Does McLeod not play enough?

[IthacaMatt]

I think it is simultaneously true that

1, McCleod is not that good, however

b, he can do a few things due to his size nobody else on this roster can, and those things add an important dimension that can help with the right amount of minutes

I have no idea why he's only recently gotten minutes.

I sincerely hope it's because he wasn't physically able to handle game time, because if it was because the staff just didn't give him time/it took them this long to figure out how to use him, well... that cost us and they need to get better at their jobs.

He doesn't have to play more than 10 minutes to change a game.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I went to the Oregon / SU game McCloud totally changed the game with blocked and altered shots, creating fast breaks and run outs. He also sets good picks, can rebound and score down low. He should start IMO and play 10 minutes a half depending on game flow.

I don't know about starting, because he would pick up fouls quickly.
But he is the perfect "tool in the toolbox" kind of player

 

[Cusefannotindc]

Caveat: it's possible that the reason his numbers are inflated is because it's such a small sample size and therefore misleading.

But, for whatever it's worth, he is by far #1 on the roster in BPM, by far #1 in WS/40, by far #1 in TS%, and #1 in PER.

I'm not in any way suggesting he's Zach Edey, but I feel like he may be worthy of say 10-12 minutes per game.

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all the advanced measures here are derived from box score stats, players like mcleod who aren't really involved in the offense aside from put backs and assisted dunks are not going to have negatives to weigh down their stats. mcleod doesn't turnout the ball over and doesn't miss shots (he is shooting 100% this season) so he appears highly efficient.

and actually the chart you posted doesn't include yesterdays game, his numbers are even better now

 

[PhatOrange]

He's produced so he should get more time.

 

[Irishsecra1]

Give him more time. I have been saying for a good six weeks.
Even if he stank, he would still give Eddie a good 10 to 15 minutes a game blow.
I was stunned how much Eddie played yesterday, he must be one tired sore dude today.

 

[PoppyHart]

I can’t not say that McLeod plays a not sufficient amount of time.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Great to see him have some success, but he's deadly slow on his feet. He watched several players drive right by him in the Duke game. Come to think of it, so did everybody on our roster that night.

It was mostly that one play vs. Cooper Flagg that they replayed about 20 times in a row. That's what happens when you try to guard a guy like that 15-20 feet from the basket. Of course Flagg was going to get past him on the drive. He should have played much farther off the man.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I can’t not say that McLeod plays a not sufficient amount of time.

The answer to that is not how little Eddie or Petar can play, but how much you want them to play, versus not playing McLeod. Or not.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

McLeod has played at least 13 minutes per game on average the prior two years. This year it’s 5-6. He definitely improved a little bit over those two years. But when I’ve seen him play I’ve not been terribly impressed. He adds a different element but I don’t feel like he makes us much better if that makes sense

 

[STEVEHOLT]

the talent level on this roster is so high he can’t be expected to get on the court

 

[djcon57]

all the advanced measures here are derived from box score stats, players like mcleod who aren't really involved in the offense aside from put backs and assisted dunks are not going to have negatives to weigh down their stats. mcleod doesn't turnout the ball over and doesn't miss shots (he is shooting 100% this season) so he appears highly efficient.

and actually the chart you posted doesn't include yesterdays game, his numbers are even better now

Team Adjusted Efficiency is built into the BPM calculation. If the team was massively worse on offense with McLeod on the floor it would show up.