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<blockquote data-quote="lv20gt" data-source="post: 772123" data-attributes="member: 2299"><p>In regards to Sturdivant he's minutes are pretty all over the place. He played just 2 minutes in the 4OT game against GAST and 10 minutes against mercer in what I expect was an attempt to help tired legs a bit. He also played just 5 against FAMU and only 1 against UNC. But he also played 21 in a great game against Kentucky and 30 in a bad statistical game against Nebraksa and 15 against FSU. </p><p></p><p>My guess his minutes are based on a couple of things. </p><p></p><p>The first is that he's basically the 7th man on a team that doesn't have a great 7th man option with the way it's playing (I have my own thoughts about the use of Howard and Saba but that's a different issue). As a 7th man he's basically giving us some ball handling and defense without many mistakes. I imagine in the off season there was a big focus on limiting turnovers and it probably is part of the reason he's playing</p><p></p><p>The second is with Jose and Bubba graduating we need to get him game experience so that he can help run the show next year. Obviously we should still have Mike to help, but I'm not sure having him being the primary ball handler and facilitator is the right play. When Sturdivant has come in, he has usually helped with the ball handling duties, and even if he isn't making the plays himself, he seems to take some of the burden off of Jose especially at times. For instance against Nebraska the stats look like he had a bad game and don't justify the 30 minutes, but in that game he was in that lineup that basically played the entire second half and pulled away. </p><p></p><p>The third, using him basically gives us the option of staying with the same basic composition after a sub. If we didn't play him then any time Jose, Mike, or Bubba would come out we'd either have to put in Moore or slide Usher back to the 3 and go with a lineup similar to last year. While both of those lineups have arguments in favor of them, there is something to be said for being able to sub and still have the same dynamic of three guards. And with Maxwell getting hurt Sturdivant was the only real choice. </p><p></p><p>On a tangential note. We basically have our core group of 5 that start and then 4 "options" as subs that bring something mostly different. Howard/Saba give us size. Moore gives us wing defense. Sturdivant gives us ball handling. Ideally, Maxwell would recover nicely and be similar with giving us a shooting/scoring option off the bench as it's one of our biggest holes right now. A lot to ask given the circumstances though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lv20gt, post: 772123, member: 2299"] In regards to Sturdivant he's minutes are pretty all over the place. He played just 2 minutes in the 4OT game against GAST and 10 minutes against mercer in what I expect was an attempt to help tired legs a bit. He also played just 5 against FAMU and only 1 against UNC. But he also played 21 in a great game against Kentucky and 30 in a bad statistical game against Nebraksa and 15 against FSU. My guess his minutes are based on a couple of things. The first is that he's basically the 7th man on a team that doesn't have a great 7th man option with the way it's playing (I have my own thoughts about the use of Howard and Saba but that's a different issue). As a 7th man he's basically giving us some ball handling and defense without many mistakes. I imagine in the off season there was a big focus on limiting turnovers and it probably is part of the reason he's playing The second is with Jose and Bubba graduating we need to get him game experience so that he can help run the show next year. Obviously we should still have Mike to help, but I'm not sure having him being the primary ball handler and facilitator is the right play. When Sturdivant has come in, he has usually helped with the ball handling duties, and even if he isn't making the plays himself, he seems to take some of the burden off of Jose especially at times. For instance against Nebraska the stats look like he had a bad game and don't justify the 30 minutes, but in that game he was in that lineup that basically played the entire second half and pulled away. The third, using him basically gives us the option of staying with the same basic composition after a sub. If we didn't play him then any time Jose, Mike, or Bubba would come out we'd either have to put in Moore or slide Usher back to the 3 and go with a lineup similar to last year. While both of those lineups have arguments in favor of them, there is something to be said for being able to sub and still have the same dynamic of three guards. And with Maxwell getting hurt Sturdivant was the only real choice. On a tangential note. We basically have our core group of 5 that start and then 4 "options" as subs that bring something mostly different. Howard/Saba give us size. Moore gives us wing defense. Sturdivant gives us ball handling. Ideally, Maxwell would recover nicely and be similar with giving us a shooting/scoring option off the bench as it's one of our biggest holes right now. A lot to ask given the circumstances though. [/QUOTE]
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