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Let's make this a thread to discuss games, transactions, etc. I encourage the other teams to start ones too. That way the tens and tens of USBL fans can hang out together.
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Cagerz gagged a 51-39 halftime lead at home to their in-state rival Dodge City on Saturday night.
I missed the first half and the Cagerz missed the second. They stopped playing defense and settled for perimeter shots and rarely ran their offense.
I went to their shootaround earlier in the day and the coaches were stressing to run the offense inside out and to quit settling for jump shots early in the shot clock. They did pretty much the opposite while I was watching.
I am finally beginning to few people who agree that they're trying to play too many people, though I'm not sure they're any more basketball savvy than yours truly.
It IS a development league, so you want to see all the guys get opportunities, but the fans like to see wins, so a coach is in the proverbial rock and a hard place.
My starting five
PG - Pace
SG - B. Thomas or House
SF - Richardson
PF - Davis
C - Miller
I think Thomas is working himself into shape and he may hit the starting lineup later. I plunk Davis into the frontcourt over James Williams, who plays hard but right now not particularly well.
Maybe Harvey Thomas is not doing the little things, but I think he should get more minutes. He just seems to have some energy to him.
Anthony Richardson has been outstanding offensively.
Cagerz took 17 three-pointers and missed 15.
nksports
04-29-2007, 11:47 PM
I plunk Davis into the frontcourt over James Williams, who plays hard but right not particularly well.
I've only seen box scores, and I realize he's a fan favorite and a hard-luck story, but you might be able to confirm (or deny) my fears that Williams' best days might be behind him. (It might be a couple weeks at least if I'm able to get up that way).
There's a spot for him on the team, I just think his minutes are little high, especially with some other guys who could probably use some more playing time.
He played well down the stretch last season and maybe he'll get things going.
Maybe he'd be better as a reserve than a starter.
In looking at the stats, the Cagerz miss too many free throws.
In today's paper Flax says there may be some changes in the starting lineup tonight.
My guess is House is out, BT is in. And maybe Davis starts for Williams.
Close game, but aside from some outstanding shooting by the Storm early I didn't think either team was impressive.
Storm was up 21-4 at one point as Kansas missed 10 of their first 11 shots.
Plavich and Davis got the starts and did nothing.
Anthony Richardson saved the Cagerz, again, with 27 points. He reminds me a bit of Jeremee McGuire -- real thin, athletic, super quiet off the court, nice arching shot.
Jason Miller plays hard, though his perimeter game has not come around.
I must totally be missing the boat on Harvey Thomas who played just 7 minutes. He, again, played hard, got his hands on some balls and dug in on defense, but didn't play at all in the second half.
Davis started, played 6 minutes, did not play again.
James Williams played just 7 minutes.
After trying to get a lot of guys a lot of minutes, Flax really shortened the bench last night.
Will be interesting to see how things play out this weekend.
Larry House: 19 points off the bench
Richardson: 27 points on 8 of 17 shooting; 11 of 13 free throws
Miller 15 points, 9 rebounds
Marcus Campbell gave Cagerz fits, especially early: 24 points, 16 rebounds.
Quannas White: 14 points, 8 rebounds, but I've seen him play better.
Oklahoma had 28 turnovers. Kansas 17, and just four after halftime.
Officials: Bob Morrison (didn't recognize him, don't need to see him again) and Al Steed.
Cagerz storm back, sink Storm
By BOB DAVIDSON
Salina Journal
The referees showed up and the Kansas Cagerz played a basketball game.
Well, at least three quarters of a game. Their first quarter effort would barely qualify as playing.
Led by Anthony Richardson from start to finish, and huge second-half efforts from Larry House and Jason Miller, the Cagerz rallied from a horrendous first quarter, took control in the fourth quarter, and hung on for a 96-88 United States Basketball League victory Wednesday night at the Bicentennial Center.
