Exactly my thought, with Heise getting 2/3 of his minutes backing up Milan (10‐12), plus some at off-guard.
I think the biggest question will be the allocation of minutes between Watson, Chatfield and Rock.
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I think the biggest question will be the allocation of minutes between Watson, Chatfield and Rock.
Those are averages. I don't think they're saying Chatfield will play 3 minutes every single game.
Maybe 10 minutes in some blowouts, zero minutes in a lot of other games.
Over a multiple game schedule against the KU, Houston, Baylor types:
Lipsey 29
Gilbert 29
Milan 25
CuJo 25
Jefferson 25
Jackson 23
Heise 20
Chatfield 12
Watson 12
I could see Heise closer to 25 too
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Because he might play 6 minutes in 2 of the games, because of foul trouble, and then not play at all in the others.
I think the biggest trade off from game to game is going to be the Heise vs Watson minutes. Game flow and matchups will dictate a lot there.
Also the shifting around of Momcilovic between the 3/4, and Jefferson between the 4/5.
TJ has done an outstanding job so far in his 3 years here, and with putting this upcoming team together. Now we will really see how he implements all these pieces! And let's not forget Rock and the incoming freshmen too!
It seems like a great problem to have but it won't be easy. TJ is going to really have some coaching challenges upcoming. I feel like he will play a bigger rotation in order to keep everyone fresh, and still keep the petal to the metal, so to speak.
Another reason for a larger rotation, as already mentioned, will be to lessen year end fatigue and overall injury risk. But it won't be easy keeping every one happy.
I can see him playing a 10 man rotation, even more at times, frequently. He will also have the option of only playing 8 or 9 guys, if those 8 are playing well.
It's gong to be fascinating to watch.
I'm hoping he gets some decent run in non-con and at least can get his feet wet in some Big12 games. Then next year takes a big jump
A ten man rotation could now be possible. Extra rest could really add to some ramped up defensive pressure. If everyone on the team buys in (again), the sky's the limit. Needless to say, I'm excited for basketball season.
That would mean Watson has improved to be more than needing him when the other team has problematic long, athletic 3/4s. A role has gotten him just under 10 minutes in Big 12 games the last two seasons
If he has improved, I think it’s he’s taking minutes from more than Heise imo
It’s going to be a fun offseason of lineup threads. We have at least one more rotation worthy player than we typically do against top teams
I think it depends a lot on how Rock shakes out.
If Rock is good to go for 20 mpg, then he, DJ, & JJ will prob get ~70 mpg at the 4-5 spots, with MM getting most of the rest (Chatfield getting a little). 1-2-3 spots, the big 3 will get 90 mpg, with MM ~25 (on top of time at the 4) and Heise/Industry getting ~5.
If Rock is not ready for big role yet, then there is more Milan at the 4 and less at the 3, and more Heise/Industry minutes at the 2-3. And a little more Chatfield as well.
I will say having Rock play a good amount of quality minutes should make all the bigs more fresh and effective.
Also wrt Jefferson - on the video he reminds me a LOT of Tre King, but better with the dribble and vision. That should make the offense flow better when he is in the game. King was more of a destination for the ball as opposed to someone that could move it around.
TJ could save a lot of time if he read these threads on CF...
I'm pretty sure there was one prediction in the USA Today that picked that 99-00 ISU squad 12th in the Big 12. They would have picked them lower, but they ran out of teams to put ahead of them.
My one question about losing the entire front court is how well can all of these new bodies guard guards. One of ISU's strengths last year was the ability to switch everything as needed and 6'9 or 6'10" guys being able to stay in front of speedy guards. Are all of these new bigs going to be able to do this? That ability really made it tough to create and exploit mismatches with screens against that team.
He's probably going to create an algorithm based upon this thread's playing time estimations.
We need a 'who gets what minutes tonight?' thread separate from game day threads so he and the staff can refer to it easily before tip off.
Tbh I hope the staff actually has inside jokes like seeing if they met the 'standards' of posters like ZRF.
If I remember right, early last season many of you wanted to give Curtis Jones zero minutes. Good thing TJ didn’t listen because at the end of the season Curtis may have been our best player. I think I will trust TJ to play the best guys.
Edit: Many of you thought King would be our starting 5 before the season too.
Edit: Many of you thought King would be our starting 5 before the season too.
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I get what you're saying. Dishon Jackson is a very good defender with speed and athleticism and Jefferson has the speed to be able to help keep the pesky speedy guards away. I'd say defensively we're not really losing anything. Offensively we seem to be 3-4 points per game better.
