Early 25-26 Minutes Projection

[mileskishnish72]

Assuming no major roster changes...

Sean Jones - 28
Chase Ross - 28
Zaide Lowery - 30
Royce Parham - 30
Ben Gold - 30

Owens - 20
Norman - 10
Hamilton - 8
Stevens - 8
Clark - 5
James - 5

Amadou, Miletic - Spot minutes
Phillips - RS

Big Al progressing to spot minutes - talk about invisible.
I have higher hopes for Miletic.

[HutchwasClutch]

We assume Ross will be back after the end to this season? Wouldnt be surprised

I love his ability but profoundly frustrated  how unreliable he is. The opportunities were again there for him last night and he choked. 

I would think he'll be back though. 

[tower912]

Zaide/Owens/Ross 80 at the 2/3
Gold, 20 at the 5, 10 at the 4
Parham 30 at the 4
Clark/Hamilton/Amadou 20 at the 5
Jones 25
Norman 15

Frosh 2 redshirt and garbage minutes.

[Mu8891]

If that ^ is what MU is going with next year they will not sniff the top half of the BE.

[HutchwasClutch]

Zaide/Owens/Ross 80 at the 2/3
Gold, 20 at the 5, 10 at the 4
Parham 30 at the 4
Clark/Hamilton/Amadou 20 at the 5
Jones 25
Norman 15

Frosh 2 redshirt and garbage minutes.

Norman 15 is either 😂 or 🤯
No way or just shoot me now having to watch him fail badly again. 

[Mu8891]

And ... honestly... I hope at least one or two guys recognize they have no business/ can't play at a BE level and move on to
the Horizon League.

[Viper]

Zaide/Owens/Ross 80 at the 2/3
Gold, 20 at the 5, 10 at the 4
Parham 30 at the 4
Clark/Hamilton/Amadou 20 at the 5
Jones 25
Norman 15

Frosh 2 redshirt and garbage minutes.

I'm not disagreeing with your minutes allotment, but imo if Norman is getting 15 minutes and the freshmen are redshirting and garbage minutes, MU is in some trouble.  This being said, will Norman and Amadou be on the team next season? This also being said, if you are a big and can't see that there are significant minutes to be had by hammering the boards and playing assss kicking D, please transfer.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Yeah - the freshman are going to need a lot more minutes. If Clark isn't ready to go serious minutes he should move elsewhere -you can't teach tall.

Jones - 20
James - 15
Ross - 30
Stevens -15

Zaide - 25
Phillips/Miletic - 5

Owens - 15

Gold - 20
Clark - 15
Royce - 20
Caedin - 10

I doubt we actually run 12 deep - but I could easily see us going 10 deep - lots of energy. Chase and Zaide should be our top minute getters, but I suspect Gold will play more than I've put there.

You think Royce and Ben are only playing 20 MPG? And Owens 15? 

Hilarious.

[Boone]

Anyone projecting 15 minutes per for Norman is out to lunch

[brewcity77]

Worth noting Tre played 10 minutes total in the last 5 games. Only hit double digit minutes in 10 of the last 13. He's fallen down the rotation already.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Norman is a lot better than he's shown... but he's shown no ability to play with the lights on. Some players figure that out,  many never do.  We will see which Norman is.

[HutchwasClutch]

Norman is a lot better than he's shown... but he's shown no ability to play with the lights on. Some players figure that out,  many never do.  We will see which Norman is.

What the hell are you basing this on?  Your feelings?  Because he's had two full seasons now and has yet to show anything of semblance he even deserves a scholarship, let alone contribute at this level. 

I'm sick of gaslighting bs like this. 

[Jockey]

Replacing nearly 94 minutes (of 200) will be a huge task. Assuming everyone comes back (portal opens on Monday), starters listed first:

Ross-33
Jones-33
Gold-30
Parham-28
Lowery-24
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Owens-24
Hamilton-12

The remaining 50 minutes or so goes to the frosh or maybe Clark, but likely split among 3 others. The point being is that there is a ton of playing time and scoring to be had by the incoming players. If anyone from this list leaves, it only opens up more opportunities. Jones/Ross/Gold are 12-13 ppg players, so there will be plenty of shots available.