Richardson led Kansas (4-1) with a game-high 27 points to go along with three rebounds, five assists and three steals. House had 19 -- 17 in the second half -- and Miller 15 -- 12 after intermission.
The Cagerz were back on the court two days after their game against Dodge City was postponed because the USBL failed to assign officials for the game. Wednesday, veteran refs Al Steed and Bob Morrison were ready well before the tip-off.
The Cagerz couldn't say the same.
Oklahoma hit seven of its first nine shots and bolted to a 21-4 lead with 5 minutes, 36 seconds left in the quarter. The Cagerz missed 10 of their first 11 shots and appeared dazed and confused.
"Horrible start," Kansas coach Francis Flax said. "We tweaked the starting lineup because that was the five we thought was doing to the best in practice. It didn't work out that way."
Flax moved Brendan Plavich and Lionel Davis into starting roles while relegating James Williams and House to the bench. Plavich and Davis were a combined 1 of 9 shooting before exiting.
"They were making a lot of shots and were shooting a high percentage," Richardson said. "I thought we were playing pretty good (defense), but we weren't finishing on the opposite end with the shots we had."
The Cagerz finally began to awaken the last 4 minutes of the period and trailed 29-19 entering the second quarter. An 8-0 Kansas run made it 41-37 with 3:15 left before intermission, but the Storm outscored the Cagerz 6-0 the rest of the way and led 47-37 at the break. The Cagerz missed three shots, two free throws, turned it over twice and were called for two technical fouls -- one on Richardson and one on Flax after Richardson's shot under the basket was blocked on what appeared to be a foul.
It was a different Kansas team in the second half as Flax opted to go with essentially a six-man rotation. House and Billy Thomas started in place of Plavich and Davis, and the primary substitute was center Darrell Johns, who spelled Miller.
"We needed this win and we were willing to do whatever it takes to get it," Flax said. "We found a combination of guys who, more or less, matched up with them. That was part of it. Oklahoma is a small ballclub."
The Cagerz opened the third quarter with a 13-7 surge, and took their first lead on a Richardson layup with 2:25 left in the period.
Oklahoma led 63-62 entering the fourth quarter, but a 17-10 Kansas run -- 13 from Richardson and House -- gave the Cagerz 79-73 lead with 5 1/2 minutes left. Oklahoma stayed within striking distance, but got no closer than three.
Richardson scored 18 in the second half, House 17 and Miller 12.
"This was Larry's chance to prove his worth," Flax said. "He really came through the way he should. We expect this from him every night.
"What I liked about Anthony was, when the game was on the line, he tried to be involved in every play. We haven't had anybody, up to now, who wanted the ball in their hands to make something happen."
Richardson said it was matter of being patient.
"We've been playing basketball for a long time, we've got a lot of veterans on this team," he said. "It never really crossed our minds that we were down that so early. We knew there was a lot of time and we'd chip away at it.
"What really did it was we stepped on defense and we started making them work at the other end of the court."
Oklahoma shot 57 percent from the field in the first half, but finished the game at 41.2 percent. The Cagerz shot 40.5 percent from the game and were 29 of 40 from the free throw line -- a marked improvement from the first half when they were 9 of 17.
Marcus Campbell, Oklahoma's 7-1 center, led the Storm with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Tony Harris 16 and Quannas White 14.
The Cagerz hit the road for the second time this season when they at Dodge City tonight. Tip-off is 7 p.m. in the Civic Center.
"We're looking for payback from our only loss of the season (to Dodge City) and we're looking forward to it," Richardson said.
Well, I can stop my campaign for more minutes for Harvey Thomas.
He has been released.
Man, from veteran's camp star to first cut in just a matter of weeks.
The player they're bringing will help (not sure Cagerz have made official announcement so I won't spoil their fun) but he'll need a lot more than the 6 minutes per game Thomas was getting.
After yet another painfully slow start, the Cagerz win 98-87.
Cagerz trailed 26-18 after one quarter, then outscore Storm by 19 over final three quarters, including 24-14 in the fourth.
