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King of Hokies
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Most coaches would disagree. Most coaches want to get off to the best

start possible and want to have their best matchups on the court for the most amount of time. So, it matters. ** Edited by King of Hokies at 1/4/2026, 5:44:23 PM
Posted: 01/04/2026 at 05:44 PM ET
(In response to this post by Vippie1)

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Any metrics gurus able to post the differential of Hammond vs Neo at point?
VTBB • 01/04/26 09:40 AM ET
Isn't more about never wanting them on the bench at the same time, so you
BG Hokie • 01/05/26 01:01 PM ET
Hammond is definitely the more natural PG
radford Hokie • 01/05/26 08:16 AM ET
By the eye test it seems to be working
OrlandoHokie • 01/04/26 07:03 PM ET
Both Hammond and Neo were on the floor late, our best lineup has them both
soflahokie • 01/04/26 02:55 PM ET
Mason Gillis started 63 games for Purdue...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 06:08 PM ET
Yeah. I think we’re in complete agreement here. **
VTBB • 01/04/26 03:01 PM ET
I don't understand the fascination some have with who starts the game. Dorn
HokieEngineer • 01/04/26 02:10 PM ET
John Havlicek was the best 6th man ever in the NBA**
TomTurkey • 01/05/26 12:35 PM ET
Hondo was my favorite player in the early 70's.**
SmithfieldHokie • 01/05/26 03:53 PM ET
I'm not old enough to remember him as a player.**
HokieEngineer • 01/05/26 12:46 PM ET
Boston Celtics, #17**
TomTurkey • 01/05/26 01:10 PM ET
Hammond played 27 min yesterday...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 10:08 AM ET
Total mins on the floor is not an end all analysis of the rotations and
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 04:00 PM ET
That's not what was being discussed...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 04:11 PM ET
That's exactly what was being discussed. You dismissed a post that
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 05:31 PM ET
And not a single time was the word rotations mentioned...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 06:00 PM ET
Normally I agree, but not this time, we lost that game in the first 10 min
soflahokie • 01/04/26 02:52 PM ET
If youre subbing in Hammond during that first 10 min...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 04:26 PM ET
Sitting Gurdak to start would been my decision based on the matchup
soflahokie • 01/04/26 09:06 PM ET
If Johnson were healthy I would agree
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 09:18 PM ET
It obviously depends on the matchup. I would definitely start Hammond over
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 05:46 PM ET
Schutt's increased minutes are due to Johnson's absence...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 06:02 PM ET
Agree. Almost no coaches don't try to put their best 5 on the floor to
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 03:55 PM ET
Nah IMO Neo wasn't confident
Vippie1 • 01/04/26 04:21 PM ET
I agree his ankle was bothering him. I never said it wasn't. But that
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 05:35 PM ET
Clearly best with both on the court and as Hammond plays starters
Vippie1 • 01/04/26 05:41 PM ET
Most coaches would disagree. Most coaches want to get off to the best ◄
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 05:44 PM ET
I would argue his energy off the bench jump starts things
Vippie1 • 01/04/26 05:54 PM ET
Hammond is our Energizer Bunny!**
RJHokie • 01/04/26 05:58 PM ET
agree his ankle was the issue in the game
AnotherTechW • 01/04/26 04:36 PM ET
Meh. I know you’re an analytics junkie, but momentum matters
VTBB • 01/04/26 10:19 AM ET
Hindsight is 20/20 but it definitely hurt yesterday
Pride_and_Joy • 01/04/26 01:49 PM ET
He played more than 2 of Wake's starters...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 10:39 AM ET
Yeah, this is a good point. Wake's ball-screen defense on Avdalas
David CunninghamAdmin • 01/04/26 03:16 PM ET
Uh, no. When Neo is on the wing the actions are different, and thus the
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 03:58 PM ET
The actions arent different and how teams defend him arent different
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 04:20 PM ET
The actions from the wing off the ball certainly are different. **
King of Hokies • 01/04/26 05:33 PM ET
Not for Avdalas, and not in MYs system...they all do the same things
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 06:01 PM ET
The question is why not start Hammond with those two…not in place
VTBB • 01/04/26 11:24 AM ET
The injuries do not effect Hammond's minutes...
GCHokie34 • 01/04/26 11:46 AM ET
And CMY has spoken to the notion of starter vs. bench [What you wrote, BTW]**
TomTurkey • 01/04/26 11:12 AM ET
Yeah, I think at one point Neo had a +/- of -35 ( or close to that)…
VTKev80 • 01/04/26 09:54 AM ET
Candidly the last few games Neo has hurt his stock. Offense is too slow**
DCL • 01/04/26 12:05 PM ET