I think the return of Samson opens up that possibility but for now id say no. It puts too much pressure on other teams. Sanogo is a load to deal with then he sits and now you have to deal with a 7 footer whos a another load to deal with.
As I have watched the games this year is that we are very good and very deep. No let up all game, and our opponents are ready to tap out some time in the final 5 minutes of the game.
Iowa State had the air going out of their tires at the end of that game. You could see it.
Sanogo is a load to deal with. At least 2 of the defenders are on heightened alert to switch, defend collapse and double (triple?) on him every minute he is in.
Then he sits and DC comes in. And the game continues but now at a higher altitude.
Exhausting to have to play that way. And as the game winds down, and the defenders are starting to really suck air, Sanogo comes back in, refreshed and ready to speed things back up.
And the defensive game plan is in pieces.
There may be some opportunities to present that dominant double post look, but we have a tremendous endurance advantage platooning them as we are doing now.
And until we start to have issues with this approach, we're I Coach Hurley, it would take some triggering event, a game where this current approach demonstrably failed, to get me to change.
Imagine if we had 2 exceptional PGs, and they were being effectively platooned, would we be craving the opportunity to see both on the court at the same time?
After all, you can only score once on each possession, no matter who is on the floor together.