Larry House had 18 points including a run of 10 or so at one point in the second half. And he had 11 boards. But he made just 3 of 11 free throws.
Billy Thomas had a solid game, the Cagerz are just better when he's on the floor. He had 21 points, seven boards and three assists.
Oklahoma's Anthony Terrell was a beast with 26 points and 13 boards. He just didn't have a lot of help. Quannas White played very little, not sure why but hopefully TEN can fill us in.
Story is that the Cagerz will have TWO new high-level players by the end of the week. If that happens it will be interesting to see how the roster shakes out.
Cagerz win home game in front of about 400 to 500 fans, smallest crowd I've seen in a while, BUT the weather here is crazy, it was a 4 p.m. Sunday start and I think Cagerz fans are tired of Dodge already.
I believe I heard this was the first of eight more home games against DC. Attendance will become anemic by the time this ends.
Game was rather dull, teams are probably already bored too, especially knowing that many more matchups lie ahead.
I scooted before grabbing a box so I don't know who did what.
Sheldon Pace and Billy Thomas played well, may have been Pace's best game.
Lionel Davis is the new Harvey Thomas, low minutes while watching other post players do very little. I'm guessing his days are numbered because I don't see James Williams or Darrell Johns being whacked.
Then again, Davis needs to make better use of his minutes. He has fumble fingers, much like Johns and Williams. The Cagerz are sloppy in their post play.
But thing about the game is that it was a chance to get beer on Sunday. Heck, they should promote Sunday Beer!
Quannas tweaked his ankle and couldn't go after the first six minutes....
Anthony Terrell is going to be a good one for us....He played twice this weekend and hasn't practiced yet...He will be better when they can run plays for him...We are also probably going to add a couple this weekend...
Cagerz laid a big egg last night in front of about 500 people.
This is one of the most average DC teams I can remember, and the Cagerz are 1-3 against them.
Scoring just 80 points in a game in this league in 2007 is absurd.
Billy Thomas and Jason Miller played hard the whole way as usual.
Sheldon Pace, Lionel Davis and James Williams are literally playing for their jobs, and they performed like they did not give a damn.
I'd cut all three now. Let Michael Lee handle the PG until a veteran can be found, and maybe they just go without a true PG.
I haven't seen anybody use much defensive pressure so Billy Thomas or Brendan Plavich could probably handle PG in a pinch. And if the Cagerz bring in even of the two players they've been talking with, they'd be fine.
Plavich hasn't not much to save his job, except that he does put in an honest effort and maybe, maybe one day he'll find his stroke. If not, it's hard to justify keeping him on the roster.
So far, this team has been consistent only in its medicority. Something is missing, not sure what it is.
Cagerz cut best friends Lionel Davis and Sheldon Pace.
AJ is set to return, possibly this weekend and there is hope that Keith Langford joins up next week.
If this happens, the Cagerz would have to be considered the favorite to win it all unless other teams do similar upgrades.
nksports
05-10-2007, 04:31 PM
I see they still have two KW players on the roster, not that I've seen them in many box scores. I know that Flax has a soft spot in his heart for the locals, but they aren't getting much PT, and I'm sure there are more productive players out there (on the other hand, they probably aren't getting paid that much and being used as practice players).
I see they still have two KW players on the roster, not that I've seen them in many box scores. I know that Flax has a soft spot in his heart for the locals, but they aren't getting much PT, and I'm sure there are more productive players out there (on the other hand, they probably aren't getting paid that much and being used as practice players).
They only have about 3 minutes total between them and Smith hasn't played.
And you're right, not much money and they do not travel.
Ken, Steelheads fan
05-10-2007, 05:11 PM
Cagerz cut best friends Lionel Davis and Sheldon Pace.
AJ is set to return, possibly this weekend and there is hope that Keith Langford joins up next week.
If this happens, the Cagerz would have to be considered the favorite to win it all unless other teams do similar upgrades.
