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  • #1

    Fresh Legs

    A two-day average of minutes played per player (rounded up for .5)

    UNI
    34- Ahelegbe
    26- Koch
    26- Moran
    24- O'Rear
    23- Brown
    22- Farokhmanesh
    22- Dunham
    20- Eglseder
    3-.. Rodenberg
    1-.. Haak

    Ill State
    33- Eldridge
    31- Phillips
    28- Holloway
    26- Odiakosa
    26- Oguchi
    22- Rubin
    21- Sampay
    8-.. Odzic
    2-.. Shipley
    2-.. Robinson
    1-.. Holtz

    Obviously, Kwadzo is playing alot of minutes for UNI, and he is the key guy for UNI right now with getting the offense going, but Jake has done a great job of distributing the minutes. Eglseder is the guy who would probably have the most affect of 3 games in 3 days, but at 20 minutes per game, he seems to be fairly rested and another 20 minutes Sunday should be just fine. Illinois State is playing Osiris and Phillips over 30 minutes/game...and Holloway isn't too far behind at 28 min/game.

    One thought process is that UNI is getting ready to play their 3rd game in 48 hours, while Illinois State will play their 3rd game in 39 hours (taking 'springing forward' into consideration). How much will this play into UNI's favor?
    The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.
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  • #2
    Re: Fresh Legs

    Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone View Post
    How much will this play into UNI's favor?
    I don't know . . . in this case, minutes played may be a bit overrated. We're much deeper than they are, but they've got 7 pretty good players that are used to playing the minutes AND who are going to be out for blood after getting swept by us . . . they're going to be ready to play, especially after getting embarrassed by Drake last year in the championship game.

    This is so damn close I can taste it . . . we can beat these guys a third time, I know we can. It'd suck to have the season we had, only to have Illinois State as the only team representing this conference in the Dance.

    Play our style, and we'll put ourselves in a position to win.

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    • #3
      Re: Fresh Legs

      Originally posted by Panthers to the Bone View Post
      A two-day average of minutes played per player (rounded up for .5)

      UNI
      34- Ahelegbe
      26- Koch
      26- Moran
      24- O'Rear
      23- Brown
      22- Farokhmanesh
      22- Dunham
      20- Eglseder
      3-.. Rodenberg
      1-.. Haak

      Ill State
      33- Eldridge
      31- Phillips
      28- Holloway
      26- Odiakosa
      26- Oguchi
      22- Rubin
      21- Sampay
      8-.. Odzic
      2-.. Shipley
      2-.. Robinson
      1-.. Holtz

      Obviously, Kwadzo is playing alot of minutes for UNI, and he is the key guy for UNI right now with getting the offense going, but Jake has done a great job of distributing the minutes. Eglseder is the guy who would probably have the most affect of 3 games in 3 days, but at 20 minutes per game, he seems to be fairly rested and another 20 minutes Sunday should be just fine. Illinois State is playing Osiris and Phillips over 30 minutes/game...and Holloway isn't too far behind at 28 min/game.

      One thought process is that UNI is getting ready to play their 3rd game in 48 hours, while Illinois State will play their 3rd game in 39 hours (taking 'springing forward' into consideration). How much will this play into UNI's favor?
      i am not sure.

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      • #4
        Re: Fresh Legs

        Adrenaline takes over at this point...fatigue won't play as great of an effect as it would. Both teams had easier Semifinal games to rest players more. Adrenaline is the 6th man today.

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        • #5
          Re: Fresh Legs

          Fresh legs? Osiris seemed to be in need of some fresh legs a minute into overtime. He played a heck of a game, but Illinois State's depth was not enough today, IMO, as UNI used their balanced depth to stay fresh and hit their FT's and jumpers late.

          All five of ILSU's starters played 30+ minutes...their top reserve played 29. UNI had 9 guys play double digit minutes. This was a great display of team defense and depth as UNI was able to overcome the more athleticly inclined Redbirds.
          The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice, clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. Fire goes before Him, and consumes his foes on every side; His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles; the mountains melt like wax before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim His righteousness and all peoples will see His glory.

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          • #6
            Re: Fresh Legs

            The cramp he got in OT - which could be attributed to a short night after a long weekend - was really a tough break for ISU. I don't want to think about what happens if he can play the whole overtime.

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