SoonerNorm
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Some have suggested both play at the same time. Of course, some others think that whatever Sherri does is always the right thing to do because she is a Hall of Fame coach.
ViVi is playing 15.8 minutes per game while Kaylon is playing 19. Of the starters, Kaylon is playing the fewest minutes.
ViVi is averaging 8.5 PPG while Kaylon is averaging 12.3 PPG
ViVi is averaging 5.3 RPG and Kaylon is at 7 RPG
Those numbers are pretty good for the limited minutes they play.
Of all players who have shot at least 20 field goal attempts, those two have the highest FG shooting percentages at 70 and 56% respectively.
I realize that conditioning is not good with ViVi and Kaylon. The obvious questions are, why is the conditioning so bad? Was Sherri aware that some of the players were not putting in the effort to improve their conditioning during the summer? What did she do about it? Did she have those two doing extra running and conditioning drills once practices first began and she saw their conditioning was in poor shape? Doubtful that anyone here knows. We do know that when athletes are preparing for the upcoming season, someone needs to make sure all players are doing what is required for them to be in great shape to perform at a high level for whatever time they are on the court/field. I don't think there is a question that someone dropped the ball (no pun intended).
The next question is, would the team be better off if those two players were each playing 25 minutes per game while playing the 4 and 5 together. IF they could play the extended minutes and if their percentages stayed the same, ViVi could possibly be averaging approx 12 PPG and 8 RPG. Likewise, Kaylon could possibly average approx. 15 PPG and 9 RPG.
The last but, perhaps most important consideration is, could ViVi or Kaylon guard the PF position. I think the answer to that is no, in most cases. Maddie's strength is not that of a defender but she is certainly quicker than ViVi/Kaylon which gives her the advantage.
So, while we would be better off from an offensive and rebounding standpoint to play ViVi and Kaylon together, we would probably come out on the short end defensively.
Thoughts?
ViVi is playing 15.8 minutes per game while Kaylon is playing 19. Of the starters, Kaylon is playing the fewest minutes.
ViVi is averaging 8.5 PPG while Kaylon is averaging 12.3 PPG
ViVi is averaging 5.3 RPG and Kaylon is at 7 RPG
Those numbers are pretty good for the limited minutes they play.
Of all players who have shot at least 20 field goal attempts, those two have the highest FG shooting percentages at 70 and 56% respectively.
I realize that conditioning is not good with ViVi and Kaylon. The obvious questions are, why is the conditioning so bad? Was Sherri aware that some of the players were not putting in the effort to improve their conditioning during the summer? What did she do about it? Did she have those two doing extra running and conditioning drills once practices first began and she saw their conditioning was in poor shape? Doubtful that anyone here knows. We do know that when athletes are preparing for the upcoming season, someone needs to make sure all players are doing what is required for them to be in great shape to perform at a high level for whatever time they are on the court/field. I don't think there is a question that someone dropped the ball (no pun intended).
The next question is, would the team be better off if those two players were each playing 25 minutes per game while playing the 4 and 5 together. IF they could play the extended minutes and if their percentages stayed the same, ViVi could possibly be averaging approx 12 PPG and 8 RPG. Likewise, Kaylon could possibly average approx. 15 PPG and 9 RPG.
The last but, perhaps most important consideration is, could ViVi or Kaylon guard the PF position. I think the answer to that is no, in most cases. Maddie's strength is not that of a defender but she is certainly quicker than ViVi/Kaylon which gives her the advantage.
So, while we would be better off from an offensive and rebounding standpoint to play ViVi and Kaylon together, we would probably come out on the short end defensively.
Thoughts?