Will ND Starters Survive Big East Season???
Just for discussion is how overworked the starting 5 are for Notre Dame and how it will affect future play? The one reason I had Louisville -6.5 against them was how the Cards would wear them out by games end. Of course ND should have covered in that game, but in OT they just totally ran out of gas!
Starters for ND have averaged 162 minutes out of 200 per game this year. No top 25 team (except Ariz.ST have over a 150 average) Luke, Kyle, T. Jackson average 35 min. game. How these guys were picked by experts to finish 2nd and at the lowest 4-5th in Big East is surprising? Maybe in another conference playing these minutes but not here. They could possibly finish as low as 9th?
This info. pertains to Monday's game against Marquette. Their starters played 175 minutes against DePaul on Sat. Marquette hasn't played this year with 1 days rest. Undefeated in conf. play! Seems like these teams match up well. Looks like a 5 on 5 game here and who is stronger?
Marq. not a big team, think ND can do damage going with inside-outside game. Just wondering if anyone agrees with me that NDame is a solid play at -3? Still think the Irish will wear down during season but this is a make or break season game and can ND lose 2 in a row at home? Was waiting for line on this game for a few days now, probably wrong at thinking it should be -5 to -6?
MrMonkey
Starters for ND have averaged 162 minutes out of 200 per game this year. No top 25 team (except Ariz.ST have over a 150 average) Luke, Kyle, T. Jackson average 35 min. game. How these guys were picked by experts to finish 2nd and at the lowest 4-5th in Big East is surprising? Maybe in another conference playing these minutes but not here. They could possibly finish as low as 9th?
This info. pertains to Monday's game against Marquette. Their starters played 175 minutes against DePaul on Sat. Marquette hasn't played this year with 1 days rest. Undefeated in conf. play! Seems like these teams match up well. Looks like a 5 on 5 game here and who is stronger?
Marq. not a big team, think ND can do damage going with inside-outside game. Just wondering if anyone agrees with me that NDame is a solid play at -3? Still think the Irish will wear down during season but this is a make or break season game and can ND lose 2 in a row at home? Was waiting for line on this game for a few days now, probably wrong at thinking it should be -5 to -6?
MrMonkey