If Gold is at 30 minutes, next season will be the same. An OK team with zero chance in the Dance. He tries hard and is OK on defense, but is a black hole on offense.

We would need 2 star players to overcome the hole we have at the 5. Hamilton and Clark are just projects who will never be a factor in the BE.

I'm mostly glad that Shaka stays away from the portal, but getting a big is imperative for next year. It ain't that hard to find guys like that.

We can't go into next season with only 2 guys who can consistently score like this year - especially if Gold is at center. I expect Chase to be the same guy. Parham and Owen's need to step up as sophs and I believe they will. Lowery has a chance to be really good and let me be the first on Scoop to say that I think he will lead us in scoring next year.

Finally, I will enjoy getting back to a true PG on the floor. Kam was outstanding and deserved the honors he received, but he was a combo guard playing point. It will be nice having 2 true PGs next year.

[Jockey]

Norman is a lot better than he's shown... but he's shown no ability to play with the lights on. Some players figure that out,  many never do.  We will see which Norman is.

He is what he has shown. Good defense. Very little offense except for an occasional drive to the basket. If Parham and Owen's can't beat him out for minutes, we are in trouble.

[PointWarrior]

What the hell are you basing this on?  Your feelings?  Because he's had two full seasons now and has yet to show anything of semblance he even deserves a scholarship, let alone contribute at this level. 

I'm sick of gaslighting bs like this. 

The CoS has unwavering faith in his recruit selection and his player development. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

What the hell are you basing this on?  Your feelings?  Because he's had two full seasons now and has yet to show anything of semblance he even deserves a scholarship, let alone contribute at this level. 

I'm sick of gaslighting bs like this. 

No gas lighting.  Some players are great in practice but can't perform under the bright lights. Some get over that,  most don't.

[HutchwasClutch]

No gas lighting.  Some players are great in practice but can't perform under the bright lights. Some get over that,  most don't.

That's akin to saying, gee I was really hitting it well at the driving range today. I just can't do that on a course.  Nothing counts or matters except when it's time to perform.  That's how everything in life is judged. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

That's akin to saying, gee I was really hitting it well at the driving range today. I just can't do that on a course.  Nothing counts or matters except when it's time to perform.  That's how everything in life is judged. 

I don't think I've said I anything that disagrees with this.

[Jockey]

No gas lighting.  Some players are great in practice but can't perform under the bright lights. Some get over that,  most don't.

But he can't shoot. Practice or games. Terrible form still after 2 full years in the system.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

But he can't shoot. Practice or games. Terrible form still after 2 full years in the system.

He can shoot in practice. Hasnt translated into games. After two years,  I'm skeptical it ever will.

[dgies9156]

Perhaps Al Amadou and Tre Norman may leave, opening two portal opportunities for Coach Shaka.

We'll know more next week.

[Jockey]

He can shoot in practice. Hasnt translated into games. After two years,  I'm skeptical it ever will.

I'm not saying you are wrong, but it is hard to believe with his shooting form. It's even worse than JJJ as a freshman.

[Viper]

What the hell are you basing this on?  Your feelings?  Because he's had two full seasons now and has yet to show anything of semblance he even deserves a scholarship, let alone contribute at this level. 

I'm sick of gaslighting bs like this. 

agreed, Hutch. Can't burn a scholly while Tre figures it out. Probably a great young guy. Hopefully the coaching staff finds him a more suitable program.

[nyg]

He can shoot in practice. Hasnt translated into games. After two years,  I'm skeptical it ever will.

Just curious, but how do you know Norman can shoot in practice?

[Johnny B]

Assuming no major roster changes...

Sean Jones - 28
Chase Ross - 28
Zaide Lowery - 30
Royce Parham - 30
Ben Gold - 30

Owens - 20
Norman - 10
Hamilton - 8
Stevens - 8
Clark - 5
James - 5

Amadou, Miletic - Spot minutes
Phillips - RS

If Clark has a freaking pulse he will get more than 5 a game given how this team struggled without a true big. Also why should amadou even come back if in year 3 he still only gets garbage time minutes?? doesn't make sense to me