If you had your choice..

[longislandcuse]

Keita may be out against Pitt. However, Patterson and Zanna are banged up.

Would you rather:

Have Keita ready to go and Patterson/Zanna at 100%?

Or

Keita out and Patterson/Zanna banged up?

 

[orangefan13]

Keita 100%

This is only 1 game.

 

[longislandcuse]

I'll specify and say this is only in relation to the Pitt game. I'm assuming Keita will be fine in the long run.

 

[HoustonCuse]

We've baten them at full strength already. My concern is for Keita. I want him at 100%. I don't want to see another one of our guys have to finish a great career sidelined.

 

[marz09cuse]

I think it definitely evens out. If anyone watched Pitts last game, Patterson was a none factor. If he has a similar game tomorrow, Pitt has no chance, with or without Keita.

 

[Marsh01]

Keita out. No brainer.

 

[CaptainJ]

This is a very interesting question. Per the first response, I am guessing a clarification is needed that hypothetically the big man would be back at 100% for all games thereafter? Although I'd never want a SU player hurt, this question reminds me of certain strategies in chess...although trades in chess don't typically involve weakening pieces, although I suppose they can be neutralized for a time. As a tactician, I don't think I wish to say the answer I'd come up with.

Although many on here thought losing the Coleman piece was of little consequence and proudly proclaimed so, it's in a situation like this where you could see such hypothetical trades posing a possible problem if those 20-sided dice you D&Ders roll come up wrong.

 

[NineOneSeven]

imo, second choice, easy.


1. Healthy Patterson/Zanna >> Keita (not a knock on Baye, just facts).
2. Rest Baye

 

[newmexicuse]

I don't like injuries - period. I always want both us and our opponents to be healthy, and let the better team prevail.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This reminds me of the game Risk. I play using an unorthodox philosophy that it is always better to damage your opponent than strengthen yourself.

Therefore, I say we all have the injuries. I believe Boeheim is better at doing more with less than Jamie Dixon.