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Great analysis… another way to look at it could be in terms of # players in the rotation.

(All years = season end)

2022

Players with >10/mpg & high # of games = 7

Players with >10/mpg & med # of games = 1 (Hillard 18)

Players with >10/mpg & low # of games = 1 (Luehring 7)

Players with <10/mpg & high # of games = 0

Players with <10/mpg & med # of games = 2 (about 1/2 of games played)

2023

>10/mpg & high # of games = 8

>10/mpg & low # of games = 2 (Hillard 7, Douglass 5)

<10/mpg & high # of games = 1 (Porter 27)

<10/mpg & med # of games = 1 (Krahn 16)

2024

>10/mpg & high # of games = 8

>10/mpg & low # of games = 0

<10/mpg & high # of games = 1 (Grady 25)

<10/mpg & med # of games = 1* (Patibandla 18)

* 2 more players a bit short of 1/2 games played cut (Krahn, Jones)

2025

>10/mpg & high # of games = 9

>10/mpg & low # of games = 0

<10/mpg & high # of games = 0

<10/mpg & med # of games = 1 (Bisballe)

* 1 more players a bit short of 1/2 games played cut (Grzesk)

I think this focuses a bit more on how deep MM likes to play the bench. Depending on the year & roster, those at the back end may be first-year players or maybe not. Coach M pretty consistently plays 8-9 in regular rotation with another 1-2 bench players appearing in about 1/2 of games, averaging a small number of minutes.

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