...I don't have anyone important on the floor. No starters, no important subs. The risk - reward isn't worth it.
The best thing that can happen at that point is getting the game over with. The worst? Someone blows a knee or twists an ankle
or lands funny and breaks his hip (e.g Chet Holgrem)
With a huge lead and 2minutes, I have my scrubs out there. Let them have some fun. If they get hurt, so big deal.
Which brings me to last night vs Kent State. Coach Pearl played 9 deep, which is great. Each of the 4 subs played 10+ minutes, so they are
important to the team.
When they went up by 20 with 2 minutes to go I don't know who was on the court,
but none of them were scrubs (since none played). Actually, since he only played four subs, at least one starter was out there at game's end. Why?
How could the risk reward calculation justify having a starter out there? Makes no sense.
In Coach Pearl's defense, many coaches do the same thing. Their thinking is you might be up by 20
but the other team could always sink a 21 point shot. Oh wait, that can't happen, can it?
The best thing that can happen at that point is getting the game over with. The worst? Someone blows a knee or twists an ankle
or lands funny and breaks his hip (e.g Chet Holgrem)
With a huge lead and 2minutes, I have my scrubs out there. Let them have some fun. If they get hurt, so big deal.
Which brings me to last night vs Kent State. Coach Pearl played 9 deep, which is great. Each of the 4 subs played 10+ minutes, so they are
important to the team.
When they went up by 20 with 2 minutes to go I don't know who was on the court,
but none of them were scrubs (since none played). Actually, since he only played four subs, at least one starter was out there at game's end. Why?
How could the risk reward calculation justify having a starter out there? Makes no sense.
In Coach Pearl's defense, many coaches do the same thing. Their thinking is you might be up by 20
but the other team could always sink a 21 point shot. Oh wait, that can't happen, can it?
