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[QUOTE="Ghost, post: 3678754, member: 581"]
I think these arguments are a bit less crazy when we have players that aren't so one-dimensional at certain positions.

If the short bench is because we have a true PG that can do things like play defense, turn people over, create offense...that seems fine.  I'll still probably want to see some bench a bit, but whatever.

If you have an AG, or Hughes, that's fine - you sit them because they're playing stupid, or need a break, not simply because they're not scoring as they can do 5 other things to impact a game.

Nova's players are multi-dimensional, they're worst per 40 minute rebounder last year sat at 4.1  Does Buddy even get there if we add assists and rebounds?  We can do short bench, but you need the roster for it too.

The guards have gigantic holes in their games - most notably on defense.  You gotta have a bench to supplement the one-dimensional types, and I'd guess that the 20% of time that Nova does sub is to do just that (or for foul trouble, breathers, whatever).

We max our guys out whenever possible....because occasionally our guards shoot better than their rather pedestrian percentages.  Seems silly.

That all being said, I think Kadary will make his way back into bigger minutes, as JG will continue to trend way UP and way DOWN game to game.  Buddy is Buddy.  Always gonna max those minutes because he plays like a coach's son.  Plus, getting Sid back, if healthy, should remedy some of our issues.  I still think the team has potential, but as usual I'm cautiously pessimistic that we're going to be overly reliant on our starting guards.  We shall see.
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