Posted by girt25 on 7/10/2011 10:22:00 AM (view original):
Posted by gillispie on 7/6/2011 6:18:00 PM (view original):
i would look to the law of diminishing returns... having a 4th and 5th scorer on the bench is largely a waste. and not having a 1st or 2nd on your starting lineup is a dramatic disadvantage over those who do. i just don't think that can be compensated for with the mismatch aspect of the whole thing.
not that its a bad idea - its a great idea when applied on a more limited scope, i.e. for 1-2 positions.
Bingo.
+1
Let me just throw out a little more info.
if your 3rd / 4th best player is a 70 stam, this is a bit different issue than if he is a 90 stam - once you get a feel for manipulating the depth chart, you can start your 90 stam player & have him in the game often when your 1 / 2 scorers are not in.
Some depends on the stam of the player starting in the better player's place, I would not want a 90 stam bad player starting, he would get too many minutes - maybe.
Another factor is WE and grade, a sr 3/4 who is maxed out, is a better candidate to not start, than a soph, hi pot, hi we player with lots of room to grow. Although, sometimes I start low WE frosh and soph's who have hi pot, just to try to bump their we another 4 or 5 pts as frosh / sophs - which over the course of a career is substantial.
I just got done with a team that won it all in d3, my 2/3/4/5th best scorers all sat some games, I experimented during the season with many different combinations, once in the CT, I started all 5 stars the rest of the way - when all is said and done - I want my best players on the floor with the score tied and two minutes to go when playing for a national title - don't you guys?