Most teams go with a 6, 7 or 8-man rotation by the time the conference season starts.

These guys all average more than 15 minutes per game, and would make a solid 8-man rotation for us, with 3 post players and 5 guards/wings:
31.0 mpg. Bradley
30.3 mpg. South
29.3 mpg. Anticevich
26.5 mpg. Brown
24.0 mpg. Kelly
21.8 mpg. Austin
15.7 mpg. Harris-Dyson
15.3 mpg. Thiemann

We have 3 potential candidates for a regular 4th post who'd probably get about 10 mpg:
12.0 mpg. Gordon
3.0 mpg. Kuany
2.0 mpg. Thorpe

We also have some candidates for minutes on the wing at the 3-spot, but they'd have to show significant improvement to be worthy of taking minutes from the five established guards:
3.0 mpg. Klonaras
3.0 mpg. Kuany

Going 10-deep against Duke, would leave us relatively fresh the next day for Texas or Georgetown.

Seeing this as a rebuilding year, I'd like to see a continuing emphasis on developing the freshmen and sophomores by playing a deeper bench. Of course it's tempting to play for more wins now by just playing your best 6, 7 or 8. Hopefully Fox will find time for his younger prospects in his game plans.

R90 said:

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Most teams go with a 6, 7 or 8-man rotation by the time the conference season starts.

These guys all average more than 15 minutes per game, and would make a solid 8-man rotation for us, with 3 post players and 5 guards/wings:
31.0 mpg. Bradley
30.3 mpg. South
29.3 mpg. Anticevich
26.5 mpg. Brown
24.0 mpg. Kelly
21.8 mpg. Austin
15.7 mpg. Harris-Dyson
15.3 mpg. Thiemann

We have 3 potential candidates for a regular 4th post who'd probably get about 10 mpg:
12.0 mpg. Gordon
3.0 mpg. Kuany
2.0 mpg. Thorpe

We also have some candidates for minutes on the wing at the 3-spot, but they'd have to show significant improvement to be worthy of taking minutes from the five established guards:
3.0 mpg. Klonaras
3.0 mpg. Kuany

Going 10-deep against Duke, would leave us relatively fresh the next day for Texas or Georgetown.

Seeing this as a rebuilding year, I'd like to see a continuing emphasis on developing the freshmen and sophomores by playing a deeper bench. Of course it's tempting to play for more wins now by just playing your best 6, 7 or 8. Hopefully Fox will find time for his younger prospects in his game plans.

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We will likely have plenty of opportunities to go deeper into the bench for Thursday's game.

Waaay to early to do this, but based on 4 games and how Fox is coaching, I think Austin and Thiemann will see their minutes go down as Kuany and Thorpe see their minutes go up.

BeachedBear said:

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Waaay to early to do this, but based on 4 games and how Fox is coaching, I think Austin and Thiemann will see their minutes go down as Kuany and Thorpe see their minutes go up.

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I think you're right about Austin and Thiemann though it may be a little early to say with Kuany and Thorpe. I'd add Gordon too to the list of those who I'd expect to see fewer minutes.

I thought that Gordon would play a more elevated role on this team. Is it still the remnants of the injury?

No Although he is tentative at times

Just as addendum to my previous comment: I think it's smart for Fox to play a deep bench at this point in the season. With a new coach and a lot of new players, guys are gonna get more rope to show how they can perform and in what roles. This is a luxury you get early on basketball that you dont get in football. But once we get closer to conference play, i suspect Fox will make some of the minutes adjustments that we're discussing. Not necessary that that happen now.

parentswerebears said:

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I thought that Gordon would play a more elevated role on this team. Is it still the remnants of the injury?

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It is early, but it looks as though Gordon's minutes increasing may depend on him making his three point shots.. He went 2-2 in his first game but hasn't made any since. He shot free throws well last year and this year, close to 80%, so you might see him in close games where the opponent is looking to foul on purpose to get the ball back. His rebounding is good, about 8 per 40 minutes. If he could make his threes consistently coming in cold off the bench, he could become a real asset. If he could drive more and get to the free throw line, that would be a plus.