I respectfully disagree. Cut back on Yogi’s minutes to 25 min/game and increase his productivity and energy in late February and March. Even Crean’s great teams with Cody, Victor and the rest appeared tired and run-down in late February/March (the B1G Tourney defeat, the close win over Temple, and the loss to Syracuse).

Troy, Yogi, and James 25/min/game = 75; Hanner, Devin, Emmitt, Robert, Stan 20 min/game =100; Max and Nick 10-15 min/game =25 =200 min/game with a 10 deep rotation and 3 players for “spot” duties as fouls, injuries and game situations develop: 1) Hit that game winning “Three” Big Tim “Shooter” Priller! 2) Block that last second shot Big Jeremiah “Swat” April and save the “W”! 3) Show us your game Collin you always were a solid team guy!

That actually means 6 from 3-point range who can shoot over 40% because Max is the 5th and Tim is the 6th!

No worries, just helpin you out!

We may even have to call one a PF at times, lol!

IU…IMO..will feature a three guard line-up many times this season. If it makes you feel better to call one of those guards a small forward…go for it:)

That’s actually what I meant to type and didn’t even realize it until after your comment.

What everyone is trying to get at is that it would’ve been better to say 3 to 4 guards instead of 2-4 cause its obvious that there will be at least 2 guards on the floor

Well of course if they are wide open. But if we have shooters, we can depend on them for the shots and if Stan or Troy are wide open then they should take the shot. But with the plethora of shooters we will also needs penetration like Williams and Robinson. I think it’s important to have people stick to their game. But if we are talking about people being wide open, that’s a different story

Not quite the same, but OK.

I think you’ve missed my point. You’re taking that part out of context. I am looking at the minutes and out of the 5 guards listed, we could see 4 of them on the floor at the same time.

That would be like me saying, with 100% certainty, IU will finish between 4-28 and 28-4. Which would be a tad bit Mr. Obvious… all I’m saying.

…”Anywhere from 2 and 4 guards”… that would mean “with almost 100% certainty”, that IU would play either 2, 3, or 4 guards on the court at the same time… Which damn near every team in history has done…

Most teams play only 2 guards. You rarely see a 3 guard lineup and a 4 guard lineup is extremely rare. That’s why it’s called “unconventional”. So, to answer your question, no.

…”We will see anywhere from 2 to 4 guards on the court at the same time”?… “almost 100% certainty”??? Talk about a bold prediction…. lol. Couldn’t you say that about nearly every basketball team in history?

Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather have Stan and Troy drive to the rim than shoot a three (unless they are *wide* open), but if they are left wide open, I want them to shoot that shot, and 35% is a reasonable enough number for them to take threes.