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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2497641, member: 289"] JB's historical average is 8 guys averaging 10 minutes per game. USE OF BENCH: Here are the number of players who averaged 10 minutes played per game, (of the games they were available), and the team’s record in each year: (the Media Guide has stats only from 1980-81) 80-81 9 (22-12); 81-82 8 (16-13); 82-83 9 (21-10); 83-84 7 (23-9); 84-85 7 (22-9); 85-86 10 (26-6); 86-87 7 (31-7); 87-88 8 (26-9); 88-89 8 (30-8); 89-90 8 (26-7); 90-91 8 (26-6); 91-92 8 (22-10); 92-93 7 (20-9); 93-94 7 (23-7); 94-95 8 (20-10); 95-96 7 (29-9); 96-97 9 (19-13); 97-98 6 (26-9); 98-99 10 (21-12); 99-00 8 (26-6); 00-01 7 (25-9); 01-02 8 (23-13); 02-03 8 (30-5); 03-04 8 (23-8); 04-05 9 (27-7); 05-06 7 (23-12) 06-07 8 (24-11); 07-08 8 -before Devo got injured- But I think Ongenaet and Jardine might have averaged 10 minutes anyway (21-14), 08-09 8 (28-10), 09-10 7 (30-5). 10-11 8 (27-8), 11-12 9 (34-3); 12-13 9 (30-10); 13-14 8 (28-6); 14-15 8 (18-13); 15-16 7 (23-14) 16-17 9 (19-15) (Includes Chukwu and Coleman who didn't play much of the season due to injury but averaged 10 minutes in the games they played) Let’s look at this in a different form. These are the number of players who averaged 10 or more minutes and the team records, without regard to which year was involved: 10 players- 26-6, 21-12 Average: 24-9 Winning percentage: .723 9 players- 22-12, 21-10, 19-13, 27-7, 34-3, 19-15 Average: 24-10. Winning percentage: .703 8 players- 16-13, 26-9, 30-8, 26-7, 26-6, 22-10, 20-10, 26-6, 23-13, 30-5, 23-8, 24-11, 21-14, 28-10, 27-8, 28-6, 18-13 Average: 24-9. Winning percentage: .725 7 players- 23-9, 22-9, 31-7, 20-9, 23-7, 29-9, 25-9, 23-12, 30-5, 23-14 Average: 25-9. Winning Percentage: .735 6 players- 26-9 Winning percentage: .743 Jim Boeheim has no “rule” about playing only 7 players. He averages 8. Most coaches do. Like most coaches, Jim plays everyone early and then goes with the guys who have shown him they can be relied upon to perform well in close games, whatever number of players that is. Generally, the fewer guys who get serious minutes, the better the record has been. When he uses a lot of players, he’s not trying to wear teams down or develop players for the future. He’s searching for answers. [/QUOTE]

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