LBF

[sdsustoner]

Nov 13, 2012 21:35:56 GMT -8 84aztec96 said:

His defense might be the issue. He had two good defensive plays early (block and steal), but then gave up a put back (no box out) and three pointer. Their guards seemed to be able to drive on him.

But he makes great passes and drives real well.

This is why he hasn't seen the floor much. You must play really good defense to earn minutes.

[longtimebooster]

Nov 13, 2012 21:41:44 GMT -8 theman said:

I've always wondered why Fisher generally doesn't let his scrubs and subs in the game until the 1 min. mark, when the game has been safely in hand (plus 15). Tonight we are up 30+ with 8 min to go and the scrubs and subs don't get in until under 4 min's. to go. Have confidence in your team and let them play. Why risk injuries to your starter in mop-up situations.

If you've ever listened to Fisher talk about player rotation, teamwork, playing time, getting the team ready for March, etc., etc., you'd know that Fish likes to stick with 8 guys and that's it. Heck, last year, there were some games when we only had 8 guys available. In the World According to Fish, team comes first and the team need to jell. They need to know each other's quirks, strengths and weaknesses. They need to almost telepathically communicate with each other on the court. The only way to do that is to play huge minutes together in game situations. There's no other substitute. For Fish, that's more important than worrying about the injury bug. Also, Fish squeezes his roster even tighter down the stretch and into the Tourney. Where he might play 8 or 9 guys during the season, he usually downshifts to 7 or 8 guys in March. Agree or disagree, it's just how Fish rolls.