re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

I imagine there are 2 thoughts with the Philon thing.

(a) Nate is not going to be caught flat footed again at the guard spot. It was clear that having to play Sears and Estrada 37-40 minutes a night really was not something he wanted to have to do, but he had no alternative.

(b) A clear selling point to Mark to play more off-ball, both on offense and defense, as well as play 32 minutes a night (on average) to have his legs under him and not hit any sort of a fatigue wall late in the year.

Cunningham and Dio seem to be the ones who would struggle to get on the floor, but I think Dio is a guy who will have certain games/matchups/nights where he plays 15 minutes as a energy guy. This feels like a possible roster where 11-12 guys will contribute at points during the year, but there will be games where 2-3 of them just don't get on the floor for various reasons.

And as we very well know - 12 guys can go to 9 guys really quick with injuries.