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So is the ranking on how many total minutes they have played or how much they play this season? Either way, I don't see Warlick here. For me the real issue this season is how many guys play, not the amount of minutes they play. We saw several A-10 games where Schertz didn't sub once in the 2nd half. In a season with literally nothing to play for after the Thames injury. I decided not to renew based on what I saw last season. I like Schertz as a coach and a guy but rotating guys and keeping them fresh may be his kryptonite. I certainly hope McCottry is playing more than Anya (max 15mpg on a good team). Dunlap should be better than both of them if healthy.

Welp, that went downhill quickly. It's still Easter. Happy Easter. Let's just fight over basketball!

Nobody is doubting this. But if it's the case, the deeper pocketed teams will simply pick up the transfers. So it's either get deeper pockets, be superior at identifying talent, or convince guys to stay. Those are the three paths to success. If you want SLU to finish between 4th and 8th in the A-10 every season, this is the path: constantly reshuffle the lineup, bury guys on the bench who might be able to play and want to stay, and fail to bring in any top 100 talent.

Do you want to be a program that consistently reshuffles 80-90% of the lineup every year, even though their resources indicate they'll be somewhere between 60th and 120th in an average season, or do you want to be a program that builds and develops players? There's absolutely zero point in Schertz bringing in freshman if they're just going to leave every spring. Zero point. He will never get top 100 players. We can point to McCottry but that guy was glued to the bench until Dotzler got injured and Hughes quit. And Schertz still played Kobe Johnson 3x as much. SLU can never be good if they don't develop their own players. Never. I think he runs a great system and has a great staff but if he can't figure out how to keep guys from leaving, he will not succeed. It's an overwhelmingly obvious point.

There's no 10mpg for Schertz. You are either one of the 6-7 rotation guys or you play zero minutes. Multiple games last year he made zero second-half subs.

I thought the whole point was that you earn your PT in practice. "Hey Max, we're hoping to recruit someone who's better than you." Isn't that encouraging, as opposed to "We're recruiting someone who you're definitely better than, so just take it easy this summer." Schertz gushed about Pikkar (and Dotzler). Either he's as full of sh-t as Ford was, or he's not creating good relationships with certain players.

Schertz isn't going to play the frosh 10 minutes/game. He wants a super tight rotation even for a team with no hope of the NCAA tourney. Next year he'll prefer to play Anya 34 mpg than let any of the underclassmen develop. I see no path forward if he doesn't change his thinking on playing time.

Yes, meant to say "unathletic." Too small and too slow.

If we keep everyone else, it's a massive win. I would have liked to hold on to Dotzler but maybe the medical outlook was bleaker than anyone realizes. Brockhoff had a nice collection of skills but was just too small and athletic to rebound and protect the rim in the A-10.

How would McCottry, glued to the bench in November, be "locked in" to the 2 guard spot over a player who was in the rotation before injured? Why would Dotzler be afraid of the competition to play the 1 or 2 guard when that competition is McCottry and a bunch of freshman. Maybe Dotzler, who was labeled as this totally awesome guy who was already married and a devout Christian decides to bail for reasons we'll never know. But the most probably reason is that he didn't like the coach and/or the school. If Schertz is some master of the portal who's going to recruit awesome players, that's great, but if he is what he says he is, someone interested in developing guys and trying to develop cohesion, it can't but reflect badly on him because Dotzler is one of those guys.

I think people on the board are minimizing the Dotzler news. He was definitely a top 7 rotation guy before all of the injuries to the team. He was slated to be a starter when McCotry was nailed to the bench and Warlick was told to redshirt. He was also a strong HS player who went to a perennial tourney team in Creighton who was top 25 his frosh year. He came to SLU to play and develop his game. Unless the injury is horrific, in which case it's unethical to run him out, I'd bet almost 100% that it was his choice to leave. And it reflects negatively on Schertz that Dotzler is leaving. Dotzler is precisely the kind of talent that should come here and develop. Casey looked incredibly unathletic in every appearance and it appears unlikely he makes an impact anywhere below low-major. No surprise. Assuming Brockhoff is next. I personally like Schertz but I think his job is on the line over the next month. If he can't bring in talent now, he never will. And if he can't convince guys to stay now, he never will.

The team won. Exerted more energy than they needed to after a hot start but they trailed about two total minutes. Loyola is comparatively ranked on Kenpom and looking to avenge the thumping they took on 3/1. It's a 50/50 game but we have the best players. Then it's a balls out game, most likely vs. VCU. I really hope the Schertz considers playing Warlick more in that game. His physicality was key in the victory over VCU.

The key is to come out ready to play. Most teams aren't used to playing this early. Davidson/Richmond was a rock fight. If the score is 7-8 at the 12 minute timeout, it's a bad sign. Hit them hard, take care of the ball, and get up early. Easier said than done. Whatever advantage we have over a team that played yesterday, Loyola will have tomorrow.

The key is to come out ready to play. Most teams aren't used to playing this early. Davidson/Richmond was a rock fight. If the score is 7-8 at the 12 minute timeout, it's a bad sign. Hit them hard, take care of the ball, and get up early. Easier said than done. Whatever advantage we have over a team that played yesterday, Loyola will have tomorrow.

This is kind of a silly point. Goodwin has been playing great for them. Full stop. He's played a ton of minutes because he's helping them win. Reddick has said he's a part of their rotation going forward. Goodwin is at the margins of the NBA for one reason: shooting. At most other things, he's above average, even for the NBA (rebounding, team defense, intangibles)