Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Injury survival

Some teams are more suited than others to survive injuries to key players. At first glance, I would think that this team might be able to weather the storm fairly well, depending upon which player it was. If it is Shoshi, look out, because I think we would be in big trouble. Losing Josh Hagins would be a blow, also. Likewise Marcus Johnson.

Past the obvious players, sometimes there are hidden icebergs. A player may not jump out at you from the stat sheets, but losing that player may throw off the team rhythm and chemistry to such an extent that it becomes like a ship with a damaged rudder. Players like Kemy Osse or Jermaine Ruttley.

Coach Beard's practice of playing a long rotation does create insurance against injury, in two ways. Players are less likely to be playing fatigued, and thus less likely to get injuries, but also you have more players who are used to getting substantial minutes and so are ready to step up at any given time.

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