Now that Norm has figured out our starting lineup, divide the 200 minutes of playing time.

[FredsSlacks]

How would you divide 200 minutes with all this depth? (assuming no injuries)

 

Webster 28

Gallegos 28

Petteway 28

Shields 32

Pitchford 28

 

Bench

Smith 12

Fuller 12

Biggs 12

Rivers 8

Vucetic 8

Parker 4

Hawkins 0 redshirt?

 

Walkons...

[HB]

Wow, Smiles, you've dropped Rivers from mid 30's in minutes to 8! 

 

Each year the promise of the new guys, though mainly sight unseen, causes folks to discount experience and past performance.  I'm willing to bet a healthy rivers still gets double digit minutes. 

[Bugeaters1]

Wow, Smiles, you've dropped Rivers from mid 30's in minutes to 8! 

 

Each year the promise of the new guys, though mainly sight unseen, causes folks to discount experience and past performance.  I'm willing to bet a healthy rivers still gets double digit minutes. 

^I'll take some of that. As Rivers vast improvement from his freshman to sophomore years so I'm guessing there will improvement in his junior year.

[Concrete]

I agree, i think we're selling Rivers a little short.  I don't see him starting, but he was a good player out of HS.  Got stuck in a bad situation his freshman year but he improved tremendously under Miles.  For his slim frame, he's shockingly effective at the 4 and a good defender.  

[FredsSlacks]

Rivers played 25 min a game, not mid 30s, and he shot 25% from 3... 56% free throw percentage.

 

who do you guys think he is going to take minutes from?

[Cookie Belcher]

Fuller 200

[HB]

Rivers played 25 min a game, not mid 30s, and he shot 25% from 3... 56% free throw percentage.

 

who do you guys think he is going to take minutes from?

 

He started slow, but averaged 29 minutes in conference season, and had several mid-upper 30s games down the stretch (until the Big 10 tournament) . Of course, we had no one to substitute by then, and hopefully that won't be the case this year. You could be right, I just thought going way down to 8 seemed low.  He'll get a few minutes from all of those who play the 3-4.

[Concrete]

Rivers played 25 min a game, not mid 30s, and he shot 25% from 3... 56% free throw percentage.

 

who do you guys think he is going to take minutes from?

We're going to have to rotate our 4s and 5s early and often due to our size disadvantage.  They'll be working their ass off on defense every possession.