Yeah, really the only reason he got subbed out for Watson in defensive situations is because Watson might be the best/most versatile defender on the team.
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The minutes were available. He wasn't good enough to justify being on the court that much.
I never knew returning players were guaranteed minutes. Even going back to great Cyclones like Ejim, Niang or Morris. The best players play the most minutes.
Sure guys like Lipsey, Momcilovic, Gilbert and Curtis Jones will probably play the most minutes next year, but I doubt they are concerned if they play 28 mpg vs 31 mpg. The obvious caveat is guys getting those minutes have to earn them.
We saw that this past season with Curtis Jones. The staff's confidence in his play definitely ate into King, Paveletzke and Watson's minutes. And probably reduced Gilbert and Lipsey minutes in Big12 play.
I feel reduced minutes are more readily accepted by college players because they see load management of elite NBA players.
Minutes are not the total story. Our defense requires more energy expended per minute than many. Every team plays hard - but our scheme requires extra effort. 20 minutes at ISU equals 30 minutes at eiu.
That could be part of the staff's plan for Milan this off season. Improve his strength and challenge him to be a better rebounder.
Milan was a much better defender than I expected. I don't feel he was a liability this past season. Obviously, he faced his challenges when matched up against smaller, quicker wings.
I like Curtis in the microwave role, especially if we get off to a bad start
Curtis Jones is the one guy that should always have a green light, in my opinion. Milan 95% of the time. Without the really slow start, Jones would have been our leading scorer for the season and is one of our few consistent 3 point shooters.
Plus, his defense is amazing - I want CuJo on the floor as much as possible next year. Whether he starts or not.
My concern with him is not his offense but his ability to defend. It's not easy to assimilate into this type of defense.
People were concerned about Milan's defense early in the season but you could tell he mentally got it. He might not physically got to the right spot all the time but he knew we're he needed to be.
I feel that's the biggest need to play this defense is too mentally understand. If you have that with intense effort then you can be on the floor.
I feel that's the biggest need to play this defense is too mentally understand. If you have that with intense effort then you can be on the floor.
Where? Tamin, Keshon, Curt, and Milan were only averaging 30 mpg. You're not taking any minutes away from them unless the next man up is better
we all saw how Keshon and Tamin to some extents were worn down a bit towards the end of the big 12 season. they definitely got a second wind before the tourneys started. if they could all play a few less minutes during the season they all should be stronger at the end.
but think if we had someone better than Pav to take those minutes? we all loved Pav and his effort, but we saw he was just too undersized for the big 12
that was my point, had he been better (or his replacement is better) there will be minutes for someone in that position on the roster
If the roster ends up as planned we're going to have different parts that will give us multiple looks.
Some of that was injury related, but that may actually prove your point.
