Best Lineup?
Posted: January 9th, 2012, 12:28 pm
Is Dale Layer as confused as I am about who's the best 5 on the floor? So far he's tried just about every line up option mathematically possible and hasn't really stuck with one set. It's like we have one solid player in Jesse, we know we're going to get one half out of Minaya and Burris is going to fight hard. Then what?
Spotty JC who'll score 18 (13 of those were after we were down 29) in a game that doesn't matter, but airball a 3 in the three previous games? I know this is unfair, but not to mention that JC couldn't even spell the word "clutch."
Tavares, who can be a lost cannon, he'll make some nice baseline jumpers, then his brain will fall out and make some bonehead plays.
JVP, one of the softest big men I've ever seen, if Burris had his height, he'd be a beast.....at an ACC school.
Baird will play 20 minutes one game, then you won't see him for a couple weeks.
Phillips is a quick guard, but he's got grease on his hands and couldn't shoot his way out of a middle school girl game. But his minutes do give Jesse a much need breather.
Gielo has shown a lot of promise, but still nursing that injury.
Andrew Smith has scored 5-6 from the field with 8 boards and 3 blocks in 10 MINUTES OF PLAY ALL SEASON!!! What a waste of potential! Layer has already wasted the option of red-shirting Smith, why not give him some time on the court? He's been one of the brightest spot in this black hole of a season. Why is he not on the court?
Here's a better question, why IS Ethan Layer on the court so much? If they built a wall around him and said, you can shoot all day, he'd be fine, but if someone in Bedford put his hand up while Layer was shooting, you better box out. Oh that's right, coaches son....
Aikens has a ton of energy, but every time I see his slash towards the basket, I hold my breathe and think about how vital he is for Gill's first team at the Bill.
If I were Layer, I'd have Jesse, Minaya and Burris on the court every second they could be. Then I'd put Gielo as much as his arm could handle along with Smith. Maybe Smith is lazy in practice or something and that's why he's not playing, but when he gets in the game, he does some work. He put a move on one of the post players at the Richmond game that I haven't seen a Liberty player do since McLean. Smith would have to work his way OUT of my lineup. I would alternate Speaks in, along with Baird. Phillips would offer a breather for Jesse, then JC, then JVP to give our 3 forwards a minute to catch their breath, and Aikens would offer a defensive boost, then Layer when we're either up by 20 or down by 20 along with Assinesi, Hoyt and Gliedman (if he's still on the team, haven't see him lately).
Spotty JC who'll score 18 (13 of those were after we were down 29) in a game that doesn't matter, but airball a 3 in the three previous games? I know this is unfair, but not to mention that JC couldn't even spell the word "clutch."
Tavares, who can be a lost cannon, he'll make some nice baseline jumpers, then his brain will fall out and make some bonehead plays.
JVP, one of the softest big men I've ever seen, if Burris had his height, he'd be a beast.....at an ACC school.
Baird will play 20 minutes one game, then you won't see him for a couple weeks.
Phillips is a quick guard, but he's got grease on his hands and couldn't shoot his way out of a middle school girl game. But his minutes do give Jesse a much need breather.
Gielo has shown a lot of promise, but still nursing that injury.
Andrew Smith has scored 5-6 from the field with 8 boards and 3 blocks in 10 MINUTES OF PLAY ALL SEASON!!! What a waste of potential! Layer has already wasted the option of red-shirting Smith, why not give him some time on the court? He's been one of the brightest spot in this black hole of a season. Why is he not on the court?
Here's a better question, why IS Ethan Layer on the court so much? If they built a wall around him and said, you can shoot all day, he'd be fine, but if someone in Bedford put his hand up while Layer was shooting, you better box out. Oh that's right, coaches son....
Aikens has a ton of energy, but every time I see his slash towards the basket, I hold my breathe and think about how vital he is for Gill's first team at the Bill.
If I were Layer, I'd have Jesse, Minaya and Burris on the court every second they could be. Then I'd put Gielo as much as his arm could handle along with Smith. Maybe Smith is lazy in practice or something and that's why he's not playing, but when he gets in the game, he does some work. He put a move on one of the post players at the Richmond game that I haven't seen a Liberty player do since McLean. Smith would have to work his way OUT of my lineup. I would alternate Speaks in, along with Baird. Phillips would offer a breather for Jesse, then JC, then JVP to give our 3 forwards a minute to catch their breath, and Aikens would offer a defensive boost, then Layer when we're either up by 20 or down by 20 along with Assinesi, Hoyt and Gliedman (if he's still on the team, haven't see him lately).
Geilo has a truck load of ability. I just hope is practice intensity or whatever it is that's keeping him off the court improves. There is often an adjustment period for international players. To me he is a nice bright spot on the horizon.
