Some thoughts, stated with a certainty that is for the purpose of brevity, rather than requiring the addition of a "perhaps" to each sentence:
If Disu is not playing much pre-conference Bishop will have plenty of early season minutes.
When Disu is fully healed, there will still be only three BIGs to man two positions. Last season UT had six BIGs to man two positions, remember? Point being, Bishop is likely to get 22+ minutes in any event. A healthy Disu would be the potential star, but Mitchell is not chopped liver. Two BIGs who shoot inside and outside and shoot fouls competently is a gift.
The guards: Carr played "better" team ball at Pitt; more assists and good D. Was forced into one-man team operation at MN. With shooters around him he will do well. He shows some of the tough penetrations of a Davion Mitchell. Should be able to dump off to the BIGs, or kick out to shooters. At 6-2, six or seven assists per game will raise his NBA stock. They don't see him as a SG. Consider a three man rotation at two guard slots; Carr-Ramey-Jones.
The wings: Allen and Febres.
Behind those 8 there are specialists [Brock and Benson], Yutes [Askew and Tyson], and walk-ons.
The eight will average 190 minutes in close games, 180 minutes for the season. Where do I disagree with your list? Bishop and Febres with more minutes, Brock with fewer.
I very thankful for these breakdowns (here and the PWF pod) cause I did not watch many Minnesota, Vandy, Utah, Creighton, etc. games. We appear to have a lot of puzzle pieces, which is good, but roster addition is not arithmetic in basketball. I really want to see how they all fit and what guys develop chemistry together especially with so many guys from different previous stops and different roles.
One thing I hate about the cupcake schedule early (among many other reasons and I look forward to your next post) is I wonder how much we will really learn about effective lineups and what is really working or not. Beyond the Gonzaga game (which will be fascinating to see how the minutes break out and who all really sees good time), it seems possible we may not really learn much about this team in crunch time and tight situations until... ?
Thanks for the article, it's another great read. I wonder how much it will affect the team chemistry/minutes issues that we don't really seem to have an obviously great player on this team that is a cut above everyone else. It seems like when a team has a player like that, the other players can be more accepting of their roles. Whereas when you have a bunch of players that are all relatively close in talent/ability, each one can feel like they should have a bigger role.
Put differently, it seems like a Lebron or a Kawhi (to use extreme examples) can tell other players to play supporting roles, but it's harder for a Andrew Jones or Courtney Ramey to do it (and that's nothing against those guys).
Some thoughts, stated with a certainty that is for the purpose of brevity, rather than requiring the addition of a "perhaps" to each sentence:
If Disu is not playing much pre-conference Bishop will have plenty of early season minutes.
When Disu is fully healed, there will still be only three BIGs to man two positions. Last season UT had six BIGs to man two positions, remember? Point being, Bishop is likely to get 22+ minutes in any event. A healthy Disu would be the potential star, but Mitchell is not chopped liver. Two BIGs who shoot inside and outside and shoot fouls competently is a gift.
The guards: Carr played "better" team ball at Pitt; more assists and good D. Was forced into one-man team operation at MN. With shooters around him he will do well. He shows some of the tough penetrations of a Davion Mitchell. Should be able to dump off to the BIGs, or kick out to shooters. At 6-2, six or seven assists per game will raise his NBA stock. They don't see him as a SG. Consider a three man rotation at two guard slots; Carr-Ramey-Jones.
The wings: Allen and Febres.
Behind those 8 there are specialists [Brock and Benson], Yutes [Askew and Tyson], and walk-ons.
The eight will average 190 minutes in close games, 180 minutes for the season. Where do I disagree with your list? Bishop and Febres with more minutes, Brock with fewer.
Also, Licon is only about 6'0".
I very thankful for these breakdowns (here and the PWF pod) cause I did not watch many Minnesota, Vandy, Utah, Creighton, etc. games. We appear to have a lot of puzzle pieces, which is good, but roster addition is not arithmetic in basketball. I really want to see how they all fit and what guys develop chemistry together especially with so many guys from different previous stops and different roles.
One thing I hate about the cupcake schedule early (among many other reasons and I look forward to your next post) is I wonder how much we will really learn about effective lineups and what is really working or not. Beyond the Gonzaga game (which will be fascinating to see how the minutes break out and who all really sees good time), it seems possible we may not really learn much about this team in crunch time and tight situations until... ?
Thanks for the article, it's another great read. I wonder how much it will affect the team chemistry/minutes issues that we don't really seem to have an obviously great player on this team that is a cut above everyone else. It seems like when a team has a player like that, the other players can be more accepting of their roles. Whereas when you have a bunch of players that are all relatively close in talent/ability, each one can feel like they should have a bigger role.
Put differently, it seems like a Lebron or a Kawhi (to use extreme examples) can tell other players to play supporting roles, but it's harder for a Andrew Jones or Courtney Ramey to do it (and that's nothing against those guys).