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it really turns into a debate about the value of minutes within the game. are all minutes created equal, or are late game minutes more valuable?
on the surface you would think you want to optimize total minutes played. pulling gilbert and akok early backfired in this respect, as they ended the game with fouls to give.
however both players were available for the late game push. pulling them early worked in this respect.
it ends up being an optimization problem based on the particular player, opponent, and how the game is being called. i don’t think any absolute rule will ever work (e.g. always pull with 2 fouls in first half). the coach has to make a decision based on the factors above.
unfortunately, things didn’t break the right way for us last night, but hindsight is often 20/20 in these types of arguments.
on the surface you would think you want to optimize total minutes played. pulling gilbert and akok early backfired in this respect, as they ended the game with fouls to give.
however both players were available for the late game push. pulling them early worked in this respect.
it ends up being an optimization problem based on the particular player, opponent, and how the game is being called. i don’t think any absolute rule will ever work (e.g. always pull with 2 fouls in first half). the coach has to make a decision based on the factors above.
unfortunately, things didn’t break the right way for us last night, but hindsight is often 20/20 in these types of arguments.