Chance and Naheem?

[HyattsCuse]

This whole time I've been assuming Naheem and Chance have been health related DNPs. Looking at box scores and watching some of the games, I'm now wondering if they are just the victim of a numbers game at the moment?

3 games in and I think it's safe to say Red is still tinkering with rotations and what combinations give us the best chemistry on the court (especially on D). He's basically been playing 9 guys (10 if you count the few minutes Cuffe has had). Now imagine trying to add two more guys to that puzzle? And those two guys may be in and out in terms of availability if they are not still fully healthy?

Is that just too many guys and combinations to try out now that the season is underway and expect us to form any sort of chemistry on the court? The fact all these games have been nail biters can't help matters either as winning comes first. I don't think we are going to see these guys even if healthy until we have a game that isn't in doubt.

Just a theory.

 

[SYRtoBOS]

Seems foolish to be pulling tight on the rotation strings this early in the season with such poor results. Maybe if the team was meshing and killing it you think "if ain't broke don't fix it," but I would imagine it is all hands on deck at this point. It is odd that red hasn't said anything about McLeod and that no one is asking about it either... Perhaps there is a moratorium on his story for now?

 

[MamesJungro]

It's a basketball truism that you should never depend on a big guy with a history of non-contact foot injuries. Looks like we rolled the dice anyways

 

[SoBristol]

Can someone, anyone!, watch what McLeod and Westry can or cannot do during the pre-game warmups? Are they running freely in layup lines? Elevating on jump shots? Moving well in general?

If we can’t get practice reports we ought to have some report from the hour before the games when players warm up.

 

[Sbucketball]

Seems foolish to be pulling tight on the rotation strings this early in the season with such poor results. Maybe if the team was meshing and killing it you think "if ain't broke don't fix it," but I would imagine it is all hands on deck at this point. It is odd that red hasn't said anything about McLeod and that no one is asking about it either... Perhaps there is a moratorium on his story for now?

It always blows my mind that journalists typically prefer fluff questions like what does it mean for the city to play local teams instead of asking why McLeod hasn't played a minute or asking about what Chance is doing in practice.

 

[baggerbob]

Can someone, anyone!, watch what McLeod and Westry can or cannot do during the pre-game warmups? Are they running freely in layup lines? Elevating on jump shots? Moving well in general?

If we can’t get practice reports we ought to have some report from the hour before the games when players warm up.

Westry is going to be the guy who graduates, never playing a game.