PennFan10
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01-21-18 12:38 AM - Post#244294
In response to SomeGuy
Well, AJ played 36 minutes Saturday and 11:39 of those minutes he was the only big on the floor. He was 8-14 from the floor for 21 of his 30 pts. However he was 5-9 from 3 (3-5 from 2) during that time and had 1 rebound and 2 blocks. That included the 1:44 at the end of the half when he went 3-4 from 3.
So if the theory is AJ would have more room in the paint as the only big on the floor, I'm not sure the Columbia game supports that argument as AJ played an awful lot on the perimeter and scored 15 of his 21 from the arc as the sole big.
For those of you who are advocating an AJ as the only big lineup, who would you play? Presumably Caleb, which puts Betley in the role of guarding the 4.
I think SD is mainly playing 2 bigs because the current starting 5 are his best defenders. If Betley has to guard the 4 consistently, I am not sure how well he would hold up and how it would affect him on the other end. Maybe you are right and AJ would score a lot more, and the other team might score a lot more too. That seems to be what SD is saying with his lineup.
Edited by PennFan10 on 01-21-18 12:39 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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