[/quote]DoubleJayAlum wrote:Those are excellent questions that we'll probably never really know the answer to. The only thing I can say with confidence is that I do believe the depth was a key factor to the success in St Louis.
WuDrWu wrote:ictjay wrote:I pray our days of a 11-12 man rotation are over. I sincerely believe it hurt more than it helped.
Do you think it would be fair to say that over the long haul, the 11-12 man rotation helped the program to maintain the consistently high finishes in the conference, as well as usually strong conference tournament showings while perhaps retarding the potential ceiling for the top 7-8?
In other words, did the bigger rotations eliminate some of the valleys and the peaks? And if (and only if) you agree with that theory, is it worth it?
MoValley John wrote:This is deep bench in St Louis theory is so overblown. Each team plays one game a day, no more. The kids playing are young and in great shape, playing three or four games back to back is not killing them. If it is, something is terribly wrong with the conditioning program at the school. Playing too many minutes in a single game might be killing them, but playing three games in three days is not too much for these kids.
DoubleJayAlum wrote:MoValley John wrote:This is deep bench in St Louis theory is so overblown. Each team plays one game a day, no more. The kids playing are young and in great shape, playing three or four games back to back is not killing them. If it is, something is terribly wrong with the conditioning program at the school. Playing too many minutes in a single game might be killing them, but playing three games in three days is not too much for these kids.
It isn't just three games in three days. It is consecutive games under the stress of a "lose and go home" environment that makes it more emotionally and physically tiring as well. Additionally, it is also three games in three days after a long season where players are beat up.
You can't get through three games in three days without using your bench. If you haven't gone very deep in your bench during the season, it can be hard for coaches to adjust in a high pressure tourney environment.
jayball wrote:
But that only works if your 10-11 can play defense.
redbirdfan71 wrote:1. I think one of the main reasons Creighton has seen success in the past with Altman as coach was their deep rotation. That is huge in the MVC to have any depth. Coach Altman had all 10-11 of those players playing defense. If it hurt them, why did they have so much success under him?
2. I think Mcdermott starts and scores 8-10 a game and grabs in 4-5 rebounds a game. I've heard he is a stud.
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