Which sub cracks the crunchtime rotation first?

[tower912]

Not going to do a poll.   The starters played the last 5 minutes against Maryland.  No subs.   That has been Shaka's MO.  So, barring injuries or foul trouble, which non-starter will be the first to break through and get crunch time minutes?

I will say Zaide, as I think there will be a time Shaka wants 4 guards on the floor for defense.

[onepost]

Damarius

[TallTitan34]

Owens.

[Its DJOver]

I think it'll be Zaide.  I think he's the furthest along defensively and that's clearly a priority during winning time.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Owens for me as well.  Has the versatility to replace just about anybody.

If Stevie, Chase, or Jop struggle Owens can plug in for any of them.  We might even see a small ball lineup at times with Gold on the bench and Jop at the 5.

[PGsHeroes32]

Owens as he gets reps seems most likely

Zaide with his D is a contender too but right now his offense is absolutely horrific so hes got to get that back to a point where he can at least draw iron on a open corner 3. Or tough to have him out there in crunch time and play 4 on 5 offensively

[We R Final Four]

Jop on offense, Zaide on D.

[Hards Alumni]

Royce.  If Gold or Jop are fouling too much someone will have to be relied on, and right now Royce gives us offense and defense.

[Scoop Snoop]

Parham. He's shown what he can do already. Not saying Owens will not be the guy in time, but the here and now? Parham.

[Billy Hoyle]

Parham. He's shown what he can do already. Not saying Owens will not be the guy in time, but the here and now? Parham.

My thought too for his ability to be a post presence and rebound down the stretch of games.

[rocket surgeon]

cousins has been and still is my go to sub.  either the special or double cheese steak on asiago cheese bread for my carb-fest day of the week

[THRILLHO]

Probably depends on who is in foul trouble/fouled out during crunch time first. Since Ben Gold is the least experienced at playing with fouls he might be the logical pick. Shaka does seem to be platooning at that spot already so it would probably have to be a case when Ben picks up a few early ones, Royce gets extended minutes, and Shaka leaves him in with better feel for the game.

[GB Warrior]

Royce might be able to give small ball 5 minutes but thats probably not at crunch time. Zaide could give you closing defense minutes if he proved anything at all offensively.

[DoctorV]

This exercise works best backwards for me.
 Obviously this is barring injury or unforeseen circumstances, but Kam, Stewie, and Chase aren't coming off at crunch time.

So, either Jop or Ben would sit.

-Owens is versatile and can play the 4, but not likely the 5.
-Zaide can play the 4, but not the 5. As many have said he's the leading defensive candidate.
-Parham can play the 4 or the 5 and is the most advance offensively, at the moment.
-Caedin can play the 5, but not the 4. Would only get in if size and rebounding were needed at this point.
-This thread really makes me wish for Tre to have a big game that catapults his season.

So, I'll go with Parham.

FWIW I was with a buddy that's really in tune with NCAAb (especially the recruiting side) over the weekend (UNC fan) and he said he expected, or had read, that big money would come for Parham in the off season.
Caught me by surprise

[jfp61]

The two true freshmen should be.

[DoctorV]

Whoops quoted myself on accident, must be time for bed, even though I love to hear myself speak.

Is there a way to delete a post on mobile? Couldn't find it

[Hards Alumni]

cousins has been and still is my go to sub.  either the special or double cheese steak on asiago cheese bread for my carb-fest day of the week

lmao

[Shooter McGavin]

FWIW I was with a buddy that's really in tune with NCAAb (especially the recruiting side) over the weekend (UNC fan) and he said he expected, or had read, that big money would come for Parham in the off season.
Caught me by surprise

Dr. V,

I would think that would be more expected (for anyone that has eyes) than read, unless there is a service sending power conference teams extremely up to date information based on a few games. I would not be surprised if that is the case though.  It is such big business.

MU will deal with more of this as we become a product of our own success.  Better recruits that are lured by Shaka's pitch initially will need increasingly higher amounts of money to stay even if they love MU and Shaka.  $200,000 vs $1,000,000 is a big difference if that choice is available to them. 

Need a few big donors to come through with a  huge endowment fund so this is sustainable for the university.  It honestly should be part of the marketing budget. Need a President who understands this.  Big decisions ahead.

[Jay Bee]

Need a few big donors to come through with a  huge endowment fund so this is sustainable for the university.  It honestly should be part of the marketing budget. Need a President who understands this.  Big decisions ahead.

Ummmm...

[Shooter McGavin]

Ummmm...

I know JB.  But I hear the train a coming......

[Scoop Snoop]

I love to see threads like this one vs. the endless, pointless ones criticizing Ben and Jop or the preachy, laughable lectures to Shaka and the team from a scooper who will advocate for various forms of mayhem in another thread.

It's great that Shaka has some options if he needs them. I was surprised by the number of minutes that he gave to the bench in the Maryland game. It's very possible that Shaka knows more than scoopers.  

Thanks to Tower for starting this thread.

 

[Newsdreams]

FWIW I was with a buddy that's really in tune with NCAAb (especially the recruiting side) over the weekend (UNC fan) and he said he expected, or had read, that big money would come for Parham in the off season.
Caught me by surprise

Dr. V,

I would think that would be more expected (for anyone that has eyes) than read, unless there is a service sending power conference teams extremely up to date information based on a few games. I would not be surprised if that is the case though.  It is such big business.

MU will deal with more of this as we become a product of our own success.  Better recruits that are lured by Shaka's pitch initially will need increasingly higher amounts of money to stay even if they love MU and Shaka.  $200,000 vs $1,000,000 is a big difference if that choice is available to them. 

Need a few big donors to come through with a  huge endowment fund so this is sustainable for the university.  It honestly should be part of the marketing budget. Need a President who understands this.  Big decisions ahead.

Need the dentists to man up put up the $$$

[tower912]

I love to see threads like this one vs. the endless, pointless ones criticizing Ben and Jop or the preachy, laughable lectures to Shaka and the team from a scooper who will advocate for various forms of mayhem in another thread.

It's great that Shaka has some options if he needs them. I was surprised by the number of minutes that he gave to the bench in the Maryland game. It's very possible that Shaka knows more than scoopers.   

Thanks to Tower for starting this thread.

 

De Nada.

[wadesworld]

Sean.

[Scoop Snoop]

Sean.

I really like this answer!