Posted by jsajsa on 8/22/2014 5:07:00 PM (view original):
Posted by the0nlyis on 8/22/2014 3:54:00 PM (view original):
Posted by jsajsa on 8/22/2014 1:45:00 PM (view original):
Agree with you guys, emy and gilllispie. 35-0 is a very nice achievement and should be applauded. It's nice to do, but as someone who plays in some ridiculous conferences and rarely uses my best lineup until the NT, it's not something I go into a season especially trying to accomplish.
Could you care to explain I don't understand this, are you purposefully not putting your best line-up for a reason, or are you not finding your best line-up until then?
If you are doing purposefully is this some tactic I should know of?
Thanks
I often during the regular season purposely don't put out by best win-now lineup. It's better long term imo to start players for whom it is strategically important that they grow into their abilities faster. So a freshmen or a few underclassmen are usually starting for my team over better players throughout the season even if it doesn't optimize regular season results. Honestly, if you are recruiting well anyway, it doesn't hurt much. I've only had 3 teams ever, on teams with all my own players, that were ever worse than a #4 seed in the NT. Do it right and it works.
this is absolutely true and i used to always do it, but have to give a word of caution. having deep runs and winning titles is almost always pretty much a crap shoot, very few teams are good enough to "expect" a championship. im sure jsa has had some killer teams there based on the resume he's got, where the chance of a title was high, and the advantage over peers, substantial - that makes the difference between say the #1 overall seed and the 4th 1 seed, very very small. but if you are a mere mortal and you are looking at the difference between say the 4th 1 seed and the 1st 3 seed (9th overall, 5 spots lower), that can be pretty meaningful.
generally, i think there is value for coaches who are competitive but not just totally dominant, to use this strategy some - say with a sophmore or junior who could possibly be a key offensive contributor down the stretch if you gave him the start. but in general, you have to largely play to win. only when you are a major favorite can you just totally abandon the regular season.