Post by nuraman00 on Apr 4, 2019 10:09:32 GMT -8
I think this is what I think about rest.
If a player asks for rest:
* Then you rest him.
If a player doesn't ask for rest, but the coach feels the need to do it:
* It shouldn't really be done with a young team.
* It can be done with an older team.
The Clippers don't have a younger team, with Beverley, Gallinari, and Williams playing major minutes. I look at team age by weighing the age of the players that play the most minutes.
They can be rested.
* It should be done based on data that the team has played X games in Y days, with certain travel being a factor too. This is the only way to do it. It should not matter whom the opponent is.
It should be done based on data that if a player has played these X games in Y days, then his performance will be severely degraded without rest. That player is going to have tired legs, and commit useless fouls on defense, and not have the stamina necessary. Therefore, regardless of the opponent, that player will be a negative.
* It should not be done based on looking at the opponent and trying to predict what chances there are to win the game, before the game is played.
I could be wrong, but I think this is how San Antonio does it. They seem to rest players regardless of if they're winning or losing, regardless of the caliber of the opponent. They rested players while on an 11 game winning streak before. They lost the game they rested, and the streak ended at 11.
Portland and Utah, don't seem to rest players.
* Once the playoffs start, there's 2 - 3 days off in between games anyways.
And in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, there is usually a 3 day break in between games. Especially in the conference finals, when they don't play the first Friday. And if one series is ahead, then the other one catches up.
If a player asks for rest:
* Then you rest him.
If a player doesn't ask for rest, but the coach feels the need to do it:
* It shouldn't really be done with a young team.
* It can be done with an older team.
The Clippers don't have a younger team, with Beverley, Gallinari, and Williams playing major minutes. I look at team age by weighing the age of the players that play the most minutes.
They can be rested.
* It should be done based on data that the team has played X games in Y days, with certain travel being a factor too. This is the only way to do it. It should not matter whom the opponent is.
It should be done based on data that if a player has played these X games in Y days, then his performance will be severely degraded without rest. That player is going to have tired legs, and commit useless fouls on defense, and not have the stamina necessary. Therefore, regardless of the opponent, that player will be a negative.
* It should not be done based on looking at the opponent and trying to predict what chances there are to win the game, before the game is played.
I could be wrong, but I think this is how San Antonio does it. They seem to rest players regardless of if they're winning or losing, regardless of the caliber of the opponent. They rested players while on an 11 game winning streak before. They lost the game they rested, and the streak ended at 11.
Portland and Utah, don't seem to rest players.
* Once the playoffs start, there's 2 - 3 days off in between games anyways.
And in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, there is usually a 3 day break in between games. Especially in the conference finals, when they don't play the first Friday. And if one series is ahead, then the other one catches up.