Other teams (Steelheads in particular) will do similar upgrades. I can't wait to see those guys with the Chicago Bulls colors back in Gary. The outcome could be different this time around.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/kennethap/DSCI0219.jpg
...and where are those NBADL upgrades? ...and why doesn't Jon Jones suit-up?
Jon Jones?
The Cagerz had him for about a week a year or two ago and he just wasn't ready for this level.
Who would be suiting him up?
Some teams won't upgrade this season, I would guess, because enough money has been spent chasing what IMO will be a downgraded title.
I just want teams to get new players so we all don't have to watch the same guys about 12 games apiece.
Cagerz are close to announcing a third upgrade, which will be another boost.
Ken ... who are the NBDL upgrades you're hoping to see, or can you not say their names yet?
Ken, Steelheads fan
05-10-2007, 09:57 PM
Jon Jones?
The Cagerz had him for about a week a year or two ago and he just wasn't ready for this level.
Who would be suiting him up?
Some teams won't upgrade this season, I would guess, because enough money has been spent chasing what IMO will be a downgraded title.
I just want teams to get new players so we all don't have to watch the same guys about 12 games apiece.
Cagerz are close to announcing a third upgrade, which will be another boost.
Ken ... who are the NBDL upgrades you're hoping to see, or can you not say their names yet?
I've already mentioned Brian Chase and Renaldo Major. Hoping to see them in a Steelheads uniform. Isn't that Jon Jones in street clothes with the long hair and clipboard in the photo above? I remember him when he was with the Rockford Lightning.
I've already mentioned Brian Chase and Renaldo Major. Hoping to see them in a Steelheads uniform. Isn't that Jon Jones in street clothes with the long hair and clipboard in the photo above? I remember him when he was with the Rockford Lightning.
Bite your tongue. That's Johnny Jackson, the USBL's all-time leading rebounder and probably the most popular Cager ever. JJ did play for Rockford, not sure if Jones did.
I heard Chase was a little banged up. The Cagerz made some calls to him too. Hope somebody gets him, he's a good little player.
So is Major, but that guy is like a God in Dodge City. I believe they nicknamed him "The Mayor" because he is so beloved.
Ken, Steelheads fan
05-11-2007, 12:23 AM
Bite your tongue. That's Johnny Jackson, the USBL's all-time leading rebounder and probably the most popular Cager ever. JJ did play for Rockford, not sure if Jones did.
I heard Chase was a little banged up. The Cagerz made some calls to him too. Hope somebody gets him, he's a good little player.
So is Major, but that guy is like a God in Dodge City. I believe they nicknamed him "The Mayor" because he is so beloved.
Maybe I misspoke then. I know his first name is Jon and he played for the CBA Rockford Lightning.
Major is from the Gary area and was only on loan to Dodge City. Remember, Jamario Moon was like the moon and the stars to Albany too.
Maybe I misspoke then. I know his first name is Jon and he played for the CBA Rockford Lightning.
Major is from the Gary area and was only on loan to Dodge City. Remember, Jamario Moon was like the moon and the stars to Albany too.
Johnny Jackson is doing the assistant coach thing for a season while his achilles heals. He has long dreads which, unless he's grown them lately, Jon Jones does not sport.
Jones lasted about two games with the Cagerz. He just wasn't strong enough. I think it was in 2005 and it seems like the Cagerz went through about 35 guys that year.
I think Jones and Jackson might have the same agent.
Cagerz have brought back Nate Johnson (2005 USBL MVP) and Anthony Johnson (2006 all-league) and supposedly Keith Langford (averaged about 25 ppg in his short stint last season) is returning.
Cagerz are stacking the deck, it will be interesting to see how it plays out both for them and how other teams counter.
The ones most affected in minutes will be Billy Thomas, Anthony Richardson and Larry House.
Michael Lee and Brendan Plavich will be hanging on for roster spots, though I think Lee sticks.
