definitely Kithcart should have played more.
You gain confidence and you gain momentum by continuing to win. It does no good to rest guys at the expense of losing a game. They all want to play at this point and keep it going. Does it guarantee an at large or winning the tournament? No, but it keeps up the momentum.
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RE: Do we rest Caver and Stith?
(03-02-2019 06:31 AM)Old Blue Wrote: Coach Jones has a decision to make. Now that we have taken the regular season title, are the next two games meaningless? Do you rest players? Or are these next two games important for an at large resume. My feeling is this is a good time to get healthy for the CUSA tournament. Can you just imagine Caver or Stith playing in these games and one of them getting hurt? What does everyone think?
We need to win for seeding. If we can find our way to an 11 seed, it would put us in a great spot in the NCAAT. Sitting guys is not even a consideration.
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