neeminor69
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This is interesting from coach Rahe on the Standard-Examiner WSU Blog:
http://forums.standard.net/index.php?s=e95b929c2ac6a535d90a49610b6eb898&automodule=blog&blogid=63&
Earning their time
WSU head basketball coach Randy Rahe has said that as the Big Sky season approaches, he’ll likely trim the number of players who step on the court and not spread out the amount of playing time as much as he has during the Wildcats’ first eight games.
While that’s not surprising – after all every coach plays his better players during conference time – what could be interesting is who will see less time on the court and who will see more.
The Wildcats lost just two starters from last season’s Big Sky championship squad, so many expected the experienced players to lead the team. However some of the returning starters have struggled early in the season, and the situation had been a little concerning for Rahe.
“We need our so called starters, and that’s always up in the air, we need those guys who have been around to play better,” Rahe said. “They need to play better, they just do.”
Rahe wouldn’t mention any names, but did say the players who haven’t been performing are running out of time.
“We’re done talking to guys,” Rahe said. “We’ve been trying to talk to them, coax them along, and the bottom line is you go out there and compete your butt off and you’ll play better and get in the gym and get some extra shots up and do those things and you’ll start to play better.”
One thing about Rahe is he doesn’t play favorites. When the time comes, he’ll play whoever he thinks gives the Wildcats the best chance at winning.
“We’re not the most talented team in the world,” Rahe said, echoing a statement he’s made on more than one occasion the last few months. “We’re an average Big Sky talent and we’ve got to be hitting on all cylinders so when we go into a game, especially a road game, we’ve got to have everybody playing well. We’re not talented enough to have a couple or three guys not perform well and have a chance to win. So we’ve got to get some guys playing better and they’re going to get opportunities and if they go out there and compete and play hard they’ll continue to get opportunities, but if not we’ll look elsewhere.”
http://forums.standard.net/index.php?s=e95b929c2ac6a535d90a49610b6eb898&automodule=blog&blogid=63&
Earning their time
WSU head basketball coach Randy Rahe has said that as the Big Sky season approaches, he’ll likely trim the number of players who step on the court and not spread out the amount of playing time as much as he has during the Wildcats’ first eight games.
While that’s not surprising – after all every coach plays his better players during conference time – what could be interesting is who will see less time on the court and who will see more.
The Wildcats lost just two starters from last season’s Big Sky championship squad, so many expected the experienced players to lead the team. However some of the returning starters have struggled early in the season, and the situation had been a little concerning for Rahe.
“We need our so called starters, and that’s always up in the air, we need those guys who have been around to play better,” Rahe said. “They need to play better, they just do.”
Rahe wouldn’t mention any names, but did say the players who haven’t been performing are running out of time.
“We’re done talking to guys,” Rahe said. “We’ve been trying to talk to them, coax them along, and the bottom line is you go out there and compete your butt off and you’ll play better and get in the gym and get some extra shots up and do those things and you’ll start to play better.”
One thing about Rahe is he doesn’t play favorites. When the time comes, he’ll play whoever he thinks gives the Wildcats the best chance at winning.
“We’re not the most talented team in the world,” Rahe said, echoing a statement he’s made on more than one occasion the last few months. “We’re an average Big Sky talent and we’ve got to be hitting on all cylinders so when we go into a game, especially a road game, we’ve got to have everybody playing well. We’re not talented enough to have a couple or three guys not perform well and have a chance to win. So we’ve got to get some guys playing better and they’re going to get opportunities and if they go out there and compete and play hard they’ll continue to get opportunities, but if not we’ll look elsewhere.”