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Message: [QUOTE="sun, post: 4173346, member: 11664"] I think that when Azzi gets more playing time and the minutes get distributed more equally over the next month, then statistical patterns will emerge that will indicate to Geno how to create his match ups and substitutions depending on the opponent and the situation. Basketball is a fluid game and Geno knows how to play it on the fly. There will be potential future tweeks & injuries & scheduling & game scenarios that will dictate the situational match ups. Each opponent can have different line up requirements, for instance depending on how each player is feeling & performing, and how far along they are in their rehab. Not only are there analytics, but coaches in nearly all sports rotate sitting down their stars to give them rest and to increase their production after they're put back into the line up. Some players seem to lose more of their mental focus and effectiveness the more that they play,, maybe because they exceed their optimum level of performance, or because some defenders apply more pressure than others. Geno will try to figure out a balance for the team that will keep them in harmony. The Big East is a perfect laboratory for experimenting with the line up. But the results in the Big East may not always reflect what Geno will do in the NCAA's since there will be tougher teams with more depth & talent. Then it will become more of a chess match. [/QUOTE]