Basketball Team Rotations Going Forward

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Ok…This is an interesting puzzle.

Here are the pieces:
I bold anyone I think must be in the rotation. I also note the potential 3 point threats and better statistical defenders or the potential.

Point/Combo

  • Nick 3 D
  • TJ 3 D (strange but true)
  • Jashire 3? D
  • Cannon 3

WIngs

  • Ry 3 D
  • Harding 3 D F
  • Baxter 3 D F
  • Troy 3 I reserve judgement…maybe one of the last guys
  • Zac 3 ??? D with a caveat (for the love of the game can we please quit with the pretense that he can play a small ball 4?) He’s a long 2

Forwards:

  • Yo 3 D
  • Lee ???F
  • Luke HA!
  • Andrus ???
  • Shaw GAG!!! Why is he still here? He gave us 1 minute and 1 foul last year
  • Nixon 3 D (in specific situations)

So here are some problems I see:

  • No center worth playing that you could realistically call a center. Yo is a 3/4, Lee looks like he needs development time, but could play backup. Andrus could play a stretch 4 but I don’t think he’s a center. Shaw is a Dumpster fire and I’m furious that he’s still on the team and Dastrup is gone. Nixon is a great 4. We’re going to struggle against athletic or large 5’s. The wildcard here is Andrus/Lee. If either of those guys turn into something, that changes everything. Especially Andrus shooting threes. If Luke shoots threes all of a sudden…
  • Rose tends to play favorites. I think we might have something with the combination of Ry, Harding, and Baxter. But those are not typical hero ball guys that Rose tends to like at the wing position. I think we’re in a weird position because we might have an advantage in playing with 3 wings on the floor and a tall PG like TJ and Yo. But I’m afraid we’re going to see a lot of lineups with 2 or 3 of nick/tj/Jashire. All talented players, but we might be better served with size/defense/rebounding on the floor.
  • Where are Nick and Zac mentally? I have concerns…
  • Who is really the PG in the last 5 minutes?
  • Can we please box out now? That’s just fundamentals

Potential Main lineup: TJ, Zac, Ry, Baxter, Yo
Likely lineup: TJ, Nick, Zac, Yo, Luke
Large: TJ, Ry, yo, Baxter, Andrus
Switchy: Zac, Ry, Harding, Baxter, Yo

Minutes:
PG: TJ 25, Jashire 10, Nick 5
SG: Zac 10, Cannon 10, Nick 10, Harding 10
SF: Ry 10, Harding 5, Baxter 5, Zac 5, Yo 5,
PF: Yo 15, Baxter 10, Nixon 10, Andrus 5
C: Yo 5, Luke 10, Nixon 10, lee 5, Andrus 10

This would keep everyone under 25 minutes pg protecting our talent and legs and simultaneously develops the new guys. I think it would help us shift away from hero ball.

Losing Dastrup hurts the 5 a lot.

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I too think he was miss used and I don’t blame him for leaving . WY Cowboy

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I agree with you WTCOWBOY. I think that the BYU HC is over the hill. Maybe he needs to transfer to another school, or retire.

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Yet, Childs returns. Must not be over the hill that much.

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Love your break down. Rose however is a creature of habit. He loves his veterans.

TJ and Emery will be the starters at guard. Zac is a 3rd year player so he in a starter. Yo is our rock so he is a starter. And Worthington…I will swallow my vomit…is a starter.
Who should be the starters? certainly not Worthington, Nixon would be my choice…Zac? nope, Bergeson would be my choice.

Minutes? Rose has a history of playing stars too long. TJ and Yo will be 30 plus guys all year long, maybe 35 minutes. Would I do that? Nope, I would have a nice rotation of 8-9 guys who all play like starters and I would use Hardnett, Nixon, Bergeson and Baxter to round out the rotation. Shaw, Lee and Andrus for teams that have centers and Cannon when guys get in foul trouble.

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I think I agree…ugh

Luke’s got heart, but he also has a ceiling. Dastrup would have blown the ceiling off. Naturally we bench him.