Here are the ratings, including potentials, for the 11 scholarship players on my Queens team:
 

	John Coletti	Vincent Fischer	William Pasley	Marvin Munsey	Matthew Chai	Daniel Slater	Garrett Earnest	Ronald Moore	Paul Denny	Ronald Kline	James Williams
	Sr	Fr	Fr	Sr	So	Fr	Fr	Sr/5	Jr (Inel)	Jr	Fr
Athleticism	64	30	56	59	59	68	92	81	75	79	51
Speed	73	64	75	84	62	39	20	26	27	17	20
Rebounding	5	1	14	1	7	10	20	92	78	79	64
Defense	63	49	47	47	46	64	67	99	86	63	46
Shot Blocking	21	1	1	19	2	11	15	44	52	69	53
Low-post	20	14	2	59	34	21	10	43	42	67	45
Perimeter	61	44	29	69	45	57	13	21	51	12	19
Ball Handling	80	60	64	56	73	27	38	40	32	1	2
Passing	63	43	65	62	65	42	45	28	37	2	31
Work Ethic	37	61	48	63	56	22	28	59	31	53	63
Stamina	70	67	69	78	76	63	57	74	64	77	51
Durability	63	37	45	74	39	37	32	35	26	64	54
FT Shooting	B-	C	C	B-	C+	C+	C-	B-	D	C	C-

I also signed an INEL and he opted not to show up.  Not really important.  What I do want to know is whether or not  the veteran coaches would redshirt a guy, and which one to pick.  Right now my lineup looks like this:

PG: Coletti, Chai, Pasley, Munsey
SG: Munsey, Chai, Coletti, Pasley
SF: Pasley, Slater, Earnest, Denny
PF: Denny, Moore, Williams, Earnest
C: Moore, Kline, Denny, Williams

This lineup reflects the fact that I intended to redshirt Fischer since it left me with 4 capable guards.  Unfortunately he dropped 25 points of WE, which was a little bit more than I was comfortable with allowing.  So I'll be factoring him into the lineup.  Given that I have guards, he'll likely see most of his time at SF, where I already have 2 freshmen likely eating a big chunk of the minutes.  Should I redshirt one of those guys?  That would be Slater or Earnest, Pasley was a RS last season.  If I work Fischer in, as of now, he or Earnest will be receiving very few minutes.  On the other hand, stamina is nowhere in the vicinity of a strength of this team, and we do play press, so going 10 deep might even be a little risky.  My other true freshman, Williams, is not really an option for a RS since he's my 4th true post and likely to be getting 15+ minutes right off the bat.  So thoughts?  Should I RS Earnest?  Should I jump up the depth chart and RS Slater?  Or keep 11 and try to work them into the lineup at the 2 or the 4?  Certainly Fischer can log a few minutes at the 2 if needed, and most likely Earnest could play a few minutes at the 4, although the rebounding hit would be significant.

I would go with Earnest.  With the lower end work ethic he may not improve much more than 25 or 30 attribute points in year one, but the IQ he gains in the extra year will really pay dividends.  

Assuming the green is high, you should absolutely redshirt Earnst.  With his work Ethic he may never reach his potential in all those categories, so the more time he has on the team the better.  Hopefully after the redshirt year he will be capable of starting.  Then, maybe he can reach all those potentials in time for the NT his senior year

Are his low post and perimeter high-high.  If his speed is high-high, he can be an amazing small forward!

Then again, if you need a starting big man Williams can be a definitely be a four year starter with that WE and a red shirt.

Well, I guess I'm no help.  That must be why you asked for the advice of veteran coaches.  I probably should have listened.

Agree, if Earnest is going to be buried on your depth chart, you may as well shirt him.

I see it was Earnest, and that's a fine choice. I'd have left it on Fischer. His WE dropped to 36? That's not ideal, but still viable, and he's only got a few highs anyway...

Posted by dacj501 on 11/14/2012 7:08:00 AM (view original):
I see it was Earnest, and that's a fine choice. I'd have left it on Fischer. His WE dropped to 36? That's not ideal, but still viable, and he's only got a few highs anyway...

One more than you saw, for some reason his ATH didn't copy, but it's 30, high.

i was going to say, why redshirt earnest when you can redshirt fisher? at least if he has high/high per. you basically want to redshirt your best players, and your best scorers (some combination of those two factors, and i guess, who you NEED to play - but you shouldnt really NEED most FR to play).

given that you cant redshirt fishcer, i think earnest will serve...