Bison137
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02-22-12 04:37 PM - Post#121793
In response to bison63
DP has not, to date, paid much attention to senior day.
Yes. I'm not sure he even knows it is Senior Day.
Having said that, there are circumstances where it's a tough call whether to start seniors who normally don't play.
- Fran O'Hanlon started all five of his seniors last week against Holy Cross in a crucial home game that was perhaps going to determine who got the home court edge in the first round of the PL tournament. By starting the seniors, that meant their best player, PG Tony Johnson, and their starting center were on the bench. The result is that LC immediately fell behind by 10-2. Ultimately they lost by seven and lost their shot at the home court.
- On Saturday, Holy Cross had Senior Day, with their chance to finish 3rd or 4th in the PL possibly on the line. Milan Brown opted not to start two of his seniors - one of whom is a walk-on guard who would have had to start in place of Justin Burrell. As we know, HC got off to an 8-2 lead with their regular lineup - with all 8 points being scored by players who likely would have opened the game on the bench.
Tough call in situations where the game really matters and figures to be really close.
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