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[QUOTE="Dick_in_MI, post: 43508, member: 225"]
Not needed on a team that plays zone and doesn't press much. Also with all the TV timeouts these days, guys get a reasonable amount of time to catch their breath.

I think JB will do what JB has always done; let the cream rise to the top and play his 8 man rotation. Despite popular opinion, JB is not alone in doing this and there is a reason why the majority of coaches do it.

You need a regular rotation to cement on-court chemistry. Also you have to be brutally honest; if the #5 guard isn't as good as the top 3 guards why should he get PT? Because fans like to see him? Poor reason.

It matters not if the 9 through 12 guys are good. If they are a notch below the top 8 guys in the coach's eyes, then they won't get as much PT.

This year, some guys seem faily solidified; Triche, Scoop, Baye, Fab, KJ, and CJ. In the next tier you have Waiters, Rak, and probably Southerland (because we're light in bodies at the forward positions)

The rotation will likely come from that group, with either James or Rak falling out as the season goes on.

Carter-Williams has a chance to crack the rotation if he can move ahead of Waiters or if JB decides on a rare (for him) 4 guard rotation.

I think Mookie and Cooney will have a lot of time to trade life stories during games on the bench, at least this season.

I think many are missing the implication of a deep bench. It doesn't mean we'll play more people; it means that the 6th through 8 slots will be of higher quality and we'll have more competition at those slots.
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