Does anyone for certain if there is a relationship between playing time expected and stamina?

For example, C has 48 STAM with little improvement expected. Decent other ratings so he could serve as a 4-yr backup at best or the emergency 5th post man for certain. But if he's going to be complaining come his JR year that he should be getting 10-11 minutes a game then it's not worth it.

I just wonder how player's anticipated playing time is decided and if it is related to stamina at all?

i don't think the kids take into account their poor stamina. Sophs want 7-8, Jrs. want 12-13 regardless of ST ratings. Wtih a 48, I think he'll get winded on the way to midcourt to check in. If you run press, then look out, getting those 12-13 minutes, esp. from a backup position, just might be a challenge, imo.

yep, skipped past him in the end ... figured it wasn't worth the gamble ... thanks jd

with that stamina, he was probably not going to contribute much. honestly, you would always be better off taking a walk on than taking a guy you think will be a backup at best as an upperclassmen, even if you have multiple walkons for the next season. the only way i would recruit a career backup if he was supposed to be the 6th man and a critical part of your offense (top 2 leading scorers or so), but you would probably never start him (in a big class, with defense you aren't really willing to start, for example). iq is important, but 1 season between 2 players is not that drastic. by tournament time, you are usually looking at less than 1 grade between a freshman and a sophmore, and it only gets smaller from there.