There are 200 total playing minutes/basketball game. How are you divvying it up?
Personally, I don't like having anyone commited to more than 25 mins. In big games, you'll lean more on the studs...but I'd like to go in thinking:
PG: Trice 25 mins, Davison 10 mins, Strickland 5 mins
SG: Davison 15 mins, Pritzl 15, King 10
SF: Iverson: 15 mins, Pritzl 10 mins, King 10 mins, Ford 5 mins
PF: Reuvers 15 mins, Iverson 10 mins, Ford 10 mins, Illikainen 5 mins
C: Happ 25, Reuvers 10 mins, Charlie Thomas 5 mins
In the frontcourt:
I'm intrigued by Reuvers. I love his tenacity and skill level. On paper, he gives us something we desperately need...a stretch 4/5. I like Reuvers paired with Happ or Iverson. He can balance their inability to shoot. Can Reuvers stay on the court? How many mins can he handle?
There are going to be times when Iverson and Happ have to be on the court without Reuvers. What does that line up look like? Do you go with Ford or Illikanen or Charlie Thomas at the 4 and hope that he starts hitting in games? Do you Pritzl or King at the 4 and risk being outsized by playing Iverson at the 4?
In the backcourt:
There are lots of options. I'm assuming Trice and Davison are both healthy and can handle a full complement of minutes. King is a bit of a wild card. I don't know if he'll be ready to handle 20 mins/game - I might be hoping here.
An interesting backcourt would be seeing Strickland and Davison paired up. That's a whole lot of intensity and dogged play.
Overall:
There are lots of options on this team. If Davison, Iverson, Happ, and Reuvers are logging 25 mins each...I think we should form a solid defensive core and be able to rebound darn pretty well. Can the guys around that defensive core (guys like Trice, Pritzl, Ford) contribute enough to help this team make a significant jump?
Personally, I don't like having anyone commited to more than 25 mins. In big games, you'll lean more on the studs...but I'd like to go in thinking:
PG: Trice 25 mins, Davison 10 mins, Strickland 5 mins
SG: Davison 15 mins, Pritzl 15, King 10
SF: Iverson: 15 mins, Pritzl 10 mins, King 10 mins, Ford 5 mins
PF: Reuvers 15 mins, Iverson 10 mins, Ford 10 mins, Illikainen 5 mins
C: Happ 25, Reuvers 10 mins, Charlie Thomas 5 mins
In the frontcourt:
I'm intrigued by Reuvers. I love his tenacity and skill level. On paper, he gives us something we desperately need...a stretch 4/5. I like Reuvers paired with Happ or Iverson. He can balance their inability to shoot. Can Reuvers stay on the court? How many mins can he handle?
There are going to be times when Iverson and Happ have to be on the court without Reuvers. What does that line up look like? Do you go with Ford or Illikanen or Charlie Thomas at the 4 and hope that he starts hitting in games? Do you Pritzl or King at the 4 and risk being outsized by playing Iverson at the 4?
In the backcourt:
There are lots of options. I'm assuming Trice and Davison are both healthy and can handle a full complement of minutes. King is a bit of a wild card. I don't know if he'll be ready to handle 20 mins/game - I might be hoping here.
An interesting backcourt would be seeing Strickland and Davison paired up. That's a whole lot of intensity and dogged play.
Overall:
There are lots of options on this team. If Davison, Iverson, Happ, and Reuvers are logging 25 mins each...I think we should form a solid defensive core and be able to rebound darn pretty well. Can the guys around that defensive core (guys like Trice, Pritzl, Ford) contribute enough to help this team make a significant jump?