Cagerz have three bigs: James Williams, Darrell Johns and Jason Miller. I can see Williams getting dumped and the team carrying a smaller, quicker roster.
We'll get our first look at the new Cagerz tonight/tomorrow in a couple of games with Brooklyn.
I'm hoping they just put Nate and Anthony into the starting lineup and let 'em log some big minutes.
Season is nearly a third of the way done and there's not much time left to mess with guys "earning" starting spots.
This team needs to get better at both ends in a hurry. They give up too many unanswered scoring runs of 10 to 15 points.
PG - Nate Johnson/Mike Lee
SG - Anthony Johnson/Billy Thomas/Larry House/Brendan Plavich
SF - Anthony Richardson
PF - Jason Miller/James Williamson
C - Darrell Johns
A couple of the SGs could move to SF, and obviously will.
Still no word on whether Langford shows, but if he does than Plavich is obviously gone, if he's not cut any way.
Williamson and Johns need to play better and make shots. They're never further than 10 feet from the hole and both are below 50 percent.
Miller plays hard, but his shooting is below 40 percent. He's better than that.
Wow, such a great first half followed by a pile of basketball doo-doo in the second.
Kansas puts up 58 first-half points by relentlessly attacking the cup.
Then it pitty-pats around in the second half, quits playing defense and chokes away a home game.
The post players need to make some post shots.
Cagerz are 5-3 at home, and they should have won all three that they lost and the ones they did win weren't exactly done in convincing fashion.
This team is missing something. Maybe after Nate and Anthony get a couple of games under their belts they provide "it."
PG - Nate Johnson/Brendan Plavich
SG - Anthony Johnson/Larry House
SF - Anthony Richardson/Johnny Jackson
PF - Jason Miller/James Williamson
C - Marcus Campbell
Darrell Johns and Billy Thomas are gone. Marcus Campbell and Johnny Jackson come aboard. Michael Lee goes to IR.
Great game, one of the best I've seen in a while.
Teams match up well, though Gary didn't get a lot of scoring out of a couple of their starters. Moon had just eight points and took but seven shots.
Edwards had 30 and was especially hot early. I think he hit his first four or five shots.
Kansas shot 50 percent for the game, you sure don't see that much. Richardson had 23, Nate Johnson 22, Anthony Johnson 18.
James Williams had his best game of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds, same numbers as Jason Miller.
The new guy Marcus Campbell had 10 points and 6 boards in 17 minutes.
Odd guy now appears to be Larry House. Lost his starting spot and played just 14 minutes. If he could play a little PG he'd be better off.
Larry House has left the Cagerz.
His playing time has been cut and he's lost his enthusiasm for the game.
A couple possible replacements have been mentioned, but with the status of the league I'm not sure spending $$ to win a watered down USBL title is worth it.
"The Steelheads have never fielded their anticipated roster for any game with the Cagerz. In the two losses at Salina, Gary played once again without center Chris Alexander (NBA tryouts) and guard Rob Griffin (injury). Guard Carl Edwards was limited to just nine minutes in the second road meeting due to injury, after scoring 30 points against the Cagerz the previous night."
I think Griffin has missed most of the season.
Cagerz played without Billy Thomas, who skipped town. They've been anticipating having Keith Langford all season. They anticipated having Cleotis Brown next week. They anticipated playing in a 10-team league.
Such is life in the USBL.
Kansas seems to have Gary's number at home and on the road.
Cagerz used basically eight players in Saturday's 113-99 win at Gary.
Richardson had 24 points and A. Johnson 21.
Kansas used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to run away to the win.
Ken, Steelheads fan
05-27-2007, 01:12 AM
Kansas seems to have Gary's number at home and on the road.
Cagerz used basically eight players in Saturday's 113-99 win at Gary.
Richardson had 24 points and A. Johnson 21.
Kansas used a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter to run away to the win.
Maybe Gary can't beat Kansas, but no one can beat us dancing...now two-step everybody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL4OMltR5Y
I didn't want to show-up any steppers tonight, so I didn't get out there on the court or hop unto my seat or dance in the aisles or...
