re: LSU Basketball Week in Review WE 2/1/15

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I honestly believe Odo can do the two things we're asking Darcy to do better than he can.

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They both have plus and minuses. For what it's worth, I thought that we developed a very nice second unit with both of them in at the same time last year before conference play started. For some reason we went away from it.

That has been my biggest criticism of Jones, as he doesn't use his bench well. So being that "next guy" after TQ and Patterson is going to be rough. I think it is because he isn't used to the talent difference between his stars and the rest of the team. He is making improvements, but I don't think you will see him fully adjust until next year. Too late for Odo unfortunately.

I think one of the announcers says he ranks 3rd from the bottom of all D-1 teams in using his bench. That is pretty telling.

BTW, here are the latest minutes per game in SEC play. Even with Martin's foul trouble he only fell to 3rd, and a full minute more than anyone not on his team:

1 37.5 Keith Hornsby Jr 6-4 210 8 LSU
2 37.0 Jordan Mickey So 6-8 235 8 LSU
3 36.875 Jarell Martin So 6-10 236 8 LSU
4 35.875 Keith Shamburger Sr 5-11 170 8 Missouri
5 35.375 Levi Randolph Sr 6-5 208 8 Alabama
6 34.75 Josh Richardson Sr 6-6 200 8 Tennessee
7 34.25 Danuel House Jr 6-7 195 8 Texas A&M
8 33.875 Tim Quarterman So 6-6 187 8 LSU
9 33.75 Alex Caruso Jr 6-5 183 8 Texas A&M
9 33.75 Riley LaChance Fr 6-2 194 8 Vanderbilt