Elephant in the room
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Because Frazier is better. Solomon is also better defensively and in the post. Sibley is solid, it`s a good thing that the team is strong enough that the best returning player is coming off the bench and being productive.
This might become a issue later. I know if I was Sibley I wouldn't be happy. Sibley did end up playing more though.
Yeah i feel like with this team, it really does not matter who starts. Most of them are going to play significant minutes. Silbley played 30 minutes against Texas. He just has to knock down open shots when he is in there.
He has also played more or equal minutes than Frazier and Solomon in every game this season. So I do not think it is that big of a deal that he is not starting.
If he is playing more minutes, then why doesn't he start?? I dont understand why coaches do this.
Hence the reason you aren’t a coach.
There are a few reasons why a coach might choose to bring someone solid off the bench. I’ll let you figure them out if you want to.
A lot of coaches have one of the five best players as the sixth man. One of the reasons that Fanatico references above is that it gives the team a lift off if the bench. OT, for example, was sixth man for BCG's NCAA Tournament team. Also, there's an old saying: "it's not who starts the game, it's who finishes it."
Golding has also mentioned having to slide Sibley back over to the 4 with dos Anjos being out. From what we've seen so far, Frazier looks like a better option at the 3 any way. Frazier has been a pleasant surprise up to this point.
I honestly don't know why I keep commenting on this, but here are two more points:
- In Doc Sadler's first season we were playing Southern Illinois in the finals of one the early season exempt tournaments, haven beaten ASU the night before. We were killing them to start the game. Sadler then took OT, JW, and Fili out and substituted in Stanley Branch, Kelvin Davis, and Vernon Carr. We quickly lost the lead and the momentum, and ended up losing the game. Now while it was obviously a mistake to sub out all three of our best players at once, it also hurt not having any punch off of the bench.
- Sibley has seemed to adjust well to the assignment. Last night he scored 13 points on 6-9 shooting, and had 2 assists and 4 board in 19 minutes. It's certainly possible that Golding has explained Sibley's role on the team to him and he has accepted it.
Simple answer, it extends depth and is working so far. No issue or “elephant in the room”
Billy G refused to start OT even though he was our most prolific scorer. I think he just liked the idea of bringing our "secret weapon" in off the bench.
I remember when Tim Floyd benched Randy Culpepper, and let's not forget Poppavich with Ginobili. Like I said I dont understand the logic in not starting your best player. Maybe it's a teaching tactic?? But coaches these days need to be careful with that tactic. Now with the transfer portal, a player might not feel like being coached, and decide to just transfer.
Sibley isn't close to our best player. Although he has the potential. He obviously doesn't have the confidence.
Probably doesn't have enough Instagram followers to start
A) He’s transitioning to a new role.
UTEP’s Jamari Sibley makes transition to small forward position
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – There’s now less than 30 days before UTEP opens year two of the Joe Golding era on the road at Texas. With 13 new players on the roster, the Miners will lean on …
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B) I can’t find the article but he seems to do better coming off the bench.
Bro, you're the one that brought that into the equation, so don't be surprised by the math.
Some of us think that digging up old threads every day got old. Quick. Like, after the first time type of quick.
What a disappointment he has been. All the talent in the world... just not coming together.
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