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[QUOTE="HoustonCuse, post: 715465, member: 87"]
As to the rotations, I really think JB has expanded his thinking a little here. He used to subscribe to a maximum minutes for the best players philosophy. That is certainly a good strategy, but his experience with the Olympic team convinced him you can sub guys in and out with totally destroying rhythm.
 
Also, the place where our team has improved the most over the past 4 years or so has been in the quality of our second tier players. It has gone up dramatically, with this year probably seeing the highest talent level in that 8 - 12 range than we've had in decades.
 
The other thing that has improved markedly is our defense and this has corresponded to more liberal subbing patterns. JB has now seen that rested players (of all skill levels) play better defense than good players who feel they need to conserve energy on defense. Once that becomes a "culture" for the team, the level of D remains higher even when you can't sub as much in a particular game or stretch.
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