(02-15-2022 09:18 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  Most highly successful D-1 coaches primarily play a 7-8 man rotations & use individual subs, not line changes. Additional subs are used for short periods or spot reasons. Virtual none sub during successful runs to thwart momentum. Around college MBB, starters & primary subs are playing 26-38 mins. The irony is that those who would defend Penny even during his profanity rant also are the first to give him a pass for his inexperience yet claim he's a genius for his sub patterns that go against all accepted norms.

I don't think anyone here has called him a genius for it.
Some of us are just pointing out that it's a strategy they are employing.
We will see how it turns out.
But it's not church league stuff, nor catering to players.
It's an intentional game strategy.
Play a lot of guys in the 1st half - play mostly veterans (& Duren) in the 2nd.
He's been employing it for a few weeks now and the results are what they are.

(02-15-2022 02:25 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(02-14-2022 09:25 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  His sub patterns are intentional. It's not accidental or something he doesn't realize he's doing. It's a strategy. And it's not church league coaching, good grief.

He has developed a philosophy this season to play a lot of guys in the first half, and go with the veterans in the second. You can argue with the strategy, and I get frustrated with it sometimes too. But it is clearly a strategy the staff has developed.

And he's been doing it for awhile now - not just the Houston game.

Strategy would indicate that he is doing it to get an advantage.

I think he does it to make sure everyone gets minutes...

I remember he was really upset early last year about not getting someone in the game and said he needed to do better. I think this is how he makes sure it doesn't happen again.

I don't think that's it, but it could be.
Either way it could be strategic (game vs recruiting).

New strategy...
Just play the top 2 guys in +/-.
That's bound to extrapolate favorably.

(02-15-2022 06:51 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  New strategy...
Just play the top 2 guys in +/-.
That's bound to extrapolate favorably.

I wonder if they post the starters +/- this game since that is the winning strategy...

He has changed his sub pattern in these last two games...

Subbing 2-3 at a time...Duren hadn't gone out of the game by the time he got 2...

Line changes aren't happening...

Keeping 2.shooters on the floor.

Now I bet we see a line change home vs. Temple...Because Penny feels like he can...

As long as he has the Tigers winning I don't give a **** what he does.

(02-15-2022 05:25 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  

(02-15-2022 04:44 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(02-15-2022 03:49 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  

(02-15-2022 03:44 PM)micman Wrote:  

(02-15-2022 02:56 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  As do I. He subbed in dudes in the first half, we lost a 10 point lead.

He didn't sub dudes in the second half and we won going away.

We didn't win going away. We got really lucky two lackluster offensive possessions in a row (with our starters). Then we hit free throws.

With only our starters in the first 5 minutes (+10).

With mainly our starters in the second half (+13).

But, whatever.

What you are saying that every team should only play 5 players. Makes sense...as usual.

No. As usual, you refuse to see the point and make everything into an argument. And, there seems to be a few others that have taken your lead, like the doofus a couple of posts earlier that thinks I believe we should only play 5 players and we'd win by 40.

I'm going to assume that you people aren't really that stupid and you just like to argue. But, maybe I'm wrong and you really are that stupid. Who knows.

You and a few others really have ruined this board.

As he argues

LMAO

Re read your posts butch