Maybe Gary can't beat Kansas, but no one can beat us dancing...now two-step everybody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL4OMltR5Y
I didn't want to show-up any steppers tonight, so I didn't get out there on the court or hop unto my seat or dance in the aisles or...
That's awesome. What song is that?
Cagerz fans get the "YMCA" and "The Chicken Dance" which draws the little ones to the floor. I've suggested they add something for the teens, like "Walk It Out," but to no avail.
Ken, Steelheads fan
05-28-2007, 10:34 AM
That's awesome. What song is that?
Cagerz fans get the "YMCA" and "The Chicken Dance" which draws the little ones to the floor. I've suggested they add something for the teens, like "Walk It Out," but to no avail.
The song is one of the Slide songs out of Chicago and the dance is the New Slide...in other words, I don't really know. :rolleyes:
Teens are usually brought-out on court during timeouts for a dance-off and yes, the song is usually the Walk It Out. The YMCA and The Chicken Dance are NEVER played at Steelheads games, but are played EVERY game for Railcats baseball--go figure.
i-am-statboy
05-28-2007, 08:41 PM
Cagerz lose first game to Gary all year long, both at 11-7
Nate 17 to lead
37 percent shooting for the Cagerz, a 14-4 run in the fourth did them in.
Cagerz have a week off before playing at Brooklyn
i-am-statboy
05-28-2007, 08:43 PM
Cagerz pick up Steve Lepore (6-5 G Purdue) from Gary when Steelheads release him on Saturday. We'll see if he heads back to Salina with the team
Why pick this guy up?
Another guy who CAN'T make 3s but likes to shoot them.
i-am-statboy
05-30-2007, 11:28 PM
who knows, i just know he did. So does Sykes get on this message board too?
Cagerz have played 18 games and I bet he's done 15 of them.
Ken, Steelheads fan
05-31-2007, 10:31 AM
Why pick this guy up?
Another guy who CAN'T make 3s but likes to shoot them.
Steve Lapore has a quick release--beautiful shot, and played well against Jackson and Delaware. Played well in the scrimmage that I attended--a lot of guys played well in that scrimmage. When the competition got tougher though...
Steve Lapore has a quick release--beautiful shot, and played well against Jackson and Delaware. Played well in the scrimmage that I attended--a lot of guys played well in that scrimmage. When the competition got tougher though...
He played so well he ran both Jackson and Delaware out of the league!
Ken, Steelheads fan
06-09-2007, 03:03 AM
Maybe Gary can't beat Kansas, but no one can beat us dancing...now two-step everybody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL4OMltR5Y
That's awesome. What song is that?
Cagerz fans get the "YMCA" and "The Chicken Dance" which draws the little ones to the floor. I've suggested they add something for the teens, like "Walk It Out," but to no avail.
The song is the Cupid Shuffle, by Cupid...another Slide dance.
http://search.music.yahoo.com/search/?m=all&p=cupid+shuffle
My sister-in-law bought a ticket to the next Friday game simply because she thought she was going to have a chance to jam at halftime. I think there was an all female hot dog eating contest instead...oh well, I hope she wasn't TOO disappointed. Actually, EMT's may not be needed in Gary. If someone gets hurt, all you have to do is play the Cupid Shuffle over the PA and that person will rise and start dancing.
Well, I missed most the road radio broadcasts while down in Oklahoma (damn, can't wait for football), but it sounds like the Cagerz were stinky in crunch time ... again.
And last night, at home against Dodge, they frittered away a 10-point halftime lead.
Not sure what the problem is. For all the talented scorers they have, they rarely reach 100.
Many of their points come from the perimeter, they rarely get anything inside from their post people. (Campbell's OK, but his only move is an awkward hook shot. Miller's not a true post offensive threat. Williams plays hard, but has fewer moves than Campbell and JJ's best days are behind him.)
