All of the Final Four teams hardly play their bench
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You still need to get young kids game reps, however. Hyatt will be an important part of the team next year. Longterm growth doesn't happen without some kind of game time.
I don’t think Montez played at the “level” expected as a 4 star recruit. He ended up leaving because he didn’t have a spot in the rotation.
In the Final Four games Saturday:
Villanova - all 5 starters played over 31 minutes with one bench player playing over 2 minutes.
Kansas - all 5 starters played over 29 minutes with 2 bench players playing over 9 minutes.
North Carolina - all 5 starters played over 33 minutes (two played 40 minutes) with one bench player playing over 3 minutes.
Duke - all 5 starters played over 17 minutes (one 38 and one 39) and only two bench players played, but they each were over 14 minutes. This seemed to be because one of the starters (Williams) was in foul trouble.
Pretty amazing how little the Final Four teams played their benches. And Duke, the team that gave the most minutes to their bench (43 minutes) lost. Crazy!
Rutgers is not the only team in the 2022 NCAA's that didn't play their bench much. That being said, RU really needs to improve their bench.
Villanova - all 5 starters played over 31 minutes with one bench player playing over 2 minutes.
Kansas - all 5 starters played over 29 minutes with 2 bench players playing over 9 minutes.
North Carolina - all 5 starters played over 33 minutes (two played 40 minutes) with one bench player playing over 3 minutes.
Duke - all 5 starters played over 17 minutes (one 38 and one 39) and only two bench players played, but they each were over 14 minutes. This seemed to be because one of the starters (Williams) was in foul trouble.
Pretty amazing how little the Final Four teams played their benches. And Duke, the team that gave the most minutes to their bench (43 minutes) lost. Crazy!
Rutgers is not the only team in the 2022 NCAA's that didn't play their bench much. That being said, RU really needs to improve their bench.
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Duke player goes under the screen when Love hit the decisive 3. The individual skill level was off the charts in the game. The attention and effort on D was not off the charts.
Elite players are difference makers which explains why the blue blood programs have played in so many final four games.
