SomeGuy
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01-11-17 08:25 AM - Post#217974
In response to Columbia Alum
While it's fun to debate who should be starting, and these are often close decisions where you can make arguments either way, keep in mind that the idea of experimenting with lineups in games may be a fan perspective more than a coach's perspective. Jeremy Lin notwithstanding, there is seldom a magic bullet in the bench that will turn into an immediate star if he just gets in the game. Certainly for this year, starting Adlesh instead of Killingsworth (or Barry over Fleming) isn't going to make a huge difference. Particularly when all of the possibilities are getting minutes anyway. As fans, there is a tendency to say "we need to see more of this combination," but it is quite likely that the coaches have seen that combination in practice and have very good reasons for not using it in games. They have a lot more to go on. It's like saying we should give the 3rd string QB a chance because we don't know what he can do in a game -- the coaches usually know exactly what he would do in a game.
Admittedly, Amaker, Henderson, and Donahue are experimenting a lot with combinations and rotations, and Moving guys in and out of both the starting lineup and the rotation. While Jones has been fairly consistent about who plays, he's fiddled with the starting lineup some (tough choice as to whether Copeland or Phils starts). So the teams that are playing well are experimenting more. Maybe that's why they're playing well. But my guess is that it doesn't make a lot of difference -- I think Harvard beats Dartmouth pretty much any way you slice it right now.
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