Hines will play
- Thread starter Halldan
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Great news. Go get em big guy!!
I don’t know how much he’s practicing the last two weeks, but it certainly help
I know Payne played well but not sure why Hines only played 8 mins. 6pts, 2rebs, 2blocks, and didn’t miss a shot.
Hadn’t played in two weeks and Gold was beating him off the dribble.
thought the same thing, but it's tough to sit a guy like Payne when he's cooking with all cylinders..... the original OR vacuum
It really isn’t given the circumstances. He was having problems with Gold. Hard to argue with Sha given Paynes numbers.
Payne played well offensively, but struggled defensively. And you don’t want your starting center to play 30 plus mins
I think you keep missing the point that Hines had been out coming off a layoff and a concussion.
It’s really not that complicated Sha will not play anyone who doesn’t practice
he was probably annoyed that the return to play took so long (most likely didn’t agree with it) kid missed all the practice and he took it out on his playing time
case closed
I would rather Payne play less than that. I really believe our fans don't understand how physically exhausting it is for bigs to play at this level.
Plus we badly need Hines back next season and his playing 10 minutes or so a game will cause a problem.
Keep it close to 50/50 with whichever center is playing better getting the majority of the minutes.
Plus we badly need Hines back next season and his playing 10 minutes or so a game will cause a problem.
Keep it close to 50/50 with whichever center is playing better getting the majority of the minutes.
I thought Hines looked a step slow and it was due to his layoff. Payne obviously had a terrific game. fwiw Gold beat him to the hoop a time or two. Gold had a career high, mostly against payne. Coaches have always had to consider next year as they dole out pt, niw mire than ever. Had no issue with center pt vs mu, but like it 20/20.
for Payne’s 2 great games? You need to play Hines, especially if you want to keep him for next year
You should absolutely play a young man who has recently been concussed and has a couple of nagging injuries 20 or more minutes a night -- even on a night his counterpart is clearly outplaying him.
Hines had 6pts, 2rebs, 2blocks in 8mins. Also, didn’t miss a shot from the field or a ft. So no Payne wasn’t clearly outplaying him.
Not for nothing, but the other guy had the most rebounds by a SHU player in a win since 1977!
A great “problem” to have.
Hines is also better than Payne. Which is saying something considering how well Payne has been playing. Hines needs to play (a lot) for us to be the best version of ourselves, but Payne has 100% earned his place. A 50/50 platoon is probably the right move with these guys.