Originally Posted by BeckysTXA
This year’s team should be called “interchangeable parts”. We are going to see lots of combinations on the floor. Opponents are going to have their hands full just scouting us and trying to replicate 10-11 different players in practice. (The norm is 3-4 key players preparing for a game - figuring out how to contain them and make the role players beat you.) All 10 of our returning players bring very talented, unique skills. Obi’s got it right...we have 10 starters on this team - and they are interchangeable parts.
We’re stacked and I believe AG & Co. have already set the table for this team and have re-set expectations from 25-30 minutes a game to 15-20 minutes a game as the winning formula for this group. Its a new dynamic, but I believe everyone has already bought in. The goals are still the same...win everything in the A10 (regular season and tournament) and go deep into the NCAAs. If the team accomplishes that, Obi won’t be the only player testing the NBA draft next year. Everyone of our guys would love to play at the pro level somewhere. I don’t think you can underestimate the value of having a HC who has coached in the NBA. It’s the key to having 10-11 guys believing less game minutes and being fresh when you are in the game will result in more wins, which will create buzz about this team, which will mean more eyes watching this team, which includes more pro scouts, which gives them the best chance to be seen and increases their opportunity to play at the next level.
AG’s interchangeable parts is NOT you’re daddy’s BG substitution game plan. 
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BeckysTXA: I was getting a little concerned with your 15-20 minutes per game concept until your last sentence. I do not want to see Obi coming out due to a "scripted substitution plan" under any circumstances. That approach cost us too many games over too many years and I want that approach put to death forever.
