open thread - Illinois at Michigan basketball

Submitted by Get Jim Harbaugh on

Let's not forget our boys on the court. The real season starts today. Go Blue.

EDIT: Per ESPN, Jim will be introduced at halftime. Whether or not that is on TV is unknown, at least to me. I have to imagine they will show this on TV since it's such a big deal.

 

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Mr. Yost

December 30th, 2014 at 5:27 PM ^

I'd start Donnal with Doyle in his place.

Dawkins would still be ahead of Chatman in the rotation though. In fact, I'd just consider Chatman as bonus and I wouldn't even include him in the rotation. I just play 8 guys.

Walton
LeVert
Irvin
Donnal
Doyle

Spike
Dawkins
Max B

That's 1 big, 1 wing, 1 post off the bench...

...end of rotation in my book. Chatman can come in for some spot minutes when needed. But he's been awful this season. I say it again. He's shooting 28% and he's averaging 5ppg. That is incredibly bad. Not to mention he can guard a post, so he gives up a bunch...which GRIII did too, but at least he got those points back on the offensive end to even it out.

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Mr. Yost

December 30th, 2014 at 5:21 PM ^

With Spike being the 6th man.

We're going to have to play small with Walton AND Spike or one of them and Dawkins...Chatman just isn't any good, I'm sorry. I'd play two post players together before playing him extensive minutes.

GRIII at least gave you points for all of the points he gave up. Chatman gives you a 3 pointers and a 2 pointer each game and that's it. That's not enough for the points he gives up in the post or for the missed shots.

You can't average 5ppg and shoot 28% from the field. That's TERRIBLE. 

Personally, I'd put him at the very back of the rotation. 

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