Author Topic: Platoon System (Read 5512 times)

Bqqkie Pimp · « **on:** November 18, 2014, 10:48:29 PM »

After watching a Kentucky team with very comparable length and talent to that of our K-State squad this year, should oscar adopt the platoon system as soon as Nino and Malek are healthy?

Seems like sister school blue bloods UK and K-State would be on a collision course for the NCAA tourney final if we did.

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2014, 10:53:08 PM »

Its pretty sad that he was able to convince his players that platooning is different than second string

Bqqkie Pimp · « **Reply #2 on:** November 18, 2014, 10:58:56 PM »

Quote from: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on November 18, 2014, 10:53:08 PM

Its pretty sad that he was able to convince his players that platooning is different than second string

Like us, they're so loaded with talent it just seems to make sense to just "platoon" the first/second strings though. Seems that you benefit from increased chemistry, continuity and conditioning.

TheProdigiousTalent · « **Reply #3 on:** November 18, 2014, 11:01:15 PM »

We have 11 platoonable players (assuming that Bolden gets in shape) to Kentucky's 10, by my count, so I'm not sure that it's feasible. Maybe if we redshirt Malek or Nino.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 18, 2014, 11:02:46 PM »

One of the Harris(on)'s need to red shirt and I don't mean Kentucky.

kso_FAN · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2014, 06:51:29 AM »

It's not really platooning though because one group isn't playing offense and the other playing defense. To be fair, that would be very difficult to do in basketball.

_33 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2014, 07:46:46 AM »

Quote from: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on November 18, 2014, 10:53:08 PM

Its pretty sad that he was able to convince his players that platooning is different than second string

Not subs...REINFORCEMENTS!

_33 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2014, 08:12:45 AM »

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"We kind of bum-rushed them a little bit and every time they looked there were more tanks coming over the hill," Calipari said. "It wasn't substitutes, it was reinforcements."

And don't worry second string, that's not a bench you're sitting on, it's a chinook helicopter carrying you to the front lines...whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup.

TownieCat · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2014, 08:16:06 AM »

Quote from: _33 on November 19, 2014, 07:46:46 AM

Quote from: Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) on November 18, 2014, 10:53:08 PM
Its pretty sad that he was able to convince his players that platooning is different than second string

Not subs...REINFORCEMENTS!

The second platoon starts the second half fwiw.

meow meow · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2014, 08:46:34 AM »

Quote from: _33 on November 19, 2014, 08:12:45 AM

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"We kind of bum-rushed them a little bit and every time they looked there were more tanks coming over the hill," Calipari said. "It wasn't substitutes, it was reinforcements."

And don't worry second string, that's not a bench you're sitting on, it's a chinook helicopter carrying you to the front lines...whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup-whup.

Bqqkie Pimp · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2014, 08:52:01 AM »

Quote from: ksu_FAN on November 19, 2014, 06:51:29 AM

It's not really platooning though because one group isn't playing offense and the other playing defense. To be fair, that would be very difficult to do in basketball.

Quote from: Webster's Dictionary

pla·toon
pl??to?on/
verb
gerund or present participle: platooning

(in baseball and other sports) have (an athlete) play in rotation with one or more teammates at the same position.

puniraptor · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2014, 08:53:45 AM »

did platoon scramble charlie sheen's brains or was he done before that?

kso_FAN · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:04:39 AM »

Quote from: Bookie Pimp on November 19, 2014, 08:52:01 AM

Quote from: ksu_FAN on November 19, 2014, 06:51:29 AM
It's not really platooning though because one group isn't playing offense and the other playing defense. To be fair, that would be very difficult to do in basketball.

Quote from: Webster's Dictionary
pla·toon
pl??to?on/
verb
gerund or present participle: platooning

(in baseball and other sports) have (an athlete) play in rotation with one or more teammates at the same position.

I guess I'm used to football. If you say a team platoons I've always taken it to mean players only play on one side, offense or defense.

Lucas Scoopsalot · « **Reply #13 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:25:11 AM »

So, if we do this we are guaranteed to beat KU by 30 pts?

Mr Bread · « **Reply #14 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:28:57 AM »

Quote from: ksu_FAN on November 19, 2014, 10:04:39 AM

Quote from: Bookie Pimp on November 19, 2014, 08:52:01 AM
Quote from: ksu_FAN on November 19, 2014, 06:51:29 AM
It's not really platooning though because one group isn't playing offense and the other playing defense. To be fair, that would be very difficult to do in basketball.

Quote from: Webster's Dictionary
pla·toon
pl??to?on/
verb
gerund or present participle: platooning

(in baseball and other sports) have (an athlete) play in rotation with one or more teammates at the same position.

I guess I'm used to football. If you say a team platoons I've always taken it to mean players only play on one side, offense or defense.

I had always heard it in the context of platooning quarterbacks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platooning_quarterbacks

Mr Bread · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:33:10 AM »

You're not wrong though.

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verb (used with object)
5.
Sports.

a. to use (a player) at a position in a game alternately with another player or players.

b. to alternate (two different teams or units), as separate offensive and defensive squads.

verb (used without object)
6.
Sports.

a. to alternate at a position with another player or players.

b. to use players alternately at the same position.

c. to alternate different teams.

8manpick · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:38:14 AM »

I mean the most obvious and common sports platoon is the left-handed hitter / right-handed hitter in baseball

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:43:34 AM »

His little speech about reinforcements is gonna get old if they start losing at some point. Not really a concern tho.

Rabid Cow · « **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:49:42 AM »

Quote from: Lucas Scoopsalot on November 19, 2014, 10:25:11 AM

So, if we do this we are guaranteed to beat KU by 30 pts?

We hit a higher percentage of our shots than UK. So like I guess that means we'd beat KU by like 50 pts?

Mr Bread · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2014, 10:57:28 AM »

Quote from: 8manpick on November 19, 2014, 10:38:14 AM

I mean the most obvious and common sports platoon is the left-handed hitter / right-handed hitter in baseball

Not if you don't give a eff about baseball it isn't.

_33 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2014, 11:16:01 AM »

Technically if they were reinforcements the 1st five would stay on with the 2nd five and play with them. Which is against the rules.

nicname · « **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2014, 11:56:07 AM »

UK Cats that are also hockey fans probably really like the lineup management from Cal this season.

LINE CHANGE!

SdK · « **Reply #22 on:** November 19, 2014, 11:59:27 AM »

Winning players 1-5 and winning players 6-10 is what it really is.

Stevesie60 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2014, 06:43:45 PM »

Purple Platoon:
Jevon
Marcus
Westicles
Nino
Hurt

White Platoon:
Nigel
Tre
Edwards
Bolden
Gip

sunny_cat · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2014, 07:31:10 PM »

Quote from: Stevesie60 on November 19, 2014, 06:43:45 PM

Purple Platoon:
Jevon
Marcus
Westicles
Nino
Hurt

White Platoon:
Nigel
Tre
Edwards
Bolden
Gip

You don't have a 5 in the purple platoon. Hurt isn't a center. I would split Bolden and Gip up. Hurt with Gip, Nino with Bolden maybe.