Our team got gassed as a whole 2 times in the second half

[upperdeck]

so we were gassed when we took the lead or we just played like crap and chasing is something this team wont be good at?

 

[longtimefan]

Girard played 34 minutes. He sat in the first half.
Then for 30 seconds in the second half.

We didn’t sub for 15 minutes in the second half.
The team got gassed.

Girard was out at 12:25 in second half. Returned at 10:51.

 

[Alsacs]

Girard was out at 12:25 in second half. Returned at 10:51.

Sorry I was wrong then we subbed 1:36 in the first 15 minutes.

That doesn’t change the point.

 

[OrangeDW]

I know that it is JB's MO to play his starters as much as possible, especially in the second half of a tight game. This has been debated endlessly here for what seems like decades and you can either believe in JB's ideology or disagree with it (I'm in the camp of playing more guys).

But this year, this sub pattern makes no sense given that the team lost those 2 weeks of practice and JB himself has acknowledged that the team is not in peak basketball shape. Even if you just get the starters spot rest for 60-90 seconds of game time leading into TV timeouts, that would save their legs. I know we have been shorthanded without Buddy and SID, but there really is no excuse for this. It is the height of arrogance and stubbornness on JB's part. He has to recognize that in 2020, in basketball as in life, all the rules have changed.

I think the main thing is in my opinion, Newton should’ve gotten the same run in the second half that he got in the first half. He played well and helped us.

Marek wasn’t in foul trouble in the second half so we didn’t want to play a backup center...fine.

But Newton probably could’ve given everybody else a couple minute rest...and maybe more than a couple minutes from Girard given how he was struggling. Only guy that was both playing good enough to not come out and that didn’t look tired or get out of control was Quincy.

 

[SouthernCuse]

Especially when they played well in the first half!

I would understand going with the starters if the RU lead had expanded while we were subbing in the first half.
But that is no my recollection, as the gap came down when we subbed, not a ton, but it still came down.

 

[longtimefan]

Sorry I was wrong then we subbed 1:36 in the first 15 minutes.

That doesn’t change the point.

Makes the point a bit less pointed.

 

[Consigliere]

Using the evenly spaced tv timeouts to rationalize the belief that the game script gives players ample rest breaks down when 3 of the timeouts in the second half ended up being compressed into a couple of minutes.

 

[Alsacs]

Makes the point a bit less pointed.

No actually it doesn’t.
Our players were gassed at the end of the game.
We were gassed before the under 12 TO as well when we had 3 TOS within 41 seconds of game time.

We used 1 player off the bench in the first 15 minutes of the second half to 1:26 of game time.
That hurt the team.

 

[orangecuse]

I’ll say it, the second half was THE WORST SUBSTITUTION JOB by JB in his 45 years of coaching. This loss is entirely on his stubbornness. He will say his players don’t get tired. In an interview the other day he said Kadary gets tired. Can’t have it both ways. Players get tired. Why do you think coaches substitute in the NBA? Lebron doesn’t play 48 minutes. Abysmal coaching job by JB.

My long distance dedication to JB regarding his wash, rinse & repeat substitution pattern, especially in the 2nd half of close games.