So if a guy or two is off from the outside, the offense sputters.
And they desperately need a second PG to back up Johnson. The signing of Cleotis Brown will help some in that department, but he too is primarily a combo 2-3.
This team is better than 11-11, and definitely better than 8-4 at home.
Two more games, two more losses.
In the words of Ron Simmons: "Damn."
Three more homes, get to see Oklahoma a couple more times and then another hookup with Dodge City. Whoo, hoo. The walkup crowds should be huge.
Anybody know why Gary surrendered its Wednesday spot on the schedule?
It wasn't easy, especially after falling behind by 15 points to a team that is winless on the road, but it IS a win.
Anthony Richardson may be tagged with the selfish label, but he does put up points night after night after night.
He had 30 on 11 of 20 shooting and made half of his six 3-point tries, and he logged just 35 minutes.
Marcus Campbell scrapped his way to 12 points and 14 rebounds against his former team in 26 minutes.
JJ almost picked up his first double-double of the season, to go with all the ones he had in previous seasons, posting 12 points and eight rebounds.
Jared Merrill had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Storm who are without stud Anthony Terrell, whom I believe might be hurt.
The two teams hook up, again, Wednesday night. Cagerz are supposedly bringing in another big man -- if its the one I think it is, it will be a very, VERY nice addition -- to finish off the roster.
Ken, Steelheads fan
06-20-2007, 12:36 AM
...Anybody know why Gary surrendered its Wednesday spot on the schedule?
Gary's last game was Friday. Besides, they needed Wednesday to recover from the Steelheads front office staff vs. Railcats front office staff basketball game tonight. The Steelheads are in white. This time the white team won: 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kluKlaFh2qo
Starting five
PG - Nate Johnson
SG - Anthony Richardson
SF - Cleotis Brown
PF- Lee Benson
C - Marcus Campbell
Nate Johnson, Anthony Richardson and Lee Benson would get as many minutes as they could handle.
Anthony Johnson would get a big chunk of minutes off the bench, mostly splitting time with Brown, but also backing up Richardson.
Jason Miller and Johnny Jackson would spell mostly Campbell and give Benson a breather here and there.
That's an eight-player rotation, more than enough to finish off the season. Kansas has done more with less in the past.
Steve Lepore's defense might get him a few minutes or a special defensive assignment. Lewis Monroe sits next to him in case Nate Johnson's leg falls offs.
Tyler Hughes, Reggie Moore, Brendan Plavich, Anthony Smith and Marcus Faubion don't play unless there is an emergency and only if they haven't been released. Cagerz haven't had a game with garbage minutes the entire season, so don't figure it will happen with a bunch of road games left.
Cagerz shortened the bench some.
It looks like Johnny Jackson will get the start at forward down the stretch, over Lee Benson in my lineup.
Other than that, I'd say minutes were distributed pretty how I would have done them.
Miller is still hurt, so he was a DNP, and it doesn't appear Smith and Faubion will suit up the rest of the season.
Plavich got a little time, and he did have a great pass to (can't remember) for a bucket.
The game was pretty much all Cagerz from start to finish, with the team playing like many of us thought it should have been all season.
Anthony Richardson did not have his best shooting game, but if he closes out with two good games at Dodge I'm leaning toward him to become the Cagerz second MVP.
Jason Miller is out for the season with a groin injury, but with the additions of Lee Benson and Reggie Moore (mostly Lee) they should be OK.
The two Wesleyan kids aren't playing either, Faubion and Smith.
My depth chart
PG - Nate Johnson/Lewis Moore/Cleotis Brown/Brendon Plavich
SG - Cleotis Brown/Anthony Johnson/Brendon Plavich/Steve Lepore
SF - Anthony Richardson/Reggie Moore/Johnny Jackson
PF - Johnny Jackson/Lee Benson
C - Marcus Campbell/Lee Benson/Tyler Hughes
... Tyler Hughes finished second in the tournament dunk contest!
That is just scary.
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