Sorry. I just think you are not right and the minutes involved are insignificant. When Grady does play he is very effective and rebounds quite well. I don’t see Taylor as an upgrade.
Taylor isn't an upgrade just yet. As you pointed out if people actually watch the game, Grady rebounds very well.
Then you simply aren't paying attention.
You aren't. Now get back in line with your delusions. Clearly you are missing the additional point of how lost JT is on defense. He isn't an upgrade, get over it.
In one of his call in shows, CMP brought this exact issue up. He has told Taylor he has zero issue in playing him and has full trust in his ability....but with Haas playing at a first team rate and Haarms playing at a 6th man of the year rate...do you play Taylor over those two and take their minutes away? CMP said that Taylor understands that and also said he was hopeful Taylor's time would come eventually with the bad luck of injuries and playing behind absolute studs in the middle (Hammons, Biggie, Haas, Haarms).
He has at times at the end of games when it has been a blowout...but when has Taylor played alongside either Haas or Haarms in meaningful minutes during the season? That would be 0..so I doubt he sees anything he would considered useful with that lineup.
Once Eastern has the offense initiated, he essentially is playing off the ball and awaiting the opportunity for a backside rebound (which he has shown a great talent for) or for a ball reversal and a one on one opportunity against a defender he can get around and in to the lane. He doesn't have to be set at the 3 for this to happen.
Taylor's Minutes:
What CMP has said to this effect was when you adjust what you do to your opponent, you've waived a white flag and likely are trying to do things you aren't as good at. Purdue is an elite inside-out team this season and when Haas is able to work the inside, dominate the paint, and then kick to shooters....Purdue has been an absolute monster on both ends as it puts other teams under pressure to keep up.
Agreed. The only flash from JT was a late game barrage of 3s in one game. I'm guessing that's not going to happen again. To use the term man crush when referring to the use of a sub by Painter is a slur to both of them and shows limited knowledge of the game. I'm so happy the OP predicted we'd have trouble rebounding without Biggie. I'd be more impressed if he could show me his prediction that we'd have two losses and be undefeated in the B1G at this point. Even the groundhog knows when to go back to his hole. BoilerInChiTown, it's time to do the same.
Thanks for anointing me the “Expert” title. Personally I would just say I am stating what I believe to be the case which is that Grady has rebounded quite well when he has played. I won’t qualify that to specific games as that is an indicator that someone is attempting to shape the stats to support their agenda. A season long comparison of rebounds per minute for each player might be interesting as long as we also consider that many of Grady’s minutes have occurred in meaningful times of the game against the opponents best lineups and unfortunately for Jacquil that is not the case.
You started the whole “man crush” thing and followed up my simple response with the “expert” slam. You are welcome to your opinion but try to act like an adult when people disagree.
Agree with the Wheeler thought here. I think there is an outside chance he could surprise and end up starting some games next season as I think the only ones set in concrete right now are Haarm, Carsen, and probably Nojel. That seems to leave the 3 and 4 positions wide open.
Not only is Grady to slow to guard anyone, he's absolutely zero threat to score. From what little I've seen of JT, I think he's much more athletic, can shoot from the arc & rebound. My concern isn't the few minutes he gets now, but what if Vince gets in foul trouble. Do you really want GE on the court for extended minutes... I don't.
I mean use him for a sub at the forward spot , he seems to have a nose for the ball and the athleticism. I know he comes in for PJ at PG for what 10 min/gm. We have alot of guards to interchange. Some people may bring up Nojel's lack of O but a guy like Rodman was used only because he could rebound and we are lacking in that phase of the game.
And there is a reason you aren't coaching, okay many reasons. JT gets frequently lost on defense when he is in
