As I see it, the coach is about winning, not punishing. We are in conference play, and you don't use "playing time" as an incentive to be good. If you are "bad", you get suspended, we know that. If a player is causing dissent, he coach has to deal with that. But when we are in a conference game, the task is to win. Once again, I go back to what I said in the past: The biggest problem is figuring out who to play.
Walsh is a major-major player. He can handle the ball, shoot 3 pointers, drive the basket. He is solid. Tree is a monster under the boards. Gilliam knows how to score, something we have lacked at times in the past. Q is awesome, not the worlds best point guard, but a super shooter and defender. Harney is the future for sure. If he develops, he has the size, athletics, and shot to get to the NBA, I kid you not. Remember, for BB purposes, he is a freshman. Now the problem is, AA and Zeke are going to be in there for as long as they stay out of foul trouble, that leaves three more guys on the court. But I just mentioned FIVE guys who can do great things for us, PLUS Nitro and Nik. Yikes, SEVEN PLAYERS FOR THREE SLOTS.
Now I know I am a pessimist, so in that spirit, I think as time goes on the seniors need to get less playing time and the frosh more. Because the seniors (Nitro and Nik) won't be here next year. We need to assure our dominance for the next three years, and that means the other guys MUST play.
We have played a few "major" teams this year. Does anyone think that there is a program that would not jump at the chance to grab Harney or Tree? Are you kidding? They ARE going to be big stars as juniors and seniors. I want it to be at Akron.